mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A personal care appliance, comprising: a handle portion; a workpiece assembly; and a non-nodally mounted motor assembly, mounted to the handle, for driving the workpiece assembly, constituting a primary resonator; further comprising a secondary resonator separate from the primary resonator, for reducing vibrations to the handle produced by the primary resonator in operation, comprising a spring mass assembly typified by a resonant frequency which is within 10 Hz of the drive frequency of the appliance, the spring mass assembly comprising a spring member connected to a housing of the motor assembly, and a separate mass attached at the end of the spring member.
A device for controlling the opening and closing of a compressed gas consuming circuit, the device comprising a normally-closed two-position cutoff valve, said cutoff valve having a pilot chamber and a counter-pilot chamber permanently in communication with a source of compressed gas, directly for the pilot chamber and via a constriction for the counter-pilot chamber, the counter-pilot chamber including a purge branch connection that is opened or closed by a two-position, two-port control valve.
An interdental cleaning member (100, 100') for removing impurities between teeth, comprising: a bristle (110, 110') made of a yarn (111, 111a, 111b) to have a length of 1 cm to 15 cm, wherein the bristle (110, 110') has a bending restoration rate of 10% to 80% and is formed to have a tapered shape in at least a front portion of the bristle (110, 110') along the longitudinal direction of the bristle (110, 110') so that the bristle (110, 110') has a diameter of 0.001 mm to 2 mm at a distance of about 0.1 mm from the front end of the tapered portion (112, 112'), and wherein the yarn (111, 111a, 111b) is made of any one of nylon-based and polyester-based materials. a bristle (110, 110') made of a yarn (111, 111a, 111b) to have a length of 1 cm to 15 cm, wherein the bristle (110, 110') has a bending restoration rate of 10% to 80% and is formed to have a tapered shape in at least a front portion of the bristle (110, 110') along the longitudinal direction of the bristle (110, 110') so that the bristle (110, 110') has a diameter of 0.001 mm to 2 mm at a distance of about 0.1 mm from the front end of the tapered portion (112, 112'), and wherein the yarn (111, 111a, 111b) is made of any one of nylon-based and polyester-based materials.
A system for field internally coating a pipe joint; the system comprising a polymer application unit, which comprises: - a first cart configured to selectively advance inside a pipe in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pipe; - a first and a second tank (15, 16) configured to contain a first and a second polymer component respectively; - a mixer to mix the first and the second component; - a first and a second pump (18, 19) to feed the first and the second component respectively from the first and the second tank (15, 16) to the mixer; - an applicator to apply the polymer to the pipe; - a conduit comprising a free end configured to be placed near the applicator to feed the polymer from the mixer to the applicator; and - a second cart configured to slide on the first cart in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pipe to move the mixer, the applicator and the conduit with respect to the first cart. - a first cart configured to selectively advance inside a pipe in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pipe; - a first and a second tank (15, 16) configured to contain a first and a second polymer component respectively; - a mixer to mix the first and the second component; - a first and a second pump (18, 19) to feed the first and the second component respectively from the first and the second tank (15, 16) to the mixer; - an applicator to apply the polymer to the pipe; - a conduit comprising a free end configured to be placed near the applicator to feed the polymer from the mixer to the applicator; and - a second cart configured to slide on the first cart in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pipe to move the mixer, the applicator and the conduit with respect to the first cart.
A palm-based fractionated oil and fat, wherein the tripalmitin content to triglyceride is 70-90% by weight, the unsaturated fatty acid content to total fatty acid is 1-8% by weight, and the tripalmitin content to tri-saturated fatty acid triglyceride is 84-95% by weight.
A communication system, comprising: a data source to receive a block of bits; a memory to store a set of distribution matchers, each distribution matcher is associated with a probability mass function, PMF, to match equally likely input bits to a fixed number of output bits with values distributed according to the PMF of the distribution matcher, wherein each distribution matcher is associated with a selection probability, such that a sum of joint probabilities of all distribution matchers equals a target PMF, wherein a joint probability of a distribution matcher is a product of PMF of the distribution matcher with the selection probability of the distribution matcher; a shaping mapper to select a distribution matcher from the set of distribution matchers with the selection probability and to map the block of bits to a block of shaped bits with a non-uniform distribution using the selected distribution matcher; and a transmitter front end to transmit the block of shaped bits over a communication channel. a data source to receive a block of bits; a memory to store a set of distribution matchers, each distribution matcher is associated with a probability mass function, PMF, to match equally likely input bits to a fixed number of output bits with values distributed according to the PMF of the distribution matcher, wherein each distribution matcher is associated with a selection probability, such that a sum of joint probabilities of all distribution matchers equals a target PMF, wherein a joint probability of a distribution matcher is a product of PMF of the distribution matcher with the selection probability of the distribution matcher; a shaping mapper to select a distribution matcher from the set of distribution matchers with the selection probability and to map the block of bits to a block of shaped bits with a non-uniform distribution using the selected distribution matcher; and a transmitter front end to transmit the block of shaped bits over a communication channel.
A friendly fire avoidance system, the system comprising a plurality of specialized navigation and communication devices ('NCD') that are wirelessly associated with one another and in communication with one another forming a MESH network (50,52) wherein each NCD forms a member of said MESH network, wherein said MESH network comprises at least one NCD in the form of a weapons unit (110,710) and at least one NCD in the form of an executing unit (150,750,752), wherein each of said NCD units include a controller and memory module (112, 152, 202), mobile power supply (114,154,204), communication module (116, 156, 206), GPS module (118, 158, 208), Radio Frequency module (120, 160, 212), and a sensor module (130, 170, 220), wherein said sensor module comprises a three-axis digital compass (226,136,176), three-axis gyro sensor (222,132,172), and a three-axis accelerometer (224,134,174); wherein each controller module (112, 152, 202) controls and integrates the functionality of said weapons units and said executing units, and wherein each communication modules (116, 156, 206) provide for transmitting and receiving signals from associated MESH network members (50,52) weapons unit and/or executing unit associated therewith over said MESH network (50,52); a) wherein said weapons unit is associated with a weapon and/or firearm having a barrel said weapons unit characterized in that said RF module includes a narrow beam antenna provided to identify the direction of aim of said firearm; and wherein said processor comprises a priori data relating to the weapon associated with weapons unit including associated ammunition, ammunition trajectory, and ammunition range provided for estimating the hit zone specific to the type of weapon and ammunition utilized; b) wherein said executing unit is associated with at least one of a soldier, animal, battlefront vehicle; said executing unit characterized in that said RF module includes a wide beam antenna or an omnidirectional antenna. and wherein said controller comprises a priori data relating to performance of executing unit coupled thereto. a) wherein said weapons unit is associated with a weapon and/or firearm having a barrel said weapons unit characterized in that said RF module includes a narrow beam antenna provided to identify the direction of aim of said firearm; and wherein said processor comprises a priori data relating to the weapon associated with weapons unit including associated ammunition, ammunition trajectory, and ammunition range provided for estimating the hit zone specific to the type of weapon and ammunition utilized; b) wherein said executing unit is associated with at least one of a soldier, animal, battlefront vehicle; said executing unit characterized in that said RF module includes a wide beam antenna or an omnidirectional antenna. and wherein said controller comprises a priori data relating to performance of executing unit coupled thereto.
A portable anchoring apparatus comprising: a first connecting arm; a second connecting arm; a first anchoring arm; a second anchoring arm; and a first and second cam locking system, each comprising: a rounded cam; a pedal; and a lever comprising a ball; wherein the first rounded cam is integrated perpendicularly in the first anchoring arm and adapted to be axially connected to the first pedal via a first eccentric hole; wherein the second rounded cam is integrated perpendicularly in the second anchoring arm and adapted to be axially connected to the second pedal via a second eccentric hole; wherein, in each cam locking system, the lever is connected perpendicularly to the rounded cam through an elongated slot comprising a niche, wherein at least one of the connecting arms (2, 3) comprises a connecting means, wherein said first connecting arm and said second connecting arm are connected to each other by a ratchet mechanism which comprises an opening ratchet button; wherein said first connecting arm and said first anchoring arm are connected to each other by an axial connector comprising an opening button; and wherein said second connecting arm and said second anchoring arm are connected to each other by an axial connector comprising an opening button. a first connecting arm; a second connecting arm; a first anchoring arm; a second anchoring arm; and a first and second cam locking system, each comprising: a rounded cam; a pedal; and a lever comprising a ball; wherein the first rounded cam is integrated perpendicularly in the first anchoring arm and adapted to be axially connected to the first pedal via a first eccentric hole; wherein the second rounded cam is integrated perpendicularly in the second anchoring arm and adapted to be axially connected to the second pedal via a second eccentric hole; wherein, in each cam locking system, the lever is connected perpendicularly to the rounded cam through an elongated slot comprising a niche, a rounded cam; a pedal; and a lever comprising a ball; wherein the first rounded cam is integrated perpendicularly in the first anchoring arm and adapted to be axially connected to the first pedal via a first eccentric hole; wherein the second rounded cam is integrated perpendicularly in the second anchoring arm and adapted to be axially connected to the second pedal via a second eccentric hole; wherein, in each cam locking system, the lever is connected perpendicularly to the rounded cam through an elongated slot comprising a niche, wherein at least one of the connecting arms (2, 3) comprises a connecting means, wherein said first connecting arm and said second connecting arm are connected to each other by a ratchet mechanism which comprises an opening ratchet button; wherein said first connecting arm and said first anchoring arm are connected to each other by an axial connector comprising an opening button; and wherein said second connecting arm and said second anchoring arm are connected to each other by an axial connector comprising an opening button.
A test head for breathing mask testing, the test head comprising: a hard head part formed of a hard material and including a face side; and a soft face front of a defined thickness applied to said face side of said hard head part, said soft face front having a simulated human face surface defining a mask seal contact surface, characterized in that said soft face front comprises a self-adhesive surface for attachment to said face side of said hard head part and a resistant film covering at said simulated human face surface. a hard head part formed of a hard material and including a face side; and a soft face front of a defined thickness applied to said face side of said hard head part, said soft face front having a simulated human face surface defining a mask seal contact surface, characterized in that said soft face front comprises a self-adhesive surface for attachment to said face side of said hard head part and a resistant film covering at said simulated human face surface.
A chamber for a bioreactor, the chamber having a fluid inlet aperture and a fluid outlet aperture disposed at respective different locations of a sidewall of the chamber, with respect to a normal upright orientation of the chamber, the chamber being provided with an upper wall portion defining an upper boundary of the chamber, the upper wall portion having an internal surface having a first portion that is vertically displaced with respect to a second portion, the internal surface of the upper wall portion being arranged to promote expulsion of trapped gas bubbles through the outlet aperture, the first and second portions of the upper wall portion each comprising a sloped portion, wherein the fluid inlet aperture and fluid outlet aperture are provided at substantially opposed locations of the inner sidewall of the chamber, and wherein the fluid inlet aperture and the fluid outlet aperture are located above a basal portion of the chamber.
Method for coding a sequence of video images into coefficients of frequency sub-bands having different spatial resolutions, the coding method forming at least one data stream consisting of at least one rendering level comprising coefficients of frequency sub-bands whose spatial resolution is equal to a spatial resolution of the rendering level, characterized in that the method includes the step of inserting into at least one rendering level coefficients of frequency sub-bands having a spatial resolution higher than the one or more spatial resolutions of the rendering level.
An industrial truck with a load part and a drive part which comprises a stand-on platform comprising an entry point and at least one side wall (24, 26), wherein the stand-on platform also comprises a front wall opposite the entry point and at least one battery-powered electric drive, wherein the battery can be charged via a charging interface in its installed state, characterized in that the charging interface is arranged on the front wall opposite the entry point.
Pre-cultivated planting box having a vegetation cover with roots in a substrate, for roof greening, which box comprises structuring means (10, 100) consisting of a peripheral edge (16, 102), a bottom consisting of support means (12, 104) formed by a set of arms (24, 107) which are connected to the peripheral edge (16, 102) of the box, constituting a lattice (26, 106), the number of arms (24, 107) being limited and creating large empty spaces, and a retention mat (34, 114) arranged inside said box on said support means (12, 104), the structuring means (10, 100) and the support means (12, 104) being made of a biodegradable material, characterized in that the box comprises a peripheral edge having a clearance angle and having sides, each of said sides bearing at least two concave/convex deformations, these concavities and convexities being considered in relation to the rectilinear belt constituting the edges of said wedged planting box.
A method of providing a uniform security model to heterogeneous devices in a distributed computing environment the method comprising: storing information about a plurality of device security models including credentials for accessing one or more devices; storing information about a uniform security model, the uniform security model defining what access rights various principals have to the one or more devices; identifying a principal; and providing an agent within a distributed operating system that mediates all management access to the one or more devices and that has sole possession of the passwords and credentials recognized by the one or more devices, and wherein operations executed by the principal are given as commands to the agent and are executed on the one or more devices by the agent on behalf of the principal. storing information about a plurality of device security models including credentials for accessing one or more devices; storing information about a uniform security model, the uniform security model defining what access rights various principals have to the one or more devices; identifying a principal; and providing an agent within a distributed operating system that mediates all management access to the one or more devices and that has sole possession of the passwords and credentials recognized by the one or more devices, and wherein operations executed by the principal are given as commands to the agent and are executed on the one or more devices by the agent on behalf of the principal.
An insulating material for sound and thermal insulation, obtained from water and an insulating material composition, comprising a polymeric, closed-cell foam granulate and a cementitious binder, characterized in that the insulating material composition comprises a water retention agent and that the weight fraction of the sum of all water retention agents, based on the cement, is between 0.1 wt. % and 25 wt. % and that the ratio of the foam granulate to the cement is between 20 wt. % and 120 wt. %, and that the weight ratio of water to cement is 0.7 to 3.0, and that the insulating material composition is free of amorphous silica.
A staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapler, comprising: a cartridge body having a plurality of staple cavities, each staple cavity having a surgical staple disposed therein; and an effective amount of at least one matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor differentially releasable from the assembly during one or more phases, each of the at least one MMP inhibitor being effective to prevent MMP-mediated extracellular matrix degeneration during wound healing in the tissue in a predetermined manner, wherein the at least one MMP inhibitor is disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of staples, wherein the MMP inhibitor is biphasically releasable from the assembly during a first phase and a second phase, characterized in that the MMP inhibitor configured to be released during the first phase is formulated in a first layer configured to rapidly release the inhibitor and the MMP inhibitor configured to be released during the second phase is formulated in a second layer configured to slowly release the inhibitor over a period of one or more days. a cartridge body having a plurality of staple cavities, each staple cavity having a surgical staple disposed therein; and an effective amount of at least one matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor differentially releasable from the assembly during one or more phases, each of the at least one MMP inhibitor being effective to prevent MMP-mediated extracellular matrix degeneration during wound healing in the tissue in a predetermined manner, wherein the at least one MMP inhibitor is disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of staples, wherein the MMP inhibitor is biphasically releasable from the assembly during a first phase and a second phase, characterized in that the MMP inhibitor configured to be released during the first phase is formulated in a first layer configured to rapidly release the inhibitor and the MMP inhibitor configured to be released during the second phase is formulated in a second layer configured to slowly release the inhibitor over a period of one or more days. wherein the at least one MMP inhibitor is disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of staples, wherein the MMP inhibitor is biphasically releasable from the assembly during a first phase and a second phase, characterized in that the MMP inhibitor configured to be released during the first phase is formulated in a first layer configured to rapidly release the inhibitor and the MMP inhibitor configured to be released during the second phase is formulated in a second layer configured to slowly release the inhibitor over a period of one or more days.
A system for controlling an instrument having an elongate body, the system comprising: a plurality of articulating segments joined together along at least a portion of the elongate body; a user input device configured to provide a control signal to change a shape of at least one of the plurality of articulating segments; an optical fiber positioned to extend in a spiral configuration around at least one of the plurality of articulating segments, wherein the spiral configuration has an integral number of approximately full spiral turns, a proximal end and a distal end of the optical fiber being aligned along an axial direction of the at least one of the plurality of articulating segments, the optical fiber being configured to provide a shape signal corresponding to the shape of the at least one of the plurality of articulating segments; and a controller in communication with the user input device and the optical fiber, wherein the controller is configured to direct the movement of at least one of the plurality of articulating segments in response to the control signal and the shape signal. a plurality of articulating segments joined together along at least a portion of the elongate body; a user input device configured to provide a control signal to change a shape of at least one of the plurality of articulating segments; an optical fiber positioned to extend in a spiral configuration around at least one of the plurality of articulating segments, wherein the spiral configuration has an integral number of approximately full spiral turns, a proximal end and a distal end of the optical fiber being aligned along an axial direction of the at least one of the plurality of articulating segments, the optical fiber being configured to provide a shape signal corresponding to the shape of the at least one of the plurality of articulating segments; and a controller in communication with the user input device and the optical fiber, wherein the controller is configured to direct the movement of at least one of the plurality of articulating segments in response to the control signal and the shape signal.