mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A delivery device for delivering a stented prosthetic heart valve including a valve structure carried by a stent frame configured to self-expand from a collapsed condition to a normal, expanded condition, the delivery device comprising: an inner shaft forming a lumen; a spindle associated with the inner shaft, wherein the spindle defines a first hole open to the lumen and an exterior of the spindle; a first cord slidably disposed within the lumen for selectively compressing a stented prosthetic heart valve; and a covering feature (134, 152) associated with the spindle for selectively covering at least a portion of a stented prosthetic heart valve tethered to the spindle in a delivery state; wherein the covering feature includes a tip mounted to the spindle. an inner shaft forming a lumen; a spindle associated with the inner shaft, wherein the spindle defines a first hole open to the lumen and an exterior of the spindle; a first cord slidably disposed within the lumen for selectively compressing a stented prosthetic heart valve; and a covering feature (134, 152) associated with the spindle for selectively covering at least a portion of a stented prosthetic heart valve tethered to the spindle in a delivery state; wherein the covering feature includes a tip mounted to the spindle.
A method of demonstrating the potential for a moisturisation effect from a cosmetic composition, said method comprising contacting the composition with a fibrous substrate comprising the detector substance for glycerol, said detector substance generating a visible colour change to directly indicate the presence of glycerol, wherein such method is carried out at relative humidity of less than 80%.
Apparatus for determining a time of arrival of a message signal comprising: a quadrature mixer configured to output an in-phase component of a received signal by mixing the received message signal with the signal of a local oscillator, wherein the received message signal comprises a binary sequence modulated by binary frequency shift keying with pulses corresponding to a first value at a first frequency and with pulses corresponding to a second value at a second frequency, wherein the local oscillator has a frequency between the first frequency and the second frequency; an additional quadrature mixer configured to output a quadrature component of the received message signal by mixing the received message signal with the signal of a local oscillator having the same frequency as the local oscillator of the quadrature mixer with a phase offset of ninety degrees; a correlator comprising a cross-correlator configured to mix the output of the quadrature mixer and the output of the additional quadrature mixer, wherein the correlator comprises delay means (24, 25) for shifting the phase of the output of the quadrature mixer and/or for shifting the phase of the output of the additional quadrature mixer before entering the cross-correlator; a time of arrival detector for determining a time of arrival of the message signal on the basis of the output of the quadrature mixer (13, 14). a quadrature mixer configured to output an in-phase component of a received signal by mixing the received message signal with the signal of a local oscillator, wherein the received message signal comprises a binary sequence modulated by binary frequency shift keying with pulses corresponding to a first value at a first frequency and with pulses corresponding to a second value at a second frequency, wherein the local oscillator has a frequency between the first frequency and the second frequency; an additional quadrature mixer configured to output a quadrature component of the received message signal by mixing the received message signal with the signal of a local oscillator having the same frequency as the local oscillator of the quadrature mixer with a phase offset of ninety degrees; a correlator comprising a cross-correlator configured to mix the output of the quadrature mixer and the output of the additional quadrature mixer, wherein the correlator comprises delay means (24, 25) for shifting the phase of the output of the quadrature mixer and/or for shifting the phase of the output of the additional quadrature mixer before entering the cross-correlator; a time of arrival detector for determining a time of arrival of the message signal on the basis of the output of the quadrature mixer (13, 14).
A composition comprising: (a) a compound of Formula: (b) the compound PAC-1: and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, excipient, or carrier. (a) a compound of Formula: (b) the compound PAC-1: and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, excipient, or carrier.
A method comprising: receiving a message corresponding to one of a plurality of communities of wireless nodes; extracting a pseudonym from the message; comparing the extracted pseudonym with a precomputed set of pseudonyms associated respectively with the communities; and determining a particular one of the communities based on the comparison, characterized in that the set of pseudonyms is precomputed and stored by each wireless node within the plurality of communities, the precomputed set of pseudonyms is valid for a particular time period, and a new set of pseudonyms is computed before the precomputed set of pseudonyms expires. receiving a message corresponding to one of a plurality of communities of wireless nodes; extracting a pseudonym from the message; comparing the extracted pseudonym with a precomputed set of pseudonyms associated respectively with the communities; and determining a particular one of the communities based on the comparison, characterized in that the set of pseudonyms is precomputed and stored by each wireless node within the plurality of communities, the precomputed set of pseudonyms is valid for a particular time period, and a new set of pseudonyms is computed before the precomputed set of pseudonyms expires.
An electrochemical circuit comprising a network of hydrogel objects which network comprises a plurality of hydrogel objects, wherein each of said hydrogel objects comprises: (a) a hydrogel body, and (b) an outer layer of amphipathic molecules, on at least part of the surface of the hydrogel body, wherein each of said hydrogel objects contacts another of said hydrogel objects to form an interface between the contacting hydrogel objects. (a) a hydrogel body, and (b) an outer layer of amphipathic molecules, on at least part of the surface of the hydrogel body,
A process for obtaining carbon dioxide from furnace combustion fumes, comprising the steps of: (a) discharging the combustion fumes from a furnace, wherein said combustion fumes contain carbon dioxide-enriched air and water vapour; (b) compressing the furnace combustion fumes to a pressure value P1, wherein P1 is higher than the atmospheric pressure, while cooling the combustion fumes during compression so that their temperature does not exceed 80°C, thereby obtaining the formation of liquid water and of a compressed gas which contains carbon dioxide-enriched air; (c) separating the liquid water from the compressed gas obtained in the preceding step; (d) expanding the compressed gas to a pressure value P2, wherein P2 is higher than the atmospheric pressure and is lower than P1, thereby obtaining an expanded gas; (e) separating the carbon dioxide by passing the expanded gas obtained in the preceding step through a filter comprising a gas-separating material selected from the group consisting of fullerenes, natural zeolites, synthetic zeolites, aluminum phosphates, polymeric cyano-complexes and any combination thereof, thereby obtaining substantially pure gaseous carbon dioxide. (a) discharging the combustion fumes from a furnace, wherein said combustion fumes contain carbon dioxide-enriched air and water vapour; (b) compressing the furnace combustion fumes to a pressure value P1, wherein P1 is higher than the atmospheric pressure, while cooling the combustion fumes during compression so that their temperature does not exceed 80°C, thereby obtaining the formation of liquid water and of a compressed gas which contains carbon dioxide-enriched air; (c) separating the liquid water from the compressed gas obtained in the preceding step; (d) expanding the compressed gas to a pressure value P2, wherein P2 is higher than the atmospheric pressure and is lower than P1, thereby obtaining an expanded gas; (e) separating the carbon dioxide by passing the expanded gas obtained in the preceding step through a filter comprising a gas-separating material selected from the group consisting of fullerenes, natural zeolites, synthetic zeolites, aluminum phosphates, polymeric cyano-complexes and any combination thereof, thereby obtaining substantially pure gaseous carbon dioxide.
A retreaded tire, comprising: a precured tread band bonded to a prepared bonding surface of a base portion of the tire, the precured tread band comprising a back face bonded to the prepared bonding surface of the base portion of the tire and a tread groove extending within a thickness of the precured tread band and into a tread groove bottom portion that extends below the back face of the tread band, such that the tread groove extends outwardly from the back face; and a base groove formed in the base portion of the tire and open to the prepared bonding surface of the tire, wherein the tread groove bottom portion of the tread band is aligned with and embedded within the base groove, the base portion of the tire defining the base groove includes tread material configured for use during a worn life of the retreaded tire. a precured tread band bonded to a prepared bonding surface of a base portion of the tire, the precured tread band comprising a back face bonded to the prepared bonding surface of the base portion of the tire and a tread groove extending within a thickness of the precured tread band and into a tread groove bottom portion that extends below the back face of the tread band, such that the tread groove extends outwardly from the back face; and a base groove formed in the base portion of the tire and open to the prepared bonding surface of the tire, wherein the tread groove bottom portion of the tread band is aligned with and embedded within the base groove, the base portion of the tire defining the base groove includes tread material configured for use during a worn life of the retreaded tire.
A probe for detecting neutral particles originating from a beam of neutral particles directed and scattered at a target location of a sample, the probe comprises: a direction filter having a filter area, the direction filter is adapted to allow passage through the direction filter for particles travelling in a direction from the target location to the filter area, the direction filter is further adapted to impede passage through the direction filter for particles traveling in a direction that is different from a direction from the target location to the filter area, and a neutral particle detector for detecting particles that has passed through the direction filter, wherein the direction filter comprises a plate-like structure having a first face and a second face, the filter area is located on the first face and the plate-like structure comprises a two-dimensional array of elongated channels leading from the first face to the second face for allowing passage through the plate-like structure for the particles travelling in a direction from the target location to the filter area, and wherein the plate-like structure is a micro-channel plate and the elongated channels constitute micro-channels of the micro-channel plate, characterized in that each elongated channel is a cylinder defining a cylinder axis, and the elongated channels are oriented to define a point of intersection at which the cylinder axes meet. a direction filter having a filter area, the direction filter is adapted to allow passage through the direction filter for particles travelling in a direction from the target location to the filter area, the direction filter is further adapted to impede passage through the direction filter for particles traveling in a direction that is different from a direction from the target location to the filter area, and a neutral particle detector for detecting particles that has passed through the direction filter, wherein the direction filter comprises a plate-like structure having a first face and a second face, the filter area is located on the first face and the plate-like structure comprises a two-dimensional array of elongated channels leading from the first face to the second face for allowing passage through the plate-like structure for the particles travelling in a direction from the target location to the filter area, and wherein the plate-like structure is a micro-channel plate and the elongated channels constitute micro-channels of the micro-channel plate, characterized in that each elongated channel is a cylinder defining a cylinder axis, and the elongated channels are oriented to define a point of intersection at which the cylinder axes meet.
HDAC inhibitor AR-42 for use in suppressing cancer-induced cachexia in a mammal with cancer, wherein the HDAC inhibitor AR-42 is administered to said mammal in an amount effective to maintain the mammal's weight compared to a mammal that does not receive the HDAC inhibitor AR-42 and, wherein AR-42 for use in suppressing cancer- induced cachexia is independent of AR-I\ 2's effects on reducing tumor load.
A method for the production of hydrogen from a H 2 S-containing gas stream, which gas stream also contains ammonia, comprising combining the gas stream with an oxygen containing gas stream to form a reactant mixture and subjecting said reactant mixture to catalytic oxidative cracking of both the H 2 S and the NH 3, so as to form H 2, S 2, and N 2, wherein the catalytic oxidative cracking is conducted with a molar ratio H 2 S/O 2 in the feedstock higher than 2:1, wherein an additional oxygen feed is ensured to give a molar ratio NH 3 /O 2 ranging between 0.9 and 1.5 in addition to said ratio for H 2 S/O 2 in the gas stream fed to the reaction zone, and wherein the catalytic oxidative cracking of the H 2 S and the NH 3 is conducted over a single catalyst bed comprising a single catalyst.
A signal processor (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e) for processing a target echo signal obtained based on a reflection wave caused by a reflection of a transmission wave on a target object, comprising: a filtering module configured to generate a filtered echo signal by extracting echo signal components within a predetermined frequency band from the target echo signal; a high resolution signal generating unit (16, 16a, 16b) configured to generate a high resolution signal based on the target echo signal, the high resolution signal having higher resolution than the filtered echo signal; and a synthesizing module (21, 23, 21a, 27) configured to synthesize the filtered echo signal with the high resolution signal; characterized in that the synthesizing module (21, 23, 21a, 27) includes a zone discriminating submodule configured to partition a distance range into a first zone where the intensity of a first sample sampled from the high resolution signal is the same as or higher than the intensity of a second sample sampled from the filtered echo signal, said first and second samples being corresponding samples, and a second zone where the intensity of the first sample is lower than the intensity of the second sample, said distance range corresponding to a time length from transmission of the transmission wave until reception of the reflection wave. a filtering module configured to generate a filtered echo signal by extracting echo signal components within a predetermined frequency band from the target echo signal; a high resolution signal generating unit (16, 16a, 16b) configured to generate a high resolution signal based on the target echo signal, the high resolution signal having higher resolution than the filtered echo signal; and a synthesizing module (21, 23, 21a, 27) configured to synthesize the filtered echo signal with the high resolution signal; characterized in that the synthesizing module (21, 23, 21a, 27) includes a zone discriminating submodule configured to partition a distance range into a first zone where the intensity of a first sample sampled from the high resolution signal is the same as or higher than the intensity of a second sample sampled from the filtered echo signal, said first and second samples being corresponding samples, and a second zone where the intensity of the first sample is lower than the intensity of the second sample, said distance range corresponding to a time length from transmission of the transmission wave until reception of the reflection wave.
A two-channel point-diffraction interferometer for testing optical system or optical element comprising a frame and a housing where is placed a laser source configured to induce a linearly polarized laser beam which is configured to be passed to prisms (3, 4) configured to direct the laser beam to a beamsplitter configured to divide the linearly polarized light beam to a first light beam for a working channel (wrc) configured to be directed to a first collimator configured to provide coupling of light into a first single-mode optical fibre configured to direct the light to a working collimator connected to a plate configured to transform a linear polarized light into circular polarized light and the first light beam being configured to be focused by a first objective to a first plate with pinholes; and to a second light beam for a reference channel (rfc) which is configured to be directed through an attenuating stop configured to be moved by a piezo shifter to a right angle prism configured to be moved by piezo shifter and configured to reflect the light to a second collimator configured to provide coupling of light into a second single-mode optical fibre configured to direct the light to a reference collimator connected to a plate configured to transform a linear polarized light into circular polarized light and the second light beam being configured to be focused by a second objective to a second plate with pinholes and to be diffracted by one of the pinholes in the plate to an imaging objective, characterised by that the one half of light from the beamsplitter as the working channel (wrc) is configured to be directed from the first collimator to the working collimator by the first single-mode optical fibre configured to keep polarization of light unchanged and working channel light diffracted by one of the pinholes in the plate is configured to pass through a test part and to be reflected by the plate with pinholes to the imaging objective; and another half of light as the reference channel (rfc) is configured to be directed from the second collimator to the reference collimator by the second single-mode optical fibre configured to keep polarization of light unchanged.
A suitcase comprising a frame having an annular shape and a right and a left shell connected to the frame and delimiting an inner containment volume, the two shells being made of rigid or semi-rigid material, wherein quick attachment means are comprised, in order to connect each one of said two shells to the annular shaped frame in interchangeable way in such a manner that each one of said right and left shell can be detached from the frame and can be reapplied to the frame or can be changed with another equivalent one, the frame being divided in two parts (11', 11'') coupled with each other and having each part a substantially rectangular shape having two lateral sides, one top side and one bottom side, characterized in that the two lateral sides of each part of the frame form an edge guide in respect to which the edge of the shell slides from the top side to bottom side of the said part.
A menu display apparatus that displays a menu including representations of a plurality of applications, wherein an area (A1-A6) for each of the plurality of applications is provided in the menu, comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires display data of content information from each of the applications, the content information representing content (C0-C3) to be displayed in the areas (A1-A6) in the menu, the content being managed by each of the applications; a display controller that controls a display of the content information in each area (A1-A6) according to setting conditions for the area (A1-A6) and the display data of the content information, wherein the setting conditions are provided for each of the applications in the menu and the content information is acquired from each of the applications, wherein an arrangement and a size, or an arrangement, a size and a rotation angle of the area (A1-A6) in the menu are held as the setting conditions for the area (A1-A6), an editing unit that performs layout edit processing of the area (A1-A6) in the menu, wherein the setting conditions decided based on a result of the layout edit processing are held as the setting conditions for the area (A1-A6), and a registration unit that performs registration processing of the application with the menu, wherein the setting conditions for the area (A1-A6) added for the application registered by the registration processing are held. an acquisition unit that acquires display data of content information from each of the applications, the content information representing content (C0-C3) to be displayed in the areas (A1-A6) in the menu, the content being managed by each of the applications; a display controller that controls a display of the content information in each area (A1-A6) according to setting conditions for the area (A1-A6) and the display data of the content information, wherein the setting conditions are provided for each of the applications in the menu and the content information is acquired from each of the applications, wherein an arrangement and a size, or an arrangement, a size and a rotation angle of the area (A1-A6) in the menu are held as the setting conditions for the area (A1-A6), an editing unit that performs layout edit processing of the area (A1-A6) in the menu, wherein the setting conditions decided based on a result of the layout edit processing are held as the setting conditions for the area (A1-A6), and a registration unit that performs registration processing of the application with the menu, wherein the setting conditions for the area (A1-A6) added for the application registered by the registration processing are held.