mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A prosthetic intervertebral disc comprising: A first endplate (12, 112) sized and shaped to fit within an intervertebral space, the first endplate (12, 112) having an upper vertebral contacting surface and a lower inner bearing surface; a second endplate (14, 114) sized and shaped to fit within an intervertebral space, the second endplate (14, 114) having a lower vertebral contacting surface and an upper inner bearing surface; wherein the lower bearing surface of the first endplate comprises a plurality of first steps (32, 132); and the upper bearing surface of the second endplate comprises a plurality of second steps (34, 134) mating with the plurality of first steps (32, 132) to provide articulation between the first and second endplates (12, 14); characterised in that the first and second steps (32, 34, 132, 134) are concentric circular steps (32, 34) or concentric oval steps (32, 34) that cooperate with each other to allow limited articulation by rocking of the mating stepped surfaces (32, 34) against one another. A first endplate (12, 112) sized and shaped to fit within an intervertebral space, the first endplate (12, 112) having an upper vertebral contacting surface and a lower inner bearing surface; a second endplate (14, 114) sized and shaped to fit within an intervertebral space, the second endplate (14, 114) having a lower vertebral contacting surface and an upper inner bearing surface; wherein the lower bearing surface of the first endplate comprises a plurality of first steps (32, 132); and the upper bearing surface of the second endplate comprises a plurality of second steps (34, 134) mating with the plurality of first steps (32, 132) to provide articulation between the first and second endplates (12, 14); characterised in that the first and second steps (32, 34, 132, 134) are concentric circular steps (32, 34) or concentric oval steps (32, 34) that cooperate with each other to allow limited articulation by rocking of the mating stepped surfaces (32, 34) against one another.
Paint system, characterized in that it comprises an anti-fouling metal oxide and a fumed silica, where the fumed silica has a BET surface area of 150 to 400 m 2 /g, determined in accordance with DIN ISO 99277, a tamped density of 100 to 300 g/l, determined in accordance with DIN EN ISO 787/11, and a thickening of less than 500 mPas at 25°C, measured in accordance with the description, and wherein the fumed silica is obtainable after grinding with a specific energy input of 200 to 2000 kJ/kg, preferably 500 to 1800 kJ/kg, most preferably 700 to 1500 kJ/kg, calculated as follows: specific energy input = P D − P D,0 × t / m, with P D = total power input, P D,0 = no-load power, t = energy input time, m = mass of silica used. with P D = total power input, P D,0 = no-load power, t = energy input time, m = mass of silica used.
A method of operating a mobile device carried by a customer in order to effect a fueling transaction via an application installed on said mobile device, said method comprising steps of: transmitting a short range wireless initiation signal to a mobile device of a customer directly from a fuel dispenser, said fuel dispenser characterised by having a plurality of passive near-field communication transponders (90, 92) which are operative to emit said wireless initiation signal when interrogated by said mobile device, said wireless initiation signal containing information identifying said fuel dispenser and an associated grade of fuel of a plurality of fuel grades, wherein each of said plurality of passive near-field communication transponders (90, 92) for each grade of fuel comprise an antenna arrangement and associated circuitry carried by an adhesive backed tag attached to said fuel dispenser; the method further characterised by instructing the fuel dispenser by electronics in communication with a cloud server to allow fueling to begin in response to initiation of a transaction via an application installed in said mobile device. transmitting a short range wireless initiation signal to a mobile device of a customer directly from a fuel dispenser, said fuel dispenser characterised by having a plurality of passive near-field communication transponders (90, 92) which are operative to emit said wireless initiation signal when interrogated by said mobile device, said wireless initiation signal containing information identifying said fuel dispenser and an associated grade of fuel of a plurality of fuel grades, wherein each of said plurality of passive near-field communication transponders (90, 92) for each grade of fuel comprise an antenna arrangement and associated circuitry carried by an adhesive backed tag attached to said fuel dispenser; the method further characterised by instructing the fuel dispenser by electronics in communication with a cloud server to allow fueling to begin in response to initiation of a transaction via an application installed in said mobile device.
A method of forming an annealed additive manufacturing powder, comprising annealing an additive manufacturing powder comprising a thermoplastic elastomer component and a flow agent, wherein the unannealed additive manufacturing powder has a glass transition temperature and at least a primary melting temperature and a secondary melting temperature as determined by differential scanning calorimetry in accordance with ASTM D3418-97, wherein the primary melting temperature is at a higher temperature than the secondary melting temperature, wherein the glass transition temperature is a glass transition temperature of the TPE component, the primary melting temperature is a melting temperature of the TPE component and the secondary melting temperature is a melting temperature of the flow agent, wherein annealing includes: increasing a temperature of the additive manufacturing powder, to a temperature above the glass transition temperature but below the primary melting temperature for a first period of time; and decreasing the temperature of the powder by at least 10 degrees Celsius after the first period of time to form the annealed additive manufacturing powder. wherein the unannealed additive manufacturing powder has a glass transition temperature and at least a primary melting temperature and a secondary melting temperature as determined by differential scanning calorimetry in accordance with ASTM D3418-97, wherein the primary melting temperature is at a higher temperature than the secondary melting temperature, wherein the glass transition temperature is a glass transition temperature of the TPE component, the primary melting temperature is a melting temperature of the TPE component and the secondary melting temperature is a melting temperature of the flow agent, wherein annealing includes: increasing a temperature of the additive manufacturing powder, to a temperature above the glass transition temperature but below the primary melting temperature for a first period of time; and decreasing the temperature of the powder by at least 10 degrees Celsius after the first period of time to form the annealed additive manufacturing powder. increasing a temperature of the additive manufacturing powder, to a temperature above the glass transition temperature but below the primary melting temperature for a first period of time; and decreasing the temperature of the powder by at least 10 degrees Celsius after the first period of time to form the annealed additive manufacturing powder.
A composition comprising exosomes isolated from induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived mesenchymal stem cells for use in a method of treating or preventing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, wherein the induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells are derived from a progenitor of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells which does not express SSEA-4 (stage-specific embryonic antigen 4) protein, wherein the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived mesenchymal stem cells have been treated with a pretreatment material, and wherein the pretreatment material is selected from the group consisting of 1-(6-benzothiazolylsulfonyl)-5-chloro-1H-indole-2-butanoic acid and exendin-4.
A resin composition comprising: an epoxy compound; a first triphenylbenzene compound expressed by the following expression; and a second triphenylbenzene compound expressed by the following expression, a ratio M (mol%) expressed by the following mathematical expression being from 0.2 mol% to 16.3 mol%, (R1 to R15 are each any of a hydrogen group (-H) and a hydroxyl group (-OH), where at least one of the R1 to the R15 is the hydroxyl group.) (R21 to R35 are each any of the hydrogen group, the hydroxyl group, and an alkoxy group, where at least one of the R21 to the R35 is the hydroxyl group and at least one of the R21 to the R35 is the alkoxy group.) M mol % = M 1 / M 2 × 100 where M1 is the number of moles (mol) of the alkoxy group contained in the second triphenylbenzene compound, and M2 is sum of the number of moles (mol) of the hydroxyl group contained in the first triphenylbenzene compound, the number of moles (mol) of the hydroxyl group contained in the second triphenylbenzene compound, and the number of moles (mol) of the alkoxy group contained in the second triphenylbenzene compound. an epoxy compound; a first triphenylbenzene compound expressed by the following expression; and a second triphenylbenzene compound expressed by the following expression, a ratio M (mol%) expressed by the following mathematical expression being from 0.2 mol% to 16.3 mol%, (R1 to R15 are each any of a hydrogen group (-H) and a hydroxyl group (-OH), where at least one of the R1 to the R15 is the hydroxyl group.) (R21 to R35 are each any of the hydrogen group, the hydroxyl group, and an alkoxy group, where at least one of the R21 to the R35 is the hydroxyl group and at least one of the R21 to the R35 is the alkoxy group.) M mol % = M 1 / M 2 × 100 where M1 is the number of moles (mol) of the alkoxy group contained in the second triphenylbenzene compound, and M2 is sum of the number of moles (mol) of the hydroxyl group contained in the first triphenylbenzene compound, the number of moles (mol) of the hydroxyl group contained in the second triphenylbenzene compound, and the number of moles (mol) of the alkoxy group contained in the second triphenylbenzene compound. M1 is the number of moles (mol) of the alkoxy group contained in the second triphenylbenzene compound, and M2 is sum of the number of moles (mol) of the hydroxyl group contained in the first triphenylbenzene compound, the number of moles (mol) of the hydroxyl group contained in the second triphenylbenzene compound, and the number of moles (mol) of the alkoxy group contained in the second triphenylbenzene compound.
An apparatus (205, 300) for measuring characteristics of earth formations surrounding a borehole, comprising: a resistivity measurement device having a multiplicity of antennae (204, 510) spaced between each other in a longitudinal direction of the apparatus; a neutron measurement device comprising at least a neutron source (200; 301) and at least a neutron detector, each of the neutron detectors being at a distance from the neutron source in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus; characterized in that the multiplicity of antennae are interleaved with the neutron measurement device such that each neutron detector is at least partly overlaid with an antenna of the resistivity measurement device in order to reduce a total length of the apparatus and in order to allow a determined area of the earth formation to be measured simultaneously using the neutron measurement device and the resistivity measurement device. a resistivity measurement device having a multiplicity of antennae (204, 510) spaced between each other in a longitudinal direction of the apparatus; a neutron measurement device comprising at least a neutron source (200; 301) and at least a neutron detector, each of the neutron detectors being at a distance from the neutron source in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus; characterized in that the multiplicity of antennae are interleaved with the neutron measurement device such that each neutron detector is at least partly overlaid with an antenna of the resistivity measurement device in order to reduce a total length of the apparatus and in order to allow a determined area of the earth formation to be measured simultaneously using the neutron measurement device and the resistivity measurement device.
Sharp/blunt trocar with a freezing probe for freezing tissues containing sealed channels for conducting refrigerant in a continuous or algorithmic interrupted flow, the freezing probe being connected with a pump and a container for the refrigerant and terminating in a freezing head having at least one elastic surface configured to change its shape and distend as a result of the flow of gas pumped under pressure through the trocar so as to form a decompression chamber, into which the refrigerant is supplied through the channels and then undergoes decompression and evaporation causing the elastic surface of the freezing head to cool, wherein the at least one elastic surface is configured to fit to the tissue exposed to freezing and partially surround the treated tissue, and wherein the at least one elastic surface is arranged on the side wall of freezing head.
Method for separating volatile components of polymers of a polymer containing liquid by releasing the liquid being under pressure in a static devolatilization apparatus with a vessel, wherein the vessel comprises a sump area at the bottom of which a discharge pump for the devolatilized polymer is arranged, wherein the vessel comprises upper areas (11, 12), to which a suction pump for the gas formed from the volatilized components is connected, wherein at least one phase separation chamber is arranged at least partially in the vessel and wherein the phase separation chamber comprises a feed for the liquid to be treated, lower openings of a polymer discharge area and a single one or a plurality of upper openings of a gas outlet area, characterized in that the feed is arranged outside of the vessel and is at least partially embodied as a heat exchanger, and that a valve is integrated either in a part of the phase separation chamber being arranged outside of the vessel or at another location in the feed, and that the maximum pressure difference of the lowest arranged openings amounts to at most 100 mbar, when the devolatilization is performed at a low pressure generated by the vacuum pump, and the maximum pressure difference amounts to 500 mbar, when a high devolatilization pressure exists.
Apparatus for providing a measure of the current capacity of a charging cable, the apparatus comprising: a measuring device constructed and arranged to measure the weight of a section of a charging cable; and a controller configured to provide a measure of the current capacity of the charging cable based on the measured weight of the section of the charging cable. a measuring device constructed and arranged to measure the weight of a section of a charging cable; and a controller configured to provide a measure of the current capacity of the charging cable based on the measured weight of the section of the charging cable.
Switching bridge having a housing for bridging at least two electrical terminal strips (3, 3') which are arranged next to one another, wherein the terminal strips (3, 3') in each case have at least one busbar (4, 4'), and in each case at least one opening (5, 6, 7) is formed in the busbars (4, 4'), characterized in that at least two contact elements, which are insulated from one another, for engaging into an opening (5, 6, 7) in in each case one of the busbars (4, 4') are arranged in the housing, and in that a bridge rail is held in a movable manner in the housing, wherein the bridge rail has at least two contact regions and a connecting region which connects the contact regions, and wherein the bridge rail can be moved from a first end position, in which the contact regions do not make contact with the contact elements, to a second end position, in which the contact elements are electrically conductively connected to one another by means of the bridge rail.
A baffle adapted for use with an air intake section of a gas turbine, said baffle comprising: a pair of oppositely disposed perforated walls that at least partially define an exterior of said baffle and an interior cavity of said baffle; characterised in that a pair of panels is disposed within said interior cavity, each of said panels coupled proximate a respective one of said perforated walls such that a chamber is defined between said panels, each of said panels comprising a first sound absorbing material that is substantially completely vaporizable at an operating temperature of a combustor section of the gas turbine. a pair of oppositely disposed perforated walls that at least partially define an exterior of said baffle and an interior cavity of said baffle; characterised in that a pair of panels is disposed within said interior cavity, each of said panels coupled proximate a respective one of said perforated walls such that a chamber is defined between said panels, each of said panels comprising a first sound absorbing material that is substantially completely vaporizable at an operating temperature of a combustor section of the gas turbine.
A wireless system (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) comprising: an active oscillator, arranged to generate and output a reference clock, wherein the active oscillator comprises at least one active component, and does not include an electromechanical resonator; a front-end circuit, arranged to process a transmit, TX, signal or a receive, RX, signal according to a local oscillator, LO, signal, by performing an up-conversion process that converts the TX signal from a lower frequency to a higher frequency for signal transmission, and/or by performing a down-conversion process that converts the RX signal from a higher frequency to a lower frequency for signal reception, wherein the LO signal is derived from the reference clock; and a calibration circuit coupled to the active oscillator and configured to control the active oscillator to calibrate the LO frequency of the reference clock; wherein the reference clock with an LO frequency is supplied to the front-end circuit via a direct path (203, 403), and the reference clock received by the front-end circuit acts as the LO signal directly. an active oscillator, arranged to generate and output a reference clock, wherein the active oscillator comprises at least one active component, and does not include an electromechanical resonator; a front-end circuit, arranged to process a transmit, TX, signal or a receive, RX, signal according to a local oscillator, LO, signal, by performing an up-conversion process that converts the TX signal from a lower frequency to a higher frequency for signal transmission, and/or by performing a down-conversion process that converts the RX signal from a higher frequency to a lower frequency for signal reception, wherein the LO signal is derived from the reference clock; and a front-end circuit, arranged to process a transmit, TX, signal or a receive, RX, signal according to a local oscillator, LO, signal, by performing an up-conversion process that converts the TX signal from a lower frequency to a higher frequency for signal transmission, and/or by performing a down-conversion process that converts the RX signal from a higher frequency to a lower frequency for signal reception, wherein the LO signal is derived from the reference clock; and a calibration circuit coupled to the active oscillator and configured to control the active oscillator to calibrate the LO frequency of the reference clock; wherein the reference clock with an LO frequency is supplied to the front-end circuit via a direct path (203, 403), and the reference clock received by the front-end circuit acts as the LO signal directly.
Group for positioning an element for protecting items, such as ceramic plates or tiles, arranged stacked inside a rigid package or box, at an interspace present within the rigid package or box around the lateral perimeter of the items between said rigid package or box and said items, said positioning and gripping group comprising a support frame, quick coupling means connectable to an arm of a robot, a gripper connected to said support frame, wherein said gripper is shaped for retaining said protection element and for releasing it into said interspace, said protection element comprising a casing and a filler material, characterized in that said gripper comprises two arms, which are shaped as rod-like elongated elements, that can approach and move away from each other in a manner such that said arms can be inserted within said casing, wherein said arms can be adapted to the size of said casing to be picked up and said arms can place said casing under tension, each of said arms having a free end at a position diametrically opposite to said support frame, wherein said free end is rounded in order to prevent piercing or damaging of said casing.
Device for converting an electrical current for a high-voltage direct current transmission with at least one phase module (2a, 2b, 2c), which has an AC voltage connection (3 1, 3 2, 3 3) and at least one DC voltage connection (p,n), a phase module branch (6p1, 6p2, 6p3, 6n1, 6n2, 6n3) being formed between each DC voltage connection (p,n) and the AC voltage connection (3 1, 3 2, 3 3), and each phase module branch (6p1, 6p2, 6p3, 6n1, 6n2, 6n3) having a series circuit comprising submodules, which each have a capacitor and at least one power semiconductor (T 1, T 2), characterized by capacitor diagnosis means for the time-dependent determination of the capacitance of each capacitor, the capacitor diagnosis means having for each phase module (2a, 2b, 2c) a branch current sensor for detecting a phase module branch current (Izwg) flowing in the assigned phase module (2a, 2b, 2c), and for each submodule a submodule sensor for detecting a capacitor voltage (Uc) dropped across the capacitor of the assigned submodule and also means for detecting the switching states of the power semiconductor or power semiconductors of the respectively assigned submodule, an evaluation unit determining the capacitance of the capacitors of each phase module (2a, 2b, 2c) in a manner dependent on the respectively measured phase module branch current (Izwg), the switching states of the power semiconductor or power semiconductors and the respective capacitor voltage (Uc), the evaluation unit integrating the phase module branch current (Izwg) in sections for obtaining a charge change (ΔQ) between the turn-on and turn-off of the power semiconductors of the submodules only if the switching states of the power semiconductors of the respective submodule permit the current flow to the capacitor of the submodule.
A method for tensioning a strapping band (2, 3) or a lashing band (2, 3), which band (2, 3) is threaded through a self-locking buckle, and wherein said method comprises the steps of: - engaging a free end portion of the band (2, 3) via a tensioning means of a tensioning device, said tensioning device comprising a tensioning motor operatively connected to said tensioning means, wherein said tensioning means is a slotted windlass that is rotably driven by said tensioning motor, and - tensioning said band (2, 3) by actuating said tensioning motor in a tensioning direction, thereby driving said tensioning means, and thereby pulling said free end portion of the band (2, 3) through said buckle, characterized in that, as soon as a predetermined tension level has been reached, the windlass is automatically driven in reverse, back into a starting position for the windlass. - engaging a free end portion of the band (2, 3) via a tensioning means of a tensioning device, said tensioning device comprising a tensioning motor operatively connected to said tensioning means, wherein said tensioning means is a slotted windlass that is rotably driven by said tensioning motor, and - tensioning said band (2, 3) by actuating said tensioning motor in a tensioning direction, thereby driving said tensioning means, and thereby pulling said free end portion of the band (2, 3) through said buckle,