mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for tracking a penetrating instrument having an ultrasound transducer (134, 404) mounted at or near a distal tip position based on ultrasound signals generated by a plurality of array positions of an ultrasound transducer array, the system comprising: a signal processing module configured to: determine a position and orientation of a penetrating instrument in accordance with the ultrasound signals generated by the plurality of array positions and the ultrasound signals received by the at least one transducer (134, 404); and characterised in that the signal processing module is further configured to classify a tissue type in which the tip of the penetrating instrument is positioned based on pulse-echo mode signals transduced by the at least one ultrasound transducer (134, 404) wherein said pulse-echo mode signals are configured to measure acoustic characteristics of surrounding tissue. determine a position and orientation of a penetrating instrument in accordance with the ultrasound signals generated by the plurality of array positions and the ultrasound signals received by the at least one transducer (134, 404); and characterised in that the signal processing module is further configured to classify a tissue type in which the tip of the penetrating instrument is positioned based on pulse-echo mode signals transduced by the at least one ultrasound transducer (134, 404) wherein said pulse-echo mode signals are configured to measure acoustic characteristics of surrounding tissue.
A plant-watering device intended to equip a culture vessel, such as a pot, said device comprising: - an outer casing intended to be disposed in the culture vessel and to be at least partially buried, said casing delimiting a housing presenting an open upper end intended to protrude from or to be flush with the ground, and a lower end presenting a passage in the ground, - a water tank removably disposed in the housing and presenting an orifice around which a first fixing means is arranged, - a water diffusion system presenting a second fixing means complementary to the first fixing means, so as to fix the diffusion system to the water tank in communication with the orifice of the water tank, said diffusion system being arranged to pass through the passage of the casing, the casing presents a side wall which, connecting the upper and lower ends, presents: - a curved portion having a horizontal section in the general shape of a circular arc, characterized in that the casing presents - a portion including at least two side surfaces, forming approximately a 90° angle to each other, said side surfaces each presenting an edge opposite to the angle formed by said surfaces, these two edges being connected by the curved portion. - an outer casing intended to be disposed in the culture vessel and to be at least partially buried, said casing delimiting a housing presenting an open upper end intended to protrude from or to be flush with the ground, and a lower end presenting a passage in the ground, - a water tank removably disposed in the housing and presenting an orifice around which a first fixing means is arranged, - a water diffusion system presenting a second fixing means complementary to the first fixing means, so as to fix the diffusion system to the water tank in communication with the orifice of the water tank, said diffusion system being arranged to pass through the passage of the casing, - a curved portion having a horizontal section in the general shape of a circular arc, characterized in that the casing presents - a portion including at least two side surfaces, forming approximately a 90° angle to each other, said side surfaces each presenting an edge opposite to the angle formed by said surfaces, these two edges being connected by the curved portion.
A blade loading system for an assembled wind turbine having a tower, a nacelle, and a rotor having at least one wind turbine blade, the blade loading system configured to impose a force on the at least one wind turbine blade, the blade loading system comprising: a portable load device having a motor and a supply of cable, wherein the motor is configured to reel in or reel out the cable; a tower support configured to be movably coupled to the tower between a first position adjacent a base of the tower and an operative position adjacent the at least one blade, the tower support configured to be coupled to the cable from the load device; and a blade attachment device configured to be coupled to the at least one blade and further configured to be coupled to the cable of the load device, wherein when the blade attachment device is coupled to the at least one blade and the tower support is in the operative position, the load device is configured to be activated to induce tension in the cable so that a force is imposed on the at least one blade in a direction toward the tower. a portable load device having a motor and a supply of cable, wherein the motor is configured to reel in or reel out the cable; a tower support configured to be movably coupled to the tower between a first position adjacent a base of the tower and an operative position adjacent the at least one blade, the tower support configured to be coupled to the cable from the load device; and a blade attachment device configured to be coupled to the at least one blade and further configured to be coupled to the cable of the load device, wherein when the blade attachment device is coupled to the at least one blade and the tower support is in the operative position, the load device is configured to be activated to induce tension in the cable so that a force is imposed on the at least one blade in a direction toward the tower.
Connection element for connecting an insulated electrical conductor, comprising a clamping sleeve body which is formed from an electrically conductive metal material and in which a receiving space for the electrical conductor is formed, and a connection screw which has a screw head and a screw shaft and can be inserted into the receiving chamber via an opening, which is formed on the clamping sleeve body, along an insertion direction of the connection screw, wherein the receiving space has a first region and a second region which adjoins the first region, wherein the first region forms a support region for the conductor and the second region forms a pressin region into which a subregion of the conductor which is arranged in the first region is pressed by means of the connection screw in a connected state, wherein the second region has two opposing side walls (20, 21) against which braided wires of the conductor, which braided wires are exposed by the conductor being pressed in, bear in an electrically contact-making manner in the connected state, characterized in that the screw shaft has on its end section opposite the screw head a region which tapers in the insertion direction of the connection screw, wherein the tapering region has at least two shoulders of step-like design. a clamping sleeve body which is formed from an electrically conductive metal material and in which a receiving space for the electrical conductor is formed, and a connection screw which has a screw head and a screw shaft and can be inserted into the receiving chamber via an opening, which is formed on the clamping sleeve body, along an insertion direction of the connection screw, wherein the receiving space has a first region and a second region which adjoins the first region, wherein the first region forms a support region for the conductor and the second region forms a pressin region into which a subregion of the conductor which is arranged in the first region is pressed by means of the connection screw in a connected state, wherein the second region has two opposing side walls (20, 21) against which braided wires of the conductor, which braided wires are exposed by the conductor being pressed in, bear in an electrically contact-making manner in the connected state, characterized in that the screw shaft has on its end section opposite the screw head a region which tapers in the insertion direction of the connection screw, wherein the tapering region has at least two shoulders of step-like design.
Ultrasonic transducer for an ultrasonic flowmeter comprising an electromechanical transducer element and an ultrasonic window, wherein the ultrasonic transducer has holding mechanisms, which apply a releasable force in the direction of the ultrasonic window onto the electromechanical transducer element in order to hold the electromechanical transducer element in a predefined position in relation to the ultrasonic window, wherein an adaptation layer is arranged between the electromechanical transducer element and the ultrasonic window, said layer serving to reduce an acoustic reflection at the interfaces between two materials which is caused by different acoustic impedances, characterized in that the adaptation layer is a liquid adaptation layer at operating conditions of the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the liquid adaptation layer and the ultrasonic window together present an effect of a so-called λ/4 layer, wherein the thickness of the λ/4 layer is defined by spacers arranged between the transducer element and the ultrasonic window.
A deposition device that performs deposition treatment while cooling workpieces, the deposition device comprising: a chamber that has a space in which the workpieces are accommodated and the deposition treatment of the workpieces is performed; a cooling unit that cools the workpieces inside the space; a rotating table that rotates around a vertical axis in a state in which the workpieces are placed thereon and that has a cooling unit placement portion configured to allow the cooling unit to be placed thereon and workpiece placement portions which are arranged so as to surround the periphery of the cooling unit placement portion and configured to allow the workpieces to be placed thereon respectively; a lifting mechanism that lifts and lowers the cooling unit, inside the space, between a first position in which the cooling unit is placed on the rotating table and a second position in which the cooling unit is spaced upward from the rotating table and faces side surfaces of the workpieces placed on the workpiece placement portions; and refrigerant piping that is attached to the chamber and detachably connected to the cooling unit and which supplies a refrigerant to the cooling unit. a chamber that has a space in which the workpieces are accommodated and the deposition treatment of the workpieces is performed; a cooling unit that cools the workpieces inside the space; a rotating table that rotates around a vertical axis in a state in which the workpieces are placed thereon and that has a cooling unit placement portion configured to allow the cooling unit to be placed thereon and workpiece placement portions which are arranged so as to surround the periphery of the cooling unit placement portion and configured to allow the workpieces to be placed thereon respectively; a lifting mechanism that lifts and lowers the cooling unit, inside the space, between a first position in which the cooling unit is placed on the rotating table and a second position in which the cooling unit is spaced upward from the rotating table and faces side surfaces of the workpieces placed on the workpiece placement portions; and refrigerant piping that is attached to the chamber and detachably connected to the cooling unit and which supplies a refrigerant to the cooling unit.
A thermoplastic composition comprising: a. from 29 wt% to 49 wt% of a thermoplastic polymer component comprising i. a first thermoplastic polymer consisting of polybutylene terephthalate, and ii. a second thermoplastic polymer consisting of a polycarbonate copolymer comprising repeating units derived from sebacic acid, siloxane, isophthalate terephthalate resorcinol, or a combination thereof, wherein the first thermoplastic polymer is present in the composition in a ratio of at least 2:1 as compared to the second thermoplastic polymer; b. from 1 wt% to 30 wt% of a component comprising a polyester elastomer, an ethylene/alkyl acrylate/glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer compatibilizer, or a combination thereof; and c. from 50 wt% to 70 wt% of a ceramic fiber component comprising ceramic fibers, wherein the combined weight percent value of all components does not exceed 100 wt%, and all weight percent values are based on the total weight of the composition. a. from 29 wt% to 49 wt% of a thermoplastic polymer component comprising i. a first thermoplastic polymer consisting of polybutylene terephthalate, and ii. a second thermoplastic polymer consisting of a polycarbonate copolymer comprising repeating units derived from sebacic acid, siloxane, isophthalate terephthalate resorcinol, or a combination thereof, wherein the first thermoplastic polymer is present in the composition in a ratio of at least 2:1 as compared to the second thermoplastic polymer; i. a first thermoplastic polymer consisting of polybutylene terephthalate, and ii. a second thermoplastic polymer consisting of a polycarbonate copolymer comprising repeating units derived from sebacic acid, siloxane, isophthalate terephthalate resorcinol, or a combination thereof, b. from 1 wt% to 30 wt% of a component comprising a polyester elastomer, an ethylene/alkyl acrylate/glycidyl methacrylate terpolymer compatibilizer, or a combination thereof; and c. from 50 wt% to 70 wt% of a ceramic fiber component comprising ceramic fibers, wherein the combined weight percent value of all components does not exceed 100 wt%, and all weight percent values are based on the total weight of the composition.
method for producing manganese sulfate monohydrate, characterized in that it comprises following stages: • a stage of electric leaching of manganese-comprising ore at a temperature from 20°C to 40°C and under constant air purging in a diaphragm-less electrolyzer, • stages of jarosite, hydrolytic, sulfide and fluoride purifications of the obtained solutions, • a stage of autoclave crystallization of a salt at a temperature from 160°C to 165°C and at a pressure from 0,60 MPa to 0,65 MPa, in that the stage of electric leaching is performed with a concentration of iron ions from 3,5 g/l to 4,5 g/l using a stainless steel mesh as a cathode with a cathode current density from 200 A/m 2 to 250 A/m 2, in that a process control at the electric leaching stage is carried out by changing a value of a redox potential of a Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ system, in that the salt obtained after the autoclave crystallization stage is flushed with anhydrous methanol at a temperature from 30°C to 40°C during from 0,5 hour to 1 hour, while a ratio of a salt crystal mass and an anhydrous methanol volume is 1/2,5 kg/I. • a stage of electric leaching of manganese-comprising ore at a temperature from 20°C to 40°C and under constant air purging in a diaphragm-less electrolyzer, • stages of jarosite, hydrolytic, sulfide and fluoride purifications of the obtained solutions, • a stage of autoclave crystallization of a salt at a temperature from 160°C to 165°C and at a pressure from 0,60 MPa to 0,65 MPa, in that the stage of electric leaching is performed with a concentration of iron ions from 3,5 g/l to 4,5 g/l using a stainless steel mesh as a cathode with a cathode current density from 200 A/m 2 to 250 A/m 2, in that a process control at the electric leaching stage is carried out by changing a value of a redox potential of a Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ system, in that the salt obtained after the autoclave crystallization stage is flushed with anhydrous methanol at a temperature from 30°C to 40°C during from 0,5 hour to 1 hour, while a ratio of a salt crystal mass and an anhydrous methanol volume is 1/2,5 kg/I.
A shroud assembly for a gas turbine engine having a temperature at a hot operating condition substantially greater than at a cold assembly condition thereof, said shroud assembly comprising: at least one arcuate shroud segment adapted to surround a row of rotating turbine blades, said shroud segment (30, 32) having an arcuate, axially extending mounting flange (52, 54); and a shroud hanger having an arcuate, axially-extending hook (42, 44) disposed in mating relationship to said mounting flange (52, 54); characterised in that said shroud hanger and said shroud segment are subject to thermal expansion at said hot operating condition, and a dimension of one of said shroud segment and said shroud hanger is selected such that, at the hot operating condition, the mating surfaces of the axially-extending hook (42, 44) and the mounting flange (52, 54) define a continuous interference fit relationship over their whole circumferential extension. at least one arcuate shroud segment adapted to surround a row of rotating turbine blades, said shroud segment (30, 32) having an arcuate, axially extending mounting flange (52, 54); and a shroud hanger having an arcuate, axially-extending hook (42, 44) disposed in mating relationship to said mounting flange (52, 54); characterised in that said shroud hanger and said shroud segment are subject to thermal expansion at said hot operating condition, and a dimension of one of said shroud segment and said shroud hanger is selected such that, at the hot operating condition, the mating surfaces of the axially-extending hook (42, 44) and the mounting flange (52, 54) define a continuous interference fit relationship over their whole circumferential extension.
A mobile surface cleaning robot comprising: a robot body having a forward drive direction; a drive system supporting the robot body above a floor surface for maneuvering the robot across the floor surface, the drive system comprising: right and left drive wheels (124a, 124b) disposed on corresponding right and left portions of the robot body; and a caster wheel assembly; and a cleaning system supported by the robot body, the cleaning system comprising at least one cleaning element configured to engage the floor surface; characterised in that: the cleaning system is supported by the robot body forward of the drive wheels (124a, 124b); the caster wheel assembly is disposed rearward of the drive wheels (124a, 124b), the caster wheel assembly including a caster wheel supported for vertical movement and a suspension spring biasing the caster wheel toward the floor surface; and the suspension spring has a spring constant sufficient to elevate a rear end of the robot body above the floor surface to maintain engagement of the at least one cleaning element with the floor surface. a robot body having a forward drive direction; a drive system supporting the robot body above a floor surface for maneuvering the robot across the floor surface, the drive system comprising: right and left drive wheels (124a, 124b) disposed on corresponding right and left portions of the robot body; and a caster wheel assembly; and right and left drive wheels (124a, 124b) disposed on corresponding right and left portions of the robot body; and a caster wheel assembly; and a cleaning system supported by the robot body, the cleaning system comprising at least one cleaning element configured to engage the floor surface; the cleaning system is supported by the robot body forward of the drive wheels (124a, 124b); the caster wheel assembly is disposed rearward of the drive wheels (124a, 124b), the caster wheel assembly including a caster wheel supported for vertical movement and a suspension spring biasing the caster wheel toward the floor surface; and the suspension spring has a spring constant sufficient to elevate a rear end of the robot body above the floor surface to maintain engagement of the at least one cleaning element with the floor surface.
An ingestible device, comprising: an integrated circuit component comprising a modulator; and a first power source including: a first material associated with the integrated circuit component; and a second material different from the first material; wherein: the second material is associated with the integrated circuit component; the first material and the second material are collectively configured to provide a voltage potential difference when in contact with a conductive fluid of a user ingesting the ingestible device and, upon contact with the conductive fluid, provide power to the integrated circuit component; the integrated circuit component is electrically connected to the first material and the second material; the device further comprising a conductive antenna coupled to the modulator, wherein the modulator is configured to modulate a signal associated with at least one of data or the conductive antenna to generate a detectable signal at least partially defined by current flow that extends through the conductive fluid; and the modulator is configured to be powered by a second power source not physically coupled to the modulator in addition to the first power source. an integrated circuit component comprising a modulator; and a first power source including: a first material associated with the integrated circuit component; and a second material different from the first material; a first material associated with the integrated circuit component; and a second material different from the first material; wherein: the second material is associated with the integrated circuit component; the first material and the second material are collectively configured to provide a voltage potential difference when in contact with a conductive fluid of a user ingesting the ingestible device and, upon contact with the conductive fluid, provide power to the integrated circuit component; the integrated circuit component is electrically connected to the first material and the second material; the device further comprising a conductive antenna coupled to the modulator, the second material is associated with the integrated circuit component; the first material and the second material are collectively configured to provide a voltage potential difference when in contact with a conductive fluid of a user ingesting the ingestible device and, upon contact with the conductive fluid, provide power to the integrated circuit component; the integrated circuit component is electrically connected to the first material and the second material; the device further comprising a conductive antenna coupled to the modulator, wherein the modulator is configured to modulate a signal associated with at least one of data or the conductive antenna to generate a detectable signal at least partially defined by current flow that extends through the conductive fluid; and the modulator is configured to be powered by a second power source not physically coupled to the modulator in addition to the first power source.