mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of operating a medical imaging apparatus, the method comprising: acquiring three-dimensional volume data about a muscle tissue of an object; generating a 3D image about the muscle tissue of the object based on the 3D volume data; extracting a muscle tissue curve corresponding to a muscle tissue shape of the object by connecting voxels included in the muscle tissue of the 3D image; analyzing a motion of the object based on the extracted muscle tissue curve; and displaying the extracted muscle tissue curve and a result of the analysis; characterised in that the extracting of the muscle tissue curve comprises connecting a first point where a first voxel included in the 3D image is located in n-th frame data to a second point where the first voxel is located in (n+1)th frame data. acquiring three-dimensional volume data about a muscle tissue of an object; generating a 3D image about the muscle tissue of the object based on the 3D volume data; extracting a muscle tissue curve corresponding to a muscle tissue shape of the object by connecting voxels included in the muscle tissue of the 3D image; analyzing a motion of the object based on the extracted muscle tissue curve; and displaying the extracted muscle tissue curve and a result of the analysis; characterised in that the extracting of the muscle tissue curve comprises connecting a first point where a first voxel included in the 3D image is located in n-th frame data to a second point where the first voxel is located in (n+1)th frame data.
A seal assembly comprising: a first seal ring comprising: a first outer ring; a first beam connected to the first outer ring; and a first shoe connected to and extending from the first beam, the first shoe with a first free end and a first fixed end, wherein the first shoe is configured to move in a generally radial direction relative to the first outer ring; characterised in that: the assembly further comprises a second seal ring disposed axially adjacent and attached to the first seal ring, wherein the second seal ring comprises: a second outer ring; a second beam connected to the second outer ring; and a second shoe connected to and extending from the second beam, the second shoe with a second free end and a second fixed end, wherein the second shoe is configured to move in a generally radial direction relative to the second outer ring, wherein the second free end of the second shoe is disposed axially adjacent to the first fixed end of the first shoe, and wherein the second fixed end of the second shoe is disposed axially adjacent to the first free end of the first shoe. a first outer ring; a first beam connected to the first outer ring; and a first shoe connected to and extending from the first beam, the first shoe with a first free end and a first fixed end, wherein the first shoe is configured to move in a generally radial direction relative to the first outer ring; characterised in that: the assembly further comprises a second seal ring disposed axially adjacent and attached to the first seal ring, wherein the second seal ring comprises: a second outer ring; a second beam connected to the second outer ring; and a second shoe connected to and extending from the second beam, the second shoe with a second free end and a second fixed end, wherein the second shoe is configured to move in a generally radial direction relative to the second outer ring, wherein the second free end of the second shoe is disposed axially adjacent to the first fixed end of the first shoe, and wherein the second fixed end of the second shoe is disposed axially adjacent to the first free end of the first shoe.
Gripper device for retaining a capsule in a machine for the preparation of beverages, in particular espresso coffee, comprising a pair of opposite movable jaws having respective coordinated gripping profiles intended to cooperate with corresponding predetermined portions of the lateral surface of a capsule of a predetermined type so as to define a retaining position for such a capsule in which the capsule is essentially coaxial with a predetermined reference direction (R-R), said jaws being able to assume a relative rest or standby position in which they are close to one another and inlet portions thereof (41a, 45) are capable of being splayed and passed beyond by a capsule introduced into the machine, so as to allow said capsule to be positioned and gripped between said gripping profiles in said retaining position; the device being characterized in that said jaws, adjacent to said coordinated gripping profiles, have respective further coordinated gripping profiles able to cooperate with corresponding predetermined portions of the lateral surface of a capsule of a further and different type able to be introduced into the machine as well as to splay and pass beyond the inlet portions (41a, 45) of said jaws; said further coordinated gripping profiles being shaped and/or arranged such that they are capable of defining, for a capsule of said further type, at least one corresponding retaining position in which the capsule of said further type is axially offset by a predetermined amount (Δ) with respect to said predetermined reference direction (R-R).
A holding apparatus for rotatably holding, while cooling, a to-be-processed object in a vacuum chamber, comprising: a stage on which the to-be-processed object is placed, a rotary drive means for rotatably supporting the stage, and a cooling means for cooling the stage to a cryogenic temperature, the cryogenic temperature being lower than -30°C; wherein, provided that a stage surface side on which the to-be-processed object is placed in position is defined as an upside, the rotary drive means has: a tubular rotary shaft body which is mounted on a wall surface of the vacuum chamber, in a penetrating manner, through a first vacuum seal; a connection member for connecting an upper end part of the rotary shaft body and a lower surface of the stage in a manner to define a space below the stage; and a driving motor for driving to rotate the rotary shaft body; wherein the cooling means has: a cooling panel disposed in the space, which is below the stage and is inside the vacuum chamber, in a manner to face, with a clearance to, the lower surface of the stage; a heat transfer shaft body which is inserted into an inside of the rotary shaft body in a manner to come into contact with the lower surface of the cooling panel; and a refrigerator for refrigerating the heat transfer shaft body. a stage on which the to-be-processed object is placed, a rotary drive means for rotatably supporting the stage, and a cooling means for cooling the stage to a cryogenic temperature, the cryogenic temperature being lower than -30°C; wherein, provided that a stage surface side on which the to-be-processed object is placed in position is defined as an upside, the rotary drive means has: a tubular rotary shaft body which is mounted on a wall surface of the vacuum chamber, in a penetrating manner, through a first vacuum seal; a connection member for connecting an upper end part of the rotary shaft body and a lower surface of the stage in a manner to define a space below the stage; and a driving motor for driving to rotate the rotary shaft body; wherein the cooling means has: a cooling panel disposed in the space, which is below the stage and is inside the vacuum chamber, in a manner to face, with a clearance to, the lower surface of the stage; a heat transfer shaft body which is inserted into an inside of the rotary shaft body in a manner to come into contact with the lower surface of the cooling panel; and a refrigerator for refrigerating the heat transfer shaft body.
A method for preparing an immiscible polymer blend comprising: a) combining an amount of a first polymeric component and an amount of a second polymeric component, wherein the combination of said first polymeric component and said second polymeric component is selected from the group consisting of a high-density polyolefin and polystyrene, a high density polyolefin and thermoplastic coated fiber material, a high-density polyolefin and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, a high-density polyolefin and polycarbonate, a high-density polyolefin and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene/polycarbonate, a high-density polyolefin and poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and poly(methylmethacrylate), polycarbonate and poly(trimethylene terephthalate), and polystyrene and poly(trimethylene terephthalate); and b) mixing in an extruder said first polymeric component and said second polymeric component to produce an immiscible polymer blend comprising a co-continuous, integrated multi-phase, three-dimensional microstructured polymer matrix network comprising structures in the blend having a maximum size of less than 1,000 μm, wherein said first polymeric component and said second polymeric component undergo distributive mixing during extrusion, and wherein said extruder is a single screw extruder with a recirculating high elongational flow mixing element. a) combining an amount of a first polymeric component and an amount of a second polymeric component, wherein the combination of said first polymeric component and said second polymeric component is selected from the group consisting of a high-density polyolefin and polystyrene, a high density polyolefin and thermoplastic coated fiber material, a high-density polyolefin and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, a high-density polyolefin and polycarbonate, a high-density polyolefin and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene/polycarbonate, a high-density polyolefin and poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and poly(methylmethacrylate), polycarbonate and poly(trimethylene terephthalate), and polystyrene and poly(trimethylene terephthalate); and b) mixing in an extruder said first polymeric component and said second polymeric component to produce an immiscible polymer blend comprising a co-continuous, integrated multi-phase, three-dimensional microstructured polymer matrix network comprising structures in the blend having a maximum size of less than 1,000 μm,
An acceleration sensor, comprising: a vibrating element including a piezoelectric body; a circuit board amplifying output charge of the piezoelectric body that is generated due to bending vibration of the vibrating element; and a sensor housing composed of a highly conductive material, the sensor housing receiving the vibrating element and the circuit board; wherein: one or two extending region(s) are formed so as to protrude from one side of the circuit board, the extending region(s) connecting mechanically and electrically the circuit board to the vibrating element; the sensor housing includes a supporting base supporting the vibrating element; the supporting base includes a recess portion, the supporting base being configured such that the extending region(s) of the circuit board cover(s) the recess portion; and the vibrating element is fixed and supported by an insulating adhesive agent with which a space that is formed from the recess portion and the extending region(s) is filled. a vibrating element including a piezoelectric body; a circuit board amplifying output charge of the piezoelectric body that is generated due to bending vibration of the vibrating element; and a sensor housing composed of a highly conductive material, the sensor housing receiving the vibrating element and the circuit board; wherein: one or two extending region(s) are formed so as to protrude from one side of the circuit board, the extending region(s) connecting mechanically and electrically the circuit board to the vibrating element; the sensor housing includes a supporting base supporting the vibrating element; the supporting base includes a recess portion, the supporting base being configured such that the extending region(s) of the circuit board cover(s) the recess portion; and the vibrating element is fixed and supported by an insulating adhesive agent with which a space that is formed from the recess portion and the extending region(s) is filled. one or two extending region(s) are formed so as to protrude from one side of the circuit board, the extending region(s) connecting mechanically and electrically the circuit board to the vibrating element; the sensor housing includes a supporting base supporting the vibrating element; the supporting base includes a recess portion, the supporting base being configured such that the extending region(s) of the circuit board cover(s) the recess portion; and the vibrating element is fixed and supported by an insulating adhesive agent with which a space that is formed from the recess portion and the extending region(s) is filled.
An observation device comprising: an imaging optical system that includes an imaging lens for forming an image of an observation target in a container accommodating the observation target; an operating section configured to perform at least one of a first operation of changing a focal length of the imaging optical system, a second operation of moving the imaging lens in an optical axis direction of the imaging lens, or a fourth operation of moving the container in the optical axis direction; a detection section (18,19) that includes at least one displacement sensor (18a-18d) detecting a vertical position of the container; an operation controller configured to control the operating section based on the vertical position of the container detected by the detection section (18,19); a horizontal driving section configured to move at least one of the container or the imaging optical system in a horizontal plane orthogonal to the optical axis; and a scanning controller configured to scan the container by controlling the horizontal driving section to move an observation region of the imaging optical system, wherein the detection section (18,19) is configured to detect the vertical position of the container at a forward position of the observation region in a horizontal movement direction with reference to a position of the observation region of the imaging optical system with respect to the container and change a position of the displacement sensor (18a-18d) or the displacement sensor to be used (18a-18d) in accordance with a change of the movement direction of the observation region. an imaging optical system that includes an imaging lens for forming an image of an observation target in a container accommodating the observation target; an operating section configured to perform at least one of a first operation of changing a focal length of the imaging optical system, a second operation of moving the imaging lens in an optical axis direction of the imaging lens, or a fourth operation of moving the container in the optical axis direction; a detection section (18,19) that includes at least one displacement sensor (18a-18d) detecting a vertical position of the container; an operation controller configured to control the operating section based on the vertical position of the container detected by the detection section (18,19); a horizontal driving section configured to move at least one of the container or the imaging optical system in a horizontal plane orthogonal to the optical axis; and a scanning controller configured to scan the container by controlling the horizontal driving section to move an observation region of the imaging optical system, wherein the detection section (18,19) is configured to detect the vertical position of the container at a forward position of the observation region in a horizontal movement direction with reference to a position of the observation region of the imaging optical system with respect to the container and change a position of the displacement sensor (18a-18d) or the displacement sensor to be used (18a-18d) in accordance with a change of the movement direction of the observation region.
A spine immobilization tool (50, 70, 100) that can control movement of a spine by being mounted on a plurality of vertebrae, comprising: at least two covering portions (20, 30, 121 - 125) each fixable to a vertebra by covering at least a part of a vertebral arch of the vertebra; and a joint portion (40, 80, 141 - 143) that couples the adjacent covering portions (20, 30, 121 - 125) such that a relative position between the adjacent covering portions (20, 30, 121 - 125) is allowed to be changed, wherein the joint portion (40, 80, 141 - 143) is disposed between the adjacent covering portions (20, 30, 121 - 125), and wherein each covering portion includes two or more members (21, 22), characterized in that each covering portion (20, 30, 121 - 125) includes a close-contact surface, and the close-contact surface is a surface that has a shape in a male-female relationship with a surface shape of the vertebral arch, the close-contact surface being allowed to be in close contact with the vertebral arch. at least two covering portions (20, 30, 121 - 125) each fixable to a vertebra by covering at least a part of a vertebral arch of the vertebra; and a joint portion (40, 80, 141 - 143) that couples the adjacent covering portions (20, 30, 121 - 125) such that a relative position between the adjacent covering portions (20, 30, 121 - 125) is allowed to be changed, wherein the joint portion (40, 80, 141 - 143) is disposed between the adjacent covering portions (20, 30, 121 - 125), and wherein
Shenlingbaizhu granules comprising an extract of raw material medicines and excipients, wherein the raw material medicines include 400 parts by weight of Radix Ginseng, 400 parts by weight of Poria, 400 parts by weight of stir-baked Rhizoma Atractyldis Macrocephalae in bran, 400 parts by weight of Rhizoma Dioscoreae, 300 parts by weight of stir-fried Semen Dolichoris Album, 200 parts by weight of Semen Nelumbinis, 200 parts by weight of stir-baked Semen Coicis in bran, 200 parts by weight of Fructus Amomi Villosi, 200 parts by weight of Radix Platycodonis and 400 parts by weight of Radix Glycyrrhizae, and the excipients are citric acid, stevioside and lactose.
A sealing system for use in a gas turbine engine that includes an airfoil having a platform and a root, and a mounting disk having an outer rim and a slot in which the root of the airfoil is retained, the system comprising: an arcuate first ladder seal segment configured to be positioned between the disk and the underside of the airfoil platform, the ladder seal segment includes: a central portion; an upstream flange adjoining the central portion angled radially outward toward a platform of an airfoil, wherein in an uninstalled state the upstream flange is arranged at an angle θ U greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to a given tangential plane; and a downstream flange adjoining the central portion opposite the upstream flange angled radially outward toward the platform of the airfoil, wherein in the uninstalled state the downstream flange is arranged at an angle θ D greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to the given tangential plane; and a plurality of openings configured to allow insertion of the airfoil roots. an arcuate first ladder seal segment configured to be positioned between the disk and the underside of the airfoil platform, the ladder seal segment includes: a central portion; an upstream flange adjoining the central portion angled radially outward toward a platform of an airfoil, wherein in an uninstalled state the upstream flange is arranged at an angle θ U greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to a given tangential plane; and a downstream flange adjoining the central portion opposite the upstream flange angled radially outward toward the platform of the airfoil, wherein in the uninstalled state the downstream flange is arranged at an angle θ D greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to the given tangential plane; and a plurality of openings configured to allow insertion of the airfoil roots. a central portion; an upstream flange adjoining the central portion angled radially outward toward a platform of an airfoil, wherein in an uninstalled state the upstream flange is arranged at an angle θ U greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to a given tangential plane; and a downstream flange adjoining the central portion opposite the upstream flange angled radially outward toward the platform of the airfoil, wherein in the uninstalled state the downstream flange is arranged at an angle θ D greater than 0° and less than 90° relative to the given tangential plane; and a plurality of openings configured to allow insertion of the airfoil roots.
A scaffold forming material composition for forming a solid tissue scaffold in a subject, the composition comprising a plurality of hollow polymer pellets in a carrier, each pellet comprising a tubular structure comprising an open hollow extending therethrough, or the hollow polymer pellets have a hollow in the form of a channel running through the pellet structure, whereby the channel is open substantially along its length, and wherein the carrier and/or the hollow polymer pellets comprise a plasticiser such that the plurality of hollow polymer pellets are capable of interlinking in the presence of the plasticiser and setting into a solid scaffold.
A zeolite microporous crystalline material characterised in that it has, in the heated state and in the absence of defects in its crystalline framework manifested by the presence of silanols, the empirical formula: x (M 1/n XO 2): y YO 2: SiO 2 in which M is selected from H +, at least one inorganic cation of charge +n, and a mixture of both, X is at least one chemical element in the oxidation state of +3, selected from Al, Ga, B, Fe, Cr and mixtures of these, Y is at least one chemical element in the oxidation state +4 other than Si, selected from Ge, Ti, Sn, V and mixtures of these, x takes a value between 0 and 0.3, both included, y takes a value between 0 and 0.1, both included, and in that the material, after heating, has an X-ray diffraction pattern that presents at least the following diffraction peaks at values of angle 2θ (degrees) and relative intensities: 2θ (degrees)± 0.5 Intensity (I/I 0) 7.8 mf 8.6 d (h) 14.8 d 15.8 d 19.4 d 21.4 m 22.1 f 23.0 mf 26.3 m 27.6 d 32.0 d 43.9 d where d is a relatively weak intensity between 0 and 20%, m is a relatively medium intensity between 20 and 40%, f is a relatively strong intensity between 40 and 60%, mf is a relatively very strong intensity between 60 and 100%, and h relates to the fact this peak of diffraction appears as a shoulder. M is selected from H +, at least one inorganic cation of charge +n, and a mixture of both, X is at least one chemical element in the oxidation state of +3, selected from Al, Ga, B, Fe, Cr and mixtures of these, Y is at least one chemical element in the oxidation state +4 other than Si, selected from Ge, Ti, Sn, V and mixtures of these, x takes a value between 0 and 0.3, both included, y takes a value between 0 and 0.1, both included, and in that the material, after heating, has an X-ray diffraction pattern that presents at least the following diffraction peaks at values of angle 2θ (degrees) and relative intensities: 2θ (degrees)± 0.5 Intensity (I/I 0) 7.8 mf 8.6 d (h) 14.8 d 15.8 d 19.4 d 21.4 m 22.1 f 23.0 mf 26.3 m 27.6 d 32.0 d 43.9 d where d is a relatively weak intensity between 0 and 20%, m is a relatively medium intensity between 20 and 40%, f is a relatively strong intensity between 40 and 60%, mf is a relatively very strong intensity between 60 and 100%, and h relates to the fact this peak of diffraction appears as a shoulder. d is a relatively weak intensity between 0 and 20%, m is a relatively medium intensity between 20 and 40%, f is a relatively strong intensity between 40 and 60%, mf is a relatively very strong intensity between 60 and 100%, and h relates to the fact this peak of diffraction appears as a shoulder.