mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A user interface for providing a flow of respiratory gases to a patient during a medical procedure comprising: a nasal interface comprising a body and a pair of prongs (12, 405A, 505, 805, 1705, 1805, 2005, 2105) extending from the body, the prongs (12, 405A, 505, 805, 1705, 1805, 2005, 2105) configured to engage nares of the patient's nose and direct high flow respiratory gases into the nares; a mouthpiece (17, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 411A, 511, 611, 811C, 841G) adapted to engage the mouth of the patient; wherein the mouthpiece (17, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 411A, 511, 611, 811C, 841G) is inflatable, and wherein the mouthpiece (17, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 411A, 511, 611, 811C, 841G) comprises a passage to allow insertion of a medical instrument through the mouthpiece (17, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 411A, 511, 611, 811C, 841G); and wherein the prongs (12, 405A, 505, 805, 1705, 1805, 2005, 2105) and/or the mouthpiece (17, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 411A, 511, 611, 811C, 841G) are configured to at least partially occlude either an oral airway, a nasal passage, or both the oral airway and the nasal passage, while some gases will be leaked from the prong outlets to the surrounding atmosphere, in use. a nasal interface comprising a body and a pair of prongs (12, 405A, 505, 805, 1705, 1805, 2005, 2105) extending from the body, the prongs (12, 405A, 505, 805, 1705, 1805, 2005, 2105) configured to engage nares of the patient's nose and direct high flow respiratory gases into the nares; a mouthpiece (17, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 411A, 511, 611, 811C, 841G) adapted to engage the mouth of the patient; wherein the mouthpiece (17, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 411A, 511, 611, 811C, 841G) is inflatable, and wherein the mouthpiece (17, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 411A, 511, 611, 811C, 841G) comprises a passage to allow insertion of a medical instrument through the mouthpiece (17, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 411A, 511, 611, 811C, 841G); and wherein the prongs (12, 405A, 505, 805, 1705, 1805, 2005, 2105) and/or the mouthpiece (17, 311A, 311B, 311C, 311D, 411A, 511, 611, 811C, 841G) are configured to at least partially occlude either an oral airway, a nasal passage, or both the oral airway and the nasal passage, while some gases will be leaked from the prong outlets to the surrounding atmosphere, in use.
A composition comprising a pharmaceutical dosage form configured to disintegrate in oral saliva and maintain a pH of 4 or less within the saliva during the time the dosage form is dissolving therein, the dosage form including a therapeutically effective amount of melatonin in a carrier matrix, a disintegrant, and a sufficient amount of acid to impart the pH to the saliva, the amount of disintegrant being sufficient to cause the dosage form to completely disintegrate in the saliva within ten minutes from contacting the saliva, wherein the dosage form is a tablet and the carrier matrix includes microcrystalline cellulose as at least 45% w/w of the dosage form, the acid is at least 20% w/w of the dosage form, and the disintegrant is at least 6% w/w of the dosage form.
Method for operating a dual-feed three-phase machine, as a generator in a wind turbine, having a d.c. link converter in the rotor circuit, characterised in that at normal wind power the three-phase machine is operated as a dual-feed asynchronous machine and at low wind power as an asynchronous machine with a squirrel-cage rotor and that for operating the three-phase machine as an asynchronous machine with a squirrel-cage rotor the rotor is isolated from the d.c. link converter and short-circuited and the stator is switched from the network to the converter.
A method of securing an electrical terminal within a connector body, said method comprising: a) providing the connector body defining a longitudinal terminal cavity therethrough; b) providing the electrical terminal, wherein the electrical terminal includes a first connection portion configured to attach the electrical terminal to a first conductor, a second connection portion configured to interconnect with a second conductor, and a transition portion intermediate the first connection portion and the second connection portion; c) disposing the electrical terminal within the terminal cavity; and d) deforming a portion of an outer surface of the connector body to fabricate a protrusion that projects from an inner surface of the connector body into the terminal cavity intermediate the first connection portion and the second connection portion, thereby securing the electrical terminal within the terminal cavity, characterized in that the thickness of a section of the connector body wall between the outer surface and the inner surface is reduced or thinned relative to the surrounding portion of the connector body wall prior to forming the protrusion, wherein the protrusion is formed by pressing the outer surface of the section of the connector body wall toward the inner surface of the terminal cavity using a generally cylindrical probe with an end contacting the outer surface having a generally flat central section concentrically surrounded by a compound curved section having a convex-concave-convex profile. a) providing the connector body defining a longitudinal terminal cavity therethrough; b) providing the electrical terminal, wherein the electrical terminal includes a first connection portion configured to attach the electrical terminal to a first conductor, a second connection portion configured to interconnect with a second conductor, and a transition portion intermediate the first connection portion and the second connection portion; c) disposing the electrical terminal within the terminal cavity; and d) deforming a portion of an outer surface of the connector body to fabricate a protrusion that projects from an inner surface of the connector body into the terminal cavity intermediate the first connection portion and the second connection portion, thereby securing the electrical terminal within the terminal cavity, characterized in that the thickness of a section of the connector body wall between the outer surface and the inner surface is reduced or thinned relative to the surrounding portion of the connector body wall prior to forming the protrusion, wherein the protrusion is formed by pressing the outer surface of the section of the connector body wall toward the inner surface of the terminal cavity using a generally cylindrical probe with an end contacting the outer surface having a generally flat central section concentrically surrounded by a compound curved section having a convex-concave-convex profile.
A method of monitoring an aircraft during use, the method performed by a processor and a memory configured for: monitoring a plurality of flight parameters of the aircraft; detecting an excursion of the aircraft from a flight envelope predefined for at least one of the monitored flight parameters; and while the aircraft is still in flight: using the monitored flight parameters to determine a severity of the detected excursion by comparing a first parameter to one or more predefined parameter limits; identifying one or more components of the aircraft possibly affected by the excursion, the identified one or more components being associated with the first parameter, analyzing further parameters associated with the identified one or more components together with the first parameter; and specifying one or more ways of handling the aircraft responsive to the excursion severity, the one or more identified possibly affected components and the analysis of the first and further parameters, wherein specifying one or more ways of handling the aircraft comprises: specifying one or more flight restrictions to be observed while the aircraft is still in use; and specifying one or more inspections to be made of the one or more possibly affected components of the aircraft. monitoring a plurality of flight parameters of the aircraft; detecting an excursion of the aircraft from a flight envelope predefined for at least one of the monitored flight parameters; and while the aircraft is still in flight: using the monitored flight parameters to determine a severity of the detected excursion by comparing a first parameter to one or more predefined parameter limits; identifying one or more components of the aircraft possibly affected by the excursion, the identified one or more components being associated with the first parameter, analyzing further parameters associated with the identified one or more components together with the first parameter; and using the monitored flight parameters to determine a severity of the detected excursion by comparing a first parameter to one or more predefined parameter limits; identifying one or more components of the aircraft possibly affected by the excursion, the identified one or more components being associated with the first parameter, analyzing further parameters associated with the identified one or more components together with the first parameter; and specifying one or more ways of handling the aircraft responsive to the excursion severity, the one or more identified possibly affected components and the analysis of the first and further parameters, wherein specifying one or more ways of handling the aircraft comprises: specifying one or more flight restrictions to be observed while the aircraft is still in use; and specifying one or more inspections to be made of the one or more possibly affected components of the aircraft. specifying one or more flight restrictions to be observed while the aircraft is still in use; and specifying one or more inspections to be made of the one or more possibly affected components of the aircraft.
A method for controlling a microgrid comprising a plurality of assets connected in the microgrid, including loads and Distributed Generators, DG, of which DGs (battery energy storage systems (BESS), synchronous power generators, photovoltaic generators) at least a plurality are grid forming resources (BESS, SG) capable of being controlled in a grid forming mode for controlling the voltage and frequency in the microgrid, the method comprising: selecting a set of resources of the plurality of grid forming resources based on the respective location within the microgrid of each of the resources in the selected set; and activating a grid forming control mode for the resources in the selected set, not for all of the plurality of grid forming resources, whereby said resources in the selected set are used to control the voltage and frequency of the microgrid; wherein the selecting comprises selecting said set from a plurality of different sets, each of the different sets comprising a different plurality of the grid forming resources. selecting a set of resources of the plurality of grid forming resources based on the respective location within the microgrid of each of the resources in the selected set; and activating a grid forming control mode for the resources in the selected set, not for all of the plurality of grid forming resources, whereby said resources in the selected set are used to control the voltage and frequency of the microgrid; wherein the selecting comprises selecting said set from a plurality of different sets, each of the different sets comprising a different plurality of the grid forming resources.
A method for antenna pattern shaping of a geostationary communications satellite in orbit, the satellite having a reconfigurable faceted reflector (100, 200, 304, 314, 328, 344, 348, 400, 420) and an antenna feed (302, 312, 322, 342, 402, 422) for illuminating the reconfigurable faceted reflector, the method comprising: receiving data describing a desired coverage area; determining, based on the orbital position of the satellite and the desired coverage area, optimal positions for a plurality of flat reflector facets (104, 204, 306, 316, 330, 346, 350) for radiating the desired antenna pattern, wherein the plurality of reflector facets are coupled to a plurality of adjusting mechanisms, each adjusting mechanism is an actuator (106, 206), for adjusting the positions of the plurality of reflector facets, and the plurality of adjusting mechanisms are mounted to a concave backing structure (102, 202), the actuators extending substantially perpendicular to the backing structure, the reflector facets forming a reflector surface that is generally concave; and adjusting, while the satellite is in orbit, using the plurality of adjusting mechanisms, by linearly translating the positions of the plurality of reflector facets to the determined optimal positions for the plurality of reflector facets. receiving data describing a desired coverage area; determining, based on the orbital position of the satellite and the desired coverage area, optimal positions for a plurality of flat reflector facets (104, 204, 306, 316, 330, 346, 350) for radiating the desired antenna pattern, wherein the plurality of reflector facets are coupled to a plurality of adjusting mechanisms, each adjusting mechanism is an actuator (106, 206), for adjusting the positions of the plurality of reflector facets, and the plurality of adjusting mechanisms are mounted to a concave backing structure (102, 202), the actuators extending substantially perpendicular to the backing structure, the reflector facets forming a reflector surface that is generally concave; and adjusting, while the satellite is in orbit, using the plurality of adjusting mechanisms, by linearly translating the positions of the plurality of reflector facets to the determined optimal positions for the plurality of reflector facets.
A process for reducing the total organic carbon in an aqueous mixture M1 obtained as wastewater from a process for the preparation of an olefin oxide, the process for reducing the TOC comprising: (a) contacting the mixture M1 which contains at least one oxygenate having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms with an adsorbing agent and adsorbing at least a portion of an oxygenate at the adsorbing agent; (b) separating an aqueous mixture M2 from the adsorbing agent, the mixture M2 being depleted of the oxygenate adsorbed in (a); (c) separating an oxygenate from the mixture M2 obtained in (b) by subjecting the mixture M2 to reverse osmosis in at least one reverse osmosis unit containing a reverse osmosis membrane obtaining an aqueous mixture M3 being depleted of this oxygenate, wherein the at least one oxygenate contained in the mixture M1 is selected from the group consisting of alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, and combinations of two or more thereof; wherein an oxygenate adsorbed in (a) is anthraquinone and/or an anthraquinone derivative; wherein the anthraquinone derivative is selected from the group consisting of C2-C5 alkyl anthraquinones and combinations of two or more thereof; and wherein the anthraquinone and/or anthraquinone derivative is contained in mixture M1 in an amount in the range of from 1 to 100 weight-ppb relative the total weight of the mixture M1, wherein at least 80 % of the anthraquinone and/or the anthraquinone derivative contained in the mixture M1 are adsorbed in (a). (a) contacting the mixture M1 which contains at least one oxygenate having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms with an adsorbing agent and adsorbing at least a portion of an oxygenate at the adsorbing agent; (b) separating an aqueous mixture M2 from the adsorbing agent, the mixture M2 being depleted of the oxygenate adsorbed in (a); (c) separating an oxygenate from the mixture M2 obtained in (b) by subjecting the mixture M2 to reverse osmosis in at least one reverse osmosis unit containing a reverse osmosis membrane obtaining an aqueous mixture M3 being depleted of this oxygenate,
A protein comprising a truncated version of the HSV-2 protein mgG-2, said protein comprising: (i) an extracellular region of mgG-2 (EX-mgG-2), or a truncated version thereof, of at least 285 amino acids; said extracellular region or truncated version thereof having at least 90 %, 95 %, 96 %, 97 %, 98 % or 99 % sequence identity (%SI) to a peptide fragment of the corresponding length present in SEQ ID NO: 3; (ii) a truncated transmembrane region of mgG-2 (t-TMR-mgG-2) of 4 to 5 amino acids; said truncated transmembrane region having at least 80 % sequence identity (%SI) to a peptide fragment of the corresponding length present in SEQ ID NO: 12; and (iii) an intracellular region of mgG-2 (IC-mgG-2), or a truncated version thereof, of at least 18 amino acids; said intracellular region or truncated version thereof having at least 90 % or 95 % sequence identity (%SI) to a peptide fragment of the corresponding length present in SEQ ID NO: 8. (i) an extracellular region of mgG-2 (EX-mgG-2), or a truncated version thereof, of at least 285 amino acids; said extracellular region or truncated version thereof having at least 90 %, 95 %, 96 %, 97 %, 98 % or 99 % sequence identity (%SI) to a peptide fragment of the corresponding length present in SEQ ID NO: 3; (ii) a truncated transmembrane region of mgG-2 (t-TMR-mgG-2) of 4 to 5 amino acids; said truncated transmembrane region having at least 80 % sequence identity (%SI) to a peptide fragment of the corresponding length present in SEQ ID NO: 12; and (iii) an intracellular region of mgG-2 (IC-mgG-2), or a truncated version thereof, of at least 18 amino acids; said intracellular region or truncated version thereof having at least 90 % or 95 % sequence identity (%SI) to a peptide fragment of the corresponding length present in SEQ ID NO: 8.
A magnetic sensing user interface device, UID,, comprising: a floating actuator assembly including a plurality of magnets, wherein the plurality of magnets are positioned in a substantially fixed, non-deformable array structure relative to each other; a fixed base assembly including a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors configured to sense magnetic fields generated by the plurality of magnets; and a flexible coupling assembly configured to floatably couple the floating actuator assembly to the base assembly. a floating actuator assembly including a plurality of magnets, wherein the plurality of magnets are positioned in a substantially fixed, non-deformable array structure relative to each other; a fixed base assembly including a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors configured to sense magnetic fields generated by the plurality of magnets; and a flexible coupling assembly configured to floatably couple the floating actuator assembly to the base assembly.
A dispensing system for dispensing an off-gassing liquid product mixed with a diluting product, comprising: a dispenser including a dispenser outlet; a product container containing the liquid product; a product line connecting the product container and dispenser, the product line including at least one check valve to maintain prime in the line; and a displacement system operatively attached to the product line and configured to redirect liquid product in the product line from displacing through the dispenser outlet and comprising a secondary container operatively attached to the product line, characterized in that the secondary container comprises a bladder configured to collect any displaced liquid product and to evacuate the collected liquid product during the following dispensement. a dispenser including a dispenser outlet; a product container containing the liquid product; a product line connecting the product container and dispenser, the product line including at least one check valve to maintain prime in the line; and a displacement system operatively attached to the product line and configured to redirect liquid product in the product line from displacing through the dispenser outlet and comprising a secondary container operatively attached to the product line, characterized in that the secondary container comprises a bladder configured to collect any displaced liquid product and to evacuate the collected liquid product during the following dispensement.
A terminal apparatus, comprising: a control module configured to detect receipt of a group information indicative of a group of at least two network apparatuses, the group information being descriptive for a certain configuration of communication parameters enabling the terminal apparatus to communicate with anyone of the network apparatuses of the respective group, detect a handover condition, cause an autonomous handover to one of the at least two network apparatuses by causing to select a network apparatus of the group for establishing a communication link by transmitting an attach request or a message including the group information to the selected network apparatus, upon receipt of a response of the selected network apparatus, transmit a change message including the group information to the serving apparatus of the group of at least two network apparatuses, and, request connecting to the selected network apparatus of the group of at least two network apparatuses by use of the certain configuration. a control module configured to detect receipt of a group information indicative of a group of at least two network apparatuses, the group information being descriptive for a certain configuration of communication parameters enabling the terminal apparatus to communicate with anyone of the network apparatuses of the respective group, detect a handover condition, cause an autonomous handover to one of the at least two network apparatuses by causing to select a network apparatus of the group for establishing a communication link by transmitting an attach request or a message including the group information to the selected network apparatus, upon receipt of a response of the selected network apparatus, transmit a change message including the group information to the serving apparatus of the group of at least two network apparatuses, and, request connecting to the selected network apparatus of the group of at least two network apparatuses by use of the certain configuration.
A peptide represented by the formula D-Arg-2'6'-Dmt-Lys-Phe-NH 2 or Phe-D-Arg-Phe-Lys-NH 2, for use in treating or preventing age-related macular degeneration.