mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A mixing device (10; 110; 210; 310; 410; 610) comprising: a primary tube (12; 112a/b; 212; 312; 412; 612) carrying a first intravenous fluid or medication and having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface and defining an inner lumen (24; 124; 324); and a plurality of secondary tubes (14; 114a-c; 214; 314; 414; 614), each secondary tube carrying an intravenous fluid or medication different than the first intravenous fluid or medication and having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface and defining an inner lumen, characterized in each secondary tube extending longitudinally along the outer surface of the primary tube, maintaining a separate conduit from the primary tube, having a continuous attachment along much of the outer surface of the primary tube, and running substantially parallel to the primary tube; the distal end of each secondary tube being fluidly connected to the primary tube at a single junction, such that the intravenous fluid or medication in each secondary tube flows into the primary tube and mixes with the first intravenous fluid or medication, the single junction being located close to the distal end of the primary tube. a primary tube (12; 112a/b; 212; 312; 412; 612) carrying a first intravenous fluid or medication and having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface and defining an inner lumen (24; 124; 324); and a plurality of secondary tubes (14; 114a-c; 214; 314; 414; 614), each secondary tube carrying an intravenous fluid or medication different than the first intravenous fluid or medication and having a proximal end, a distal end, an outer surface and defining an inner lumen, characterized in each secondary tube extending longitudinally along the outer surface of the primary tube, maintaining a separate conduit from the primary tube, having a continuous attachment along much of the outer surface of the primary tube, and running substantially parallel to the primary tube; the distal end of each secondary tube being fluidly connected to the primary tube at a single junction, such that the intravenous fluid or medication in each secondary tube flows into the primary tube and mixes with the first intravenous fluid or medication, the single junction being located close to the distal end of the primary tube.
A superabsorbent polymer xerogel sponge, having a three-dimensional network porous sponge with chitosan as its skeleton, superabsorbent polymer as its branched chain, and macromolecule or polymer with flexible structure as its cross-linking agent, wherein: the superabsorbent polymer is sodium polyacrylate, polyacrylamide, polymethyl methacrylate and/or polyvinyl alcohol; the cross-linking agent is one or more of: methacrylic anhydride-terminated polyethylene glycol, acrylic anhydride-terminated polyethylene glycol, maleic anhydride-terminated polyethylene glycol, and itaconic anhydride-terminated polyethylene glycol; and the chitosan is one or more of a methacrylic anhydride-terminated chitosan which is modified with methacrylic anhydride, an acrylic anhydride-terminated chitosan which is modified with acrylic anhydride, a maleic anhydride-terminated chitosan which is modified with maleic anhydride and an itaconic anhydride-terminated chitosan which is modified with itaconic anhydride. the superabsorbent polymer is sodium polyacrylate, polyacrylamide, polymethyl methacrylate and/or polyvinyl alcohol; the cross-linking agent is one or more of: methacrylic anhydride-terminated polyethylene glycol, acrylic anhydride-terminated polyethylene glycol, maleic anhydride-terminated polyethylene glycol, and itaconic anhydride-terminated polyethylene glycol; and the chitosan is one or more of a methacrylic anhydride-terminated chitosan which is modified with methacrylic anhydride, an acrylic anhydride-terminated chitosan which is modified with acrylic anhydride, a maleic anhydride-terminated chitosan which is modified with maleic anhydride and an itaconic anhydride-terminated chitosan which is modified with itaconic anhydride.
A method of operating a communications system including a first node, a second node, a third node, a fourth node, and an access node, the method comprising: operating the second node to send a first message to the first node that includes first forwarding information, said first forwarding information to be used for forwarding packets including a mobile node address via one of the first and the third node, in addition to the access node; operating the second node to receive a change request message from the first node requesting that the second node stop providing forwarding information to the first node for packets including said mobile node address; and operating the fourth node to transmit a second message to the first node that includes second forwarding information, said second forwarding information to be used for forwarding packets including said mobile node address via the first node and the access node. operating the second node to send a first message to the first node that includes first forwarding information, said first forwarding information to be used for forwarding packets including a mobile node address via one of the first and the third node, in addition to the access node; operating the second node to receive a change request message from the first node requesting that the second node stop providing forwarding information to the first node for packets including said mobile node address; and operating the fourth node to transmit a second message to the first node that includes second forwarding information, said second forwarding information to be used for forwarding packets including said mobile node address via the first node and the access node.
A component feed device serving to meter the delivery of components, in particular to a workstation, the device comprising a conveyor belt mounted in a loop and having an upper strand on which the components rest while being transported and a lower strand for returning empty, drive means (9, 10, 13, 14, 16) for driving the conveyor belt in a loop, in which the upper strand of the conveyor belt is configured to form a bowl-shaped container having an upstream face, a bottom and a downstream face, said upstream and downstream faces (11a, 11c) being configured to encourage components to move down under gravity to the bottom of the container, the conveyor belt having an outside face and an inside face, the outside face having component retaining means configured to retain the components resting on said outside face at least when they are situated on the downstream face, a downstream drum being arranged to return the conveyor belt at its downstream end, an upstream drum being arranged to return the conveyor belt at its upstream end, and two return rollers (13, 14) being arranged to bear against the inside face of the lower strand of the conveyor belt, the upstream and downstream drums (9, 10) being spaced apart from each other in a configuration that enables the upper strand of the conveyor belt to be kept slack, the two return rollers (13, 14) being arranged lower than the upstream and downstream drums (9, 10) so as to avoid any contact between the upper and lower strands (7, 8) of the conveyor belt, characterized in that the device comprises an enclosure in which the conveyor belt is incorporated and holder means (5a, 5b) configured to contain the components on the upper strand of the conveyor belt, said holder means being constituted by two vertical plates (5a, 5b) of the enclosure located beside the sides (20a, 20b) of the conveyor belt.
A surgical instrument, comprising: a handle portion; an elongate portion extending distally from the handle portion; a fastener jaw member disposed adjacent the distal section of the elongated portion, the fastener jaw member having a substantially C-shaped configuration and containing a plurality of fasteners in at least one curved row; an opposing jaw member disposed adjacent the distal section of the elongated portion, the opposing jaw member having a substantially C-shaped configuration, wherein at least one of the jaw members is movable between an open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue therebetween; a shaft; and a knife bar operatively coupled to the shaft, wherein the knife bar moves along at least one of the jaw members (132, 134) between a retracted position and a deployed position upon rotation of the shaft, wherein the elongate portion has a fixed proximal section extending in a first direction and a fixed distal section extending in a second different direction, characterised by the knife bar having a curved profile, and further comprising a pinion rotatably mounted on a distal end of the shaft, wherein the knife bar includes a rack adapted to mesh with the pinion. a handle portion; an elongate portion extending distally from the handle portion; a fastener jaw member disposed adjacent the distal section of the elongated portion, the fastener jaw member having a substantially C-shaped configuration and containing a plurality of fasteners in at least one curved row; an opposing jaw member disposed adjacent the distal section of the elongated portion, the opposing jaw member having a substantially C-shaped configuration, wherein at least one of the jaw members is movable between an open position and an approximated position for engaging body tissue therebetween; a shaft; and a knife bar operatively coupled to the shaft, wherein the knife bar moves along at least one of the jaw members (132, 134) between a retracted position and a deployed position upon rotation of the shaft, wherein the elongate portion has a fixed proximal section extending in a first direction and a fixed distal section extending in a second different direction, characterised by the knife bar having a curved profile,
A fixture adapted for removing a slip ring assembly for an ac rotating electrical machine from an outer end of a rotor shaft of the ac rotating electrical machine; comprising: a plurality of standoffs adapted to mount the fixture to the slip ring assembly; characterised by: a jacking assembly adapted to apply a disengaging force to an outer end of the rotor shaft, said jacking assembly comprising an operating piston; and a strongback adapted to provide back support for the jacking assembly and for the standoffs; wherein the plurality of standoffs are adapted to fixedly engage an outer end plate of the slip ring assembly and the standoffs fixedly engage the strongback to maintain a predetermined separation between the strongback and the outer end plate of the slip ring assembly; and wherein the plurality of standoffs are symetrically distributed circumferentially between the strongback and the outer end plate of the slip ring assembly, wherein the plurality of standoffs include end threads to engage corresponding threaded holes on an outer face of the outer end plate of the slip ring assembly, wherein said operating piston is centered along a central axis of the fixture and wherein the piston is adapted to move along the central axis in a direction away from the strongback such that the stroke of the operating piston will provide a force against the outer end of the rotor shaft. a jacking assembly adapted to apply a disengaging force to an outer end of the rotor shaft, said jacking assembly comprising an operating piston; and a strongback adapted to provide back support for the jacking assembly and for the standoffs; wherein the plurality of standoffs are adapted to fixedly engage an outer end plate of the slip ring assembly and the standoffs fixedly engage the strongback to maintain a predetermined separation between the strongback and the outer end plate of the slip ring assembly; and wherein the plurality of standoffs are symetrically distributed circumferentially between the strongback and the outer end plate of the slip ring assembly, wherein the plurality of standoffs include end threads to engage corresponding threaded holes on an outer face of the outer end plate of the slip ring assembly, wherein said operating piston is centered along a central axis of the fixture and wherein the piston is adapted to move along the central axis in a direction away from the strongback such that the stroke of the operating piston will provide a force against the outer end of the rotor shaft.
A device for measuring optical spectrum signals comprising: a first tunable comb laser source (101, 203) having a first central wavelength; and a second tunable comb laser source (108, 204) having a second central wavelength; characterised in that the central wavelength (102,111) of each comb is a fixed wavelength which is offset from the other central wavelength and the output of each comb source (101,108) is split into two bands using optical 2. splitters (210, 211) and optical filters (213,214,215,216) fitter such that only a limited number of comb laser lines on either side of the central wavelength of either comb is present at a combined output and the central wavelength of each comb laser source is chosen such that the combination of the two sources provides a continuous spectral coverage over a band in an optical spectrum under a selected wavelength tuning condition. a first tunable comb laser source (101, 203) having a first central wavelength; and a second tunable comb laser source (108, 204) having a second central wavelength; characterised in that the central wavelength (102,111) of each comb is a fixed wavelength which is offset from the other central wavelength and the output of each comb source (101,108) is split into two bands using optical 2. splitters (210, 211) and optical filters (213,214,215,216) fitter such that only a limited number of comb laser lines on either side of the central wavelength of either comb is present at a combined output and the central wavelength of each comb laser source is chosen such that the combination of the two sources provides a continuous spectral coverage over a band in an optical spectrum under a selected wavelength tuning condition.
An electric automobile charging system wherein a center device, an electric automobile (100a, 100b), and a charging device (200a, 200b) that charges a storage battery section in said electric automobile (100a, 100b) are connected by power lines, comprising: (a) an information acquisition means for acquiring information of an amount of power generated and an amount of power used; (b) a decision means for deciding on cutoff of a charging current or reduction of said charging current to said storage battery section in said electric automobile (100a, 100b), based on said information acquired by said information acquisition means; (c) a current restriction means for interrupting said charging current to said storage battery section in said electric automobile (100a, 100b) or reducing said charging current, based on a decision result by said decision means; and (d) a charging current decision means for deciding on an amount of reduction of charging current, based on a relationship between area information of an owner of said electric automobile (100a, 100b) and location information of said charging device (200a, 200b), characterized in that the amount of the reduction in the current level is made smaller the further away the electric automobile (100a, 100b) is from home. (a) an information acquisition means for acquiring information of an amount of power generated and an amount of power used; (b) a decision means for deciding on cutoff of a charging current or reduction of said charging current to said storage battery section in said electric automobile (100a, 100b), based on said information acquired by said information acquisition means; (c) a current restriction means for interrupting said charging current to said storage battery section in said electric automobile (100a, 100b) or reducing said charging current, based on a decision result by said decision means; and (d) a charging current decision means for deciding on an amount of reduction of charging current, based on a relationship between area information of an owner of said electric automobile (100a, 100b) and location information of said charging device (200a, 200b), characterized in that the amount of the reduction in the current level is made smaller the further away the electric automobile (100a, 100b) is from home.
A load control device for controlling an amount of power delivered from an alternating current, AC, power source to an electrical load, the load control device comprising: a bidirectional semiconductor switch (126A, 126B) configured to be coupled between the AC power source and the electrical load; and a controller operatively coupled to the bidirectional semiconductor switch, wherein the controller is configured to determine to operate the electrical load in a subsequent operation via a phase control signal in a forward phase-control mode; characterised in that the controller is further configured to: after determining to operate the electrical load in a subsequent operation via a phase control signal in a forward phase-control mode, when transitioning from an electronic off state to an electronic on state, control the bidirectional semiconductor switch to provide the phase control signal in a reverse phase-control mode for a predetermined period of time (T RPC) to the electrical load: before using the forward phase-control mode; after said predetermined period of time (T RPC) switch the phase control signal to the forward phase-control mode and control the bidirectional switch to provide the phase control signal in the forward phase-control mode to the electrical load. a bidirectional semiconductor switch (126A, 126B) configured to be coupled between the AC power source and the electrical load; and a controller operatively coupled to the bidirectional semiconductor switch, wherein the controller is configured to determine to operate the electrical load in a subsequent operation via a phase control signal in a forward phase-control mode; after determining to operate the electrical load in a subsequent operation via a phase control signal in a forward phase-control mode, when transitioning from an electronic off state to an electronic on state, control the bidirectional semiconductor switch to provide the phase control signal in a reverse phase-control mode for a predetermined period of time (T RPC) to the electrical load: before using the forward phase-control mode; after said predetermined period of time (T RPC) switch the phase control signal to the forward phase-control mode and control the bidirectional switch to provide the phase control signal in the forward phase-control mode to the electrical load.
An isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human angiopoietin-like protein 4, comprising: (a) a heavy chain complementarity determining region 1/ heavy chain complementarity determining region 2/ heavy chain complementarity determining region 3 having the amino acid sequence combination of SEQ ID NO: 28/30/32; and (b) a light chain complementarity determining region 1/ light chain complementarity determining region 2/ light chain complementarity determining region 3 having the amino acid sequence combination of SEQ ID NO:36/38/40. (a) a heavy chain complementarity determining region 1/ heavy chain complementarity determining region 2/ heavy chain complementarity determining region 3 having the amino acid sequence combination of SEQ ID NO: 28/30/32; and (b) a light chain complementarity determining region 1/ light chain complementarity determining region 2/ light chain complementarity determining region 3 having the amino acid sequence combination of SEQ ID NO:36/38/40.
An electronic device comprising: an insulating substrate; a conductor layer provided on the insulating substrate; an electronic element provided on the conductor layer; a connection body having a head part connected to a front surface of the electronic element via a conductive adhesive; a sealing part which seals the conductor layer, the electronic element and the head part, wherein the head part has a second projection part protruding toward a side of the electronic element from a facing surface facing the front surface of the electronic element, and a first projection part protruding from the second projection part toward the side of the electronic element, and in a state where the first projection part comes into contact with the front surface of the electronic element, and the conductive adhesive is bonded to the second projection part and is bonded to the facing surface of the head part around the second projection part, the head part is connected to the front surface of the electronic element, the first projection part has a linear part located on a base side of the first projection part and having a linear vertical cross-sectional shape, and a hemispherical shape part positioned on a tip end side of the linear part and having a hemispherical or circular-arc vertical cross-sectional shape. an insulating substrate; a conductor layer provided on the insulating substrate; an electronic element provided on the conductor layer; a connection body having a head part connected to a front surface of the electronic element via a conductive adhesive; a sealing part which seals the conductor layer, the electronic element and the head part, wherein the head part has a second projection part protruding toward a side of the electronic element from a facing surface facing the front surface of the electronic element, and a first projection part protruding from the second projection part toward the side of the electronic element, and in a state where the first projection part comes into contact with the front surface of the electronic element, and the conductive adhesive is bonded to the second projection part and is bonded to the facing surface of the head part around the second projection part, the head part is connected to the front surface of the electronic element, the first projection part has a linear part located on a base side of the first projection part and having a linear vertical cross-sectional shape, and a hemispherical shape part positioned on a tip end side of the linear part and having a hemispherical or circular-arc vertical cross-sectional shape.