mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A cartoning method, for products organized in parallel and mutually staggered rows, the method comprising the following steps: - positioning, by way of a positioning device, a plurality of packages in a gathering station in such a manner that said packages are standing and organized in a row with respect to each other on a working surface, - translating said packages arranged on said working surface from said gathering station to a compaction station by way of the actuation of two pushers which are substantially comb-shaped so as to have two pluralities of teeth (10a, 10b) that are mutually alternated and can be arranged at said packages, in said step of translation of said packages said pushers being mutually integral in translation, so as to produce a uniform translation of all of said packages, - moving part of said packages inside said compaction station by way of the translation of one of said pushers with respect to the other, so as to create at least two rows of said packages which are alternately mutually offset, - retracting said pushers into said gathering station in their initial position, - compacting said packages by way of the mutual approach of two movable walls, which delimit laterally said compaction station in order to define a compact bundle to be cartoned, - evacuating said compact bundle from said compaction station to a cartoning station. - positioning, by way of a positioning device, a plurality of packages in a gathering station in such a manner that said packages are standing and organized in a row with respect to each other on a working surface, - translating said packages arranged on said working surface from said gathering station to a compaction station by way of the actuation of two pushers which are substantially comb-shaped so as to have two pluralities of teeth (10a, 10b) that are mutually alternated and can be arranged at said packages, in said step of translation of said packages said pushers being mutually integral in translation, so as to produce a uniform translation of all of said packages, - moving part of said packages inside said compaction station by way of the translation of one of said pushers with respect to the other, so as to create at least two rows of said packages which are alternately mutually offset, - retracting said pushers into said gathering station in their initial position, - compacting said packages by way of the mutual approach of two movable walls, which delimit laterally said compaction station in order to define a compact bundle to be cartoned, - evacuating said compact bundle from said compaction station to a cartoning station.
A stapling assembly for use with a surgical stapler, comprising: a cartridge extending from a top surface to a bottom surface that is opposite the top surface, the top surface being a tissue-facing surface, wherein the cartridge comprises a plurality of surface features (2608, 2610, 2612) defined therein; a plurality of staples disposed within the cartridge, the plurality of staples being configured to be deployed into tissue; and a non-fibrous adjunct formed of at least one fused bioabsorbable polymer and configured to be releasably retained on and extend along a longitudinal axis of the cartridge such that the adjunct can be attached to tissue by the plurality of staples in the cartridge, the adjunct comprising, a plurality of unit cells, and a plurality of attachment features that extend from at least a portion of the plurality of unit cells at predefined positions, the predefined positions corresponding to the plurality of surface features so that the plurality of attachment features can be inserted into and engage with at least a portion of the plurality of surface features to thereby retain the non-fibrous adjunct to the cartridge prior to staple deployment; characterized in that the plurality of attachment features differ in geometry and in that the top surface comprises the plurality of surface features defined therein. a cartridge extending from a top surface to a bottom surface that is opposite the top surface, the top surface being a tissue-facing surface, wherein the cartridge comprises a plurality of surface features (2608, 2610, 2612) defined therein; a plurality of staples disposed within the cartridge, the plurality of staples being configured to be deployed into tissue; and a non-fibrous adjunct formed of at least one fused bioabsorbable polymer and configured to be releasably retained on and extend along a longitudinal axis of the cartridge such that the adjunct can be attached to tissue by the plurality of staples in the cartridge, the adjunct comprising, a plurality of unit cells, and a plurality of attachment features that extend from at least a portion of the plurality of unit cells at predefined positions, the predefined positions corresponding to the plurality of surface features so that the plurality of attachment features can be inserted into and engage with at least a portion of the plurality of surface features to thereby retain the non-fibrous adjunct to the cartridge prior to staple deployment; a plurality of unit cells, and a plurality of attachment features that extend from at least a portion of the plurality of unit cells at predefined positions, the predefined positions corresponding to the plurality of surface features so that the plurality of attachment features can be inserted into and engage with at least a portion of the plurality of surface features to thereby retain the non-fibrous adjunct to the cartridge prior to staple deployment;
A phased array element (300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800), comprising: a transmit portion having a plurality of amplifier paths (320, 324), each amplifier path having a driver amplifier (322, 326) and a power amplifier (323, 327); a first transformer coupled to the power amplifier of a first amplifier path of the plurality of amplifier paths and a second transformer coupled to the power amplifier of a second amplifier path of the plurality of amplifier paths, a secondary winding (333, 337) of each of the first transformer and the second transformer coupled together by a common transformer segment; a transmit phase shifter switchably coupled to the plurality of amplifier paths; a receive portion coupled to the second transformer, the receive portion having a receive path having a low noise amplifier, LNA; and a receive phase shifter coupled to the LNA; wherein the first amplifier path is disabled, the second amplifier path is enabled and coupled to an antenna element, and the common transformer segment is coupled to a system ground; or wherein both the first amplifier path and the second amplifier path are enabled and the common transformer segment is configured to combine the power of the first amplifier path and the second amplifier path. a transmit portion having a plurality of amplifier paths (320, 324), each amplifier path having a driver amplifier (322, 326) and a power amplifier (323, 327); a first transformer coupled to the power amplifier of a first amplifier path of the plurality of amplifier paths and a second transformer coupled to the power amplifier of a second amplifier path of the plurality of amplifier paths, a secondary winding (333, 337) of each of the first transformer and the second transformer coupled together by a common transformer segment; a transmit phase shifter switchably coupled to the plurality of amplifier paths; a receive portion coupled to the second transformer, the receive portion having a receive path having a low noise amplifier, LNA; and a receive phase shifter coupled to the LNA; wherein the first amplifier path is disabled, the second amplifier path is enabled and coupled to an antenna element, and the common transformer segment is coupled to a system ground; or wherein both the first amplifier path and the second amplifier path are enabled and the common transformer segment is configured to combine the power of the first amplifier path and the second amplifier path. wherein the first amplifier path is disabled, the second amplifier path is enabled and coupled to an antenna element, and the common transformer segment is coupled to a system ground; or wherein both the first amplifier path and the second amplifier path are enabled and the common transformer segment is configured to combine the power of the first amplifier path and the second amplifier path.
A steam boiler comprising at least one water and/or steam conveying element (30, 60) that is heated by the hot flue gases in the boiler wherein the steam boiler comprises at least one radiation element wherein; said radiation element is an un-cooled element; said radiation element is arranged in the flow of hot flue gases such that it is convectively heated by the flue gases; said radiation element is located at a pre-determined distance from said at least one water and/or steam conveying element (30, 60) wherein said pre-determined distance is adapted such that the flow of hot flue gases between the radiation element and the water and/or steam conveying element is unhindered, and such that the water and/or steam conveying element is heated by heat radiation from said radiation element characterized in that the radiation element is formed by an alloy which is based on Fe or Ni and contains Al and which, when subjected to heat in an oxygen-containing atmosphere, forms a protective alumina layer on the outer surface thereof.
A composition comprising a processed or cryopreserved microvascular tissue, said microvascular tissue being minimally processed, uncultured microvascular tissue and including a mixture of stem or progenitor cells, wherein the viability of the stem or progenitor cells in the microvascular tissue is less than 50%, for use in repair or regeneration of tendon, ligament, or skin, wherein said composition has tissue healing activity and comprises no bone or bone-derived matrix.
An orthopaedic corrective corset for the correction of pathological deviations of a patient's spine; the corset comprises two shells (2a, 2b), designed to be arranged along the respective sides of the patient's torso, and a connecting device, designed to connect the shells (2a, 2b) to each other; each shell (2a, 2b) being provided with a front portion (5a, 5b), which, in use, extends from the respective side along the front portion of the patient's torso, and a rear portion (6a, 6b), which, in use, extends from the respective side along the rear portion of the patient's torso; the rear portions (6a, 6b) of the shells (2a, 2b) are shaped in such a way as to leave, in use, a dorsal band including the vertebral column free; each front portion (5a, 5b) of each shell (2a, 2b) being shaped so as to subtend at least a respective thoracic portion of the patient's torso characterized in that each front portion is provided with at least one thrust device (7a, 7b) arranged and configured to exert a thrusting action on said thoracic portion. each shell (2a, 2b) being provided with a front portion (5a, 5b), which, in use, extends from the respective side along the front portion of the patient's torso, and a rear portion (6a, 6b), which, in use, extends from the respective side along the rear portion of the patient's torso; the rear portions (6a, 6b) of the shells (2a, 2b) are shaped in such a way as to leave, in use, a dorsal band including the vertebral column free; each front portion (5a, 5b) of each shell (2a, 2b) being shaped so as to subtend at least a respective thoracic portion of the patient's torso characterized in that each front portion is provided with at least one thrust device (7a, 7b) arranged and configured to exert a thrusting action on said thoracic portion.
A functionalized conjugated diene selected from the group of compounds of formula (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) wherein - R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbylene group, and R is optional, - R 1 is selected from i) a single bond, ii) one or more of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group NR 6, and a group SiR 7 R 8; and iii) a hydrocarbylene group which may have one or more of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group NR 6, and a group SiR 7 R 8, - R 2, R 3, R 6, R 7, R 8 can be the same or different and represent an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aryl or aralkyl group containing from 6 to 10 carbon atoms; and - R 4 and R 5 can be the same or different, and each R 4 and R 5 independently represents an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aryl or aralkyl group containing from 6 to 10 carbon atoms. - R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbylene group, and R is optional, - R 1 is selected from i) a single bond, ii) one or more of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group NR 6, and a group SiR 7 R 8; and iii) a hydrocarbylene group which may have one or more of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group NR 6, and a group SiR 7 R 8, i) a single bond, ii) one or more of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group NR 6, and a group SiR 7 R 8; and iii) a hydrocarbylene group which may have one or more of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group NR 6, and a group SiR 7 R 8, - R 2, R 3, R 6, R 7, R 8 can be the same or different and represent an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aryl or aralkyl group containing from 6 to 10 carbon atoms; and - R 4 and R 5 can be the same or different, and each R 4 and R 5 independently represents an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or an aryl or aralkyl group containing from 6 to 10 carbon atoms.
A composition comprising a bacterial strain of the genus Blautia hydrogenotrophica having a 16s rRNA sequence that is at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:5, for use in a method of treating or preventing diarrhea and/or constipation.
An optical Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems - MEMS - interferometer, comprising: a spatial splitter optically coupled to receive an input beam and operable to spatially split the input beam into first and second interferometer beams (34, 36) without propagation of either of the first and second interferometer beams (34, 36) within a medium forming the spatial splitter, the spatial splitter further for directing the first interferometer beam towards a first interferometer arm and the second interferometer beam towards a second interferometer arm; a spatial combiner optically coupled to the first interferometer arm to receive the first interferometer beam and the second interferometer arm to receive the second interferometer beam and operable to spatially combine the first and second interferometer beams (34, 36) to produce an output; a moveable mirror within the second interferometer arm and optically coupled to receive the second interferometer beam and to reflect the second interferometer beam towards the spatial combiner; and a MEMS actuator coupled to the moveable mirror to cause a displacement of the moveable mirror thereby producing an optical path difference between the first interferometer beam and the second interferometer beam; wherein each of the input beam, the first and second interferometer beams (34, 36) and the output beam propagate within a propagation medium that is different from a spatial splitter medium of the spatial splitter and a spatial combiner medium of the spatial combiner; wherein the spatial splitter, the spatial combiner, the moveable mirror and the MEMS actuator are monolithically integrated over a same substrate; wherein the spatial combiner is separate from the spatial splitter such that the spatial combiner and spatial splitter are non-adjacent. a spatial splitter optically coupled to receive an input beam and operable to spatially split the input beam into first and second interferometer beams (34, 36) without propagation of either of the first and second interferometer beams (34, 36) within a medium forming the spatial splitter, the spatial splitter further for directing the first interferometer beam towards a first interferometer arm and the second interferometer beam towards a second interferometer arm; a spatial combiner optically coupled to the first interferometer arm to receive the first interferometer beam and the second interferometer arm to receive the second interferometer beam and operable to spatially combine the first and second interferometer beams (34, 36) to produce an output; a moveable mirror within the second interferometer arm and optically coupled to receive the second interferometer beam and to reflect the second interferometer beam towards the spatial combiner; and a MEMS actuator coupled to the moveable mirror to cause a displacement of the moveable mirror thereby producing an optical path difference between the first interferometer beam and the second interferometer beam;
A signal lamp for vehicles, especially a tail lamp, having a housing, in which a plurality of light-emitting diodes (3, 3', 3") arranged on a support plate running in a support plane are accommodated, and having a cover glass covering an opening of the housing arranged at the front in the light main radiation direction, wherein, on the one hand, at least one first lighting unit with at least one first light-emitting diode (3, 3') for producing a first lighting function and, on the other hand, at least one second lighting unit with at least one second light-emitting diode (3, 3") for producing a second lighting function are arranged on the support plate, characterized in that a light deflecting device (9, 19, 29) is associated with the second lighting unit, which light deflecting device has a light conducting element or a reflector element (10, 30) in such a way that, on the one hand, the light which is emitted from the second lighting unit is radiated either at an angle between 75° and 190° to a main radiation direction of the first lighting unit through the cover glass (4,38) into the environment onto a surface of the vehicle, if the signal lamp is mounted in the vehicle, or, on the other hand, the light which is emitted from the second lighting unit is deflected by at least an acute angle and falls onto a surface which is configured as a reflection surface which is located within the housing and the light deflected by the light deflecting device is reflected in the main radiation direction of the first lighting unit in such a way that the light emission region of the first lighting unit is arranged at a distance from the light emission region of the second lighting unit, and a reflector or a light guide is associated with the first light-emitting diode (3, 3').
A method of modifying lignin biosynthesis in a plant, said method including introducing into said plant in a sense orientation an effective amount of a nucleic acid including a fragment or variant of a gene encoding a lignin biosynthetic enzyme, said nucleic acid being capable of modifying lignin biosynthesis in a plant via sense suppression; wherein said fragment or variant includes a frame shift mutation relative to the gene upon which the fragment or variant is based, resulting in: a) a loss of enzymatic activity; or b) enzymatic activity in the encoded polypeptide which is at least approximately 25% lower than the enzymatic activity in a wild type plant; and wherein said frame shift mutation is a mutation that inserts or deletes a number of nucleotides that is not evenly divisible by three within a short distance of the ATG start codon of the gene upon which the fragment or variant is based; such that expression of the corresponding gene is suppressed. a) a loss of enzymatic activity; or b) enzymatic activity in the encoded polypeptide which is at least approximately 25% lower than the enzymatic activity in a wild type plant; and
Light curtain for detecting objects in a surveillance area, with an arrangement of transmitters emitting light beams, with an arrangement of receivers receiving light beams, and with an arrangement of amplifiers (9, 9a) in which received signals of the receivers are amplified, and with an evaluation unit in which, as a function of the amplified received signals, an object detection signal is generated in the form of a binary switching signal, the switching states of which indicate whether an object is present in the surveillance area or not, a test device being present by means of which amplifier properties of the amplifiers (9, 9a) are determined, whose switching states indicate whether or not an object is present in the monitoring area, wherein a test device is provided, by means of which amplification properties of the amplifiers (9, 9a) are tested, characterised in that an addressing unit is provided, by means of which addressing of the receivers and amplifiers (9, 9a) is carried out, and in that test operations are triggered with the addressing unit.
Apparatus for preparing a quantity of beverage suitable for consumption, arranged for being used with a first exchangeable capsule having a first body and a first exit face attached to the first body, and a second exchangeable capsule having a second body and a second exit face attached to the second body, the second exit face having a larger diameter than the first exit face and/or the second body having a larger axial length than the first body, the apparatus including: a first brew chamber part having a cavity for selectively holding one of the first and second exchangeable capsules, and a second brew chamber part for closing the first brew chamber part around the first or second exchangeable capsule, for forming a brew chamber (22A, 22B), wherein the second brew chamber part has an extraction plate for abutting against the first or second exit face (12A, 12B), the apparatus being characterized by the extraction plate including a central portion and a peripheral portion, the central portion being, for instance axially, movable relative to the peripheral portion from a first position to a second position, and further including a locking mechanism for locking the central portion in or near the first position when the cavity holds the first exchangeable capsule. a first brew chamber part having a cavity for selectively holding one of the first and second exchangeable capsules, and a second brew chamber part for closing the first brew chamber part around the first or second exchangeable capsule, for forming a brew chamber (22A, 22B), wherein the second brew chamber part has an extraction plate for abutting against the first or second exit face (12A, 12B), the apparatus being characterized by the extraction plate including a central portion and a peripheral portion, the central portion being, for instance axially, movable relative to the peripheral portion from a first position to a second position, and further including a locking mechanism for locking the central portion in or near the first position when the cavity holds the first exchangeable capsule.
Grid for covering an overflow duct of a swimming pool, comprising an array of tread elements with an elongated shape, which are made from a composite moulded or cast material, in particular a synthetic stone material, and are arranged co-planar, aligned and mutually spaced along a direction of alignment (X-X) forming an angle with respect to their longitudinal direction and which are fixed to at least one interconnection member with an elongated shape, which extends along said direction of alignment (X-X), said interconnection member being flexible such that the ends of at least some of the tread elements which extend on a same side with respect to the interconnection member can be moved towards or away from one another, so that said array of tread elements is capable of assuming an at least partially curved configuration in the plane in which said tread elements lie; the grid being characterised in that said at least one interconnection member extends through an intermediate portion of the tread elements, in which it is partially incorporated during moulding of the composite material with which said tread elements are formed.