mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus for controlling the load on articular cartilage of a human or animal articulating joint comprising: a first fixation assembly for attachment to a first bone; a second fixation assembly for attachment to a second bone, wherein the first and second bones are on either side of the articulating joint to be controlled by the apparatus; a link assembly coupled to the first fixation assembly by a first joint at a first fixation point and coupled to the second fixation assembly by a second joint at a second fixation point; the first and the second fixation assembly (11, 12) thereby each being angularly displaceable relative to the link assembly and the link assembly includes a variable separation means providing variation in the distance between the first and second joints (14, 15) within predetermined limits, the variable separation means includes bias means (57, 58, 67), characterized in that the bias means (57, 58, 67) bias the first and second joints (14, 15) towards one of an intermediate distance of separation between predetermined limits of separation, a maximum limit of separation or a minimum limit of separation, wherein the first joint and the second joint are arranged in hubs (52, 53; 62, 63), the hubs comprising a pair of lugs (54, 55; 64, 65) each pair being mounted on a central shaft (56, 66) and being axially displaceable therealong. a first fixation assembly for attachment to a first bone; a second fixation assembly for attachment to a second bone, wherein the first and second bones are on either side of the articulating joint to be controlled by the apparatus; a link assembly coupled to the first fixation assembly by a first joint at a first fixation point and coupled to the second fixation assembly by a second joint at a second fixation point; the first and the second fixation assembly (11, 12) thereby each being angularly displaceable relative to the link assembly and the link assembly includes a variable separation means providing variation in the distance between the first and second joints (14, 15) within predetermined limits, the variable separation means includes bias means (57, 58, 67), characterized in that the bias means (57, 58, 67) bias the first and second joints (14, 15) towards one of an intermediate distance of separation between predetermined limits of separation, a maximum limit of separation or a minimum limit of separation, wherein the first joint and the second joint are arranged in hubs (52, 53; 62, 63), the hubs comprising a pair of lugs (54, 55; 64, 65) each pair being mounted on a central shaft (56, 66) and being axially displaceable therealong.
Apparatus for melting metal material comprising a container to contain the metal material to be melted, a loading device associated with a lateral wall of said container in order to load said metal material substantially continuously into the container, and at least two pairs (17, 17') of electrodes (18, 19) to melt said metal material, each pair (17, 17') of electrodes (18, 19) being connected to a respective power unit, and said electrodes (18, 19) being inserted at least partly into said container, and being disposed in a pattern at the respective tops of a polygon, characterized in that each pair of electrodes (18, 19) comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, in that said first electrodes are located at the tops of a first side of said polygon and said second electrodes are located at the tops of a second side of said polygon, said first side and said second side defining respectively the smaller base and the larger base of a trapezoid, and in that the distance between said first side and said loading device is lower than the distance between said second side and said loading device.
An armrest assembly (30, 70), comprising: an insert; an arm comprising a top cutout; a front arm cap affixed atop the arm and extending from near a front of the arm to one end of the insert; a rear arm cap affixed atop the arm and extending from near a back of the arm to an opposing end of the insert; and an insert bracket (50, 52, 76) affixed within the arm adjacent the top cutout and wherein the insert is removably supported by the insert bracket (50, 52, 76); characterized in that the armrest assembly further comprises: a rail affixed atop the insert bracket; and a retainer assembly (72, 82) disposed within the arm, the retainer assembly (72, 82) comprising: a retainer cover affixed to the insert bracket; a retainer (74, 86) slidably engaged with the rail with one end of the retainer (74, 86) extending through an opening through one end of the insert; and a biasing member disposed between the retainer cover and the retainer (74, 86) biasing the retainer (74, 86) toward the insert. an insert; an arm comprising a top cutout; a front arm cap affixed atop the arm and extending from near a front of the arm to one end of the insert; a rear arm cap affixed atop the arm and extending from near a back of the arm to an opposing end of the insert; and an insert bracket (50, 52, 76) affixed within the arm adjacent the top cutout and wherein the insert is removably supported by the insert bracket (50, 52, 76); characterized in that the armrest assembly further comprises: a rail affixed atop the insert bracket; and a retainer assembly (72, 82) disposed within the arm, the retainer assembly (72, 82) comprising: a retainer cover affixed to the insert bracket; a retainer (74, 86) slidably engaged with the rail with one end of the retainer (74, 86) extending through an opening through one end of the insert; and a biasing member disposed between the retainer cover and the retainer (74, 86) biasing the retainer (74, 86) toward the insert. a retainer cover affixed to the insert bracket; a retainer (74, 86) slidably engaged with the rail with one end of the retainer (74, 86) extending through an opening through one end of the insert; and a biasing member disposed between the retainer cover and the retainer (74, 86) biasing the retainer (74, 86) toward the insert.
A color conversion panel, comprising: a substrate comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region; a light-blocking partition disposed on the substrate and having a plurality of openings configured to expose the first region, the second region, and the third region; a color conversion pattern (230a, 230b) respectively disposed on the substrate in each of the openings in the first region and the second region, respectively; and a light-transmitting layer comprising a first portion disposed in the opening in the third region, and a second portion disposed to cover the color conversion patterns of the first region and second region on the substrate, characterized in that the light-transmitting layer comprises scattering particles and a vertical distance (h1, h2) from a surface of the substrate to a highest point of each of the color conversion patterns (230a, 230b) is equal to, or less than, a vertical distance (h) from the surface of the substrate to a highest point of the light-blocking partition. a substrate comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region; a light-blocking partition disposed on the substrate and having a plurality of openings configured to expose the first region, the second region, and the third region; a color conversion pattern (230a, 230b) respectively disposed on the substrate in each of the openings in the first region and the second region, respectively; and a light-transmitting layer comprising a first portion disposed in the opening in the third region, and a second portion disposed to cover the color conversion patterns of the first region and second region on the substrate, characterized in that the light-transmitting layer comprises scattering particles and a vertical distance (h1, h2) from a surface of the substrate to a highest point of each of the color conversion patterns (230a, 230b) is equal to, or less than, a vertical distance (h) from the surface of the substrate to a highest point of the light-blocking partition.
A multilayer container comprising: a polyester layer comprising a polyester resin; and a polyamide layer comprising a polyamide resin, a yellowing inhibitor, and an oxidation accelerator; a content of the polyamide resin being from 0.05 to 7.0 mass% relative to a total amount of all polyamide layers and all polyester layers; the yellowing inhibitor being a dye; and a content of the yellowing inhibitor being from 1 to 30 ppm relative to the total amount of all polyamide layers and all polyester layers. a polyester layer comprising a polyester resin; and a polyamide layer comprising a polyamide resin, a yellowing inhibitor, and an oxidation accelerator; a content of the polyamide resin being from 0.05 to 7.0 mass% relative to a total amount of all polyamide layers and all polyester layers; the yellowing inhibitor being a dye; and a content of the yellowing inhibitor being from 1 to 30 ppm relative to the total amount of all polyamide layers and all polyester layers.
A method of determining whether a trajectory of an obstacle to an autonomous driving vehicle will require a navigation adjustment for the ADV, the method comprising: determining a trajectory of an obstacle to an autonomous driving vehicle, the trajectory represented by a first ordered plurality of points {P 0..P M}; determining a reference line of navigation for the ADV, the reference line represented by a second ordered plurality of points {R 0..R N}; in response to determining that the obstacle and the ADV are traveling in substantially the same direction, wherein the obstacle and the ADV are traveling in substantially the same direction if the absolute value of a heading of the obstacle θ OBS minus a heading of the ADV θ ADV is less than a threshold heading value finding a point S 0 ∈ {R 0..R N} such that the distance from Po to So is the minimum distance from P 0 to any of the points in {R 0..R N}. for each point P i ∈ {P 1..P M}, i=1 to M, finding the point S i ∈ {S i-1..R N} such that the distance from P i to S i is the minimum distance from P i to any of the points in {S i-1..R N}; adjusting the navigation of the ADV in response to determining that the distance between P i and S i, for any i ∈ {0..M} is less than a threshold distance value. determining a trajectory of an obstacle to an autonomous driving vehicle, the trajectory represented by a first ordered plurality of points {P 0..P M}; determining a reference line of navigation for the ADV, the reference line represented by a second ordered plurality of points {R 0..R N}; in response to determining that the obstacle and the ADV are traveling in substantially the same direction, wherein the obstacle and the ADV are traveling in substantially the same direction if the absolute value of a heading of the obstacle θ OBS minus a heading of the ADV θ ADV is less than a threshold heading value finding a point S 0 ∈ {R 0..R N} such that the distance from Po to So is the minimum distance from P 0 to any of the points in {R 0..R N}. for each point P i ∈ {P 1..P M}, i=1 to M, finding the point S i ∈ {S i-1..R N} such that the distance from P i to S i is the minimum distance from P i to any of the points in {S i-1..R N}; adjusting the navigation of the ADV in response to determining that the distance between P i and S i, for any i ∈ {0..M} is less than a threshold distance value. finding a point S 0 ∈ {R 0..R N} such that the distance from Po to So is the minimum distance from P 0 to any of the points in {R 0..R N}. for each point P i ∈ {P 1..P M}, i=1 to M, finding the point S i ∈ {S i-1..R N} such that the distance from P i to S i is the minimum distance from P i to any of the points in {S i-1..R N}; adjusting the navigation of the ADV in response to determining that the distance between P i and S i, for any i ∈ {0..M} is less than a threshold distance value.
A boom mountable robotic arm for temporarily supporting elongate conductors comprising: a rigid member adapted for mounting onto an upper end of a boom, at least one electrically insulated support post mounted to said rigid member in a vertically upright position relative to said rigid member, each post of said at least one electrically insulated support post adapted for temporarily supporting elongate electrical conductors, at least two rotation means for rotation of said rigid member and said at least one electrically insulated support post about at least two corresponding axes of rotation, wherein a first corresponding rotation means of said at least two rotation means has at least one axis of rotation extending substantially laterally across said rigid member and includes at least one device mounted between said at least one electrically insulated support post and said rigid member, said at least one device enabling controlled independent rotation of said at least one electrically insulated support post relative to and substantially along said rigid member and away from said vertically upright position, and wherein a second axis of rotation of a second corresponding rotation means of said at least two rotation means extends laterally of and between said rigid member and said upper end of said boom for rotation of said rigid member relative to said boom in a substantially vertical plane so as to level said rigid member. a rigid member adapted for mounting onto an upper end of a boom, at least one electrically insulated support post mounted to said rigid member in a vertically upright position relative to said rigid member, each post of said at least one electrically insulated support post adapted for temporarily supporting elongate electrical conductors, at least two rotation means for rotation of said rigid member and said at least one electrically insulated support post about at least two corresponding axes of rotation, wherein a first corresponding rotation means of said at least two rotation means has at least one axis of rotation extending substantially laterally across said rigid member and includes at least one device mounted between said at least one electrically insulated support post and said rigid member, said at least one device enabling controlled independent rotation of said at least one electrically insulated support post relative to and substantially along said rigid member and away from said vertically upright position, and wherein a second axis of rotation of a second corresponding rotation means of said at least two rotation means extends laterally of and between said rigid member and said upper end of said boom for rotation of said rigid member relative to said boom in a substantially vertical plane so as to level said rigid member.
Display device comprising: a front plate having a plurality of through-holes, a support plate arranged behind the front plate and bearing a plurality of light-emitting diodes arranged connected with the through-holes of the front plate to emit light forwards, and a translucent front film placed on the front face of the front plate and passing in front of the through-holes of this front plate, characterized in that a face of the translucent front film bears a regular raster of an obscuring pattern, this regular raster extending facing said through-holes and facing the remaining parts of the front face of said support plate, and in which each obscuring pattern covers a surface area less than the section of each of said through-holes and the obscuring patterns are distributed according to a matrix whose pitch is less than the diameter of said through-holes. a front plate having a plurality of through-holes, a support plate arranged behind the front plate and bearing a plurality of light-emitting diodes arranged connected with the through-holes of the front plate to emit light forwards, and a translucent front film placed on the front face of the front plate and passing in front of the through-holes of this front plate,
A locking mechanism for a ski-binding, the locking mechanism comprising: only one lever adapted to be pivoted between an engaged and a disengaged position, wherein the lever comprises at least one lug, the at least one lug adapted to engage with a notch formed in a mounting plate in the engaged position, wherein the lug is adapted to hold the ski-binding in a non-sliding manner when engaged with the notch, and wherein the locking mechanism does not comprise a second or more lever; the locking mechanism further comprising locking means, the locking means adapted to lock the lever in the engaged position when the lever is engaged with the notch, characterised in that: the locking means comprises a sliding plate, the sliding plate adapted to slide so as to lock the lever in the engaged position when a part of a surface of the sliding plate is positioned over a part of a top surface of the lever. only one lever adapted to be pivoted between an engaged and a disengaged position, wherein the lever comprises at least one lug, the at least one lug adapted to engage with a notch formed in a mounting plate in the engaged position, wherein the lug is adapted to hold the ski-binding in a non-sliding manner when engaged with the notch, and wherein the locking mechanism does not comprise a second or more lever; the locking mechanism further comprising locking means, the locking means adapted to lock the lever in the engaged position when the lever is engaged with the notch, characterised in that: the locking means comprises a sliding plate, the sliding plate adapted to slide so as to lock the lever in the engaged position when a part of a surface of the sliding plate is positioned over a part of a top surface of the lever.
A reflection-type electrophoretic display panel which includes at least a substrate, a first electrode layer, the first electrode layer being a pixel electrode layer comprising pixels, a reflective electrophoretic display layer, a second electrode layer, and an ink fixation layer in this order, wherein a plurality of colored portions are provided on the ink fixation layer using an ink-jet method without a black matrix, and the colored portions are arranged in accordance with the pixels of the first electrode layer, characterized in that the colored portions are formed using coloring compositions each including a pigment, a dispersant, a binder resin, and a solvent, a ratio of the pigment to the binder resin contained in each of the colored portions is in the range of 1:9 to 5:5 by weight, and in that the ratio of the area of the colored portions within one pixel to the entire area of said one pixel is in the range of 25% to 90 %.
Cooking appliance for large-capacity kitchens, including large-capacity-kitchen pressure cooker, having a tiltable, pan-shaped cooking vessel which has a substantially rectangular cooking chamber for receiving in particular liquid or partially liquid food to be cooked, wherein the cooking vessel has a base, a front wall, two side walls and a rear wall, wherein each of the walls (9, 11, 13) is formed from an outer side and an inner side spaced apart therefrom, said outer side and inner side being connected to one another by a covering plate forming an upper covering surface, the inner sides of the walls (9, 11, 13) surrounding the cooking chamber, wherein the cooking vessel is mounted rotatably on one side or both sides in appliance supports and is closable by an appliance lid, wherein the front wall of the cooking vessel has a spout recess which forms a pouring-out channel and via which the liquid or partially liquid food to be cooked is poured out, and wherein a drip edge is provided which serves to guide the spout stream of the liquid or partially liquid food away from the outer side of the front wall, characterized in that the drip edge is formed from a longitudinal rail which has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional profile with an upper side which forms an overflow surface and is at least partially bevelled in the flow direction and a lower side running substantially parallel to the upper covering surface, the bevelled upper side extending obliquely downwards in the flow direction. wherein the cooking vessel has a base, a front wall, two side walls and a rear wall, wherein each of the walls (9, 11, 13) is formed from an outer side and an inner side spaced apart therefrom, said outer side and inner side being connected to one another by a covering plate forming an upper covering surface, the inner sides of the walls (9, 11, 13) surrounding the cooking chamber, wherein the cooking vessel is mounted rotatably on one side or both sides in appliance supports and is closable by an appliance lid, wherein the front wall of the cooking vessel has a spout recess which forms a pouring-out channel and via which the liquid or partially liquid food to be cooked is poured out, and wherein a drip edge is provided which serves to guide the spout stream of the liquid or partially liquid food away from the outer side of the front wall, characterized in that the drip edge is formed from a longitudinal rail which has a substantially rectangular cross-sectional profile with an upper side which forms an overflow surface and is at least partially bevelled in the flow direction and a lower side running substantially parallel to the upper covering surface, the bevelled upper side extending obliquely downwards in the flow direction.
A method for controlling uplink multiple-input-multiple-output, MIMO, the method being performed in a network node and comprising the steps of: determining an inter-stream interference between two uplink streams in MIMO, Multiple Inputs Multiple Outputs, transmission; and controlling a selection of E-TFC, Enhanced dedicated transport channel Transport Format Combination, in response to the determined interference; Characterized in that the step of controlling a selection of E-TFC comprises translating a grant value to a lower TBS, Transport Block Size, compared to if no inter-stream interference is present for a primary stream, by scaling a quantised amplitude ratio, Aed, with an inter stream interference compensation factor, A ISI, which corresponds to the determined inter-stream interference such that the transmit power is not affected due to a data rate being reduced prior to involving outer loop power control. determining an inter-stream interference between two uplink streams in MIMO, Multiple Inputs Multiple Outputs, transmission; and controlling a selection of E-TFC, Enhanced dedicated transport channel Transport Format Combination, in response to the determined interference; Characterized in that the step of controlling a selection of E-TFC comprises translating a grant value to a lower TBS, Transport Block Size, compared to if no inter-stream interference is present for a primary stream, by scaling a quantised amplitude ratio, Aed, with an inter stream interference compensation factor, A ISI, which corresponds to the determined inter-stream interference such that the transmit power is not affected due to a data rate being reduced prior to involving outer loop power control.
A flatbed knitting machine provided with compound needles, each compound needle being formed by combining a needle body and a slider, the needle body having a hook at a head end thereof, and the slider making slide movement with respect to the needle body and having a tongue at a head end thereof, the tongue opening and closing the hook, so that a needle driving butt of the needle body and a slider driving butt of the slider are driven by a cam system so as to catch a knitting yarn in the hook when the hook is advanced into a needle bed gap and then withdrawn into the needle bed (3,4), characterized in that the flatbed knitting machine includes a movable cam mechanism, which fronts a section corresponding to a trajectory of a knitting route through which the slider driving butt passes in a knit operation when catching the knitting yarn in the hook, and being capable of controlling a position of the slider by acting on the slider driving butt to advance it into a high position in a direction into the needle bed gap for making an old stitch (9a,10a) retained on the tongue hard to drop into the hook, or a low position in a direction to be withdrawn from the needle bed gap for making the knitting yarn fed from a yarn feeder hard to get caught on the tongue.