mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Humidifier for breathing assistance apparatus comprising a casing designed to house a tank of water to be heated, said casing comprising: - a heating structure arranged in the bottom of said casing, said heating structure comprising a first metal plate and at least one heating element arranged so as to transmit the heat produced by said at least one heating element to said first metal plate, and - a first temperature sensor in direct contact with the first metal plate, characterised in that the casing further comprises a second temperature sensor in contact with or practically in contact with the heating element and thermally insulated from the first metal plate. - a heating structure arranged in the bottom of said casing, said heating structure comprising a first metal plate and at least one heating element arranged so as to transmit the heat produced by said at least one heating element to said first metal plate, and - a first temperature sensor in direct contact with the first metal plate,
A series elastic actuator for a robotic system comprising: a motor for driving a load; a gear train for transmitting a force from the motor to the load; and an arcuate metal element for detecting the force and undergoing a deformation in response thereto, wherein the arcuate metal element terminates in first and second ends (218, 220) and defines an open ring, wherein the gear train is configured to transfer motion from the motor to the load via the arcuate metal element, the actuator further comprising a feedback loop to ensure that a desired force is generated by the motor; characterised in that the arcuate metal element comprises a single planar arcuate segment and is configured for substantially in-plane displacement in response to an in-plane rotary force applied against at least one of the ends. a motor for driving a load; a gear train for transmitting a force from the motor to the load; and an arcuate metal element for detecting the force and undergoing a deformation in response thereto, wherein the arcuate metal element terminates in first and second ends (218, 220) and defines an open ring, wherein the gear train is configured to transfer motion from the motor to the load via the arcuate metal element, the actuator further comprising a feedback loop to ensure that a desired force is generated by the motor;
A method of transferring graphene onto a target substrate having cavities and/or holes or onto a substrate having at least one water soluble layer, the method comprising: - applying a protective layer onto a sample comprising a stack formed by a graphene monolayer grown on a metal foil or on a metal thin film on a silicon substrate; - attaching to said protective layer a frame comprising at least one outer border and at least one inner border, said frame comprising a substrate and a thermal release adhesive polymer layer, the frame providing integrity and allowing the handling of said sample; - removing or detaching said metal foil or metal thin film on a silicon substrate; - once the metal foil or metal thin film on a silicon substrate has been removed or detached, drying the sample; - depositing the sample onto a substrate having cavities and/or holes or onto a substrate having at least one water soluble layer; - removing said frame by thermal release. - applying a protective layer onto a sample comprising a stack formed by a graphene monolayer grown on a metal foil or on a metal thin film on a silicon substrate; - attaching to said protective layer a frame comprising at least one outer border and at least one inner border, said frame comprising a substrate and a thermal release adhesive polymer layer, the frame providing integrity and allowing the handling of said sample; - removing or detaching said metal foil or metal thin film on a silicon substrate; - once the metal foil or metal thin film on a silicon substrate has been removed or detached, drying the sample; - depositing the sample onto a substrate having cavities and/or holes or onto a substrate having at least one water soluble layer; - removing said frame by thermal release.
A method of preparing a mesoporous carbonised material comprising: i) subjecting a polysaccharide to one or more procedures to form an expanded polysaccharide, said expanded polysaccharide possessing acidic functionality; said procedures comprising (i) thermally assisted hydration of the polysaccharide to yield a polysaccharide/water gel or colloidal suspension; (ii) allowing the polysaccharide to recrystallize; and (iii) exchanging the water in the recrystallized polysaccharide with a water miscible non-solvent; and ii) subjecting said expanded polysaccharide to a thermal treatment of from 100°C to 300°C. i) subjecting a polysaccharide to one or more procedures to form an expanded polysaccharide, said expanded polysaccharide possessing acidic functionality; said procedures comprising (i) thermally assisted hydration of the polysaccharide to yield a polysaccharide/water gel or colloidal suspension; (ii) allowing the polysaccharide to recrystallize; and (iii) exchanging the water in the recrystallized polysaccharide with a water miscible non-solvent; and (i) thermally assisted hydration of the polysaccharide to yield a polysaccharide/water gel or colloidal suspension; (ii) allowing the polysaccharide to recrystallize; and (iii) exchanging the water in the recrystallized polysaccharide with a water miscible non-solvent; and ii) subjecting said expanded polysaccharide to a thermal treatment of from 100°C to 300°C.
A catheter assembly for a heart pump, comprising: an elongate tubular member; an expandable housing disposed at a distal end of the elongate tubular member, the expandable housing configured to house an impeller and to convey blood from an intake toward the impeller in use; an expandable tip coupled with a distal end of the expandable housing, the expandable tip having a collapsed configuration in which a tapered profile is provided for facilitating advancement through an anatomical structure and an expanded configuration for spacing the intake from the anatomy adjacent to where the pump operates. an elongate tubular member; an expandable housing disposed at a distal end of the elongate tubular member, the expandable housing configured to house an impeller and to convey blood from an intake toward the impeller in use; an expandable tip coupled with a distal end of the expandable housing, the expandable tip having a collapsed configuration in which a tapered profile is provided for facilitating advancement through an anatomical structure and an expanded configuration for spacing the intake from the anatomy adjacent to where the pump operates.
A method for measuring the consumption of yarn for an accumulation weft feeder, said weft feeder being provided with a drum, with motorized winding means adapted to pick up yarn from a spool and wind it onto the drum so as to form a reserve, with at least one winding sensor adapted to generate a winding pulse per each loop or fraction of loop that is wound onto the drum, with a weft reserve sensor adapted to provide a binary information regarding the presence/absence of a minimum amount of reserve at an intermediate point of the drum, its state being switched when the reserve ends at said intermediate point, with at least one unwinding sensor adapted to generate an unwinding pulse per each loop or fraction of a loop that is unwound from the drum upon request from a downstream textile machine, and with a control unit programmed to adjust the winding speed of said winding means on the basis of the signal received by said weft reserve sensor, so as to keep the amount of reserve on the drum substantially constant on a desired value, characterized in that said control unit is programmed to calculate the amount of consumed yarn Cm in a time interval comprised between an instant t1 and an instant t2 on the basis of the following formula: Cm = ERQ 1 − ERQ 2 + IPC ∗ C where ERQ1 is an estimated reserve amount that is present on the drum at the instant t1, ERQ2 is an estimated reserve amount that is present on the drum at the instant t2, IPC is the number of winding pulses counted in the time interval between said instant t1 and said instant t2, and C is the length of the loop or fraction of loop wound on the drum, said estimated reserve amounts at the instants t1 and t2 being calculated on the basis of the number of winding pulses and of unwinding pulses generated from the instant when said weft reserve sensor switches its own state.
Sandwich panel, comprising (i) a first layer comprising a material based on calcium silicate hydrate, which substantially has a tobermorite structure and contains inorganic or organic fibres, (ii) a second layer comprising a material based on aerated concrete, which substantially has a porous tobermorite structure and is free of inorganic and organic fibres, and (iii) a third layer comprising a material based on calcium silicate hydrate, which substantially has a tobermorite structure and contains inorganic or organic fibres, wherein the second layer is arranged between the first and third layers and the three layers (i), (ii) and (iii) are directly connected to one another. (i) a first layer comprising a material based on calcium silicate hydrate, which substantially has a tobermorite structure and contains inorganic or organic fibres, (ii) a second layer comprising a material based on aerated concrete, which substantially has a porous tobermorite structure and is free of inorganic and organic fibres, and (iii) a third layer comprising a material based on calcium silicate hydrate, which substantially has a tobermorite structure and contains inorganic or organic fibres, wherein the second layer is arranged between the first and third layers and the three layers (i), (ii) and (iii) are directly connected to one another.
A photographing method, executed by a terminal including a camera and a display screen, the camera being disposed under the display screen, and the method comprising: determining a first optical signal value acquired by the camera at the time of photographing, the first optical signal value including optical signal values at different wavelengths; determining a screen influence value of the display screen based on at least a second optical signal value acquired by a light sensor; and generating an image based on the first optical signal value and the screen influence value, characterized in that the screen influence value comprises a light emission spectral value of the screen, wherein the light emission spectral value of the screen includes signal values corresponding to lights having different wavelengths, and generating the image based on the first optical signal value and the screen influence value comprises: calculating a difference between the first optical signal value and the light emission spectral value according to different wavelength components corresponding to different spectrums, to obtain color values of the image at the corresponding wavelength components; and obtaining the image based on the color values. determining a first optical signal value acquired by the camera at the time of photographing, the first optical signal value including optical signal values at different wavelengths; determining a screen influence value of the display screen based on at least a second optical signal value acquired by a light sensor; and generating an image based on the first optical signal value and the screen influence value, characterized in that the screen influence value comprises a light emission spectral value of the screen, wherein the light emission spectral value of the screen includes signal values corresponding to lights having different wavelengths, and generating the image based on the first optical signal value and the screen influence value comprises: calculating a difference between the first optical signal value and the light emission spectral value according to different wavelength components corresponding to different spectrums, to obtain color values of the image at the corresponding wavelength components; and obtaining the image based on the color values.
A method of monitoring a patient for an adverse event related to telomerase inhibition therapy wherein the method comprises testing a biological sample from the patient for the length or length distribution of telomeres, and wherein the patient is being treated with the telomerase inhibitor to treat cancer.
Transport device for loads, with a drive for steering and travel, a control system and a power supply, wherein a support part for reception of the load is provided, wherein the drive, control system and power supply are in turn arranged within the space defined by the support part, wherein the transport device has at least two mutually spaced-apart axles (3, 4) each with at least one wheel, preferably at least two wheels, wherein at least a respective one of these wheels is driven and wherein the axles (3, 4) are mounted to be rotatable about a main axis and each comprise at least one drive unit for each driven wheel, characterised in that three or more wheels are provided and together form instead of an axle (3, 4) a subframe or turntable (23, 24).
A root crop harvesting machine, adapted to harvest root crop, the root crop harvesting machine comprising an uprooting device adapted to uproot the root crop, the root crop harvesting machine comprising an applicator device and the applicator device being adapted to apply an agent to the root crop; wherein the applicator device comprises at least one spray nozzle, the or each spray nozzle is adapted to spray the agent onto the root crop, in that the applicator device comprises an agent tank, the at least one spray nozzle is connected to the agent tank, the agent tank contains the agent adapted to treat the root crop, the root crop harvesting machine comprises a defoliating cutting device adapted to defoliate the root crop and adapted to generate a cutting location on the root portion, and wherein the applicator device is adapted to apply the agent to the root crop at the cut location of the root crop, where the defoliating cutting device has cut off the foliage, the root crop harvesting machine being characterized either in that the agent is a sealing liquid, or in that the agent is one of the following: - a gas - a mixture of gas - a powder - a mixture of gas and powder. the root crop harvesting machine comprising an applicator device and the applicator device being adapted to apply an agent to the root crop; wherein the applicator device comprises at least one spray nozzle, the or each spray nozzle is adapted to spray the agent onto the root crop, in that the applicator device comprises an agent tank, the at least one spray nozzle is connected to the agent tank, the agent tank contains the agent adapted to treat the root crop, the root crop harvesting machine comprises a defoliating cutting device adapted to defoliate the root crop and adapted to generate a cutting location on the root portion, and wherein the applicator device is adapted to apply the agent to the root crop at the cut location of the root crop, where the defoliating cutting device has cut off the foliage, the root crop harvesting machine being characterized either in that the agent is a sealing liquid, or in that the agent is one of the following: - a gas - a mixture of gas - a powder - a mixture of gas and powder. - a gas - a mixture of gas - a powder - a mixture of gas and powder.
A device for unitisation of bulk materials, including at least one unit for unitisation of bulk materials and at least one bulk material filling chute attached to the roof of the at least one unitisation unit, the bulk material filling chute being terminated with an outlet tap located inside the unitisation unit, wherein a connector and an electromechanical valve are located between an outlet of the filling chute and the outlet tap, the device further comprising at least one air line for supplying air to a unit packaging, said air line being attached to the outlet tap area, wherein the unitisation unit comprises a container wherein the filling chute is installed near the top wall opposite a door of the container, while a weighing belt conveyor is located inside the container, on the floor of the container and under an outlet chute of a main tube, said weighing belt conveyor being configured to cooperate with the filled unit packaging, wherein a separate belt conveyor is installed on the floor of the container, leading to the door area, configured for transferring filled unit packagings towards the door area of the container, while a side wall of the container includes a side door, wherein the main tube with the outlet chute is installed on the outlet tap and leading to the packaging unit, and in that the air line is supplied by a fan and provided with an air valve, said air line being attached to the area between the outlet tap and the main tube.
A continuous annealing method for steel strips, comprising annealing steel strips with a vertical annealing furnace in which a heating zone for heating the steel strips while the steel strips are being transported upward and downward, a soaking zone, and a cooling zone are disposed in this order; an atmosphere gas is supplied from outside of the furnace into the furnace; a gas in the furnace is discharged from a steel-strip entrance in a lower portion of the heating zone; a portion of the gas in the furnace is sucked and introduced into a refiner that is disposed outside of the furnace and includes a deoxidation device and a dehumidification device (35, 36) to decrease a dew point of the gas through removal of oxygen and water from the gas; and the gas whose dew point has been decreased is returned into the furnace, wherein the heating zone and the soaking zone are in communication with each other through an upper portion of the furnace; except for a communication region in the upper portion of the furnace, a partition wall is disposed so as to separate an atmosphere of the heating zone from an atmosphere of the soaking zone; a connection part between the soaking zone and the cooling zone is disposed in an upper portion of the furnace; suction ports (22a, 22b) through which the gas in the furnace is sucked so as to be introduced into the refiner are disposed in a portion of the cooling zone near the connection part between the soaking zone and the cooling zone and in an upper portion of the soaking zone; feed ports (23a, 23b, 23c) through which the gas whose dew point has been decreased with the refiner is fed to the furnace are disposed at least in the connection part between the soaking zone and the cooling zone and in a lower portion of the soaking zone; and a gas suction rate Qo1 (Nm 3 /hr) in the portion of the cooling zone near the connection part between the soaking zone and the cooling zone, a gas suction rate Qo2 (Nm 3 /hr) in the upper portion of the soaking zone, a gas feed rate Qi1 (Nm 3 /hr) in the connection part between the soaking zone and the cooling zone, a gas feed rate Qi2 (Nm 3 /hr) in the lower portion of the soaking zone, a supply rate Qf1 (Nm 3 /hr) of the atmosphere gas from outside of the furnace into the cooling zone and a zone subsequent to the cooling zone, a supply rate Qf2 (Nm 3 /hr) of the atmosphere gas from outside of the furnace into the soaking zone, an internal volume Vs (m 3) of the soaking zone, and an average furnace temperature Ts (°C) of the soaking zone satisfy relationships represented by formulae to below 0.3 × Qf 1 < Qo 1 0.5 × Qf 2 + Qi 2 + Qf 1 + Qi 1 − Qo 1 < Qo 2 < Qf 2 + Qi 2 + Qf 1 + Qi 1 − Qo 1 Qi 1 > Qo 1 − 0.8 × Qf 1 Qi 2 > 5 × Vs × 273 / 273 + Ts
A fluid processing assembly of the type having a bearing support and a gimbal assembly received within the bearing support, the fluid processing assembly comprising: an umbilicus having a first end and a second end; and a one-piece thrust bearing (84, 166) secured to the umbilicus at a location between the ends (60, 64) and adapted to be at least partially received within the gimbal assembly, the bearing (84, 166) including an inner lumen which directly engages the umbilicus and includes a traction feature (156,158), which bears against the umbilicus to prevent relative rotation of the bearing (84, 166) and the umbilicus and an outer surface including a bearing surface (136, 162, 170) adapted to engage at least a portion of the gimbal assembly for rotation relative to the gimbal assembly. an umbilicus having a first end and a second end; and a one-piece thrust bearing (84, 166) secured to the umbilicus at a location between the ends (60, 64) and adapted to be at least partially received within the gimbal assembly, the bearing (84, 166) including an inner lumen which directly engages the umbilicus and includes a traction feature (156,158), which bears against the umbilicus to prevent relative rotation of the bearing (84, 166) and the umbilicus and an outer surface including a bearing surface (136, 162, 170) adapted to engage at least a portion of the gimbal assembly for rotation relative to the gimbal assembly. an inner lumen which directly engages the umbilicus and includes a traction feature (156,158), which bears against the umbilicus to prevent relative rotation of the bearing (84, 166) and the umbilicus and an outer surface including a bearing surface (136, 162, 170) adapted to engage at least a portion of the gimbal assembly for rotation relative to the gimbal assembly.
A method for determining a glucose concentration with a system having a test strip and a meter having a test circuit including a microprocessor, the method comprising: initiating a chemical reaction between a reference electrode and a second working electrode coated with a reagent layer and between the reference electrode and a first working electrode coated with a reagent layer of the test strip; sampling a plurality of test currents on the first and second working electrodes after a blood sample is applied to the test strip to initiate the chemical reaction; wherein the sampling comprises determining a current ratio from respective test currents sampled at 1, or 1.1, or 1.12 seconds after initiation of the chemical reaction from each of the second and first working electrodes; and querying as to whether the current ratio of the second working electrode to the first working electrode is less than K, and if true, deriving a glucose concentration based on the plurality of test currents else otherwise returning an error, wherein K comprises a value from 1.0 to 1.4 or from 1.0 to 2.0. initiating a chemical reaction between a reference electrode and a second working electrode coated with a reagent layer and between the reference electrode and a first working electrode coated with a reagent layer of the test strip; sampling a plurality of test currents on the first and second working electrodes after a blood sample is applied to the test strip to initiate the chemical reaction; wherein the sampling comprises determining a current ratio from respective test currents sampled at 1, or 1.1, or 1.12 seconds after initiation of the chemical reaction from each of the second and first working electrodes; and querying as to whether the current ratio of the second working electrode to the first working electrode is less than K, and if true, deriving a glucose concentration based on the plurality of test currents else otherwise returning an error, wherein K comprises a value from 1.0 to 1.4 or from 1.0 to 2.0.