mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An emergency device that can be activated to help rescuers on the ground to rescue people from a suspended or elevated structure, including: - a fairlead ring fixed to the suspended or elevated structure and adapted to support the weight of one or more persons; - a weight releasable in free fall from the suspended or elevated structure; - a pilot line constrained to the weight and doubled through the fairlead ring, i.e. both ends (8',8") of the pilot line are constrained to the weight, and the pilot line passes through the fairlead ring; wherein the weight falling to the ground causes the pilot line to deploy, and wherein the pilot line is intended for the rescuers to hoist a rescue rope, wherein the fairlead ring is mounted so as to rotate on a plane orthogonal to the pilot line. - a fairlead ring fixed to the suspended or elevated structure and adapted to support the weight of one or more persons; - a weight releasable in free fall from the suspended or elevated structure; - a pilot line constrained to the weight and doubled through the fairlead ring, i.e. both ends (8',8") of the pilot line are constrained to the weight, and the pilot line passes through the fairlead ring; wherein the weight falling to the ground causes the pilot line to deploy, and wherein the pilot line is intended for the rescuers to hoist a rescue rope, wherein the fairlead ring is mounted so as to rotate on a plane orthogonal to the pilot line. wherein the weight falling to the ground causes the pilot line to deploy, and wherein the pilot line is intended for the rescuers to hoist a rescue rope, wherein the fairlead ring is mounted so as to rotate on a plane orthogonal to the pilot line.
An orthopaedic knee joint prosthesis comprising: a tibial bearing configured to be coupled to a tibial tray, the tibial bearing having a platform and a spine extending upwardly from the platform, the spine having a posterior side including a concave cam surface and a convex cam surface located superiorly relative to the concave cam surface; and a femoral component configured to articulate with the tibial bearing, the femoral component including (i) a pair of spaced apart condyles (44, 46) defining an intracondylar notch between them and (ii) a posterior cam positioned in the intracondylar notch, the posterior cam including a concave cam surface and a convex cam surface, in which the posterior cam does not contact the spine when the prosthesis is not in flexion, characterised in that (a) the concave cam surface of the posterior cam contacts the convex cam surface of the spine during a first range of flexion starting at a flexion angle of from about 50°, and (b) contact between the posterior cam and the cam surface of the spine transitions to contact between the convex cam surface of the posterior cam and the concave cam surface of the spine during a second range of flexion which starts at a flexion angle which is greater than the flexion angle which marks the finish of the first range of flexion and finishes at a flexion angle of not more than about 150°. a tibial bearing configured to be coupled to a tibial tray, the tibial bearing having a platform and a spine extending upwardly from the platform, the spine having a posterior side including a concave cam surface and a convex cam surface located superiorly relative to the concave cam surface; and a femoral component configured to articulate with the tibial bearing, the femoral component including (i) a pair of spaced apart condyles (44, 46) defining an intracondylar notch between them and (ii) a posterior cam positioned in the intracondylar notch, the posterior cam including a concave cam surface and a convex cam surface, in which the posterior cam does not contact the spine when the prosthesis is not in flexion, characterised in that (a) the concave cam surface of the posterior cam contacts the convex cam surface of the spine during a first range of flexion starting at a flexion angle of from about 50°, and (b) contact between the posterior cam and the cam surface of the spine transitions to contact between the convex cam surface of the posterior cam and the concave cam surface of the spine during a second range of flexion which starts at a flexion angle which is greater than the flexion angle which marks the finish of the first range of flexion and finishes at a flexion angle of not more than about 150°.
A composition comprising: nanoparticles to which is adhered an α-hydroxyphosphonate moiety, wherein the at least one alpha-hydroxy phosphonate moiety has the structure of Formula I: wherein S is a spacer, L is a linkage between S and R, R is a poly(ethylene glycol), and Z is an alkoxy or hydroxy cap at the ω end of the PEG chain wherein said PEG has a molecular weight in the range equal to about 10,000 daltons and less than or equal to about 30,000 daltons, and o = 0 or 1; wherein the nanoparticle comprises superparamagnetic iron oxide; and wherein S is a direct bond, an unsubstituted or substituted aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, or a heteroaliphatic group. wherein S is a spacer, L is a linkage between S and R, R is a poly(ethylene glycol), and Z is an alkoxy or hydroxy cap at the ω end of the PEG chain wherein said PEG has a molecular weight in the range equal to about 10,000 daltons and less than or equal to about 30,000 daltons, and o = 0 or 1; wherein the nanoparticle comprises superparamagnetic iron oxide; and wherein S is a direct bond, an unsubstituted or substituted aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group, or a heteroaliphatic group.
A surgical fastener, comprising: an anvil; a cartridge assembly; a first adjunct material; means for affixing the first adjunct material onto a tissue at a treatment site; a second adjunct material; means for affixing the second adjunct material onto the tissue at the treatment site; wherein the first adjunct material is coupled to the anvil and the second adjunct material is coupled to the cartridge assembly; wherein said first adjunct material comprises: a first tissue-contacting layer formed from an elastomeric material; a second layer positioned closer to the tissue-contacting surface of the anvil, formed from a substantially rigid material; a third layer positioned closest to the tissue-contacting surface of the anvil, formed from a semi-rigid material. an anvil; a cartridge assembly; a first adjunct material; means for affixing the first adjunct material onto a tissue at a treatment site; a second adjunct material; means for affixing the second adjunct material onto the tissue at the treatment site; wherein the first adjunct material is coupled to the anvil and the second adjunct material is coupled to the cartridge assembly; wherein said first adjunct material comprises: a first tissue-contacting layer formed from an elastomeric material; a second layer positioned closer to the tissue-contacting surface of the anvil, formed from a substantially rigid material; a third layer positioned closest to the tissue-contacting surface of the anvil, formed from a semi-rigid material. a first tissue-contacting layer formed from an elastomeric material; a second layer positioned closer to the tissue-contacting surface of the anvil, formed from a substantially rigid material; a third layer positioned closest to the tissue-contacting surface of the anvil, formed from a semi-rigid material.
Submerged burner for a glass- or rock-melting furnace, comprising - a plurality of in-line injectors, each injector comprising a cylinder-shaped mixing chamber, with an ejection orifice, a fuel-supply duct and an oxidant-supply duct opening into the mixing chamber at the cylinder jacket at diametrically opposed points in a direction causing a tangential flow of the fuel and of the oxidant relative to the cylinder jacket, and - a duct system making it possible for a coolant to flow inside the burner. - a plurality of in-line injectors, each injector comprising a cylinder-shaped mixing chamber, with an ejection orifice, a fuel-supply duct and an oxidant-supply duct opening into the mixing chamber at the cylinder jacket at diametrically opposed points in a direction causing a tangential flow of the fuel and of the oxidant relative to the cylinder jacket, and - a duct system making it possible for a coolant to flow inside the burner.
A sliding wall arrangement, having at least one wing having a lower edge, a running rail, which can be sunk into a building floor and has at least one guide channel (11, 12), in which at least one wing is displaceably mounted at the lower edge, and at least one cover element, which is used for covering the at least one guide channel (11, 12) when the guide channel (11, 12) is uncovered by the at least one displaceable wing, wherein a guide means (4, 4') is provided in the guide channel (11, 12), wherein the cover element does not cover the guide means, characterized in that the at least one cover element has a raised state, in which the cover element covers the guide channel (11, 12) uncovered by the wing, and a lowered state, in which the at least one cover element is lowered into the at least one guide channel (11, 12), so that it is projected upwards from the uppermost point of the guide means (4, 4') and the at least one wing is displaceable across the at least one cover element. at least one wing having a lower edge, a running rail, which can be sunk into a building floor and has at least one guide channel (11, 12), in which at least one wing is displaceably mounted at the lower edge, and at least one cover element, which is used for covering the at least one guide channel (11, 12) when the guide channel (11, 12) is uncovered by the at least one displaceable wing, wherein a guide means (4, 4') is provided in the guide channel (11, 12), wherein the cover element does not cover the guide means, characterized in that the at least one cover element has a raised state, in which the cover element covers the guide channel (11, 12) uncovered by the wing, and a lowered state, in which the at least one cover element is lowered into the at least one guide channel (11, 12), so that it is projected upwards from the uppermost point of the guide means (4, 4') and the at least one wing is displaceable across the at least one cover element.
Device for separating sheet material, with a sheet material pick-up, which is designed for picking up a single sheet material piece from a sheet material stack, which comprises multiple sheet material pieces (5-1,...5-n), and with an actuator, which is designed for shifting the sheet material pick-up, wherein the device also comprises: - an image acquisition unit, which is designed for capturing an image of a surface of the single sheet material piece and for providing image data; and - an evaluation unit, which is downstream of the image acquisition unit and is designed for receiving the image data and for providing an evaluation result in dependence on an evaluation of the image data, wherein the device is designed to determine a pick-up position in dependence on the evaluation result and to position the sheet material pick-up at the pick-up position, in order to pick up the single sheet material piece at the pick-up position and remove it from the sheet material stack; characterized in that - the evaluation unit is designed to determine adhesion properties of a surface of the single sheet material piece on the basis of the image data and to provide the evaluation result in dependence on the adhesion properties. - an image acquisition unit, which is designed for capturing an image of a surface of the single sheet material piece and for providing image data; and - an evaluation unit, which is downstream of the image acquisition unit and is designed for receiving the image data and for providing an evaluation result in dependence on an evaluation of the image data, wherein the device is designed to determine a pick-up position in dependence on the evaluation result and to position the sheet material pick-up at the pick-up position, in order to pick up the single sheet material piece at the pick-up position and remove it from the sheet material stack; - the evaluation unit is designed to determine adhesion properties of a surface of the single sheet material piece on the basis of the image data and to provide the evaluation result in dependence on the adhesion properties.
A cross member of a torsion bar rear suspension for a motor vehicle; the cross member extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising: - two tubular portions arranged at the opposite longitudinal ends of the cross member; - a central portion having a longitudinal slit so as to have an open cross section, considering any section plane orthogonal to said longitudinal axis; said central portion comprising: a) a wall that joins said tubular portions to each other in longitudinal direction and defines an axial cavity, open radially towards the outside through said longitudinal slit; b) two wings, which define said longitudinal slit, are joined to said wall through respective curved portions, project into said cavity and end with respective edges spaced from one another and from said wall; the cross member consisting of a single plate, symmetrical with respect to a centreline section plane, orthogonal to said longitudinal axis, and being characterized in that the length of the development of the cross section at said centreline section plane is greater than the length of the development of the lateral profile of said tubular portions. - two tubular portions arranged at the opposite longitudinal ends of the cross member; - a central portion having a longitudinal slit so as to have an open cross section, considering any section plane orthogonal to said longitudinal axis; said central portion comprising: a) a wall that joins said tubular portions to each other in longitudinal direction and defines an axial cavity, open radially towards the outside through said longitudinal slit; b) two wings, which define said longitudinal slit, are joined to said wall through respective curved portions, project into said cavity and end with respective edges spaced from one another and from said wall; a) a wall that joins said tubular portions to each other in longitudinal direction and defines an axial cavity, open radially towards the outside through said longitudinal slit; b) two wings, which define said longitudinal slit, are joined to said wall through respective curved portions, project into said cavity and end with respective edges spaced from one another and from said wall;
A spine stabilization system comprising: - an elongate rod; - a bone fastener having a rounded head; - a coupling element comprising a coupling body and a cap; - wherein the coupling body comprises sidewalls that define two upwardly extending - arms (522, 524), said arms defining two slots (526, 528) capable of receiving the elongate rod; - wherein the coupling body comprises at least one groove (534, 536) disposed about an interior sidewall (523, 525) of the coupling body; - wherein the cap comprises at least one protrusion (512, 514) disposed about the cap - wherein the protrusion (512, 514) of the cap rides within the groove (534, 536) of the coupling body as the cap is rotated from a first position to a second position, characterized in that - the coupling body further includes at least one relief area (545, 547) in the form of a cavity formed within the groove (534, 536) disposed about the interior sidewall (523, 525) that is radially larger than groove sidewall and that provides an area in which leading edge (546, 548) of the protrusion (512, 514) may reside when the cap is rotated into the second position. - an elongate rod; - a bone fastener having a rounded head; - a coupling element comprising a coupling body and a cap; - wherein the coupling body comprises sidewalls that define two upwardly extending - arms (522, 524), said arms defining two slots (526, 528) capable of receiving the elongate rod; - wherein the coupling body comprises at least one groove (534, 536) disposed about an interior sidewall (523, 525) of the coupling body; - wherein the cap comprises at least one protrusion (512, 514) disposed about the cap - wherein the protrusion (512, 514) of the cap rides within the groove (534, 536) of the coupling body as the cap is rotated from a first position to a second position, characterized in that - the coupling body further includes at least one relief area (545, 547) in the form of a cavity formed within the groove (534, 536) disposed about the interior sidewall (523, 525) that is radially larger than groove sidewall and that provides an area in which leading edge (546, 548) of the protrusion (512, 514) may reside when the cap is rotated into the second position.
A fluorescence observation device comprising: an illuminating section (3, 4) that emits excitation light and illumination light onto a subject; a fluorescence-image capturing section that acquires a fluorescence image by image-capturing fluorescence generated in the subject by irradiation with the excitation light from the illuminating section (3, 4); and a return-light-image capturing section that acquires a return-light image by image-capturing return light that returns from the subject by irradiation with the illumination light from the illuminating section; characterized by: a region extracting section that extracts a high-luminance region in which the fluorescence image acquired by the fluorescence-image capturing section has a gradation level higher than or equal to a set threshold value; and a threshold setting section that sets the threshold value of the fluorescence image higher as the gradation level of the return-light image acquired by the return-light-image capturing section increases. an illuminating section (3, 4) that emits excitation light and illumination light onto a subject; a fluorescence-image capturing section that acquires a fluorescence image by image-capturing fluorescence generated in the subject by irradiation with the excitation light from the illuminating section (3, 4); and a return-light-image capturing section that acquires a return-light image by image-capturing return light that returns from the subject by irradiation with the illumination light from the illuminating section; a region extracting section that extracts a high-luminance region in which the fluorescence image acquired by the fluorescence-image capturing section has a gradation level higher than or equal to a set threshold value; and a threshold setting section that sets the threshold value of the fluorescence image higher as the gradation level of the return-light image acquired by the return-light-image capturing section increases.
Method for attaching a sensor support in a tire, wherein - a tire is provided, - a sensor support is provided, having a housing in which a sensor is intended to be attached and having a lower surface provided with an adhesive suitable for gluing the sensor support to the tire, and wherein the adhesive is a pressure-sensitive adhesive with a silicone base, said method being characterized in that the adhesive has a thickness of between 30 um and 600 μm, and - the lower surface of the sensor support is applied to an internal portion of the tire with a pressure of between 0.05 MPa and 1 MPa for a duration of less than 1 minute, in order to attach said sensor support to the tire. - a tire is provided, - a sensor support is provided, having a housing in which a sensor is intended to be attached and having a lower surface provided with an adhesive suitable for gluing the sensor support to the tire, and wherein the adhesive is a pressure-sensitive adhesive with a silicone base, said method being characterized in that the adhesive has a thickness of between 30 um and 600 μm, and wherein the adhesive is a pressure-sensitive adhesive with a silicone base, said method being characterized in that the adhesive has a thickness of between 30 um and 600 μm, and - the lower surface of the sensor support is applied to an internal portion of the tire with a pressure of between 0.05 MPa and 1 MPa for a duration of less than 1 minute, in order to attach said sensor support to the tire.
A blood pump system comprising: a rotary motor comprising a stator and a rotor, the rotor having a predefined number of permanent magnetic poles for magnetic levitation of the rotor, the stator having a plurality of pole pieces (123a-f) arranged circumferentially at intervals; and a controller configured to control a start phase of the rotor, wherein the start phase is prior to the rotor being positioned in a predefined geometric volume for pumping blood and wherein the start phase includes at least one of: performing a rotation of the rotor by an angle within a predetermined range, the angle being larger than an angle corresponding to a quarter of an angular distance between two neighboring magnetic poles of the rotor; and rolling the rotor from a start position to a target position, wherein a magnet of the rotor experiences a reduced magnetic attraction at the target position compared to the start position. a rotary motor comprising a stator and a rotor, the rotor having a predefined number of permanent magnetic poles for magnetic levitation of the rotor, the stator having a plurality of pole pieces (123a-f) arranged circumferentially at intervals; and a controller configured to control a start phase of the rotor, wherein the start phase is prior to the rotor being positioned in a predefined geometric volume for pumping blood and wherein the start phase includes at least one of: performing a rotation of the rotor by an angle within a predetermined range, the angle being larger than an angle corresponding to a quarter of an angular distance between two neighboring magnetic poles of the rotor; and rolling the rotor from a start position to a target position, wherein a magnet of the rotor experiences a reduced magnetic attraction at the target position compared to the start position. performing a rotation of the rotor by an angle within a predetermined range, the angle being larger than an angle corresponding to a quarter of an angular distance between two neighboring magnetic poles of the rotor; and rolling the rotor from a start position to a target position, wherein a magnet of the rotor experiences a reduced magnetic attraction at the target position compared to the start position.
A β-glucosidase, comprising a β-glucosidase catalytic domain which comprises: a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in which 1 to 20 amino acids are deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having β-glucosidase activity, or a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 92% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having β-glucosidase activity. a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence in which 1 to 20 amino acids are deleted, substituted, or added in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having β-glucosidase activity, or a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having 92% or greater sequence identity with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and having β-glucosidase activity.