mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A surgical loading unit for use with a handle assembly, which comprises: an elongate outer frame defining a longitudinal axis ("k") and having proximal and distal ends; an end effector mounted to the distal end of the outer frame; a drive at least partially disposed within the outer frame and operatively coupled to the end effector, the drive adapted for longitudinal movement through a plurality of sequential firing strokes to operate the end effector; a counter actuator mounted to the drive and a rotatable counter mounted to the outer frame, the counter actuator adapted to engage the rotatable counter to cause rotational movement of the rotatable counter through each arc segment of rotation during each firing stroke of the drive, characterized in that the rotatable counter has visual indicators for providing visual indicia corresponding to a number of firing strokes completed by the drive; and the surgical loading unit further comprises a detent mechanism having a detent member (84, 92) mounted relative to the outer frame and locking recesses (88, 90) associated with the rotatable counter, the detent member engagable with a respective locking recess subsequent to each firing stroke of the drive to maintain the rotatable counter at a desired rotational position, and adapted to release the respective locking recess upon movement of the drive through a successive firing stroke. an elongate outer frame defining a longitudinal axis ("k") and having proximal and distal ends; an end effector mounted to the distal end of the outer frame; a drive at least partially disposed within the outer frame and operatively coupled to the end effector, the drive adapted for longitudinal movement through a plurality of sequential firing strokes to operate the end effector; a counter actuator mounted to the drive and a rotatable counter mounted to the outer frame, the counter actuator adapted to engage the rotatable counter to cause rotational movement of the rotatable counter through each arc segment of rotation during each firing stroke of the drive, characterized in that the rotatable counter has visual indicators for providing visual indicia corresponding to a number of firing strokes completed by the drive; and the surgical loading unit further comprises a detent mechanism having a detent member (84, 92) mounted relative to the outer frame and locking recesses (88, 90) associated with the rotatable counter, the detent member engagable with a respective locking recess subsequent to each firing stroke of the drive to maintain the rotatable counter at a desired rotational position, and adapted to release the respective locking recess upon movement of the drive through a successive firing stroke.
A tire having a tire component composed of a rubber composition for tire comprising a rubber component and additives, wherein a dynamic elastic modulus E* (MPa) and a loss tangent tanδ measured at a temperature of 70°C, an initial strain of 10% and a dynamic strain of 2% satisfy the following general formulas to, and a tensile strength at break TB (MPa) and an elongation at break EB (%) as measured in accordance with JIS K6251 satisfy the following general formulas and: E * / tan ⁢ δ ≥ 33.3 3.0 ≤ E * ≤ 8.0 tan ⁢ δ ≤ 0.090 EB ≥ 500 TB × EB ≥ 9,000
Organic field-effect transistor comprising: - source and drain electrodes; - a semiconductor layer made of an organic semiconductor material placed at least between said source and drain electrodes; - a gate electrode suitable for creating an electric field that increases the density of mobile charge carriers in the semiconductor layer in order to create a conduction channel in this semiconductor layer between the source and drain electrodes when a voltage V G is applied to the gate electrode; and - an electrical insulator layer interposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, - a piezoelectric layer placed close to the conduction channel, characterized in that the piezoelectric layer is placed in the semiconductor layer between the source and drain electrodes, in the inter-electrode space, said piezoelectric layer being electrically isolated from said source and drain electrodes and from the semiconductor layer. - source and drain electrodes; - a semiconductor layer made of an organic semiconductor material placed at least between said source and drain electrodes; - a gate electrode suitable for creating an electric field that increases the density of mobile charge carriers in the semiconductor layer in order to create a conduction channel in this semiconductor layer between the source and drain electrodes when a voltage V G is applied to the gate electrode; and - an electrical insulator layer interposed between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer, - a piezoelectric layer placed close to the conduction channel, characterized in that the piezoelectric layer is placed in the semiconductor layer between the source and drain electrodes, in the inter-electrode space, said piezoelectric layer being electrically isolated from said source and drain electrodes and from the semiconductor layer.
A method for amplifying DNA derived from an archived sample by polymerase chain reaction, comprising amplifying DNA in a DNA amplification step comprising use of a polymerase concentration in the range of 0.15 to 0.3 U/μl and at least one DNA amplification parameter selected from the group consisting of: a concentration of each nucleotide in the range of 200 to 800 μmol/l; and a time of an elongation step in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 s/bp.
A tiltrotor aircraft having a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode, the aircraft comprising: an airframe including a wing having first and second oppositely disposed wing tips; first and second tip booms respectively extending longitudinally from the first and second wing tips, the first and second tip booms each having forward (18a, 18b) and aft ends (20a, 20b); first and second forward rotors respectively coupled to the forward ends (18a, 18b) of the first and second tip booms, the first and second forward rotors reversibly tiltable between a vertical lift orientation, wherein the first and second forward rotors are above the respective first and second tip booms, and a forward thrust orientation, wherein the first and second forward rotors are forward of the respective first and second tip booms; and first and second aft rotors respectively coupled to the aft ends (20a, 20b) of the first and second tip booms, the first and second aft rotors reversibly tiltable between a vertical lift orientation, wherein the first and second aft rotors are below the respective first and second tip booms, and a forward thrust orientation, wherein the first and second aft rotors are aft of the respective first and second tip booms; and one of a plurality of payload modules interchangeably coupled to the airframe; wherein, each of the plurality of payload modules has a respective function. an airframe including a wing having first and second oppositely disposed wing tips; first and second tip booms respectively extending longitudinally from the first and second wing tips, the first and second tip booms each having forward (18a, 18b) and aft ends (20a, 20b); first and second forward rotors respectively coupled to the forward ends (18a, 18b) of the first and second tip booms, the first and second forward rotors reversibly tiltable between a vertical lift orientation, wherein the first and second forward rotors are above the respective first and second tip booms, and a forward thrust orientation, wherein the first and second forward rotors are forward of the respective first and second tip booms; and first and second aft rotors respectively coupled to the aft ends (20a, 20b) of the first and second tip booms, the first and second aft rotors reversibly tiltable between a vertical lift orientation, wherein the first and second aft rotors are below the respective first and second tip booms, and a forward thrust orientation, wherein the first and second aft rotors are aft of the respective first and second tip booms; and one of a plurality of payload modules interchangeably coupled to the airframe; wherein, each of the plurality of payload modules has a respective function.
A seamless capsule enclosing an aqueous liquid in which a living cell or tissue is suspended, wherein the capsule is formed by a seamless capsule manufacturing apparatus with a triple tube nozzle, wherein the aqueous liquid including the living cell or tissue is supplied in an innermost tube of the triple tube nozzle, wherein a lipophilic material is supplied in a middle tube of the triple tube nuzzle, wherein an outer membrane forming material is supplies in an outermost tube of the triple tube nozzle, wherein the cell or tissue can grow in the aqueous liquid, characterized in that the lipophilic material is selected from the group consisting of deep frying oils, salad oil, vitamin E, wheat germ oil, sesame oil, hardened oil having a melting point of 35 °C or less, cacao butter, butter, margarine, shortening and fatty acid ester of sucrose, wherein the outer membrane forming material is at least one selected from the group consisting of gelatin, agar, pectin, alginic acid, alginate, carrageenan, curdlan, starch, gellan gum, and glucomannan.
A refrigeration cycle apparatus in which a compressor, a four-way valve, a condenser, a throttling device, and an evaporator are connected via pipes, comprising: discharge gas bypasses (31, 32, 33) for flowing a discharge refrigerant to at least one of a suction pipe of the compressor and an evaporator pipe for connecting the throttling device and the evaporator, from a discharge pipe for connecting the compressor and the four-way valve; and a refrigerant controller capable of optionally flowing the discharge refrigerant to the discharge gas bypasses, wherein the discharge refrigerant of the compressor is partially passed through the discharge gas bypasses during defrosting in a heating operation, and characterized in that the apparatus further comprising a T-shaped branch pipe on the discharge pipe, wherein the discharge refrigerant of the compressor flows in a straight line in a direction of the discharge gas bypass, and a flow of the discharge refrigerant is bent in a direction of the four-way valve, thereby a flow rate to the discharge gas bypasses is larger than a flow rate to the four-way valve, wherein the branch pipe is connected such that the discharge refrigerant of the compressor has a dynamic pressure component acting more greatly in the direction of the discharge gas bypass than in the direction of the four-way valve. discharge gas bypasses (31, 32, 33) for flowing a discharge refrigerant to at least one of a suction pipe of the compressor and an evaporator pipe for connecting the throttling device and the evaporator, from a discharge pipe for connecting the compressor and the four-way valve; and a refrigerant controller capable of optionally flowing the discharge refrigerant to the discharge gas bypasses, wherein the discharge refrigerant of the compressor is partially passed through the discharge gas bypasses during defrosting in a heating operation, and characterized in that the apparatus further comprising a T-shaped branch pipe on the discharge pipe, wherein the discharge refrigerant of the compressor flows in a straight line in a direction of the discharge gas bypass, and a flow of the discharge refrigerant is bent in a direction of the four-way valve, thereby a flow rate to the discharge gas bypasses is larger than a flow rate to the four-way valve, wherein the branch pipe is connected such that the discharge refrigerant of the compressor has a dynamic pressure component acting more greatly in the direction of the discharge gas bypass than in the direction of the four-way valve.
An electrical device comprising: a first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer; wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer comprise a plurality of continuous fibers (201; 302; 305) that are infused with carbon nanotubes (303; 306); a base plate (200; 301); a layer of separator material disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; wherein the separator material is permeable to ions of an electrolyte; and an electrolyte in contact with the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; wherein the plurality of continuous fibers (201; 302; 305) of the first electrode layer are conformally wound about the base plate and the plurality of continuous fibers (201; 302; 305) of the second electrode layer are conformally wound about the layer of separator material. a first electrode layer; and a second electrode layer; wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer comprise a plurality of continuous fibers (201; 302; 305) that are infused with carbon nanotubes (303; 306); a base plate (200; 301); wherein the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer comprise a plurality of continuous fibers (201; 302; 305) that are infused with carbon nanotubes (303; 306); a base plate (200; 301); a layer of separator material disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; wherein the separator material is permeable to ions of an electrolyte; and an electrolyte in contact with the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer; wherein the plurality of continuous fibers (201; 302; 305) of the first electrode layer are conformally wound about the base plate and the plurality of continuous fibers (201; 302; 305) of the second electrode layer are conformally wound about the layer of separator material.
Crosslinkable adhesive preparation comprising at least one sort of polymers functionalised with organic and/or inorganic acid units containing OH groups, and at least one cyclic phosphonic anhydride.
An apparatus for assessing electroporation therapy applied to a tissue region of a patient, the apparatus comprising: an array of sensors configured to sense an application of electroporation energy by an electroporation device to determine a location of the electroporation device within the patient; and an output device configured to indicate the location of the electroporation device within the patient, wherein the array of sensors are configured to sense an electromagnetic field generated by the electroporation device resulting from pulse bursts applied by the electroporation device, characterized in that the output device is configured to measure a difference between the electromagnetic field generated by the electroporation device prior to application of the pulse bursts and the electromagnetic field generated by the electroporation device after application of the pulse bursts to determine the location of the electroporation device within the patient, wherein the output device is configured to measure the difference based on a change in cell density at the tissue region. an array of sensors configured to sense an application of electroporation energy by an electroporation device to determine a location of the electroporation device within the patient; and an output device configured to indicate the location of the electroporation device within the patient, wherein the array of sensors are configured to sense an electromagnetic field generated by the electroporation device resulting from pulse bursts applied by the electroporation device, characterized in that the output device is configured to measure a difference between the electromagnetic field generated by the electroporation device prior to application of the pulse bursts and the electromagnetic field generated by the electroporation device after application of the pulse bursts to determine the location of the electroporation device within the patient, wherein the output device is configured to measure the difference based on a change in cell density at the tissue region.
Aeronautical turbine engine assembly extending about an axis and comprising: - an upstream casing disposed around the axis and to which a guide blading of a distributor is fastened, the upstream casing being followed axially, in the downstream direction, by - a downstream casing disposed around the axis, whereon a sealing element provided with an abradable material intended to be facing a mobile guide blading of the turbine engine configured to rotate about the axis is mounted, - a shroud ring inserted, about the axis, between the upstream casing and the downstream casing, and - removable fastening means for fastening the shroud ring, the upstream casing and the downstream casing together, detachably, and: - either the shroud ring has an upstream hook whereon the sealing element is mounted for said fastening thereof to the downstream casing, - or the downstream casing has an upstream hook whereon the sealing element is mounted for said fastening thereof to the downstream casing, characterized in that: - for said fastening thereof to the upstream casing, the distributor is mounted on a downstream hook of the upstream casing, without being hooked to the shroud ring. - an upstream casing disposed around the axis and to which a guide blading of a distributor is fastened, the upstream casing being followed axially, in the downstream direction, by - a downstream casing disposed around the axis, whereon a sealing element provided with an abradable material intended to be facing a mobile guide blading of the turbine engine configured to rotate about the axis is mounted, - a shroud ring inserted, about the axis, between the upstream casing and the downstream casing, and - removable fastening means for fastening the shroud ring, the upstream casing and the downstream casing together, detachably, and: - either the shroud ring has an upstream hook whereon the sealing element is mounted for said fastening thereof to the downstream casing, - or the downstream casing has an upstream hook whereon the sealing element is mounted for said fastening thereof to the downstream casing, - either the shroud ring has an upstream hook whereon the sealing element is mounted for said fastening thereof to the downstream casing, - or the downstream casing has an upstream hook whereon the sealing element is mounted for said fastening thereof to the downstream casing, - for said fastening thereof to the upstream casing, the distributor is mounted on a downstream hook of the upstream casing, without being hooked to the shroud ring.
An expression assembly for a breast pump comprising: a diaphragm; a breast shield to which the diaphragm is coupled, wherein the diaphragm is formed of a flexible membrane and comprises a cavity having an open end for receiving a nipple of a user and a closed end, wherein the open end has top and bottom parts which connect to the breast shield, wherein: the top part is set further back from the closed end in a direction parallel to a central forward outward axis of the diaphragm than the bottom part and a milk flow passage is defined at the bottom part of the open end; or the bottom part is set further back from the closed end in a direction parallel to a central forward outward axis of the diaphragm than the top part and a milk flow passage is defined at the top part of the open end. a diaphragm; a breast shield to which the diaphragm is coupled, wherein the diaphragm is formed of a flexible membrane and comprises a cavity having an open end for receiving a nipple of a user and a closed end, wherein the open end has top and bottom parts which connect to the breast shield, wherein: the top part is set further back from the closed end in a direction parallel to a central forward outward axis of the diaphragm than the bottom part and a milk flow passage is defined at the bottom part of the open end; or the bottom part is set further back from the closed end in a direction parallel to a central forward outward axis of the diaphragm than the top part and a milk flow passage is defined at the top part of the open end. the top part is set further back from the closed end in a direction parallel to a central forward outward axis of the diaphragm than the bottom part and a milk flow passage is defined at the bottom part of the open end; or the bottom part is set further back from the closed end in a direction parallel to a central forward outward axis of the diaphragm than the top part and a milk flow passage is defined at the top part of the open end.
Patellar tendon bandage, comprising a bandage element with an inner face and an outer face and two first pad bodies (21a, 21b) located on the front inner face of the bandage elements for building up an infrapatellar pressure, the patellar tendon bandage additionally having at least two second pad bodies (22a, 22b) on the inner face of the bandage element, the two second pad bodies (22a, 22b) being positioned to the side of the two first pad bodies (21a, 21b), characterised in that the two second pad bodies (22a, 22b) are positioned on the inner face of the bandage element in such a way that they are positioned in the side region of the knee joint, and act on muscle and tendon groups extending there, when the patellar tendon bandage is applied.
An ultrasound system, comprising: a set of ultrasound transducer devices, each device comprising one or more capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducer CMUT cells, and each device comprising a first input for receiving a DC bias voltage and a second input for receiving an AC drive signal, wherein each ultrasound transducer device is associated with a different area to be imaged or investigated such that the set of ultrasound devices is associated with a larger area than each individual device; drive electronics for operating a selected device of the set, wherein the drive electronics is shared between all devices of the set, wherein the drive electronics comprises a first output for delivering the DC bias voltage and a second output for delivering the AC drive signal; and a selector for selecting which device of the set is coupled to the bias voltage, wherein the selector comprises a set of switches, with a respective switch between the first output of the drive electronics and the first input of each device such that the DC bias voltage is coupled only to one selected device and the DC bias voltage is isolated from the non-selected devices of the set, wherein the same bias voltage is applied to each device of the set when the device is selected. a set of ultrasound transducer devices, each device comprising one or more capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducer CMUT cells, and each device comprising a first input for receiving a DC bias voltage and a second input for receiving an AC drive signal, wherein each ultrasound transducer device is associated with a different area to be imaged or investigated such that the set of ultrasound devices is associated with a larger area than each individual device; drive electronics for operating a selected device of the set, wherein the drive electronics is shared between all devices of the set, wherein the drive electronics comprises a first output for delivering the DC bias voltage and a second output for delivering the AC drive signal; and a selector for selecting which device of the set is coupled to the bias voltage, wherein the selector comprises a set of switches, with a respective switch between the first output of the drive electronics and the first input of each device such that the DC bias voltage is coupled only to one selected device and the DC bias voltage is isolated from the non-selected devices of the set, wherein the same bias voltage is applied to each device of the set when the device is selected.