mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus comprising: a first elongated member; a second elongated member slidably intercoupled with the first elongated member; a locking assembly disposed between the first and second elongated members (20, 22), said locking assembly being selectively actuatable to restrain relative sliding of the first and second elongated members (20, 22); a working tool assembly (52, 58) releasably connected to the second elongated member; and a releasable catch that is associated with one of said second elongated member and said working tool assembly (52, 58), and that releasably couples the working tool assembly (52, 58) to the second elongated member; said catch being releasable from a locking condition, in which the catch couples the working tool assembly (52, 58) to the second elongated member, characterized in that said first and second elongated members (20, 22) being slidable relative to one another into a tool disconnect condition, thereby causing the catch to be automatically released from the locking condition to thereby decouple the working tool assembly (52, 58) from the second elongated member. a first elongated member; a second elongated member slidably intercoupled with the first elongated member; a locking assembly disposed between the first and second elongated members (20, 22), said locking assembly being selectively actuatable to restrain relative sliding of the first and second elongated members (20, 22); a working tool assembly (52, 58) releasably connected to the second elongated member; and a releasable catch that is associated with one of said second elongated member and said working tool assembly (52, 58), and that releasably couples the working tool assembly (52, 58) to the second elongated member; said catch being releasable from a locking condition, in which the catch couples the working tool assembly (52, 58) to the second elongated member, characterized in that said first and second elongated members (20, 22) being slidable relative to one another into a tool disconnect condition, thereby causing the catch to be automatically released from the locking condition to thereby decouple the working tool assembly (52, 58) from the second elongated member.
Ibudilast, or a pharmaceutical salt thereof, for use in a treatment for suppressing myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in a patient diagnosed with microorganism infection or suffering therefrom, preferably wherein suppression of MDSCs reduces immune suppression in the patient, more preferably wherein suppression of MDSCs increases CD4 T-cell count in the patient; and wherein ibudilast, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is the only active agent administered to the patient.
A signal processing device for processing three-dimensional image data, the 3D image data comprising two-dimensional image data and thereto corresponding 2D depth data, and the signal processing device comprising: - an input for receiving the 2D image data and the 2D depth data; - a first outlier detector for establishing a statistical depth deviation of a depth value from other depth values in a first spatial neighborhood of the 2D depth data; - a second outlier detector for establishing a statistical image deviation of an image value from other image values in a second spatial neighborhood of the 2D image data, the depth value representing a depth of the image value; and - a depth value generator for, in dependence on the statistical depth deviation and the statistical image deviation, providing a replacement depth value when the statistical depth deviation exceeds the statistical image deviation, the replacement depth value having a lower statistical depth deviation than the depth value. - an input for receiving the 2D image data and the 2D depth data; - a first outlier detector for establishing a statistical depth deviation of a depth value from other depth values in a first spatial neighborhood of the 2D depth data; - a second outlier detector for establishing a statistical image deviation of an image value from other image values in a second spatial neighborhood of the 2D image data, the depth value representing a depth of the image value; and - a depth value generator for, in dependence on the statistical depth deviation and the statistical image deviation, providing a replacement depth value when the statistical depth deviation exceeds the statistical image deviation, the replacement depth value having a lower statistical depth deviation than the depth value.
Method for banding a stack of wide, flat products with a strap, wherein the strap is wound completely around the stack and a tensile force is then exerted on the strap, whereby the strap is tensioned inwardly onto the stack, and wherein the strap is then fixed in the tensioned condition, wherein, before the strap is tensioned, at least two stops are positioned on or near the stack that limit the tensioning movement of the strap and to which the strap is applied in the tensioned condition, and wherein the stops and the banded stack are subsequently separated from each other, characterized in that the stops are repositioned relative to each other and are moved away from each other before being removed from the stack.
A device of acquisition of a 2D image and of a depth image, comprising: a first sensor comprising a front surface and a rear surface, the first sensor being formed inside and on top of a first semiconductor substrate and comprising a plurality of 2D image pixels and a plurality of transmissive windows each comprising a portion of the first semiconductor substrate; and a second sensor comprising a front surface placed against the rear surface of the first sensor and a rear surface opposite to the first sensor, the second sensor being formed inside and on top of a second semiconductor substrate and comprising a plurality of depth pixels arranged opposite the windows of the first sensor, wherein each transmissive window of the first sensor comprises, between the rear surface of the first semiconductor substrate and the second sensor, an optical element (124; 124'; 124") capable of favoring the transfer of the incident light from the first sensor to the depth pixels of the second sensor, characterized in that said optical element comprises: - a microlens; and/or - a nanostructured layer having nanostructurations having dimensions such that said layer fulfills the quarter wave antireflection conditions at wavelength λC2 of use of sensor C2, that is, such that thickness e of the layer is in the order of e=λC2/(4*n_eff), n_eff designating the effective index of layer 124'. a first sensor comprising a front surface and a rear surface, the first sensor being formed inside and on top of a first semiconductor substrate and comprising a plurality of 2D image pixels and a plurality of transmissive windows each comprising a portion of the first semiconductor substrate; and a second sensor comprising a front surface placed against the rear surface of the first sensor and a rear surface opposite to the first sensor, the second sensor being formed inside and on top of a second semiconductor substrate and comprising a plurality of depth pixels arranged opposite the windows of the first sensor, wherein each transmissive window of the first sensor comprises, between the rear surface of the first semiconductor substrate and the second sensor, an optical element (124; 124'; 124") capable of favoring the transfer of the incident light from the first sensor to the depth pixels of the second sensor, characterized in that said optical element comprises: - a microlens; and/or - a nanostructured layer having nanostructurations having dimensions such that said layer fulfills the quarter wave antireflection conditions at wavelength λC2 of use of sensor C2, that is, such that thickness e of the layer is in the order of e=λC2/(4*n_eff), n_eff designating the effective index of layer 124'. - a microlens; and/or - a nanostructured layer having nanostructurations having dimensions such that said layer fulfills the quarter wave antireflection conditions at wavelength λC2 of use of sensor C2, that is, such that thickness e of the layer is in the order of e=λC2/(4*n_eff), n_eff designating the effective index of layer 124'.
A method, comprising: hosting a grid application function at a primary grid device in a utility grid, wherein the grid application function carries out grid control operations for a plurality of devices in the utility grid; determining, at the primary grid device, whether to distribute at least a portion of the grid application function to one or more distributed secondary grid devices (130, 131) in the utility grid, the one or more distributed secondary grid devices (130, 131) associated with a subset (1560, 1562, 1564) of the utility grid associated with the primary grid device, the subset comprising measurement and control devices; and dynamically distributing, by the primary grid device, at least the portion of the grid application function to the one or more distributed secondary grid devices (130, 131) according to the determining, wherein at least the dynamically distributed portion of the grid application function is run on the one or more secondary grid devices (130, 131) to perform the dynamically distributed portion of the grid application function for the subset (1560, 1562, 1564) of measurement and control devices that would otherwise be performed by the primary grid device. hosting a grid application function at a primary grid device in a utility grid, wherein the grid application function carries out grid control operations for a plurality of devices in the utility grid; determining, at the primary grid device, whether to distribute at least a portion of the grid application function to one or more distributed secondary grid devices (130, 131) in the utility grid, the one or more distributed secondary grid devices (130, 131) associated with a subset (1560, 1562, 1564) of the utility grid associated with the primary grid device, the subset comprising measurement and control devices; and dynamically distributing, by the primary grid device, at least the portion of the grid application function to the one or more distributed secondary grid devices (130, 131) according to the determining, wherein at least the dynamically distributed portion of the grid application function is run on the one or more secondary grid devices (130, 131) to perform the dynamically distributed portion of the grid application function for the subset (1560, 1562, 1564) of measurement and control devices that would otherwise be performed by the primary grid device.
A system for determining a dry weight of a patient during a dialysis therapy and after termination of an ultrafiltration, comprising: - a volume measuring unit configured to measure the blood volume of the patient and to output blood volume values; - a recorder configured to record the blood volume values for a predetermined period of time after reaching an ultrafiltration volume predetermined for the patient during a dialysis therapy and after termination of an ultrafiltration; and - a learning means configured/adapted to evaluate the recorded blood volume values and to determine the dry weight of the patient based on a rate of change of the blood volume during the predetermined period of time after reaching an ultrafiltration volume predetermined for the patient during a dialysis therapy and after termination of an ultrafiltration, the learning means comprising/including a neuronal network. - a volume measuring unit configured to measure the blood volume of the patient and to output blood volume values; - a recorder configured to record the blood volume values for a predetermined period of time after reaching an ultrafiltration volume predetermined for the patient during a dialysis therapy and after termination of an ultrafiltration; and - a learning means configured/adapted to evaluate the recorded blood volume values and to determine the dry weight of the patient based on a rate of change of the blood volume during the predetermined period of time after reaching an ultrafiltration volume predetermined for the patient during a dialysis therapy and after termination of an ultrafiltration, the learning means comprising/including a neuronal network.
A stage device, comprising: a stage (WS1, WS2) that holds an object and that can be moved at least in a direction within a two-dimensional plane perpendicular to a direction of gravity and can be inclined with respect to the two-dimensional plane; and a drive device (LX1-3, LY1, LY2, LY3, LY4, VY1, VY2, VZ) including a plurality of movable elements (44A-F) connected to the stage and a plurality of stators (46A-F) arranged along a single predetermined axial direction within the two-dimensional plane, and that drives the stage by drive forces in a direction parallel to the two-dimensional plane wherein by the drive device, the stage is driven in the direction within the two-dimensional plane and inclined with respect to the two-dimensional plane by applying drive forces parallel to the two-dimensional plane on the stage, and wherein a movable element of the plurality of movable elements is arranged on a lower side of another movable element of the plurality of movable elements with respect to the direction of gravity. a stage (WS1, WS2) that holds an object and that can be moved at least in a direction within a two-dimensional plane perpendicular to a direction of gravity and can be inclined with respect to the two-dimensional plane; and a drive device (LX1-3, LY1, LY2, LY3, LY4, VY1, VY2, VZ) including a plurality of movable elements (44A-F) connected to the stage and a plurality of stators (46A-F) arranged along a single predetermined axial direction within the two-dimensional plane, and that drives the stage by drive forces in a direction parallel to the two-dimensional plane wherein by the drive device, the stage is driven in the direction within the two-dimensional plane and inclined with respect to the two-dimensional plane by applying drive forces parallel to the two-dimensional plane on the stage, and wherein a movable element of the plurality of movable elements is arranged on a lower side of another movable element of the plurality of movable elements with respect to the direction of gravity.
A single dose pharmaceutical composition for use in treating analgesic opioid abuse in a patient, the pharmaceutical composition comprising hydrocodone and doxapram, wherein said single dose is in an oral dosage form.
A material handling vehicle comprising: an object detection sensor; a bumper assembly, the bumper assembly including: a main body including at least one cutout arranged on the main body; a window plate removably coupled to the main body and covering the at least one cutout; and characterized in that the window plate includes a window arranged therein; and in that the bumper assembly comprises a lower section removably coupled to the main body and including a protection plate extending below the at least one cutout. an object detection sensor; a bumper assembly, the bumper assembly including: a main body including at least one cutout arranged on the main body; a window plate removably coupled to the main body and covering the at least one cutout; and characterized in that the window plate includes a window arranged therein; and in that the bumper assembly comprises a lower section removably coupled to the main body and including a protection plate extending below the at least one cutout. a main body including at least one cutout arranged on the main body; a window plate removably coupled to the main body and covering the at least one cutout; and characterized in that the window plate includes a window arranged therein; and in that the bumper assembly comprises a lower section removably coupled to the main body and including a protection plate extending below the at least one cutout.
A microfluidic device for the study of phenotypic or behavioural characteristics of sample organisms, and for other applications such as for instance screening of chemical/biological compounds having a biological activity, said device comprising: • at least one inlet reservoir adapted to contain at least one organism; • a plurality of consecutive culture chambers in fluidic connection with said inlet reservoir and between them; and • at least one outlet reservoir in fluidic connection with said inlet reservoir and said plurality of culture chambers wherein i) said inlet reservoir(s) and/or outlet reservoir(s) is (are) operatively connectable to pressure means adapted to generate a pressure in a way as to push the content of said inlet reservoir(s), or at least a part of it, into said culture chambers; and ii) said inlet reservoir(s), outlet reservoir(s) and each of said culture chambers are each separated by at least one passive valve located at the interface between an element and a consecutive one, each passive valve providing a filtering mechanism allowing a controlled passage of selected organisms from an element to a consecutive one upon a pressure pulse and blocking passage of said selected organisms from an element to a consecutive one for a pressure difference between said consecutive elements below a threshold. • at least one inlet reservoir adapted to contain at least one organism; • a plurality of consecutive culture chambers in fluidic connection with said inlet reservoir and between them; and • at least one outlet reservoir in fluidic connection with said inlet reservoir and said plurality of culture chambers i) said inlet reservoir(s) and/or outlet reservoir(s) is (are) operatively connectable to pressure means adapted to generate a pressure in a way as to push the content of said inlet reservoir(s), or at least a part of it, into said culture chambers; and ii) said inlet reservoir(s), outlet reservoir(s) and each of said culture chambers are each separated by at least one passive valve located at the interface between an element and a consecutive one, each passive valve providing a filtering mechanism allowing a controlled passage of selected organisms from an element to a consecutive one upon a pressure pulse and blocking passage of said selected organisms from an element to a consecutive one for a pressure difference between said consecutive elements below a threshold.
A cutting-off machine to cut section bars, in particular made of aluminium, light alloys, PVC or the like, the cutting-off machine comprising a base defining a horizontal support surface for a section bar; and a cutting unit comprising, in turn, a support frame, which is mounted so as to rotate around a first rotation axis, a vertical support surface for the section bar, which is obtained on the support frame and extends under the horizontal support surface, a circular cutting blade, which is mounted on the support frame so as to rotate around a second rotation axis, a feeding device (10, 13), which is mounted on the support frame so as to move the cutting blade through the vertical support surface in a first feeding direction, and an opening, which is obtained through the vertical support surface for the passage of the feeding device (10, 13); and being characterized in that the opening at least partly extends under the horizontal support surface.
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate (10, 100); a thin film transistor formed in a first region on the first substrate, comprising a gate electrode on the first substrate (10, 100), a source electrode and a drain electrode; a storage capacitor formed in a second region on the first substrate; a pixel electrode further formed on the second region; and a contact electrode formed on the storage capacitor; wherein the storage capacitor further includes: a first electrode (30, 160) on the first substrate (10, 100); and a second electrode (25, 170) on the first electrode (30, 160), wherein the first and second electrodes (30, 160, 25, 170) are made of a transparent conductive material, and the pixel electrode is connected to the second electrode (25, 170) via the contact electrode; characterized in that the thin film transistor further comprises a gate insulating layer (18, 120) on the gate electrode and a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer (18, 120); the source electrode and the drain electrode are formed on the semiconductor layer; the drain electrode is formed to overlap a portion of the second electrode (25, 170) and is electrically connected to the second electrode (25,170); and the gate insulating layer (18, 120) is between the first electrode (30, 160) and the second electrode (25, 170). a first substrate (10, 100); a thin film transistor formed in a first region on the first substrate, comprising a gate electrode on the first substrate (10, 100), a source electrode and a drain electrode; a storage capacitor formed in a second region on the first substrate; a pixel electrode further formed on the second region; and a contact electrode formed on the storage capacitor; wherein a first electrode (30, 160) on the first substrate (10, 100); and a second electrode (25, 170) on the first electrode (30, 160), wherein the first and second electrodes (30, 160, 25, 170) are made of a transparent conductive material, and the pixel electrode is connected to the second electrode (25, 170) via the contact electrode; characterized in that
A method of forming a ceramic product, the method comprising: producing a ceramic forming mixture in the form of a slurry, causing the slurry to foam, extruding the foamed slurry to produce a plurality of lengths of extruded material each with a diameter of less than 10 mm, firing the extruded material so as to partially sinter the extruded material forming the partially sintered extruded material into a required shape for a product, and subsequently firing the shaped partially sintered extruded material to form the ceramic product. producing a ceramic forming mixture in the form of a slurry, causing the slurry to foam, extruding the foamed slurry to produce a plurality of lengths of extruded material each with a diameter of less than 10 mm, firing the extruded material so as to partially sinter the extruded material forming the partially sintered extruded material into a required shape for a product, and subsequently firing the shaped partially sintered extruded material to form the ceramic product.
A child safety seat for use in a vehicle, the child safety seat comprising: - a seat member configured to hold a child, - a base member adapted to be attached to a seat of the vehicle, and - a deformable energy absorbing element, wherein the seat member is slidably mounted to the base member in such a way that the seat member is displaceable from an initial position to a shifted position by sliding the seat member relative to the base member and in such a way that crash-induced inertial forces acting on the child safety seat during a frontal collision of the vehicle tend to slide the seat member from the initial position to the shifted position, wherein the deformable energy absorbing element is arranged to be deformed when the seat member is slid from the initial position to the shifted position, the child safety seat furthermore comprising a first mounting device fixedly connected to the seat member and a second mounting device fixedly connected to the base member, wherein the deformable energy absorbing element is coupled to the first mounting device and to the second mounting device, characterized in that the deformable energy absorbing element comprises at least two deformable components, wherein at least one deformable component is configured to selectively couple the first mounting device to the second mounting device to allow damping characteristics of the deformable energy absorbing element to be adapted to the child's weight by coupling a selected number of deformable components to the first mounting device and to the second mounting device. - a seat member configured to hold a child, - a base member adapted to be attached to a seat of the vehicle, and - a deformable energy absorbing element,