mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An implantable port (100; 200; 300), the port comprising: a body (104; 204; 304) with at least one reservoir (106; 206A, 206B, 306A, 306B) within the body (104; 204; 304) and at least one tunnel (110; 210A, 210B, 310A, 310B)within the body (104; 204; 304), the at least one tunnel (110; 210A, 210B; 310A, 310B) extending from the at least one reservoir (106; 206A, 206B; 306A, 306B) to an outer surface of the body; a pivoting coupling (118; 318) connected to the body (104; 204; 304) near the at least one tunnel (110; 210A, 210B; 310A, 310B)on the outer surface of the body (104; 204; 304); and at least one stem (102; 202; 302A, 302B) connected to the pivoting coupling (118; 318), wherein the stem (102; 202; 302A, 302B) is connectable at one end to a catheter and at the opposite end to the reservoir (106; 206A; 206B 306A, 306B) via the tunnel (110; 210A, 210B; 310A, 310B); wherein the pivoting coupling (118; 208; 318) allows the at least one stem (102; 202; 302A, 302B), at the opposite end, to move between a first position, where the at least one stem (102; 202; 302A, 302B) is not coupled to the body (104; 204; 304), and a second position, where the at least one stem is coupled to the body; and wherein, when in the first position, the pivoting coupling (118; 318) allows the at least one stem (102; 202; 302A, 302B) to move laterally toward or away from the body (104; 204; 304) and to pivot relative to the body(104; 204; 304). a body (104; 204; 304) with at least one reservoir (106; 206A, 206B, 306A, 306B) within the body (104; 204; 304) and at least one tunnel (110; 210A, 210B, 310A, 310B)within the body (104; 204; 304), the at least one tunnel (110; 210A, 210B; 310A, 310B) extending from the at least one reservoir (106; 206A, 206B; 306A, 306B) to an outer surface of the body; a pivoting coupling (118; 318) connected to the body (104; 204; 304) near the at least one tunnel (110; 210A, 210B; 310A, 310B)on the outer surface of the body (104; 204; 304); and at least one stem (102; 202; 302A, 302B) connected to the pivoting coupling (118; 318), wherein the stem (102; 202; 302A, 302B) is connectable at one end to a catheter and at the opposite end to the reservoir (106; 206A; 206B 306A, 306B) via the tunnel (110; 210A, 210B; 310A, 310B); wherein the pivoting coupling (118; 208; 318) allows the at least one stem (102; 202; 302A, 302B), at the opposite end, to move between a first position, where the at least one stem (102; 202; 302A, 302B) is not coupled to the body (104; 204; 304), and a second position, where the at least one stem is coupled to the body; and wherein, when in the first position, the pivoting coupling (118; 318) allows the at least one stem (102; 202; 302A, 302B) to move laterally toward or away from the body (104; 204; 304) and to pivot relative to the body(104; 204; 304).
Hydraulic accumulator to receive at least a partial volume of a pressurised liquid, particularly a hydropneumatic accumulator, said hydraulic accumulator comprising a housing with at least one connection point to connect the hydraulic accumulator to a hydraulic device, at least one data memory comprising a sensor element forming part of the hydraulic accumulator such that the data saved in the data memory (28, 32, 34) can be read electronically from the data memory (28, 32, 34) by means of a reading and/or writing device, a separating element being arranged in the housing, by means of which two work chambers (18, 20) are separated from one another, characterised in that the data memory (28, 32, 34) is arranged in one of the two work chambers (18, 20) or connected to one of the two work chambers (18, 20) such that a parameter of a medium located in the work chamber (18, 20) can be recorded by the data memory (28, 32, 34) and at least temporarily stored in the data memory (28, 32, 34), in that the energy required to operate the data memory can be transmitted from the reading and/or writing device to the data memory or to a receiving unit assigned to the data memory and connected to the data memory, and in that energy transmission takes place contactlessly by providing a sufficiently strong electromagnetic field.
A control device for a hydraulically actuated parking and/or emergency brake device provided with a spring-loaded brake cylinder as a brake applicator device, preferably of a tractor or system vehicle which can be used in agriculture or the construction industry, wherein the control device is provided for controlling the pressure in a pressure chamber of the spring-loaded brake cylinder and is arranged between same and a pressure source, and wherein the control device has a brake actuation valve which is in the form of a directional control valve and which can be electronically actuated into two different switching positions and which is actuated by way of an electronic control unit, characterised in that a setting device (18, 18a, 19b, 18c) of the brake actuation valve is so designed that same holds the brake actuation valve in inherently stable relationship in at least one of its switching positions so that its control spool without further powering of the setting device (18, 18a, 19b, 18c) remains in a last-set switching position and the setting device (18, 18a, 19b, 18c) has a self-locking drive (29, 35, 39, 45).
A method of controlling resource consumption of database transactions in a computerized system, the method comprising: monitoring processes and transactions in an operating system in real-time, wherein an operating system carries out resource allocation; characterized by identifying a database transaction and then an exact process in the operating system managing said database transaction; making an assessment to decide whether or not the database transaction satisfies one or more criteria associated with a need for resource consumption control; if it is so decided, freeing resources consumed by the said exact process by periodically suspending and resuming said exact process in the operating system managing said database transaction to allow the operating system of said computerized system to allocate the freed resources of the suspended exact process to other running processes. monitoring processes and transactions in an operating system in real-time, wherein an operating system carries out resource allocation; characterized by identifying a database transaction and then an exact process in the operating system managing said database transaction; making an assessment to decide whether or not the database transaction satisfies one or more criteria associated with a need for resource consumption control; if it is so decided, freeing resources consumed by the said exact process by periodically suspending and resuming said exact process in the operating system managing said database transaction to allow the operating system of said computerized system to allocate the freed resources of the suspended exact process to other running processes.
A neuregulin for use in a method of preventing or treating a cavernous nerve injury in a subject at risk of suffering such an injury from a medical or a surgical procedure, wherein the method comprises administering the neuregulin prior to the medical or the surgical procedure.
A motor control system provided in a joint of a robot arm, the system comprising: a motor; a rotational angle sensor that is configured to detect a rotational angle θ M of a motor shaft of the motor; a torque sensor that is configured to detect shaft torsion torque τ msr between the motor shaft, and an output shaft fixed to a load member driven by the motor; a speed reducer provided between the motor shaft of the motor and the output shaft, the speed reducer reducing the rotational speed of the motor shaft to the motor to 1/r where r is a reduction ratio and transmitting the resulting rotation to the output shaft fixed to the load member; and a motor controller that is configured to control the motor using an estimated rotational angle θ L of the output shaft; characterized in that the motor controller is configured to estimate the rotational angle θ L of the output shaft according to the following equation: θ L = θ M r − τ msr r ⋅ K; and wherein the value of the torsional rigidity K is determined according to the value of the shaft torsion torque τ msr detected by the torque sensor. a motor; a rotational angle sensor that is configured to detect a rotational angle θ M of a motor shaft of the motor; a torque sensor that is configured to detect shaft torsion torque τ msr between the motor shaft, and an output shaft fixed to a load member driven by the motor; a speed reducer provided between the motor shaft of the motor and the output shaft, the speed reducer reducing the rotational speed of the motor shaft to the motor to 1/r where r is a reduction ratio and transmitting the resulting rotation to the output shaft fixed to the load member; and a motor controller that is configured to control the motor using an estimated rotational angle θ L of the output shaft; characterized in that the motor controller is configured to estimate the rotational angle θ L of the output shaft according to the following equation: θ L = θ M r − τ msr r ⋅ K; and wherein the value of the torsional rigidity K is determined according to the value of the shaft torsion torque τ msr detected by the torque sensor.
A joining method of joining a first member made of a metal material and a second member made of a material difficult to be welded to the first member with the first member and the second member overlapping each other, the second member including a through-portion penetrating toward the first member, the joining method comprising: a first step of forming a third member for compressing and fixing the second member between the first member and the third member by welding a first filler material, which is weldable to the first member, to the first member through the through-portion; the joining method being characterized by a second step of forming a fourth member by covering a surface of the third member with a second filler material, which is weldable to the second member, and welding the second filler material to the second member. a first step of forming a third member for compressing and fixing the second member between the first member and the third member by welding a first filler material, which is weldable to the first member, to the first member through the through-portion; the joining method being characterized by a second step of forming a fourth member by covering a surface of the third member with a second filler material, which is weldable to the second member, and welding the second filler material to the second member.
An apparatus for treating regurgitation of blood flow through a diseased heart valve, the diseased heart valve including an annulus, an anterior valve leaflet, a posterior valve leaflet and a subvalvular apparatus, said apparatus comprising: a substantially annular support member having at least a first intermediate portion, a second intermediate portion, and a posterior end portion extending between said first and second intermediate portions, said posterior end portion being dimensioned for attachment to a posterior portion (20, 22) of the annulus of the diseased heart valve; a first infra-annular support member securely connected to said substantially annular support member at a first location, said first infra-annular support member being dimensioned to extend below at least one of the posterior and anterior valve leaflets (24, 26) and across or behind at least one subvalvular structure; and at least one anchoring element associated with said first infra-annular support member, said at least one anchoring element being configured to securely receive a prosthetic chordae tendineae for attachment to a papillary muscle; characterised in that said substantially annular support member has a three-dimensional '3D' shape corresponding to the saddle-like shape of a mitral annulus. a substantially annular support member having at least a first intermediate portion, a second intermediate portion, and a posterior end portion extending between said first and second intermediate portions, said posterior end portion being dimensioned for attachment to a posterior portion (20, 22) of the annulus of the diseased heart valve; a first infra-annular support member securely connected to said substantially annular support member at a first location, said first infra-annular support member being dimensioned to extend below at least one of the posterior and anterior valve leaflets (24, 26) and across or behind at least one subvalvular structure; and at least one anchoring element associated with said first infra-annular support member, said at least one anchoring element being configured to securely receive a prosthetic chordae tendineae for attachment to a papillary muscle; characterised in that said substantially annular support member has a three-dimensional '3D' shape corresponding to the saddle-like shape of a mitral annulus.
Method for addressing at least one qubit (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) from a set of two or more qubits (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70), characterised in that the qubit (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) to be addressed is exposed to an electromagnetic field in the form of a magnetic near field in order to change the state of the qubit (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) while at least one other qubit of the set of qubits (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) is exposed to an opposing electromagnetic field in the form of a magnetic near field in such a way that the electromagnetic field does not have an effect on the other qubit (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) or in such a way that the electromagnetic field has another effect on the other qubit (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) than on the qubit (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) to be addressed, wherein electrically conductive structures (74, 76, 78, 86, 88, 90) are arranged in different planes (80, 92), wherein the electrically conductive structures (74, 76, 78, 86, 88, 90) of different planes (80, 92) are arranged at an angle to one another, wherein the qubits (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) are located in the vicinity of crossing points of first wires (74, 76, 78, 86, 88, 90) with respect to a projection onto the planes (80, 92), wherein the qubits (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) are provided in a diamond layer as surrounding material, wherein the surrounding material has been doped with sulphur, phosphorus or oxygen, wherein NV centres in diamond are used as qubits (54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70).
A computing device for secure cryptographic engine programming, the computing device comprising: a secure programming module to (i) establish, by a processor of a computing device with secure enclave support, an invoking enclave, (ii) configure, by the invoking enclave, channel programming information, wherein the channel programming information includes a channel identifier and a channel key to be programmed to a cryptographic engine of the computing device, and (ii) invoke, by the invoking enclave, a processor instruction with the channel programming information as a parameter; and a binding module to generate, by the processor, wrapped programming information based on the channel programming information in response to invocation of the processor instruction, wherein the wrapped programming information comprises an encrypted channel key and a message authentication code. a secure programming module to (i) establish, by a processor of a computing device with secure enclave support, an invoking enclave, (ii) configure, by the invoking enclave, channel programming information, wherein the channel programming information includes a channel identifier and a channel key to be programmed to a cryptographic engine of the computing device, and (ii) invoke, by the invoking enclave, a processor instruction with the channel programming information as a parameter; and a binding module to generate, by the processor, wrapped programming information based on the channel programming information in response to invocation of the processor instruction, wherein the wrapped programming information comprises an encrypted channel key and a message authentication code.
An electroacoustic transducer, comprising: a diaphragm (1;41;51;61) comprising a wing-pair portion (7; 42; 52; 62) and a cone portion (8; 43; 53; 63), the wing-pair portion(7; 42; 52; 60) comprising a pair of convex surfaces, a valley being formed between the pair of convex surfaces, the cone portion (8; 43; 53; 63) surrounding an outer peripheral portion of the wing-pair portion (7; 42; 52; 62) and extending in a conical shape; a converter configured to convert between a vibration of the diaphragm (1; 41; 52; 61) in a depth direction of the valley and an electric signal corresponding to the vibration; a support body supporting the diaphragm (1; 41; 51; 61) and the converter; and an edge member comprising one edge secured to an outer peripheral portion of the cone portion (8; 43; 53; 63) and another edge secured to the support body, the edge member supporting the outer peripheral portion of the cone portion (8; 43; 53; 63) so as to allow the diaphragm (1; 41; 51; 61) to vibrate in the depth direction of the valley. a diaphragm (1;41;51;61) comprising a wing-pair portion (7; 42; 52; 62) and a cone portion (8; 43; 53; 63), the wing-pair portion(7; 42; 52; 60) comprising a pair of convex surfaces, a valley being formed between the pair of convex surfaces, the cone portion (8; 43; 53; 63) surrounding an outer peripheral portion of the wing-pair portion (7; 42; 52; 62) and extending in a conical shape; a converter configured to convert between a vibration of the diaphragm (1; 41; 52; 61) in a depth direction of the valley and an electric signal corresponding to the vibration; a support body supporting the diaphragm (1; 41; 51; 61) and the converter; and an edge member comprising one edge secured to an outer peripheral portion of the cone portion (8; 43; 53; 63) and another edge secured to the support body, the edge member supporting the outer peripheral portion of the cone portion (8; 43; 53; 63) so as to allow the diaphragm (1; 41; 51; 61) to vibrate in the depth direction of the valley.
A yaw brake for a wind turbine, comprising: a brake housing disposed on one side of a brake surface disposed about a yaw axis, the brake housing defining a bore; a piston disposed within the bore of the brake housing about a first axis, the piston configured to maintain frictional engagement between a brake pad and the brake surface by applying a first braking force to the brake pad to partially apply the yaw brake and a second braking force to the brake pad to fully apply the yaw brake, the second braking force greater than the first braking force, at least one portion of the piston (60 2) and at least one portion of the bore (68 2) of the brake housing having complementary non-circular shapes and the at least one portion of the piston configured to be positioned within the at least one portion of the bore of the brake housing when the piston applies the first braking force and when the piston applies the second braking force; and, a bushing (62 or 62') disposed radially between the at least one portion of the piston and the at least one portion of the bore of the brake housing having complementary non-circular shapes. a brake housing disposed on one side of a brake surface disposed about a yaw axis, the brake housing defining a bore; a piston disposed within the bore of the brake housing about a first axis, the piston configured to maintain frictional engagement between a brake pad and the brake surface by applying a first braking force to the brake pad to partially apply the yaw brake and a second braking force to the brake pad to fully apply the yaw brake, the second braking force greater than the first braking force, at least one portion of the piston (60 2) and at least one portion of the bore (68 2) of the brake housing having complementary non-circular shapes and the at least one portion of the piston configured to be positioned within the at least one portion of the bore of the brake housing when the piston applies the first braking force and when the piston applies the second braking force; and, a bushing (62 or 62') disposed radially between the at least one portion of the piston and the at least one portion of the bore of the brake housing having complementary non-circular shapes.
A method of calculating power loss in an inductive power transfer system comprising a power transmitter for transmitting power inductively to a power receiver via a transmitter coil and a receiver coil, the method comprising steps of, by the power transmitter: - obtaining a received power parameter communicated from the power receiver; - obtaining time information for time alignment communicated from the power receiver to enable the power transmitter to align, with the power receiver, the time of calculating a power loss during power transfer; - calculating the power loss according to the obtained time information and the received power parameter; wherein the time information comprises the size of a time-window and an offset of the time-window to a time reference point. - obtaining a received power parameter communicated from the power receiver; - obtaining time information for time alignment communicated from the power receiver to enable the power transmitter to align, with the power receiver, the time of calculating a power loss during power transfer; - calculating the power loss according to the obtained time information and the received power parameter; wherein the time information comprises the size of a time-window and an offset of the time-window to a time reference point.
A fuel system, comprising: a filter; a high-pressure pump; a conduit fluidly connected between the filter and the high-pressure pump; a spill passage fluidly connecting the high-pressure pump with the conduit; a manifold; a spill valve movable to direct a first portion of a fuel flow discharged from the high-pressure pump into the manifold and a remaining second portion of the fuel flow discharged from the high-pressure pump into the conduit via the spill passage, characterized in that the fuel system further comprises a flow-disruption reducer disposed within the conduit between the filter and a discharge location of the remaining second portion of the fuel flow of the spill passage. a filter; a high-pressure pump; a conduit fluidly connected between the filter and the high-pressure pump; a spill passage fluidly connecting the high-pressure pump with the conduit; a manifold; a spill valve movable to direct a first portion of a fuel flow discharged from the high-pressure pump into the manifold and a remaining second portion of the fuel flow discharged from the high-pressure pump into the conduit via the spill passage, characterized in that the fuel system further comprises a flow-disruption reducer disposed within the conduit between the filter and a discharge location of the remaining second portion of the fuel flow of the spill passage. a flow-disruption reducer disposed within the conduit between the filter and a discharge location of the remaining second portion of the fuel flow of the spill passage.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one antigen and an adjuvant composition, wherein the adjuvant composition comprises a saponin and a liposome comprising monophosphoryl lipid A (MPLA), cholesterol and a phospholipid that is in a liquid crystalline state at greater than or equal to 23°C, wherein the concentration of cholesterol to lipid in the liposome is greater than 50% (mol/mol), wherein the antigen is soluble Plasmodium falciparum recombinant circumsporozoite protein (rCSP) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, or a P. falciparum rCSP peptide that is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the P. falciparum rCSP antigen is in an amount of from about 0.1 μg to about 50 μg per administration, and wherein the adjuvant composition is in an amount from about 0.5 ml to about 5 ml per administration.