mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An introducer sheath for providing access in a patient's body, comprising a tubular body with a distal portion and a proximal portion, the proximal portion being configured to be inserted into the patient's body to allow a medical device to be inserted through the introducer sheath into the patient's body, the introducer sheath being structured to facilitate separation along its length in a longitudinal direction to allow the introducer sheath to be peeled away from a medical device inserted therein, wherein the introducer sheath further comprises at least a first handle which is pivotably attached to the distal portion of the tubular body so as to be pivotable about a fulcrum, the first handle having a first end portion and a free second end portion so as to form a lever, such that pivoting the handle about the fulcrum causes a contacting portion of the handle to act on a respective counter portion that is operatively connected to the distal portion of the tubular body, thereby creating a breaking force that causes the distal portion of the tubular body to break.
Hydropneumatic piston-cylinder arrangement, particularly for use as a suspension strut in vehicle suspension systems, with a cylinder housing and a piston that is guided such that it can be moved axially in the cylinder chamber, which is filled with a hydraulic fluid, of said cylinder housing, said piston comprising a piston rod on one side of the piston, said rod leading out of one end of the cylinder chamber in a sealed manner, the hydraulic fluid, which is contained in the cylinder chamber on the side of the piston base facing away from the piston rod, being able to be brought into operative connection with a pneumatic spring accumulator, wherein the pneumatic spring accumulator is a piston accumulator, which is arranged in the cylinder housing, and wherein the piston accumulator is received in the cylinder housing with its accumulator housing on the outer circumference, characterised in that the cylinder chamber comprises a fluid connection point (28, 30) on each end region, said connection points serving to extend the piston rod unit (14, 24) when pressure is applied; in that one of the connection points (28, 30) emerges into a fluid chamber forming part of the cylinder chamber, said fluid chamber being released in the original position of the two pistons (14, 62) which are adjacent to and opposite one another; and in that, in its installed position, the accumulator housing of the piston accumulator protrudes into a hole in the housing of one fluid connection point with a small overhang. pneumatic spring accumulator, wherein the pneumatic spring accumulator is a piston accumulator, which is arranged in the cylinder housing, and wherein the piston accumulator is received in the cylinder housing with its accumulator housing on the outer circumference, characterised in that the cylinder chamber comprises a fluid connection point (28, 30) on each end region, said connection points serving to extend the piston rod unit (14, 24) when pressure is applied; in that one of the connection points (28, 30) emerges into a fluid chamber forming part of the cylinder chamber, said fluid chamber being released in the original position of the two pistons (14, 62) which are adjacent to and opposite one another; and in that, in its installed position, the accumulator housing of the piston accumulator protrudes into a hole in the housing of one fluid connection point with a small overhang.
A lens barrel comprising a barrel holding an optical system, a plurality of barrel-side mount projections fitting the barrel on a photographic device having an imaging unit that has a rectangular shaped opening, and a cylindrical member connecting the barrel-side mount projections along a circumferential direction of an optical axis, wherein each of the barrel-side mount projections is placed outside of sides of the rectangular shaped opening to avoid corners of the rectangular shaped opening in a view from the optical axis direction in a state of fitting the barrel on the photographic device, said barrel-side mount projections are formed along and extending out radially from a circle with a larger diameter than the length of diagonal line of said rectangular shaped opening, and the cylindrical member is placed outside of the corner of the rectangular shaped opening in a view from the optical axis direction in a state of fitting the barrel on the photographic device.
A method comprising: in an on-state of a transistor device, measuring a load current (I DS) through the transistor device; selecting an intermediate voltage level (V INT) from a plurality of intermediate voltage levels dependent on the measured load current (I DS) in such a way that the higher the load current the higher the selected intermediate voltage; in the on-state of the transistor device, reducing a drive voltage (V GS) of the transistor device from a maximum voltage level (V MAX) to the intermediate voltage level (V INT) that is higher than a threshold voltage level (V TH) of the transistor device; maintaining the intermediate voltage level (V INT) for a predefined time period (T INT); and reducing the drive voltage (V GS) to below the threshold voltage level (V TH) after the predefined time period (T INT) to switch the transistor device to an off-state, wherein the intermediate voltage level (V INT) has an upper intermediate voltage level (V INT_H) at the beginning of the predefined time period and a lower intermediate voltage level (V INT_L) at the end of the predefined time period, and wherein maintaining the intermediate voltage level (V INT) for the predefined time period comprises maintaining the intermediate voltage level (V INT) between the upper intermediate voltage level (V INT_H) and the lower intermediate voltage level (V INT_L). in an on-state of a transistor device, measuring a load current (I DS) through the transistor device; selecting an intermediate voltage level (V INT) from a plurality of intermediate voltage levels dependent on the measured load current (I DS) in such a way that the higher the load current the higher the selected intermediate voltage; in the on-state of the transistor device, reducing a drive voltage (V GS) of the transistor device from a maximum voltage level (V MAX) to the intermediate voltage level (V INT) that is higher than a threshold voltage level (V TH) of the transistor device; maintaining the intermediate voltage level (V INT) for a predefined time period (T INT); and reducing the drive voltage (V GS) to below the threshold voltage level (V TH) after the predefined time period (T INT) to switch the transistor device to an off-state, wherein the intermediate voltage level (V INT) has an upper intermediate voltage level (V INT_H) at the beginning of the predefined time period and a lower intermediate voltage level (V INT_L) at the end of the predefined time period, and wherein maintaining the intermediate voltage level (V INT) for the predefined time period comprises maintaining the intermediate voltage level (V INT) between the upper intermediate voltage level (V INT_H) and the lower intermediate voltage level (V INT_L).
A method for analysis comprising: obtaining a digital core image from a sample comprising at least a first and a second substances; performing a plurality of segmentations on the digital core image using a plurality of approaches to obtain a plurality of segmented images, each segmentation providing one binary mask B1 and B2 for each of the fist and second substances respectively; performing a statistical analysis on the plurality of segmented images to select the most suitable approach of the plurality of approaches, wherein the statistical analysis is based on gradient and Gaussian-blurred binary mask calculation, the calculation includes: G R abs i = 〈 | G R x → | 〉; x →: D 1 x → = = i and B g x → wherein G R abs ( i) is mean absolute gradient value for all possible i values, G R ( x) is a gradient vector of the digital core image, D 1 ( x) is a Gaussian-blurred version of the Binary mask B1 of the first substance, and B g ( x) = (D3 == 0), wherein D3 is a Gaussian-blurred version of a binary mask B3 defined by D3 = ∼(B1|B2); and generating a digital core model using a segmented image of the plurality of segmented images, wherein the segmented image corresponds to the most suitable approach. obtaining a digital core image from a sample comprising at least a first and a second substances; performing a plurality of segmentations on the digital core image using a plurality of approaches to obtain a plurality of segmented images, each segmentation providing one binary mask B1 and B2 for each of the fist and second substances respectively; performing a statistical analysis on the plurality of segmented images to select the most suitable approach of the plurality of approaches, wherein the statistical analysis is based on gradient and Gaussian-blurred binary mask calculation, the calculation includes: G R abs i = 〈 | G R x → | 〉; x →: D 1 x → = = i and B g x → wherein G R abs ( i) is mean absolute gradient value for all possible i values, G R ( x) is a gradient vector of the digital core image, D 1 ( x) is a Gaussian-blurred version of the Binary mask B1 of the first substance, and B g ( x) = (D3 == 0), wherein D3 is a Gaussian-blurred version of a binary mask B3 defined by D3 = ∼(B1|B2); and generating a digital core model using a segmented image of the plurality of segmented images, wherein the segmented image corresponds to the most suitable approach.
Autonomous spraying device (30, 114, 214) for a medium to be sprayed comprising: - a control tank (34, 116), - a valve (32, 118) adapted to switch from a closed position to an open position and vice versa, depending on the filling level of the control tank (34, 116); characterised in that the autonomous spraying device (30, 114, 214) further comprises a porous ceramic wall (36, 120, 220) adapted to be in contact with the medium to be sprayed and separating the control tank (34, 116) from said medium to be sprayed, the ceramic being structured so as to drain a spraying liquid between the medium to be sprayed and the control tank (34, 116), and in that the device (114, 214) comprises means for evacuating the spraying liquid from the control tank, adapted to evacuate the spraying liquid from the control tank when the volume of spraying liquid in the control tank exceeds a predetermined filling threshold, the device further comprising means to adjust the predetermined spraying liquid filling threshold of the control tank. - a control tank (34, 116), - a valve (32, 118) adapted to switch from a closed position to an open position and vice versa, depending on the filling level of the control tank (34, 116);
A microgrid having a plurality of electrical phases (A, B, C) and being configured to be connected to a power grid via a switch at a Point of Common Coupling, PCC, the microgrid comprising; an energy storage, comprising a battery, connected to at least a first phase and a second phase of the plurality of phases; a plurality of first single-phase distributed generators, DG, connected to the first phase and configured for injecting power into said first phase; a plurality of second single-phase DGs connected to the second phase and configured for injecting power into said second phase; at least one first single-phase load connected to the first phase; at least one second single-phase load connected to the second phase; and a control system configured for controlling the microgrid such that the storage is charged by excess power from the second phase and discharged by injecting power into the first phase, based on calculated power balances (ΔP, ΔQ) of each of the first and second phases; wherein a storage controller of the control system is configured for receiving information about calculated power balance (ΔP, ΔQ) of the first phase from each of the plurality of first single-phase DGs and information about calculated power balance (ΔP, ΔQ) of the second phase from each of the plurality of second single-phase DGs; and wherein the storage controller is configured for, based on the received information, calculating the amount of the excess power from the second phase to charge the storage and the amount of the power to inject into the first phase.
Process of comminution of iron ore or iron ore products, characterized in that it comprises at least a first and a second comminution operations performed by using at least one equipment selected from the group consisting of a roller press (HPGR), a vertical roller mill, a roller crusher, and high acceleration screen with acceleration of at least 98.06 m/s 2, wherein the at least first and second comminution operations are performed at natural moisture with moisture up to 12% of its weight, without the need to add water or a drying step to the process.
Expandable and crosslinkable formulation comprising: at least one type of chlorosulfonated polyethylene which is present in the formulation in an amount of 40 to 80 phr (parts per hundred parts of rubber), at least one halogenated organic substance of a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol which is present in the formulation in an amount of 15 to 150 phr and which is not or, at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(butadiene), poly(styrene butadiene), poly(acrylonitrile butadiene), poly(isobutene), poly(isoprene) and poly(isobutene-isoprene) which is present in the formulation in an amount of 5 to 50 phr, at least one halogen-containing polymer or halogenated polymer that is crosslinkable and which is present in the formulation in an amount of 10 to 40 phr and which is neither nor, at least one crosslinking agent suitable for crosslinking at least one of the components, and, wherein each crosslinking agent is present in the formulation in an amount of 5 to 50 phr, at least one expanding agent suitable for expanding the formulation which is present in the formulation in an amount of 15 to 200 phr, and at least one filler which is present in the formulation in an amount of 50 to 600 phr. at least one type of chlorosulfonated polyethylene which is present in the formulation in an amount of 40 to 80 phr (parts per hundred parts of rubber), at least one halogenated organic substance of a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol which is present in the formulation in an amount of 15 to 150 phr and which is not or, at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(butadiene), poly(styrene butadiene), poly(acrylonitrile butadiene), poly(isobutene), poly(isoprene) and poly(isobutene-isoprene) which is present in the formulation in an amount of 5 to 50 phr, at least one halogen-containing polymer or halogenated polymer that is crosslinkable and which is present in the formulation in an amount of 10 to 40 phr and which is neither nor, at least one crosslinking agent suitable for crosslinking at least one of the components, and, wherein each crosslinking agent is present in the formulation in an amount of 5 to 50 phr, at least one expanding agent suitable for expanding the formulation which is present in the formulation in an amount of 15 to 200 phr, and at least one filler which is present in the formulation in an amount of 50 to 600 phr.
A method for operating a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising a base station and a terminal, the terminal comprising a plurality of antenna elements, wherein the terminal provides at least two antenna array configurations comprising a first antenna array configuration comprising at least two antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements having same radio transmission characteristics enabling a transmission rank one only and a second antenna array configuration comprising at least two antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements having different radio transmission characteristics enabling a transmission rank higher than one, the method comprising: - triggering a selection process for selecting an antenna array configuration of the at least two antenna array configurations, the selection process comprising: - determining for each of the at least two antenna array configurations a corresponding figure of merit, the corresponding figure of merit being determined based on corresponding pilot signals received from the base station at the terminal via the corresponding antenna array configuration, and - activating an antenna array configuration of the at least two antenna array configurations depending on the figures of merit. - triggering a selection process for selecting an antenna array configuration of the at least two antenna array configurations, the selection process comprising: - determining for each of the at least two antenna array configurations a corresponding figure of merit, the corresponding figure of merit being determined based on corresponding pilot signals received from the base station at the terminal via the corresponding antenna array configuration, and - activating an antenna array configuration of the at least two antenna array configurations depending on the figures of merit. - determining for each of the at least two antenna array configurations a corresponding figure of merit, the corresponding figure of merit being determined based on corresponding pilot signals received from the base station at the terminal via the corresponding antenna array configuration, and - activating an antenna array configuration of the at least two antenna array configurations depending on the figures of merit.
An adjustable steering column assembly which includes an adjustable shroud that supports a steering column shaft, a support bracket that is fixed in position in the vehicle, and a clamp mechanism that selectively secures the shroud to the support bracket, the clamp mechanism comprising a fixed rack that is secured to the shroud or the bracket, and a moving rack that is movable towards and away from the fixed rack during operation of the clamp mechanism, in which in a first unclamped position the teeth of the moving rack are spaced apart from the teeth of the fixed rack, and on moving to a second clamped position the teeth of the moving rack are moved towards the fixed rack so that in a normal non tooth-on-tooth condition the teeth of the fixed rack engage the teeth of the moving rack, thereby to selectively permit an amount of relative movement between the shroud and bracket that is required during reach and/or rake adjustment of the steering column assembly, in which: the fixed rack comprises a support portion and at least one row of teeth which are carried by the support portion arranged spaced apart from one another, the moving rack comprises a support portion and at least one row of teeth which are carried by the support portion; and characterised in that the support portion of the fixed rack is resiliently flexible so that in the event of moving from the first to the second position where a tooth-on-tooth situation arises the teeth of the moving block displace the teeth of the fixed block in the direction of movement of the moving rack so that the teeth of the moving rack can occupy the region that would otherwise be occupied by the teeth of the fixed rack teeth, the teeth of the fixed rack being retained in that position until subsequent displacement of the shroud relative to the bracket at which time the teeth of the fixed rack clear the teeth of the moving rack and move into engagement with the teeth of the moving rack.
Method for determining the concentration distribution of one or more substances in a sample (12; 112; 212) depending on the sample depth, said method comprising the steps of: - irradiating the sample (12; 112; 212) with a light beam using a radiation source (10; 110; 210), - detecting the light that is reflected in a diffused manner by the sample (12; 112; 212), on the surface of and inside the sample (12; 112; 212), in the form of at least one spectrum by means of at least one detection apparatus (18; 118; 218), - wherein the sample (12; 112; 212) is irradiated with a light beam or the at least one spectrum is detected at a plurality of different locations or angular positions, - storing the detected spectra as a function of the locations or angular positions of the radiation source (10; 110; 210) and of the at least one detection apparatus (18; 118; 218) in an arithmetic-logic unit (20; 120; 220), - comparing the at least one detected spectrum with spectra recorded in a database, wherein the spectra recorded in the database are correlated with the concentration distribution of one or more substances depending on the sample depth, - indicating the concentration distribution of one or more substances in the sample (12; 112; 212) as a function of the sample depth, wherein the light beam is electromagnetic radiation in the near-infrared range. - irradiating the sample (12; 112; 212) with a light beam using a radiation source (10; 110; 210), - detecting the light that is reflected in a diffused manner by the sample (12; 112; 212), on the surface of and inside the sample (12; 112; 212), in the form of at least one spectrum by means of at least one detection apparatus (18; 118; 218), - wherein the sample (12; 112; 212) is irradiated with a light beam or the at least one spectrum is detected at a plurality of different locations or angular positions, - storing the detected spectra as a function of the locations or angular positions of the radiation source (10; 110; 210) and of the at least one detection apparatus (18; 118; 218) in an arithmetic-logic unit (20; 120; 220), - comparing the at least one detected spectrum with spectra recorded in a database, wherein the spectra recorded in the database are correlated with the concentration distribution of one or more substances depending on the sample depth, - indicating the concentration distribution of one or more substances in the sample (12; 112; 212) as a function of the sample depth,
A porphyrin copolymer containing quinoxaline unit represented by the following structural formula: wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4 are selected from C 1 ∼C 32 alkyl groups; and n is an integer between 1 and 100.