mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus (102, 502, 602) for accessing a shared spectrum, comprising: a processor configured to: send (518, 618), to a shared spectrum database, an available spectrum request that includes a quality of access, QoA, value for the apparatus and requests, for the apparatus, a spectrum from the shared spectrum within a requested frequency band, wherein the requested frequency band corresponds to the QoA value and a location for the apparatus, and wherein the available spectrum request includes an anticipated mobility behavior for the apparatus; receive (520, 620), from the shared spectrum database, a list of available spectrum in the shared spectrum that can be allocated by the shared spectrum database for use by the apparatus, wherein the list of available spectrum is within the requested frequency band, and corresponds to the location and QoA value for the apparatus; determine (524, 624) the spectrum to be allocated to the apparatus that corresponds to the QoA value for the apparatus from the list of available spectrum when the list of available spectrum is not empty; send (526, 626), to the shared spectrum database, a spectrum use message requesting that the determined spectrum be allocated for use by the apparatus; and receive, from the shared spectrum database, in response to the spectrum use message, an allocation message indicating that the determined spectrum has been allocated. send (518, 618), to a shared spectrum database, an available spectrum request that includes a quality of access, QoA, value for the apparatus and requests, for the apparatus, a spectrum from the shared spectrum within a requested frequency band, wherein the requested frequency band corresponds to the QoA value and a location for the apparatus, and wherein the available spectrum request includes an anticipated mobility behavior for the apparatus; receive (520, 620), from the shared spectrum database, a list of available spectrum in the shared spectrum that can be allocated by the shared spectrum database for use by the apparatus, wherein the list of available spectrum is within the requested frequency band, and corresponds to the location and QoA value for the apparatus; determine (524, 624) the spectrum to be allocated to the apparatus that corresponds to the QoA value for the apparatus from the list of available spectrum when the list of available spectrum is not empty; send (526, 626), to the shared spectrum database, a spectrum use message requesting that the determined spectrum be allocated for use by the apparatus; and receive, from the shared spectrum database, in response to the spectrum use message, an allocation message indicating that the determined spectrum has been allocated.
A pharmaceutical composition in the form of a powder suitable for providing wound protection, hemostasis, or anti-adhesion in the gastrointestinal tract, which consists of: (i) a mucoadhesive polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl cellulose, polyethylene oxide, and a mixture thereof; and (ii) a hygroscopic agent selected from the group consisting of croscarmellose sodium, sodium starch glycolate, crospovidone, and a mixture thereof, wherein the mucoadhesive polymer and the hygroscopic agent are present in an amount ranging from 70 to 95 wt/wt% and from 5 to 30 wt/wt%, based on the total weight of the composition, respectively, wherein the composition is for administering into the gastrointestinal tract through an endoscope, and wherein the pharmaceutical composition provides physical protective shield formed through immediate gel-formation at the applied site in the gastrointestinal tract. (i) a mucoadhesive polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl cellulose, polyethylene oxide, and a mixture thereof; and (ii) a hygroscopic agent selected from the group consisting of croscarmellose sodium, sodium starch glycolate, crospovidone, and a mixture thereof, wherein the mucoadhesive polymer and the hygroscopic agent are present in an amount ranging from 70 to 95 wt/wt% and from 5 to 30 wt/wt%, based on the total weight of the composition, respectively, wherein the composition is for administering into the gastrointestinal tract through an endoscope, and wherein the pharmaceutical composition provides physical protective shield formed through immediate gel-formation at the applied site in the gastrointestinal tract.
A MEMS type inertial sensor (1, 51) comprising a support structure(2.1, 2.2, 52), having at least a first seismic body (3.1, 53.1) and a second seismic body (3.2, 53.2) connected to said support structure thereto by resilient means of the sensor (8.11, 8.12) in order to be movable in a suspension plane, transducers (13.1, 13.2, 63.1, 63.2) for maintaining the seismic bodies in vibration and for determining movements of the seismic bodies in the suspension plane, and a control unit connected to the transducers by electrical conductor means, the sensor being the transducers having electrodes secured respectively to the first seismic body and to the second seismic body, characterized in that the electrodes are arranged to make it possible to measure directly movements of the seismic bodies relative to each other in the suspension plane, in at least two directions parallel to the suspension plane.
A method of spreading fibres, the method comprising providing a continuous fibre bundle having an initial width W a and causing the fibre bundle to run, in a running direction, through tensioning means and contact means, the tension means intermittently varying the tension in the fibre bundle and the contact means comprising a microfibre fabric arranged to contact the fibre bundle, whereby the width of the fibre bundle increases to a spread width W b, and comprising causing or providing a ratio of spread width W b to the initial width W a of greater than 5:1.
A method of preparing an antioxidant-free pharmaceutical composition, comprising: (a) freezing a solution comprising pemetrexed or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an aqueous solvent to produce a frozen product; and (b) degassing the frozen product under reduced pressure to obtain a degassed and frozen product wherein the degassed and frozen product comprises 95 to 100 parts by weight of the solvent per 100 parts by weight of the solvent contained in the solution of step (a), and the steps of (a) and (b) are performed in a sealed chamber. (a) freezing a solution comprising pemetrexed or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and an aqueous solvent to produce a frozen product; and (b) degassing the frozen product under reduced pressure to obtain a degassed and frozen product
A cooled component of a turbomachine comprising a wall having a first surface and a second surface, the wall having a plurality of effusion cooling apertures extending there-through from the first surface to the second surface, each aperture having an inlet in the first surface and an outlet in the second surface, each effusion cooling aperture having a metering portion and a diffusing portion arranged in flow series from the inlet to the outlet, the metering portion of each effusion cooling aperture comprising an inlet portion, a U-shaped bend portion and a longitudinally downstream extending portion, the diffusing portion of each effusion cooling aperture being arranged at an angle (α1) to the second surface, each outlet having a quadrilateral shape in the plane of the second surface of the wall, the outlet of each effusion cooling aperture being downstream of the U-shaped bend portion, characterised in that each metering portion being elongate and having a width and length, the width of each metering portion being greater than the length of the metering portion, the metering portion of each effusion cooling aperture comprising a longitudinally upstream extending portion, the inlet of each effusion cooling aperture being downstream of the U-shaped bend portion, the U-shaped bend portion of each effusion cooling aperture being the most upstream portion of the effusion cooling aperture.
A silicon carbide heating element having one or more hot zones (2,14) and two or more cold ends (3,15), characterised in that:- • the cross-sectional areas of the two or more cold ends (3,15) are substantially the same or less than the cross-sectional areas of the one or more hot zones (2,14); and • part at least of at least one cold end (3,15) consists of a body of recrystallised silicon carbide material coated with a conductive coating having an electrical resistivity lower than that of the recrystallised silicon carbide material. • the cross-sectional areas of the two or more cold ends (3,15) are substantially the same or less than the cross-sectional areas of the one or more hot zones (2,14); and • part at least of at least one cold end (3,15) consists of a body of recrystallised silicon carbide material coated with a conductive coating having an electrical resistivity lower than that of the recrystallised silicon carbide material.
A brake (10,70,90) for an aircraft, the brake comprising: a housing; a shaft defining an axis and extending into the housing; a floating brake disk arranged to rotate with the shaft and arranged to be axially movable, along the axis, within the housing; a static brake pad arranged on a first side of the floating brake disk; a movable brake pad arranged on a second, opposite, side of the floating brake disk; biasing means for moving the movable brake pad relative to the housing to press the movable brake pad against the floating brake disk, and thereby to press the floating brake disk against the static brake pad to apply braking force to the floating brake disk; the brake (10, 70, 90) for an aircraft characterised by further comprising: a thermal fuse in thermal contact with the static brake pad, the thermal fuse having a fusing temperature, T, above which the thermal fuse fuses, wherein the thermal fuse is arranged such that, before it fuses, the static brake pad is axially fixed relative to the housing, and after it fuses, the static brake pad is free to move axially relative to the housing away from the floating brake disk. a housing; a shaft defining an axis and extending into the housing; a floating brake disk arranged to rotate with the shaft and arranged to be axially movable, along the axis, within the housing; a static brake pad arranged on a first side of the floating brake disk; a movable brake pad arranged on a second, opposite, side of the floating brake disk; biasing means for moving the movable brake pad relative to the housing to press the movable brake pad against the floating brake disk, and thereby to press the floating brake disk against the static brake pad to apply braking force to the floating brake disk; a thermal fuse in thermal contact with the static brake pad, the thermal fuse having a fusing temperature, T, above which the thermal fuse fuses, wherein the thermal fuse is arranged such that, before it fuses, the static brake pad is axially fixed relative to the housing, and after it fuses, the static brake pad is free to move axially relative to the housing away from the floating brake disk.
A stent delivery device having a delivery configuration for delivering a stent to a treatment location and a deployment configuration for deploying the stent at the treatment location, comprising: an outer sheath; an inner shaft slidably disposed within a lumen of the outer sheath; and a distal tip member fixedly attached to a distal end of the inner shaft; wherein a distal portion of the outer sheath includes a plurality of longitudinal strips (122, 222, 322, 422) circumferentially disposed about the lumen of the outer sheath; wherein at least a portion of the distal tip member is configured to slide over a distal end of the outer sheath in the delivery configuration, and wherein the plurality of longitudinal strips are self-biased radially inward toward an equilibrium position when a radially outward force against the plurality of longitudinal strips is absent. an outer sheath; an inner shaft slidably disposed within a lumen of the outer sheath; and a distal tip member fixedly attached to a distal end of the inner shaft; wherein a distal portion of the outer sheath includes a plurality of longitudinal strips (122, 222, 322, 422) circumferentially disposed about the lumen of the outer sheath; wherein at least a portion of the distal tip member is configured to slide over a distal end of the outer sheath in the delivery configuration, and wherein the plurality of longitudinal strips are self-biased radially inward toward an equilibrium position when a radially outward force against the plurality of longitudinal strips is absent.
A computer-implemented method for creating an activity-optimized cutting guide for a surgical procedure, the method comprising: receiving one or more pre-operative images depicting one or more anatomical joints of a patient; creating a three-dimensional anatomical model of the one or more anatomical joints based on the one or more pre-operative images; determining one or more patient-specific anatomical measurements based on the three-dimensional anatomical model; applying a statistical model of joint performance to the one or more patient-specific anatomical measurements, wherein the statistical model describes an output from simulations of loads and ranges of motion in the one or more anatomical joints and is based on simulations related to different implant orientations and types for each activity for which the cutting guide is to be optimized; identifying one or more cut angles for performing a surgical procedure based on the application of the statistical model; and creating a patient-specific cutting guide comprising one or more apertures positioned based on the one or more cut angles. receiving one or more pre-operative images depicting one or more anatomical joints of a patient; creating a three-dimensional anatomical model of the one or more anatomical joints based on the one or more pre-operative images; determining one or more patient-specific anatomical measurements based on the three-dimensional anatomical model; applying a statistical model of joint performance to the one or more patient-specific anatomical measurements, wherein the statistical model describes an output from simulations of loads and ranges of motion in the one or more anatomical joints and is based on simulations related to different implant orientations and types for each activity for which the cutting guide is to be optimized; identifying one or more cut angles for performing a surgical procedure based on the application of the statistical model; and creating a patient-specific cutting guide comprising one or more apertures positioned based on the one or more cut angles.
Rain water filter having a housing, which is provided with a horizontally running lateral inlet, a horizontally running lateral residual water outlet for unfiltered water and a filter water outlet for filtered water, wherein a horizontally running upper water course connects to the inlet in the housing and leads to the residual water outlet, and having a filter for filtering the inflowing water, wherein the filter surface of the filter follows the upper water course in a horizontal direction, wherein the residual water outlet is downwardly offset in relation to the inlet, characterized in that a horizontally running lower water course is located below the upper water course and merges into the residual water outlet, and that the filter is arranged such that the unfiltered water running off from the inlet side of the filter reaches the lower water course and from there the residual water outlet.
A method for extracting and separating rare earth elements, comprising the steps of: contacting an organic phase consisting of a diglycolamic acid having the general formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are alkyl groups independent of each other, at least one of R 1 and R 2 is a straight or branched alkyl group of at least 6 carbon atoms as an extractant and a low-polar alcohol having the general formula: C n H 2n+1 OH wherein n is an integer of 5 to 8 as a solvent, with an aqueous phase containing at least first and second rare earth elements under acidic conditions of pH 3 or below, for extracting the first rare earth element into the organic phase, back-extracting from the organic phase with an aqueous acid solution for recovering the first rare earth element once extracted into the organic phase, and recovering the second rare earth element which has not been extracted into the organic phase and has remained in the aqueous phase. contacting an organic phase consisting of a diglycolamic acid having the general formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 are alkyl groups independent of each other, at least one of R 1 and R 2 is a straight or branched alkyl group of at least 6 carbon atoms as an extractant and a low-polar alcohol having the general formula: C n H 2n+1 OH wherein n is an integer of 5 to 8 as a solvent, with an aqueous phase containing at least first and second rare earth elements under acidic conditions of pH 3 or below, for extracting the first rare earth element into the organic phase, back-extracting from the organic phase with an aqueous acid solution for recovering the first rare earth element once extracted into the organic phase, and recovering the second rare earth element which has not been extracted into the organic phase and has remained in the aqueous phase.
A showcase in which a shelf for displaying commodities is disposed in a display chamber constituted in a main body and in which a front-surface opening of the display chamber is openably closed by see-through doors and in which an illumination device is vertically attached to the main body on an inner side from the edge of the opening, the illumination device being constituted of LED elements, light from the LED elements being emitted in a lateral direction from behind the side portion of the doors and toward front parts of the shelf, wherein the illumination device is constituted of an LED illumination member including a plurality of LED elements, and a holding member holding the LED illumination member and attached to the main body, and the holding member is formed of a reflective plate portion positioned on the door side of the LED illumination member, characterized in that the LED illumination member includes a substrate having the surface to which a plurality of LED elements are attached, and a passage for heat release is formed in the holding member so that the passage is positioned on the side of the back surface of the substrate; and air to be circulated in the display chamber is circulated through the passage for heat release via the communication holes provided on the upper and lower ends of the holding member.
A metal/oxygen battery with an oxygen management system,,the metal/oxygen battery comprising: a) a negative electrode; b) a positive electrode; c) a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; and the oxygen management system comprising: d) a first oxygenated gas supply reservoir; e) a compressor with an outlet fluidly coupled to the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir; f) a second oxygenated gas supply reservoir coupled to an inlet of the compressor; g) an inlet/outlet coupling; and h) a valve and pressure regulator fluidly coupled to the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir,to the positive electrode through the inlet/outlet coupling and to the second oxygenated gas supply reservoir and configured to: h1) place the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir in fluid communication in a first direction through the inlet/outlet coupling with the positive electrode during a discharge cycle; and h2) place the positive electrode in fluid communication in a reverse second direction through the inlet/outlet coupling with the compressor inlet through the second oxygenated gas supply reservoir during a charge cycle. a) a negative electrode; b) a positive electrode; c) a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; and the oxygen management system comprising: d) a first oxygenated gas supply reservoir; e) a compressor with an outlet fluidly coupled to the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir; f) a second oxygenated gas supply reservoir coupled to an inlet of the compressor; g) an inlet/outlet coupling; and h) a valve and pressure regulator fluidly coupled to the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir,to the positive electrode through the inlet/outlet coupling and to the second oxygenated gas supply reservoir and configured to: h1) place the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir in fluid communication in a first direction through the inlet/outlet coupling with the positive electrode during a discharge cycle; and h2) place the positive electrode in fluid communication in a reverse second direction through the inlet/outlet coupling with the compressor inlet through the second oxygenated gas supply reservoir during a charge cycle. h1) place the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir in fluid communication in a first direction through the inlet/outlet coupling with the positive electrode during a discharge cycle; and h2) place the positive electrode in fluid communication in a reverse second direction through the inlet/outlet coupling with the compressor inlet through the second oxygenated gas supply reservoir during a charge cycle.
A method for manufacturing an electronic module having a contact device (26; 26') such that the module can be embedded at least partly in a data carrier body of a portable data carrier and in doing so contacts an electric component of the portable data carrier, comprising the step of: - providing a carrier layer as well as at least one electrically conductive layer (70; 70'); and characterized by the steps of: - forming a spatially structured profile (72; 72') in the electrically conductive layer by deforming the electrically conductive layer; - forming the contact device (26; 26') by applying the at least one electrically conductive layer (70; 70') on the carrier layer; - arranging an integrated circuit on the carrier layer; - connecting the integrated circuit with the contact device (26; 26'). - providing a carrier layer as well as at least one electrically conductive layer (70; 70'); - forming a spatially structured profile (72; 72') in the electrically conductive layer by deforming the electrically conductive layer; - forming the contact device (26; 26') by applying the at least one electrically conductive layer (70; 70') on the carrier layer; - arranging an integrated circuit on the carrier layer; - connecting the integrated circuit with the contact device (26; 26').
A method of additive manufacturing comprising, (i) providing a material comprised of a prepolymer and a filler, the filler having a product of the iodine number in mg/g multiplied by the oil absorption number in ccs/100 grams of at least 6,000, (ii) dispensing said material through a nozzle to form an extrudate deposited on a base, (iii) moving the base, nozzle or combination thereof while dispensing the material so that there is horizontal displacement between the base and nozzle in a predetermined pattern to form an initial layer of the material on the base, and (iv) repeating steps (ii) and (iii) to form a successive layer of the material adhered on the initial layer to form an additive manufactured part; wherein the oil absorption number is determined using ASTM D-2414-09 and the iodine number is determined using ASTM D1510-11. (i) providing a material comprised of a prepolymer and a filler, the filler having a product of the iodine number in mg/g multiplied by the oil absorption number in ccs/100 grams of at least 6,000, (ii) dispensing said material through a nozzle to form an extrudate deposited on a base, (iii) moving the base, nozzle or combination thereof while dispensing the material so that there is horizontal displacement between the base and nozzle in a predetermined pattern to form an initial layer of the material on the base, and (iv) repeating steps (ii) and (iii) to form a successive layer of the material adhered on the initial layer to form an additive manufactured part; wherein the oil absorption number is determined using ASTM D-2414-09 and the iodine number is determined using ASTM D1510-11.