mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A joint module for an articulated vehicle, for pivotally interconnecting a first vehicle part and a second vehicle part of the articulated vehicle, the joint module comprising an articulation joint comprising - a first segment, connectable to the first vehicle part, - a second segment, connectable to the second vehicle part, the second segment having two second connecting plates (13, 14) spaced apart at a second distance and perpendicular to an axial direction of the articulation joint, - a slewing bearing pivotally coupling the first segment to the second segment, the slewing bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring pivotable with respect to each other about a pivot axis, the pivot axis defining the axial direction of the articulation joint, wherein the inner ring is fixated to the second connecting plates (13, 14), characterized in that the first segment having two first connecting plates (10, 11) spaced apart at a first distance and perpendicular to the axial direction, the outer ring being fixated to the first connecting plates (10, 11) therebetween, each of the two first connecting plates (10, 11) having an arc-shaped recess wherein a central axis of the arc-shape of the recess is concentric with the pivot axis, and the second distance being such that the two first connecting plates (10, 11), at least with a portion thereof between which the outer ring is fixated, extend between the two second connecting plates (13, 14), and the inner ring being fixated to the second connecting plates (13, 14) therebetween and at the location of the recesses in the first segment. - a first segment, connectable to the first vehicle part, - a second segment, connectable to the second vehicle part, the second segment having two second connecting plates (13, 14) spaced apart at a second distance and perpendicular to an axial direction of the articulation joint, - a slewing bearing pivotally coupling the first segment to the second segment, the slewing bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring pivotable with respect to each other about a pivot axis, the pivot axis defining the axial direction of the articulation joint, wherein the inner ring is fixated to the second connecting plates (13, 14), characterized in that the first segment having two first connecting plates (10, 11) spaced apart at a first distance and perpendicular to the axial direction, the outer ring being fixated to the first connecting plates (10, 11) therebetween, each of the two first connecting plates (10, 11) having an arc-shaped recess wherein a central axis of the arc-shape of the recess is concentric with the pivot axis, and the second distance being such that the two first connecting plates (10, 11), at least with a portion thereof between which the outer ring is fixated, extend between the two second connecting plates (13, 14), and the inner ring being fixated to the second connecting plates (13, 14) therebetween and at the location of the recesses in the first segment.
Electrical food cooking appliance, comprising an electric motor for driving a stirring blade, heating means and ventilation means for blowing air heated by the heating means through a scroll opening out opposite the food arranged in a cooking vessel, the blade for stirring food comprising an axle of axis (X-X) shaped to be rotated relative to said cooking vessel about said axis (X-X'), via the electric motor, in a predetermined rotation direction, to which axle a stirring arm is connected in a connection zone, said stirring arm having a curved profile and extending to a free end which extends behind the zone for connecting to said axle, when said rotation direction is considered, and comprising a solid wall having a front face and a rear face delimited by a lower edge and an upper edge, the straight section of said arm being such that said front face has a concave shape, at least in the region of the blade closest to said axle, the concavity of said shape being oriented in the same direction as said rotation direction, characterised in that: - the lower edge of said arm extends in a single plane; - the upper edge of said arm has a slope descending from said axle in the direction of its free end; - the top part of the zone for connecting said arm to said axle extends in a direction that is substantially radial relative to this axle. - the lower edge of said arm extends in a single plane; - the upper edge of said arm has a slope descending from said axle in the direction of its free end; - the top part of the zone for connecting said arm to said axle extends in a direction that is substantially radial relative to this axle.
A kit comprising: a dermocosmetic or aestetic laser treatment device, the device comprising: A) a laser system comprising a lamp-pumped source; B) an optical fibre; C) a handpiece or a scanner connected to said optical fibre, comprising a lens and mirror system projecting the image of the laser beam onto the area to be treated; whereby said optical fibre is a rectangular core fibre and said image is rectangular, the kit being characterised by further comprising a slit pattern, the slit pattern being a flexible, planar surface, on which the pattern of the area to be treated is drawn, divided into rectangular sections, where each section represents the area / spot that is hit by a single image obtained from the rectangular core fibre, wherein said sections are mutually defined on said planar surface by slits. a dermocosmetic or aestetic laser treatment device, the device comprising: A) a laser system comprising a lamp-pumped source; B) an optical fibre; C) a handpiece or a scanner connected to said optical fibre, comprising a lens and mirror system projecting the image of the laser beam onto the area to be treated; whereby said optical fibre is a rectangular core fibre and said image is rectangular, A) a laser system comprising a lamp-pumped source; B) an optical fibre; C) a handpiece or a scanner connected to said optical fibre, comprising a lens and mirror system projecting the image of the laser beam onto the area to be treated; the kit being characterised by further comprising a slit pattern, the slit pattern being a flexible, planar surface, on which the pattern of the area to be treated is drawn, divided into rectangular sections, where each section represents the area / spot that is hit by a single image obtained from the rectangular core fibre, wherein said sections are mutually defined on said planar surface by slits.
Protective earthing contact for the electrically conductive connection of a protective earth line to an electrically conductive carrier element, the protective earthing contact having a base section, wherein two side elements (3a, 3b) project from the base section and each side element (3a, 3b) has an upper region (4a, 4b), wherein the upper regions (4a, 4b) form a latching region for clamping the protective earthing contact to the carrier element and wherein at least one side element (3a, 3b) has a protective earthing contact element for electrically conductive contacting of the carrier element, wherein in each case one of the upper regions (4a, 4b) has a contacting region (5a, 5b), wherein the latching region and the protective earthing contact element being arranged substantially at the same height with respect to the base portion, characterized in that the latching region and the protective earthing contact element are separate, wherein the protective earthing contact being set up so that, when the protective earthing contact is mounted on the carrier element, the upper regions (4a, 4b) in the latching region widen so that the carrier element can pass between the contacting regions (5a, 5b).
A hybrid medical imaging system comprising: a nuclear medicine imaging subsystem for capturing an image of a target region of a subject; a magnetic resonance imaging subsystem for capturing a plurality of magnetic resonance images of said target region, each captured MR image being based on a different MRI parameter that highlights a specific tissue type, the image captured by said nuclear medicine imaging subsystem being captured simultaneously with at least one of the captured MR images, the different MRI parameters being selected to identify a plurality of different tissue types within said target region, wherein the MRI parameters include one of longitudinal relaxation weighted, transverse relaxation weighted, proton-density weighted, or proton-density weighted with water suppression; and said system being characterized in a processing structure communicating with said nuclear medicine and MRI subsystems (12, 14), said processing structure being configured to: process said MR images having the respective different MRI parameters to obtain segmented MRI images (30, 32, 34) to identify a plurality of different tissue types, estimate attenuation of the different tissue types within said target region from the processed MR images, generate a combined segmented MRI image of said target region based on a combination of said segmented MR images (30, 32, 34), and use a non-uniform attenuation map related to electron density derived from the combined segmented MRI image to correct the image captured by said nuclear medicine imaging subsystem. a nuclear medicine imaging subsystem for capturing an image of a target region of a subject; a magnetic resonance imaging subsystem for capturing a plurality of magnetic resonance images of said target region, each captured MR image being based on a different MRI parameter that highlights a specific tissue type, the image captured by said nuclear medicine imaging subsystem being captured simultaneously with at least one of the captured MR images, the different MRI parameters being selected to identify a plurality of different tissue types within said target region, wherein the MRI parameters include one of longitudinal relaxation weighted, transverse relaxation weighted, proton-density weighted, or proton-density weighted with water suppression; and said system being characterized in a processing structure communicating with said nuclear medicine and MRI subsystems (12, 14), said processing structure being configured to: process said MR images having the respective different MRI parameters to obtain segmented MRI images (30, 32, 34) to identify a plurality of different tissue types, estimate attenuation of the different tissue types within said target region from the processed MR images, generate a combined segmented MRI image of said target region based on a combination of said segmented MR images (30, 32, 34), and use a non-uniform attenuation map related to electron density derived from the combined segmented MRI image to correct the image captured by said nuclear medicine imaging subsystem.
Method for checking a semiconductor switch for a fault, in which the semiconductor switch is driven with a PWM signal with variable duty cycle, wherein, when the semiconductor switch is operated with a duty cycle of 100% or 0% the current measurement of the overall system is evaluated, while, when the semiconductor switch is operated with a duty cycle between 0% and 100% the voltage pulses generated across the semiconductor switch are evaluated, wherein the voltage pulses generated across the semiconductor switch are counted for the evaluation, and as a result of the evaluation a short circuit or an open circuit of the semiconductor switch is detected if the latter does not generate voltage pulses.
A method for patterning a film containing a dendrimer involving applying a mould to the film thereby to imprint a pattern thereon, wherein the dendrimer has the formula: CORE-[DENDRON] n in which the core represents an atom or group, n represents an integer of at least one, and DENDRON, which may be the same or different if n is greater than one, represents a dendritic molecular structure, CORE terminating in the single bond to the first branching atom or group with more than one dendritic chain attached, said atom or group forming part of said DENDRON, with at least one DENDRON at least inherently partially conjugated, wherein the mould is adapted to form a corrugated surface when applied to the dendrimer film, thereby to fabricate a light emitting diode.
A method of making pixelated scintillators, comprising: providing a mesh array including a plurality of walls defining a plurality of cavities; providing an amorphous scintillator material in a molten state; introducing the amorphous scintillator material in the molten state into the plurality of cavities of the mesh array; and cooling the amorphous scintillator material in the mesh array to form a pixelated scintillator array; characterised in that: the mesh array is constructed from a material having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than a thermal expansion coefficient of the scintillator material. providing a mesh array including a plurality of walls defining a plurality of cavities; providing an amorphous scintillator material in a molten state; introducing the amorphous scintillator material in the molten state into the plurality of cavities of the mesh array; and cooling the amorphous scintillator material in the mesh array to form a pixelated scintillator array; characterised in that: the mesh array is constructed from a material having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than a thermal expansion coefficient of the scintillator material.
A method of delivering an active pharmaceutical ingredient to a food product, the method comprising the steps of: bringing the food product into alignment with a dosing station that includes a dosing head that is spaced from the food product along a direction of travel of the API; after the bringing step, delivering a predetermined quantity of an API-containing liquid that includes a cannabinoid to the food product in the form of microdroplets, wherein the microdroplets are delivered from the dosing head to the food product along the direction of travel, and each of the microdroplets contains the cannabinoid at a concentration that is in a range from approximately 50 micrograms per microliter of solution to approximately 1 milligram per microliter of solution. bringing the food product into alignment with a dosing station that includes a dosing head that is spaced from the food product along a direction of travel of the API; after the bringing step, delivering a predetermined quantity of an API-containing liquid that includes a cannabinoid to the food product in the form of microdroplets, wherein the microdroplets are delivered from the dosing head to the food product along the direction of travel, and each of the microdroplets contains the cannabinoid at a concentration that is in a range from approximately 50 micrograms per microliter of solution to approximately 1 milligram per microliter of solution.
A curable composition comprising: (a) at least one benzoxazine and (b) at least one thermoplastic toughening additive which can be bound to the at least one benzoxazine in the curing process, characterized in that the toughening additive is distributed in the cured composition in form of discrete domains, and that at least 50 % of the discrete domains related to the total amount of discrete domains have a maximum length in any direction of space in the range of 10 nm to 500 nm as determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM; as described in the description) wherein said toughening additive is a curable benzoxazine macromonomer or a PU toughening additive. (a) at least one benzoxazine and (b) at least one thermoplastic toughening additive which can be bound to the at least one benzoxazine in the curing process,
A recombinant methanotrophic bacterium capable of producing lactic acid from organic waste or biogas or methane, comprising a heterologous nucleic acid or gene encoding for lactate dehydrogenase enzyme, said heterologous nucleic acid or gene comprising a sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO. 1.
A medical implant introducer comprising a handle assembly (2, 50) and an introduction assembly incorporating a sheath (5, 62, 116) and, within the sheath, a pusher member (10, 64, 118) for an implant (14, 68), the pusher member being arranged to be connected to the handle assembly, the handle assembly comprising a handle (20, 52, 100, 201), a first slide member (22, 54, 104, 202) and a second slide member (32, 56, 106, 203), there being a locking arrangement configured as a releasable stop device between the second slide member and the handle, the sheath being arranged to be connected to the first slide member and the first slide member being capable of sliding to retract with respect to the second slide member until it releases the locking arrangement (78, 136), wherein, after release of the locking arragement by the first slide member, the second slide member is capable of sliding to retract with respect to the handle, characterised in that the locking arrangement comprises at least one pin element (36, 86, 142, 230, 240) which is arranged to be moved by the first slide member to release the locking arrangement between the second slide member and the handle.
A shaft assembly for use with a surgical system, wherein said shaft assembly comprises: a frame mountable to the surgical system; an end effector, comprising: a first jaw; and a second jaw rotatably mounted to said first jaw, wherein said second jaw is rotatable between an open position and a closed position; a closure member configurable in a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein said closure member is configured to move said second jaw toward said closed position when said closure member is transitioned from said contracted configuration to said expanded configuration during a closure stroke; and a firing member operably engageable with a drive system of the surgical system, wherein said firing member is movable through a firing stroke by the drive system, characterised in that said firing member is configured to engage said closure member and transition said closure member from said contracted configuration to said expanded configuration. a frame mountable to the surgical system; an end effector, comprising: a first jaw; and a second jaw rotatably mounted to said first jaw, wherein said second jaw is rotatable between an open position and a closed position; a first jaw; and a second jaw rotatably mounted to said first jaw, wherein said second jaw is rotatable between an open position and a closed position; a closure member configurable in a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein said closure member is configured to move said second jaw toward said closed position when said closure member is transitioned from said contracted configuration to said expanded configuration during a closure stroke; and a firing member operably engageable with a drive system of the surgical system, wherein said firing member is movable through a firing stroke by the drive system, characterised in that said firing member is configured to engage said closure member and transition said closure member from said contracted configuration to said expanded configuration.
Device for inseminating animals, comprising a tubular element of decreasing outer section, said tubular element being hollow across all its length, characterized in that the tubular element has a chamfered front end with rounded edges and in that the outer surface of the tubular element is smooth.
An agricultural working machine having at least one drive motor, a drive train and a control device for open-loop and/or closed-loop control of the drive motor and/or the drive train, and a position determining device, wherein the control device is so designed and adapted that closed-loop control of the drive motor, in particular a drive power of the drive motor, and/or the drive train, is effected proactively in dependence on environmental conditions, wherein there is provided a communication unit connected to the control device for the exchange of data, in particular environmental conditions, control parameters and/or travel routes, having a central computer unit, characterised in that the environmental condition is a route-specific control parameter in the form of a topography, in particular a height profile and/or the ground conditions along the travel route, and the environmental condition is a machine-specific control parameter in the form of an at least temporary power requirement of at least one component of the drive train, a power take-off and/or a working implement of the agricultural working machine.
Leakage detection method in fluid containing or transporting disposables, such as containers, lines or cartridges, in particular in medical disposables in blood treatment devices for e.g. blood treatment therapies, in which: at least one pump (P; P1,..., Pn) controlled by a control unit is connected through at least one fluid feed line (LF; LF1,..., LFn) to at least one container (C; C1,..., Cn) and the filling degree of said container is continuously monitored, characterized in that a flow rate in said at least one fluid feed line is calculated or determined based on the current performance of the at least one pump and optionally on selected characteristics of the hydraulic system including pump, feed line and container, an expected change rate value of the filling degree (weight) of said at least one container is either calculated or determined based on said calculated or determined at least one flow rate, or set as a previous value of a monitored change rate of the filling degree (weight) of said at least one container, a deviation value between said expected change rate value and a monitored change rate of the filling degree (weight) of said at least one container is continuously monitored by the control unit, and leakage is detected based on said deviation value. at least one pump (P; P1,..., Pn) controlled by a control unit is connected through at least one fluid feed line (LF; LF1,..., LFn) to at least one container (C; C1,..., Cn) and the filling degree of said container is continuously monitored, characterized in that a flow rate in said at least one fluid feed line is calculated or determined based on the current performance of the at least one pump and optionally on selected characteristics of the hydraulic system including pump, feed line and container, an expected change rate value of the filling degree (weight) of said at least one container is either calculated or determined based on said calculated or determined at least one flow rate, or set as a previous value of a monitored change rate of the filling degree (weight) of said at least one container, a deviation value between said expected change rate value and a monitored change rate of the filling degree (weight) of said at least one container is continuously monitored by the control unit, and leakage is detected based on said deviation value.
A steering boot assuming the form of a sleeve successively including, in the axial direction, at least one first annular end, called large base, able to form a fastening end of the boot to a first steering element, such as a steering gearbox or case to be protected, a part deformable in the direction of elongation or shortening of said boot formed by a series of coaxial turns, a second annular end, called small base, able to form the fastening end of the boot to a second steering element, such as a steering connecting rod to be protected, characterized in that the deformable part of the boot includes, in the axial direction, at least three separate zones (4, 5, 6) of turns, one of the zones, called transition zone, being inserted between at least two said zones (4, 6), one, the small turn zone, the other, the large turn zone, small and large turn zones (4, 6) each being formed by turns with a constant diameter from one turn to the next, the diameter of the turns of the small turn zone being smaller than the diameter of the turns of the large turn zone, said zones (4, 5, 6) being configured such that, under the effect of an axial compression of the boot, the turns of the transition zone are deformable before the turns of the small turn zone and the turns of the small turn zone compress before the turns of the large turn zone.