mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A probe for dispensing a flowable material from a source, the probe comprising: a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the body defining a passage extending therethrough between the first end and the second end; a first engagement portion configured to have an undeformed state and a deformed state, the first engagement portion being in the deformed state when the first end of the body is in contact with a dispensing component; a channel having a floor and two walls opposite each other, the channel being disposed on the first engagement portion; a second engagement portion configured to frictionally fit within the dispensing component and to form a seal between the probe and the dispensing component; and a locking groove configured to prevent movement of the probe relative to the dispensing component, wherein when the first engagement portion is in the undeformed state, the two walls of the channel are spaced apart at a first distance, and when the first engagement portion is in the deformed state, the two walls are spaced apart at a second distance smaller than the first distance. a body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the body defining a passage extending therethrough between the first end and the second end; a first engagement portion configured to have an undeformed state and a deformed state, the first engagement portion being in the deformed state when the first end of the body is in contact with a dispensing component; a channel having a floor and two walls opposite each other, the channel being disposed on the first engagement portion; a second engagement portion configured to frictionally fit within the dispensing component and to form a seal between the probe and the dispensing component; and a locking groove configured to prevent movement of the probe relative to the dispensing component, wherein when the first engagement portion is in the undeformed state, the two walls of the channel are spaced apart at a first distance, and when the first engagement portion is in the deformed state, the two walls are spaced apart at a second distance smaller than the first distance.
Catheter system for inserting and positioning a double-lumen catheter, in particular a dialysis catheter, in a blood vessel, comprising a double-lumen catheter with a distal catheter tip, with a first and second lumen, an initial mandrin throughout the length of the first lumen and a second mandrin throughout the length of the second lumen, whereby the second lumen comprises a distal opening and at least one proximal side opening, characterised in that both mandrins (36, 42) of the catheter are radiopaque, whereby the catheter is designed for insertion into the blood vessel such that the distal end of the second mandrin is located proximally behind or at a proximal end of the most proximal side opening and at a proximal distance from the distal catheter tip, whereby the distance between the distal catheter tip and the distal end of the second mandrin forms a functional catheter tip segment.
An article (1; 100) for collecting urine and stool of a user, the article comprising: a support surface for supporting the buttocks of the user; and a chamber that communicates with an opening defined by the support surface and that presents a bottom portion; and spacer means suitable for maintaining the bottom portion at a distance from the support surface; the chamber comprising an internal wall element (23; 123) that is situated at a position vertically intermediate between the support surface and the bottom portion and that is suitable for adopting a first configuration and a second configuration, the internal wall element (23;123) comprising two flexible film portions (23A, 23B; 123A, 123B); wherein, in the first configuration, the internal wall element (23; 123) subdivides the chamber into a top compartment and a bottom compartment, forming an obstacle between these compartments that is suitable for retaining stools in the top compartment while putting the compartments into communication for urine, and wherein, in the second configuration, the obstacle is substantially eliminated so as to allow stool to pass into the bottom of the chamber; the article being characterized in that, in the first configuration, communication between the compartments comprises an opening (20B; 120B) that is substantially slot-shaped, the slot being defined by two reentrant folds (23L, 23R; 123L, 123R) in the two flexible film portions (23A, 23B; 123A, 123B) placed facing each other, and the obstacle being formed by the two reentrant folds, and in that the two flexible film portions (23A, 23B; 123A, 123B) are connected at their top end to the support surface and at their bottom end to the bottom portion, such that passing of the internal wall element (23;123) from the first configuration to the second configuration may be caused by pulling the support surface upwards in the vertical direction (Dv) of the article (1;100). a support surface for supporting the buttocks of the user; and a chamber that communicates with an opening defined by the support surface and that presents a bottom portion; and spacer means suitable for maintaining the bottom portion at a distance from the support surface; the chamber comprising an internal wall element (23; 123) that is situated at a position vertically intermediate between the support surface and the bottom portion and that is suitable for adopting a first configuration and a second configuration, the internal wall element (23;123) comprising two flexible film portions (23A, 23B; 123A, 123B); wherein, in the first configuration, the internal wall element (23; 123) subdivides the chamber into a top compartment and a bottom compartment, forming an obstacle between these compartments that is suitable for retaining stools in the top compartment while putting the compartments into communication for urine, and wherein, in the second configuration, the obstacle is substantially eliminated so as to allow stool to pass into the bottom of the chamber;
A security element for a document of value, the security element comprising an array of apertures through at least a portion of the document of value, the arrangement of apertures relative to one another forming an observable data item, wherein the array of apertures comprises apertures of at least two different shapes or orientations, the occurrence of the different shapes or orientations within the array representing an encoded data item, wherein the encoded data item is derived from the observable data item or other information on the document of value.
A medical holding apparatus comprising: an arm including a plurality of links (112a-112f) mutually coupled through one of joints (110a-110f), the arm having at least six degrees of freedom, the arm being configured to support an imaging device; and an arm controller configured to control motion of the arm, wherein at least three of the joints in the arm each are provided with an angular sensor that detects a rotation angle of the rotation axis and an actuator that gives the joint an assist force of assisting the rotational motion, the arm controller controls, based on respective detected results of the angular sensors, the respective assist forces of the actuators such that an amount of force in operation for moving the imaging device by an operator remains in a predetermined range, characterised in that the arm is configured to function as a balanced arm with a counterweight and in that the arm controller controls the respective assist forces of the actuators such that the amount of force in operation is increased in conjunction with deviation of the field of view of the imaging device from a predetermined range. an arm including a plurality of links (112a-112f) mutually coupled through one of joints (110a-110f), the arm having at least six degrees of freedom, the arm being configured to support an imaging device; and an arm controller configured to control motion of the arm, wherein at least three of the joints in the arm each are provided with an angular sensor that detects a rotation angle of the rotation axis and an actuator that gives the joint an assist force of assisting the rotational motion, the arm controller controls, based on respective detected results of the angular sensors, the respective assist forces of the actuators such that an amount of force in operation for moving the imaging device by an operator remains in a predetermined range, characterised in that the arm is configured to function as a balanced arm with a counterweight and in that the arm controller controls the respective assist forces of the actuators such that the amount of force in operation is increased in conjunction with deviation of the field of view of the imaging device from a predetermined range.
Kitchen appliance comprising: - one or more electrical and/or electromechanical devices; - a frontal surface adapted, once the kitchen appliance is installed, to be faced by a user; - a lateral surface substantially perpendicular to said frontal surface; and - a cooking hob defining said lateral surface and comprising a working surface provided with one or more heating devices, wherein - said lateral surface is inclined with respect to the working surface and provided with a control device adapted to operate said one or more electrical and/or electromechanical devices of the same kitchen appliance, characterized in that said lateral surface is provided with a touch-sensitive control device adapted to operate said one or more electrical and/or electromechanical devices of the same kitchen appliance and/or of one or more further kitchen appliances, wherein the cooking hob defines a further inclined lateral surface, substantially perpendicular to the frontal surface, opposite to the lateral surface with respect to the working surface and provided with a further touch-sensitive control device adapted to operate the one or more electrical and/or electromechanical devices of the same kitchen appliance and/or of one or more further kitchen appliances, and wherein said lateral surfaces (7a, 13a) extend from the working surface ever downwards. - one or more electrical and/or electromechanical devices; - a frontal surface adapted, once the kitchen appliance is installed, to be faced by a user; - a lateral surface substantially perpendicular to said frontal surface; and - a cooking hob defining said lateral surface and comprising a working surface provided with one or more heating devices, wherein - said lateral surface is inclined with respect to the working surface and provided with a control device adapted to operate said one or more electrical and/or electromechanical devices of the same kitchen appliance,
A jacking mechanism for industrial equipment comprising: an insert securable in a casing hole of a first casing half of an item of industrial equipment; and a jacking bolt insertable in the insert, the jacking bolt including: a jacking bolt thread meshable with an insert thread; and a tip secured to the jacking bolt; wherein, advancing the jacking bolt through the insert brings the tip into contact with a second casing half thus moving the first casing half relative to the second casing half; characterised in that: the tip comprises a bearing tip operable to reduce the input torque necessary to move the first casing half relative to the second casing half. an insert securable in a casing hole of a first casing half of an item of industrial equipment; and a jacking bolt insertable in the insert, the jacking bolt including: a jacking bolt thread meshable with an insert thread; and a tip secured to the jacking bolt; wherein, advancing the jacking bolt through the insert brings the tip into contact with a second casing half thus moving the first casing half relative to the second casing half; characterised in that: the tip comprises a bearing tip operable to reduce the input torque necessary to move the first casing half relative to the second casing half. a jacking bolt thread meshable with an insert thread; and a tip secured to the jacking bolt; wherein, advancing the jacking bolt through the insert brings the tip into contact with a second casing half thus moving the first casing half relative to the second casing half; characterised in that: the tip comprises a bearing tip operable to reduce the input torque necessary to move the first casing half relative to the second casing half. the tip comprises a bearing tip operable to reduce the input torque necessary to move the first casing half relative to the second casing half.
A malfunction diagnosing apparatus comprising: a data collector configured to collect vibration data generated when a diagnosed apparatus operates in each of a plurality of predetermined operating sequences; a data analyzer configured to analyze the collected vibration data and calculate a feature quantity; a malfunction detector configured to determine, based on the calculated feature quantity, whether or not something is wrong with the diagnosed apparatus; and a controller configured to control the data analyzer and the malfunction detector and configured to control, if it is determined that something is wrong with the diagnosed apparatus, the diagnosed apparatus to repeat for a predetermined number of times an operating sequence of the plurality of operating sequences that has been determined as a candidate for malfunction, wherein the malfunction detector determines that malfunction occurs in the diagnosed apparatus if it is determined that something is wrong with the diagnosed apparatus in the operating sequence repeated for the predetermined number of times, characterized in that, in case of repeating the operating sequence that it is determined that something is wrong with the diagnosed apparatus for the predetermined number of times, the number of times of repeating the operating sequence subsequent to a first repetition is modified in accordance with a type of the operating sequence that has been determined as a candidate for malfunction. a data collector configured to collect vibration data generated when a diagnosed apparatus operates in each of a plurality of predetermined operating sequences; a data analyzer configured to analyze the collected vibration data and calculate a feature quantity; a malfunction detector configured to determine, based on the calculated feature quantity, whether or not something is wrong with the diagnosed apparatus; and a controller configured to control the data analyzer and the malfunction detector and configured to control, if it is determined that something is wrong with the diagnosed apparatus, the diagnosed apparatus to repeat for a predetermined number of times an operating sequence of the plurality of operating sequences that has been determined as a candidate for malfunction, wherein the malfunction detector determines that malfunction occurs in the diagnosed apparatus if it is determined that something is wrong with the diagnosed apparatus in the operating sequence repeated for the predetermined number of times, characterized in that, in case of repeating the operating sequence that it is determined that something is wrong with the diagnosed apparatus for the predetermined number of times, the number of times of repeating the operating sequence subsequent to a first repetition is modified in accordance with a type of the operating sequence that has been determined as a candidate for malfunction.
A clamping tube for receiving and clamping a tube to be inserted therein, wherein a clamping sleeve is inserted in a precisely fitting manner in the interior of the clamping tube, which sleeve forms at least three inwardly directed support profiles (21, 24) on its inner side, wherein the clamping sleeve has at at least one point a slot extending in the longitudinal direction over part of its length, so that the clamping sleeve can be elastically compressed at the location of a support profile by acting on its outside with a clamping screw which is guided radially through the wall of the clamping tube and can be tightened from the outside, while narrowing the slot, and the support profiles (21, 24) thereby clamp the inserted tube snugly all round along the regions of the supporting profiles (21, 24), characterized in that the clamping sleeve is an extruded aluminium profile having on its inner side on one circumferential half two axially extending hollow support profiles, which are spaced apart from one another along the circumferential line and have concave inner surfaces, and an axially extending support profile of solid material, which lies opposite these two support profiles on the inner side of the clamping sleeve and likewise has a concave inner surface, wherein an axially extending groove is cut out of this support profile of solid material on the outer side of the clamping sleeve, for receiving the clamping screw acting radially from the outside on the supporting profile, and in that a slot runs in each case in the clamping sleeve on both sides of the supporting profile made of solid material, so that the tube inserted into the clamping sleeve can be braced with the two supporting profiles lying on the other side with the supporting profile acted upon by the clamping screw by means of its radial displacement relative to the clamping tube.
A nonwoven material having a first surface and a second surface, said nonwoven material comprising a plurality of fibers, wherein said nonwoven material comprises a generally planar first region, said nonwoven material characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of discrete integral second regions that comprise deformations forming protrusions extending outward from the first surface of said nonwoven material and openings in the second surface of the nonwoven material, said protrusions being formed from said fibers, wherein the protrusions comprise a base proximate the first surface of said nonwoven material, an opposed distal end extending outward in the Z-direction from the base, side walls between said base and said distal end of said protrusion, and a cap comprising at least a portion of the side walls and the distal end of the protrusions, wherein said side walls have interior surfaces, wherein multiple fibers extend from the base of the protrusions to the distal end of the protrusions, and contribute to form a portion of the sides and cap of a protrusion, and said fibers at least substantially surround the sides of the protrusions, wherein the interior surfaces of the side walls define a base opening at the base of the protrusion, wherein said cap has a portion with a maximum interior width, and the base opening has a width, wherein the maximum interior width of the cap of the protrusions is greater than the width of the base opening and wherein the base opening has a width that is greater than 0.7 mm before and after compression.
A raised floor arrangement comprising: a plurality of floor tiles (12, 14, 16) including a first set of floor tiles mounted at a first height and a second set of floor tiles mounted at a second height, different to the first height, each floor tile in said first set supporting: a lighting unit disposed on its upper surface, and a plurality of pedestal elements mounted on a floor surface, each holding a first supporting member arrangement at said first height and a second supporting member arrangement at said second height, said floor tiles (12, 14, 16) being mounted on said pedestal elements, characterized in that each floor tile in said first set further supports a planarization element having an upper surface coincident with a plane including the respective upper surfaces of the floor tiles in the second set. a plurality of floor tiles (12, 14, 16) including a first set of floor tiles mounted at a first height and a second set of floor tiles mounted at a second height, different to the first height, each floor tile in said first set supporting: a lighting unit disposed on its upper surface, and a plurality of pedestal elements mounted on a floor surface, each holding a first supporting member arrangement at said first height and a second supporting member arrangement at said second height, said floor tiles (12, 14, 16) being mounted on said pedestal elements, characterized in that each floor tile in said first set further supports a planarization element having an upper surface coincident with a plane including the respective upper surfaces of the floor tiles in the second set. a lighting unit disposed on its upper surface, and a plurality of pedestal elements mounted on a floor surface, each holding a first supporting member arrangement at said first height and a second supporting member arrangement at said second height, said floor tiles (12, 14, 16) being mounted on said pedestal elements, characterized in that each floor tile in said first set further supports a planarization element having an upper surface coincident with a plane including the respective upper surfaces of the floor tiles in the second set.
Electrochemical sensor for determining a concentration of at least one analyte in a medium, more particularly a body tissue and/or a bodily fluid, wherein the electrochemical sensor comprises an insulating element and at least two electrodes (16, 18, 20), wherein the at least two electrodes (16, 18, 20) comprise at least one work electrode and at least one further electrode (18, 20), in particular at least one counter electrode and/or at least one reference electrode, wherein the at least two electrodes (16, 18, 20) are embodied at least in part as wire-shaped electrodes, extending substantially parallel to one another, with circumferential electrode faces, wherein the at least two electrodes (16, 18, 20) extend along an insulation element with a profiled embodiment, characterized in that the insulation element with a profiled embodiment comprises at least two receptacle compartments (174, 176, 178) for the at least two electrodes (16, 18, 20) and in that the at least one work electrode is at least partly enveloped, preferably completely enveloped, by a reagent medium for determining the concentration of at least one analyte in a medium, more particularly a body tissue and/or a bodily fluid.
Adjustable bed device comprising two or more support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) on which a mattress element is placeable, comprising hinges so that the successive support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) are hingeable with respect to each other, and comprising a carrier structure for supporting the support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e), wherein the carrier structure comprises carrier elements (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) which are respectively connected to the bottom sides of successive support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e), the hinges form part of the carrier structure and hingeably connect the successive carrier elements (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e) to each other, so that the support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) are hingeable with respect to each other, and in that the hinge axes of said hinges extend at the location of the transition between respective successive support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) and, viewed from the bottom sides to the top sides of successive support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) at the location of the transition between said support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e), said hinge extends from the bottom sides of the support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) beyond said bottom sides, so that the hinge axis extends above the bottom sides of said support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e), characterized in that the support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e) comprise indentations which extend from the bottom side to the top side at the location of the transition between the successive support parts (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e), through which the hinges are provided to extend.