mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Implant comprising an implant body with a first surface area (A1, A2, A3, A4) configured for contact with soft connective tissue and a second surface area (B1, B2) configured for contact with bone tissue, characterized in that the first surface area is covered by a coating comprising tantalum, the outer surface of the second surface area is formed by a material, which is different than the one of the coating covering the first surface area, and the first surface area covers at least 30% of the entire surface of the implant. the first surface area is covered by a coating comprising tantalum, the outer surface of the second surface area is formed by a material, which is different than the one of the coating covering the first surface area, and the first surface area covers at least 30% of the entire surface of the implant.
A stylus comprising: a stylus body defining a vertical direction; a tip disposed at the distal end of, and slidably connected to, the stylus body; a first force sensor (818, 820) and a second force sensor disposed inside the stylus body; and a tip holder shaft operatively connected to the tip and slidably connected to the stylus body, characterized in that: the tip holder shaft extends at least partially into an elastic pad (814, 816) disposed between the first force sensor (818, 820) and the second force sensor inside the stylus body; the first force sensor and the second force sensor are resistive sensors disposed above and below the elastic pad; and a horizontal portion of the tip holder shaft is configured to apply a first force to the first force sensor and a second different force to the second force sensor via the elastic pad. a stylus body defining a vertical direction; a tip disposed at the distal end of, and slidably connected to, the stylus body; a first force sensor (818, 820) and a second force sensor disposed inside the stylus body; and a tip holder shaft operatively connected to the tip and slidably connected to the stylus body, characterized in that: the tip holder shaft extends at least partially into an elastic pad (814, 816) disposed between the first force sensor (818, 820) and the second force sensor inside the stylus body; the first force sensor and the second force sensor are resistive sensors disposed above and below the elastic pad; and a horizontal portion of the tip holder shaft is configured to apply a first force to the first force sensor and a second different force to the second force sensor via the elastic pad. the tip holder shaft extends at least partially into an elastic pad (814, 816) disposed between the first force sensor (818, 820) and the second force sensor inside the stylus body; the first force sensor and the second force sensor are resistive sensors disposed above and below the elastic pad; and a horizontal portion of the tip holder shaft is configured to apply a first force to the first force sensor and a second different force to the second force sensor via the elastic pad.
A pump head, comprising: a casing: including a blood inlet configured to receive a flow of a blood and a blood outlet configured to allow the blood to flow out of the casing; a shaft disposed in the casing; a magnetic structure mounted onto the shaft; and an impeller having an open structure and mounted to an exterior surface of the magnetic structure through an opening provided at the open structure. the impeller includes a plurality of vanes disposed at an exterior surface of the open structure, the plurality of vanes including a plurality of first vanes and a plurality of second, top portions of the first vanes are connected through a first bowl-shaped structure having a downward opening, the shaft includes a second bowl-shaped structure having an upward opening at an end of the shaft, a spherical structure is disposed between the first bowl-shaped structure and the second bowl-shaped structure, and when the magnetic structure drives the impeller to rotate, a gap exists between the spherical structure and the first bowl-shaped structure and the second bowl-shaped structure, the gap being filled with the blood. a casing: including a blood inlet configured to receive a flow of a blood and a blood outlet configured to allow the blood to flow out of the casing; a shaft disposed in the casing; a magnetic structure mounted onto the shaft; and an impeller having an open structure and mounted to an exterior surface of the magnetic structure through an opening provided at the open structure. the impeller includes a plurality of vanes disposed at an exterior surface of the open structure, the plurality of vanes including a plurality of first vanes and a plurality of second, top portions of the first vanes are connected through a first bowl-shaped structure having a downward opening, the shaft includes a second bowl-shaped structure having an upward opening at an end of the shaft, a spherical structure is disposed between the first bowl-shaped structure and the second bowl-shaped structure, and when the magnetic structure drives the impeller to rotate, a gap exists between the spherical structure and the first bowl-shaped structure and the second bowl-shaped structure, the gap being filled with the blood.
A method of determining geographic position of mobile terminals in a mobile communication network using fingerprinting positioning, comprising the following steps: receiving raw measurement data in the mobile communication network; adapting the raw measurement data to be stored in an image format; and determining geographic position of mobile terminals based on the raw measurement data stored in the image format, characterized in that adapting the raw measurement data to be stored in an image format comprises applying lossy compression to the data. receiving raw measurement data in the mobile communication network; adapting the raw measurement data to be stored in an image format; and determining geographic position of mobile terminals based on the raw measurement data stored in the image format, characterized in that adapting the raw measurement data to be stored in an image format comprises applying lossy compression to the data.
A drug dispenser assembly comprising: a drug dispenser for dispensing a drug in a dispense event; characterised in that the drug dispenser assembly further comprises a skinprint analyser configured to receive a skinprint, preferably a fingerprint, of a user and configured: (a) to perform a verification test regarding the identity of the skinprint; (b) to conduct a chemical analysis for the presence of a metabolite in the skinprint; and (c) to produce data indicative of results of the verification test and the chemical analysis; and an actuator configured to actuate a dispense event in the event that the results of one or both of the verification test and the chemical analysis meet one or more predetermined conditions. a drug dispenser for dispensing a drug in a dispense event; characterised in that the drug dispenser assembly further comprises a skinprint analyser configured to receive a skinprint, preferably a fingerprint, of a user and configured: (a) to perform a verification test regarding the identity of the skinprint; (b) to conduct a chemical analysis for the presence of a metabolite in the skinprint; and (c) to produce data indicative of results of the verification test and the chemical analysis; and (a) to perform a verification test regarding the identity of the skinprint; (b) to conduct a chemical analysis for the presence of a metabolite in the skinprint; and (c) to produce data indicative of results of the verification test and the chemical analysis; and an actuator configured to actuate a dispense event in the event that the results of one or both of the verification test and the chemical analysis meet one or more predetermined conditions.
Biogas reactor comprising a housing with an inlet for organic material, a biogas outlet, a material displacement device comprising a shaft characterized in that the biogas reactor has at least two outlets (12, 13) in a gas producing section of the reactor from which organic material can be returned to the inlet, and wherein the material displacement device comprises a baffle, wherein the baffle is arranged to have a torsion of 45 - 90° per length of the shaft.
A cleaning installation for purification of contaminated water to remove drugs and/or pharmaceuticals therefrom, the cleaning installation comprising an oxidation and/or dissociation arrangement comprising an arrangement selected from the group consisting of an ozone treatment arrangement, an electro-Fenton arrangement and a radiolysis arrangement, or any combination thereof, wherein the cleaning installation (1, 39, 77) further comprises at least one separation arrangement (7, 45, 81) for separating solids from the water contaminated with drugs and/or pharmaceuticals arranged upstream of the oxidation and/or dissociation arrangement, characterized in that the separation arrangement (7, 45, 81) comprises centrifugal decanter and a centrifugal tricanter followed by a disk stack centrifuge. an arrangement selected from the group consisting of an ozone treatment arrangement, an electro-Fenton arrangement and a radiolysis arrangement, or any combination thereof, an ozone treatment arrangement, an electro-Fenton arrangement and a radiolysis arrangement, or any combination thereof, at least one separation arrangement (7, 45, 81) for separating solids from the water contaminated with drugs and/or pharmaceuticals arranged upstream of the oxidation and/or dissociation arrangement, the separation arrangement (7, 45, 81) comprises centrifugal decanter and a centrifugal tricanter followed by a disk stack centrifuge.
A treatment device for treating reinforcement fiber comprising: a support including a supporting surface; a pressure body (35; 135) including a pressing surface (35; 135a); vibration means for applying ultrasonic vibrations to the pressure body in a pressing direction perpendicular to the supporting surface; and movement means for moving a reinforcements fiber and a resin member relative to the pressure body in a state where the reinforcement fiber overlapped with the resin member is held between the supporting surface and the pressing surface of the pressure body ultrasonically vibrated by the vibration means in the pressing direction, wherein the reinforcement fiber is impregnated with a resin of the resin member while the movement means is moving a pressed part of the reinforcement fiber pressed by the pressing surface. a support including a supporting surface; a pressure body (35; 135) including a pressing surface (35; 135a); vibration means for applying ultrasonic vibrations to the pressure body in a pressing direction perpendicular to the supporting surface; and movement means for moving a reinforcements fiber and a resin member relative to the pressure body in a state where the reinforcement fiber overlapped with the resin member is held between the supporting surface and the pressing surface of the pressure body ultrasonically vibrated by the vibration means in the pressing direction, wherein the reinforcement fiber is impregnated with a resin of the resin member while the movement means is moving a pressed part of the reinforcement fiber pressed by the pressing surface.
A portafilter apparatus for an espresso machine, the apparatus comprising: a metal head that is attachable to a group head of the espresso machine, the head defines a coffee grounds compartment for containing a quantity of ground coffee; and a perforated floor within the head, the floor forming a filter and defining the base of the coffee grounds compartment; wherein the perforated floor is supported by a moving floor body, the floor thereby being vertically movable with respect to the head to adjust a volume of the coffee grounds compartment, characterized in that the moving floor body includes a vertical thread rack that is driven by a pinion and bevel gear assembly. a metal head that is attachable to a group head of the espresso machine, the head defines a coffee grounds compartment for containing a quantity of ground coffee; and a perforated floor within the head, the floor forming a filter and defining the base of the coffee grounds compartment; wherein the perforated floor is supported by a moving floor body, the floor thereby being vertically movable with respect to the head to adjust a volume of the coffee grounds compartment, characterized in that the moving floor body includes a vertical thread rack that is driven by a pinion and bevel gear assembly.
An optical fiber splicing joint comprising: - a main body extending along a first direction (X-X) between a lower fiber receiving portion, configured to receive one or more optical fibers, and an upper fiber splicing portion, the main body comprising two first side portions (10a, 10b) spaced apart along a second direction (Y-Y) perpendicular to the first direction (X-X); - a splicing tray associated to the upper fiber splicing portion and configured to retain one or more optical fiber splices, - a fiber routing tray associated to one of the two first side portions (10a, 10b) and being configured to route one or more optical fibers towards the splicing tray; wherein each fiber routing tray extends along the first direction (X-X) between a lower portion arranged at the lower fiber receiving portion and an upper portion characterised in that said upper portion is arranged at the upper fiber splicing portion and in that each fiber routing tray comprises - an outward surface having first routing areas configured to route one or more optical fibers, and - an inward surface facing a respective first side portion (10a, 10b). - a main body extending along a first direction (X-X) between a lower fiber receiving portion, configured to receive one or more optical fibers, and an upper fiber splicing portion, the main body comprising two first side portions (10a, 10b) spaced apart along a second direction (Y-Y) perpendicular to the first direction (X-X); - a splicing tray associated to the upper fiber splicing portion and configured to retain one or more optical fiber splices, - a fiber routing tray associated to one of the two first side portions (10a, 10b) and being configured to route one or more optical fibers towards the splicing tray; - an outward surface having first routing areas configured to route one or more optical fibers, and - an inward surface facing a respective first side portion (10a, 10b).
A method of inhibiting water vapor adsorption of a powder comprising: providing a plurality of particles; adding discrete unagglomerated nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles comprise a metal oxide having a hydrophobic surface treatment, the nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than 100 nanometers and the particles being larger than the nanoparticles; and exposing the particles to a relative humidity of at least 15%; wherein the particles combined with the hydrophobic surface modified nanoparticles have a lower water vapor adsorption than the plurality of particles alone. providing a plurality of particles; adding discrete unagglomerated nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles comprise a metal oxide having a hydrophobic surface treatment, the nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than 100 nanometers and the particles being larger than the nanoparticles; and exposing the particles to a relative humidity of at least 15%; wherein the particles combined with the hydrophobic surface modified nanoparticles have a lower water vapor adsorption than the plurality of particles alone.
An exercise machine for performing prone leg curl exercises, comprising: a stationary main frame; an exercise arm assembly pivotally connected to the stationary main frame for rotation about a first pivot axis, the exercise arm assembly including an exercise arm configured to move in an arcuate path between an exercise starting position and an exercise ending position; a moving support platform pivotally connected to the stationary main frame for rotation about a second pivot axis; and a connecting link pivotally connected to the exercise arm assembly for relative rotation about a third pivot axis, the connecting link pivotally connected to the moving support platform for relative rotation about a fourth pivot axis, wherein the connecting link translates movement of the exercise arm between the exercise starting position and the exercise ending position into a corresponding movement of the moving support platform. a stationary main frame; an exercise arm assembly pivotally connected to the stationary main frame for rotation about a first pivot axis, the exercise arm assembly including an exercise arm configured to move in an arcuate path between an exercise starting position and an exercise ending position; a moving support platform pivotally connected to the stationary main frame for rotation about a second pivot axis; and a connecting link pivotally connected to the exercise arm assembly for relative rotation about a third pivot axis, the connecting link pivotally connected to the moving support platform for relative rotation about a fourth pivot axis, wherein the connecting link translates movement of the exercise arm between the exercise starting position and the exercise ending position into a corresponding movement of the moving support platform.
A computer-implemented method for creating audio scenes for avatars, the method comprising the steps of: identifying a first avatar, a second avatar and a third avatar associated with a virtual environment, each avatar representing a user of a computing device; spatially transforming audio information captured from a computing device of a user represented by the first avatar to create an audio scene for the second avatar, and forwarding said audio scene to the computing device of the user represented by the second avatar; determining whether an audio reuse criterion is satisfied; and reusing said audio scene by forwarding said audio scene also to the computing device of the user represented by the third avatar if said audio reuse criterion is satisfied; wherein the step of determining whether the audio reuse criterion is satisfied comprises determining based on state information maintained for the virtual environment whether the third avatar would perceive the audio information as emanating from a predefined area of the virtual environment in which the first avatar is located. identifying a first avatar, a second avatar and a third avatar associated with a virtual environment, each avatar representing a user of a computing device; spatially transforming audio information captured from a computing device of a user represented by the first avatar to create an audio scene for the second avatar, and forwarding said audio scene to the computing device of the user represented by the second avatar; determining whether an audio reuse criterion is satisfied; and reusing said audio scene by forwarding said audio scene also to the computing device of the user represented by the third avatar if said audio reuse criterion is satisfied; wherein the step of determining whether the audio reuse criterion is satisfied comprises determining based on state information maintained for the virtual environment whether the third avatar would perceive the audio information as emanating from a predefined area of the virtual environment in which the first avatar is located.
A process for the preparation of an immunogenic conjugate comprising Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 15B capsular polysaccharide covalently linked to a carrier protein, the process comprising the steps of: (a) compounding an activated serotype 15B capsular polysaccharide with a carrier protein, wherein said activated polysaccharide is obtained by a process comprising the steps of reacting an isolated Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 15B capsular polysaccharide comprising at least 0.6 mM acetate per mM of said serotype 15B capsular polysaccharide, with an oxidizing agent, wherein said activated polysaccharide has a molecular weight between 100 and 300kDa; and (b) reacting the compounded, activated polysaccharide and carrier protein with a reducing agent to form a serotype 15B capsular polysaccharide-carrier protein conjugate; wherein step (a) and step (b) are carried out in DMSO. (a) compounding an activated serotype 15B capsular polysaccharide with a carrier protein, wherein said activated polysaccharide is obtained by a process comprising the steps of reacting an isolated Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 15B capsular polysaccharide comprising at least 0.6 mM acetate per mM of said serotype 15B capsular polysaccharide, with an oxidizing agent, wherein said activated polysaccharide has a molecular weight between 100 and 300kDa; and (b) reacting the compounded, activated polysaccharide and carrier protein with a reducing agent to form a serotype 15B capsular polysaccharide-carrier protein conjugate; wherein step (a) and step (b) are carried out in DMSO.
An aqueous liquid laundry formulation comprising: i) an ester based laundry ingredient; ii) an effective cleaning amount of protease enzyme; iii) an effective cleaning amount of lipase enzyme; and iv) from 5 to 60 wt% surfactant; characterised in that at least 80 wt% of the effective cleaning amount of lipase enzyme is encapsulated and separated from the ester based laundry ingredient and the liquid by a coating which is insoluble in the formulation but which dissolves on dilution with the wash and the lipase enzyme coating comprises a thickness of greater than or equal to 8 microns; wherein the effective cleaning amount of protease enzyme is in contact with the liquid and is not encapsulated; and wherein the laundry formulation comprises at least 20 wt% water. i) an ester based laundry ingredient; ii) an effective cleaning amount of protease enzyme; iii) an effective cleaning amount of lipase enzyme; and iv) from 5 to 60 wt% surfactant;
A wrapping net which comprises either warp yarn groups comprising a cellulose-based fiber or warp yarn groups comprising a synthetic resin-based fiber, the warp yarn groups being aligned in parallel in a lengthwise direction of a knitted fabric forming a plural number of independent chain stitches by continuous loops in the lengthwise direction of the knitted fabric, respectively, wherein each loop of the independent chain stitches is connected to other loops of other independent chain stitches by weft yarns comprising a cellulose-based fiber to form a knitted fabric, characterized in that tensile strength of the warp yarns is greater than tensile strength of the weft yarns. each loop of the independent chain stitches is connected to other loops of other independent chain stitches by weft yarns comprising a cellulose-based fiber to form a knitted fabric, characterized in that tensile strength of the warp yarns is greater than tensile strength of the weft yarns.