mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A closure (320, 320A) for a container that has an opening to the container interior wherein contents may be stored, said closure comprising: a closure body for mounting on said container, said closure body defining an opening through said closure body; a membrane (326, 326A) attached to said closure body and extending across at least a portion of said closure body opening; and a pull ring that is separate from said closure body and that is attached to said membrane at said closure body opening whereby a user can pull said pull ring to tear at least a portion of said membrane away from said closure body to provide either access or increased access through said closure body opening, said closure (320, 320A) further includes a small dispensing orifice structure (372, 372A) attached to said membrane (326, 326A) within said pull ring; characterised in that said small dispensing orifice structure (372, 372A) includes a removable disc (378, 378A) initially preventing access under said disc (378, 378A) to a portion of said membrane (326, 326A) in which at least one orifice (381, 381A) is exposed after removal of said disc (378, 378A), and wherein said small dispensing orifice structure (372, 372A) includes an annular base (373, 373A) and an upwardly extending annular wall (374, 374A); said disc (378, 378A) is frangibly connected to said base (373, 373A) or wall (374, 374A); and said membrane (326, 326A) defines said at least one orifice either both before and after said disc is removed or only after said disc is removed. a closure body for mounting on said container, said closure body defining an opening through said closure body; a membrane (326, 326A) attached to said closure body and extending across at least a portion of said closure body opening; and a pull ring that is separate from said closure body and that is attached to said membrane at said closure body opening whereby a user can pull said pull ring to tear at least a portion of said membrane away from said closure body to provide either access or increased access through said closure body opening, said closure (320, 320A) further includes a small dispensing orifice structure (372, 372A) attached to said membrane (326, 326A) within said pull ring; characterised in that said small dispensing orifice structure (372, 372A) includes a removable disc (378, 378A) initially preventing access under said disc (378, 378A) to a portion of said membrane (326, 326A) in which at least one orifice (381, 381A) is exposed after removal of said disc (378, 378A), and wherein said small dispensing orifice structure (372, 372A) includes an annular base (373, 373A) and an upwardly extending annular wall (374, 374A); said disc (378, 378A) is frangibly connected to said base (373, 373A) or wall (374, 374A); and said membrane (326, 326A) defines said at least one orifice either both before and after said disc is removed or only after said disc is removed.
Transverse sealing device (14a; 14b) for sealing a package or a packaging material, comprising at least two sealing jaws (18b, 20b; 18b, 20b), comprising at least one guide unit (82a; 82b) to guide a movement of the at least two sealing jaws (18a, 20a; 18b, 20b), comprising at least one movement unit (36a; 36b) to move the at least two sealing jaws (18a, 20a; 18b, 20b) translationally relative to each other along a direction parallel to a horizontal movement axis (38a; 38b) of the guide unit (82a; 82b) and to move the at least two sealing jaws (18a, 20a; 18b, 20b) translationally along a direction parallel to a vertical movement axis (40a; 40b) of the guide unit (82a; 82b) and comprising at least two drive units (42a, 44a; 42b, 44b) to drive the movement unit (36a; 36b), wherein the at least two drive units (42a, 44a; 42b, 44b) are connected to each other by the movement unit (36a; 36b) in such a way that a horizontal movement and/or a vertical movement of the at least two sealing jaws (18a, 20a; 18b, 20b) is generatable by a joint drive of the movement unit (36a; 36b) by means of the at least two drive units (42a, 44a; 42b, 44b), characterized in that a horizontal movement or a vertical movement of the at least two sealing jaws (18a, 20a; 18b, 20b) is only generatable by a drive by all of the at least two drive units (42a, 44a; 42b, 44b).
A sterilized oxygen-absorbing resin composition obtained by performing at least: a sterilizing step of irradiating with radiation an oxygen-absorbing resin composition comprising a transition metal catalyst and a thermoplastic resin (a) having a tetralin ring as a constituent unit; and a step of heating the oxygen-absorbing resin composition at a temperature equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin (a) and equal to or lower than 200°C, after the sterilizing step, wherein the glass transition temperature is measured by a differential scanning calorimeter. a sterilizing step of irradiating with radiation an oxygen-absorbing resin composition comprising a transition metal catalyst and a thermoplastic resin (a) having a tetralin ring as a constituent unit; and a step of heating the oxygen-absorbing resin composition at a temperature equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin (a) and equal to or lower than 200°C, after the sterilizing step, wherein the glass transition temperature is measured by a differential scanning calorimeter.
A child safety seat disposable on a vehicle seat wherein the child safety seat comprises: a seat body, two support ribs being disposed at opposite sides of a bottom of the seat body, each of the support ribs comprising a front support end (11 a) and a rear support end (11 b); a support foot disposed between the two support ribs and pivotally connected to the two support ribs; and an angle adjusting mechanism selectively adjusting and fixing the support ribs and the seat body such that one of the front support end and the rear support end supports the seat body on the vehicle seat along with the support foot, wherein the child safety seat is capable of being operated between a forward state and a backward state, the front support end (11 a) and the rear support end are connected to each other obliquely, the front support end is adapted to abut against the vehicle seat when the child safety seat is situated in the forward state, and the rear support end is adapted to abut against the vehicle seat when the child safety seat is situated in the backward state, characterized in that the support foot comprises a frame, the frame has a front end and a rear end, the front support end (11 a) and the rear end being adapted to abut against the vehicle seat when the child safety seat is situated in the forward state, and the rear support end (11 b) and the front end being adapted to abut against the vehicle seat when the child safety seat is situated in the backward state. a seat body, two support ribs being disposed at opposite sides of a bottom of the seat body, each of the support ribs comprising a front support end (11 a) and a rear support end (11 b); a support foot disposed between the two support ribs and pivotally connected to the two support ribs; and an angle adjusting mechanism selectively adjusting and fixing the support ribs and the seat body such that one of the front support end and the rear support end supports the seat body on the vehicle seat along with the support foot, wherein the child safety seat is capable of being operated between a forward state and a backward state, the front support end (11 a) and the rear support end are connected to each other obliquely, the front support end is adapted to abut against the vehicle seat when the child safety seat is situated in the forward state, and the rear support end is adapted to abut against the vehicle seat when the child safety seat is situated in the backward state, characterized in that the support foot comprises a frame, the frame has a front end and a rear end, the front support end (11 a) and the rear end being adapted to abut against the vehicle seat when the child safety seat is situated in the forward state, and the rear support end (11 b) and the front end being adapted to abut against the vehicle seat when the child safety seat is situated in the backward state.
A method for determining if an impact of an aircraft is imminent within a threshold amount of time comprising: obtaining, by a device, data associated with an aircraft; processing (304 - 308), by the device, the data; determining, by the device, that the aircraft is likely to impact the ground with a probability greater than a threshold within a second threshold amount of time based on the processed data; causing, by the device, a change in an attitude of the aircraft relative to one or more axes of the aircraft based on the determination; and causing, by the device, a lateral velocity associated with the aircraft to be reduced to an amount less than a third threshold based on the determination. obtaining, by a device, data associated with an aircraft; processing (304 - 308), by the device, the data; determining, by the device, that the aircraft is likely to impact the ground with a probability greater than a threshold within a second threshold amount of time based on the processed data; causing, by the device, a change in an attitude of the aircraft relative to one or more axes of the aircraft based on the determination; and causing, by the device, a lateral velocity associated with the aircraft to be reduced to an amount less than a third threshold based on the determination.
An apparatus comprising a computer readable medium storing instructions for causing a computer system to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a source of patient ECG data that includes two or more ECG leads, an ECG signal; generating at least two generally orthogonal ECG vectors based on the ECG signal; processing the at least two generally orthogonal ECG vectors to determine a loop trajectory of at least a portion of the ECG signal; identifying a trajectory bifurcation by comparing the loop trajectory to a control loop trajectory for a plurality of cardiac cycles; determining beat-to-beat T wave alternans, wherein the control loop trajectory is generated using either odd beats or even beats of a time period and the loop trajectory is generated using the other of the odd beats or the even beats of the time period; and determining an indicator of a cardiac event based on the trajectory bifurcation. receiving, from a source of patient ECG data that includes two or more ECG leads, an ECG signal; generating at least two generally orthogonal ECG vectors based on the ECG signal; processing the at least two generally orthogonal ECG vectors to determine a loop trajectory of at least a portion of the ECG signal; identifying a trajectory bifurcation by comparing the loop trajectory to a control loop trajectory for a plurality of cardiac cycles; determining beat-to-beat T wave alternans, wherein the control loop trajectory is generated using either odd beats or even beats of a time period and the loop trajectory is generated using the other of the odd beats or the even beats of the time period; and determining an indicator of a cardiac event based on the trajectory bifurcation.
In vitro method for therapy control after treatment of HPV16-positive carcinoma comprising the steps of (a) contacting a sample from a patient with an HPV16-positive carcinoma, said patient having been administered an anti-cancer therapy, with a plurality of antigens comprising a conformational epitope of HPV16 L1 capsid or capsomer, wherein said epitope is not present in monomeric and/or denatured HPV16 L1, under conditions at which antibodies present in the sample can bind to the antigens and (b) detecting the binding of antibodies in the sample bound to the antigen, wherein the binding of said antibodies bears a negative correlation with the success of anti-cancer therapy in the patient and wherein the binding of said antibodies is compared with a reference level of binding, preferably wherein the binding of said antibodies is compared with the binding of said antibodies in one or more samples taken from said patient at predetermined time intervals, wherein a decrease in said binding over a predetermined time indicates successful anti-cancer therapy and wherein an increase in said binding over time indicates a recurrence of the HPV16-positive carcinoma in said patient. (a) contacting a sample from a patient with an HPV16-positive carcinoma, said patient having been administered an anti-cancer therapy, with a plurality of antigens comprising a conformational epitope of HPV16 L1 capsid or capsomer, wherein said epitope is not present in monomeric and/or denatured HPV16 L1, under conditions at which antibodies present in the sample can bind to the antigens and (b) detecting the binding of antibodies in the sample bound to the antigen, wherein the binding of said antibodies bears a negative correlation with the success of anti-cancer therapy in the patient and wherein the binding of said antibodies is compared with a reference level of binding, preferably wherein the binding of said antibodies is compared with the binding of said antibodies in one or more samples taken from said patient at predetermined time intervals, wherein a decrease in said binding over a predetermined time indicates successful anti-cancer therapy and wherein an increase in said binding over time indicates a recurrence of the HPV16-positive carcinoma in said patient.
A chip for use in a capillarity-driven fluidic self-assembly process comprising at least one external surface, wherein at least part of said external surface is capable of changing its polarity as a function of the presence of one or more chemical stimuli, wherein said at least part of said external surface has catenanes bonded thereto and wherein said catenanes bonded thereto have at least one hydrophilic macrocycle conferring hydrophilic character and at least one hydrophobic macrocycle conferring hydrophobic character and/or said catenanes bonded thereto have at least one amphiphilic macrocycle having a hydrophilic section conferring hydrophilic character and at least one hydrophobic section conferring hydrophobic character.
An injection molding machine configured to monitor a state of resin in an injection cylinder, comprising: an energy consumption detecting part configured to detect an amount of energy consumed in plasticizing the resin, a storage device for storing an amount of base consumed energy, characterized by: a molding quality judging part configured to compare the amount of consumed energy detected by the energy consumption detecting part and an amount of base consumed energy, which is stored in the storage device and represents a typical amount of energy consumed in producing an adequate quality molding product from a given resin material; an energy consumption stabilizing part configured to stabilize the consumed energy detected by the energy consumption detecting part. an energy consumption detecting part configured to detect an amount of energy consumed in plasticizing the resin, a storage device for storing an amount of base consumed energy, characterized by: a molding quality judging part configured to compare the amount of consumed energy detected by the energy consumption detecting part and an amount of base consumed energy, which is stored in the storage device and represents a typical amount of energy consumed in producing an adequate quality molding product from a given resin material; an energy consumption stabilizing part configured to stabilize the consumed energy detected by the energy consumption detecting part.
A valve for the cylinders of the reciprocating compressors, comprising a valve seat formed by a plate in which a plurality of flow channels are formed, cooperating with the shutter elements that open or close said channels, wherein said shutters are manufactured by means of a thermoplastic matrix composition consisting of PEEK or PEI filled with glass and/or carbon fibers, characterized in that said thermoplastic matrix composition is reinforced with one of the following inorganic nano-particles, or a mixture thereof: 4-30% of wollastonite, 4-30% of metal oxides, 4-30% of carbon nano-fibers, 4-30% of sepiolite, 4-30% of mixtures of silica and alumina, 4-30% of fluoro-mica for a total quantity of 4-30% of nano-particles.
An orthopaedic surgical instrument comprising a femoral cutting block for cutting a patient's femur to receive a trochlear prosthesis component, the cutting block comprising: (i) a body including an upper body and a lower body extending downwardly from the upper body, the lower body having a bone-facing surface with a contour which corresponds to at least a portion of an upper surface of an associated trochlear prosthesis, (ii) a first vertical cutting guide which is formed in the upper body, (iii) a second vertical cutting guide which is formed in the upper body, (iv) a horizontal cutting guide which is formed in the upper body, located between the first and second vertical cutting guides so that a saw cut which is made using the horizontal cutting guide can intersect saw cuts which are made using the first and second vertical cutting guides to define a portion of the patient's femur which can be removed, the horizontal cutting guide being a closed cutting guide and (v) a distal end, characterised in that the distal end has a distal boss extending from the bone-facing surface for insertion into a cavity which is formed in the distal end of the patient's femur, the distal boss having a first passageway extending through it, and in that the first and second vertical cutting guides are open cutting guides. (i) a body including an upper body and a lower body extending downwardly from the upper body, the lower body having a bone-facing surface with a contour which corresponds to at least a portion of an upper surface of an associated trochlear prosthesis, (ii) a first vertical cutting guide which is formed in the upper body, (iii) a second vertical cutting guide which is formed in the upper body, (iv) a horizontal cutting guide which is formed in the upper body, located between the first and second vertical cutting guides so that a saw cut which is made using the horizontal cutting guide can intersect saw cuts which are made using the first and second vertical cutting guides to define a portion of the patient's femur which can be removed, the horizontal cutting guide being a closed cutting guide and (v) a distal end,
An apparatus comprising means configured to perform: - obtaining a request for modifying data records stored in a database; the data records being divided into partitions; - selecting, from a pre-defined set of validation rules, a subset of validation rules based on the obtained request, the subset of validation rules comprising one or more validation rules; - identifying at least one partition affected by the obtained request; - applying the one or more validation rules of the subset to the at least one affected partition, thereby obtaining validation results for respective one or more validation rules for the at least one affected partition; - aggregating, the validation results for the at least one affected partition with validation results for the respective validation rules of the subset for unaffected partitions, thereby obtaining aggregated validation results for the respective validation rules of the subset; and - validating, the aggregated results by means of validation conditions (22") associated with the respective validation rules of the subset; and wherein the means are further configured to perform said identifying by deriving index maps expression associated to the one or more validation rules of the subset and creating the corresponding index maps from the data records of the at least one affected partition, thereby obtaining index maps mapping the data records of the at least one affected partition to respective indexes, and, wherein the means are further configured for performing said applying by applying the one or more validation rules of the subset to the respective data records by means of the index maps, thereby obtaining validation results for the respective validation rules per partition. - obtaining a request for modifying data records stored in a database; the data records being divided into partitions; - selecting, from a pre-defined set of validation rules, a subset of validation rules based on the obtained request, the subset of validation rules comprising one or more validation rules; - identifying at least one partition affected by the obtained request; - applying the one or more validation rules of the subset to the at least one affected partition, thereby obtaining validation results for respective one or more validation rules for the at least one affected partition; - aggregating, the validation results for the at least one affected partition with validation results for the respective validation rules of the subset for unaffected partitions, thereby obtaining aggregated validation results for the respective validation rules of the subset; and - validating, the aggregated results by means of validation conditions (22") associated with the respective validation rules of the subset;
Device for combating the varroa mite in a bee brood, comprising at least one middle wall (15, 16) that can be inserted in particular into a beehive (1, 2) and that is provided with brood cells for female bees, wherein the device has an electrical heating device that has a resistance heating element embedded in the middle wall (15, 16) and a control device (27, 28, 31) connected to the latter which is designed such that an automatically running heating process can be initiated with a temporally pre-determined heat-up phase that lasts until a temperature of 39°C to 45°C, preferably 39°C to 42° C, is reached at the bottom of the brood cells in the region of the resistance heating element and then with a subsequent phase of maintaining this temperature for a predetermined period of time.
A hedge trimmer, comprising: a housing formed with an accommodation space; a blade assembly comprising a first blade and a second blade, wherein the first blade and the second blade reciprocate along a direction of a first straight line; and the blade assembly further comprises a blade support for supporting the first blade and the second blade and extending along the direction of the first straight line; a transmission mechanism for driving the blade assembly to move; and a motor coupled to the housing and used for driving the transmission mechanism to move; characterised in that the blade support has a density of greater than or equal to 1 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 2.2 g/cm 3. a housing formed with an accommodation space; a blade assembly comprising a first blade and a second blade, wherein the first blade and the second blade reciprocate along a direction of a first straight line; and the blade assembly further comprises a blade support for supporting the first blade and the second blade and extending along the direction of the first straight line; a transmission mechanism for driving the blade assembly to move; and a motor coupled to the housing and used for driving the transmission mechanism to move; characterised in that the blade support has a density of greater than or equal to 1 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 2.2 g/cm 3.