mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A video signal processing apparatus for an endoscope, the video signal processing apparatus including an attachable/detachable endoscope including an image pickup section for picking up an endoscopic image of a subject and a memory provided in the endoscope and storing parameter data unique to the endoscope, the video signal processing apparatus comprising: a signal processing circuit configured to generate a video signal; a data reading section configured to read the parameter data from the memory provided in the endoscope, wherein the parameter data includes parameter data of a type that hinders proper output of the endoscopic image when it has an error and parameter data of a type that allows proper output of the endoscopic image when it has an error; and an error determination section that is configured to determine whether or not the parameter data read by the data reading section has an error and whether the error is included in the parameter data of the type that hinders proper output of the endoscopic image when it has an error or included in the parameter data of the type that allows proper output of the endoscopic image when it has an error, characterised by a control section configured to control the signal processing circuit to output the endoscopic image, if a result of determination by the error determination section indicates that the parameter data has an error, unless the error is included in the parameter data of the type that hinders proper output of the endoscopic image when it has an error. a signal processing circuit configured to generate a video signal; a data reading section configured to read the parameter data from the memory provided in the endoscope, wherein the parameter data includes parameter data of a type that hinders proper output of the endoscopic image when it has an error and parameter data of a type that allows proper output of the endoscopic image when it has an error; and an error determination section that is configured to determine whether or not the parameter data read by the data reading section has an error and whether the error is included in the parameter data of the type that hinders proper output of the endoscopic image when it has an error or included in the parameter data of the type that allows proper output of the endoscopic image when it has an error,
A medical probe, comprising: an insertion tube having a distal end configured for insertion into a body of a patient and containing a lumen for conveying an irrigation fluid and an electrical conductor for conveying electrical energy; a conductive cap attached to the distal end of the insertion tube and coupled electrically to the electrical conductor, wherein the conductive cap has an outer surface perforated by multiple apertures and defines an inner cavity in fluid communication with the lumen of the insertion tube so as to permit the irrigation fluid from the lumen to flow out of the cap through the apertures; a plurality of temperature sensors, which are mounted within the conductive cap in thermal communication with the outer surface and are thermally insulated from the irrigation fluid in the inner cavity; characterised by a thin inner wall inside and parallel to the cap, wherein the inner cavity is contained between the thin inner wall and the cap, and the temperature sensors are mounted between the thin inner wall and the cap; and by multiple spacers, which are located within the inner cavity and connect the cap to the thin inner wall, wherein the temperature sensors are mounted in the spacers. an insertion tube having a distal end configured for insertion into a body of a patient and containing a lumen for conveying an irrigation fluid and an electrical conductor for conveying electrical energy; a conductive cap attached to the distal end of the insertion tube and coupled electrically to the electrical conductor, wherein the conductive cap has an outer surface perforated by multiple apertures and defines an inner cavity in fluid communication with the lumen of the insertion tube so as to permit the irrigation fluid from the lumen to flow out of the cap through the apertures; a plurality of temperature sensors, which are mounted within the conductive cap in thermal communication with the outer surface and are thermally insulated from the irrigation fluid in the inner cavity; characterised by a thin inner wall inside and parallel to the cap, wherein the inner cavity is contained between the thin inner wall and the cap, and the temperature sensors are mounted between the thin inner wall and the cap; and by multiple spacers, which are located within the inner cavity and connect the cap to the thin inner wall, wherein the temperature sensors are mounted in the spacers.
A rear entry snowboard binding with a leg support that is pivotably hinged to a binding base plate on the right side and on the left side, and can be pivoted between a rear entry position, in which a shoe accommodatable in the snowboard binding can be introduced from back to front into the snowboard binding, and a front riding position, wherein locking means are provided for blocking the leg support in the riding position, and encompass a locking lever pivotably hinged to the back side of the leg support, wherein, at least in the riding position, the leg support protrudes further outwardly toward a first side than toward the opposing second side relative to a central plane of the binding that runs in the longitudinal direction of the binding base plate and is situated perpendicularly on the binding base plate centrally between the two lateral hinging points of the leg support, characterized in that a free actuating area of the locking lever pivotably hinged to the back side of the leg support extends laterally away from the leg support, wherein the free end of the actuating area of the locking lever protrudes over the lateral edge (17, 18) of the leg support to the side and/or at the top.
Method of determining the degree of fouling of a transmissive element of a laser processing machine, wherein the laser processing machine is configured for the transmissive element to be intersected by a laser beam propagation axis at an intersection position, the method comprising the steps of: • illuminating the transmissive element; • taking an image of the illuminated transmissive element, wherein the image represents pollution of the transmissive element; • Analyzing the image and calculating an optical element fouling value being a quantitative measure of a degree of fouling of the transmissive element; • characterized in that, in the step of calculating the optical element fouling value, pollution represented in the image is given a weight that depends on a distance of the pollution to the intersection position. • illuminating the transmissive element; • taking an image of the illuminated transmissive element, wherein the image represents pollution of the transmissive element; • Analyzing the image and calculating an optical element fouling value being a quantitative measure of a degree of fouling of the transmissive element; • characterized in that, in the step of calculating the optical element fouling value, pollution represented in the image is given a weight that depends on a distance of the pollution to the intersection position.
An apparatus comprising a pipe and an ultrasonic flow meter system for measuring one or more characteristics of a fluid flowing within the pipe, which pipe has a pipe wall and an exterior surface, the ultrasonic flow meter system comprising: a housing operable to be mounted on the exterior surface of the pipe, the housing comprising a pipe side surface and an outer surface; which housing has at least one pocket extending between said pipe-side surface and said outer surface, wherein the pipe-side surface mates with the exterior surface of the pipe; a sealant disposed between the exterior surface and the pipe-side surface, which sealant forms a seal around the pocket when the housing is mounted on the exterior surface of the pipe; an array of at least two ultrasonic sensor units, each sensor unit including a transmitter for transmitting ultrasonic signals through the fluid flow within the pipe and a receiver for receiving such signals, which array is disposed within the at least one pocket; and an acoustic couplant disposed within the at least one pocket, between each sensor unit and the pipe wall. a housing operable to be mounted on the exterior surface of the pipe, the housing comprising a pipe side surface and an outer surface; which housing has at least one pocket extending between said pipe-side surface and said outer surface, wherein the pipe-side surface mates with the exterior surface of the pipe; a sealant disposed between the exterior surface and the pipe-side surface, which sealant forms a seal around the pocket when the housing is mounted on the exterior surface of the pipe; an array of at least two ultrasonic sensor units, each sensor unit including a transmitter for transmitting ultrasonic signals through the fluid flow within the pipe and a receiver for receiving such signals, which array is disposed within the at least one pocket; and an acoustic couplant disposed within the at least one pocket, between each sensor unit and the pipe wall.
A machine for preparing a beverage, in particular from a pre-portioned ingredient such as an ingredient supplied to such machine within a capsule, comprising: - a main body containing a brewing unit for housing said ingredient; and - a handle movable, in particular pivotable, relative to the main body, so as to act on the brewing unit to open the brewing unit for introduction or removal of said ingredient into and from the unit, and act to close the brewing unit for extraction of said ingredient within the unit, the movable handle having a gripping part and being arranged to be drivable by a human hand, characterised in that the main body and the movable handle are so connected and configured that the gripping part has a carrying position in which the gripping part is seizable by said human hand for safe lifting and displacing of such machine single-handed, the gripping part being arranged to accommodate for seizure by at least four fingers of a human hand and having a length in the range of 10 to 20 cm, such as 10 to 15 cm. - a main body containing a brewing unit for housing said ingredient; and - a handle movable, in particular pivotable, relative to the main body, so as to act on the brewing unit to open the brewing unit for introduction or removal of said ingredient into and from the unit, and act to close the brewing unit for extraction of said ingredient within the unit,
A surfacing material comprising at least one resin layer formed from a curable resin composition comprising: one or more cycloaliphatic epoxy resin(s), each having two or more epoxy groups per molecule; an epoxy-amine adduct having two or more epoxy groups per molecule and obtained by a reaction of (i) an epoxy compound having two or more alicyclic epoxy groups per molecule with (ii) an amine compound having two or more amino groups per molecule; a curing agent and/or a catalyst; ceramic microspheres; and a flow control agent in the form of inorganic particles, which are not ceramic microspheres. one or more cycloaliphatic epoxy resin(s), each having two or more epoxy groups per molecule; an epoxy-amine adduct having two or more epoxy groups per molecule and obtained by a reaction of (i) an epoxy compound having two or more alicyclic epoxy groups per molecule with (ii) an amine compound having two or more amino groups per molecule; a curing agent and/or a catalyst; ceramic microspheres; and a flow control agent in the form of inorganic particles, which are not ceramic microspheres.
A dosing piston for a dosing device, particularly for food products, comprising an inner body, an outer head member, and a position abutment member of the outer head member, wherein the inner body comprises a side surface and a head surface, wherein the side surface has a front portion, which is proximal to the head surface, having a first diameter, and a rear portion having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is less than the second diameter, and wherein a step is formed between the front portion and the rear portion, which composes a seat for at least one elastic ring (11, 11'), wherein the outer head member comprises a head portion and a mantle, wherein the mantle comprises a front portion and a rear portion and wherein at least one annular ridge (19, 19') is arranged on the front portion, characterized in that the head surface has a relief central portion and a contour portion, a step being formed between the central portion and the contour portion.
A heating apparatus comprising: a coil configured to receive AC power to form a magnetic field that inductively heats a workpiece; and a spray unit configured to spray cooling fluid including a liquid to the coil in a form of mist, characterized in that the spray unit is arranged to spray the cooling fluid toward a gap between the coil and the workpiece in the form of mist at least during a period in which the AC power is supplied to the coil. a coil configured to receive AC power to form a magnetic field that inductively heats a workpiece; and a spray unit configured to spray cooling fluid including a liquid to the coil in a form of mist,
A system for switching between multiple audio input signals to select one of the audio input signals as audio output signal; the system comprises: a switch unit that has audio signal inputs to receive the audio input signals, a control signal input receiving a control signal (scs), and an output that is switched to one of the audio signal inputs dependant on the control signal (scs); and a mute unit that is connected downstream of the switch unit output or multiple mute units, each of which being connected upstream of one of the audio inputs; in which at least one of the mute units is configured to mute, before the switch unit switches from a first audio input signal present at a first one of the audio signal inputs to a second audio input signal present at a second one of the audio signal inputs; and the at least one of the mute units is configured to unmute, upon switching of the switch unit, the second audio input signal into one of multiple unmute modes, wherein a particular unmute mode is selected according to one or more signal parameters characterizing the second one of the audio input signals; characterized in that the unmute modes include a hard mode and a soft mode and in the hard mode unmuting has a steeper slope than in the soft mode; one signal parameter is an amplitude of the second audio input signal; the soft mode is employed when the one signal parameter is above a threshold; and otherwise the hard mode is employed. a switch unit that has audio signal inputs to receive the audio input signals, a control signal input receiving a control signal (scs), and an output that is switched to one of the audio signal inputs dependant on the control signal (scs); and a mute unit that is connected downstream of the switch unit output or multiple mute units, each of which being connected upstream of one of the audio inputs; in which at least one of the mute units is configured to mute, before the switch unit switches from a first audio input signal present at a first one of the audio signal inputs to a second audio input signal present at a second one of the audio signal inputs; and the at least one of the mute units is configured to unmute, upon switching of the switch unit, the second audio input signal into one of multiple unmute modes, wherein a particular unmute mode is selected according to one or more signal parameters characterizing the second one of the audio input signals; characterized in that the unmute modes include a hard mode and a soft mode and in the hard mode unmuting has a steeper slope than in the soft mode; one signal parameter is an amplitude of the second audio input signal; the soft mode is employed when the one signal parameter is above a threshold; and otherwise the hard mode is employed.
A device, comprising: first and second switches that switch opposite each other, the first switch configured to apply a front-end alternating current, AC, sense signal (CR_FE) to a first capacitor, the second switch activated opposite the first switch to couple the first capacitor to a second capacitor to transfer charge from the first capacitor to the second capacitor; third and fourth switches that switch opposite each other, the third switch configured to apply the front-end AC sensed signal to a third capacitor and to be deactivated to remove application of the front-end AC sensed signal to the third capacitor, the fourth switch activated to couple the third capacitor to a fourth capacitor to transfer charge from the third capacitor to the fourth capacitor; first and second amplifiers coupled to the second and fourth capacitors, respectively, to amplify a signal from the second and fourth capacitors and provide respective first; (CR_HI) and second (CR_LO) amplified output signals; and a voltage divider circuit (R1, R2) coupled between outputs of the first and second amplifiers, configured to provide an output signal (CR_AVG) corresponding to an average current based on the first and second amplified output signals. first and second switches that switch opposite each other, the first switch configured to apply a front-end alternating current, AC, sense signal (CR_FE) to a first capacitor, the second switch activated opposite the first switch to couple the first capacitor to a second capacitor to transfer charge from the first capacitor to the second capacitor; third and fourth switches that switch opposite each other, the third switch configured to apply the front-end AC sensed signal to a third capacitor and to be deactivated to remove application of the front-end AC sensed signal to the third capacitor, the fourth switch activated to couple the third capacitor to a fourth capacitor to transfer charge from the third capacitor to the fourth capacitor; first and second amplifiers coupled to the second and fourth capacitors, respectively, to amplify a signal from the second and fourth capacitors and provide respective first; (CR_HI) and second (CR_LO) amplified output signals; and a voltage divider circuit (R1, R2) coupled between outputs of the first and second amplifiers, configured to provide an output signal (CR_AVG) corresponding to an average current based on the first and second amplified output signals.
A spectral selection component for XUV radiation, comprising: - a first multilayer mirror for receiving an XUV radiation beam (I 1) along an input axis located in a first plane of incidence and comprising a first axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to the plane of incidence; - a second multilayer mirror for receiving, in a second plane of incidence, an XUV radiation beam (I 2) reflected by the first mirror in order to transmit the radiation to an output axis of the spectral selection component, and comprising a second axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to the second plane of incidence; wherein: - one of said mirrors has a first energy spectral reflectance in the high-pass XUV, with a flank on the low-energy side with a steepness that is greater than 0.1 eV -1 and a rejection of low energies that is greater than 20; - the other of said mirrors has a second energy spectral reflectance in the low-pass XUV, with a flank on the high-energy side with a steepness that is greater than 0.1 eV -1 and a rejection of high energies that is greater than 20; - said mirrors have an only partial overlap in their spectral energy responses. - a first multilayer mirror for receiving an XUV radiation beam (I 1) along an input axis located in a first plane of incidence and comprising a first axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to the plane of incidence; - a second multilayer mirror for receiving, in a second plane of incidence, an XUV radiation beam (I 2) reflected by the first mirror in order to transmit the radiation to an output axis of the spectral selection component, and comprising a second axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to the second plane of incidence; - one of said mirrors has a first energy spectral reflectance in the high-pass XUV, with a flank on the low-energy side with a steepness that is greater than 0.1 eV -1 and a rejection of low energies that is greater than 20; - the other of said mirrors has a second energy spectral reflectance in the low-pass XUV, with a flank on the high-energy side with a steepness that is greater than 0.1 eV -1 and a rejection of high energies that is greater than 20; - said mirrors have an only partial overlap in their spectral energy responses.
A fuel delivery device for an internal combustion engine, comprising at least one fuel tank from which at least one fuel pump (3, 6) delivers fuel via a fuel line to a fuel consumer, at least one fuel filter (12, 7) being provided in the fuel line for filtering the fuel, a unit with a shift valve being provided by means of which a backflow which is directed counter to the delivery direction of the fuel pump (3, 6) can be supplied temporarily to the at least one fuel filter (12, 7), in particular for detaching particles on the fuel filter (12, 7), and the unit having a pressure tank which, during a charging cycle, receives fuel under charging pressure from the fuel line in its working chamber, and during a discharging cycle discharges fuel to the fuel line to form the backflow, characterised in that the pressure tank is formed by a hydraulic accumulator (24, 25, 26) the working chamber of which can be connected via a flushing line to a connection of the fuel line during the discharging cycle in order to form the backflow, which connection is located between the at least one filter and the fuel pump, and in that the working chamber of the hydraulic accumulator (24, 25, 26) can optionally be connected to the fuel line and the flushing line by means of the shift valve.
A composition prepared from an adduct of mono-maleated polyunsaturated vegetable oil and an alcohol mixture comprising an alcohol that is a linear or branched C 2 to C 18 alcohol and methoxypolyethylene glycol having a number average molecular weight (M n) of at least 350.
A compound of formula: wherein: R is hydrogen or fluorine; and n, m, R1 and R2 have the following meanings: a) n is 0 and m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; R1 is 6-membered heterocyclyl; and R2 is a unsubstituted 3 or 6-membered cycloalkyl, unsubstituted 4- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, or unsubstituted monocyclic heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of pirydyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolyl, furyl, oxazolyl, thienyl and 1,2,3.triazolyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. R is hydrogen or fluorine; and n, m, R1 and R2 have the following meanings: a) n is 0 and m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; R1 is 6-membered heterocyclyl; and R2 is a unsubstituted 3 or 6-membered cycloalkyl, unsubstituted 4- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, or unsubstituted monocyclic heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of pirydyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolyl, furyl, oxazolyl, thienyl and 1,2,3.triazolyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. a) n is 0 and m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; R1 is 6-membered heterocyclyl; and R2 is a unsubstituted 3 or 6-membered cycloalkyl, unsubstituted 4- to 6-membered heterocyclyl, or unsubstituted monocyclic heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of pirydyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolyl, furyl, oxazolyl, thienyl and 1,2,3.triazolyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A magnetic actuator (100, 1001, 1002) comprising at least two magnets, wherein one magnet is a semi-hard magnet and other magnet is a hard magnet and the hard magnet is configured to induce mechanical movement by the magnetic actuator (100, 1001, 1002), characterized in that magnetic actuator body comprises a first axle, a second axle and a user interface connected to the first axle, and the semi-hard magnet and the hard magnet are inside the first axle, and magnetic actuator is self-powered by Near Field Communication.