mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Multifunction control button comprising a base, a control thumbwheel mounted to rotate on the base about a rotation axis (I-I) and a control member fixedly mounted on the base, passing through said thumbwheel coaxially, said thumbwheel being able to be displaced between a first axial selection position and a second axial selection position, said thumbwheel being able to assume a first proximal position in which said thumbwheel is rotationally mobile and a second distal position in which said thumbwheel is axially distanced from the base, characterized in that the control member comprises a touch control sensor sensitive to a contact pressure exerted on said sensor for a contact on said sensor to make it possible to control a distinct function according to said axial selection position of said thumbwheel, in that, in said second distal position, said thumbwheel is rotationally blocked, in that said thumbwheel comprises a gripping ring protruding from said sensor in said second distal position so as to form an abutment delimiting the touch control surface of said sensor, in that a sensor support plate and said sensor are made of a material transmitting light and in that the control member comprises at least one first lighting means for backlighting said sensor, in that said thumbwheel comprises an internal crown ring concentric to the gripping ring and produced in a material transmitting light and in that said button further comprises at least one second lighting means for backlighting said crown ring, such that, when the thumbwheel is in the second distal position of the base, the internal crown ring is backlit by the second lighting means and, when the thumbwheel is in the first proximal position of the base, said sensor is backlit by the first lighting means.
A batch plant (01, 18) for producing a glass batch mixed of several raw materials, said batch plant (01, 18) having at least one storage container in which a raw material is stored, having at least one proportioning means by means of which the quantities of the raw materials to be mixed are proportioned, and having at least one mixing means in which the quantities of the raw materials to be mixed are mixed, characterised in that the batch plant (01, 18) comprises at least one transportable stand (02, 03, 04), at least one storage container and/or at least one proportioning means and/or at least one mixing means being placed in the stand (02, 03, 04).
A medical system for non-indwelling repair and/or replacement of a mitral valve comprising: a temporary valve, a commissure locator device adapted to locate at least one commissure and adapted to provide a measure for a shape and/or size of an annuloplasty implant, and a delivery catheter having a distal end; wherein the commissure locator device and the temporary valve are connected to each other and collapsible for delivery and/or expandable upon delivery from the distal end of the delivery catheter, the commissure locator device comprises an extension member being extendable relative to the distal end of the delivery catheter, characterized in that the temporary valve is connected at the centre of the commissure locator device so when expanded for positioning the temporary valve is expanded centrally of and interior of the commissure locator device allowing the commissure locator device to be positioned using the commissures. a temporary valve, a commissure locator device adapted to locate at least one commissure and adapted to provide a measure for a shape and/or size of an annuloplasty implant, and a delivery catheter having a distal end; wherein the commissure locator device and the temporary valve are connected to each other and collapsible for delivery and/or expandable upon delivery from the distal end of the delivery catheter, the commissure locator device comprises an extension member being extendable relative to the distal end of the delivery catheter, characterized in that the temporary valve is connected at the centre of the commissure locator device so when expanded for positioning the temporary valve is expanded centrally of and interior of the commissure locator device allowing the commissure locator device to be positioned using the commissures.
A method for operating a hearing device comprising an ambient microphone located at an outward facing end of the hearing device when worn at least partially within an ear canal of a user, a signal processing unit, a receiver and an ear canal microphone located within the ear canal of the user during use of the hearing device, the method comprising the steps of: - picking up an ambient sound at an input of the ambient microphone which provides a first audio signal at an output of the ambient microphone representing the ambient sound; - processing the first audio signal in the signal processing unit which provides a processed audio signal; - applying the processed audio signal to an input of the receiver which outputs at an output of the receiver sound into an ear canal of a user of the hearing device; - picking up an ear canal internal sound at an input of the ear canal microphone which provides a second audio signal at an output of the ear canal microphone representing the ear canal internal sound; characterised by - filtering the processed audio signal with a first filter having a transfer function at least comprising a transfer function from the output of the receiver to the input of the ear canal microphone when the hearing device is turned on and being worn in an ear canal of the user, the first filter providing a filtered second audio signal; - computing a difference between the second audio signal and the filtered processed audio signal resulting in a third audio signal; and - detecting a presence of own-voice of the user based on the third audio signal. - picking up an ambient sound at an input of the ambient microphone which provides a first audio signal at an output of the ambient microphone representing the ambient sound; - processing the first audio signal in the signal processing unit which provides a processed audio signal; - applying the processed audio signal to an input of the receiver which outputs at an output of the receiver sound into an ear canal of a user of the hearing device; - picking up an ear canal internal sound at an input of the ear canal microphone which provides a second audio signal at an output of the ear canal microphone representing the ear canal internal sound; - filtering the processed audio signal with a first filter having a transfer function at least comprising a transfer function from the output of the receiver to the input of the ear canal microphone when the hearing device is turned on and being worn in an ear canal of the user, the first filter providing a filtered second audio signal; - computing a difference between the second audio signal and the filtered processed audio signal resulting in a third audio signal; and - detecting a presence of own-voice of the user based on the third audio signal.
A lubricant, comprising: a mixture of grease and wax formed as a grease block in solid form at room temperature and transformable to a semi-solid form under mechanical loading, and a coating; characterized in that the solid grease block is coated with the coating material to maintain the grease block in a solid state at increased temperatures, the coating material arranged to become pressed into the grease block under pressure so as to effectively dissolve away in use.
Conveying device at least for conveying a fluid, with at least one conveying space (12a; 12a'; 12b; 12c), with at least one conveying space element (14a; 14a'; 14b; 14c), which at least partly delimits the conveying space (12a; 12a'; 12b; 12c) and is embodied in a rigid fashion, and with at least one elastically deformable conveying element (16a; 16a'; 16b; 16c), which forms the conveying space (12a; 12a'; 12b; 12c) together with the conveying space element (14a; 14a'; 14b; 14c), wherein at least the conveying space element (14a; 14a'; 14b; 14c) and the conveying element (16a; 16a'; 16b; 16c) together form an exchangeable unit (18a; 18a'; 18b; 18c), wherein the conveying element (16a; 16a'; 16b; 16c) is arranged on the conveying space element (14a; 14a'; 14b; 14c) in an at least partly curved fashion, wherein the conveying element (16a; 16a'; 16b; 16c) is embodied in a spring-elastic fashion, wherein following a deformation the conveying element (16a; 16a'; 16b; 16c) automatically seeks to re-assume a basic shape, wherein the conveying element (16a; 16a'; 16b; 16c) is connected to the conveying space element (14a; 14a'; 14b; 14c) in a non-releasable manner, characterised in that the conveying space element (14a; 14a'; 14b; 14c) comprises at least one concave recess (46a; 46c) for at least partly forming the conveying space (12a; 12a'; 12b; 12c), wherein an inner surface of the conveying space element (14a; 14a'; 14b; 14c), which delimits the concave recess (46a; 46c), forms a wall of the conveying space (12a; 12a'; 12b; 12c), wherein the conveying element (16a; 16a'; 16b; 16c) comprises, in a load-free state of the conveying element (16a; 16a'; 16b; 16c), a conveying surface which, viewed in a cross section of the conveying element (16a; 16a'; 16b; 16c), has a maximum transverse extension that is equivalent to a maximum transverse extension of the rigid wall of the conveying space element (14a; 14a'; 14b; 14c), which at least partly delimits at least the conveying space (12a; 12a'; 12b; 12c), wherein the conveying surface is utilizable in a targeted fashion for a conveyance of a fluid in the conveying space (12a; 12a'; 12b; 12c) and/or through the conveying space (12a; 12a'; 12b; 12c) and/or comes directly in contact with a fluid that is to be conveyed.
A mechanical thrombectomy apparatus for removing a clot from a vessel, the apparatus comprising: a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end and a distal end opening; wherein the thrombectomy apparatus further comprises a tractor comprising a flexible tube that extends within the catheter, inverts over the distal end opening of the catheter and extends over the distal end of the catheter, wherein the tractor is configured to invert by rolling over the distal end opening of the catheter when a first end of the tractor is pulled proximally within the catheter; and a puller having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the first end of the tractor is coupled to the puller at a region that is proximal to the distal end of the puller, further wherein the puller extends within the catheter to the proximal end of the catheter; wherein the thrombectomy apparatus further comprises a guidewire lumen extending through the catheter, the puller and the tractor, and configured to pass a guidewire, wherein there is two mm or greater distance between the distal end of the puller and the region of the puller to which the first end of the tractor is coupled. a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end and a distal end opening; wherein the thrombectomy apparatus further comprises a tractor comprising a flexible tube that extends within the catheter, inverts over the distal end opening of the catheter and extends over the distal end of the catheter, wherein the tractor is configured to invert by rolling over the distal end opening of the catheter when a first end of the tractor is pulled proximally within the catheter; and a puller having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the first end of the tractor is coupled to the puller at a region that is proximal to the distal end of the puller, further wherein the puller extends within the catheter to the proximal end of the catheter; a tractor comprising a flexible tube that extends within the catheter, inverts over the distal end opening of the catheter and extends over the distal end of the catheter, wherein the tractor is configured to invert by rolling over the distal end opening of the catheter when a first end of the tractor is pulled proximally within the catheter; and a puller having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the first end of the tractor is coupled to the puller at a region that is proximal to the distal end of the puller, further wherein the puller extends within the catheter to the proximal end of the catheter; wherein the thrombectomy apparatus further comprises a guidewire lumen extending through the catheter, the puller and the tractor, and configured to pass a guidewire, wherein there is two mm or greater distance between the distal end of the puller and the region of the puller to which the first end of the tractor is coupled.
Ultrasonic actuator in the form of a plate having a base, a cover surface geometrically similar to the base, and a side surface interconnecting the base and the cover surface, wherein the plate includes an electromechanical material and electrodes (6, 6', 7, 7') are arranged on its base and on its cover surface opposite the base for exciting periodic deformations of the plate, and the base includes at least two sides (8, 8') that are arranged parallel to one another and form contact portions (50, 50') of the side surface, and the two sides of the base that are arranged parallel to one another, together with connecting lines (9, 9') that mutually connect the respective end points of the sides (8, 8') arranged parallel to one another, form a parallelogram inscribed in the base, characterized in that, in the inscribed parallelogram an angle other than 90° is defined between abutting sides, wherein the base is octagonal and a trapezoid (12, 12') adjoins each side of the inscribed parallelogram, and the base (13, 13') of each trapezoid (12, 12') coincides with the respective longer side of the inscribed parallelogram..
A device for bending sheets of glass, comprising conveying rollers that convey the sheets of glass one after another in a longitudinal direction, carrying them one after another under an upper bending die and onto a receiving surface formed by the upper level of the rollers under the upper bending die, characterized in that it comprises an intermediate support comprising a contact path for supporting the sheet lying under the upper bending die, referred to as the sheet that is to be pressed, said contact path being flat or having, parallel to the edge of the sheet that is to be pressed, a curvature that is less accentuated than the curvature that is to be imparted by the upper die, said intermediate support being able to rise above the receiving surface and support the sheet that is to be pressed until the sheet breaks contact with the rollers, said intermediate support being able to be lowered down below the receiving surface, a sheet-pressing means of the sheet distinct from the intermediate support being able to press the periphery of the sheet against the upper bending die, the intermediate support coming into contact with the sheet that is to be pressed at a contact zone, said contact zone being wholly at the periphery of the sheet, between the edge and 15 cm from the edge of the sheet.
A dust storing station comprising: a housing configured to detachably hold a dust bag; a seating portion for detachably docking with a dust collecting chamber (50, 50', 50", 60) of a vacuum cleaner, the seating portion including an opening; a suction device disposed below the dust bag, the suction device configured to suction foreign substances and air from the dust collecting chamber to the dust bag of the dust storing station through a flow path (441, 222) formed between the opening of the seating portion and the suction device; a flow path control device configured to selectively block at least a portion of the flow path; and a touch display disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the flow path control device and the suction device are configured to be activated in response to receiving an input via the touch display, and wherein the dust storing station is configured to connect to the dust collecting chamber to remove foreign substances collected in the dust collecting chamber. a housing configured to detachably hold a dust bag; a seating portion for detachably docking with a dust collecting chamber (50, 50', 50", 60) of a vacuum cleaner, the seating portion including an opening; a suction device disposed below the dust bag, the suction device configured to suction foreign substances and air from the dust collecting chamber to the dust bag of the dust storing station through a flow path (441, 222) formed between the opening of the seating portion and the suction device; a flow path control device configured to selectively block at least a portion of the flow path; and a touch display disposed on a top portion of the housing, wherein the flow path control device and the suction device are configured to be activated in response to receiving an input via the touch display, and wherein the dust storing station is configured to connect to the dust collecting chamber to remove foreign substances collected in the dust collecting chamber.
Apparatus for use in carrying out a prophylactic procedure or a treatment procedure on tissue comprising:- a head piece (1,51) having a chamber with an entrance for receiving tissue and electrodes (11,25) for applying treatment to tissue, whereby the electrodes comprise two first electrodes which are located within the chamber on opposite sides of the chamber, characterised by at least one second electrode located externally of the chamber. a head piece (1,51) having a chamber with an entrance for receiving tissue and electrodes (11,25) for applying treatment to tissue, whereby the electrodes comprise two first electrodes which are located within the chamber on opposite sides of the chamber, characterised by at least one second electrode located externally of the chamber.
Foamed sealing tape for sealing a joint between adjacent building parts (101, 102), said sealing tape comprising two opposing broadsides (3a, 3b) that can be applied against or caused to cooperate with two opposing contact surfaces of the two building parts (101, 102) while sealing said joint, and comprising two narrow sides (4a, 4b) connecting said broadsides, wherein the sealing tape includes a foamed body that can be formed in a one or multipart fashion, wherein said foamed body has one broadside as a basis, wherein said body is formed on said basis as a foamed element which is uninterrupted and continuous over the width of the body, and has a high elevation portion and a low elevation portion on the other broadside, over the width extension of the basis, characterized in that a tensile force-receiving, deformable material layer is fixed to the basis of the foamed body permanently and in such a manner as to receive a tensile force in the longitudinal direction of the tape and that the foamed body having the tensile force-receiving material laver has a reduced elongation at break compared to the foamed body and that (i) the foamed body having the tensile force-receiving material layer has an elongation at break of ≤ 100% and/or (ii) the elongation at break of the foamed body is reduced by said tensile force-receiving material layer by more than 50% based on the elongation at break of the body not having said tensile force-receiving material layer, wherein the elongation at break according to (i) and/or (ii) is based in each case on a test section of 13 mm width in the longitudinal direction of the sealing tape. (i) the foamed body having the tensile force-receiving material layer has an elongation at break of ≤ 100% and/or (ii) the elongation at break of the foamed body is reduced by said tensile force-receiving material layer by more than 50% based on the elongation at break of the body not having said tensile force-receiving material layer,
A mining loader, comprising a boom including at least one movable boom arm and a support means, wherein the boom arm is provided with - a horizontal, transversal through going hole, and - a locking pin movably arranged in the hole, the locking pin is elongated, and having a first and a second end, the locking pin is movable in its longitudinal direction between a passive and an active position; wherein the passive position of the locking pin enables movement of the boom arm past the support means, and the active position of the locking pin prevents movement of the boom arm past the support means, wherein the locking pin is provided with a protruding manoeuvre stick arranged in the vicinity of the first end of the locking pin, enabling manoeuvring of the locking pin between the passive and active positions, characterized in that a tubular housing is arranged at one side of the boom arm in connection with hole, and essentially enclosing the first end of the locking pin. - a horizontal, transversal through going hole, and - a locking pin movably arranged in the hole, the locking pin is elongated, and having a first and a second end, the locking pin is movable in its longitudinal direction between a passive and an active position; wherein the passive position of the locking pin enables movement of the boom arm past the support means, and the active position of the locking pin prevents movement of the boom arm past the support means, wherein the locking pin is provided with a protruding manoeuvre stick arranged in the vicinity of the first end of the locking pin, enabling manoeuvring of the locking pin between the passive and active positions, characterized in that a tubular housing is arranged at one side of the boom arm in connection with hole, and essentially enclosing the first end of the locking pin.
An Integrated fuel cell stack and catalytic combustor apparatus, comprising: a proximal end and a distal end; a fuel cell stack assembly having multiple fuel cell stacks between which Is defined a cavity; each of said fuel cell stacks including a plurality of individual fuel cells; and a catalytic combustor disposed at least partially within said cavity, said catalytic combustor having a catalytic bad and a catalytic igniter (330, 340), an inlet at the distal end and a catalytic exhaust at the proximal end; wherein the apparatus is disposed such that a fuel and an oxidant can be Introduced to the proximal end to undergo an electrochemical reaction across the fuel cell stacks, excess cathode oxidant, fuel and reaction byproduct are conveyed to the distal end, and exhaust can be removed from the catalytic exhaust In the proximal end. a proximal end and a distal end; a fuel cell stack assembly having multiple fuel cell stacks between which Is defined a cavity; each of said fuel cell stacks including a plurality of individual fuel cells; and a catalytic combustor disposed at least partially within said cavity, said catalytic combustor having a catalytic bad and a catalytic igniter (330, 340), an inlet at the distal end and a catalytic exhaust at the proximal end; wherein the apparatus is disposed such that a fuel and an oxidant can be Introduced to the proximal end to undergo an electrochemical reaction across the fuel cell stacks, excess cathode oxidant, fuel and reaction byproduct are conveyed to the distal end, and exhaust can be removed from the catalytic exhaust In the proximal end.