mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A mattress (10, 110) comprising an outer casing, and an inner core (14, 114) that is surrounded by the outer casing, the mattress having two major faces (16, 116), two long side faces, and two end faces, the core including a plurality of pocket springs (22, 122) that each comprise at least one spring within a fabric pocket, each spring being compressible along a compressive axis, and the pocket springs being arranged within the core such that the compressive axes extend perpendicularly to the two major faces, wherein the pocket springs are arranged into: two lateral sets (24, 26, 124, 126), wherein in each lateral set the fabric pockets of adjacent pocket springs are interconnected in regions adjacent the major faces of the mattress; and a central set (28, 128), wherein the fabric pockets of adjacent pocket springs in the central set are interconnected in regions adjacent the major faces of the mattress, the central set being disposed between the two lateral sets, and extending in a direction parallel to the long side faces of the mattress; and wherein the central set is joined directly or indirectly to each of the two lateral sets by first connections that are disposed substantially centrally between the two major faces, such that springs in each lateral set are compressible independently of the springs in the other lateral set. two lateral sets (24, 26, 124, 126), wherein in each lateral set the fabric pockets of adjacent pocket springs are interconnected in regions adjacent the major faces of the mattress; and a central set (28, 128), wherein the fabric pockets of adjacent pocket springs in the central set are interconnected in regions adjacent the major faces of the mattress, the central set being disposed between the two lateral sets, and extending in a direction parallel to the long side faces of the mattress; and wherein the central set is joined directly or indirectly to each of the two lateral sets by first connections that are disposed substantially centrally between the two major faces, such that springs in each lateral set are compressible independently of the springs in the other lateral set.
A method of forwarding data packets in a wireless network, said method comprises the steps of, in a transmitting node: - receiving quality information associated with at least one unsuccessfully decoded data packet from at least one communications node of a set of multiple candidate receiving nodes, said quality information represents the degree of decodability of said at least one unsuccessfully decoded data packet at said at least one communications node; - selecting, based on said quality information, at least one receiving node from said set of multiple candidate receiving nodes; and - forwarding a data packet to said receiving node. - receiving quality information associated with at least one unsuccessfully decoded data packet from at least one communications node of a set of multiple candidate receiving nodes, said quality information represents the degree of decodability of said at least one unsuccessfully decoded data packet at said at least one communications node; - selecting, based on said quality information, at least one receiving node from said set of multiple candidate receiving nodes; and - forwarding a data packet to said receiving node.
A recording apparatus comprising: a control unit, a droplet discharging head including a nozzle forming portion, the nozzle forming portion including nozzles capable of discharging droplets onto a medium, the nozzles being formed in the nozzle forming portion; and characterized by a charging unit configured to impart a positive or negative electrical charge to the medium before the droplets are discharged, the electrical charge having the same polarity as an electrically charged state of the nozzle forming portion after the droplets are discharged, such that: the medium before the droplets are discharged has the same polarity as the electrically charged state of the nozzle forming portion after the droplets are discharged, and in the medium after the droplets are discharged, the electrical charge of a polarity opposite to the electrically charged state of the nozzle forming portion is not greater than a specific amount, wherein the control unit is adapted to set the specific amount based on a discharge rate of the droplets. a control unit, a droplet discharging head including a nozzle forming portion, the nozzle forming portion including nozzles capable of discharging droplets onto a medium, the nozzles being formed in the nozzle forming portion; and characterized by a charging unit configured to impart a positive or negative electrical charge to the medium before the droplets are discharged, the electrical charge having the same polarity as an electrically charged state of the nozzle forming portion after the droplets are discharged, such that: the medium before the droplets are discharged has the same polarity as the electrically charged state of the nozzle forming portion after the droplets are discharged, and in the medium after the droplets are discharged, the electrical charge of a polarity opposite to the electrically charged state of the nozzle forming portion is not greater than a specific amount, wherein the control unit is adapted to set the specific amount based on a discharge rate of the droplets. the medium before the droplets are discharged has the same polarity as the electrically charged state of the nozzle forming portion after the droplets are discharged, and in the medium after the droplets are discharged, the electrical charge of a polarity opposite to the electrically charged state of the nozzle forming portion is not greater than a specific amount, wherein the control unit is adapted to set the specific amount based on a discharge rate of the droplets.
A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving (3110, 4110), from a first base station, a radio resource control, RRC, message including at least one packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, configuration information each of which corresponds to each data radio bearer, DRB, wherein the PDCP configuration information includes PDCP duplication information indicating whether a corresponding DRB is configured with PDCP duplication; receiving, from the first base station, a medium access control, MAC, control element, CE, activating the PDCP duplication for a DRB configured with the PDCP duplication; generating, at a PDCP entity, a first PDCP protocol data unit, PDU, for the DRB and a second PDCP PDU which is a duplicate of the first PDCP PDU; submitting the first PDCP PDU to a primary radio link control, RLC, entity and the second PDCP PDU to a secondary RLC entity; and transmitting (4130, 4140) the first PDCP PDU to the first base station and the second PDCP PDU to a second base station. receiving (3110, 4110), from a first base station, a radio resource control, RRC, message including at least one packet data convergence protocol, PDCP, configuration information each of which corresponds to each data radio bearer, DRB, wherein the PDCP configuration information includes PDCP duplication information indicating whether a corresponding DRB is configured with PDCP duplication; receiving, from the first base station, a medium access control, MAC, control element, CE, activating the PDCP duplication for a DRB configured with the PDCP duplication; generating, at a PDCP entity, a first PDCP protocol data unit, PDU, for the DRB and a second PDCP PDU which is a duplicate of the first PDCP PDU; submitting the first PDCP PDU to a primary radio link control, RLC, entity and the second PDCP PDU to a secondary RLC entity; and transmitting (4130, 4140) the first PDCP PDU to the first base station and the second PDCP PDU to a second base station.
A composite material, comprising: hollow nanostructures arranged together in an interconnected microstructure, wherein the walls of adjacent nanostructures are in contact with each other at nanostructure interconnections so that mechanical loads can be transferred from one nanostructure to another; and a ceramic binder material holding the nanostructures in place relative to each other; wherein the nanostructures have an aspect ratio (L/D) of from 3 to 10. hollow nanostructures arranged together in an interconnected microstructure, wherein the walls of adjacent nanostructures are in contact with each other at nanostructure interconnections so that mechanical loads can be transferred from one nanostructure to another; and a ceramic binder material holding the nanostructures in place relative to each other; wherein the nanostructures have an aspect ratio (L/D) of from 3 to 10.
A round kiln, furnace or flat-bottom steep of a malting facility comprising a bearing with roll elements, which are freely movably arranged between running surfaces of annular guides or raceways based on their design, wherein the roll elements are movably arranged between upper and lower running surfaces (6, 7) of upper and lower segments (1, 2) of a rotational guide.
An apparatus for shielding radiation emitted during a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising: a board positionable on top of a procedure table, the board extending laterally between a first board edge and a second board edge, and longitudinally between a third board edge and a fourth board edge, the board comprising a plurality of apertures distributed along at least one of the board edges (120, 122, 124, 126); and at least one radiation shield (104, 106, 108, 110) removably mountable to the board, the at least one radiation shield (104, 106, 108, 110) comprising at least one peg (166, 194, 236, 274) engageable with any one of the apertures in the board, characterized by each of the plurality of apertures in the board comprise an opposed pair of retention regions extending away from an insertion region, and the at least one peg (166, 194, 236, 274) of the at least one radiation shield (104, 106, 108, 110) is configured to be received in the insertion region of any one of the apertures and slidably engaged with one of the retention regions of that aperture, and preferably each of the retention regions extends longitudinally from the insertion region, and the at least one radiation shield (104, 106, 108, 110) comprises a first radiation shield and a second radiation shield, and while the at least one peg of the first radiation shield is engaged with one of the retention regions of any one of the apertures in the board, the at least one peg of the second radiation shield is engageable with the other of the retention regions of that aperture. a board positionable on top of a procedure table, the board extending laterally between a first board edge and a second board edge, and longitudinally between a third board edge and a fourth board edge, the board comprising a plurality of apertures distributed along at least one of the board edges (120, 122, 124, 126); and at least one radiation shield (104, 106, 108, 110) removably mountable to the board, the at least one radiation shield (104, 106, 108, 110) comprising at least one peg (166, 194, 236, 274) engageable with any one of the apertures in the board, characterized by each of the plurality of apertures in the board comprise an opposed pair of retention regions extending away from an insertion region, and the at least one peg (166, 194, 236, 274) of the at least one radiation shield (104, 106, 108, 110) is configured to be received in the insertion region of any one of the apertures and slidably engaged with one of the retention regions of that aperture, and preferably each of the retention regions extends longitudinally from the insertion region, and the at least one radiation shield (104, 106, 108, 110) comprises a first radiation shield and a second radiation shield, and while the at least one peg of the first radiation shield is engaged with one of the retention regions of any one of the apertures in the board, the at least one peg of the second radiation shield is engageable with the other of the retention regions of that aperture.
Heat source unit for an air conditioner comprising a refrigerant circuit, the heat source unit comprising: an external housing accommodating: a compressor configured to be connected to the refrigerant circuit; a heat source heat exchanger configured to be connected to the refrigerant circuit and configured to exchange heat between a refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant circuit and a heat source; an electric box having a top and side walls (32 to 34), the electric box accommodating electrical components configured to control the air conditioner and having an air passage comprising an air inlet and an air outlet, the electric box being configured such that an air flow is induced through the air passage from the air inlet to the air outlet for cooling at least some of the electrical components, and a cooling heat exchanger accommodated in the external housing and configured to be connected to the refrigerant circuit, wherein the cooling heat exchanger is arranged so as to be flown through by the air flow and exchange heat between the refrigerant and the air flow, characterized in that the electric box and the cooling heat exchanger are independently supported in the external housing. a compressor configured to be connected to the refrigerant circuit; a heat source heat exchanger configured to be connected to the refrigerant circuit and configured to exchange heat between a refrigerant circulating in the refrigerant circuit and a heat source; an electric box having a top and side walls (32 to 34), the electric box accommodating electrical components configured to control the air conditioner and having an air passage comprising an air inlet and an air outlet, the electric box being configured such that an air flow is induced through the air passage from the air inlet to the air outlet for cooling at least some of the electrical components, and a cooling heat exchanger accommodated in the external housing and configured to be connected to the refrigerant circuit, wherein the cooling heat exchanger is arranged so as to be flown through by the air flow and exchange heat between the refrigerant and the air flow, characterized in that the electric box and the cooling heat exchanger are independently supported in the external housing.
A system comprising: at least one processor configured to: determine if a host vehicle is traveling on a ramp (118, 326, 330) of a roadway (116, 304), the ramp (118, 326, 330) being an on-ramp or an off-ramp; responsive to a determination that the host vehicle is traveling on the ramp (118, 326, 330), determine a quantity of lanes of the ramp (118, 326, 330); select, based on the quantity of lanes of the ramp (118, 326, 330), a target selection scheme from among two or more potential selection schemes to be used to track targets while the host vehicle is on the ramp (118, 326, 330); determine, based on the selected target selection scheme, a target of interest leading the host vehicle on the ramp (118, 326, 330); and execute, based on the target of interest, one or more driving maneuvers of the host vehicle that assist in avoiding the target of interest. determine if a host vehicle is traveling on a ramp (118, 326, 330) of a roadway (116, 304), the ramp (118, 326, 330) being an on-ramp or an off-ramp; responsive to a determination that the host vehicle is traveling on the ramp (118, 326, 330), determine a quantity of lanes of the ramp (118, 326, 330); select, based on the quantity of lanes of the ramp (118, 326, 330), a target selection scheme from among two or more potential selection schemes to be used to track targets while the host vehicle is on the ramp (118, 326, 330); determine, based on the selected target selection scheme, a target of interest leading the host vehicle on the ramp (118, 326, 330); and execute, based on the target of interest, one or more driving maneuvers of the host vehicle that assist in avoiding the target of interest.
A seed delivery apparatus, comprising: a seed meter configured to entrain seeds on a seed disc and to release said entrained seeds at a seed release location; and a seed conveyor assembly having an upper end disposed to receive the released seed, said seed conveyor assembly including: a seed conveyor having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface having a plurality of inwardly projecting spaced teeth defining sequential belt gaps, said outer surface having a plurality of outwardly projecting spaced flights defining sequential flight gaps which receive the released seed, and an upper pulley characterised in that the upper pulley is having a first set of radially arranged pulley teeth and a second set of radially arranged pulley teeth angularly offset from said first set of radially arranged pulley teeth, each of said first and second set of radially arranged pulley teeth alternatingly engaging said sequential belt gaps; and a cleaning strip is disposed adjacent to said upper pulley to clean debris from said upper pulley. a seed meter configured to entrain seeds on a seed disc and to release said entrained seeds at a seed release location; and a seed conveyor assembly having an upper end disposed to receive the released seed, said seed conveyor assembly including: a seed conveyor having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface having a plurality of inwardly projecting spaced teeth defining sequential belt gaps, said outer surface having a plurality of outwardly projecting spaced flights defining sequential flight gaps which receive the released seed, and an upper pulley characterised in that the upper pulley is having a first set of radially arranged pulley teeth and a second set of radially arranged pulley teeth angularly offset from said first set of radially arranged pulley teeth, each of said first and second set of radially arranged pulley teeth alternatingly engaging said sequential belt gaps; and a cleaning strip is disposed adjacent to said upper pulley to clean debris from said upper pulley. a seed conveyor having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface having a plurality of inwardly projecting spaced teeth defining sequential belt gaps, said outer surface having a plurality of outwardly projecting spaced flights defining sequential flight gaps which receive the released seed, and an upper pulley characterised in that the upper pulley is having a first set of radially arranged pulley teeth and a second set of radially arranged pulley teeth angularly offset from said first set of radially arranged pulley teeth, each of said first and second set of radially arranged pulley teeth alternatingly engaging said sequential belt gaps; and a cleaning strip is disposed adjacent to said upper pulley to clean debris from said upper pulley.
A method of preparing a stock solution of non-replicative, non-infectious mammalian cell-endogenous retroviruslike particles, comprising the steps of: a) obtaining a mammalian cell culture solution, wherein the cell culture produces a therapeutic of interest through recombinant expression and as a by-product RLP; b) passing the cell culture solution through a chromatography resin or membrane, so that the therapeutic of interest binds to the chromatography resin or the membrane and the RLP remains in the flow-through solution ("waste material"); c) purifying the RLPs from the waste material produced in step b) by a separation technique selected from affinity chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, reverse phase chromatography, size based chromatography, mixed mode chromatography, centrifugation, depth filtration or size- based filtration to purify the RLP; and d) concentrating the purified RLP obtained in step c) to generate a stock solution of RLP, wherein said stock solution has at least 10 8 RLP/ml, and less than 1 part per million (ppm) of the therapeutic of interest, wherein said less than 1 ppm is defined as less than 1 nanogram of the therapeutic of interest per milligram of RLP in the stock solution. a) obtaining a mammalian cell culture solution, wherein the cell culture produces a therapeutic of interest through recombinant expression and as a by-product RLP; b) passing the cell culture solution through a chromatography resin or membrane, so that the therapeutic of interest binds to the chromatography resin or the membrane and the RLP remains in the flow-through solution ("waste material"); c) purifying the RLPs from the waste material produced in step b) by a separation technique selected from affinity chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, reverse phase chromatography, size based chromatography, mixed mode chromatography, centrifugation, depth filtration or size- based filtration to purify the RLP; and d) concentrating the purified RLP obtained in step c) to generate a stock solution of RLP, wherein said stock solution has at least 10 8 RLP/ml, and less than 1 part per million (ppm) of the therapeutic of interest, wherein said less than 1 ppm is defined as less than 1 nanogram of the therapeutic of interest per milligram of RLP in the stock solution.
An insertion mechanism for a drug pump, comprising: an insertion mechanism housing; a base; a sterile boot; an insertion biasing member; a manifold guide including an upper chamber and a lower chamber separated by a manifold guide ring; a cannula; and a manifold, the cannula and the manifold residing in the lower chamber of the manifold guide, the insertion biasing member configured to decompress upon activation and bear against the manifold guide ring, causing axial translation of the manifold guide, manifold, and cannula in the distal direction, the sterile boot being a collapsible or compressible sterile membrane in fixed engagement at a proximal end with the manifold and at a distal end with the base. an insertion mechanism housing; a base; a sterile boot; an insertion biasing member; a manifold guide including an upper chamber and a lower chamber separated by a manifold guide ring; a cannula; and a manifold, the cannula and the manifold residing in the lower chamber of the manifold guide, the insertion biasing member configured to decompress upon activation and bear against the manifold guide ring, causing axial translation of the manifold guide, manifold, and cannula in the distal direction, the sterile boot being a collapsible or compressible sterile membrane in fixed engagement at a proximal end with the manifold and at a distal end with the base.
An actuator system, comprising: a housing; a shaft; a shape memory alloy torque tube for rotating the shaft; characterized by: a first unidirectional bearing limiting rotation of the shaft relative to the SMA torque tube to a first direction; and a second unidirectional bearing preventing rotation of the shaft relative to the housing along a second direction opposite the first direction. a housing; a shaft; a shape memory alloy torque tube for rotating the shaft; characterized by: a first unidirectional bearing limiting rotation of the shaft relative to the SMA torque tube to a first direction; and a second unidirectional bearing preventing rotation of the shaft relative to the housing along a second direction opposite the first direction. a first unidirectional bearing limiting rotation of the shaft relative to the SMA torque tube to a first direction; and a second unidirectional bearing preventing rotation of the shaft relative to the housing along a second direction opposite the first direction.