mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Arrangement for reading out an analogue voltage signal (Vin) comprising a voltage signal input for applying the analogue voltage signal (Vin) thereto, reference means (ref) for generating an analogue reference voltage (V ref), converting means for converting an analogue input signal into a digital output signal, superposition means (sup) are adapted to receive the analogue voltage signal (Vin) and the analogue reference voltage (V ref), where the superposition means (sup) contain modulation means for generating a modulated reference voltage (V mod) from the analogue reference voltage (V ref) and are adapted for generating a combined analogue signal by superimposing the modulated reference voltage (V mod) onto the analogue voltage signal (V in) and for forwarding the combined analogue signal to the converting means; characterized in that the superposition means (sup) comprise first superposition switching means (8a, 8b) to alternately apply either the analogue voltage signal (V in) or the modulated reference voltage (V mod) to a signal output of the superposition means (sup) and where the first superposition switching means are adapted to be operated at a superposition frequency (f H) which is at least ten times higher than an ADC sampling frequency of the converting means.
A unit for a turbocharger, the unit comprising: a turbine wheel portion (340, 392, 1070) that comprises a turbine wheel material and a turbine wheel axis; a shaft portion (370, 394, 1020) that comprises a shaft material and a shaft axis; characterised in that said unit further comprises first weld that comprises a first average axial position over a first azimuthal span and first weld composition formed of a greater proportion of the turbine wheel material than the shaft material; and a second weld that comprises a second average axial position over a second azimuthal span and second weld composition formed of a greater proportion of the turbine wheel material than the shaft material, wherein a sum of the first azimuthal span and the second azimuthal span is approximately 360 degrees, wherein the first average axial position differs from the second average axial position, and wherein the first weld composition differs from the second weld composition. a turbine wheel portion (340, 392, 1070) that comprises a turbine wheel material and a turbine wheel axis; a shaft portion (370, 394, 1020) that comprises a shaft material and a shaft axis; characterised in that said unit further comprises first weld that comprises a first average axial position over a first azimuthal span and first weld composition formed of a greater proportion of the turbine wheel material than the shaft material; and a second weld that comprises a second average axial position over a second azimuthal span and second weld composition formed of a greater proportion of the turbine wheel material than the shaft material, wherein a sum of the first azimuthal span and the second azimuthal span is approximately 360 degrees, wherein the first average axial position differs from the second average axial position, and wherein the first weld composition differs from the second weld composition.
A target detection apparatus comprising: an imager mounted in a vehicle and configured to acquire an image by imaging the surroundings of the vehicle; a target position estimator configured to estimate a relative position of a target, which is located in the surroundings of the vehicle, with respect to the vehicle; a detection area setter configured to set a detection area (Z 1) for the target within the image based on the relative position of the target with respect to the vehicle and the position on the image at which the target is likely to be imaged, a target detector configured to detect the target from the detection area (Z 1) on the image; characterized by a self-position detector configured to detect a self-position of the vehicle based on an amount of movement of the vehicle from an initial position of the vehicle; an error estimator configured to estimate error contained in the self-position detected by the self-position detector, based on the amount of movement of the vehicle from the initial position to the self-position; the target position estimator estimating the relative position of the target based on the self-position and information on a position of the target on a map; and the detection area setter further being configured to adjust a size of the detection area (Z 1) for the target according to the error estimated by the error estimator. an imager mounted in a vehicle and configured to acquire an image by imaging the surroundings of the vehicle; a target position estimator configured to estimate a relative position of a target, which is located in the surroundings of the vehicle, with respect to the vehicle; a detection area setter configured to set a detection area (Z 1) for the target within the image based on the relative position of the target with respect to the vehicle and the position on the image at which the target is likely to be imaged, a target detector configured to detect the target from the detection area (Z 1) on the image; characterized by a self-position detector configured to detect a self-position of the vehicle based on an amount of movement of the vehicle from an initial position of the vehicle; an error estimator configured to estimate error contained in the self-position detected by the self-position detector, based on the amount of movement of the vehicle from the initial position to the self-position; the target position estimator estimating the relative position of the target based on the self-position and information on a position of the target on a map; and the detection area setter further being configured to adjust a size of the detection area (Z 1) for the target according to the error estimated by the error estimator.
A cladding tube for a fuel rod for a nuclear reactor, the cladding tube comprising a tubular substrate defining an inner space for housing nuclear fuel, and a surface layer applied on the tubular substrate, wherein the tubular substrate is made of a zirconium base alloy and has a first thermal expansion coefficient, wherein the surface layer consists of an alloy, and wherein the alloy consists of a major part of main elements comprising Cr and at least one of Nb and Fe, a minor part of zirconium, and possibly a residual part of interstitial elements, characterized in that the alloy of the surface layer has a second thermal expansion coefficient and that the concentrations of the main elements are selected so that the second thermal expansion coefficient is at least 1% greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient from 20 to at least 1300°C. wherein the tubular substrate is made of a zirconium base alloy and has a first thermal expansion coefficient, wherein the surface layer consists of an alloy, and wherein the alloy consists of a major part of main elements comprising Cr and at least one of Nb and Fe, a minor part of zirconium, and possibly a residual part of interstitial elements, a major part of main elements comprising Cr and at least one of Nb and Fe, a minor part of zirconium, and possibly a residual part of interstitial elements, characterized in that the alloy of the surface layer has a second thermal expansion coefficient and that the concentrations of the main elements are selected so that the second thermal expansion coefficient is at least 1% greater than the first thermal expansion coefficient from 20 to at least 1300°C.
A method of controlling a temperature of water delivered by a water heating system, including: providing a predetermined safe temperature threshold for the water heating system; providing a communication device which is adapted to receive a communication from at least one mobile device, said communication device being located so as to determine when said at least one mobile device is within a predefined zone; in response to a determination that said at least one mobile device is within said predefined zone, enabling a user to select a temperature setting of the water heating system, the temperature setting being greater than the predetermined safe temperature threshold; and in the event a selection is made, wirelessly communicating said selection to a receiver which is in communication with said water heating system. providing a predetermined safe temperature threshold for the water heating system; providing a communication device which is adapted to receive a communication from at least one mobile device, said communication device being located so as to determine when said at least one mobile device is within a predefined zone; in response to a determination that said at least one mobile device is within said predefined zone, enabling a user to select a temperature setting of the water heating system, the temperature setting being greater than the predetermined safe temperature threshold; and in the event a selection is made, wirelessly communicating said selection to a receiver which is in communication with said water heating system.
A mixture separation method for applying a magnetic field having a magnetic field gradient to a mixture containing a plurality of types of particles formed of mutually different materials in a supporting liquid to separate the plurality of types of particles by type or separate a specific type of particles from the mixture using the magneto-Archimedes effect, wherein the magnetic field gradient has a vertical component and a horizontal component, the plurality of types of particles travel horizontally in the supporting liquid by applying the gradient magnetic field to the mixture in the supporting liquid, and are arranged at mutually different heights depending on a density and a volume susceptibility of the material forming each type of particles, by applying the magnetic field to the mixture in the supporting liquid, the supporting liquid is an organic solvent solution obtained by dissolving one or more types of paramagnetic compounds in an organic solvent, and the plurality of types of particles include particles of an inorganic salt, an organic acid salt, an inorganic oxide or a macromolecular compound.
An aircraft assembly comprising a fuselage including a forward portion and an aft portion; a turbine engine (20a, 20b) mounted within the aft portion, wherein a burst zone is defined about the turbine engine; and a tail disposed at least partially with the burst zone, the tail comprising a horizontal stabilizer supported across a first vertical stabilizer and a second vertical stabilizer, characterised in that: the horizontal stabilizer includes a primary control surface outside the burst zone and sacrificial control surfaces (46a, 46b) within the burst zone, wherein a structural box positioned outside the burst zone comprises portions of the fuselage, the first and second vertical stabilizers (38, 40) and the primary control surface of the horizontal stabilizer, wherein the sacrificial control surfaces (46a, 46b) are frangible from the structural box, and wherein the structural box is strengthened relative to the sacrificial control surfaces (46a, 46b) to maintain the integrity of the primary control surface. the horizontal stabilizer includes a primary control surface outside the burst zone and sacrificial control surfaces (46a, 46b) within the burst zone, wherein a structural box positioned outside the burst zone comprises portions of the fuselage, the first and second vertical stabilizers (38, 40) and the primary control surface of the horizontal stabilizer, wherein the sacrificial control surfaces (46a, 46b) are frangible from the structural box, and wherein the structural box is strengthened relative to the sacrificial control surfaces (46a, 46b) to maintain the integrity of the primary control surface.
A hand assisted laparoscopic surgical access device (10, 100), comprising: a) a first ring (30, 130) and a second ring (50, 150), the first and second rings being rotateable relative one another about a common axis, the first and second rings being sized to receive a human hand; b) a flexible and resilient iris valve connected to the first and second rings, the iris valve having a closed position and an opened position based on the relative angular position of the first and second rings; and c) means for locking and releasing the rings in selective relative angular positions, wherein the means for locking and releasing comprises a ratchet (33, 133), a pawl (55, 155), and characterized in that the device (10, 100) further comprises: a third ring rotatable relative the first and second rings and operable to release the pawl (33, 133) from the ratchet (55, 155) by rotating the third ring and thereby pushing the pawl (55, 155) out of engagement with the ratchet (33, 133). a) a first ring (30, 130) and a second ring (50, 150), the first and second rings being rotateable relative one another about a common axis, the first and second rings being sized to receive a human hand; b) a flexible and resilient iris valve connected to the first and second rings, the iris valve having a closed position and an opened position based on the relative angular position of the first and second rings; and c) means for locking and releasing the rings in selective relative angular positions, wherein the means for locking and releasing comprises a ratchet (33, 133), a pawl (55, 155), and characterized in that the device (10, 100) further comprises: a third ring rotatable relative the first and second rings and operable to release the pawl (33, 133) from the ratchet (55, 155) by rotating the third ring and thereby pushing the pawl (55, 155) out of engagement with the ratchet (33, 133).
Process for manufacturing of a metal part, such as a metal reinforcement for turbine engine's blade, successively including: - a step for the positioning of a multiplicity of metal staples in a forming tool (400, 500) presenting a die and a punch (420, 520), wherein the said metal staples being sections of metal wires in a rectilinear shape bended in the shape of a U or a V, not constituting a woven structure; - a hot isostatic pressing step of said plurality of metal staples causing the agglomeration of the metal staples so as to obtain a compact metal part. - a step for the positioning of a multiplicity of metal staples in a forming tool (400, 500) presenting a die and a punch (420, 520), wherein the said metal staples being sections of metal wires in a rectilinear shape bended in the shape of a U or a V, not constituting a woven structure; - a hot isostatic pressing step of said plurality of metal staples causing the agglomeration of the metal staples so as to obtain a compact metal part.
A method for predicting in a patient who suffers from a cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes and who will be subjected to a surgical procedure the risk to suffer from acute kidney injury during or immediately after the surgical procedure, said method comprising the steps of: a) determining the amount of GDF-15 in a sample of the patient which has been obtained before the patient undergoes the surgical procedure; and b) comparing the determined amount with a reference amount, whereby the risk of the patient to suffer from acute kidney injury during or immediately after the surgical procedure is predicted. a) determining the amount of GDF-15 in a sample of the patient which has been obtained before the patient undergoes the surgical procedure; and b) comparing the determined amount with a reference amount, whereby the risk of the patient to suffer from acute kidney injury during or immediately after the surgical procedure is predicted.
A knit design method, in which, when knitting data to be used in a flatbed knitting machine in accordance with a display of a knitting stitch image, showing a design of the knitted fabric to be knitted for each knitting stitch, and with an input from a user, targeting a specified area, which is specified by the user in the knitting stitch image, so as to deform into a target area having a simple shape based on a predetermined corresponding relationship, thereby setting an area, which includes a range on which a pattern is to be displayed as the specified area having a constant knitting width in the knitting stitch images upon reception of specification from the user, so as to partition the specified area from a base area as an area to which the specified area is connected in the knitting stitch image; sliding the specified area in the course direction so as to be deformed into a rectangular target area; the method being characterized by then appending extra knitting to the target area for decreasing distortion generated due to a difference in knitting stitch structure between the specified area and the base area; designing a pattern on the target area to which the extra knitting has been appended; connecting the target area on which the pattern has been designed to the base area by reversal slide deformation; and generating said knitting data on the knitted fabric in a state of being connected to the base area by returning deformation of the target area on which the pattern has been designed.
A child carrier comprising: a carrying harness; and a child supporting part connected with the carrying harness, the child supporting part including a torso support portion and a neck support portion connected with each other, and a head cover deployable outward for use and stowable inside a storage pocket; characterized by: the storage pocket is provided in the torso support portion, and the torso support portion includes a plurality of fastening parts operable to engage with the neck support portion to hold the neck support portion in a desirable vertical position relative to the torso support portion, the fastening parts being distributed at a left and a right side of the storage pocket. a carrying harness; and a child supporting part connected with the carrying harness, the child supporting part including a torso support portion and a neck support portion connected with each other, and a head cover deployable outward for use and stowable inside a storage pocket; characterized by: the storage pocket is provided in the torso support portion, and the torso support portion includes a plurality of fastening parts operable to engage with the neck support portion to hold the neck support portion in a desirable vertical position relative to the torso support portion, the fastening parts being distributed at a left and a right side of the storage pocket.
A buckle made of resin comprising a buckle main body formed of a housing provided with an upper face plate and a lower face plate and an insertion body having insertion leg portions on both sides of the insertion body, wherein the buckle main body includes a concave guide groove provided in a longitudinal direction of a center of an inner face of the housing; and the insertion body includes a guide lever capable of being inserted into the guide groove, the guide lever provided in a center of a proximal lever, characterized by sliding contact portions which make pressure contact with part of the buckle main body and the insertion body eliminating a gap in a direction to upper and lower surfaces when the insertion leg portions and the guide lever of the insertion body are inserted into the housing of the buckle main body, wherein the sliding contact portion includes elevated portions which are formed on both of upper and lower faces of the proximal portion of the guide lever and an insertion mouth provided on the upper face plate and the lower face plate of the housing, with which the elevated portions make pressure contact with the insertion mouth.
A silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition suitable for adhering to biological surfaces, wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive comprises an amphiphilic copolymer that is a reaction product of at least one silicone monomer and at least one hydrophilic or amphiphilic monomer, such that the amphiphilic copolymer: a) does not dissolve in aqueous medium, and b) has a molecular weight greater than 10,000 g/mol; wherein the silicone monomer is methacryloylalkylsiloxysilane, vinylalkylsiloxysilane, vinylalkoxysilane, or combinations thereof; and wherein the hydrophilic or amphiphilic monomer is selected from acrylamides, N-alkylacrylamides, N,N-dialkylacrylamides, N-alkylaminoalkylacrylamides, methacrylamides, acrylic acid and its esters and salts, methacrylic acid and its esters and salts, amino methacrylates, N-alkylamino acrylates, N-alkylamino methacrylates, maleic anhydride and its derivatives, alkenyl anhdyride and its derivatives, vinyl ethers, and combinations thereof. a) does not dissolve in aqueous medium, and b) has a molecular weight greater than 10,000 g/mol;
A surgical tool, comprising: an instrument mounting portion comprising: a housing; a plate; a shaft assembly comprising an end effector, the end effector comprising a first jaw member and a second jaw member, the first and second jaw members defining a channel therebetween, and a blade slideably receivable within the channel to cut tissue located between the first and second jaw members; and a coupler to couple the shaft assembly to the instrument mounting portion; an actuation mechanism to actuate the end effector, wherein the actuation mechanism provides reciprocating movement of the blade within the channel; a lockout mechanism coupled to the actuation mechanism, the lockout mechanism to selectively enable reciprocating movement of the blade; and an interface to mechanically and electrically couple the instrument mounting portion to a manipulator; wherein the end effector has an energized state comprising energizing the end effector with electrosurgical and/or ultrasonic energy and a de-energized state, wherein the lockout mechanism is configured to enable operation of the end effector actuation mechanism when the end effector is in the energized state and to disable operation of the end effector actuation mechanism when the end effector is in the de-energized state, and wherein the lockout mechanism comprises a mechanical actuator arranged to engage the actuation mechanism when in a deployed state, wherein the mechanical actuator prevents movement of the actuation mechanism while in the deployed state. an instrument mounting portion comprising: a housing; a plate; a housing; a plate; a shaft assembly comprising an end effector, the end effector comprising a first jaw member and a second jaw member, the first and second jaw members defining a channel therebetween, and a blade slideably receivable within the channel to cut tissue located between the first and second jaw members; and a coupler to couple the shaft assembly to the instrument mounting portion; an actuation mechanism to actuate the end effector, wherein the actuation mechanism provides reciprocating movement of the blade within the channel; a lockout mechanism coupled to the actuation mechanism, the lockout mechanism to selectively enable reciprocating movement of the blade; and an interface to mechanically and electrically couple the instrument mounting portion to a manipulator; wherein the end effector has an energized state comprising energizing the end effector with electrosurgical and/or ultrasonic energy and a de-energized state, wherein the lockout mechanism is configured to enable operation of the end effector actuation mechanism when the end effector is in the energized state and to disable operation of the end effector actuation mechanism when the end effector is in the de-energized state, and wherein the lockout mechanism comprises a mechanical actuator arranged to engage the actuation mechanism when in a deployed state, wherein the mechanical actuator prevents movement of the actuation mechanism while in the deployed state.