mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A cushion for a respiratory mask, the cushion comprising: a face contacting portion comprising a breathable locating region for locating a user's face relative to the mask and a sealing region for providing a seal against a user's face; and a non-face contacting portion, characterised in that: the sealing region is positioned radially outward of the breathable locating region and comprises an elastomeric material, and the breathable locating region is centrally located on the face-contacting portion and comprises a textile material. a face contacting portion comprising a breathable locating region for locating a user's face relative to the mask and a sealing region for providing a seal against a user's face; and a non-face contacting portion, characterised in that: the sealing region is positioned radially outward of the breathable locating region and comprises an elastomeric material, and the breathable locating region is centrally located on the face-contacting portion and comprises a textile material. the sealing region is positioned radially outward of the breathable locating region and comprises an elastomeric material, and the breathable locating region is centrally located on the face-contacting portion and comprises a textile material.
An examination device comprising: a hammer portion configured to tap an egg, said hammer portion including an elongated member formed to have an elongated length, and a touching portion which is coupled to a tip end portion of the elongated member and touches on the egg; a driving portion configured to operate the hammer portion, said driving portion continuously biasing the hammer portion toward the egg during a single tapping operation of the hammer portion so that the touching portion impinges on the egg multiple times; a piezoelectric detection portion configured to detect a vibration caused by the hammer portion tapping the egg; a calculation portion configured to calculate a number of times the hammer portion has impinged on the egg regarding a single tapping operation of the hammer portion, based on the vibration detected by the detection portion; and a determination portion configured to determine quality of the egg, based on the number of times calculated by the calculation portion, characterized in that the piezoelectric detection portion is mounted to the touching portion and the elongated member has elasticity such that the elongated member warps when the hammer portion taps the egg.
A method for controlling a charging process of an electric vehicle with the following steps, executed by a control unit of a charging cable: - determining a resistance between a first and/or a second network contact (131, 132) and a first protective earth conductor contact of a network connection of the charging cable; - comparing the determined resistance to a predetermined value; - applying a time-variable voltage to a second protective earth conductor contact of a vehicle connection of the charging cable; characterized by the following steps: - examining whether a time-variable signal, triggered by the time-variable voltage being applied to the vehicle connection, can be detected at the first network contact and/or at the second network contact of the network connection; - enabling a charging process when either the determined resistance is below the predetermined value or the determined resistance is above the predetermined value and, at the same time, no time-variable signal can be detected at the network connection. - determining a resistance between a first and/or a second network contact (131, 132) and a first protective earth conductor contact of a network connection of the charging cable; - comparing the determined resistance to a predetermined value; - applying a time-variable voltage to a second protective earth conductor contact of a vehicle connection of the charging cable; - examining whether a time-variable signal, triggered by the time-variable voltage being applied to the vehicle connection, can be detected at the first network contact and/or at the second network contact of the network connection; - enabling a charging process when either the determined resistance is below the predetermined value or the determined resistance is above the predetermined value and, at the same time, no time-variable signal can be detected at the network connection.
A coated biological material for the manufacture of heart valve prostheses, characterised in that the surface of the biological material is covered entirely or partially with a coating containing or consisting of a biocompatible inorganic material, wherein the biocompatible inorganic material is selected from tantalum, nickel, titanium, Nitinol, alloys thereof, Co/Cr alloys and/or amorphous carbon having an sp 2 hybridisation portion of 30% to 70%, or an sp 3 hybridisation portion of 70% to 30%.
An integrated spectral unit, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate coupled to the first substrate; a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) interferometer fabricated within the first substrate, the MEMS interferometer optically coupled to receive an input light beam and to direct the input light beam along an optical path to produce an output light beam resulting from interference experienced by the input light beam along the optical path; and a light redirecting structure comprising a first mirror configured to receive the input light beam propagating in an out-of-plane direction with respect to the first substrate and to redirect the input light beam to an in-plane direction with respect to the first substrate towards the MEMS interferometer characterised in that the light redirecting structure is integrated on the second substrate. a first substrate; a second substrate coupled to the first substrate; a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) interferometer fabricated within the first substrate, the MEMS interferometer optically coupled to receive an input light beam and to direct the input light beam along an optical path to produce an output light beam resulting from interference experienced by the input light beam along the optical path; and a light redirecting structure comprising a first mirror configured to receive the input light beam propagating in an out-of-plane direction with respect to the first substrate and to redirect the input light beam to an in-plane direction with respect to the first substrate towards the MEMS interferometer characterised in that the light redirecting structure is integrated on the second substrate.
Assembly for a machine for preparing beverages by means of the extraction of a product to be infused contained in a dose, comprising a unit for infusing a product to be infused contained in the dose at least provided with an extraction chamber, with the extraction chamber comprising two half-chambers able to mutually brought closer together or separated in order to respectively close or open the extraction chamber, and with a device for opening and closing the extraction chamber, with the assembly comprising a container intended to be solidly connected to the machine and configured to removably receive the infusion unit, with the assembly characterised in that it comprises means (10, 15, 16) for locking the unit onto the container and actuation means (5, 6) configured to be actuated manually by the operator and supported by one among the unit and the container and controlling the means for locking (10, 15, 16) and in that it is arranged such that: - in a position in which the actuation means (5, 6) are deactivated, the means for locking (10, 15, 16) prevent the unit from being disconnected from the container; - in a position in which the actuation means (5, 6) are activated, the means for locking (10, 15, 16) allow the unit to be disconnected from the container; the means for locking (10, 15, 16) comprising at least one locking member, controlled by the actuation means (5, 6), slidably mounted on one among the unit and the container and being configured to engage with an additional locking member (15, 16) supported by the other among the unit and the container, with the engaging of the locking member with the associated additional locking member (15, 16) preventing the unit from being disconnected from the container. - in a position in which the actuation means (5, 6) are deactivated, the means for locking (10, 15, 16) prevent the unit from being disconnected from the container; - in a position in which the actuation means (5, 6) are activated, the means for locking (10, 15, 16) allow the unit to be disconnected from the container;
A pneumatic torque impulse delivering power tool with an automatic power shut-off mechanism, the power tool comprising: - a pneumatic motor; - a drive member which is driven to rotate by said pneumatic motor, - an air supply channel for providing the motor with pressurized air; - a shut-off valve arranged in said air supply channel; and - a valve control device arranged to shut said shut-off valve and stop the air flow to the pneumatic motor when the drive member is exposed to a retardation magnitude above a certain threshold level, wherein the valve control device comprises an inertia responsive member, which is arranged to rotate along with the drive member, and which is pivotally arranged with respect to the drive member between an initial position in which it does not allow the shut-off valve to close and a shut-off position in which it allows the shut-off valve to close; characterised in that the valve control device further comprises: - an air damped movement restrictor arranged to counteract the movement of the inertia responsive member towards its shut-off position, such that the shut-off valve is only shut when the drive member is exposed to a retardation magnitude above a certain threshold level corresponding to a dampening force of the air damped movement restrictor. - a pneumatic motor; - a drive member which is driven to rotate by said pneumatic motor, - an air supply channel for providing the motor with pressurized air; - a shut-off valve arranged in said air supply channel; and - a valve control device arranged to shut said shut-off valve and stop the air flow to the pneumatic motor when the drive member is exposed to a retardation magnitude above a certain threshold level, wherein the valve control device comprises an inertia responsive member, which is arranged to rotate along with the drive member, and which is pivotally arranged with respect to the drive member between an initial position in which it does not allow the shut-off valve to close and a shut-off position in which it allows the shut-off valve to close; - an air damped movement restrictor arranged to counteract the movement of the inertia responsive member towards its shut-off position, such that the shut-off valve is only shut when the drive member is exposed to a retardation magnitude above a certain threshold level corresponding to a dampening force of the air damped movement restrictor.
A medical circuit component (201, 129, 115) for use in a medical circuit for delivering breathable air flow comprising: a first region that, in use, contacts liquid; a second region that is distinct from the first region; characterized in that the component (201, 129, 115) further comprises a microstructured surface (301, 901, 1101) in communication with the first region and the second region configured, in use, to wick liquid from the first region to the second region, wherein the second region is configured to be exposed in use to the air flow to or from a patient, wherein the microstructured surface (301, 901, 1101) comprises generally inverse-trapezoid-shaped structures, each including a first ridge and a second ridge having similar dimensions that project from the surface and defining a first channel therebetween. a first region that, in use, contacts liquid; a second region that is distinct from the first region; characterized in that the component (201, 129, 115) further comprises a microstructured surface (301, 901, 1101) in communication with the first region and the second region configured, in use, to wick liquid from the first region to the second region, wherein the second region is configured to be exposed in use to the air flow to or from a patient, wherein the microstructured surface (301, 901, 1101) comprises generally inverse-trapezoid-shaped structures, each including a first ridge and a second ridge having similar dimensions that project from the surface and defining a first channel therebetween.
A method comprising: causing presentation of a user interface on a display device, the user interface displaying a document that is being collaboratively edited by a plurality of users; receiving an indication at or near a location in the document where an inline conversation area is to be presented within the document; in response to receiving the indication, causing presentation, by a hardware processor, of the inline conversation area at the location within the document on the user interface, the inline conversation area being visually distinguished from document content of the document, the inline conversation area comprising a comments section and a separate draft content section, the separate draft content section being separated from the comments section; receiving, via the inline conversation area, input from the plurality of users, the input comprising a plurality of comments being exchanged between the plurality of users and draft content, the draft content being proposed to be added to the content of the document, the draft content being provided and edited in the inline conversation area within the separate draft content section; and causing presentation of the plurality of comments in the comments section and the draft content in the draft content section of the inline conversation area at the location within the document on the user interface, wherein the inline conversation area is scrollable to scroll the comments while keeping the draft content visible. causing presentation of a user interface on a display device, the user interface displaying a document that is being collaboratively edited by a plurality of users; receiving an indication at or near a location in the document where an inline conversation area is to be presented within the document; in response to receiving the indication, causing presentation, by a hardware processor, of the inline conversation area at the location within the document on the user interface, the inline conversation area being visually distinguished from document content of the document, the inline conversation area comprising a comments section and a separate draft content section, the separate draft content section being separated from the comments section; receiving, via the inline conversation area, input from the plurality of users, the input comprising a plurality of comments being exchanged between the plurality of users and draft content, the draft content being proposed to be added to the content of the document, the draft content being provided and edited in the inline conversation area within the separate draft content section; and causing presentation of the plurality of comments in the comments section and the draft content in the draft content section of the inline conversation area at the location within the document on the user interface, wherein the inline conversation area is scrollable to scroll the comments while keeping the draft content visible.
An apparatus for adjusting rate-adaptive atrioventricular (RAAV) pacing interval in a triple chamber cardiac resynchronization therapy delivery device, comprising: means (38, 40, 48, 50) for measuring a heart rate change of a subject receiving pacing therapy from an implanted pacing device that includes an active rate-adaptive AV (RAAV) interval feature; means for determining the end of a P-wave (PWend) for an atrial depolarization; means for determining one of a beginning of a QRS complex (QRSbeg) and an end of the QRS complex (QRSend) accompanying the P-wave; and means for limiting adjustment of an operating AV interval by the RAAV interval feature so that the operating AV interval is not less than a lower limit, characterised in that said lower limit is based on time elapsed between PWend and one of the ending of the QRSbeg, QRSend, and delivery of a ventricular pacing stimulus to preserve atrial-ventricular filling characteristics. means (38, 40, 48, 50) for measuring a heart rate change of a subject receiving pacing therapy from an implanted pacing device that includes an active rate-adaptive AV (RAAV) interval feature; means for determining the end of a P-wave (PWend) for an atrial depolarization; means for determining one of a beginning of a QRS complex (QRSbeg) and an end of the QRS complex (QRSend) accompanying the P-wave; and means for limiting adjustment of an operating AV interval by the RAAV interval feature so that the operating AV interval is not less than a lower limit, characterised in that said lower limit is based on time elapsed between PWend and one of the ending of the QRSbeg, QRSend, and delivery of a ventricular pacing stimulus to preserve atrial-ventricular filling characteristics.
A hair dyeing agent, which consists of: an effective amount of a dye active, an effective amount of a mordant active, an antioxidant, water, and optional component(s) selected from a carrier, an excipient, a penetration enhancer, a thickener, and a preservative; wherein the dye active is one or more selected from gallic acid and salts or esters thereof, and the amount of the dye active, based on the total weight of the hair dyeing agent, is 0.5∼10% (wt); and wherein the mordant active is a ferrous salt, and the amount of the mordant active, based on the total weight of the hair dyeing agent, is 1∼15% (wt); and wherein the hair dyeing agent has a pH of 2-4, wherein the dye active and the mordant active are in the form of a homogenous mixture.
A user terminal that supports device-to-device, D2D, communication, comprising: a controller (150, 160) configured to perform repetition of same control information in D2D communication using first and second control resources allocated continuously or discontinuously in a time direction, in a control region having a predetermined time length and a predetermined frequency bandwidth, wherein the controller (150, 160) is configured to determine positions of the first and second control resources in the time direction, and characterized in that the controller (150, 160) is configured to determine positions of the first and second control resources in a frequency direction, wherein the second control resource is shifted by one-half of the predetermined frequency bandwidth than the first control resource. a controller (150, 160) configured to perform repetition of same control information in D2D communication using first and second control resources allocated continuously or discontinuously in a time direction, in a control region having a predetermined time length and a predetermined frequency bandwidth, wherein the controller (150, 160) is configured to determine positions of the first and second control resources in the time direction, and characterized in that the controller (150, 160) is configured to determine positions of the first and second control resources in a frequency direction, wherein the second control resource is shifted by one-half of the predetermined frequency bandwidth than the first control resource.
A method for preparing a metal sheet comprising at least the steps of: - providing a steel substrate, at least one face of which is coated with a metal coating comprising at least 40% by weight of zinc, - applying on the outer surface of the metal coating an aqueous solution comprising an amino acid selected from among alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamine, lysine, methionine, proline, serine, threonine, and a mixture thereof, each amino acid being in a neutral or salt form, the aqueous solution being free of any compound comprising a metal from the group IIIB or from the group IVB, and the mass percentage as a dry extract of the amino acid in neutral or salt form or of the mixture of amino acids in the neutral or salt forms in the aqueous solution being greater than or equal to 75%, preferably greater than or equal to 90%.. - providing a steel substrate, at least one face of which is coated with a metal coating comprising at least 40% by weight of zinc, - applying on the outer surface of the metal coating an aqueous solution comprising an amino acid selected from among alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamine, lysine, methionine, proline, serine, threonine, and a mixture thereof, each amino acid being in a neutral or salt form,
A mobile station apparatus in a system, wherein the system uses a plurality of Physical Resource Blocks, PRBs, into which a plurality of subcarriers consecutive in a frequency domain are divided and defiles a mapping pattern of Distributed Virtual Resource Blocks, DVRBs to PRBs, the DVRBs with the same DVRB number being mapped to two of PRBs with a gap therebetween the gap being cependent on both the number of consecutive PRBs and a system bandwidth, and the gap being an integer multiple of the number of consecutive PRBs, said mobile station comprising: a reception unit configured to receive allocation information indicating DVRBs or PRBs, that are allocated in either first allocation in which the DVRBs with the same DVRB number are allocated; or second allocation in which PRBs are allocated in units of resource block groups, RBGs, into which the plurality of PRBs are grouped and each of which is a set of a number of consecutive PRBs, and to receive data transmitted using the allocated DVRBs or PRBs; and a decode unit configured to decode the data in accordance with the mapping pattern that is stored. a reception unit configured to receive allocation information indicating DVRBs or PRBs, that are allocated in either first allocation in which the DVRBs with the same DVRB number are allocated; or second allocation in which PRBs are allocated in units of resource block groups, RBGs, into which the plurality of PRBs are grouped and each of which is a set of a number of consecutive PRBs, and to receive data transmitted using the allocated DVRBs or PRBs; and a decode unit configured to decode the data in accordance with the mapping pattern that is stored.
A method for operating a petrol pump of a petrol station, which petrol pump comprises at least one fueling point with at least two fuel products offered (A, B, C) and one supplementary product (A, B, C) as well as a price calculator (Ib) which is, in terms of communication, connected to a cashier system of the petrol station, wherein the price calculator (Ib) at least comprises price information with respect to the fuel products (A, B, C) and the supplementary products (A, B, C), wherein flow meters allocated to the fueling point transmit flow information about the filled up amount of fuel (A, B, C) or the supplementary product (A, B, C) to the price calculator (Ib), and wherein the price calculator calculates a price to be paid for a refueling operation of a customer on the base of the price information and the flow information, which price to be paid will be paid by the customer to the cashier system, characterized in that after a refueling operation has been completed, a time measurement will be started which indicates a release period within which a second refueling operation at the same fueling point can be started before the price has been paid.