mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A connecting structure for plate members connected together, comprising: a projection projected from one of the plate members in a first direction; a groove provided on the other of the plate members to have inner faces (9a, 9b) facing each other in a second direction and configured to fittingly receive the projection, the second direction intersecting the first direction, the projection comprising: a main body being a portion projected from said one of the plate members in the first direction and having a base end adjoining to said one of the plate members in a first direction; a resilient portion provided on one side of the main body in the second direction and resiliently inwardly deformable in the second direction; and an engagement portion outwardly expanded in the second direction from the resilient portion and configured to be plastically deformed along and engage with one of the inner faces (9a, 9b) of the groove when the groove fittingly receives the projection; characterized in that the resilient portion is a cantilever, in which one end in the first direction is integrated with the main body and the other end in the first direction is displaced relative to said one end toward the base end of the main body, to define a gap between the resilient portion and the main body in the second direction, the gap within which the resilient portion is resiliently deformable in the second direction. a projection projected from one of the plate members in a first direction; a groove provided on the other of the plate members to have inner faces (9a, 9b) facing each other in a second direction and configured to fittingly receive the projection, the second direction intersecting the first direction, the projection comprising: a main body being a portion projected from said one of the plate members in the first direction and having a base end adjoining to said one of the plate members in a first direction; a resilient portion provided on one side of the main body in the second direction and resiliently inwardly deformable in the second direction; and an engagement portion outwardly expanded in the second direction from the resilient portion and configured to be plastically deformed along and engage with one of the inner faces (9a, 9b) of the groove when the groove fittingly receives the projection; a main body being a portion projected from said one of the plate members in the first direction and having a base end adjoining to said one of the plate members in a first direction; a resilient portion provided on one side of the main body in the second direction and resiliently inwardly deformable in the second direction; and an engagement portion outwardly expanded in the second direction from the resilient portion and configured to be plastically deformed along and engage with one of the inner faces (9a, 9b) of the groove when the groove fittingly receives the projection;
Torsional moment and angle sensor (1, 101) for determining a torsional moment to be transferred from a drive member (3, 103) to a driven member (4, 104), comprising an at least partially circumferential drive side encoder ring section (5, 105), such as a pole ring section, a contactless operating sensor (7, 107) for scanning the drive side encoder ring section (5, 105), and a driven side encoder ring section (6, 106) via which the angular position of the driven member (4, 104) can be scanned, characterized in that the sensor (7, 107) for scanning the drive side encoder ring section (5, 105) is coupled to the drive side encoder ring section (5, 105) via a torsion spring bridge (9, 109) having a predetermined torsional elasticity, wherein a sensor carrier (23, 123) attached at the driven side spans an axial offset between the drive side encoder ring section (5, 105) and the driven side end of the torsion spring bridge (9, 109), wherein the sensor (7, 107) coupled to the driven side is axially displaced on the height of the encoder ring section (5, 105), and wherein the torsional moment and angle sensor (1, 101) includes a contactless operating sensor (15, 115) for scanning the angular position on the driven side encoder ring section (6, 106).
A method of operating a node in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: connecting to a parent node through an initial access process; receiving, from the parent node, first allocation information related to communication with the parent node and second allocation information related to communication with a child node; and communicating with the parent node or the child node using a specific resource based on the first allocation information and the second allocation information, wherein the first allocation information informs the specific resource as one of a downlink resource, an uplink resource, and a flexible resource, wherein the second allocation information informs the specific resource as one of a hard downlink resource, a soft downlink resource, a hard uplink resource, a soft uplink resource, a hard flexible resource, a soft flexible resource, and a not-available resource, and wherein based on the second allocation information informing the specific resource as a hard resource, the hard resource being the hard downlink resource, the hard uplink resource or the hard flexible resource, that is always available for communication with the child node among the hard resource, a soft resource and an unavailable resource, the specific resource is used for communication with the child node regardless of the first allocation information. connecting to a parent node through an initial access process; receiving, from the parent node, first allocation information related to communication with the parent node and second allocation information related to communication with a child node; and communicating with the parent node or the child node using a specific resource based on the first allocation information and the second allocation information, wherein the first allocation information informs the specific resource as one of a downlink resource, an uplink resource, and a flexible resource, wherein the second allocation information informs the specific resource as one of a hard downlink resource, a soft downlink resource, a hard uplink resource, a soft uplink resource, a hard flexible resource, a soft flexible resource, and a not-available resource, and wherein based on the second allocation information informing the specific resource as a hard resource, the hard resource being the hard downlink resource, the hard uplink resource or the hard flexible resource, that is always available for communication with the child node among the hard resource, a soft resource and an unavailable resource, the specific resource is used for communication with the child node regardless of the first allocation information.
An actuator device, comprising: a motor; a reducer, configured to reduce an output of the motor; a torque sensor driven by an outer ring relative to a stationary part of the motor, the torque sensor configured to measure output torque from the reducer; and an output shaft frame attachment portion arranged in a position offset from an end of the torque sensor, characterized in that the torque sensor is formed of a substantial disk-shaped site at the end of the torque sensor and a substantial cylindrical site serving as a flexure element; and that a site of the flexure element of the torque sensor and a strain gauge bonded to the flexure element are nested inside the output shaft frame attachment portion configured to act as a protection cover for the strain gauge. a motor; a reducer, configured to reduce an output of the motor; a torque sensor driven by an outer ring relative to a stationary part of the motor, the torque sensor configured to measure output torque from the reducer; and an output shaft frame attachment portion arranged in a position offset from an end of the torque sensor,
A latch mechanism comprising: a bracket which incorporates a base; a lever configured for pivotal movement about a lever axis relative to the bracket; a latch member pivotally coupled about a latch axis to the lever, the latch member being configured to be moved by pivoting of the lever about the lever axis to reach and engage a catch; a lever spring configured to bias the lever to pivot in a first direction about the lever axis, the lever spring acting between the lever and the base to which the lever is pivotally coupled; and a latch spring configured to bias the latch member to pivot in the first direction about the latch axis; wherein the lever and the latch member are configured to be movable between a released position and a latched position, and, when in the latched position, the latch member engages the catch, the lever being configured to pivot about the lever axis in a second direction being opposite to the first direction when moving from the released position to the latched position; wherein, when in the latched position, upon applying a force on the lever to pivot the lever through a first angle in the second direction, the latch member is configured to be displaced from the catch, and, on subsequent release of the force, both the lever and the latch member are biased to pivot in the first direction to the released position; characterized in that, when in the released position: the lever is biased by the lever spring against, and to overlie, the bracket; and the latch member is biased by the latch spring against, and to overlie, the lever. a bracket which incorporates a base; a lever configured for pivotal movement about a lever axis relative to the bracket; a latch member pivotally coupled about a latch axis to the lever, the latch member being configured to be moved by pivoting of the lever about the lever axis to reach and engage a catch; the lever is biased by the lever spring against, and to overlie, the bracket; and the latch member is biased by the latch spring against, and to overlie, the lever.
A kitchen appliance for cooking a meat product, comprising: a heating element adapted to heat a medium for transferring heat to the meat product; a sensor (15, 25) for detecting loss of water from a contact surface of the meat product with the medium; and a controller conductively coupled to the sensor and adapted to: process a sensor signal produced by the sensor; and generate a control signal indicative of the meat product reaching a defined cooking state in response to the processed sensor signal being indicative of a loss of water associated with the desired cooking state from the contact surface of the meat product. a heating element adapted to heat a medium for transferring heat to the meat product; a sensor (15, 25) for detecting loss of water from a contact surface of the meat product with the medium; and a controller conductively coupled to the sensor and adapted to: process a sensor signal produced by the sensor; and generate a control signal indicative of the meat product reaching a defined cooking state in response to the processed sensor signal being indicative of a loss of water associated with the desired cooking state from the contact surface of the meat product. process a sensor signal produced by the sensor; and generate a control signal indicative of the meat product reaching a defined cooking state in response to the processed sensor signal being indicative of a loss of water associated with the desired cooking state from the contact surface of the meat product.
A buoyancy modification module for a modular underwater vehicle, wherein the buoyancy modification module is flushed through with water, wherein the buoyancy modification module has at least one first frame, wherein the frame is designed to connect the buoyancy modification modules to other modules, wherein the buoyancy modification module has at least one first pressure hull, wherein the first pressure hull has at least one first flooding region, wherein at least one first pump is arranged in the buoyancy modification module, wherein the first pump can pump water out of the surroundings or a neutral-buoyancy reservoir into the first flooding region and out of the first flooding region into the surroundings or a neutral-buoyancy reservoir, characterized in that the first pressure hull has at least one first dry region, wherein the at least one first pump is arranged in the first dry region.
A method for joining two semiconductor substrates by molecular adhesion, comprising: - a step a) of bringing a first substrate and a second substrate into intimate contact in order to form an assembly having a bonding interface; - a step b) of reaction-annealing the bonding interface at a first temperature that is greater than a first predetermined temperature, this step b) generating bubbles at the bonding interface; the method being characterized in that it comprises: - a step c) of at least partially debonding the two substrates (1,2) at the bonding interface in order to eliminate the bubbles; - a step d) of bringing the first substrate and the second substrate back into intimate contact at the bonding interface in order to reform the assembly. - a step a) of bringing a first substrate and a second substrate into intimate contact in order to form an assembly having a bonding interface; - a step b) of reaction-annealing the bonding interface at a first temperature that is greater than a first predetermined temperature, this step b) generating bubbles at the bonding interface; - a step c) of at least partially debonding the two substrates (1,2) at the bonding interface in order to eliminate the bubbles; - a step d) of bringing the first substrate and the second substrate back into intimate contact at the bonding interface in order to reform the assembly.
A composition comprising a bacterial strain of the species Erysipelatoclostridium ramosum, for use in a method of treating or preventing an inflammatory or autoimmune disease.
Vehicle seat cushion which consists of at least two foam materials (1, 3) with in each case a different hardness, the two foam materials (1, 3) having been produced from the same or different materials, a nonwoven being arranged between the foam materials (1, 3), characterized in that the nonwoven extends over the entire interface between the softer and the harder foam material (1, 3), the fabric of the nonwoven being provided in such a way that it can be penetrated by at least one of the two foam materials (1, 3) in the liquid state, the nonwoven being configured to enter into an integrally joined connection with at least one of the two foam materials (1, 3), it being possible for the two foam materials (1, 3) to be cured at the same time, the foam materials (1, 3) comprising a polyurethane foam which can be produced on the basis of MDI or TDI, foams of the foam materials (1, 3) having a density of between 30 and 90 g/l, the softer foam material having a hardness of between 3 and 20 kPa at 40% and 4 cycles, the harder foam material having a hardness of from 3 to 20 kPa at 40% and 4 cycles.
An endoscope system processor device, comprising: a receiving unit that receives an image signal obtained by imaging an observation target with an endoscope; an oxygen saturation calculation unit that calculates an oxygen saturation based on the image signal; a pixel specification unit that specifies an out-of-range pixel in which the oxygen saturation deviates from a specific range set in advance; and a diagnostic information calculation unit (65, 265, 365) that calculates diagnostic information as a numerical value using information of the out-of-range pixel, characterized in that the pixel specification unit specifies an in-range pixel in which the oxygen saturation is within the specific range, and the diagnostic information calculation unit (65, 265, 365) includes a difference value calculation section that calculates a difference value between the oxygen saturation of the out-of-range pixel and the oxygen saturation of the in-range pixel as the diagnostic information. a receiving unit that receives an image signal obtained by imaging an observation target with an endoscope; an oxygen saturation calculation unit that calculates an oxygen saturation based on the image signal; a pixel specification unit that specifies an out-of-range pixel in which the oxygen saturation deviates from a specific range set in advance; and a diagnostic information calculation unit (65, 265, 365) that calculates diagnostic information as a numerical value using information of the out-of-range pixel, characterized in that the pixel specification unit specifies an in-range pixel in which the oxygen saturation is within the specific range, and the diagnostic information calculation unit (65, 265, 365) includes a difference value calculation section that calculates a difference value between the oxygen saturation of the out-of-range pixel and the oxygen saturation of the in-range pixel as the diagnostic information.
A method for a production of biomimetic artificial blood vessel characterized in that said method comprises the steps of; - Preparation of ethyl cellulose solution at a certain concentration by dissolving biocompatible and low toxicity natural ethyl cellulose polymer in at least one organic solvent such that there is 1% of ethyl cellulose in the solution by weight, - Preparation of polycaprolactone solution at a certain concentration by dissolving the synthetic polycaprolactone polymer in at least one organic solvent, - Mixing the ethyl cellulose solution and the polycaprolactone solution at a certain ration - Addition of collagen dissolved in at least one organic solvent into the mixture comprising ethyl cellulose and polycaprolactone solution, at a certain ration, - Stirring the mixture comprising ethyl cellulose, polycaprolactone and collagen to have a homogenous solution, - Subjecting the homogenous solution comprising ethyl cellulose, polycaprolactone and collagen to the electrospinning process for a while in an electrospinning machine that comprise at least one needle and movable, cylindrical collector via adjusting parameters of voltage, distance between the needle and the collector and flow rate that effect the nanofiber diameter and morphology, - Obtaining the hollow nano-composite structure scaffold via subjecting the mixture to electrospinning and then collecting the nanofibers formed by movement of the polymers with the static electricity to form nanofibers on the cylindrical collector and - Obtaining of the artificial blood vessel via drying of the obtained structure scaffold. - Preparation of ethyl cellulose solution at a certain concentration by dissolving biocompatible and low toxicity natural ethyl cellulose polymer in at least one organic solvent such that there is 1% of ethyl cellulose in the solution by weight, - Preparation of polycaprolactone solution at a certain concentration by dissolving the synthetic polycaprolactone polymer in at least one organic solvent, - Mixing the ethyl cellulose solution and the polycaprolactone solution at a certain ration - Addition of collagen dissolved in at least one organic solvent into the mixture comprising ethyl cellulose and polycaprolactone solution, at a certain ration, - Stirring the mixture comprising ethyl cellulose, polycaprolactone and collagen to have a homogenous solution, - Subjecting the homogenous solution comprising ethyl cellulose, polycaprolactone and collagen to the electrospinning process for a while in an electrospinning machine that comprise at least one needle and movable, cylindrical collector via adjusting parameters of voltage, distance between the needle and the collector and flow rate that effect the nanofiber diameter and morphology, - Obtaining the hollow nano-composite structure scaffold via subjecting the mixture to electrospinning and then collecting the nanofibers formed by movement of the polymers with the static electricity to form nanofibers on the cylindrical collector and - Obtaining of the artificial blood vessel via drying of the obtained structure scaffold.
A mat material comprising: inorganic fibers; and an inorganic binder and an organic binder attached to the inorganic fibers, wherein the mat material has an initial compression surface pressure of 900 kPa or more as measured when compressed to a bulk density of 0.50 g/cm 3, wherein the mat material is a mat produced by papermaking, and wherein the mat material includes twisted strings of the inorganic fibers twisted together, and in a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the mat material, a cross-sectional area percentage of the twisted strings is 0.5% or more and 10% or less relative to a cross-sectional area of the mat material, and wherein the initial compression surface pressure is measured by the method described in the description. inorganic fibers; and an inorganic binder and an organic binder attached to the inorganic fibers, wherein the mat material has an initial compression surface pressure of 900 kPa or more as measured when compressed to a bulk density of 0.50 g/cm 3, wherein the mat material is a mat produced by papermaking, and wherein the mat material includes twisted strings of the inorganic fibers twisted together, and in a cross section parallel to a thickness direction of the mat material, a cross-sectional area percentage of the twisted strings is 0.5% or more and 10% or less relative to a cross-sectional area of the mat material, and wherein the initial compression surface pressure is measured by the method described in the description.
A biodegradable, biocompatible, high porosity artificial nerve conduit for direct implantation or delivery in nerve repair and regeneration processes, said nerve conduit comprising a polyelectrolyte complex scaffold comprising a plurality of polymers, characterized in that said nerve conduit comprises autologous and/or allogeneic human cells directly supported on the scaffold, wherein the polymers of the scaffold are crosslinked by a glutaraldehyde cross-linker, wherein the polymers consist of gelatin 1%-10% w/v, chitosan 0.5%-2.5% w/v, hyaluronic acid 0.1%-2% w/v, collagen 0.1%- 10% w/v and glutaraldehyde solution 5%-50% v/v, wherein bloom strength of gelatin is of 50-300 and DAC (dialdehyde cellulose) chitosan ranging from 75% w/v -95% w/v, wherein the scaffold being non-adherent, having differential porosity and being suitable for cells to be grown directly on its surface, and wherein the autologous and/or allogeneic human cells are selected from mesenchymal stem cells, differentiated Schwann cells and neuronal cells in a proliferative state.
A solar cell comprising a converter material for solar cells wherein said converter material for solar cells comprises a Sm 2+ doped inorganic material, whereby the converter material has a band gap of ≥ 4.5 eV, the converter material comprises an earth-alkaline borate and the converter material is provided in the form of nanoparticles and the converter material is present in a light guide and the solar cell is a luminescent solar energy concentrator, wherein the difference in the refractive indices (Δn) of the light guide and the converter material is < 0.05.