mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A pressure detector that includes a case connectable to a flow route for liquid, and a membrane member attached inside the case and with which a liquid-phase portion to be supplied with the liquid in the flow route and a gas-phase portion to be supplied with gas are separated from each other, the membrane member serves as a diaphragm and is made of a flexible material that is displaceable or deformable in accordance with a pressure of the liquid supplied to the liquid-phase portion, the pressure detector detecting the pressure of the liquid in the flow route by detecting a pressure in the gas-phase portion with a pressure detection sensor, the pressure detector characterized in that it comprises a hydrophobic portion that allows gas to pass through but blocks liquid from passing through, the hydrophobic portion being provided between the gas-phase portion and the pressure detection sensor, wherein the hydrophobic portion is a hydrophobic membrane formed as a membrane. a case connectable to a flow route for liquid, and a membrane member attached inside the case and with which a liquid-phase portion to be supplied with the liquid in the flow route and a gas-phase portion to be supplied with gas are separated from each other, the membrane member serves as a diaphragm and is made of a flexible material that is displaceable or deformable in accordance with a pressure of the liquid supplied to the liquid-phase portion, the pressure detector detecting the pressure of the liquid in the flow route by detecting a pressure in the gas-phase portion with a pressure detection sensor, the pressure detector characterized in that it comprises a hydrophobic portion that allows gas to pass through but blocks liquid from passing through, the hydrophobic portion being provided between the gas-phase portion and the pressure detection sensor, wherein the hydrophobic portion is a hydrophobic membrane formed as a membrane.
An intravenous catheter apparatus comprising: a catheter hub arranged at a proximal end of a catheter tube, the catheter hub having an inner surface defining a chamber; a needle defining an axial direction and having a needle tip, the needle extending through the chamber and the catheter tube when in a ready position; a needle guard slidably arranged on the needle and received in the chamber when the needle is in the ready position, the needle guard including a base portion and first and second arms (36, 38) extending from the base portion, wherein the first arm is deflected radially outwards by the needle against a restoring force when the needle is in the ready position whereby the needle guard is brought into retaining contact with the catheter hub; and wherein the base portion has an axial through-bore for receiving the needle, wherein the through-bore comprises first and second sections (42, 44) both having cross-sections that are larger than the principal profile of the needle, wherein the cross-section of the second section being larger than the cross-section of the first section characterized in that the inner surface of the catheter hub comprises an annular retaining depression located in a distal region of the chamber. a catheter hub arranged at a proximal end of a catheter tube, the catheter hub having an inner surface defining a chamber; a needle defining an axial direction and having a needle tip, the needle extending through the chamber and the catheter tube when in a ready position; a needle guard slidably arranged on the needle and received in the chamber when the needle is in the ready position, the needle guard including a base portion and first and second arms (36, 38) extending from the base portion, wherein the first arm is deflected radially outwards by the needle against a restoring force when the needle is in the ready position whereby the needle guard is brought into retaining contact with the catheter hub; and
Packaging comprising: a sleeve; and a re-configurable container comprising first and second boxes (21, 22) which are hinged together and are pivotable between (i) a folded-together configuration in which a first main panel of the first box faces a first main panel of the second box and the container is insertable into and removable from the sleeve and (ii) an unfolded configuration in which the first main panels (211, 221) of the first and second boxes (21, 22) do not face one another; wherein the first main panel of the first box has an aperture which provides access to a first compartment; the second box has a first edge panel for providing access to a second compartment; and the arrangement is such that, when the container is inserted in the sleeve, the sleeve covers the first edge panel of the second box, and, when the container is removed from the sleeve, the first edge panel of the second box provides access to the second compartment. a sleeve; and a re-configurable container comprising first and second boxes (21, 22) which are hinged together and are pivotable between (i) a folded-together configuration in which a first main panel of the first box faces a first main panel of the second box and the container is insertable into and removable from the sleeve and (ii) an unfolded configuration in which the first main panels (211, 221) of the first and second boxes (21, 22) do not face one another; wherein the first main panel of the first box has an aperture which provides access to a first compartment; the second box has a first edge panel for providing access to a second compartment; and the arrangement is such that, when the container is inserted in the sleeve, the sleeve covers the first edge panel of the second box, and, when the container is removed from the sleeve, the first edge panel of the second box provides access to the second compartment.
A communication apparatus comprising: a receiver adapted to receive a control message including an unicast resource assignment information and multicast resource assignment information, a part of the unicast resource assignment information is mapped to a first zone (420b, 520b) and the multicast resource assignment information is mapped to a second zone (410, 510a, 620); and a processing section adapted to process a data message based on the control message characterized in that a remaining part of the unicast resource assignment information is mapped to a third zone (420a, 520a); the first zone (420b, 520b) including a plurality of unicast Information Elements, IE; the second zone (410, 510a, 620) including a plurality of multicast lEs; the third zone (420a, 520a) including another plurality of unicast IEs; and the third zone (420a, 520a), the second zone (410, 510a, 620) and the first zone (420b, 520b) are located in a frequency domain in this order. a receiver adapted to receive a control message including an unicast resource assignment information and multicast resource assignment information, a part of the unicast resource assignment information is mapped to a first zone (420b, 520b) and the multicast resource assignment information is mapped to a second zone (410, 510a, 620); and a processing section adapted to process a data message based on the control message characterized in that a remaining part of the unicast resource assignment information is mapped to a third zone (420a, 520a); the first zone (420b, 520b) including a plurality of unicast Information Elements, IE; the second zone (410, 510a, 620) including a plurality of multicast lEs; the third zone (420a, 520a) including another plurality of unicast IEs; and the third zone (420a, 520a), the second zone (410, 510a, 620) and the first zone (420b, 520b) are located in a frequency domain in this order.
An image processing apparatus for generating a moving image expressing an afterimage, comprising: an acquisition means configured to sequentially acquire pieces of image data; a combining means configured to perform lighten compositing of a plurality of pieces of image data by selecting data with a larger value in a corresponding area between the pieces of image data to generate composite image data; a brightness adjustment means configured to perform adjustment processing to lower brightness on the composite image data output from the combining means and to output the resultant composite image data to the combining means for lighten compositing with another piece of image data acquired by the acquisition means; and a generation means configured to generate moving image data including frames each being the composite image data output from the combining means, frames being obtained by sequentially performing the lighten compositing by the combining means, and the adjustment processing by the brightness adjustment means, on the pieces of image data sequentially acquired by the acquisition means. an acquisition means configured to sequentially acquire pieces of image data; a combining means configured to perform lighten compositing of a plurality of pieces of image data by selecting data with a larger value in a corresponding area between the pieces of image data to generate composite image data; a brightness adjustment means configured to perform adjustment processing to lower brightness on the composite image data output from the combining means and to output the resultant composite image data to the combining means for lighten compositing with another piece of image data acquired by the acquisition means; and a generation means configured to generate moving image data including frames each being the composite image data output from the combining means, frames being obtained by sequentially performing the lighten compositing by the combining means, and the adjustment processing by the brightness adjustment means, on the pieces of image data sequentially acquired by the acquisition means.
An applicator for applying a microneedle array to a skin surface, the applicator comprising: a first portion comprising a microneedle array and defining a first major surface from which the microneedle array protrudes, the first major surface configured to be substantially parallel with the skin surface and configured to be positioned toward the skin surface; and a second portion coupled to the first portion via a connector, the connector configured to yield or fracture by changing from a first state in which the connector is intact to a second state in which the connector is yielded or fractured when an application force is applied to at least one of the first portion and the second portion in a direction substantially perpendicular with respect to the first major surface of the first portion that meets or exceeds a threshold application force, the second portion defining a second major surface, the second major surface configured to be positioned toward the skin surface; wherein at least a portion of the microneedle array extends beyond the first major surface and the second major surface when the connector is in the first state, wherein the applicator is configured to be pressed as a whole in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first major surface to press the microneedle array into the skin surface until the threshold application force is reached and the connector is changed to its second state. a first portion comprising a microneedle array and defining a first major surface from which the microneedle array protrudes, the first major surface configured to be substantially parallel with the skin surface and configured to be positioned toward the skin surface; and a second portion coupled to the first portion via a connector, the connector configured to yield or fracture by changing from a first state in which the connector is intact to a second state in which the connector is yielded or fractured when an application force is applied to at least one of the first portion and the second portion in a direction substantially perpendicular with respect to the first major surface of the first portion that meets or exceeds a threshold application force, the second portion defining a second major surface, the second major surface configured to be positioned toward the skin surface; wherein at least a portion of the microneedle array extends beyond the first major surface and the second major surface when the connector is in the first state, wherein the applicator is configured to be pressed as a whole in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first major surface to press the microneedle array into the skin surface until the threshold application force is reached and the connector is changed to its second state.
A surgical stapling device for joining tissue portions, comprising: a handle assembly; a tubular body portion supported on a distal end of the handle assembly, the tubular body portion having a staple cartridge assembly containing a plurality of surgical staples in an annular array, the tubular body portion including an inner radial surface and an outer radial surface, a distal portion of the tubular body portion including at least one attachment portion; an anvil assembly at a distal end of the surgical stapling device, the anvil assembly having a shaft for removably connecting the anvil assembly to the tubular body portion, the anvil assembly and tubular body portion being juxtaposed with respect to one another along the shaft and arranged so as to be approximated with respect to one another; a buttress material supported by the tubular body portion, the buttress material being disposed between the anvil assembly and the staple cartridge assembly; and an attachment member adapted for engagement with the tubular body portion and the buttress material to secure the buttress material to the tubular body portion, the attachment member defining a first end and a second end, the attachment member being adapted to engage the tubular body portion by insertion of at least one of the first and second ends thereof through or in the at least one attachment portion, characterized in that the at least one attachment portion is at least one cleat on at least one of the inner and outer radial surfaces. a handle assembly; a tubular body portion supported on a distal end of the handle assembly, the tubular body portion having a staple cartridge assembly containing a plurality of surgical staples in an annular array, the tubular body portion including an inner radial surface and an outer radial surface, a distal portion of the tubular body portion including at least one attachment portion; an anvil assembly at a distal end of the surgical stapling device, the anvil assembly having a shaft for removably connecting the anvil assembly to the tubular body portion, the anvil assembly and tubular body portion being juxtaposed with respect to one another along the shaft and arranged so as to be approximated with respect to one another; a buttress material supported by the tubular body portion, the buttress material being disposed between the anvil assembly and the staple cartridge assembly; and an attachment member adapted for engagement with the tubular body portion and the buttress material to secure the buttress material to the tubular body portion, the attachment member defining a first end and a second end, the attachment member being adapted to engage the tubular body portion by insertion of at least one of the first and second ends thereof through or in the at least one attachment portion, characterized in that the at least one attachment portion is at least one cleat on at least one of the inner and outer radial surfaces.
A method for distributing a video communications client to a client machine of a video communications, VC, session participant over a network, characterized by comprising the steps of: receiving a login request from the client machine; determining the VC session in which the participant will participate based on the login request; evaluating, by a server over the network, the performance of the client machine by analysing a processing capacity of the client machine, to determine the hardware platform and operating system of the client machine and enable built-in optimizations in the video communications client for the determined platform; analysing by the server the network through which video communications signals are passed to determine, for a group of participants participating the VC session, a most appropriate set of parameters of the video communications client and tuning the video communications client in accordance with the most appropriate set of parameters for the group of participants participating the VC session; and downloading the video communications client to the client machine associated to the participant of the VC session. receiving a login request from the client machine; determining the VC session in which the participant will participate based on the login request; evaluating, by a server over the network, the performance of the client machine by analysing a processing capacity of the client machine, to determine the hardware platform and operating system of the client machine and enable built-in optimizations in the video communications client for the determined platform; analysing by the server the network through which video communications signals are passed to determine, for a group of participants participating the VC session, a most appropriate set of parameters of the video communications client and tuning the video communications client in accordance with the most appropriate set of parameters for the group of participants participating the VC session; and downloading the video communications client to the client machine associated to the participant of the VC session.
Aircraft link rod comprising at least two parts (136-536, 138-538) respectively made of metal and composite material and together forming one and the same section of a central portion of the link rod in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the link rod, the two parts (136-536, 138-538) together forming one and the same section of a central portion of the link rod over most of the length of the link rod, and being arranged without mutual contact and at a distance from each other in the central portion, one of the two parts extending into the other, characterised in that the distance between the two parts is constant over most of the length of the link rod.
Radiation-emitting semiconductor module comprising a plurality of - during operation - light-emitting regions, wherein at least two mutually abutting lateral edges (11a, 11b) of at least one light-emitting region are arranged at an angle (α) of more than 0° and less than 90° with respect to one another, characterized in that the light-emitting regions are divided into two groups (2a, 2b) and all light-emitting regions within the groups (2a, 2b) are embodied identically to one another, wherein the light-emitting regions of the first group are embodied in the form of a parallelogram and the angle (α) is in a range of between 15° and 45° inclusive, wherein the light-emitting regions of the second group are embodied in the form of a rectangle or a square, and wherein the groups (2a, 2b) are arranged laterally alongside one another and can be energized independently of one another.
A casting system, comprising: a first core (86; 186; 586), wherein said first core is a refractory metal core; a first spacer (92; 192; 292; 392; 492; 592-1) including a stud portion and a chaplet portion, the first spacer received through a hole (94; 194; 594) in said first core (86; 186; 286) and that spaces said first core (86; 186; 286) from a shell or a second core; and a second spacer including a stud portion and a chaplet portion, characterized in that the second spacer is secured to said first spacer by receiving the stud portion of the first spacer within a bore that extends through the second spacer to sandwich said first core. a first core (86; 186; 586), wherein said first core is a refractory metal core; a first spacer (92; 192; 292; 392; 492; 592-1) including a stud portion and a chaplet portion, the first spacer received through a hole (94; 194; 594) in said first core (86; 186; 286) and that spaces said first core (86; 186; 286) from a shell or a second core; and a second spacer including a stud portion and a chaplet portion, characterized in that the second spacer is secured to said first spacer by receiving the stud portion of the first spacer within a bore that extends through the second spacer to sandwich said first core.
An ankle prosthesis comprising a tibia portion, - two upper foot parts to perform the inversion and eversion of the ankle prosthesis, wherein the connection with the tibia portion positioned between the two upper foot parts, and with the two upper foot parts is achieved at the right and left sides of the tibia portion by means of the connecting members, and - two lower foot parts positioned parallel to each other, wherein the prosthesis is in contact with the surface, - two first pistons positioned parallel to each other at a certain distance in the middle of the two lower foot parts and including at least one dorsiflexion member (7.1) that stores kinetic energy during the movement of the ankle prosthesis and releases it during the push-off, wherein the tibia connecting member (2.2), which connects the tibia portion with the two first pistons, is connected by the piston connecting member (7.2) so as to be disposed between the two identical first pistons, wherein energy is stored in the dorsiflexion member (7.1) with the bending movement of the ankle towards the leg during walking, and the stored energy is returned back with the plantar flexion during the push-off, i.e., the movement of the ankle moving away from the leg and towards the surface, and - a second piston that connects the rear parts of the two upper foot parts with the rear parts of the two lower foot parts, a heel member (8.1) located inside the said second piston, on which pressure is exerted by the downward movement of the second piston and which allows inversion and eversion of the ankle prosthesis to be performed. - two upper foot parts to perform the inversion and eversion of the ankle prosthesis, wherein the connection with the tibia portion positioned between the two upper foot parts, and with the two upper foot parts is achieved at the right and left sides of the tibia portion by means of the connecting members, and - two lower foot parts positioned parallel to each other, wherein the prosthesis is in contact with the surface, - two first pistons positioned parallel to each other at a certain distance in the middle of the two lower foot parts and including at least one dorsiflexion member (7.1) that stores kinetic energy during the movement of the ankle prosthesis and releases it during the push-off, wherein the tibia connecting member (2.2), which connects the tibia portion with the two first pistons, is connected by the piston connecting member (7.2) so as to be disposed between the two identical first pistons, wherein energy is stored in the dorsiflexion member (7.1) with the bending movement of the ankle towards the leg during walking, and the stored energy is returned back with the plantar flexion during the push-off, i.e., the movement of the ankle moving away from the leg and towards the surface, and - a second piston that connects the rear parts of the two upper foot parts with the rear parts of the two lower foot parts, a heel member (8.1) located inside the said second piston, on which pressure is exerted by the downward movement of the second piston and which allows inversion and eversion of the ankle prosthesis to be performed.