mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A prosthetic augment (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) for improving muscle mechanics, said prosthetic augment (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) comprising: - an augment member (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) configured to engage a proximal end of a humerus, the augment member (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) comprising: - a first face (14, 24, 34, 44, 54) adapted for contacting the humerus; and - a second face (16, 26, 36, 46, 56) adapted for contacting an underside of an abductor muscle, wherein at least a portion of the second face (16, 26, 36, 46, 56) includes a bulbous surface (15, 25, 35, 45, 55) adapted to increase a wrapping angle of the abductor muscle around the humerus, thereby stabilizing a shoulder joint, wherein a first thickness is defined between the first face (14, 24, 34, 44, 54) and the second face (16, 26, 36, 46, 56) at a first position on the augment member (12, 22, 32, 42, 52), and wherein the first thickness ranges from about 1 mm to less than about 5 mm, wherein a second thickness is defined between the first face (14, 24, 34, 44, 54) and the bulbous surface (15, 25, 35, 45, 55) of the second face (16, 26, 36, 46, 56), and wherein the second thickness ranges from about 7 mm to about 50 mm, and wherein the first thickness and the second thickness are not equivalent so as to result in the augment member (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) having a non-uniform thickness. - an augment member (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) configured to engage a proximal end of a humerus, the augment member (12, 22, 32, 42, 52) comprising: - a first face (14, 24, 34, 44, 54) adapted for contacting the humerus; and - a second face (16, 26, 36, 46, 56) adapted for contacting an underside of an abductor muscle, wherein at least a portion of the second face (16, 26, 36, 46, 56) includes a bulbous surface (15, 25, 35, 45, 55) adapted to increase a wrapping angle of the abductor muscle around the humerus, thereby stabilizing a shoulder joint, - a first face (14, 24, 34, 44, 54) adapted for contacting the humerus; and - a second face (16, 26, 36, 46, 56) adapted for contacting an underside of an abductor muscle, wherein at least a portion of the second face (16, 26, 36, 46, 56) includes a bulbous surface (15, 25, 35, 45, 55) adapted to increase a wrapping angle of the abductor muscle around the humerus, thereby stabilizing a shoulder joint,
A method of discontinuous communication for reducing interference between Radio Access Technologies, RATs, comprising: receiving signals via a resource, wherein a first transceiver operating in accordance with a first RAT is used to receive the signals; identifying a utilization of the resource that is associated with the first RAT, wherein the identification is based on the received signals; setting one or more cycling parameters of a Time Division Multiplexing, TDM, communication pattern defining activated and deactivated periods of transmission for a second RAT sharing the resource, wherein the setting is based on the identified utilization of the resource; cycling operation of the second RAT between activated and deactivated periods of transmission over the resource in accordance with the TDM communication pattern; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: determining a Quality of Service, QoS, requirement associated with the second RAT; and modifying the one or more cycling parameters based on the QoS requirement; wherein the first RAT comprises Wi-Fi technology and the second RAT comprises Long Term Evolution, LTE, technology, and wherein identifying the utilization of the resource is based on extracted characteristics of Wi-Fi packets detected in the received signals. receiving signals via a resource, wherein a first transceiver operating in accordance with a first RAT is used to receive the signals; identifying a utilization of the resource that is associated with the first RAT, wherein the identification is based on the received signals; setting one or more cycling parameters of a Time Division Multiplexing, TDM, communication pattern defining activated and deactivated periods of transmission for a second RAT sharing the resource, wherein the setting is based on the identified utilization of the resource; cycling operation of the second RAT between activated and deactivated periods of transmission over the resource in accordance with the TDM communication pattern; characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: determining a Quality of Service, QoS, requirement associated with the second RAT; and modifying the one or more cycling parameters based on the QoS requirement; wherein the first RAT comprises Wi-Fi technology and the second RAT comprises Long Term Evolution, LTE, technology, and wherein identifying the utilization of the resource is based on extracted characteristics of Wi-Fi packets detected in the received signals. determining a Quality of Service, QoS, requirement associated with the second RAT; and modifying the one or more cycling parameters based on the QoS requirement; wherein the first RAT comprises Wi-Fi technology and the second RAT comprises Long Term Evolution, LTE, technology, and wherein identifying the utilization of the resource is based on extracted characteristics of Wi-Fi packets detected in the received signals.
Filter unit comprising - a filter, - a casing (3, 9) made of an elastically deformable material and - a cover (2, 5) made of a rigid material, wherein the filter unit comprises - an inflow side having an inflow-side opening (Ö.e) and - an outflow side having an outflow-side opening (Ö.a), wherein the outflow-side opening (Ö.a) is recessed in the cover (2, 5), wherein the filter unit is designed such that a gas mixture can flow from the inflow side through the inflow-side opening (Ö.e), the filter and the outflow opening (Ö.a) to the outflow side, wherein the cover (2, 5) adjoins the casing (3, 9) at the end of the casing (3, 9) facing the outflow side, wherein the filter - is designed as a rigid body, - extends along a central axis, - has a lateral surface which surrounds the central axis, and - is designed to filter out at least one gas and/or particles from a gas mixture flowing through the filter, in particular from breathing air, and wherein the casing (3, 9) - surrounds the lateral surface of the filter, - is integrally bonded to the filter on the lateral surface of the filter and - is designed to absorb kinetic energy acting on the lateral surface. - a filter, - a casing (3, 9) made of an elastically deformable material and - a cover (2, 5) made of a rigid material, wherein the filter unit comprises - an inflow side having an inflow-side opening (Ö.e) and - an outflow side having an outflow-side opening (Ö.a), - an inflow side having an inflow-side opening (Ö.e) and - an outflow side having an outflow-side opening (Ö.a), wherein the outflow-side opening (Ö.a) is recessed in the cover (2, 5), wherein the filter unit is designed such that a gas mixture can flow from the inflow side through the inflow-side opening (Ö.e), the filter and the outflow opening (Ö.a) to the outflow side, wherein the cover (2, 5) adjoins the casing (3, 9) at the end of the casing (3, 9) facing the outflow side, wherein the filter - is designed as a rigid body, - extends along a central axis, - has a lateral surface which surrounds the central axis, and - is designed to filter out at least one gas and/or particles from a gas mixture flowing through the filter, in particular from breathing air, and - is designed as a rigid body, - extends along a central axis, - has a lateral surface which surrounds the central axis, and - is designed to filter out at least one gas and/or particles from a gas mixture flowing through the filter, in particular from breathing air, and wherein the casing (3, 9) - surrounds the lateral surface of the filter, - is integrally bonded to the filter on the lateral surface of the filter and - is designed to absorb kinetic energy acting on the lateral surface. - surrounds the lateral surface of the filter, - is integrally bonded to the filter on the lateral surface of the filter and - is designed to absorb kinetic energy acting on the lateral surface.
A system configured to adjust an intensity of sensory stimulation delivered to a subject during a sleep session, the system comprising: one or more sensory stimulators configured to provide sensory stimulation to the subject; one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to brain activity in the subject during the sleep session; and one or more hardware processors operatively communicating with the one or more sensory stimulators and the one or more sensors, the one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: determine brain activity parameters in the subject during the sleep session based on the output signals, the brain activity parameters including one or more of a ratio of power in a slow frequency band delta of an electroencephalogram signal to power in a high frequency band beta, a density of slow waves in the subject, or a peak to peak amplitude of the slow waves in the subject; determine sleep depth in the subject during the sleep session based on one or more of the ratio, the density of slow waves, or the peak to peak slow wave amplitude; and control the one or more sensory stimulators to adjust the intensity of sensory stimulation provided to the subject during the sleep session based on the determined sleep depth. one or more sensory stimulators configured to provide sensory stimulation to the subject; one or more sensors configured to generate output signals conveying information related to brain activity in the subject during the sleep session; and one or more hardware processors operatively communicating with the one or more sensory stimulators and the one or more sensors, the one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: determine brain activity parameters in the subject during the sleep session based on the output signals, the brain activity parameters including one or more of a ratio of power in a slow frequency band delta of an electroencephalogram signal to power in a high frequency band beta, a density of slow waves in the subject, or a peak to peak amplitude of the slow waves in the subject; determine sleep depth in the subject during the sleep session based on one or more of the ratio, the density of slow waves, or the peak to peak slow wave amplitude; and control the one or more sensory stimulators to adjust the intensity of sensory stimulation provided to the subject during the sleep session based on the determined sleep depth.
A method of preparing a binder-coupled carbon nanostructure nanoporous membrane, consisting of: (a) preparing a suspension consisting of a carbon nanostructure, a first solvent and a surfactant, and then layering the suspension on a porous support thereby preparing a carbon nanostructure layer; (b) washing the prepared carbon nanostructure layer with a solvent and drying the carbon nanostructure layer; (c) preparing a binder solution by mixing a binder and a second solvent, and then preparing a complex porous membrane layer by infiltrating the binder solution into an upper portion of the carbon nanostructure layer; and (d) heat treating the carbon nanostructure and the support layer by heating the layer, characterized in that viscosity of the binder solution is 50 to 100,000 cP; and weight ratio between the binder and the second solvent in the binder solution is 1: 1 to 1: 30, wherein the binder penetrates the network structure, the binder attaches to the surfaces of the structures, the binder crosslinks them to each other to form a rigid network structure, and the binder bonds the support and the network structure of the carbon nanostructure. (a) preparing a suspension consisting of a carbon nanostructure, a first solvent and a surfactant, and then layering the suspension on a porous support thereby preparing a carbon nanostructure layer; (b) washing the prepared carbon nanostructure layer with a solvent and drying the carbon nanostructure layer; (c) preparing a binder solution by mixing a binder and a second solvent, and then preparing a complex porous membrane layer by infiltrating the binder solution into an upper portion of the carbon nanostructure layer; and (d) heat treating the carbon nanostructure and the support layer by heating the layer, characterized in that viscosity of the binder solution is 50 to 100,000 cP; and weight ratio between the binder and the second solvent in the binder solution is 1: 1 to 1: 30, wherein the binder penetrates the network structure, the binder attaches to the surfaces of the structures, the binder crosslinks them to each other to form a rigid network structure, and the binder bonds the support and the network structure of the carbon nanostructure.
Method for introducing a borehole into a rock formation by applying a laser beam to the borehole bottom, which laser beam is generated by a laser beam generator located outside the borehole and is supplied by means of suitable aids to a laser drilling head located on the borehole bottom and connected to a drill rod, wherein supplied to the laser drilling head via the drill rod is nitrogen, which is divided into - a partial flow serving as a shield gas flow, which protects the laser beam passing through against obstructive suspended matter, - and a further partial flow serving as a carrier gas flow, which discharges the rock material detached on the borehole bottom out of the borehole via an annular space remaining between the drill rod and borehole wall, characterised in that the laser beam is supplied to the laser drilling head via a laser guide tube, which extends over the length of the drill rod and through the free cross section of which the shield gas flow flows, the nitrogen is supplied to the laser drilling head via the drill rod in a liquid state and is transferred to the gaseous state in the region of the laser drilling head and additionally branched off from the nitrogen supplied is a further partial flow serving as a heating gas flow, which is heated by means of an electric heating device associated with the laser drilling head and is directed against the borehole bottom to which the laser beam is applied. - a partial flow serving as a shield gas flow, which protects the laser beam passing through against obstructive suspended matter, - and a further partial flow serving as a carrier gas flow, which discharges the rock material detached on the borehole bottom out of the borehole via an annular space remaining between the drill rod and borehole wall, the laser beam is supplied to the laser drilling head via a laser guide tube, which extends over the length of the drill rod and through the free cross section of which the shield gas flow flows, the nitrogen is supplied to the laser drilling head via the drill rod in a liquid state and is transferred to the gaseous state in the region of the laser drilling head and additionally branched off from the nitrogen supplied is a further partial flow serving as a heating gas flow, which is heated by means of an electric heating device associated with the laser drilling head and is directed against the borehole bottom to which the laser beam is applied.
An exhalation valve assembly comprising a fluid conduit having an inlet, and an outlet in the form of an exhalation port, a control chamber adapted to be supplied by a ventilator, during use, with a gas under pressure, and a flexible membrane that defines a wall of the control chamber and is disposed adjacent to a valve seat, such that the valve seat is adapted to be engaged by the flexible membrane, during use, and the exhalation valve assembly has a release pressure that is determined by the pressure of gas(es) within the control chamber, wherein the valve assembly is defined by at least a valve body component and a valve seat component engageable therewith, the fluid conduit of the valve assembly comprising an inlet portion that extends from the inlet of the fluid conduit to the valve seat component, and an outlet portion that extends from the valve seat component to the outlet of the fluid conduit, the valve body component defining at least the inlet portion of the fluid conduit, and the valve seat component defining at least the valve seat.
Method for user authentication by a bank server, comprising: - providing a client device provided with an encryption function of variables K, t, x, in which: - K is a secret shared by the server and the client device; - t is a time-dependent variable; and - x is a variable having at least two values, - a step of first calculation by the client device of a first value of the function obtained for a first value of x, for authentication of the user by the server; - a step of providing said first value of said function to the server; - a step of authentication of the user by the server, using said first value provided; and - a step (S70, S80) of user request to the server to carry out an operation on a bank account, - a step of second calculation (S80, S110) by the client device of a second value of the function, obtained for a second value of x, for the validation of said operation by the server; - a step of providing (S110, S80) the server with at least one part of said second value of said function; - a step of validation of said operation by the server, using said at least one part of said second value of said function; and - a step of processing said operation following said validation of said operation. - providing a client device provided with an encryption function of variables K, t, x, in which: - K is a secret shared by the server and the client device; - t is a time-dependent variable; and - x is a variable having at least two values, - K is a secret shared by the server and the client device; - t is a time-dependent variable; and - x is a variable having at least two values, - a step of first calculation by the client device of a first value of the function obtained for a first value of x, for authentication of the user by the server; - a step of providing said first value of said function to the server; - a step of authentication of the user by the server, using said first value provided; and - a step (S70, S80) of user request to the server to carry out an operation on a bank account, - a step of second calculation (S80, S110) by the client device of a second value of the function, obtained for a second value of x, for the validation of said operation by the server; - a step of providing (S110, S80) the server with at least one part of said second value of said function; - a step of validation of said operation by the server, using said at least one part of said second value of said function; and - a step of processing said operation following said validation of said operation.
A capacitive rotary encoder, comprising a static plate, a rotation plate, and an excitation source, the static plate comprising a transmitting area, a first receiving area (103, 303), and a second receiving area (102, 302), wherein the first receiving area (103, 303) and the second receiving area (102, 302) are conductive areas, respectively, the transmitting area, the first receiving area (103, 303), and the second receiving area (102, 302) are electrically isolated from each other, the transmitting area comprises multiple elongate electrodes (101, 301, 701) electrically isolated from each other, the electrodes (101, 301, 701) are arranged side by side with their longitudinal axes in radial direction with respect to the rotation axis of the rotation plate and every N successive electrodes (101, 301, 701) are assigned to one group, the excitation source is adapted to generate periodic excitation electric signals and to apply these signals to the electrodes (101, 301, 701), wherein the excitation electric signals applied to different electrodes (101, 301, 701) in each group are phase shifted with respect to one another, and excitation electric signals applied to the Mth electrodes (101, 301, 701) in all the groups of electrodes (101, 301, 701) have the same phase, N being a natural number, and M being a positive integer not greater than N; the rotation plate is capable of rotating about a rotation shaft and comprises an insulated area (200, 400), a first reflecting area (203, 403), and a second reflecting area (202, 404), the first reflecting area (203, 403) is located at a periphery of the second reflecting area (202, 404) and is concentric with the second reflecting area (202, 404), the first reflecting area (203, 403) and the second reflecting area (202, 404) are isolated by the insulated area (200, 400), multiple bulges towards the first reflecting area (203, 403) are provided at the edge of the second reflecting area (202, 404), multiple bulges towards the second reflecting area (202, 404) are provided at the edge of the first reflecting area (203, 403), and the multiple bulges of the first reflecting area (203, 403) and the multiple bulges of the second reflecting area (202, 404) are arranged in an alternating manner; the first reflecting area (203, 403) and the second reflecting area (202, 404) are both conductive areas, the first reflecting area (203, 403) is capacitively coupled to the transmitting area and the first receiving area (103, 303), respectively, and the second reflecting area (202, 404) is capacitively coupled to the transmitting area and the second receiving area (102, 302), respectively; the first receiving area (103, 303) in use receives an electric signal reflected by the first reflecting area (203, 403) and output the electric signal; and the second receiving area (102, 302) in use receives an electric signal reflected by the second reflecting area (202, 404) and output the electric signal.