mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A communication device comprising - a processing unit (PROC); - a volatile memory (VMEM); - a non-volatile storage medium (NMEM) having stored thereon a first set of instructions and a second set of instructions; and - a communication unit (COMM) being coupled to the processing unit (PROC); wherein the communication device is configured - to selectively be operated in a standby mode of operation, in an idle mode of operation and in an active mode of operation, wherein in the standby mode of operation the processing unit does not process any instructions; - during a transition from the standby mode of operation to the idle mode of operation, to load the first set of instructions into the volatile memory (VMEM) enabling the processing unit (PROC) to execute the loaded first set of instructions; - during a transition from the idle mode of operation to the active mode of operation, to additionally load the second set of instructions into the volatile memory (VMEM) enabling the processing unit (PROC) to execute instructions from the loaded first set of instructions and the loaded second set of instructions; - wherein the processing unit (PROC) is configured, in the idle mode of operation, to interact with the communication unit (COMM) for detecting, using instructions from the first set of instructions, whether a triggering message is received via the communication unit (COMM), and to initiate the transition from the idle mode of operation to the active mode of operation in response to the detection of the triggering message. - a processing unit (PROC); - a volatile memory (VMEM); - a non-volatile storage medium (NMEM) having stored thereon a first set of instructions and a second set of instructions; and - a communication unit (COMM) being coupled to the processing unit (PROC); - to selectively be operated in a standby mode of operation, in an idle mode of operation and in an active mode of operation, wherein in the standby mode of operation the processing unit does not process any instructions; - during a transition from the standby mode of operation to the idle mode of operation, to load the first set of instructions into the volatile memory (VMEM) enabling the processing unit (PROC) to execute the loaded first set of instructions; - during a transition from the idle mode of operation to the active mode of operation, to additionally load the second set of instructions into the volatile memory (VMEM) enabling the processing unit (PROC) to execute instructions from the loaded first set of instructions and the loaded second set of instructions; - wherein the processing unit (PROC) is configured, in the idle mode of operation, to interact with the communication unit (COMM) for detecting, using instructions from the first set of instructions, whether a triggering message is received via the communication unit (COMM), and to initiate the transition from the idle mode of operation to the active mode of operation in response to the detection of the triggering message.
Flexible connector with - a multi-layered metallic strip, - wherein the layers of the metallic strip being bonded to one another in the region of the end of the strip, wherein - a reinforcing element is arranged at the end of the strip, the reinforcing element being bonded to the strip, and - at least two conductors (20a, 20b) made from solid material, characterized in, - that the multi-layered strip is formed as a braided hose, - the a front face of a respective one of the two conductors (20a, 20b) is slid into the hose and, - that the strip is welded to the respective conductor using the reinforcing element. - a multi-layered metallic strip, - wherein the layers of the metallic strip being bonded to one another in the region of the end of the strip, wherein - a reinforcing element is arranged at the end of the strip, the reinforcing element being bonded to the strip, and - at least two conductors (20a, 20b) made from solid material, - that the multi-layered strip is formed as a braided hose, - the a front face of a respective one of the two conductors (20a, 20b) is slid into the hose and, - that the strip is welded to the respective conductor using the reinforcing element.
A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet comprising a support having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the both surfaces thereof, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer comprising an acrylic polymer containing C 4-18 alkyl (meth)acrylate as a monomer major component, copolymerized with two or more monomers copolymerizable with said alkyl (meth)acrylate wherein the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet has a total thickness including the thickness of the support and the two pressure-sensitive adhesive layers formed on the both surfaces of the support of 0.003 mm to 0.029 mm and a breaking strength of from 2 to 14 MPa/10 mm width, wherein the breaking strength is determined as outlined in the specification, wherein the two pressure-sensitive adhesive layers each have a thickness of 0.004 to 0.014 mm, and Wherein the support is a plastic film and has a thickness of from 0.002 to 0.009 mm, and wherein the plastic material is a polyester.
A transducer (1, 101, 201, 401) comprising: - a housing (2, 102, 202, 402) defining a chamber (3, 103, 203, 403), - a bent armature (4, 104, 204, 404) having at least a first leg (5, 105, 205, 405), a second leg (6, 106, 206, 406), and a bent portion (12, 112, 212, 412) interconnecting the first and second legs (5, 105, 205, 405, 6, 106, 206, 406) to form a U-shaped armature (4, 104, 204, 404), where the first and second legs are substantially parallel, and the first leg has a first length, - a magnet assembly (7, 107, 207, 407) configured to provide a magnetic field in an air gap (8, 108, 208, 408), and - a coil (9, 109, 209, 409) comprising a coil tunnel (10, 110, 210, 410), wherein the armature (4, 104, 204, 404) extends through the air gap (8, 108, 208, 408) and the coil tunnel (10, 110, 210, 410) and is fixed to the housing (2, 102, 202, 402) at an end portion (13, 113, 213, 413) of the first leg so that the second leg (6, 106, 206, 406) and at least a portion of the first leg (5, 105, 205, 405), the portion extending from the bent portion (12, 112, 212, 412) and comprising at least 50% of the first length, are movable in relation to the housing (2, 102, 202, 402). - a housing (2, 102, 202, 402) defining a chamber (3, 103, 203, 403), - a bent armature (4, 104, 204, 404) having at least a first leg (5, 105, 205, 405), a second leg (6, 106, 206, 406), and a bent portion (12, 112, 212, 412) interconnecting the first and second legs (5, 105, 205, 405, 6, 106, 206, 406) to form a U-shaped armature (4, 104, 204, 404), where the first and second legs are substantially parallel, and the first leg has a first length, - a magnet assembly (7, 107, 207, 407) configured to provide a magnetic field in an air gap (8, 108, 208, 408), and - a coil (9, 109, 209, 409) comprising a coil tunnel (10, 110, 210, 410),
A method of determining the residual capacity of a battery of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine and a forced induction device, said battery being adapted to supplement output torque of said engine via a rotary electrical machine during a lag period of the forced induction device, said method comprising: determining a minimum capacity of said battery, and calculating a residual capacity above said minimum for providing supplemental torque to said engine via said electrical machine during the lag period, said residual capacity increasing with vehicle altitude. determining a minimum capacity of said battery, and calculating a residual capacity above said minimum for providing supplemental torque to said engine via said electrical machine during the lag period, said residual capacity increasing with vehicle altitude.
An electrosurgical generator (300, 500) comprising: a DC-DC buck converter configured to receive input power; a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the transformer is configured to transmit output power to a load; wherein the apparatus further comprises an inductor connected between the DC-DC buck converter and a DC-AC boost inverter; wherein the DC-AC boost inverter is configured to receive an input from the inductor and transfer AC power to the primary winding of the transformer; characterised by an electrosurgical generator controller configured to control both the DC-DC buck converter and the DC-AC boost inverter, wherein control of both the DC-DC buck converter and the DC-AC boost inverter is based in part on electrical parameters of the electrosurgical generator. a DC-DC buck converter configured to receive input power; a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, wherein the transformer is configured to transmit output power to a load; wherein the apparatus further comprises an inductor connected between the DC-DC buck converter and a DC-AC boost inverter; wherein the DC-AC boost inverter is configured to receive an input from the inductor and transfer AC power to the primary winding of the transformer; characterised by an electrosurgical generator controller configured to control both the DC-DC buck converter and the DC-AC boost inverter, wherein control of both the DC-DC buck converter and the DC-AC boost inverter is based in part on electrical parameters of the electrosurgical generator.
Electric starter for an internal combustion engine, comprising: - a casing, - an electric motor comprising an internal shaft that is able to rotate with respect to the casing about a longitudinal axis, - an output shaft driven by the internal shaft and - a reduction assembly rotationally linking the internal shaft and the output shaft, said reduction assembly comprising a ring gear secured to the casing by an elastic connection, characterized in that the elastic connection between the ring gear and the casing comprises: - an elastic element axially remote from the ring gear, and - a rotational linking element mounted axially between the ring gear and the elastic element, the ring gear being borne by the casing by the intermediary of the linking element, - said elastic element being able to absorb a torque shock transmitted to the ring gear. - a casing, - an electric motor comprising an internal shaft that is able to rotate with respect to the casing about a longitudinal axis, - an output shaft driven by the internal shaft and - a reduction assembly rotationally linking the internal shaft and the output shaft, said reduction assembly comprising a ring gear secured to the casing by an elastic connection, - an elastic element axially remote from the ring gear, and - a rotational linking element mounted axially between the ring gear and the elastic element, the ring gear being borne by the casing by the intermediary of the linking element, - said elastic element being able to absorb a torque shock transmitted to the ring gear.
Drying device for domestic appliances such as dishwashers, washing machines or the like, having a liquid drying agent, a tank for the liquid drying agent and a rotatable distributor element for distributing the drying agent, and also a drive (12, 16) for the distributor element, a tank inlet for the return flow of the drying agent and a tank outlet for the removal of the drying agent being provided, characterized in that at least one closure element is provided for the liquid-tight closure of the tank inlet and/or the tank outlet.
Medical measuring device intended for placement in the body of a living being, for measuring the mechanical stresses of a joint connecting two parts of the skeleton of the living being, comprising: - a body having a fixed plate, a so-called proof plate on which mechanical stresses are applied and a pillar standing on a first face of said fixed plate and supporting the proof plate, - at least one measuring unit comprising one or more sensors, arranged on a second face of said fixed plate, the opposite face from said first face, characterized in that: - the fixed plate comprises an external rim rising up at the periphery of the proof plate and spaced from said proof plate by a gap. - a body having a fixed plate, a so-called proof plate on which mechanical stresses are applied and a pillar standing on a first face of said fixed plate and supporting the proof plate, - at least one measuring unit comprising one or more sensors, arranged on a second face of said fixed plate, the opposite face from said first face, - the fixed plate comprises an external rim rising up at the periphery of the proof plate and spaced from said proof plate by a gap.
A method of hydraulically fracturing a hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir which comprises: (a) pumping into a well penetrating the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir a fluid laden with proppant; (b) pumping into the well a fluid substantially free of proppant, wherein the fluid of step (a) and the fluid of step (b) is the same; (c) sequentially repeating steps (a) and (b); (d) creating vertically extending pillars within the formation; and (e) flowing fluids produced from the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir at least partially through channels between the vertically extending pillars, characterised in that the fluid of the proppant laden stage further comprises a pillar stabilizing agent. (a) pumping into a well penetrating the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir a fluid laden with proppant; (b) pumping into the well a fluid substantially free of proppant, wherein the fluid of step (a) and the fluid of step (b) is the same; (c) sequentially repeating steps (a) and (b); (d) creating vertically extending pillars within the formation; and (e) flowing fluids produced from the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir at least partially through channels between the vertically extending pillars, characterised in that the fluid of the proppant laden stage further comprises a pillar stabilizing agent.
A clot retrieval system, comprising: a delivery catheter defining a lumen and having proximal and distal ends; an elongate shaft having proximal and distal ends and configured for receipt within the delivery catheter; an inverted sleeve having a closed end attached to a distal segment of the elongate shaft and an open end, and an expansion device supported on the elongate shaft at an axial location; characterized in that: an outer section of the inverted sleeve including the open end is folded over onto an inner section of the inverted sleeve including the closed end at a rolling fold; and the expansion device is supported on the elongate shaft at a location proximally spaced from the closed end and aligned with or distally spaced from the open end, wherein the expansion device is configured for radially expanding the open end of the inverted sleeve. a delivery catheter defining a lumen and having proximal and distal ends; an elongate shaft having proximal and distal ends and configured for receipt within the delivery catheter; an inverted sleeve having a closed end attached to a distal segment of the elongate shaft and an open end, and an expansion device supported on the elongate shaft at an axial location; characterized in that: an outer section of the inverted sleeve including the open end is folded over onto an inner section of the inverted sleeve including the closed end at a rolling fold; and the expansion device is supported on the elongate shaft at a location proximally spaced from the closed end and aligned with or distally spaced from the open end, wherein the expansion device is configured for radially expanding the open end of the inverted sleeve. an outer section of the inverted sleeve including the open end is folded over onto an inner section of the inverted sleeve including the closed end at a rolling fold; and the expansion device is supported on the elongate shaft at a location proximally spaced from the closed end and aligned with or distally spaced from the open end, wherein the expansion device is configured for radially expanding the open end of the inverted sleeve.
Method for controlling a ballistic movement of a blocking body of a valve, wherein the blocking body is formed for blocking a throughflow cross section of the valve, wherein the blocking body is able to be switched into a first switching position which forms a blocking position and into a second switching position which completely opens up the throughflow cross section, wherein the blocking body assumes the first switching position in a rest position, and wherein the blocking body is moved from its rest position in response to an activation signal, wherein the method comprises the following step: controlling the ballistic movement, wherein a signal duration of the activation signal is temporally dimensioned such that the blocking body is moved back into the first switching position by a counterforce prior to reaching the second switching position and that the blocking body at least partially opens up the throughflow cross section during the movement, wherein a ballistic movement is understood to mean a movement of a body with a profile which is parabolic in a movement displacement-time diagram, characterized in that the activation signal is a pulse-width modulated signal for setting medium volumetric flow rates which are below the nominal volumetric flow rate of the valve. controlling the ballistic movement, wherein a signal duration of the activation signal is temporally dimensioned such that the blocking body is moved back into the first switching position by a counterforce prior to reaching the second switching position and that the blocking body at least partially opens up the throughflow cross section during the movement, wherein a ballistic movement is understood to mean a movement of a body with a profile which is parabolic in a movement displacement-time diagram, characterized in that the activation signal is a pulse-width modulated signal for setting medium volumetric flow rates which are below the nominal volumetric flow rate of the valve.
A force measuring system comprising: a tortuous conduit, having a static shaped hollow pathway replicating or resembling a patient bodily channel, operatively coupled to a transducer; and, a computer communicatively coupled to the transducer, the computer programmed to utilize signals output from the transducer to calculate forces acting on the transducer, the computer programmed to support a graphical user interface for displaying the calculated forces; wherein a first portion of the transducer is mounted to a base, and a second portion of the transducer is mounted to a sled repositionably mounted to the base. a tortuous conduit, having a static shaped hollow pathway replicating or resembling a patient bodily channel, operatively coupled to a transducer; and, a computer communicatively coupled to the transducer, the computer programmed to utilize signals output from the transducer to calculate forces acting on the transducer, the computer programmed to support a graphical user interface for displaying the calculated forces; wherein a first portion of the transducer is mounted to a base, and a second portion of the transducer is mounted to a sled repositionably mounted to the base.
A lower abdomen garment in the form of a shorts-like main part comprising a waistband and an opening in the region of the genitals, through which the genitals can be guided into a pocket, the slot-like vertically extending opening being formed between two fabric fold portions of the main part, and the ends (4.1) of the portions that form the fabric folds each being connected to the main part by a seam arranged remotely from the slot-like opening, the pocket being designed as a bag that is open on one side and being arranged on the main part with the opening of said bag in front of the slot-like opening in the waistband region, the sides of the bag being connected to the main part in front of the slot-like opening by means of respective seams, and said seams between the bag and the main part respectively coinciding with the seams by means of which the main part is connected to the ends (4.1) of the portions that form the fabric folds.
Control release system for use in the treatment of a disease wherein the control release system is administered subcutaneously or intraperitoneally, wherein the control release system is a nanoparticle and wherein the control release system is obtained by (i) mixing an active ingredient comprising a reactive moiety with an aqueous solution or dispersion comprising polymer chains comprising at least one reactive moiety, capable of reacting with the reactive moiety of the active ingredient, the polymer chains further being capable of cross-linking intra- or intermolecularly; and (ii) subjecting this mixture to cross-linking forming a polymer matrix under such conditions that simultaneous with the formation of the polymer matrix the active ingredient is covalently entrapped in this polymer matrix, wherein the polymer chains are thermo-sensitive polymer chains selected from (co)polymers based on hydrophobically modified esters of N-hydroxyalkyl-(meth)acrylamide or N-(meth)acryloyl amino acids, and wherein the active ingredient is mixed in the aqueous environment, wherein also the non-cross-linked polymer chains are initially present at a temperature lower than the Lower Critical Solution Temperature (LCST), after which step (ii) is carried out at a temperature higher than the LCST; or at a temperature lower than the Critical Micelle Formation Temperature, after which step (ii) is carried out at a temperature higher than the CMT. (i) mixing an active ingredient comprising a reactive moiety with an aqueous solution or dispersion comprising polymer chains comprising at least one reactive moiety, capable of reacting with the reactive moiety of the active ingredient, the polymer chains further being capable of cross-linking intra- or intermolecularly; and (ii) subjecting this mixture to cross-linking forming a polymer matrix under such conditions that simultaneous with the formation of the polymer matrix the active ingredient is covalently entrapped in this polymer matrix, wherein the polymer chains are thermo-sensitive polymer chains selected from (co)polymers based on hydrophobically modified esters of N-hydroxyalkyl-(meth)acrylamide or N-(meth)acryloyl amino acids, and wherein the active ingredient is mixed in the aqueous environment, wherein also the non-cross-linked polymer chains are initially present at a temperature lower than the Lower Critical Solution Temperature (LCST), after which step (ii) is carried out at a temperature higher than the LCST; or at a temperature lower than the Critical Micelle Formation Temperature, after which step (ii) is carried out at a temperature higher than the CMT.