mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system comprising: at least one physical computing device that is adapted to detect, by way of an electrode configuration including at least one electrode disposed on an electrode lead included within a cochlear implant system and while the electrode configuration is positioned at a first location along an insertion path of the electrode lead into a cochlea of a cochlear implant patient, a first evoked response that occurs in response to acoustic stimulation applied to the cochlear implant patient; to detect, by way of the electrode configuration while the electrode configuration is positioned at a second location along the insertion path of the electrode lead into the cochlea, a second evoked response that occurs in response to additional acoustic stimulation applied to the cochlear implant patient; to determine at least one of an amplitude change between the first and second evoked responses and a phase change between the first and second evoked responses; and to determine, based on the at least one of the amplitude change and the phase change, whether a scalar translocation of the electrode lead from one scala of the cochlea to another scala of the cochlea has occurred. at least one physical computing device that is adapted to detect, by way of an electrode configuration including at least one electrode disposed on an electrode lead included within a cochlear implant system and while the electrode configuration is positioned at a first location along an insertion path of the electrode lead into a cochlea of a cochlear implant patient, a first evoked response that occurs in response to acoustic stimulation applied to the cochlear implant patient; to detect, by way of the electrode configuration while the electrode configuration is positioned at a second location along the insertion path of the electrode lead into the cochlea, a second evoked response that occurs in response to additional acoustic stimulation applied to the cochlear implant patient; to determine at least one of an amplitude change between the first and second evoked responses and a phase change between the first and second evoked responses; and to determine, based on the at least one of the amplitude change and the phase change, whether a scalar translocation of the electrode lead from one scala of the cochlea to another scala of the cochlea has occurred.
Aerosol-generating device comprising a vaporization element having an outlet and being configured to vaporize a liquid, an airflow passage extending from the outlet of the vaporization element and being configured to convey vapor to an outlet of the aerosol-generating device, a hot air channel configured to direct heated air towards the outlet of the vaporization element, and a dilution air channel configured to direct ambient air into the device and to mix the ambient air with the vapor conveyed in the airflow passage to form an aerosol. a vaporization element having an outlet and being configured to vaporize a liquid, an airflow passage extending from the outlet of the vaporization element and being configured to convey vapor to an outlet of the aerosol-generating device, a hot air channel configured to direct heated air towards the outlet of the vaporization element, and a dilution air channel configured to direct ambient air into the device and to mix the ambient air with the vapor conveyed in the airflow passage to form an aerosol.
A condenser microphone, comprising a substrate, a supporting layer, and a back plate and a vibrating diaphragm which are arranged on the substrate, wherein the vibrating diaphragm comprises an upper side and a lower side; the back plate comprises an upper back plate and a lower back plate, wherein the upper back plate and the lower back plate are arranged such as to respectively face an upper side and a lower side of the vibrating diaphragm; the lower back plate is arranged on the substrate through the supporting layer and the vibrating diaphragm is arranged on the side of the lower back plate away from the substrate; the vibrating diaphragm is provided with a corrugated membrane structure layer and the vibrating diaphragm is positioned between the upper back plate and the lower back plate; and the upper back plate and the lower back plate comprise apertures, wherein the apertures of the upper back plate and the apertures of the lower back plate alternate with each other and wherein the corrugated membrane structure layer has a concave-convex construction and is adapted such that concave and convex parts of the concave-convex construction respectively correspond to the apertures of the upper back plate and the lower back plate. the vibrating diaphragm comprises an upper side and a lower side; the back plate comprises an upper back plate and a lower back plate, wherein the upper back plate and the lower back plate are arranged such as to respectively face an upper side and a lower side of the vibrating diaphragm; the lower back plate is arranged on the substrate through the supporting layer and the vibrating diaphragm is arranged on the side of the lower back plate away from the substrate; the vibrating diaphragm is provided with a corrugated membrane structure layer and the vibrating diaphragm is positioned between the upper back plate and the lower back plate; and the upper back plate and the lower back plate comprise apertures, wherein the apertures of the upper back plate and the apertures of the lower back plate alternate with each other and wherein the corrugated membrane structure layer has a concave-convex construction and is adapted such that concave and convex parts of the concave-convex construction respectively correspond to the apertures of the upper back plate and the lower back plate.
A heat-generating device comprising: a hollow vessel having an electrically insulated inner part; a pair of counter electrodes (2a, 2b) housed inside the vessel, and separated from and opposing each other; a heat-generating body housed between the counter electrodes (2a, 2b) inside the vessel, and composed of silicon powder and carbon powder in a mixed state; and characterized in that the heat-generating device further comprises a pair of elastic bodies (4a, 4b) disposed near non-opposite surface sides of the respective counter electrodes (2a, 2b). a hollow vessel having an electrically insulated inner part; a pair of counter electrodes (2a, 2b) housed inside the vessel, and separated from and opposing each other; a heat-generating body housed between the counter electrodes (2a, 2b) inside the vessel, and composed of silicon powder and carbon powder in a mixed state; and characterized in that the heat-generating device further comprises a pair of elastic bodies (4a, 4b) disposed near non-opposite surface sides of the respective counter electrodes (2a, 2b).
Method to monitor an area, in particular an area in front of an emergency exit, wherein, by means of a camera, at least one image of the area is captured and is compared with a reference image assigned to the area, wherein the comparison is carried out on the basis of gradients which can be identified in the captured image, wherein all locations in the image at which a high gradient is present in the current image and at which no high gradient can be identified in the reference image are determined, and wherein a normalized cross-correlation coefficient is determined between the gradients in the reference image and the gradients in the current image using only the determined locations.
A method for producing a headline sonar cable (20, 120) capable of being used with trawls, or as a synthetic towing warp on trawlers or other vessels, the method for producing the cable (20, 120) comprising steps of: a. providing an elongatable internally-located conductive structure (34, 134) that includes a conductor (22, 122) that is capable of electrical energy and/or data signal transmission, the elongatable internally-located conductive structure (34, 134) comprising a rod comprising a deformable material (24,); b. braiding a strength-member jacket layer of polymeric material to enclose the elongatable internally-located conductive structure (34, 134) while ensuring that the elongatable internally-located conductive structure is slack when surrounded by the strength-member jacket layer; and c. heating the cable (20, 120) to a temperature that enables permanently elongating the cable (20, 120) while stretching the strength-member jacket layer; d. stretching the strength-member jacket layer sufficiently to elongate the cable (20, 120) and so as to permanently elongate the cable (20, 120), while simultaneously not breaking the conductor (22, 122) and while simultaneously preserving the integrity of the conductor (22, 122); and to thereby: i. deform the deformable material (24, 132) responsive to a reduction in cross-sectional area of the strength-member jacket layer; and ii permanently lengthen the strength-member jacket layer; and e. while maintaining tension on the strength-member jacket layer, cooling the cable (20, 120) until the deformable material (24, 132) solidifies. a. providing an elongatable internally-located conductive structure (34, 134) that includes a conductor (22, 122) that is capable of electrical energy and/or data signal transmission, the elongatable internally-located conductive structure (34, 134) comprising a rod comprising a deformable material (24,); b. braiding a strength-member jacket layer of polymeric material to enclose the elongatable internally-located conductive structure (34, 134) while ensuring that the elongatable internally-located conductive structure is slack when surrounded by the strength-member jacket layer; and c. heating the cable (20, 120) to a temperature that enables permanently elongating the cable (20, 120) while stretching the strength-member jacket layer; d. stretching the strength-member jacket layer sufficiently to elongate the cable (20, 120) and so as to permanently elongate the cable (20, 120), while simultaneously not breaking the conductor (22, 122) and while simultaneously preserving the integrity of the conductor (22, 122); and to thereby: i. deform the deformable material (24, 132) responsive to a reduction in cross-sectional area of the strength-member jacket layer; and ii permanently lengthen the strength-member jacket layer; and i. deform the deformable material (24, 132) responsive to a reduction in cross-sectional area of the strength-member jacket layer; and ii permanently lengthen the strength-member jacket layer; and e. while maintaining tension on the strength-member jacket layer, cooling the cable (20, 120) until the deformable material (24, 132) solidifies.
A flow control valve comprising - a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, - a linearly movable first valve member, which comprises a first flow regulating surface arranged inside the valve body, - a second flow regulating surface arranged inside the valve body and facing the first flow regulating surface, - first positioning means, which are configured to move the first valve member for adjusting the distance between the first flow regulating surface and the second flow regulating surface, thereby providing a flow rate regulating function, and - second positioning means, characterized in that the flow control valve comprises a second movable valve member comprising the second flow regulating surface and that - the second positioning means are configured to switch the second valve member between a closed position, where the first flow regulating surface is against the second flow regulating surface, and an open position, where the distance between the first flow regulating surface and the second flow regulating surface depends on the latest position of the first valve member determined by the first positioning means and that - the first flow regulating surface and the second flow regulating surface are arranged so that the movement of the first valve member changes linearly the cross-sectional flow area between the first flow regulating surface and the second flow regulating surface. - a valve body having an inlet and an outlet, - a linearly movable first valve member, which comprises a first flow regulating surface arranged inside the valve body, - a second flow regulating surface arranged inside the valve body and facing the first flow regulating surface, - first positioning means, which are configured to move the first valve member for adjusting the distance between the first flow regulating surface and the second flow regulating surface, thereby providing a flow rate regulating function, and - second positioning means, - the second positioning means are configured to switch the second valve member between a closed position, where the first flow regulating surface is against the second flow regulating surface, and an open position, where the distance between the first flow regulating surface and the second flow regulating surface depends on the latest position of the first valve member determined by the first positioning means and that - the first flow regulating surface and the second flow regulating surface are arranged so that the movement of the first valve member changes linearly the cross-sectional flow area between the first flow regulating surface and the second flow regulating surface.
A turntable system for accommodating at least one machining and/or handling unit, comprising a rotary body arranged to be rotatable about an axis of rotation for receiving the at least one machining and/or handling unit, wherein the rotary body can be brought into engagement via multiple dogs with a helical drum cam for initiating a rotary movement, which drum cam is accommodated in a housing and is designed to be rotatably driven by motor about a drum axis, wherein on or within the housing, a sensor module with multiple sensor units (S1, S2, S3) for detecting at least one status and/or operating parameter (BP1, BP2, BP3) of at least the drum axis is provided, characterized in that the sensor module comprises at least one first sensor unit for detecting a first operating parameter, in particular a first ACTUAL operating parameter, and a second sensor unit for detecting a second operating parameter, in particular a second ACTUAL operating parameter, and a third sensor unit for detecting a third operating parameter, in particular a third ACTUAL operating parameter, in that the first sensor unit is designed as a temperature sensor unit for detecting the first ACTUAL operating parameter in the form of the drum axis temperature, in that the second sensor unit is designed as an angle sensor unit for detecting the second ACTUAL operating parameter in the form of the rotational speed and/or number of rotations of the drum cam and/or the drum axis, in that the third sensor unit is designed as a vibration sensor unit for detecting the third ACTUAL operating parameter in the form of the vibration strength and/or vibrations of the turntable system, and in that the ACTUAL operating parameters (BPI1, BPI2, BPI3) detected by means of the multiple sensor units (S1, S2, S3) are evaluated with the inclusion of an evaluation routine executed in the control unit and, depending on the evaluation, predictions, in particular forward-looking predictions, about maintenance and/or other support requiring states are derived from the detected ACTUAL operating parameters (BPI1, BPI2, BPI3).
An aircraft ground support unit, which is mobile for supplying a service to an aircraft on the ground according to a specific servicing program, said ground support unit comprising: (a) A GPS to identify the instantaneous position of the GSU, (b) reception means suitable for identifying an aircraft parked on the ground, by receiving information emitted by a transponder of said aircraft including instantaneous GPS coordinates of the aircraft position, the identity of the aircraft, the type of aircraft, and the company fretting the aircraft, aircraft status data and (c) a microprocessor configured for, • calculating the distance, d, of the aircraft from said ground support unit, • selecting a specific servicing program which is predefined and stored in a database, on the basis of the identity, type, and/or company of the aircraft identified by the reception means, and • controlling the aircraft ground support unit to implement the thus selected specific servicing program for supplying the service to the aircraft. • Logging aircraft and ground unit data for airlines optimizations (a) A GPS to identify the instantaneous position of the GSU, (b) reception means suitable for identifying an aircraft parked on the ground, by receiving information emitted by a transponder of said aircraft including instantaneous GPS coordinates of the aircraft position, the identity of the aircraft, the type of aircraft, and the company fretting the aircraft, aircraft status data and (c) a microprocessor configured for, • calculating the distance, d, of the aircraft from said ground support unit, • selecting a specific servicing program which is predefined and stored in a database, on the basis of the identity, type, and/or company of the aircraft identified by the reception means, and • controlling the aircraft ground support unit to implement the thus selected specific servicing program for supplying the service to the aircraft. • Logging aircraft and ground unit data for airlines optimizations • calculating the distance, d, of the aircraft from said ground support unit, • selecting a specific servicing program which is predefined and stored in a database, on the basis of the identity, type, and/or company of the aircraft identified by the reception means, and • controlling the aircraft ground support unit to implement the thus selected specific servicing program for supplying the service to the aircraft. • Logging aircraft and ground unit data for airlines optimizations
An ultrasonically driven pump for pumping liquid from a reservoir containing said liquid, said pump comprising: an elongate ultrasonic waveguide having longitudinally opposite first and second ends, a nodal region located longitudinally between said first and second ends of the waveguide, and an internal passage extending longitudinally within the waveguide along at least a portion of the waveguide, the waveguide having an inlet at said first end in fluid communication with said internal passage for receiving liquid from the reservoir into the waveguide, said waveguide having an outlet in fluid communication with the internal passage for exhausting liquid from the pump; said waveguide being configured for greater longitudinal displacement at said inlet than at said outlet of the waveguide in response to ultrasonic excitation of the waveguide, and an excitation device operable to ultrasonically excite said waveguide to vibrate at least longitudinally of the waveguide; characterised in that said internal passage extends from said first end of the waveguide to beyond the nodal region toward said second end of the waveguide, and said outlet is spaced longitudinally from the inlet at a location longitudinally beyond the nodal region of the waveguide relative to said inlet. an elongate ultrasonic waveguide having longitudinally opposite first and second ends, a nodal region located longitudinally between said first and second ends of the waveguide, and an internal passage extending longitudinally within the waveguide along at least a portion of the waveguide, the waveguide having an inlet at said first end in fluid communication with said internal passage for receiving liquid from the reservoir into the waveguide, said waveguide having an outlet in fluid communication with the internal passage for exhausting liquid from the pump; said waveguide being configured for greater longitudinal displacement at said inlet than at said outlet of the waveguide in response to ultrasonic excitation of the waveguide, and an excitation device operable to ultrasonically excite said waveguide to vibrate at least longitudinally of the waveguide;
Process for removing gaseous constituents dissolved in liquid reaction mixtures in the copolymerization of alkylene oxide and carbon dioxide, characterized in that (η) prior to decompression the liquid reaction mixture has a pressure of 5.0 to 100.0 bar (absolute), wherein the following process stages are performed in the specified sequence: (i) decompression of the reaction mixture by at least 50% of the prevailing pressure, (ii) subsequent droplet separation with first defoaming and (iii) subsequent bubble separation with second defoaming to clarify the liquid phase, wherein the process stages (i) to (iii) are performed one or more times until the resulting reaction mixture has a pressure of 0.01 to < 5.00 bar (absolute). (i) decompression of the reaction mixture by at least 50% of the prevailing pressure, (ii) subsequent droplet separation with first defoaming and (iii) subsequent bubble separation with second defoaming to clarify the liquid phase,
A mechanical movement (1, 1', 1′′′) comprising an information display device (2, 2', 2′′′) comprising at least one indicator member (4, 6, 30) for said information, mounted pivoting about a pivot axis A, said movement (1, 1', 1′′′) enclosing a cavity receiving at least said indicator member (4, 6, 30), said cavity being arranged so that said indicator member (4, 6, 30) is housed entirely inside the movement (1, 1', 1′′′), said movement comprising at least one mobile (10, 14, 32) arranged pivoting coaxially with the pivot axis A and comprising an outer peripheral toothing (12, 16, 34), said mobile (10, 14, 32) being housed in the cavity and arranged to carry said indicator member (4, 6, 30), characterized in that said mobile (10, 14, 32) comprises a felloe (10a, 14a, 32a) including said outer peripheral toothing (12, 16, 34) and defining an inner opening (18, 20, 36), said felloe (10a, 14a, 32a) carrying an arm (10b, 14b, 32b) passing radially through said inner opening (18, 20, 36) in order to be mounted pivoting on said pivot axis A, the indicator member (4, 6, 30) being represented on said arm (10b, 14b, 32b).
A nozzle for a fan assembly, the nozzle comprising: at least one air inlet, a plurality of air outlets, the nozzle having a front end and a rear end opposite to the front end, the air outlets being arranged to emit air towards the front end of the nozzle; an annular casing comprising an annular inner wall defining a bore through which air from outside the nozzle can be drawn by air emitted from the air outlets and an outer wall extending about the inner wall, the annular casing comprising an air passage for conveying air to the air outlets, the air passage comprising an inlet section located between the inner wall and the outer wall and extending about the bore of the nozzle, and a plurality of outlet sections each extending across the bore for conveying air to a respective air outlet, the inlet section of the air passage being connected to each end of each of the outlet sections; said nozzle being characterized by an electrostatic precipitator located between the air outlets and the rear end of the nozzle. at least one air inlet, a plurality of air outlets, the nozzle having a front end and a rear end opposite to the front end, the air outlets being arranged to emit air towards the front end of the nozzle; an annular casing comprising an annular inner wall defining a bore through which air from outside the nozzle can be drawn by air emitted from the air outlets and an outer wall extending about the inner wall, the annular casing comprising an air passage for conveying air to the air outlets, the air passage comprising an inlet section located between the inner wall and the outer wall and extending about the bore of the nozzle, and a plurality of outlet sections each extending across the bore for conveying air to a respective air outlet, the inlet section of the air passage being connected to each end of each of the outlet sections; said nozzle being characterized by an electrostatic precipitator located between the air outlets and the rear end of the nozzle.
An antibody which is capable of binding to Interleukin 11 (IL-11) or IL-11 receptor α (IL-11Rα) and inhibiting IL-11 mediated signalling, for use in a method of treating or preventing fibrosis in a human.