mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for placing a bone plate onto a bone comprising: a plate holder extending from a first end to a second end, the plate holder including an engagement feature (23, 24) at the second end, the engagement feature engageable with the bone plate; and an awl disposed in the plate holder, the awl including a tip, characterized in that the awl is releasably engaged to the plate holder and the awl includes a locking mechanism adjustable from a first setting to a second setting, wherein when the locking mechanism is in the first setting, the awl is fixed relative to the plate holder and the tip is disposed within the plate holder, and wherein when the locking mechanism is in the second setting, the awl is axially translatable relative to the plate holder such that the tip of the awl is extendable out of the second end of the plate holder. a plate holder extending from a first end to a second end, the plate holder including an engagement feature (23, 24) at the second end, the engagement feature engageable with the bone plate; and an awl disposed in the plate holder, the awl including a tip, characterized in that the awl is releasably engaged to the plate holder and the awl includes a locking mechanism adjustable from a first setting to a second setting, wherein when the locking mechanism is in the first setting, the awl is fixed relative to the plate holder and the tip is disposed within the plate holder, and wherein when the locking mechanism is in the second setting, the awl is axially translatable relative to the plate holder such that the tip of the awl is extendable out of the second end of the plate holder.
A fixed irrigation landscape growing system installed in a region selected from: a Köppen climate region BWh (warm desert climate), BWk (cold desert climate), BSh (warm semi-arid climate), BSk (cold semi-arid climate), Csa (warm mediterranean climate), Csb (temperate mediterranean climate), Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Quatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, California and a Köppen zone Csb, Csa, BS and BW in California; comprising: a supporting substrate; a water absorbent blanket comprising needled mineral wool fibres and being arranged above the substrate, in which at least 50% of the fibres by number of the needled mineral wool blanket are orientated at an angle of ≤ 20° with respect to the major surface of the needled mineral wool blanket; a growing medium, notably a soil layer, arranged above the water absorbent blanket; and an irrigation system selected from: a plurality of spaced irrigation pipes arranged above the water absorbent blanket in which the average spacing between the irrigation pipes is at least 30cm, preferably at least 40cm, more preferably at least 45 cm; and a plurality of spaced circle irrigation sprinklers arranged above the growing medium in which the distance between a first sprinkler and each of its adjacent sprinklers is greater than 1.2 times the radius of the sprinkler pattern of the first sprinkler; notably in which the irrigation system is configured to supply, over at least one period of five consecutive days during the months of June, July and August, preferably over a period of ten, fifteen or thirty consecutive days during the months of June, July and August, an average quantity of irrigation water which is ≥ 3 L/m 2 per day and ≤ 15 L/m 2 per day, preferably ≤ 12 L/m 2 per day. a supporting substrate; a water absorbent blanket comprising needled mineral wool fibres and being arranged above the substrate, in which at least 50% of the fibres by number of the needled mineral wool blanket are orientated at an angle of ≤ 20° with respect to the major surface of the needled mineral wool blanket; a growing medium, notably a soil layer, arranged above the water absorbent blanket; and an irrigation system selected from: a plurality of spaced irrigation pipes arranged above the water absorbent blanket in which the average spacing between the irrigation pipes is at least 30cm, preferably at least 40cm, more preferably at least 45 cm; and a plurality of spaced circle irrigation sprinklers arranged above the growing medium in which the distance between a first sprinkler and each of its adjacent sprinklers is greater than 1.2 times the radius of the sprinkler pattern of the first sprinkler; notably in which the irrigation system is configured to supply, over at least one period of five consecutive days during the months of June, July and August, preferably over a period of ten, fifteen or thirty consecutive days during the months of June, July and August, an average quantity of irrigation water which is ≥ 3 L/m 2 per day and ≤ 15 L/m 2 per day, preferably ≤ 12 L/m 2 per day.
A valve comprising: a valve body having an inlet and an outlet separated by a valve seat, and a diaphragm comprising a central stem that has a first end coupled to a piston for actuating the valve, and a second end that comprises a poppet for engaging the valve seat to close the valve, the poppet having an annular sealing surface adapted to seal against the valve seat, characterised in that the annular sealing surface of the poppet is concave and arranged so that, when engaging the valve seat to close the valve, a pair of concentric annular seals (50, 52) are formed by the concave annular surface of the poppet. a valve body having an inlet and an outlet separated by a valve seat, and a diaphragm comprising a central stem that has a first end coupled to a piston for actuating the valve, and a second end that comprises a poppet for engaging the valve seat to close the valve, the poppet having an annular sealing surface adapted to seal against the valve seat, characterised in that the annular sealing surface of the poppet is concave and arranged so that, when engaging the valve seat to close the valve, a pair of concentric annular seals (50, 52) are formed by the concave annular surface of the poppet.
A tunnel wall element constituted by lightweight covered elements, wherein each of the lightweight elements comprises a kernel made of foam glass, a covering made of polyurea providing mechanical integrity of the foam glass kernel, and an identification label, wherein the size of the respective tunnel wall element with respect to height and/or width and thickness and contour shapes of the specific tunnel wall element is adapted to local specific rock wall geometries and local conditions of specific locations on the rock wall of a road or railway tunnel the respective tunnel wall element is to be applied, wherein the adaptation of the respective tunnel wall element to local conditions is done by measuring the rock wall geometries and conditions before the specific tunnel wall element related to a specific local tunnel wall location is manufactured, wherein the respective tunnel wall element is labelled with the identification label identifying the specific locations the respective tunnel wall element is to be applied in the tunnel when assembling the tunnel wall elements.
A uridine prodrug for use in treating a genetic glycosylation disorder in a subject, wherein said treating comprises administration of the uridine prodrug to the subject in an amount sufficient to raise plasma uridine in the subject to a level greater than 30 micromolar; wherein the uridine prodrug is uridine triacetate; and wherein: (a) said treating comprises administration of the uridine prodrug in one or more doses from 0.5 to 5 grams of the uridine prodrug per square meter of body surface area; optionally wherein the uridine prodrug dose is from 1.5 to 3 grams per square meter of body surface area; (b) the uridine prodrug is formulated for administration in one or more doses from 0.5 to 5 grams of the uridine prodrug per square meter of body surface area; optionally wherein the uridine prodrug dose is from 1.5 to 3 grams per square meter of body surface area; or (c) said treating comprises administration of the uridine prodrug in one or more doses from 2 to 10 grams. (a) said treating comprises administration of the uridine prodrug in one or more doses from 0.5 to 5 grams of the uridine prodrug per square meter of body surface area; optionally wherein the uridine prodrug dose is from 1.5 to 3 grams per square meter of body surface area; (b) the uridine prodrug is formulated for administration in one or more doses from 0.5 to 5 grams of the uridine prodrug per square meter of body surface area; optionally wherein the uridine prodrug dose is from 1.5 to 3 grams per square meter of body surface area; or (c) said treating comprises administration of the uridine prodrug in one or more doses from 2 to 10 grams.
A fitting, in particular a door or window fitting, having a drive, via which various states of a bolt actuation device can be set, and a visual display device (7, 33, 19), which indicates the switching state of the bolt actuation device, wherein the visual display device (7, 33) is coupled to the bolt actuation device with an actuation shaft, characterized in that the actuation shaft is drivingly connected with a manually actuatable driving device coupled to the bolt actuation device, wherein the drive is a motorized power drive and the manually actuatable driving device is a drive-rod drive, which is passively actuated by the motorized drive.
A control circuit for a sensorless implantable blood pump configured to determine mitral valve regurgitation, comprising: processing circuitry configured to: generate an estimated blood flow waveform from the sensorless implanted blood pump; generate an alert if between an end period of diastole and a beginning period of systole a measured amplitude of the estimated blood flow waveform does not include an inflection point. generate an estimated blood flow waveform from the sensorless implanted blood pump; generate an alert if between an end period of diastole and a beginning period of systole a measured amplitude of the estimated blood flow waveform does not include an inflection point.
A pneumatically or electromechanically actuatable disc brake having a monobloc brake calliper that fits around a brake disc and is provided with a lateral processing opening, brake pads that can be pressed against either side of the brake disc and a brake lever of a brake-application device that is arranged in the brake calliper, mounted on a wall o,f the brake calliper and is designed on the mounting side as a cam that can be pivoted about an axis of pivoting and by means of which two pressure pins, which are arranged parallel to and a certain distance from one another and held in a bridge such that they can be adjusted, can be pressed against the action-side brake pad if the brake lever is pivoted by the action of the brake, one lever arm of the brake lever projecting into a cover of the brake calliper and being supported laterally to guard against displacement, characterised in that at least one supporting element is provided to support the brake lever outside the brake-calliper-side mounting.
A suction system, comprising: a Yankauer suction device having a distal tip with a first diameter and a proximal end, the proximal end having a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter; cannulated flexible tubing having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end configured to mate with the proximal end of the Yankauer suction device; a first adapter having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end configured to mate with the proximal end of the cannulated tubing; and a channel extending from the distal tip of the Yankauer suction device to the proximal end of the Yankauer suction device, wherein the channel has an inner diameter increasing with the direction of suction (f) from the first diameter of the distal tip to the second diameter of the proximal end, characterized in that an inner diameter at the distal end of the first adapter is smaller than an inner diameter at the proximal end of the first adapter, and the inner diameter at the proximal end of the first adapter is the largest inner diameter of the suction system. a Yankauer suction device having a distal tip with a first diameter and a proximal end, the proximal end having a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter; cannulated flexible tubing having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end configured to mate with the proximal end of the Yankauer suction device; a first adapter having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end configured to mate with the proximal end of the cannulated tubing; and a channel extending from the distal tip of the Yankauer suction device to the proximal end of the Yankauer suction device, wherein the channel has an inner diameter increasing with the direction of suction (f) from the first diameter of the distal tip to the second diameter of the proximal end, characterized in that an inner diameter at the distal end of the first adapter is smaller than an inner diameter at the proximal end of the first adapter, and the inner diameter at the proximal end of the first adapter is the largest inner diameter of the suction system.
A self-healing composition comprising, a urethane (meth)acrylate having two (meth)acrylate groups, and six or more urethane groups, and a substituted or unsubstituted polyhedral silsesquioxane; wherein the urethane (meth)acrylate is a reaction product of a C1 to C20 aliphatic diisocyanate, a C1 to C100 aliphatic diol, and a C1 to C20 hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate; wherein the C1 to C100 aliphatic diol comprises 50 weight percent to 99 weight percent of a C10 to C100 polyalkylene glycol or a polylactone glycol, and 1 weight percent to 50 weight percent of C1 to C9 alkylene glycol, based on a total weight of the C1-C100 aliphatic diol in the urethane (meth)acrylate; wherein the polyhedral silsesquioxane is present in an amount of 0.1 weight percent to 20 weight percent based on a total solid content of the self-healing composition; and wherein the amount of the urethane (meth)acrylate is 80 wt% to 99.9 wt% based on the total solid content of the self-healing composition. a urethane (meth)acrylate having two (meth)acrylate groups, and six or more urethane groups, and a substituted or unsubstituted polyhedral silsesquioxane; wherein the urethane (meth)acrylate is a reaction product of a C1 to C20 aliphatic diisocyanate, a C1 to C100 aliphatic diol, and a C1 to C20 hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate; wherein the C1 to C100 aliphatic diol comprises 50 weight percent to 99 weight percent of a C10 to C100 polyalkylene glycol or a polylactone glycol, and 1 weight percent to 50 weight percent of C1 to C9 alkylene glycol, based on a total weight of the C1-C100 aliphatic diol in the urethane (meth)acrylate; wherein the polyhedral silsesquioxane is present in an amount of 0.1 weight percent to 20 weight percent based on a total solid content of the self-healing composition; and wherein the amount of the urethane (meth)acrylate is 80 wt% to 99.9 wt% based on the total solid content of the self-healing composition.
Device for determining the position of an object (14, 22, 26, 30, 32, 38) movable relative to a vehicle, wherein at least one vehicle-side communication unit is arranged on the exterior of the vehicle and communicates with at least one object-side communication unit via radio waves, and wherein the at least one vehicle-side communication unit is coupled to a data processing unit which is designed to determine the position of the object (14, 22, 26, 30, 32, 38) relative to a coordinate system fixed to the vehicle on the basis of the communication signals, wherein the communication units (16, 18) are designed as distance measuring communication units to determine the distance between themselves by determining the time-of-flight, and the data processing unit is designed to determine the position of the object (14, 22, 26, 30, 32, 38) in the coordinate system from at least two distance values determined by means of the communication between at least three communication units (16, 18) by means of trilateration, wherein the object is a navigable topography, and a number of communication beacons are arranged spaced apart, characterized in that the communication beacons are connected to a data storage device which comprises metadata regarding the location description of the topography, and the communication beacons can be controlled, during the communication with at least one vehicle-side communication unit, to transmit the metadata to the same.
Connection of an electrical cable, comprising a conductor, preferably a conductor having wires, made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and an insulation surrounding it, having a contact part made of copper or a copper alloy, wherein the insulation of the cable is removed in a region before one end of the cable, wherein a sleeve consisting of aluminum or an aluminum alloy is provided, which encloses the stripped part the cable at least partially and which is pressed with the conductor of the cable, wherein the contact part has a first portion to be connected to another component, and a second portion having an end face welded to the conductor, wherein the end face has a three-dimensional shape which is raised in a middle region in relation to a peripheral region surrounding the middle region, characterized in that a connecting cap is provided, which has the sleeve and an end wall, and in that the contact part is welded to the connecting cap and through the end wall to the conductor by resistance welding.
A heat exchanger, comprising: a rectangular-shaped sheet having first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions (70, 72) coupled together at a bent edge of the rectangular-shaped sheet such that the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions are disposed proximate to one another and generally parallel to one another, outer edges of the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions being coupled together such that an interior region is formed between the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions, the bent edge defining an outer planar surface, said outer planar surface being perpendicular to first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions (70,72), the bent edge having first and second apertures (82, 84) extending therethrough; wherein a first inlet port having a tubular portion and a ring-shaped portion, the ring-shaped portion being coupled to an end of the tubular portion and extending substantially perpendicular and outwardly from the tubular portion, the ring-shaped portion being disposed on and coupled to the outer planar surface of the bent edge, the ring-shaped portion being further disposed over the first aperture; and a second outlet port having an identical structure as the first inlet port and being disposed on the bent edge over the second aperture, such that fluid can flow through the first inlet port and into the interior region and then through the outlet port. a rectangular-shaped sheet having first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions (70, 72) coupled together at a bent edge of the rectangular-shaped sheet such that the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions are disposed proximate to one another and generally parallel to one another, outer edges of the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions being coupled together such that an interior region is formed between the first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions, the bent edge defining an outer planar surface, said outer planar surface being perpendicular to first and second rectangular-shaped sheet portions (70,72), the bent edge having first and second apertures (82, 84) extending therethrough; wherein a first inlet port having a tubular portion and a ring-shaped portion, the ring-shaped portion being coupled to an end of the tubular portion and extending substantially perpendicular and outwardly from the tubular portion, the ring-shaped portion being disposed on and coupled to the outer planar surface of the bent edge, the ring-shaped portion being further disposed over the first aperture; and a second outlet port having an identical structure as the first inlet port and being disposed on the bent edge over the second aperture, such that fluid can flow through the first inlet port and into the interior region and then through the outlet port.
A three-dimensional net-like structure which is bendable in the extrusion direction, made from polyester having a swelling ratio dependent on a shear rate and configured to have a curled spring structure of filaments randomly brought into contact with and tangled with each other, have a three-dimensional striped sparse-dense configuration in a lateral direction relative to an extrusion direction, and have a filament diameter of 0.2 to 1.3 mm and a bulk density of 0.01 to 0.2 g/cm 3, wherein the swelling ratio is shown as D 2 /D 1 against shear rate when the polyester in molten state is extruded to the filaments from a capillary having a tube inner diameter D 1 of 1.0 mm and a length of 10 mm at a temperature of 210°C and D 2 denotes a diameter of cross section of the polyester filaments extruded and cooled down; wherein the swelling ratio is 1.00 to 1.60 at a shear rate range of 25 to 1000/ sec; the polyester is a polyester block copolymer having a high melting-point crystalline polymer segment (a) mainly comprised of a crystalline aromatic polyester unit and a low melting-point polymer segment (b) mainly comprised of an aliphatic polyether unit and/or an aliphatic polyester unit as main components; and the three-dimensional net-like structure has a surface layer in the extrusion direction, the thickness of the surface layer is 0.3 to 3.5 mm, the bulk density of the surface layer is 0.028 to 0.444 g/cm 3, and the filament diameter of the surface layer is 0.1 to 2.0 mm.
Apparatus for orienting curved sausages, having at least one conveyor device with a moveable circulating conveyor element on which individual curved sausages can be placed and transported in a conveyor direction along a path of movement, wherein there are arranged two orientation devices (30, 32) which are spaced from each other transversely relative to the conveyor direction and disposed above the moveable conveyor element and having at least one respective guide (34, 36) for laterally guiding sausages, and wherein the spacing of the guides (34, 36) of the orientation device (30, 32) is so set that the curved sausage is elastically deformed by the spaced lateral guides (34, 36) and in that case at least approximately straightened or bent straight, characterized in that, during further transport along the path of movement the front end of the sausage comes free from the guides (34, 36) of the spaced orientation device (30, 32) while a rear portion of the sausage still remains between the guides (34, 36), the sausage then after coming free by virtue of the elasticity at least partially again assumes its previously more greatly curved shape and in that case the front portion of the sausage is moved in a direction transversely relative to the conveyor direction and thus at least approximately transversely relative to the path of movement of the sausage.