mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for degassing and/or pressure control in a closed water cycle with at least one container for degassing and/or pressure control, to which water is supplied via at least one water inlet from the closed water cycle and from which water is drained at least from one drainage into the closed water cycle, wherein the delivery of water from the container into the water cycle takes place by means of at least one pump disposed in the drainage flow, connected to a controller, wherein the controller besides the at least one pump activates a valve provided in the inlet, characterised in that arranged in the inlet a pressure sensor is disposed, which is connected via a control line to the controller, wherein as a valve an electromotive operated control valve is utilised, which is designed as an excess pressure limiter and is continuously activated by the controller in dependence on the system pressure, wherein an electric motor of the control valve is connected via a control line to the controller.
Operation device especially intended to proceed with an operation inside the body of a living being, the device comprising a control handle and a flexible element provided with a proximal end connected to the control handle, the flexible element comprising at a distal end, a steerable area comprising a rigid head, wherein the control handle comprises a displaceable control lever connected to the steerable area via two connected cables arranged for remotely manipulating said steerable area of the flexible element, the flexible element comprising at its distal end, a retractable tool, the retractable tool arranged for being operated by a trigger placed on said control handle, the trigger being mobile between a rest position in which no external stress is applied to the trigger, and a work position in which the retractable tool is in an extended position, a return spring being connected to the trigger and arranged to place the trigger in the rest position and to drive the retractable tool into a retracted position, wherein the retractable tool is a hook and is configured to be received in a housing of the rigid head, characterized in that the housing is formed by a blind hole and a groove and in that, in the extended position, the hook is positionable outside the housing such that a gap is created between the rigid head and the hook.
A device for amplifying nucleic acids, the device comprising: at least one first channel through which sample droplets comprising nucleic acids flow, wherein the nucleic acids in the droplets are optically detectable while the droplets are flowing through the first channel; and a plurality of temperature zones comprising a high temperature zone and a low temperature zone, each zone having a profile defined by rectangular projections alternating with rectangular recesses, each rectangular recess of the high temperature zone enclosing a corresponding rectangular projection of the low temperature zone and vice versa, the high temperature zone and the low temperature zone being thermally isolated from each other by air gaps, wherein the high temperature zone and the low temperature zone are in thermal contact with the first channel, which is configured in a straight line in the area of thermal contact with the high and the low temperature zone, wherein portions of the high temperature zone alternate with portions of the low temperature zone along the first channel and the zones (103a, 103b) are separated from each other. at least one first channel through which sample droplets comprising nucleic acids flow, wherein the nucleic acids in the droplets are optically detectable while the droplets are flowing through the first channel; and a plurality of temperature zones comprising a high temperature zone and a low temperature zone, each zone having a profile defined by rectangular projections alternating with rectangular recesses, each rectangular recess of the high temperature zone enclosing a corresponding rectangular projection of the low temperature zone and vice versa, the high temperature zone and the low temperature zone being thermally isolated from each other by air gaps, wherein the high temperature zone and the low temperature zone are in thermal contact with the first channel, which is configured in a straight line in the area of thermal contact with the high and the low temperature zone, wherein portions of the high temperature zone alternate with portions of the low temperature zone along the first channel and the zones (103a, 103b) are separated from each other.
A dopamine reuptake inhibitor for use in a method for treatment of symptoms of Type II diabetes and delay of onset or prevention of occurrence of pathologic conditions associated with Type II diabetes, wherein said dopamine reuptake inhibitor is a compound of the formula: wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, R 5 and R 6, independently of one another, are substituents selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, OH, halogen, C 5 -C 14 aryl, C 6 -C 20 aralkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylthio, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, SH, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, CN, NO 2, carboxy, carbalkoxy, carboxamido, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyloxy, aminosulfinyl, monoalkylaminosulfinyl, dialkylaminosulfinyl, aminosulfonyl, monoalkylaminosulfonyl, dialkylaminosulfonyl, alkylsulfonylamino, hydroxysulfonyloxy, alkoxysulfonyloxy, alkylsulfonyloxy, hydroxysulfonyl, alkoxysulfonyl, alkylsulfonylalkyl, aminosulfonylalkyl, monoalkylaminosulfonylalkyl, dialkyaminosulfonylalkyl, aminosulfinylalkyl, monoalkylaminosulfinylalkyl, dialkylaminosulfinylalkyl, said alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or cycloalkyl substituent being optionally substituted by at least one halogen, OH, SH, NH 2, C 1 -C 4 allcylmethylamino, C 1 -C 4 dialkylamino, COOH, CN, NO 2, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 alkoxy group, said aryl and aralkyl substituent being optionally substituted by at least one halogen, OH, SH, NH 2, C 1 -C 4 alkylmethylamino, C 1 -C 4 dialkylamino, COOH, CN, NO 2, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 alkoxy group; R a, R b and R c, independently of one another, represent substituents selected from H, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, phenyl or phenyl C 1 -C 4 alkyl, said alkyl substituent, said phenyl substituent and said phenyl C 1 -C 4 alkyl substituent being optionally substituted by at least one halogen, OH, SH, NH 2, C 1 -C 4 alkylmethylamino, C 1 -C 4 dialkylamino, COOH, CN, NO 2, C 1 -C 4 alkyl or C 1 -C 4 alkoxy group; k is an independent integer from 0-4, m+n=1 or 3; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compound.
A computer implemented method for planning an orthodontic treatment, the plan relying on removable orthodontic aligners to, when in position in the mouth, elicit a selected movement of a patient's tooth, the method comprising: receiving a digital model of the patient's teeth; identifying a desired force system for eliciting the selected tooth movement; designing a patient-customized attachment configured to engage a removable orthodontic aligner when positioned in a patient's mouth and apply a repositioning force to the patient's tooth corresponding to the desired force system, the patient-customized attachment comprising one or more parameters having values selected based on the digital model, the desired force system, and one or more patient-specific characteristics and providing for improved application of the selected force system to the patient's tooth; wherein the aligner comprises an attachment receiving well configured to engage the patient-customized attachment; wherein the attachment and the attachment receiving well each have a surface which defines a respective clip plane; and wherein the angle between the orientation of the clip plane of the attachment receiving well and the orientation of the clip plane of the attachment controls a force magnitude through the resultant interference between the attachment receiving well and the clip plane surface of the attachment. receiving a digital model of the patient's teeth; identifying a desired force system for eliciting the selected tooth movement; designing a patient-customized attachment configured to engage a removable orthodontic aligner when positioned in a patient's mouth and apply a repositioning force to the patient's tooth corresponding to the desired force system, the patient-customized attachment comprising one or more parameters having values selected based on the digital model, the desired force system, and one or more patient-specific characteristics and providing for improved application of the selected force system to the patient's tooth; wherein the aligner comprises an attachment receiving well configured to engage the patient-customized attachment; wherein the attachment and the attachment receiving well each have a surface which defines a respective clip plane; and wherein the angle between the orientation of the clip plane of the attachment receiving well and the orientation of the clip plane of the attachment controls a force magnitude through the resultant interference between the attachment receiving well and the clip plane surface of the attachment.
A battery pack, comprising unit cells and holders for sandwiching the unit cells, wherein: the holder includes: a holding portion which holds the unit cell such that an electrode of the unit cell projects from between the holder and another holder sandwiching the unit cell, and a plurality of projecting portions which project in a direction in which the electrode projects from the holding portion and face each other across the electrode projecting from the holding portion; and the projecting portion includes: a passage which is formed along a direction, in which the unit cell is sandwiched, and is configured to flow fluid, and an opening which communicates with the passage and opens toward the electrode projecting from the holding portion. the holder includes: a holding portion which holds the unit cell such that an electrode of the unit cell projects from between the holder and another holder sandwiching the unit cell, and a plurality of projecting portions which project in a direction in which the electrode projects from the holding portion and face each other across the electrode projecting from the holding portion; and a holding portion which holds the unit cell such that an electrode of the unit cell projects from between the holder and another holder sandwiching the unit cell, and a plurality of projecting portions which project in a direction in which the electrode projects from the holding portion and face each other across the electrode projecting from the holding portion; and the projecting portion includes: a passage which is formed along a direction, in which the unit cell is sandwiched, and is configured to flow fluid, and an opening which communicates with the passage and opens toward the electrode projecting from the holding portion. a passage which is formed along a direction, in which the unit cell is sandwiched, and is configured to flow fluid, and an opening which communicates with the passage and opens toward the electrode projecting from the holding portion.
Method for improving the aerodynamic performance of a blade, said blade extending along a longitudinal spanwise direction from a first end to a second end and along a transversal direction from a leading edge to a trailing edge, said blade comprising successive transversal areas, each transversal area being defined by an aerodynamic profile, each aerodynamic profile being defined by two half profiles (11, 21) including an upper surface half profile and a lower surface half profile, said two half profiles (11, 21) each comprising a leading edge section (12, 22), an intermediate section (13, 23) and a trailing edge section (14, 24), said first end being intended to be connected to a hub of a rotor, said second end being intended to be free, characterised in that said method comprises the following steps: - definition of a line segment connecting said leading edge and said trailing edge of said aerodynamic profile, - movement of said leading edge of said aerodynamic profiles situated on an extremal spanwise zone of said blade comprising said second end, said movement being made from said upper surface half profile to said lower surface half profile over a first distance d1 perpendicularly to said line segment, - modification of said leading edge sections (12, 22) of said two half profiles (11, 21) connecting said leading edge to said intermediate sections (13, 23) of said two half profiles (11, 21) on said extremal zone, and - manufacture of said blade according to said modified aerodynamic profiles. - definition of a line segment connecting said leading edge and said trailing edge of said aerodynamic profile, - movement of said leading edge of said aerodynamic profiles situated on an extremal spanwise zone of said blade comprising said second end, said movement being made from said upper surface half profile to said lower surface half profile over a first distance d1 perpendicularly to said line segment, - modification of said leading edge sections (12, 22) of said two half profiles (11, 21) connecting said leading edge to said intermediate sections (13, 23) of said two half profiles (11, 21) on said extremal zone, and - manufacture of said blade according to said modified aerodynamic profiles.
A gate valve assembly having a through bore adapted for fluid communication with a well bore and configured for receiving an elongated member, the gate valve assembly comprising: a gate element which is movably arranged in a gate valve housing, wherein the gate element has a gate bore arranged for receiving the elongated member, and wherein a cutting tool is arranged in the gate bore; first and second seats (5, 10) for the movable gate element, wherein at least one of the first and second seats (5, 10) is arranged to provide sealing contact with a sealing surface of the gate element: a support member comprising an opening encompassing the through bore and characterized in an expanded opening portion which is open to the through bore in the axial direction of the through bore, wherein a reduced section of the support member defines the expanded opening portion, wherein the opening has a decreasing radius R along the reduced section in the axial direction of the support member toward a contact surface area arranged at an end portion of the support member adjacent the cutting tool, and wherein the radius of the opening corresponds essentially to the radius of the through bore; wherein the contact surface area is configured for engagement with the elongated member and provides a counter acting area interacting with the cutting tool during shearing of the elongated member. a gate element which is movably arranged in a gate valve housing, wherein the gate element has a gate bore arranged for receiving the elongated member, and wherein a cutting tool is arranged in the gate bore; first and second seats (5, 10) for the movable gate element, wherein at least one of the first and second seats (5, 10) is arranged to provide sealing contact with a sealing surface of the gate element: a support member comprising an opening encompassing the through bore and characterized in an expanded opening portion which is open to the through bore in the axial direction of the through bore, wherein a reduced section of the support member defines the expanded opening portion, wherein the opening has a decreasing radius R along the reduced section in the axial direction of the support member toward a contact surface area arranged at an end portion of the support member adjacent the cutting tool, and wherein the radius of the opening corresponds essentially to the radius of the through bore; wherein the contact surface area is configured for engagement with the elongated member and provides a counter acting area interacting with the cutting tool during shearing of the elongated member.
A method of delivering a service to a mobile station comprising: receiving an alert message to thereby initiate a call to the mobile station, wherein the alert message is received by the mobile station from a network entity over a traffic channel; and entering one of a conversation and information transfer state in response to the alert message, wherein the one of the conversation and information transfer state is entered such that the service can be delivered to the mobile station characterised in that the alert message is responded to with a connect message without receipt of the alert message triggering entering a waiting state in which the mobile station waits to be instructed to answer the call. receiving an alert message to thereby initiate a call to the mobile station, wherein the alert message is received by the mobile station from a network entity over a traffic channel; and entering one of a conversation and information transfer state in response to the alert message, wherein the one of the conversation and information transfer state is entered such that the service can be delivered to the mobile station characterised in that the alert message is responded to with a connect message without receipt of the alert message triggering entering a waiting state in which the mobile station waits to be instructed to answer the call.
Method for inputting a control command for a component of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of: a) generating an image sequence of an input object guided by a user in a predetermined detection range by means of an imaging device; b) recognising a change in position of the input object on the basis of the image sequence; c) generating a control command to the component of the motor vehicle on the basis of the recognised change in position; wherein in order to calibrate a skeleton model for a specific input object a calibration image at a predetermined position of the input object is detected once in the detection range so as to be able subsequently to detect a specific input object; wherein the imaging device comprises at least one infrared sensitive camera and the detection region is illuminated with at least one infrared source and the change in position of the input object is recognised by matching at least two images of the images sequence to the skeleton model of the input object and comparing the parameters of the skeleton model for the at least two images; wherein position information is then determined from the ratio between the actual object size known from the calibration and imaging size of the input object in the image sequence, and wherein an illumination time of the at least one camera is cyclically varied between at least two predetermined values. a) generating an image sequence of an input object guided by a user in a predetermined detection range by means of an imaging device; b) recognising a change in position of the input object on the basis of the image sequence; c) generating a control command to the component of the motor vehicle on the basis of the recognised change in position;
A method of making interconnected solar cells, comprising steps of a) providing a continuous layer stack on a substrate, the layer stack comprising a top electrode layer, a bottom electrode layer adjacent to the substrate, having a photo-voltaic active layer and a barrier layer adjacent to the bottom electrode layer interposed between the top and the bottom electrode layer; b) selectively removing the top electrode layer and the photo-voltaic layer for obtaining a first trench exposing the barrier layer using a first laser beam with a first wavelength; c) selectively removing the barrier layer and the bottom electrode layer inside the first trench for obtaining a second trench exposing the substrate using a second laser beam with a second wavelength, wherein the second trench and the first trench provide a separation of the continuous layer stack for forming a first solar cell and a second solar cell, and the second trench is inside the first trench leaving a portion of the barrier layer of the second solar cell inside the first trench and a portion of the bottom electrode layer of the second solar cell inside the first trench; d) filling the first trench and the second trench with an electrical insulating member; wherein the first wavelength is within a range between 1 μm and 3 μm, and the first wavelength being larger than a wavelength corresponding with a bandgap energy of the photo-voltaic layer. a) providing a continuous layer stack on a substrate, the layer stack comprising a top electrode layer, a bottom electrode layer adjacent to the substrate, having a photo-voltaic active layer and a barrier layer adjacent to the bottom electrode layer interposed between the top and the bottom electrode layer; b) selectively removing the top electrode layer and the photo-voltaic layer for obtaining a first trench exposing the barrier layer using a first laser beam with a first wavelength; c) selectively removing the barrier layer and the bottom electrode layer inside the first trench for obtaining a second trench exposing the substrate using a second laser beam with a second wavelength, wherein the second trench and the first trench provide a separation of the continuous layer stack for forming a first solar cell and a second solar cell, and the second trench is inside the first trench leaving a portion of the barrier layer of the second solar cell inside the first trench and a portion of the bottom electrode layer of the second solar cell inside the first trench; d) filling the first trench and the second trench with an electrical insulating member; wherein the first wavelength is within a range between 1 μm and 3 μm, and the first wavelength being larger than a wavelength corresponding with a bandgap energy of the photo-voltaic layer.
A wearable ultrasound system comprising: an energy generating module operative to generate a driving signal that can be transformed into ultrasonic energy, wherein said energy generating module comprises a power source, an oscillator, and a driver component; an ultrasound transducer comprising a piezoelectric component and a lens component, said ultrasound transducer being operative to receive the driving signal from the energy generating module, to transform the driving signal into ultrasonic energy, and to control a direction of the ultrasonic energy emitted from the ultrasound transducer, and a patch for holding the ultrasound transducer in place at or near a target area on a subject's body, wherein the ultrasound transducer is placeable inside the patch, and wherein the patch includes ultrasound gel built into it and a sticky bandage for applying to the subject's body; wherein the oscillator and driver component are housed on or within the ultrasound transducer, and the power source is not housed on or within the ultrasound transducer. an energy generating module operative to generate a driving signal that can be transformed into ultrasonic energy, wherein said energy generating module comprises a power source, an oscillator, and a driver component; an ultrasound transducer comprising a piezoelectric component and a lens component, said ultrasound transducer being operative to receive the driving signal from the energy generating module, to transform the driving signal into ultrasonic energy, and to control a direction of the ultrasonic energy emitted from the ultrasound transducer, and a patch for holding the ultrasound transducer in place at or near a target area on a subject's body, wherein the ultrasound transducer is placeable inside the patch, and wherein the patch includes ultrasound gel built into it and a sticky bandage for applying to the subject's body; wherein the oscillator and driver component are housed on or within the ultrasound transducer, and the power source is not housed on or within the ultrasound transducer.