mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method performed by a wearable device (100, 400, 600) comprising an electrode pad located on a body of a user, wherein the electrode pad is configured to provide feedback to a plurality of body parts of the user, the method comprising: detecting a user motion; when the user has performed a space input operation by touching a virtual object on a virtual screen displayed by an electronic device connected to the wearable device, determining, by a controller of the wearable device, based on the detected user motion, at least one body part, of said plurality of body parts, to which a feedback signal is to be transmitted; generating, by the controller, the feedback signal; and outputting, by an output interface of the wearable device, the feedback signal, via the electrode pad configured to provide feedback to the determined at least one body part, wherein the feedback signal is an electrical signal to stimulate muscles of the determined at least one body part. detecting a user motion; when the user has performed a space input operation by touching a virtual object on a virtual screen displayed by an electronic device connected to the wearable device, determining, by a controller of the wearable device, based on the detected user motion, at least one body part, of said plurality of body parts, to which a feedback signal is to be transmitted; generating, by the controller, the feedback signal; and outputting, by an output interface of the wearable device, the feedback signal, via the electrode pad configured to provide feedback to the determined at least one body part, wherein the feedback signal is an electrical signal to stimulate muscles of the determined at least one body part.
A reciprocating piston pump having a bellows vent, a housing, a flexible bellows seal around a shaft slideable in said housing in a chamber to create an air tight non-sliding seal, the chamber being a low pressure inlet chamber, and a seal in said housing slideably sealing said shaft; characterized in that: said seal restricts leakage due to bellows seal failure which enters the area formed between said shaft and said bellows seal; and a backup chamber is connected to, and in permanent communication with, said bellows vent and is closed to the surrounding air. said seal restricts leakage due to bellows seal failure which enters the area formed between said shaft and said bellows seal; and a backup chamber is connected to, and in permanent communication with, said bellows vent and is closed to the surrounding air.
A biphasic pharmaceutical formulation comprising an inner solid particulate phase, and an outer solid continuous phase in which particles of the inner solid particulate phase are dispersed and embedded, the particles of the inner solid particulate phase comprising (a) a pharmaceutical having a high water solubility selected from metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) an extended release material which comprises one or more ionic polymers wherein the pharmaceutical is present in the inner solid particulate phase in an amount with the range from 10 to 98% by weight of the inner solid particulate phase, and where the extended release material is present in an amount within the range from 5 to 95% by weight of the inner solid particulate phase; and the outer solid continuous phase comprising an extended release material which comprises one or more non-ionic polymers, wherein the extended release material in the inner phase differs from the extended release material in the outer phase, wherein the inner solid particulate phase is present in a weight ratio to the outer solid continuous phase within the range from 0.5:1 to 4:1.
An automatic analysis apparatus that analyzes a sample, the automatic analysis apparatus comprising: at least one analysis unit (107, 207) adapted to analyze the sample; a transport unit adapted to hold a plurality of sample containers housing the samples and that supplies the sample containers to the analysis unit; a display device adapted to display information on maintenance of the analysis unit and maintenance of the transport unit; and a control unit adapted to control an operation of the analysis unit and an operation of the transport unit, and to cause the display device to display information on maintenance, characterized in that the control unit is adapted to cause the display device to display a guide screen having a status display region that displays a device state of each unit, a remaining time/count information display region that displays a remaining time until termination or a number of repetitive operations of the maintenance of each unit, and a guidance information region in which maintenance guidance for the analysis unit and the transport unit are arranged independently of each other in the same screen, wherein the control unit is further adapted to cause the guide screen to display a next button and a stop button for each unit, the next button allowing the operator to instruct the control unit to transit to a next step of a maintenance operation of the corresponding unit and the stop button allowing the operator to instruct the control unit to interrupt the maintenance operation of the corresponding unit. at least one analysis unit (107, 207) adapted to analyze the sample; a transport unit adapted to hold a plurality of sample containers housing the samples and that supplies the sample containers to the analysis unit; a display device adapted to display information on maintenance of the analysis unit and maintenance of the transport unit; and a control unit adapted to control an operation of the analysis unit and an operation of the transport unit, and to cause the display device to display information on maintenance, characterized in that the control unit is adapted to cause the display device to display a guide screen having a status display region that displays a device state of each unit, a remaining time/count information display region that displays a remaining time until termination or a number of repetitive operations of the maintenance of each unit, and a guidance information region in which maintenance guidance for the analysis unit and the transport unit are arranged independently of each other in the same screen, wherein the control unit is further adapted to cause the guide screen to display a next button and a stop button for each unit, the next button allowing the operator to instruct the control unit to transit to a next step of a maintenance operation of the corresponding unit and the stop button allowing the operator to instruct the control unit to interrupt the maintenance operation of the corresponding unit.
A pro-apoptotic TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-R1/DR4 or TRAIL-R2/DR5 receptor agonist in an effective amount for use in a method for alleviating one or more symptoms of fibrotic disease in a subject, wherein the TRAIL-R1/DR4 or TRAIL-R2/DR5 receptor agonist is selected from the group consisting of: full length TRAIL comprising amino acids 1 to 281 of SEQ ID NO:1, full length TRAIL comprising amino acids 1 to 281 of SEQ ID NO:1 PEGylated at the N-terminus, TRAIL functional fragments comprising at least amino acids 114 to 281 of SEQ ID NO:1, and TRAIL functional fragments comprising at least amino acids 114 to 281 of SEQ ID NO:1 PEGylated at the N-terminus; and induces apoptosis in hepatic stellate cells, pancreatic stellate cells, activated myofibroblasts, activated endothelial cells or activated epithelial cells that produce or induce an excess amount of extracellular matrix resulting in fibrosis of an organ or tissue, or cirrhosis.
Apparatus for generating electricity for a motor vehicle, comprising: - a generator for generating electricity; - a rotary member rotatably mounted in a passageway (20, 16, 24) of the motor vehicle so as to be rotated by an airflow moving through the passageway (20, 16, 24); - a motor; - a drive mechanism connected to said generator for driving said generator and including first and second clutch units (36, 46) which are connected to each other coaxially, said rotary member being coupled to one of said first and second clutch units (36, 46), said motor being coupled to the other one of said first and second clutch units (36, 46), said first and second clutch units (36, 46) being configured such that said generator can be driven by said rotary member while said motor remains stationary and such that said generator can be driven by said motor while said rotary member remains stationary; and - a controller connected to said motor, said controller being configured to monitor the rotational speed of said rotary member for selectively activating said motor to drive said generator when the rotational speed of said rotary member is below a predetermined threshold level. - a generator for generating electricity; - a rotary member rotatably mounted in a passageway (20, 16, 24) of the motor vehicle so as to be rotated by an airflow moving through the passageway (20, 16, 24); - a motor; - a drive mechanism connected to said generator for driving said generator and including first and second clutch units (36, 46) which are connected to each other coaxially, said rotary member being coupled to one of said first and second clutch units (36, 46), said motor being coupled to the other one of said first and second clutch units (36, 46), said first and second clutch units (36, 46) being configured such that said generator can be driven by said rotary member while said motor remains stationary and such that said generator can be driven by said motor while said rotary member remains stationary; and - a controller connected to said motor, said controller being configured to monitor the rotational speed of said rotary member for selectively activating said motor to drive said generator when the rotational speed of said rotary member is below a predetermined threshold level.
Household device with a housing, which surrounds a receiving space, and with a door, with which a loading opening of the receiving space can be closed and which is arranged in a pivotable manner relative to the housing and in the opened state can be stowed into a storage space in the housing, wherein the door is coupled to a control apparatus, with which the movement into and out of the storage space is controlled, and the control apparatus has at least one bearing unit, which is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation and on which control elements (19, 20) are arranged, characterised in that the control apparatus is embodied such that on a first movement path of an overall movement path of the door measured between a closed and an opened position of the door, the axis of rotation of the bearing unit can be slid exclusively horizontally forwards in a direction away from the receiving space by means of a sliding apparatus of the control apparatus on a sliding path before the door is inserted into the storage space.
An information processing method for an information processing apparatus including a built-in first display, the method comprising the steps of: detecting a connection status of an externally connected second display different from the built-in first display; writing status information indicating the detected connection status in a storage, wherein the detected connection status is that the connection of the second display has been detected, changing over a display destination between the first display and the second display based on the detected connection status, controlling a display screen, according to screen specifications of the first display or the second display, which corresponds to the display destination after changeover; and reading the connection status written in the storage and scaling a display image at a magnification based on the read connection status, characterized in that at the step of writing, after writing the status information in the storage, completion of the writing is notified to the scaling unit, and when the scaling unit, at the point in time when it is notified of the completion of the writing, has completed starting, the connection status written in the storage is read upon receipt of notification of the completion of the writing; and when the scaling unit is, at the point in time when it is notified of the completion of the writing, yet to complete starting, the reading of connection status written in the storage is executed after the scaling unit has completed starting. detecting a connection status of an externally connected second display different from the built-in first display; writing status information indicating the detected connection status in a storage, wherein the detected connection status is that the connection of the second display has been detected, changing over a display destination between the first display and the second display based on the detected connection status, controlling a display screen, according to screen specifications of the first display or the second display, which corresponds to the display destination after changeover; and reading the connection status written in the storage and scaling a display image at a magnification based on the read connection status, characterized in that at the step of writing, after writing the status information in the storage, completion of the writing is notified to the scaling unit, and
A probe for detecting a gene of infectious disease pathogenic bacterium, Prevotella denticola, wherein the base sequence is any one of the following base sequences to: TCGATGACGGCATCAGATTCGAAGCA (SEQ ID NO. 70) or the complementary sequence thereof; AATGTAGGCGCCCAACGTCTGACT (SEQ ID NO. 71) or the complementary sequence thereof; a modified sequence of a length of 20 to 30 nucleotides and prepared such that any one of the sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 70 to 71 and the complementary sequences thereof is subjected to base deletion, substitution, or addition as far as 80% or more of the base sequence is consecutively conserved and as far as the modified sequences hybridize with said bacterium under the following stringent conditions: Hybridization Solution: 6 × SSPE/10% formamide/target/0.05 wt% (6 × SSPE: NaCl 900 mM, NaH 2 PO 4 H 2 O 50 mM, EDTA 6 mM, pH, 7.4); Hybridization Conditions: 65°C for 3 min, 55°C for 4 hrs, washing with 2 × SSC/0.1% SDS at 50°C, washing with 2 × SSC/0.1% SDS at 20°C. TCGATGACGGCATCAGATTCGAAGCA (SEQ ID NO. 70) or the complementary sequence thereof; AATGTAGGCGCCCAACGTCTGACT (SEQ ID NO. 71) or the complementary sequence thereof; a modified sequence of a length of 20 to 30 nucleotides and prepared such that any one of the sequences of SEQ ID NOS. 70 to 71 and the complementary sequences thereof is subjected to base deletion, substitution, or addition as far as 80% or more of the base sequence is consecutively conserved and as far as the modified sequences hybridize with said bacterium under the following stringent conditions: Hybridization Solution: 6 × SSPE/10% formamide/target/0.05 wt% (6 × SSPE: NaCl 900 mM, NaH 2 PO 4 H 2 O 50 mM, EDTA 6 mM, pH, 7.4); Hybridization Conditions: 65°C for 3 min, 55°C for 4 hrs, washing with 2 × SSC/0.1% SDS at 50°C, washing with 2 × SSC/0.1% SDS at 20°C.
A medical image processing apparatus comprising: an image obtainment unit that obtains a three-dimensional image obtained by imaging a patient; a degree-of-interest setting unit that sets a relative degree of interest at each of a plurality of positions on a path connecting the plurality of positions in the three-dimensional image; a discrimination condition obtainment unit that obtains a discrimination condition for identifying, based on the set degree or degrees of interest, a virtual endoscopic image or images to be generated from the three-dimensional image; and an image generation unit that generates, based on the three-dimensional image, the virtual endoscopic image or images at positions satisfying the discrimination condition that the degree of interest is higher than a threshold. an image obtainment unit that obtains a three-dimensional image obtained by imaging a patient; a degree-of-interest setting unit that sets a relative degree of interest at each of a plurality of positions on a path connecting the plurality of positions in the three-dimensional image; a discrimination condition obtainment unit that obtains a discrimination condition for identifying, based on the set degree or degrees of interest, a virtual endoscopic image or images to be generated from the three-dimensional image; and an image generation unit that generates, based on the three-dimensional image, the virtual endoscopic image or images at positions satisfying the discrimination condition that the degree of interest is higher than a threshold.
Music string, in particular for stringed and/or plucked instruments, wherein the music string has a first fluid and a second fluid different from the first fluid, wherein the first fluid and the second fluid are arranged in at least a first predeterminable vibration section of the music string to form a first mixing region, wherein the first fluid is arranged on a first music string part (2, 9, 10, 11) of the music string, characterized in that the first music string part (2, 9, 10, 11) is a music string part (2, 9, 10, 11, 13) selected from the group: string core of the music string, first circumferential section of the string core, first cross-sectional section of the string core, second winding layer of the music string, second winding element of the second winding layer, in that the second fluid is arranged on a second music string part (4, 5) of the music string, in that the second music string part (4, 5) is a first winding layer of the music string or a first winding element of the first winding layer, and in that the second fluid is formed in such a way and the first winding layer is arranged in such a way that, when the musical string is excited in a predetermined manner as intended, the second fluid penetrates the first winding layer to form the first mixing region, wherein the winding density of the first winding layer and the properties of the second fluid are designed in such a manner that the second fluid penetrates the first winding layer at least in some regions, and at least during the dynamic opening and closing of the windings due to the stretching and bending of the music string during playing, and thus comes into contact with the first fluid.
Light comprising a light housing with an interior space and a light emission window extending over a horizontal extent, wherein an illuminant comprising a plurality of LEDs is arranged in the interior space and a heat sink on which the LEDs are arranged is arranged in the interior space, wherein the heat sink has a rib arrangement with a plurality of fins (2, 203, 204), which extends within the horizontal extent of the light emission window, wherein the fins (2, 203, 204) each bear against the side wall of the light housing which is vertically opposite the light emission window and bounds the interior space and form intermediate spaces between them, wherein the illuminant rests on the side of the rib arrangement facing the light emission window, wherein the heat sink arranged in the interior space is integrated in one piece in the side wall bounding the interior space and this side wall does not have a rib structure on its outer side, the side wall forming a bottom section of a first, trough-shaped housing part of the light housing and the light emission window being enclosed by a second housing part designed as a cover, the housing parts being connected to one another in a sealing manner, forming the interior space as a sealed interior space, characterized in that the rib arrangement extends with a horizontal section beyond the illuminant, this horizontal section of the rib arrangement lying within the horizontal extension of the light emission window.
A method for processing a multi-fiber ferrule for a multi-fiber fiber optic connector, the multi-fiber ferrule including a ferrule body having a distal end and a proximal end, the ferrule body also defining a plurality of openings that extend through the ferrule body from the proximal end to the distal end, the ferrule body having a plurality of optical fibers potted within the openings, the method comprising: polishing a distal end face of the ferrule before using a micro-machining process; removing a portion of a distal end face of the ferrule using the micro-machining process in which a plurality of laser beam pulses are directed at the distal end face of the ferrule to cause removal of the portion of the distal end face such that the optical fibers protrude outwardly from the distal end face of the ferrule; wherein the plurality of laser beam pulses overlapping in a moving direction and in a line-to-line direction, wherein in the line-to-line direction, a line spacing is defined by the distance between two laser lines and the line-to-line direction is perpendicular to the moving direction; wherein each of the laser beam pulses defines a pulse spot on the distal end face of the ferrule, the pulse spot having a spot diameter such that adjacent pulse spots have a first spot size overlap of at least 50 percent in the moving direction; wherein adjacent pulse spots in the line-to-line direction are spaced apart from one another by the line spacing which is less than the spot diameter of the pulse spots such that adjacent pulse spots have a second spot size overlap of between 20 percent and 40 percent in the line-to-line direction; and polishing the distal end face of the ferrule after the micro-machining process. polishing a distal end face of the ferrule before using a micro-machining process; removing a portion of a distal end face of the ferrule using the micro-machining process in which a plurality of laser beam pulses are directed at the distal end face of the ferrule to cause removal of the portion of the distal end face such that the optical fibers protrude outwardly from the distal end face of the ferrule; wherein the plurality of laser beam pulses overlapping in a moving direction and in a line-to-line direction, wherein in the line-to-line direction, a line spacing is defined by the distance between two laser lines and the line-to-line direction is perpendicular to the moving direction; wherein each of the laser beam pulses defines a pulse spot on the distal end face of the ferrule, the pulse spot having a spot diameter such that adjacent pulse spots have a first spot size overlap of at least 50 percent in the moving direction; wherein adjacent pulse spots in the line-to-line direction are spaced apart from one another by the line spacing which is less than the spot diameter of the pulse spots such that adjacent pulse spots have a second spot size overlap of between 20 percent and 40 percent in the line-to-line direction; and polishing the distal end face of the ferrule after the micro-machining process.
A method of removing an unexpanded shoe comprising: disposing a tool in a wellbore, wherein the tool includes a latch assembly and a mill body; engaging a shoe assembly with the latch assembly, wherein the shoe assembly is coupled to the wellbore by a tubular having an expanded portion and an unexpanded portion; translating and rotating the mill body relative to the latch assembly, wherein the tool is rotated whilst it is lowered so as to mill the unexpanded portion of the tubular until the shoe assembly is uncoupled from the wellbore; and pulling the tool and the shoe assembly through the expanded portion and out of the wellbore.