mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of determining if any usable life remains in a brake component of a brake, the method comprising the steps of determining a zero instantaneous running clearance position of a brake by: monitoring a single parameter of a brake element during use of the brake, determining the position of the brake when the parameter has a monitored characteristic that is indicative of a zero instantaneous running clearance position by comparing the monitored characteristic of the parameter with a predetermined characteristic of the parameter which is known to be indicative of a zero instantaneous running clearance position of the brake, the method further including the steps of using a processor to determine a total number of brake events wherein the brake event is defined by an adjustment of a running clearance of the brake based on the zero instantaneous running clearance position determined by monitoring the single parameter or a determination that an adjustment of the running clearance of the brake is required based on the zero instantaneous running clearance position determined by monitoring the single parameter, using the processor to determine from the total number of brake events if any usable life remains in the brake component. monitoring a single parameter of a brake element during use of the brake, determining the position of the brake when the parameter has a monitored characteristic that is indicative of a zero instantaneous running clearance position by comparing the monitored characteristic of the parameter with a predetermined characteristic of the parameter which is known to be indicative of a zero instantaneous running clearance position of the brake, the method further including the steps of using a processor to determine a total number of brake events wherein the brake event is defined by an adjustment of a running clearance of the brake based on the zero instantaneous running clearance position determined by monitoring the single parameter or a determination that an adjustment of the running clearance of the brake is required based on the zero instantaneous running clearance position determined by monitoring the single parameter, using the processor to determine from the total number of brake events if any usable life remains in the brake component.
A terminal comprising: a transmitting section configured to multiplex and to transmit HARQ-ACK in at least one of a first uplink shared channel transmission scheduled by first downlink control information and a second uplink shared channel transmission activated by second downlink control information; and a control section configured to: control, when the HARQ-ACK is multiplexed in the first uplink shared channel transmission, generation of an HARQ-ACK codebook based on a Downlink Assignment Indicator, DAI, included in the first downlink control information and a counter DAI included in downlink control information for scheduling a downlink shared channel, and control, when the HARQ-ACK is multiplexed in the second uplink shared channel transmission, generation of the HARQ-ACK codebook based on a total DAI and the counter DAI included in downlink control information for scheduling a downlink shared channel, wherein the control section is configured to control multiplexing of the HARQ-ACK in the second uplink shared channel transmission based on a number of bits of the HARQ-ACK. a transmitting section configured to multiplex and to transmit HARQ-ACK in at least one of a first uplink shared channel transmission scheduled by first downlink control information and a second uplink shared channel transmission activated by second downlink control information; and a control section configured to: control, when the HARQ-ACK is multiplexed in the first uplink shared channel transmission, generation of an HARQ-ACK codebook based on a Downlink Assignment Indicator, DAI, included in the first downlink control information and a counter DAI included in downlink control information for scheduling a downlink shared channel, and control, when the HARQ-ACK is multiplexed in the second uplink shared channel transmission, generation of the HARQ-ACK codebook based on a total DAI and the counter DAI included in downlink control information for scheduling a downlink shared channel, control, when the HARQ-ACK is multiplexed in the first uplink shared channel transmission, generation of an HARQ-ACK codebook based on a Downlink Assignment Indicator, DAI, included in the first downlink control information and a counter DAI included in downlink control information for scheduling a downlink shared channel, and control, when the HARQ-ACK is multiplexed in the second uplink shared channel transmission, generation of the HARQ-ACK codebook based on a total DAI and the counter DAI included in downlink control information for scheduling a downlink shared channel, wherein the control section is configured to control multiplexing of the HARQ-ACK in the second uplink shared channel transmission based on a number of bits of the HARQ-ACK.
A sensor for measuring a core body temperature ( T b) of a user, comprising: a first temperature probe to be placed against the skin of the user for measuring a first temperature ( T c); a second temperature probe at a distance from the first temperature probe, for measuring a second temperature ( T d) and; a thermal insulator provided between the first and second temperature probes (2, 6) for thermally insulating first and second temperature probes (2, 6) from each other, wherein the thermal insulator embeds the first temperature probe, forming a contact surface extending in the plane of the first temperature probe and destined to be in contact engagement with the skin; the sensor further comprising a thermally conductive shield covering at least portion of the thermal insulator, the second temperature probe being in contact with a portion of the conductive shield arranged to be in contact with the skin; characterized in that the sensor is configured for determining the core body temperature ( T b) from the first and second measured temperatures ( T c, T d) using Equation: T b = F s T c + G s T d + C where F ( s) and G ( s) are transfer functions chosen so as to compensate for dynamic change in parameters of the system formed by the sensor and the skin, and C is a constant or a signal determined by power dissipated on the thermally conductive shield chosen so as to cancel the effect of said dissipated power on the determined core body temperature ( T b), such that the sensor does not require a controlled heater device. a first temperature probe to be placed against the skin of the user for measuring a first temperature ( T c); a second temperature probe at a distance from the first temperature probe, for measuring a second temperature ( T d) and; a thermal insulator provided between the first and second temperature probes (2, 6) for thermally insulating first and second temperature probes (2, 6) from each other, wherein the thermal insulator embeds the first temperature probe, forming a contact surface extending in the plane of the first temperature probe and destined to be in contact engagement with the skin; the sensor further comprising a thermally conductive shield covering at least portion of the thermal insulator, the second temperature probe being in contact with a portion of the conductive shield arranged to be in contact with the skin; characterized in that the sensor is configured for determining the core body temperature ( T b) from the first and second measured temperatures ( T c, T d) using Equation: T b = F s T c + G s T d + C where F ( s) and G ( s) are transfer functions chosen so as to compensate for dynamic change in parameters of the system formed by the sensor and the skin, and C is a constant or a signal determined by power dissipated on the thermally conductive shield chosen so as to cancel the effect of said dissipated power on the determined core body temperature ( T b), such that the sensor does not require a controlled heater device.
A device for guiding one of a guide wire, a boring tool and an instrument into engagement with one of an occlusion in a vessel and a wall of a vessel, the device comprising a penetrating element (33,34) extending between a proximal end and a distal end, and having a first guide bore extending therethrough for accommodating and guiding the one of the guide wire, the boring tool and the instrument into engagement with the one of the occlusion and the wall of the vessel, and a guide element having a second guide bore extending therethrough for accommodating and guiding the penetrating element (33,34) into engagement with the one of the occlusion and the wall of the vessel, the guide element being configured for anchoring in the vessel with a distal end of the second guide bore thereof adjacent the one of the occlusion and the wall of the vessel, characterised in that the penetrating element (33,34) terminates at the distal end thereof in a distal cutting edge for cutting into the one of the occlusion and the wall of the vessel, and comprises an external screw thread on an external portion thereof, and at least a portion of the second guide bore comprises an internal screw thread for engaging and co-operating with the external screw thread of the penetrating element (33,34), so that with the guide element anchored in the vessel, by rotating the penetrating element (33,34) in the second guide bore, the penetrating element (33,34) is urged by the co-operating action of the external and internal screw threads (49,50) into penetrating engagement with the one of the occlusion and the wall of the vessel.
A neuroprosthetic system comprising: a neurosensor for monitoring neural activity; an electrical stimulator for delivering electrical stimulation to one or more nerve fibers; and a controller in communication with the neurosensor and electrical stimulator, the controller including computer readable instructions stored in non-transitory memory for: triggering electrical stimulation events based on neural activity data received from the neurosensor; calibrating a motor movement command model, characterized in that said model is further based on previously recorded synchronized motor events and neural activity in the presence and absence of stimulation; and adjusting the stimulation events based on the output of the motor movement command model. triggering electrical stimulation events based on neural activity data received from the neurosensor; calibrating a motor movement command model, characterized in that said model is further based on previously recorded synchronized motor events and neural activity in the presence and absence of stimulation; and adjusting the stimulation events based on the output of the motor movement command model.
A faceplate arrangement with a first faceplate body for a fitting, with a first faceplate acting at least as a decorative element and a second faceplate body, which has a second faceplate, wherein the first faceplate body is configured with a protective element, which covers and protects the fitting laterally in the assembled state of the faceplate arrangement on the fitting, wherein the first faceplate body and the second faceplate body can be arranged on the fitting, whereby an asymmetric assembly is provided in relation to both faceplate bodies (10a, 10b), characterized in that a first support element is arranged on the first faceplate, which has at least one fastening means, in order to achieve a fastening on the fitting, wherein the first support element is formed from a plastic material, in that a second support element is arranged on the second faceplate, which has at least one further fastening means, in order to achieve a fastening on the fitting, in that the first and second support element (40a, 40b) are each designed with a cavity, into which the fitting can at least partially be accommodated, wherein the cavities are each delimited by a circumferential wall and by a base of the respective first and second support element (40a, 40b), wherein the respective walls have an oblique course to the respective base and in that a side of the wall of the first support element is designed as a protective side, which has the protective element, wherein the protective element extends in the manner of a projection in the direction of the second faceplate body in the assembled state of the faceplate arrangement on the fitting and is located below the second support element, wherein the support elements (40a, 40b) are arranged spaced apart from one another on the fitting and the protective element connects the first support element to the second support element.
An atomizing element for an electronic cigarette, comprising: a porous body comprising an atomizing surface and a liquid absorbing surface; and a porous heating film formed on the atomizing surface by vapor deposition; characterized in that the porous body is provided with a plurality of micropores having a diameter greater than a thickness of the porous heating film. a porous body comprising an atomizing surface and a liquid absorbing surface; and a porous heating film formed on the atomizing surface by vapor deposition; characterized in that the porous body is provided with a plurality of micropores having a diameter greater than a thickness of the porous heating film.
A fiber-containing polymethyl methacrylate prepreg comprising: a plurality of fibers; and a polymerized resin comprising the polymethyl methacrylate, wherein the polymerized resin is formed from a reactive resin composition comprising methyl methacrylate and greater than 95 wt.% of the methyl methacrylate is polymerized to form polymethacrylate and wherein the plurality of fibers are reactive fibers with a reactive agent present on the surface of the reactive fibers, the reactive agent present on the surface of the reactive fibers comprises: a silane coupling moiety, and a reactive acrylate or methacrylate moiety, said reactive agent reacts towards the reactive matrix resin to covalently bond the thermoplastic resin matrix to the fibers. a plurality of fibers; and a polymerized resin comprising the polymethyl methacrylate, wherein the polymerized resin is formed from a reactive resin composition comprising methyl methacrylate and greater than 95 wt.% of the methyl methacrylate is polymerized to form polymethacrylate and wherein the plurality of fibers are reactive fibers with a reactive agent present on the surface of the reactive fibers, the reactive agent present on the surface of the reactive fibers comprises: a silane coupling moiety, and a reactive acrylate or methacrylate moiety, said reactive agent reacts towards the reactive matrix resin to covalently bond the thermoplastic resin matrix to the fibers. a silane coupling moiety, and a reactive acrylate or methacrylate moiety, said reactive agent reacts towards the reactive matrix resin to covalently bond the thermoplastic resin matrix to the fibers.
A flexible endoscope, comprising: a shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis spanning the proximal end and the distal end, the distal end of the shaft being flexible; a handle coupled to the proximal end of the shaft; an illumination fiber twisted around the longitudinal axis of the endoscope from the proximal end to the distal end and having a helix/pitch angle with the distal end; a wide-angle lens disposed in the distal end of the shaft; a solid state imager disposed in the distal end of the shaft, wherein the wide-angle lens is disposed distally to the solid state imager; an image transmission system residing in the transmission path between the wide-angle lens and the solid state imager to convey an endoscopic image field within the distal end of the shaft from the wide-angle lens to the solid state imager; image selecting circuitry that receives an image signal and produces a region of interest signal that corresponds to a region of interest field that is less than the endoscopic image field; and image control circuitry that receives a region of interest field selection from a user input and produces a field control signal identifying the region of interest field; wherein the image selecting circuitry receives the field control signal and produces a region of interest signal in accordance with the field control signal; wherein the region of interest field corresponds to a standard endoscopic viewing angle; wherein an image surface area of the solid state imager is substantially equal to a field view of the wide-angle lens. a shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis spanning the proximal end and the distal end, the distal end of the shaft being flexible; a handle coupled to the proximal end of the shaft; an illumination fiber twisted around the longitudinal axis of the endoscope from the proximal end to the distal end and having a helix/pitch angle with the distal end; a wide-angle lens disposed in the distal end of the shaft; a solid state imager disposed in the distal end of the shaft, wherein the wide-angle lens is disposed distally to the solid state imager; an image transmission system residing in the transmission path between the wide-angle lens and the solid state imager to convey an endoscopic image field within the distal end of the shaft from the wide-angle lens to the solid state imager; image selecting circuitry that receives an image signal and produces a region of interest signal that corresponds to a region of interest field that is less than the endoscopic image field; and image control circuitry that receives a region of interest field selection from a user input and produces a field control signal identifying the region of interest field; wherein the image selecting circuitry receives the field control signal and produces a region of interest signal in accordance with the field control signal; wherein the region of interest field corresponds to a standard endoscopic viewing angle; wherein an image surface area of the solid state imager is substantially equal to a field view of the wide-angle lens.
A light-emitting device material comprising a compound represented by the following general formula: wherein R 1 to R 21 may be the same or different and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a halogen, a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an oxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a silyl group and -P(=O)R 27 R 28, wherein R 27 and R 28 are each an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, with the proviso that two carbazole skeletons are coupled at one of R 6 to R 13 and one of R 14 to R 21; and R 22 to R 26 satisfy any of the following requirements and: at least one of R 23 and R 25 is NAr 1 Ar 2, others may be the same or different and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a halogen, a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an oxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a silyl group and-P(=O)R 27 R 28, and Ar 1 and Ar 2 may be the same or different and each represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group; and R 24 is NAr 1 Ar 2, others may be the same or different and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a halogen, a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an oxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a silyl group and -P(=O) R 27 R 28, and Ar 1 and Ar 2 may be the same or different, and each represent an unsubstituted phenyl group, a phenyl group substituted with an alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with a halogen, or a phenyl group substituted with a phenyl group, with the proviso that Ar 1 and Ar 2 do not represent a phenyl group substituted with a phenyl group at the same time. at least one of R 23 and R 25 is NAr 1 Ar 2, others may be the same or different and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a halogen, a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an oxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a silyl group and-P(=O)R 27 R 28, and Ar 1 and Ar 2 may be the same or different and each represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group; and R 24 is NAr 1 Ar 2, others may be the same or different and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a halogen, a carbonyl group, a carboxyl group, an oxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a silyl group and -P(=O) R 27 R 28, and Ar 1 and Ar 2 may be the same or different, and each represent an unsubstituted phenyl group, a phenyl group substituted with an alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with a halogen, or a phenyl group substituted with a phenyl group, with the proviso that Ar 1 and Ar 2 do not represent a phenyl group substituted with a phenyl group at the same time.
An artificial forisome body, comprising (a) an unfused SEO-F-protein, or a form of said protein having C-terminal deletions of up to 45 amino acids and/or a form of said protein having N-terminal deletions of up to 13 amino acids, wherein the SEO-F-protein has the property of being able to form homomeric forisome bodies in the absence of further SEO-F-proteins; and (b) a fusion protein of at least one SEO-F-protein or a portion thereof, comprising at least 50 amino acids, and at least one further protein or peptide, with the proviso that optionally any number of the four cysteines located in the C-terminal portion between aa 600 and aa 670 of the native SEO-F-proteins, may be replaced by amino acids that are not capable of forming S-S-bridges, wherein the artificial forisome body comprises at least two fusion proteins as defined in (b), each comprising an enzyme, such that the product of the reaction of one substrate with a first of said enzymes can serve as a substrate for a second of said enzymes. (a) an unfused SEO-F-protein, or a form of said protein having C-terminal deletions of up to 45 amino acids and/or a form of said protein having N-terminal deletions of up to 13 amino acids, wherein the SEO-F-protein has the property of being able to form homomeric forisome bodies in the absence of further SEO-F-proteins; and (b) a fusion protein of at least one SEO-F-protein or a portion thereof, comprising at least 50 amino acids, and at least one further protein or peptide,