mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A catheter comprising: (a) a fluid-driven actuator including: a balloon; a restricting member for restricting inflation of the balloon in the short axis direction of the catheter which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis direction of the catheter; (b) a tube which is less stretchable in the longitudinal axis direction of the catheter than the balloon wherein a distal end of the balloon is attached to an outer surface of the tube, and wherein in a cross-sectional view of the fluid-driven actuator taken along the short axis direction of the catheter, the tube is eccentrically arranged with respect to the restricting member; and (c) an intermediate member (5A-5L) which is less stretchable in the longitudinal axis direction of the catheter than the balloon, wherein in the cross-sectional view of the fluid-driven actuator taken along the short axis direction of the catheter, the intermediate member (5A-5L) is eccentrically arranged with respect to the fluid-driven actuator in the same direction as the tube is eccentrically arranged characterized in that the intermediate member (5A-5L) is in contact with the restricting member. (a) a fluid-driven actuator including: a balloon; a restricting member for restricting inflation of the balloon in the short axis direction of the catheter which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis direction of the catheter; a balloon; a restricting member for restricting inflation of the balloon in the short axis direction of the catheter which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis direction of the catheter; (b) a tube which is less stretchable in the longitudinal axis direction of the catheter than the balloon wherein a distal end of the balloon is attached to an outer surface of the tube, and wherein in a cross-sectional view of the fluid-driven actuator taken along the short axis direction of the catheter, the tube is eccentrically arranged with respect to the restricting member; and wherein a distal end of the balloon is attached to an outer surface of the tube, and wherein in a cross-sectional view of the fluid-driven actuator taken along the short axis direction of the catheter, the tube is eccentrically arranged with respect to the restricting member; and (c) an intermediate member (5A-5L) which is less stretchable in the longitudinal axis direction of the catheter than the balloon, wherein in the cross-sectional view of the fluid-driven actuator taken along the short axis direction of the catheter, the intermediate member (5A-5L) is eccentrically arranged with respect to the fluid-driven actuator in the same direction as the tube is eccentrically arranged characterized in that the intermediate member (5A-5L) is in contact with the restricting member. wherein in the cross-sectional view of the fluid-driven actuator taken along the short axis direction of the catheter, the intermediate member (5A-5L) is eccentrically arranged with respect to the fluid-driven actuator in the same direction as the tube is eccentrically arranged characterized in that the intermediate member (5A-5L) is in contact with the restricting member.
A resistive memory cell, comprising: a top electrode; a bottom electrode structure having a trench shape and defining a bottom electrode connection and a bottom electrode sidewall extending from the bottom electrode connection and defining an interior trench area; wherein the bottom electrode sidewall extends from a top surface of the bottom electrode connection to a tip region defining a tip surface facing generally away from the bottom electrode connection; wherein the bottom electrode sidewall adjacent the bottom electrode connection has a first sidewall region thickness in a first direction, and the tip surface facing away from the bottom electrode connection has a tip thickness in the first direction that is less than the first sidewall region thickness; and an electrolyte layer defining an electrolyte switching region arranged between the top electrode and the tip region of the bottom electrode sidewall and at least a portion of the electrolyte layer extends into the interior trench area, wherein the electrolyte layer provides a path for the formation of a conductive filament or vacancy chain from the tip surface of the bottom electrode sidewall to the top electrode, via the electrolyte switching region, when a voltage bias is applied to the resistive memory cell, characterised in that an insulating layer is arranged between the electrolyte layer and a surface of the bottom electrode sidewall facing the interior trench area. a top electrode; a bottom electrode structure having a trench shape and defining a bottom electrode connection and a bottom electrode sidewall extending from the bottom electrode connection and defining an interior trench area; wherein the bottom electrode sidewall extends from a top surface of the bottom electrode connection to a tip region defining a tip surface facing generally away from the bottom electrode connection; wherein the bottom electrode sidewall adjacent the bottom electrode connection has a first sidewall region thickness in a first direction, and the tip surface facing away from the bottom electrode connection has a tip thickness in the first direction that is less than the first sidewall region thickness; and an electrolyte layer defining an electrolyte switching region arranged between the top electrode and the tip region of the bottom electrode sidewall and at least a portion of the electrolyte layer extends into the interior trench area, wherein the electrolyte layer provides a path for the formation of a conductive filament or vacancy chain from the tip surface of the bottom electrode sidewall to the top electrode, via the electrolyte switching region, when a voltage bias is applied to the resistive memory cell, characterised in that an insulating layer is arranged between the electrolyte layer and a surface of the bottom electrode sidewall facing the interior trench area.
A computer-implemented method for determining a wear rate (W*) of a tire of a vehicle so-called test vehicle based on driving states of said test vehicle during a time period, wherein the driving states include at least one of the following types of driving states: • longitudinal acceleration (Gx) of the vehicle; • lateral acceleration (Gy) of the vehicle; • yaw rate of the vehicle said method comprising steps of determining at least one statistical representation (HIST) of said driving states over said time period, characterized in that said method further comprises the following steps: • determining at least one parametrized function (FP p, FP n) representative of said at least one statistical representation (HIST); and • determining said wear rate (W*) with an estimation model using as input at least one parameter (A p, B p, A n, B n) of the at least one parametrized function (FP p, FP n); said estimation model being determined such as to minimize errors between estimated tire wear rates (W i *) and measured tire wear rates (W i) of at least one reference vehicle (VEH i), said estimated wear rates (W i *) being determined by said estimation model. • longitudinal acceleration (Gx) of the vehicle; • lateral acceleration (Gy) of the vehicle; • yaw rate of the vehicle said method comprising steps of determining at least one statistical representation (HIST) of said driving states over said time period, characterized in that said method further comprises the following steps: • determining at least one parametrized function (FP p, FP n) representative of said at least one statistical representation (HIST); and • determining said wear rate (W*) with an estimation model using as input at least one parameter (A p, B p, A n, B n) of the at least one parametrized function (FP p, FP n); • determining at least one parametrized function (FP p, FP n) representative of said at least one statistical representation (HIST); and • determining said wear rate (W*) with an estimation model using as input at least one parameter (A p, B p, A n, B n) of the at least one parametrized function (FP p, FP n); said estimation model being determined such as to minimize errors between estimated tire wear rates (W i *) and measured tire wear rates (W i) of at least one reference vehicle (VEH i), said estimated wear rates (W i *) being determined by said estimation model.
An apparatus for monitoring the operation of an electric power conductor, comprising: a housing having a toroidal shape and means for mounting on said electric power conductor; a plurality of electrical instruments in said housing for monitoring various parameters associated with the conductor; recording means in said housing for recording the various parameters being monitored; and analyzing means in said housing for analyzing disturbance and fault events based on the various parameters being monitored, wherein said analyzing means produces fault location reports based on the various parameters monitored from one end of the conductor. a housing having a toroidal shape and means for mounting on said electric power conductor; a plurality of electrical instruments in said housing for monitoring various parameters associated with the conductor; recording means in said housing for recording the various parameters being monitored; and analyzing means in said housing for analyzing disturbance and fault events based on the various parameters being monitored, wherein said analyzing means produces fault location reports based on the various parameters monitored from one end of the conductor.
A device for obtaining and processing 3D images, comprising: a) a transom mounting, b) two cameras arranged on the transom mounting, and synchronized in such a way as to focus in on a common point with the same aperture and same zoom, wherein the camera is a main camera, wherein the main camera can be selected by a user and guides the synchronization, and wherein the cameras are designed for 10x magnification, c) a monitor allocated to each camera for displaying a respective image of the respective camera, wherein the monitors are arranged on the transom mounting in such a way that optical axes of the monitor coincide with optical axes of the eyes of a user of the device, or at least can be aligned parallel to the optical axes of the eyes of a user, and d) a data processing unit for processing the data of camera images, characterized in that e) the device comprises a foot switch, wherein the foot switch is hooked up to the data processing unit, and wherein the foot switch controls the magnification and/or a focus of the camera. a) a transom mounting, b) two cameras arranged on the transom mounting, and synchronized in such a way as to focus in on a common point with the same aperture and same zoom, wherein the camera is a main camera, wherein the main camera can be selected by a user and guides the synchronization, and wherein the cameras are designed for 10x magnification, c) a monitor allocated to each camera for displaying a respective image of the respective camera, wherein the monitors are arranged on the transom mounting in such a way that optical axes of the monitor coincide with optical axes of the eyes of a user of the device, or at least can be aligned parallel to the optical axes of the eyes of a user, and d) a data processing unit for processing the data of camera images, characterized in that e) the device comprises a foot switch, wherein the foot switch is hooked up to the data processing unit, and wherein the foot switch controls the magnification and/or a focus of the camera.
A display apparatus comprising: an eyepiece optical system; and an image display apparatus including an image forming apparatus and a transfer optical system that emits an image incident from the image forming apparatus to the eyepiece optical system, wherein the eyepiece optical system and the image display apparatus are arranged to be spatially separated from each other, the eyepiece optical system forms an image from the transfer optical system on a retina of an observer, the image display apparatus further includes a first position detection apparatus that detects a position of the eyepiece optical system, a second position detection apparatus that detects a position of a pupil of the observer, and a transfer optical system controlling apparatus, and on a basis of positional information of the eyepiece optical system detected by the first position detection apparatus and positional information of the pupil of the observer detected by the second position detection apparatus, the transfer optical system controlling apparatus controls the transfer optical system such that the image incident from the image forming apparatus reaches the eyepiece optical system. an eyepiece optical system; and an image display apparatus including an image forming apparatus and a transfer optical system that emits an image incident from the image forming apparatus to the eyepiece optical system, wherein the eyepiece optical system and the image display apparatus are arranged to be spatially separated from each other, the eyepiece optical system forms an image from the transfer optical system on a retina of an observer, the image display apparatus further includes a first position detection apparatus that detects a position of the eyepiece optical system, a second position detection apparatus that detects a position of a pupil of the observer, and a transfer optical system controlling apparatus, and on a basis of positional information of the eyepiece optical system detected by the first position detection apparatus and positional information of the pupil of the observer detected by the second position detection apparatus, the transfer optical system controlling apparatus controls the transfer optical system such that the image incident from the image forming apparatus reaches the eyepiece optical system.
A hybrid integrated circuit device, comprising: a first die; a second die having pins for input and output connectivity; the first die having circuitry for storing information obtained via the pins and for outputting information via the pins; the first die and the second die representing separate portions of an integrated circuit product; the first die and the second die coupled to one another, wherein the first die and the second die each include interconnects for coupling the first die and the second die to one another for electrical communication therebetween; the first die having a first smallest feature size that is obtainable by a first lithographic process that is incapable of producing feature sizes less than the first smallest feature size; the second die having a second smallest feature size that is obtainable by a second lithographic process that is incapable of producing feature sizes less than the second smallest feature size; the second smallest feature size of the second die being larger than the first smallest feature size of the first die; and the second die having no circuitry with a feature size smaller than the second smallest feature size. a first die; a second die having pins for input and output connectivity; the first die having circuitry for storing information obtained via the pins and for outputting information via the pins; the first die and the second die representing separate portions of an integrated circuit product; the first die and the second die coupled to one another, wherein the first die and the second die each include interconnects for coupling the first die and the second die to one another for electrical communication therebetween; the first die having a first smallest feature size that is obtainable by a first lithographic process that is incapable of producing feature sizes less than the first smallest feature size; the second die having a second smallest feature size that is obtainable by a second lithographic process that is incapable of producing feature sizes less than the second smallest feature size; the second smallest feature size of the second die being larger than the first smallest feature size of the first die; and the second die having no circuitry with a feature size smaller than the second smallest feature size.
Retainer for holding at least a first surgical device, preferably a dental implant or an adapter for a dental implant, and a second surgical device, preferably a healing screw, comprising: - a first and a second body part - wherein the first and second body part are pivotable relative to each other preferably around a pivot axis, and - wherein the first body part includes a first support structure for holding the first surgical device (2,3) and - wherein the retainer includes at least one secondary support structure for the second surgical device wherein the first and the second body part of the retainer are pivotable in relation to each other in a pivoting motion to at least three pre-defined positions, wherein - in a first position the first and second surgical device are locked in the retainer - in a second position the first surgical device is removable from the support structure (8,9), but not the second surgical device and - in a third position the second surgical device is removable from the retainer characterized in that the pivoting motion is around a fixed pivot axis, and wherein the retainer includes a limiting portion which prevents movement to the third position, wherein the limiting portion is adapted to be unlocked by removing the first surgical device (2,3). - a first and a second body part - wherein the first and second body part are pivotable relative to each other preferably around a pivot axis, and - wherein the first body part includes a first support structure for holding the first surgical device (2,3) and - wherein the retainer includes at least one secondary support structure for the second surgical device - in a first position the first and second surgical device are locked in the retainer - in a second position the first surgical device is removable from the support structure (8,9), but not the second surgical device and - in a third position the second surgical device is removable from the retainer
A weighing apparatus (1, 100) comprising: conveying means (3, 30) configured to convey an item; weighing means (5, 50) configured to measure a weight of the item conveyed on the conveying means; characterised by detecting means (10, 110) configured to detect an item interval related to a distance between a plurality of items supplied to the conveying means; first storing means (12, 112) configured to store a plurality of item intervals acquired by the detecting means during a predetermined period of time in the past; and presenting means (7, 70) configured to provide, based on the plurality of item intervals, guidance related to a change in the item conveying speed set by the conveying means. conveying means (3, 30) configured to convey an item; weighing means (5, 50) configured to measure a weight of the item conveyed on the conveying means; characterised by detecting means (10, 110) configured to detect an item interval related to a distance between a plurality of items supplied to the conveying means; first storing means (12, 112) configured to store a plurality of item intervals acquired by the detecting means during a predetermined period of time in the past; and presenting means (7, 70) configured to provide, based on the plurality of item intervals, guidance related to a change in the item conveying speed set by the conveying means.
A driver for providing variable power to at least one LED array (20, 120, 220), which driver (10, 100, 200) can be coupled through a phase-modulating dimmer (30, 130, 230) to a mains AC power supply (40, 140, 240), the driver (10, 100, 200) comprising: - a filtering and rectifying unit (50, 150, 250) adapted to attenuate electromagnetic interference from/to the AC power supply (40, 140, 240) and convert an AC power from the AC power supply (40, 140, 240) into a DC power output; - a switching power unit (60, 160, 260) receiving the DC power output from the filtering and rectifying unit (50, 150, 250) and adapted to provide an output current to the LED array (20, 120, 220); and - a control unit (70, 170, 270) adapted to determine the output current to the LED array (20, 120, 220), wherein the control unit (70, 170, 270) comprises a first sampling sub-unit (71, 171, 271) adapted to sense a dim reference signal representing phase-modulating information of the AC power when the phase angle of the AC power is cut by the dimmer, and wherein the first sampling sub-unit (71, 171, 271) is adapted to cause the dim reference signal to be in a low frequency range in such a way that the dim reference signal is approximately a flat voltage signal, characterized in that the control unit (70, 170, 270) further comprises a second sampling sub-unit adapted (72, 172, 272) to sense a feedback signal and cause the feedback signal to be in a low frequency range such that it represents an average value of the output current to the LED array (20, 120, 220) over a mains period, and wherein the control unit (70, 170, 270) is adapted to determine the output current to the LED array (20, 120, 220) in response to a comparison between the dim reference signal from the first sampling-sub unit (71, 171, 271) and the feedback signal from the second sub-sampling circuit (72, 172 272). - a filtering and rectifying unit (50, 150, 250) adapted to attenuate electromagnetic interference from/to the AC power supply (40, 140, 240) and convert an AC power from the AC power supply (40, 140, 240) into a DC power output; - a switching power unit (60, 160, 260) receiving the DC power output from the filtering and rectifying unit (50, 150, 250) and adapted to provide an output current to the LED array (20, 120, 220); and - a control unit (70, 170, 270) adapted to determine the output current to the LED array (20, 120, 220), wherein the control unit (70, 170, 270) comprises a first sampling sub-unit (71, 171, 271) adapted to sense a dim reference signal representing phase-modulating information of the AC power when the phase angle of the AC power is cut by the dimmer, and wherein the first sampling sub-unit (71, 171, 271) is adapted to cause the dim reference signal to be in a low frequency range in such a way that the dim reference signal is approximately a flat voltage signal,