mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A converter (1; 13; 14) for converting a voltage (Vin) into time, the converter comprising: a forward path comprising a first injection-locked oscillator and a first circuit, the first circuit being configured for receiving an output signal (Φsens) from the first oscillator and a reference signal (Φ0), and for providing at least a first pulse signal (out; out1, out2) determined by a phase shift between the output signal (Φsens) of the first oscillator and the reference signal (Φ0); and a feedback loop comprising a second circuit configured for integrating said at least one first pulse signal (out; out1, out2), wherein the first oscillator is configured for being controlled by a difference between the voltage to be converted (Vin) and an output voltage (Vfb) of the feedback loop, the output voltage (Vfb) of the feedback loop being determined by an output voltage (Vcp) of the second circuit representative of the integration of said at least one first pulse signal (out; out1, out2), the feedback loop and the forward path being, for example, configured so that a loopback of the feedback loop on the forward path implements a negative feedback. a forward path comprising a first injection-locked oscillator and a first circuit, the first circuit being configured for receiving an output signal (Φsens) from the first oscillator and a reference signal (Φ0), and for providing at least a first pulse signal (out; out1, out2) determined by a phase shift between the output signal (Φsens) of the first oscillator and the reference signal (Φ0); and a feedback loop comprising a second circuit configured for integrating said at least one first pulse signal (out; out1, out2), wherein the first oscillator is configured for being controlled by a difference between the voltage to be converted (Vin) and an output voltage (Vfb) of the feedback loop, the output voltage (Vfb) of the feedback loop being determined by an output voltage (Vcp) of the second circuit representative of the integration of said at least one first pulse signal (out; out1, out2), the feedback loop and the forward path being, for example, configured so that a loopback of the feedback loop on the forward path implements a negative feedback.
A device for intermittently obstructing a gastric opening, the device comprising: a proximal occluding member, wherein the proximal occluding member is reconfigurable between an elongated, narrowed configuration and a compacted, widened configuration having a plurality of turns nesting one adjacent to the other; a distal member having a size which is smaller than the compacted, widened configuration of the proximal occluding member; a flexible tether connecting the proximal occluding member and the distal member; and a locking mechanism (90, 94) positioned within the proximal occluding member, wherein the locking mechanism is positionable between a locked state where the compacted, widened configuration of the proximal occluding member is maintained and an unlocked state where the proximal occluding member becomes elongated; characterized in that the device further comprises: a covering attached to the flexible tether and surrounding the proximal occluding member; and a delivery tube removably coupled to an opening defined along the covering and configured to provide an access passage for the introduction of the proximal occluding member in its elongated, narrowed configuration into the covering. a proximal occluding member, wherein the proximal occluding member is reconfigurable between an elongated, narrowed configuration and a compacted, widened configuration having a plurality of turns nesting one adjacent to the other; a distal member having a size which is smaller than the compacted, widened configuration of the proximal occluding member; a flexible tether connecting the proximal occluding member and the distal member; and a locking mechanism (90, 94) positioned within the proximal occluding member, wherein the locking mechanism is positionable between a locked state where the compacted, widened configuration of the proximal occluding member is maintained and an unlocked state where the proximal occluding member becomes elongated; characterized in that the device further comprises: a covering attached to the flexible tether and surrounding the proximal occluding member; and a delivery tube removably coupled to an opening defined along the covering and configured to provide an access passage for the introduction of the proximal occluding member in its elongated, narrowed configuration into the covering. a covering attached to the flexible tether and surrounding the proximal occluding member; and a delivery tube removably coupled to an opening defined along the covering and configured to provide an access passage for the introduction of the proximal occluding member in its elongated, narrowed configuration into the covering.
A conductive resin composition, comprising: 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising a polyester, a polyarylene ether, and an aromatic elastomer; 3 to 12 parts by weight of two or more polyfunctional reaction agents; 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of carbon nanotube; 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of carbon nanoplate; and optionally 1 to 10 parts by weight of glass powder, and wherein the conductive resin composition has a water absorption rate of 0.1 % or less, measured as indicated in the specification. 100 parts by weight of a base resin comprising a polyester, a polyarylene ether, and an aromatic elastomer; 3 to 12 parts by weight of two or more polyfunctional reaction agents; 0.1 to 3 parts by weight of carbon nanotube; 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of carbon nanoplate; and optionally 1 to 10 parts by weight of glass powder, and wherein the conductive resin composition has a water absorption rate of 0.1 % or less, measured as indicated in the specification.
A filament wrapped composite fuel tank for storing a pressurized fuel and for indicating tank damage, the composite fuel tank comprising: an input and output end; an outer surface; an inner liner; a first wrap zone adjacent to the inner liner; a second wrap zone adjacent to the outer surface; a first color band positioned between the first wrap zone and the second wrap zone, characterized in that the first color band is produced by winding filaments coated with a color. an input and output end; an outer surface; an inner liner; a first wrap zone adjacent to the inner liner; a second wrap zone adjacent to the outer surface; a first color band positioned between the first wrap zone and the second wrap zone, characterized in that the first color band is produced by winding filaments coated with a color.
Artificial turf system (10, 110) defining a playing area, the system comprising: an artificial turf layer (20, 120); an air distribution layer (12, 112) beneath the turf layer, by which air can be distributed throughout the playing area, the air distribution layer being closed at edge regions defining a periphery of the playing area; and an air supply in fluid communication with the air distribution layer; characterised in that the system further comprises a flow regulating layer (16, 116) between the air distribution layer and the turf layer, wherein the flow regulating layer comprises a backing layer to which artificial grass fibres (22, 122) are attached to form the turf layer, by weaving or by tufting, a plurality of openings (18, 118) being arranged through the backing layer to allow permeation of air through the turf layer within the playing area wherein the openings in the backing layer are between 0.5 mm and 7 mm in size and are spaced from each other by less than 50 mm but more than 5 mm. an artificial turf layer (20, 120); an air distribution layer (12, 112) beneath the turf layer, by which air can be distributed throughout the playing area, the air distribution layer being closed at edge regions defining a periphery of the playing area; and an air supply in fluid communication with the air distribution layer; characterised in that the system further comprises a flow regulating layer (16, 116) between the air distribution layer and the turf layer, wherein the flow regulating layer comprises a backing layer to which artificial grass fibres (22, 122) are attached to form the turf layer, by weaving or by tufting, a plurality of openings (18, 118) being arranged through the backing layer to allow permeation of air through the turf layer within the playing area wherein the openings in the backing layer are between 0.5 mm and 7 mm in size and are spaced from each other by less than 50 mm but more than 5 mm.
A solid-state image sensor comprising: a photodiode configured to photoelectrically convert incident light and output a photocurrent; a resistor configured to drop a potential of a cathode of the photodiode to a value lower than a power supply potential selected by a selection unit every time the photocurrent is output, wherein the cathode of the photodiode is connected to the selection unit via the resistor and wherein one end of the resistor is connected to the selection unit and the other end of the resistor is connected to the cathode of the photodiode; a measuring unit configured to measure illuminance of the incident light on a basis of a frequency of dropping of the potential of the cathode generated by the resistor; and a power supply control unit configured to control the power supply potential to a lower value as the measured illuminance is higher, characterized in that the power supply control unit is configured to control the power supply potential on a basis of comparison results between the illuminance and a plurality of thresholds different from one another. a photodiode configured to photoelectrically convert incident light and output a photocurrent; a resistor configured to drop a potential of a cathode of the photodiode to a value lower than a power supply potential selected by a selection unit every time the photocurrent is output, wherein the cathode of the photodiode is connected to the selection unit via the resistor and wherein one end of the resistor is connected to the selection unit and the other end of the resistor is connected to the cathode of the photodiode; a measuring unit configured to measure illuminance of the incident light on a basis of a frequency of dropping of the potential of the cathode generated by the resistor; and a power supply control unit configured to control the power supply potential to a lower value as the measured illuminance is higher, characterized in that the power supply control unit is configured to control the power supply potential on a basis of comparison results between the illuminance and a plurality of thresholds different from one another.
An instrument, such as an illuminated microsurgical probe, comprising: a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end; an inner bore of the handle, the inner bore extending from the handle distal end to the handle proximal end; a diffuser having a diffuser distal end, a diffuser proximal end, and a diffuser inner bore; an optic fiber bundle or optic fiber having an optic fiber bundle or optic fiber distal end and an optic fiber bundle or optic fiber proximal end, the optic fiber distal end disposed in the diffuser inner bore; and an aspiration conduit having an aspiration conduit distal end and an aspiration conduit proximal end, wherein the aspiration conduit distal end is disposed in the diffuser inner bore and the aspiration conduit proximal end is disposed in the inner bore of the handle. a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end; an inner bore of the handle, the inner bore extending from the handle distal end to the handle proximal end; a diffuser having a diffuser distal end, a diffuser proximal end, and a diffuser inner bore; an optic fiber bundle or optic fiber having an optic fiber bundle or optic fiber distal end and an optic fiber bundle or optic fiber proximal end, the optic fiber distal end disposed in the diffuser inner bore; and an aspiration conduit having an aspiration conduit distal end and an aspiration conduit proximal end, wherein the aspiration conduit distal end is disposed in the diffuser inner bore and the aspiration conduit proximal end is disposed in the inner bore of the handle.
A circuit for detecting a voltage change, comprising: a supply insensitive pulse generator that generates a pulse signal; a time-to-digital converter coupled to the supply insensitive pulse generator and a voltage, wherein the time-to-digital converter comprises voltage sensitive buffers, and wherein the time-to-digital converter generates a digital signal based on the pulse signal and the voltage; and a controller coupled to the time-to-digital converter that detects a voltage change of the voltage based on the digital signal. a supply insensitive pulse generator that generates a pulse signal; a time-to-digital converter coupled to the supply insensitive pulse generator and a voltage, wherein the time-to-digital converter comprises voltage sensitive buffers, and wherein the time-to-digital converter generates a digital signal based on the pulse signal and the voltage; and a controller coupled to the time-to-digital converter that detects a voltage change of the voltage based on the digital signal.
Stack for fabricating an integrated circuit intended to perform an electromagnetic-lens function for a reconfigurable transmitarray antenna, the stack comprising in succession: - a substrate that comprises a set of first active components configured to generate a phase shift, and that has first and second opposite surfaces (30, 31), the first active components being integrated monolithically into the substrate; - a metal layer, forming a ground plane on the first surface of the substrate; - a layer of a cured polymer, formed on the metal layer; the stack comprising: - a first interconnect structure formed on the second surface of the substrate, and electrically connected to the first active components, the first interconnect structure comprising first biasing lines arranged to bias the first active components; - a set of first planar antennas that is formed on the first interconnect structure so as to be electrically connected to the first active components; - a set of second planar antennas that is formed on the layer of a cured polymer, the sets of first and second planar antennas (A1, A2) being aligned along the normal to the first and second surfaces (30, 31) of the substrate; - vias that are electrically insulated from the metal layer and that are arranged to electrically connect pairs of planar antennas, each electrically connected pair of planar antennas comprising first and second planar antennas (A1, A2) that are aligned along the normal to the first and second surfaces (30, 31) of the substrate. - a substrate that comprises a set of first active components configured to generate a phase shift, and that has first and second opposite surfaces (30, 31), the first active components being integrated monolithically into the substrate; - a metal layer, forming a ground plane on the first surface of the substrate; - a layer of a cured polymer, formed on the metal layer; - a first interconnect structure formed on the second surface of the substrate, and electrically connected to the first active components, the first interconnect structure comprising first biasing lines arranged to bias the first active components; - a set of first planar antennas that is formed on the first interconnect structure so as to be electrically connected to the first active components; - a set of second planar antennas that is formed on the layer of a cured polymer, the sets of first and second planar antennas (A1, A2) being aligned along the normal to the first and second surfaces (30, 31) of the substrate; - vias that are electrically insulated from the metal layer and that are arranged to electrically connect pairs of planar antennas, each electrically connected pair of planar antennas comprising first and second planar antennas (A1, A2) that are aligned along the normal to the first and second surfaces (30, 31) of the substrate.
A modular combined lamp, comprising a base, a light source and a power supply, wherein the modular combined lamp further comprises a plurality of lighting modules; each lighting module comprises a main body and the light source, a head connecting portion and a tail connecting portion being provided at both ends of the main body, respectively; the base is provided with a first connecting surface and the head connecting portion is provided with a second connecting surface, the first connecting surface and the second connecting surface being detachably electrically connected in a complementary manner; and the tail connecting portion is provided with a third connecting surface, the third connecting surface being configured to correspond to the first connecting surface and be complementary to the second connecting surface, wherein the second connecting surface and the third connecting surface are located on a same horizontal plane, the head connecting portion and the tail connecting portion being disposed on both sides of the horizontal plane respectively, the second connecting surface defining a tail connecting region in a direction opposite to the head connecting portion, the third connecting surface defining a head connecting region in a direction opposite to the tail connecting portion, the tail connecting region matching with the tail connecting portion, and the head connecting region matching with the head connecting portion, characterized in that the first connecting surface and the third connecting surface are each provided with an annular sheet metal (111; 232), and the second connecting surface is provided with a metal pin; when the first connecting surface is engaged with the second connecting surface, the metal pin and the annular sheet metal (111; 232) are located opposite each other and in contact with each other.
An aptamer comprising at least one first 5-position modified pyrimidine and at least one second 5-position modified pyrimidine, wherein the first 5-position modified pyrimidine and the second 5-position modified pyrimidine are different 5-position modified pyrimidines; wherein the first 5-position modified pyrimidine is a 5-position modified uridine and wherein the second 5-position modified pyrimidine is a 5-position modified cytidine; or wherein the first 5-position modified pyrimidine is a 5-position modified cytidine and wherein the second 5-position modified pyrimidine is a 5-position modified uridine; wherein the 5-position modified uridine comprises a tyrosyl moiety at the 5-position; and wherein the 5-position modified cytidine comprises a naphthyl moiety at the 5-position.
A system for providing intramedullary guidance to implant an ankle prosthesis, comprising: - a first tool sized and configured to form a passage between a tibia and a talus, - a second tool (500, 900) sized and configured to create an intramedullary canal in a distal end of said tibia, - a plurality of modular tibial rod components (102, 104) sized and configured to be disposed in said intramedullary canal and connected to each other in situ to form a single tibial rod component, - a base modular component on a distal end of said single tibial rod component, - an alignment guide configured to attach to said base modular component, and - a cutting guide (300, 400) including at least one aperture configured to guide an instrument in making a tibial cut, the cutting guide (300, 400) being configured to be secured to the base modular component; - wherein said alignment guide is configured to translate coronal, transverse, and sagittal adjustments from the alignment guide to the cutting guide (300, 400). - a first tool sized and configured to form a passage between a tibia and a talus, - a second tool (500, 900) sized and configured to create an intramedullary canal in a distal end of said tibia, - a plurality of modular tibial rod components (102, 104) sized and configured to be disposed in said intramedullary canal and connected to each other in situ to form a single tibial rod component, - a base modular component on a distal end of said single tibial rod component, - an alignment guide configured to attach to said base modular component, and - a cutting guide (300, 400) including at least one aperture configured to guide an instrument in making a tibial cut, the cutting guide (300, 400) being configured to be secured to the base modular component; - wherein said alignment guide is configured to translate coronal, transverse, and sagittal adjustments from the alignment guide to the cutting guide (300, 400).
An aqueous calcium carbonate containing composition comprising a) a calcium carbonate containing material in an amount of at least 10 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the composition, b) at least one anionically charged comb polymer having a specific charge of -5 to -500 C/g at pH 8, c) optionally at least one binding agent in an amount of at least 2.5 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the composition, and d) at least one salt of a divalent or trivalent cation in an amount of between 1 and 20 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the composition, whereby at least 95 wt.-% of the total amount of salt is dissolved within the composition, and wherein the composition has a Brookfield viscosity of below 2500 mPa·s at 20°C and wherein the at least one anionically charged comb polymer comprises A) 5 wt.-% to 40 wt.-%, preferably 5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-%, based on the total amount of monomers, of (meth)acrylic acid, B) 60 wt.-% to 95 wt.-%, preferably 80 wt.-% to 95 wt.-%, based on the total amount of monomers, of at least one monomer of Formula R - α - β - R' wherein R is a polymerizable functional group selected from methacrylate or methacryl-urethane, OE and OP designates ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, respectively, α and β are integers each having a value from 0 to 150 and at least one of α or β has a value of greater than 0, R' represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. a) a calcium carbonate containing material in an amount of at least 10 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the composition, b) at least one anionically charged comb polymer having a specific charge of -5 to -500 C/g at pH 8, c) optionally at least one binding agent in an amount of at least 2.5 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the composition, and d) at least one salt of a divalent or trivalent cation in an amount of between 1 and 20 wt.-%, based on the total dry weight of the composition, whereby at least 95 wt.-% of the total amount of salt is dissolved within the composition, and wherein the composition has a Brookfield viscosity of below 2500 mPa·s at 20°C and wherein the at least one anionically charged comb polymer comprises A) 5 wt.-% to 40 wt.-%, preferably 5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-%, based on the total amount of monomers, of (meth)acrylic acid, B) 60 wt.-% to 95 wt.-%, preferably 80 wt.-% to 95 wt.-%, based on the total amount of monomers, of at least one monomer of Formula R - α - β - R' A) 5 wt.-% to 40 wt.-%, preferably 5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-%, based on the total amount of monomers, of (meth)acrylic acid, B) 60 wt.-% to 95 wt.-%, preferably 80 wt.-% to 95 wt.-%, based on the total amount of monomers, of at least one monomer of Formula R - α - β - R'