mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A steerable introducer sheath system adapted for delivery into a patient's vasculature, said steerable introducer sheath system comprising: an introducer sheath having a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending therethrough, said introducer sheath having a distal deflection portion that extends to said distal end and a main body portion that extends from said distal deflection portion to said proximal end, wherein said introducer sheath comprises a wall having a coil disposed within the wall of the introducer sheath and a braid disposed coaxially about the coil; said wall having an average thickness of about 0.30 mm to about 0.50 mm; and a pull wire extending between said proximal end and said distal end of said introducer sheath and having first and second ends, said first end being secured to said distal deflection portion to control deflection of the distal deflection portion of said introducer sheath; a dilator slidably disposed within the introducer sheath; a hemostatic valve fixed to the proximal end of the introducer sheath. wherein the distal deflection portion is characterized by a distal and a proximal end, and the braid terminates distally at a point proximate the proximal end of the distal deflection portion. an introducer sheath having a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending therethrough, said introducer sheath having a distal deflection portion that extends to said distal end and a main body portion that extends from said distal deflection portion to said proximal end, wherein said introducer sheath comprises a wall having a coil disposed within the wall of the introducer sheath and a braid disposed coaxially about the coil; said wall having an average thickness of about 0.30 mm to about 0.50 mm; and a pull wire extending between said proximal end and said distal end of said introducer sheath and having first and second ends, said first end being secured to said distal deflection portion to control deflection of the distal deflection portion of said introducer sheath; a dilator slidably disposed within the introducer sheath; a hemostatic valve fixed to the proximal end of the introducer sheath. wherein the distal deflection portion is characterized by a distal and a proximal end, and the braid terminates distally at a point proximate the proximal end of the distal deflection portion.
A process for separating a polymer-monomer mixture comprising polymeric components and gaseous components into a liquid fraction and a gaseous fraction, the process comprising the steps of: (i) introducing the polymer-monomer mixture into a separation vessel; (ii) separating the polymer-monomer mixture at a pressure of from 0.12 MPa to 0.6 MPa and a temperature of from 120°C to 300°C into a gaseous fraction and a liquid fraction; (iii) withdrawing the gaseous fraction from the top of the separation vessel; and (iv) withdrawing the liquid fraction from the bottom of the separation vessel, wherein the polymeric components of the mixture are obtained by high-pressure polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of at least one free-radical polymerization initiator, and wherein a) the separation vessel has a vertically arranged cylindrical shape with a ratio of length to diameter L/D of from 0.6 to 10; b) the separation vessel is equipped with an inlet pipe capable of introducing the polymer-monomer mixture into the separation vessel; c) the inlet pipe extends vertically from the top of the separation vessel into the separation vessel; and d) the ratio of the inner diameter of the inlet pipe at its lower end and the inner diameter of the separating vessel in its cylindrical part is in the range of from 0.15 to 0.4. (i) introducing the polymer-monomer mixture into a separation vessel; (ii) separating the polymer-monomer mixture at a pressure of from 0.12 MPa to 0.6 MPa and a temperature of from 120°C to 300°C into a gaseous fraction and a liquid fraction; (iii) withdrawing the gaseous fraction from the top of the separation vessel; and (iv) withdrawing the liquid fraction from the bottom of the separation vessel, a) the separation vessel has a vertically arranged cylindrical shape with a ratio of length to diameter L/D of from 0.6 to 10; b) the separation vessel is equipped with an inlet pipe capable of introducing the polymer-monomer mixture into the separation vessel; c) the inlet pipe extends vertically from the top of the separation vessel into the separation vessel; and d) the ratio of the inner diameter of the inlet pipe at its lower end and the inner diameter of the separating vessel in its cylindrical part is in the range of from 0.15 to 0.4.
Acoustic damping element having a layer of foam, where a thin membrane of nonwoven web is applied to at least one side of the foam, the foam having a density of 60 kg/m 3 to 150 kg/m 3, characterized in that the thin membrane of nonwoven web is applied to the foam by means of an adhesive in stripe or dot form.
A seat airbag for a vehicle installed in a side part of a seat back, an airbag cushion thereof deployed forward, and a front portion of the cushion is divided into a head chamber disposed at an upper location, a chest chamber disposed at a central location and a pelvis chamber disposed at a lower location, the airbag comprising: a first tether disposed at an inner side of the cushion facing a vehicle occupant, and having a first end connected to a gas injection portion of the side part of the seat back and a second end connected to the chest chamber; a second tether disposed at the inner side of the cushion, and having a first end connected to the second end of the first tether and a second end connected to the head chamber; a third tether disposed at an outer side of the cushion opposite the vehicle occupant, and having a first end connected to the second end of the second tether and a second end connected to the pelvis chamber; and a fourth tether disposed at the inner side of the cushion, and having a first end connected to the second end of the third tether and a second end connected to the chest chamber. a first tether disposed at an inner side of the cushion facing a vehicle occupant, and having a first end connected to a gas injection portion of the side part of the seat back and a second end connected to the chest chamber; a second tether disposed at the inner side of the cushion, and having a first end connected to the second end of the first tether and a second end connected to the head chamber; a third tether disposed at an outer side of the cushion opposite the vehicle occupant, and having a first end connected to the second end of the second tether and a second end connected to the pelvis chamber; and a fourth tether disposed at the inner side of the cushion, and having a first end connected to the second end of the third tether and a second end connected to the chest chamber.
Method for producing a threaded connection between a first and a second component, provided in each case for conducting high-pressure medium, of an injection device for internal combustion engines, wherein an internal thread is formed on a tubular end section of the first component, into which internal thread the second component, which has an external thread, can be screwed and braced against an abutment surface of the first component, characterized in that an outer ring is pressed onto the tubular end section, which outer ring imparts an elastic preload acting in a radial direction, and the components (5, 6) are thereafter screwed together.
A compound having a formula: or a stereoisomer, an optical isomer, an enantiomer, a racemic mixture, or a stereoisomeric mixture thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof, wherein: (i) A 1, A 2 and A 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of O and S; (ii) R 1 is selected from the group consisting of dodecyl, octadecyl, octyl, eicosanyl, cis-9-hexadecenyl, (2-octyl)dodecyl and (15-carboxy)pentadecyl; (iii) R 2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl chain 2-28 carbons in length and wherein X is C 1-25 alkyl, Y is selected from the group consisting of: -OH,-H, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, acetoxy and aromatic functional groups; provided that if R 1 is other than (15-carboxy)pentadecyl, then R 2 is as defined above; and Z is selected from the group consisting of: wherein R' is C 1-4 alkyl; and (iv) R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H, acyl, phosphate, phosphocholine, phosphoethanolamine, phosphoethanolamine-N-glutaric acid, phosphoserine, and phosphoinositol. (i) A 1, A 2 and A 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of O and S; (ii) R 1 is selected from the group consisting of dodecyl, octadecyl, octyl, eicosanyl, cis-9-hexadecenyl, (2-octyl)dodecyl and (15-carboxy)pentadecyl; (iii) R 2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl chain 2-28 carbons in length and wherein X is C 1-25 alkyl, Y is selected from the group consisting of: -OH,-H, alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, acetoxy and aromatic functional groups; provided that if R 1 is other than (15-carboxy)pentadecyl, then R 2 is as defined above; and Z is selected from the group consisting of: wherein R' is C 1-4 alkyl; and (iv) R 3 is selected from the group consisting of H, acyl, phosphate, phosphocholine, phosphoethanolamine, phosphoethanolamine-N-glutaric acid, phosphoserine, and phosphoinositol.
An apparatus, comprising: a transceiver operable in a wireless personal area network, wherein said transceiver is configured to communicate with a coordinator and at least one receiver; and wherein said transceiver is to use a directional reservation of free channel time blocks using contention-based slots and transmitting a bandwidth reservation request message specifying a requested reservation period using directional transmission pointed towards said coordinator, and wherein at the beginning of a free channel time block there is a pre-defined number of contention slots to be used by devices of the network to transmit bandwidth reservation requests to the coordinator followed by an announcement slot, in said time block, to be used to communicate an announcement from said coordinator to announce the granted bandwidth reservation if any. a transceiver operable in a wireless personal area network, wherein said transceiver is configured to communicate with a coordinator and at least one receiver; and wherein said transceiver is to use a directional reservation of free channel time blocks using contention-based slots and transmitting a bandwidth reservation request message specifying a requested reservation period using directional transmission pointed towards said coordinator, and wherein at the beginning of a free channel time block there is a pre-defined number of contention slots to be used by devices of the network to transmit bandwidth reservation requests to the coordinator followed by an announcement slot, in said time block, to be used to communicate an announcement from said coordinator to announce the granted bandwidth reservation if any.
Domestic refrigeration appliance, having at least one door leaf (2, 3), which is pivotably mounted between a closed position closing off a storage compartment of the domestic refrigeration appliance and a releasing open position by means of at least one door hinge (5a, 5b, 5c), wherein the door hinge (5a, 5b, 5c) is embodied to mount the door leaf (2, 3) with hinges on the right in a first assembly position and with hinges on the left in a second assembly position, and having a door-closing fitting part (6, 7), which has a fastening section, which is embodied on at least one end wall (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) of the door leaf 2, 3) for assembly of the door-closing fitting part (6, 7) both with hinges on the right and also with hinges on the left, and which has a spring section, which is embodied to move the door leaf (2, 3) into the closing closed position, wherein the fastening section of the door-closing fitting part (6, 7) has a depression on each of two opposing sides, characterised in that, as a function of the assembly position of the door-closing fitting part (6, 7), a separate connecting piece is optionally introduced into the one depression or the other depression via a subsection in a form-fitting manner according to its height and a subsection of the connecting piece protruding from the depression engages into a cutout in the end wall (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) of the door leaf (2, 3), which cutout corresponds to the assembly position in each case, and the opposite depressions of the door-closing fitting part (6, 7) and at least the introduced subsection of the connecting piece have a matching cross-sectional contour, which deviates from a circle so that a rotation of the connecting piece in relation to the door-closing fitting part (6, 7) is prevented even with the use of only a single connecting piece and a single depression
An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus, the indoor unit comprising a front design panel in which a recess is formed as a suction port through which air is sucked, the recess being depressed rearward from a front face and extending in a width direction, the front design panel including a lower panel extending in the width direction below the recess, an upper panel extending in the width direction above the recess, and a connecting portion (14, 214) connecting a back side of the lower panel and a back side of the upper panel, the connecting portion (14, 214) including a bottom wall (14a, 214a) extending rearward from the lower panel, and an inner wall extending upward from the bottom wall (14a, 214a) and connecting to the upper panel, the bottom wall (14a, 214a) being located below an upper edge of the lower panel, characterised in that the bottom wall (14a, 214a) and the inner wall _are configured so that light traveling along a line connecting a lower end of the upper panel and an upper edge of the lower panel is reflected off the bottom wall (14a, 214a) onto a position on the inner wall, the position being below a horizontal line passing through the upper edge of the lower panel. the front design panel including a lower panel extending in the width direction below the recess, an upper panel extending in the width direction above the recess, and a connecting portion (14, 214) connecting a back side of the lower panel and a back side of the upper panel, a lower panel extending in the width direction below the recess, an upper panel extending in the width direction above the recess, and a connecting portion (14, 214) connecting a back side of the lower panel and a back side of the upper panel, the connecting portion (14, 214) including a bottom wall (14a, 214a) extending rearward from the lower panel, and an inner wall extending upward from the bottom wall (14a, 214a) and connecting to the upper panel, a bottom wall (14a, 214a) extending rearward from the lower panel, and an inner wall extending upward from the bottom wall (14a, 214a) and connecting to the upper panel, the bottom wall (14a, 214a) being located below an upper edge of the lower panel, characterised in that the bottom wall (14a, 214a) and the inner wall _are configured so that light traveling along a line connecting a lower end of the upper panel and an upper edge of the lower panel is reflected off the bottom wall (14a, 214a) onto a position on the inner wall, the position being below a horizontal line passing through the upper edge of the lower panel.
A mobile inhaler, comprising: - a mouthpiece comprising at least one inhaling opening; - a body element connected to the mouthpiece and comprising a housing for holding a DC power source; - an enclosure holding a container that comprises a liquid into a cavity, and wherein the container comprises a wick arranged in the cavity in contact with the liquid; - a power conversion unit comprising an inverter operative to convert a DC voltage provided by the DC power source into a higher AC voltage; - a nebulizer adapted to enable converting into aerosol droplets at least part of the liquid in the enclosure for directly inhalation from said mouthpiece; and - a connection enabling fluid transfer from said enclosure to the nebulizer; said nebulizer comprising: a mesh having disc shape and comprising a central, dome-shaped circular region having a convex side arranged to extend towards the at least one inhaling opening, the dome-shaped circular region comprising a plurality of openings, wherein the mesh is configured to be in contact with the wick, thereby preventing direct contact between the mesh and the liquid comprised within said enclosure; and an ultrasonic vibrator configured to vibrate the mesh, wherein the ultrasonic vibrator is activatable by the AC voltage, wherein the ultrasonic vibrator is an annular piezo-electric vibration generator, wherein the dome-shaped circular region is aligned with a central hole of the vibration generator, and wherein the mesh is directly attached to a lower side of the annular piezo-electric vibration generator. - a mouthpiece comprising at least one inhaling opening; - a body element connected to the mouthpiece and comprising a housing for holding a DC power source; - an enclosure holding a container that comprises a liquid into a cavity, and wherein the container comprises a wick arranged in the cavity in contact with the liquid; - a power conversion unit comprising an inverter operative to convert a DC voltage provided by the DC power source into a higher AC voltage; - a nebulizer adapted to enable converting into aerosol droplets at least part of the liquid in the enclosure for directly inhalation from said mouthpiece; and - a connection enabling fluid transfer from said enclosure to the nebulizer; a mesh having disc shape and comprising a central, dome-shaped circular region having a convex side arranged to extend towards the at least one inhaling opening, the dome-shaped circular region comprising a plurality of openings, wherein the mesh is configured to be in contact with the wick, thereby preventing direct contact between the mesh and the liquid comprised within said enclosure; and an ultrasonic vibrator configured to vibrate the mesh, wherein the ultrasonic vibrator is activatable by the AC voltage, wherein the ultrasonic vibrator is an annular piezo-electric vibration generator, wherein the dome-shaped circular region is aligned with a central hole of the vibration generator, and wherein the mesh is directly attached to a lower side of the annular piezo-electric vibration generator.
Key casing, notably for motor vehicles, including: - a casing including on the one hand an insert housing of longitudinal shape oriented along an axis, adapted to receive an insert, and on the other hand a receiving space extending along an axis, said axes (A, B) defining an angle, and - a key head extending along an axis and fixed to the insert at an angle and forming a key, said key head forming on the one hand a cover for closing the casing at the level of the receiving space and on the other hand a part for gripping the key, - complementary reversible snap-fastening means carried on the one hand by the casing at the level of the receiving space and on the other hand by the key head, enabling locking and unlocking of the key head with respect to a receiving space, said key head being able to move from a free position to a position snap-fastened onto the casing at the level of the receiving space by the snap-fastening means, characterized in that the angle at which the insert is fixed to the key head differs from the angle between the axis of the insert housing and the axis of the receiving space so that to move the key head into the snap-fastened position deforming forces are applied to said key head, the removal of said deforming forces when the key head returns to the free position leading to partial offsetting of said key head from the receiving space. - a casing including on the one hand an insert housing of longitudinal shape oriented along an axis, adapted to receive an insert, and on the other hand a receiving space extending along an axis, said axes (A, B) defining an angle, and - a key head extending along an axis and fixed to the insert at an angle and forming a key, said key head forming on the one hand a cover for closing the casing at the level of the receiving space and on the other hand a part for gripping the key, - complementary reversible snap-fastening means carried on the one hand by the casing at the level of the receiving space and on the other hand by the key head, enabling locking and unlocking of the key head with respect to a receiving space,
A microwave antenna assembly (12, 112) for tissue ablation, comprising: a feedline (20, 120) including: an inner conductor (50, 150); an outer conductor (56, 156); and an inner insulator (52, 152) disposed therebetween; a radiating portion (18, 118) including: an unbalanced dipole antenna (40, 140) having a proximal portion (42, 142) and a distal portion (44, 144) of different physical lengths, the proximal portion (42, 142) including at least a portion of the inner conductor (50, 150) and the inner insulator (52, 152) and the distal portion (44, 144) including a conductive member (45, 145); wherein the microwave antenna assembly (12,112) further comprises: a sleeve (60, 160) applied to the feedline (20, 120) and the radiating portion (18, 118); and a vacuum chamber formed by the distal end of the outer conductor, the proximal end of the conductive member, the outer surface of the inner insulator and the inner surface of the sleeve. a feedline (20, 120) including: an inner conductor (50, 150); an outer conductor (56, 156); and an inner insulator (52, 152) disposed therebetween; an inner conductor (50, 150); an outer conductor (56, 156); and an inner insulator (52, 152) disposed therebetween; a radiating portion (18, 118) including: an unbalanced dipole antenna (40, 140) having a proximal portion (42, 142) and a distal portion (44, 144) of different physical lengths, the proximal portion (42, 142) including at least a portion of the inner conductor (50, 150) and the inner insulator (52, 152) and the distal portion (44, 144) including a conductive member (45, 145); an unbalanced dipole antenna (40, 140) having a proximal portion (42, 142) and a distal portion (44, 144) of different physical lengths, the proximal portion (42, 142) including at least a portion of the inner conductor (50, 150) and the inner insulator (52, 152) and the distal portion (44, 144) including a conductive member (45, 145); wherein the microwave antenna assembly (12,112) further comprises: a sleeve (60, 160) applied to the feedline (20, 120) and the radiating portion (18, 118); a sleeve (60, 160) applied to the feedline (20, 120) and the radiating portion (18, 118); and a vacuum chamber formed by the distal end of the outer conductor, the proximal end of the conductive member, the outer surface of the inner insulator and the inner surface of the sleeve. a vacuum chamber formed by the distal end of the outer conductor, the proximal end of the conductive member, the outer surface of the inner insulator and the inner surface of the sleeve.