mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric MEMS microphone, said piezoelectric MEMS microphone comprising: a substrate; and a multi-layer acoustic sensor comprising at least three layers including a first electrode layer, an intermediate layer of piezoelectric material deposited over said first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer deposited over said piezoelectric material, the method being characterised in that it comprises dimensioning said sensor such that an optimization parameter calculated according to the equation Optimization Parameter = V out 2 C P 2 A tan δ ⋅ f res 2 is at least 10% of the maximum obtainable optimization parameter for the sensor, where V out is output voltage of the sensor, C is the capacitance of the sensor, P is the input pressure, A is the sensor area, tan(δ) is dielectric loss angle of the sensor at the sensor's first resonant frequency, and f res is the first resonant frequency. a substrate; and a multi-layer acoustic sensor comprising at least three layers including a first electrode layer, an intermediate layer of piezoelectric material deposited over said first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer deposited over said piezoelectric material, the method being characterised in that it comprises dimensioning said sensor such that an optimization parameter calculated according to the equation Optimization Parameter = V out 2 C P 2 A tan δ ⋅ f res 2 is at least 10% of the maximum obtainable optimization parameter for the sensor, where V out is output voltage of the sensor, C is the capacitance of the sensor, P is the input pressure, A is the sensor area, tan(δ) is dielectric loss angle of the sensor at the sensor's first resonant frequency, and f res is the first resonant frequency.
A device for opening and closing an article (1, 101) in particular a leather good article, for example a satchel, backpack or the like, including a tab (5, 105) configured to project from a first part (2, 102) of said article and a clamp (6, 106) configured to be fixed on a second part (3, 103) of said article, said tab and said clamp being configured to cooperate in order to close said article when said first part is folded over said second part of said article, said opening and closing device (4, 104) then being in a locked state; characterised in that said tab (5, 105) is provided with at least one gripping zone (14, 105) and at least one first magnetic insert (16, 116), said clamp (6, 106) is movable in rotation between an open position and a closed position and is provided with at least one gripping member (25, 125) and at least one second magnetic insert (27, 127), said tab and said clamp being configured so that said clamp is pivoted from its closed position to its open position when said tab is introduced into said clamp, with said at least one first magnetic insert (16, 116) of said tab which is in immediate proximity to said at least one second magnetic insert (27, 127) of said clamp, and said clamp is pivoted from its open position to its closed position when said tab is still inserted into said clamp, with said at least one first magnetic insert of said tab which deviates from said at least one second magnetic insert of said clamp, said opening and closing device (4,104) thus being in a locked configuration wherein said at least one gripping member (25, 125) of said clamp (6, 106) cooperates with said at least one gripping zone (14, 114) of said tab (5, 105) and holds said tab in position relative to said clamp.
A unit for imparting mechanical perturbations to the posture of an individual comprising: - At least a striker comprising an actuator and a contacting head movable along a rectilinear direction by the actuator so as to impart a perturbation to a target on the individual; - A structure supporting the striker on the ground during the operation of imparting the perturbation; - An electronic control unit programmed to control the contacting head during the perturbation imparting operation; characterized in that - a load cell is connected to the contacting head to provide the electronic control unit with a force feedback during the perturbation imparting operation about an impulse load applied to the individual; and - The load cell is applied to the contacting head so as to measure only a component of the impulse perturbation force parallel to an axis of translation of the contacting head. - At least a striker comprising an actuator and a contacting head movable along a rectilinear direction by the actuator so as to impart a perturbation to a target on the individual; - A structure supporting the striker on the ground during the operation of imparting the perturbation; - An electronic control unit programmed to control the contacting head during the perturbation imparting operation; characterized in that - a load cell is connected to the contacting head to provide the electronic control unit with a force feedback during the perturbation imparting operation about an impulse load applied to the individual; and - The load cell is applied to the contacting head so as to measure only a component of the impulse perturbation force parallel to an axis of translation of the contacting head.
A surgical system comprising: a surgical console including a controller (62,66); a tray including a surface for receiving items used in performing a procedure; at least one docking station (40,42,44) attached to the tray; a heating element connected to a respective one of the docking station(s) and operably connected to the controller for selectively heating the respective docking station; a temperature sensor attached to a respective one of the docking station(s) and operably connected to the controller, the temperature sensor configured for sending a signal to the controller indicative of a temperature of the docking station; a reader attached to a respective one of the docking station(s) and operably connected to the controller, the reader configured for sending a signal representative of information collected by the reader from an article placed in the docking station; and wherein the controller is configured for selectively adjusting a heat output of the heating element in response to at least one of the signal received from the temperature sensor and the signal received from the reader, characterized in further comprising an articulating arm connected to the surgical console and selectively moveable within a range of positions, wherein the tray is attached to the articulating arm. a surgical console including a controller (62,66); a tray including a surface for receiving items used in performing a procedure; at least one docking station (40,42,44) attached to the tray; a heating element connected to a respective one of the docking station(s) and operably connected to the controller for selectively heating the respective docking station; a temperature sensor attached to a respective one of the docking station(s) and operably connected to the controller, the temperature sensor configured for sending a signal to the controller indicative of a temperature of the docking station; a reader attached to a respective one of the docking station(s) and operably connected to the controller, the reader configured for sending a signal representative of information collected by the reader from an article placed in the docking station; and wherein the controller is configured for selectively adjusting a heat output of the heating element in response to at least one of the signal received from the temperature sensor and the signal received from the reader, characterized in further comprising an articulating arm connected to the surgical console and selectively moveable within a range of positions, wherein the tray is attached to the articulating arm.
A centrifugal pump with several pump stages which are arranged axially between a head part and a foot part and with an outer casing formed from sheet which peripherally surrounds the pump stages, wherein an axial end of the outer casing is fastened on the head part and the other axial end on the foot part, and the centrifugal pump is designed as an inline pump and is envisaged for upright operation and it comprises a foot part, to which an outer casing connects to the top, the upper end of said outer casing being received by a head part which simultaneously forms a motor base for the electrical drive motor arranged thereabove, characterised in that the outer casing is formed from sheet, that the mechanical connection between the head part and the foot part is formed by the outer casing and that the axial ends of the outer casing are designed widened in a step-like manner.
A polymer powder comprising 2-(4-amino phenyl)-5 amino benzimidazole (DAPBI), paraphenylene diamine, and terephthaloyl dichloride, capable of being dissolved in a solvent system comprising (i) N -methyl-2-pyrrolidone or dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and (ii) an inorganic salt; wherein said polymer is capable of being redissolved in said solvent system after said polymer has been removed from said solvent system, wherein the polymer is formed by a process comprising the steps of: (a) forming a slurry of DAPBI in a solvent system comprising an organic solvent and an inorganic salt; (b) adding less than a stoichiometric amount, relative to the amount of DAPBI, of terephthaloyl dichloride to the slurry; (c) agitating the slurry to react the DAPBI and terephthaloyl dichloride to form an oligomeric solution; (d) adding PPD to the oligomeric solution and agitating until essentially all of the PPD is dissolved, followed by the addition of terephthaloyl dichloride to form a prepolymer solution; and (e) allowing the prepolymer solution to form a polymer. (a) forming a slurry of DAPBI in a solvent system comprising an organic solvent and an inorganic salt; (b) adding less than a stoichiometric amount, relative to the amount of DAPBI, of terephthaloyl dichloride to the slurry; (c) agitating the slurry to react the DAPBI and terephthaloyl dichloride to form an oligomeric solution; (d) adding PPD to the oligomeric solution and agitating until essentially all of the PPD is dissolved, followed by the addition of terephthaloyl dichloride to form a prepolymer solution; and (e) allowing the prepolymer solution to form a polymer.
An apparatus for relieving gastric pressure during enteral feeding, the apparatus being interposed between a feeding tube (138, 238) and administration tubing (142, 242, 342) connected to a feeding container (146, 246, 346), the apparatus comprising: fluid delivery tubing (144, 244, 344) connected to the feeding tube (138, 238); a connector (120, 220, 320) configured to connect the administration tubing (142, 242, 342) to the fluid delivery tubing (144, 244, 344); relief tubing (145, 245, 345) connected to the connector (120, 220, 320); a collection reservoir (112, 212, 312) connected to the relief tubing (145, 245, 345), wherein the collection reservoir (112, 212, 312) is configured to collect reflux fluids from a patient's stomach via the relief tubing (145, 245, 345); characterised in that it further comprises bidirectional fluid flow markings having a repeating pattern on at least one of the relief tubing (145, 245, 345), the administration tubing (142, 242, 342), and the fluid delivery tubing (144, 244, 344) to track movement of the fluid level within any section of tubing marked with the bidirectional fluid flow markings. fluid delivery tubing (144, 244, 344) connected to the feeding tube (138, 238); a connector (120, 220, 320) configured to connect the administration tubing (142, 242, 342) to the fluid delivery tubing (144, 244, 344); relief tubing (145, 245, 345) connected to the connector (120, 220, 320); a collection reservoir (112, 212, 312) connected to the relief tubing (145, 245, 345), wherein the collection reservoir (112, 212, 312) is configured to collect reflux fluids from a patient's stomach via the relief tubing (145, 245, 345); characterised in that it further comprises bidirectional fluid flow markings having a repeating pattern on at least one of the relief tubing (145, 245, 345), the administration tubing (142, 242, 342), and the fluid delivery tubing (144, 244, 344) to track movement of the fluid level within any section of tubing marked with the bidirectional fluid flow markings.
A display screen assembly, comprising a display screen, a frame, and a transparent protective plate, the display screen comprising a display surface, the display surface being provided with a display region and a non-display region, and the non-display region surrounding the display region; the frame being provided with a frame flange on an inner side of the frame, the frame flange entirely shielding the non-display region; and a periphery of the transparent protective plate being secured to the frame, and one surface of the transparent protective plate close to the display screen at least covering the display surface; wherein the periphery of the transparent protective plate is provided with an engaging structure, the engaging structure is a step facing the frame flange, and the frame flange is positioned on the engaging structure; wherein the engaging structure comprises a sidewall facing the frame flange; wherein the periphery of the transparent protective plate further defines a protective plate groove in the sidewall facing the frame flange, the protective plate groove including a bearing surface for bearing a shielding surface of the frame flange; wherein the frame flange comprises a connection surface facing the transparent protective plate and configured to fit to the sidewall, and a projection protruding from the sidewall that is receivable in the protective plate groove; and wherein the protective plate groove is over the non-display region, whereby, when the projection is received in the protective plate groove, the non-display region is entirely covered by the frame flange.
A gear pump with a plurality of gear wheels (3, 4) which intermesh in order to deliver a pumping medium, is held rotatably in a pump housing and deliver a pumping medium from a priming zone into a delivery pressure zone of the pump housing and with a pump shaft for driving one of the gear wheels, wherein the pump shaft has a coupling end (5.1) protruding from the pump housing and wherein a shaft sealing ring is held on the circumference of the pump shaft for sealing the pump housing, the shaft sealing ring being arranged in a concentric manner with the bearing bore (8.1), characterized in that on the interior of the shaft sealing ring concentric with the bearing bore (8.1), a circulating flushing chamber to the pump shaft is formed, the flushing chamber being connected to the delivery pressure zone of the pump housing by a feed channel in the pump housing and to the priming zone of the pump housing by a return channel in the pump housing.
Device for forming binding elements, said binding elements being intended for winding around a first element and a second element to be bound at one or more superimposition or binding areas, said device comprising a support structure, a unit for feeding at least one binding element at a time along a feed direction, a forming unit bearing a forming member mobile with respect to said structure according to a forming motion at least between an inoperative configuration, at which said forming member is spaced apart from said feed direction and an operative forming configuration at which said forming member intercepts said feed direction to form said at least one binding member around said first element and said second element, wherein it comprises a binding unit provided on said structure, configured for tightening respective portions of said formed binding element against each other around said first element to be bound and said second element to be bound, and for mutually twisting said tightened portions around a longitudinal axis of said binding unit; and characterized in that it comprises a guide unit carried by said structure, obtained through a slide or carriage, and provided with guide means respectively sliding or rolling, shaped according to said first element to be bound, for engaging said first element to be bound and guiding the relative continuous displacement of said device from one binding area to an adjacent binding area along said first engaged element to be bound.
A device, comprising: a first image sensor (111; 510) including a plurality of focus pixels, the focus pixels configured to capture images from at least a first perspective and a second perspective, a difference between the first and second perspectives associated with a first direction; a second image sensor (112; 520) separated from the first image sensor in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a memory; and a processor (120; 141) coupled to the memory and configured to: receive a first image from the first image sensor, the first image comprising first image data captured from the first perspective and second image data captured from the second perspective; receive a second image from the second image sensor; and generate a hybrid depth map based at least in part on the first image and the second image. a first image sensor (111; 510) including a plurality of focus pixels, the focus pixels configured to capture images from at least a first perspective and a second perspective, a difference between the first and second perspectives associated with a first direction; a second image sensor (112; 520) separated from the first image sensor in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a memory; and a processor (120; 141) coupled to the memory and configured to: receive a first image from the first image sensor, the first image comprising first image data captured from the first perspective and second image data captured from the second perspective; receive a second image from the second image sensor; and generate a hybrid depth map based at least in part on the first image and the second image. receive a first image from the first image sensor, the first image comprising first image data captured from the first perspective and second image data captured from the second perspective; receive a second image from the second image sensor; and generate a hybrid depth map based at least in part on the first image and the second image.
A method for marking a main carina and a trachea of a patient, the method comprising: importing, into an image processing computer, slice images of a chest of the patient from an imaging device; generating, by a graphics processor included in the image processing computer, a three-dimensional model based on the imported slice images; displaying, by the image processing computer, the 3D model in a graphical user interface; marking, by a user using the GUI, the main carina in one of a plurality of 2D slice images of axial orientation of the 3D model; characterized by: adjusting, by the user using the GUI, a view plane of the 3D model around a rotation axis defined by the marked location of the main carina to adjust the view plane from an axial orientation to a coronal orientation while keeping the main carina in the view plane, and, if necessary, scrolling through the 2D slice images of coronal orientation, to thereby display the entire trachea on the GUI; and marking, by a user using the GUI, an upper end of the trachea in said 2D slice image of coronal orientation displaying the entire trachea. importing, into an image processing computer, slice images of a chest of the patient from an imaging device; generating, by a graphics processor included in the image processing computer, a three-dimensional model based on the imported slice images; displaying, by the image processing computer, the 3D model in a graphical user interface; marking, by a user using the GUI, the main carina in one of a plurality of 2D slice images of axial orientation of the 3D model; characterized by: adjusting, by the user using the GUI, a view plane of the 3D model around a rotation axis defined by the marked location of the main carina to adjust the view plane from an axial orientation to a coronal orientation while keeping the main carina in the view plane, and, if necessary, scrolling through the 2D slice images of coronal orientation, to thereby display the entire trachea on the GUI; and marking, by a user using the GUI, an upper end of the trachea in said 2D slice image of coronal orientation displaying the entire trachea. adjusting, by the user using the GUI, a view plane of the 3D model around a rotation axis defined by the marked location of the main carina to adjust the view plane from an axial orientation to a coronal orientation while keeping the main carina in the view plane, and, if necessary, scrolling through the 2D slice images of coronal orientation, to thereby display the entire trachea on the GUI; and marking, by a user using the GUI, an upper end of the trachea in said 2D slice image of coronal orientation displaying the entire trachea.
A device for moving a movable building part of a building, in particular for opening and/or closing a window, a window sash or a door, comprising a moving element for moving the building part, with a handle in the manner of a window catch, which can be brought into cooperation with the moving element for manually moving the building part, and comprising an electromotive drive, wherein the drive is arranged in the handle, wherein the housing of the drive is designed as a handle, wherein the drive interacts with the moving element to move the building part in a non-manual manner, wherein the drive can be brought into and/or out of interaction with the moving element by the drive being slidably mounted along the moving element in the axial direction, characterised in that the drive is slidably mounted such that it is coupled to the moving element to move the building part in a non-manual manner and is decoupled from the moving element to move the building part in a manual manner and the handle is coupled into the moving element, and wherein the moving element not interacting with the drive for manually moving the building part can be manually moved by means of the handle coupled into the moving element, wherein a clip is arranged on the housing of the handle, and in that the clip is moveable along an inclined plane on the housing such that upon movement of the clip the drive is decoupled from the moving element and the clip is coupled into the moving element together with the housing.
Warhead comprising a warhead housing with hollow charge arranged therein, comprising a hollow-charge housing filled with explosive and having a metal coating, and a fragmenting charge comprising a fragmenting-charge housing filled with explosive and having at least one fragmenting coating, the fragmenting charge, having a passage opening, being movable between a position spaced apart from the fixed-position hollow charge and a position in the warhead housing that is adjacent to the hollow charge, the fragmenting charge being movable from one to the other position via a manually or automatically actuated conveying means, the conveying means being at least one stretched or lengthened spring element, which is assigned a locking element to be actuated for expansion or contraction, characterized in that the spring element supported in the warhead housing is compressed by the fragmenting charge located in the spaced apart position, or in that the spring element arranged between the fragmenting and the hollow charge (4, 3) is lengthened when the fragmenting charge is located in the spaced-apart position, so that the spring element contracts after the locking is released.