mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Steering column feedthrough of a steerable vehicle for the sealed passage of an axially extending steering column through a body of the vehicle, having a body flange for coupling to the body, having a steering column bearing for engaging around the steering column, and having three bellows (28, 30, 32) for connecting the steering column bearing to the body flange, wherein there are formed with the three bellows (28, 30, 32) two damping chambers (40, 42) arranged axially one behind the other, wherein the steering column bearing is formed with a hollow cylindrical bearing housing which axially connects the three bellows (28, 30, 32), characterised in that the bearing housing is passed through with openings which lead from radially inside to radially outside into the two damping chambers (40, 42).
Process for the production of a polymer using a compound comprising at least 2 unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds, wherein the process comprises a polymerisation section and a purification section, wherein the product from the polymerisation section is subjected in the purification section to a sequence of purification steps comprising: • removal of the vapour phase from the product from the polymerisation section by means of flash separation to obtain a first vapour phase and a polymerisation product; • subjecting the first vapour phase to a compression and condensation treatment to obtain a second vapour phase and a condensed monomer phase; wherein the purification steps are conducted in this order. • removal of the vapour phase from the product from the polymerisation section by means of flash separation to obtain a first vapour phase and a polymerisation product; • subjecting the first vapour phase to a compression and condensation treatment to obtain a second vapour phase and a condensed monomer phase; wherein the purification steps are conducted in this order.
A baler (100, 1400), comprising: a frame; a pickup mechanism coupled to the frame, the pickup mechanism adapted to collect crop; a pre-compression chamber coupled to the frame rearward of the pickup mechanism; a material flow path defined at least between the pickup mechanism and pre-compression chamber; a first feeder assembly coupled to the frame along the material flow path and between the pickup mechanism and the pre-compression chamber, the first feeder assembly including: a feeding mechanism for transferring crop received from the pickup mechanism to the pre-compression chamber; a floor assembly positioned at least partially below the feeding mechanism, the floor assembly being pivotably coupled to the frame about a pivot to move between a raised position and a lowered position; a knife system coupled to the floor assembly, the knife system including one or more knives oriented, at least in part, along the material flow path; wherein, the pivot is located rearward of the pickup mechanism and feeding mechanism, characterized in that the pivot is further located such that the floor assembly and knife system pivot from the raised position to the lowered position in a direction downwardly and towards a rear of the baler (100, 1400).
A computer implemented method for determining a configuration of a medical robotic arm, wherein the configuration comprises a pose of the robotic arm and a position of a base of the robotic arm, comprising the steps of: - acquiring changed environment data including information about the beginning of a new workflow step of a workflow which uses the robotic arm, wherein each workflow step has associated therewith workflow step constraint information data representing positions of people involved in a treatment, information about equipment used in the workflow step and tasks to be performed in the workflow step; - transforming workflow step constraint information data associated with the new workflow step into spatial constraint data representing spatial constraints for the configuration of the robotic arm; and - calculating the configuration of the robotic arm based on the spatial constraint data. - acquiring changed environment data including information about the beginning of a new workflow step of a workflow which uses the robotic arm, wherein each workflow step has associated therewith workflow step constraint information data representing positions of people involved in a treatment, information about equipment used in the workflow step and tasks to be performed in the workflow step; - transforming workflow step constraint information data associated with the new workflow step into spatial constraint data representing spatial constraints for the configuration of the robotic arm; and - calculating the configuration of the robotic arm based on the spatial constraint data.
An indwelling catheter, wherein: a maximum value of a catheter repulsive force when the catheter is pushed by 1.5 mm in a dry state in air at 25°C is 0.10 N or more; a maximum value of the catheter repulsive force when the catheter is pushed by 1.5 mm when immersed in warm water at 37°C is 0.01 to 0.25 N; a ratio of said maximum value of the catheter repulsive force in a dry state at 25°C to said maximum value of the catheter repulsive force when immersed in warm water at 37°C is 3.5 or more; and said maximum value of the catheter repulsive force when immersed in warm water at 37°C is 0.027 N or less after 5 minutes from indwelling, the indwelling catheter contains a polyurethane resin; the polyurethane resin mainly contains a diisocyanate, a diol chain extending agent, and a polyglycol; a weight ratio of the diisocyanate to the polyglycol is 0.99 to 1.36; and the polyurethane resin has an average hard segment chain length of 1.00 to 3.01, and the average hard segment chain length is calculated by the following formula, in which M PCL, M MDI and M BD are the molecular weights of the polyglycol, diisocynate and diol respectively, and X is the weight fraction of the soft segment (polyglycol): M PCL 1 − X X − M MDI M MDI + M BD + 1 a maximum value of a catheter repulsive force when the catheter is pushed by 1.5 mm in a dry state in air at 25°C is 0.10 N or more; a maximum value of the catheter repulsive force when the catheter is pushed by 1.5 mm when immersed in warm water at 37°C is 0.01 to 0.25 N; a ratio of said maximum value of the catheter repulsive force in a dry state at 25°C to said maximum value of the catheter repulsive force when immersed in warm water at 37°C is 3.5 or more; and said maximum value of the catheter repulsive force when immersed in warm water at 37°C is 0.027 N or less after 5 minutes from indwelling, the indwelling catheter contains a polyurethane resin; the polyurethane resin mainly contains a diisocyanate, a diol chain extending agent, and a polyglycol; a weight ratio of the diisocyanate to the polyglycol is 0.99 to 1.36; and the polyurethane resin has an average hard segment chain length of 1.00 to 3.01, and the average hard segment chain length is calculated by the following formula, in which M PCL, M MDI and M BD are the molecular weights of the polyglycol, diisocynate and diol respectively, and X is the weight fraction of the soft segment (polyglycol): M PCL 1 − X X − M MDI M MDI + M BD + 1
Evaporator for wood species protection against Monochamus galloprovincialis pest, in a formulation selected from tubus formulation, formulation of aluphan bag evaporator with wick, formulation of plastic bag evaporator with tampon, characterized in that it comprises 2-dodecyloxy-1-ethanol.
Commercial vehicle structure having a loading floor which can be supported on the ground via a chassis and which has at its side edges a respective boundary provided with fastening receptacles, and a respective fastening rail which is displaced at a distance from the lateral boundary inwards towards the loading floor centre longitudinal axis, wherein at least one coil trough is provided between the fastening rails in the loading floor for receiving coils, slit strips (6.1) and similar load goods and wherein at least one supporting beam extending transversely to the longitudinal centre axis of the loading floor can be fixed to the fastening rails in a positionally variable manner for supporting the load goods (6, 6.1), in which at least one receptacle is provided for the arrangement of an insertion tongue which supports the load goods (6, 6.1) at a front surface, and having at least one flexible clamping means (17, 19, 20) for the load goods (6, 6.1), which can be fixed to the lateral boundaries of the loading floor, wherein the fastening rails are formed as grid rails having grid receptacles arranged at a distance from one another, in which a supporting beam provided with fastening projections (12.1) can be locked in a positionally variable manner, characterised in that an insertion tongue of the supporting beam is supported by a supporting strut which, at one end, can be locked in one of the grid rails with the insertion tongue displaced towards the front, when viewed in the driving direction of the commercial vehicle, and at the other end with a positional spacing from the supporting beam, wherein the supporting beam can be fastened in the grid rails by fixing bolts and a fixing bolt is provided with a fixing ring (12.2) for preventing the supporting beam from unscrewing from the grid rail.
A method for reducing the formation of bubbles in reconstituting a formulation in a patch-like, wearable, self-contained infusion device, the method comprising: providing a pre-determined amount of medicament formulation within a container of the device at less than atmospheric pressure; inserting the container into a housing of the device to establish a fluid path to connect the container and a reservoir of the device, said reservoir having a rigid portion and one or more flexible non-distensible films, adding a pre-determined volume of liquid diluent from said reservoir to said container via said fluid path, wherein said pre-determined volume of liquid diluent is added to said container while maintaining said diluent below atmospheric pressure; mixing said medicament formulation and said liquid diluent within said container in an atmosphere comprised of an inert gas to form said reconstituted formulation; moving a movable wall of said container to force said reconstituted formulation into said reservoir via said fluid path; and delaying pressurization of said reservoir until substantially all of said reconstituted formulation has been forced into said reservoir. providing a pre-determined amount of medicament formulation within a container of the device at less than atmospheric pressure; inserting the container into a housing of the device to establish a fluid path to connect the container and a reservoir of the device, said reservoir having a rigid portion and one or more flexible non-distensible films, adding a pre-determined volume of liquid diluent from said reservoir to said container via said fluid path, wherein said pre-determined volume of liquid diluent is added to said container while maintaining said diluent below atmospheric pressure; mixing said medicament formulation and said liquid diluent within said container in an atmosphere comprised of an inert gas to form said reconstituted formulation; moving a movable wall of said container to force said reconstituted formulation into said reservoir via said fluid path; and delaying pressurization of said reservoir until substantially all of said reconstituted formulation has been forced into said reservoir.
A front bumper system for a vehicle, said front bumper system comprising: a pair of front side members arranged along a front-rear direction of the vehicle, said pair of front side members being arranged on opposite sides of said vehicle and on opposite sides of a cross member structure of the vehicle; a pair of crash box units, wherein one of the crash box units is mechanically fixated to one of said front side members, and the other one of said crash box units being mechanically fixated to the other one of the front side members, said crash box units being configured to absorb collision energy by being deformed in the event of a collision; a front bumper laterally disposed with respect to said front-rear direction of the vehicle and mechanically fixated to each of the crash box units, and a lateral push element mechanically fixed to one of said crash box units and protruding in a lateral direction from said crash box unit with respect to said front-rear direction of said vehicle and towards the side of the vehicle at which the crash box unit is arranged, said lateral push element being mechanically fixated only to said crash box unit, said lateral push element being arranged to, in the event of a collision, provide a load transfer path for transferring a load, via said cross member structure towards the opposing front side member, whereby at least the front side member on the side of the lateral push element is adapted to move in response to said load transfer towards the opposing front side. a pair of front side members arranged along a front-rear direction of the vehicle, said pair of front side members being arranged on opposite sides of said vehicle and on opposite sides of a cross member structure of the vehicle; a pair of crash box units, wherein one of the crash box units is mechanically fixated to one of said front side members, and the other one of said crash box units being mechanically fixated to the other one of the front side members, said crash box units being configured to absorb collision energy by being deformed in the event of a collision; a front bumper laterally disposed with respect to said front-rear direction of the vehicle and mechanically fixated to each of the crash box units, and a lateral push element mechanically fixed to one of said crash box units and protruding in a lateral direction from said crash box unit with respect to said front-rear direction of said vehicle and towards the side of the vehicle at which the crash box unit is arranged, said lateral push element being mechanically fixated only to said crash box unit, said lateral push element being arranged to, in the event of a collision, provide a load transfer path for transferring a load, via said cross member structure towards the opposing front side member, whereby at least the front side member on the side of the lateral push element is adapted to move in response to said load transfer towards the opposing front side.
A method of reinforcing a structure of an article of manufacture, the method comprising: providing an expandable material having a self supporting characteristic during expansion thereof that is due to partial curing of the expandable material, fast cure time of the expandable material, and the inclusion of toughened thermoplastic in the expandable material; wherein the expandable material includes a polymeric material having a molecular weight high enough to maintain the polymeric material in a solid state between 5 °C and 50 °C; and wherein the expandable material is formulated to include a curing agent that at least partially cures the expandable material prior to activation of the material; shaping the expandable material into a skeletal part; inserting the skeletal part into a cavity that is at least partially defined by a structure of the article of manufacture; and activating the activatable material to cure, expand and adhere to walls of the structure; wherein the partial curing occurs prior to activation of the expandable material and the fast cure time occurs during activation of the expandable material; and wherein the skeletal part substantially maintains its shape during expansion. providing an expandable material having a self supporting characteristic during expansion thereof that is due to partial curing of the expandable material, fast cure time of the expandable material, and the inclusion of toughened thermoplastic in the expandable material; wherein the expandable material includes a polymeric material having a molecular weight high enough to maintain the polymeric material in a solid state between 5 °C and 50 °C; and wherein the expandable material is formulated to include a curing agent that at least partially cures the expandable material prior to activation of the material; shaping the expandable material into a skeletal part; inserting the skeletal part into a cavity that is at least partially defined by a structure of the article of manufacture; and activating the activatable material to cure, expand and adhere to walls of the structure;
Finger grip arranged to be connected to the proximal end of a syringe barrel having a proximal and a distal end and having a plunger and a plunger rod for driving said plunger, said finger grip comprising a body having a lower side which, when mounted to a syringe barrel faces towards said proximal end of the syringe barrel and an oppositely facing upper side, wherein finger supporting surfaces for supporting fingers of a user during handling are provided on said lower side, the finger grip further comprising an engagement member being moveable radially towards the longitudinal centre axis of the plunger rod between an inactive position where the engagement member is arranged not to engage with the plunger rod of the syringe barrel and an active position where the engagement member is arranged to engage with a grooved surface on the plunger rod of the syringe barrel such that feedback is given to a user as the plunger is moved relative to the finger grip, characterized in that an activation member, operable to move in the longitudinal direction of the centre axis of the plunger rod between an inactive position and an active position thereof, for moving the engagement member from said inactive position of the engagement member to said active position of the engagement member is accessibly built-in into the finger grip.
A blood vessel access closure device, comprising: an inner blood vessel wall support member; an outer blood vessel wall support member; a deployment member configured to draw the inner and outer blood vessel wall support members towards each other when the inner and outer blood vessel wall members are deployed on opposite sides of a blood vessel wall during closure of a hole in the blood vessel wall; and a first electrode configured to be attached to the deployment member and configured to be used to measure impedance, characterised by the blood vessel access closure device further comprising an adhesive patch configured to be placed on a person's skin over the blood vessel, the adhesive patch comprising a plurality of electrodes. an inner blood vessel wall support member; an outer blood vessel wall support member; a deployment member configured to draw the inner and outer blood vessel wall support members towards each other when the inner and outer blood vessel wall members are deployed on opposite sides of a blood vessel wall during closure of a hole in the blood vessel wall; and a first electrode configured to be attached to the deployment member and configured to be used to measure impedance, characterised by the blood vessel access closure device further comprising an adhesive patch configured to be placed on a person's skin over the blood vessel, the adhesive patch comprising a plurality of electrodes.
A portable electric grilling device for cooking food with at least one electric grilling unit with at least one grilling surface (G1c), which is designed to be heated electrically, the electric grilling unit having at least one first frying surface (G1a), which is designed to be heated electrically, the electric grilling unit having a collecting device, which is intended for collecting substances, such as fat or frying juices, produced during grilling, and guiding elements for guiding substances produced during grilling to the collecting device, the electric grilling unit having a second frying surface (G1b), which is designed to be heated electrically, the electric grilling unit having at least one first heating element, which is arranged both in the vertical direction below the first frying surface (G1a) and below the second frying surface (G1b) and is designed to heat the first frying surface (G1a) and the second frying surface (G1b) together, and the electric grilling unit having at least one drain opening (G1e), preferably a drain slot (G1e), which is arranged between the first frying surface (G1a) on one side and the grilling surface (G1c) on the other side, characterized in that the electric grilling unit has a removable collecting container as a collecting device, which is arranged in the vertical direction directly below the grilling surface (G1c), and in the vertical direction is spaced from the grilling surface (G1c) by at least one drop shaft, and as a guide element has at least one deflector element aligned obliquely to the vertical direction, which is arranged in the vertical direction between the first frying surface (G1a) and the collecting container, wherein the deflector element is arranged below the drain opening (G1e), wherein the second frying surface (G1b) is designed to be operated either with a first electrical power density, which is lower than the electrical power density of the first frying surface (G1a), or with a second electrical power density, which is greater than the electrical power density of the first frying surface (G1a), the first heating element being formed below the second frying surface (G1b), preferably by means of fewer heating loops, to generate a lower electrical power density than below the first frying surface (G1a), the electric grilling unit having at least one second heating element, which is arranged below the second frying surface (G1b) only and is designed to heat the second frying surface (G1b) in addition to the first heating element, and in that the electric grilling unit has at least one third heating element, which is arranged below the grilling surface (G1c) only and is designed to heat the grilling surface (G1c), wherein the second heating element of the second frying surface (G1b) and the third heating element of the grilling surface (G1c) are designed to be operated alternatively to one another only.
A device for carrying out various functions in connection with surgical instruments, for example an endoscope, a resectoscope, an HF resectoscope, a camera system, an HF generator or ultrasound generator, a flushing pump, a light source, a reprocessing machine, or the like, wherein the functions can be carried out by actuating a foot switch including at least one foot pedal (12, 13) on the device, characterized in that the foot switch includes at least one projector for generating at least one virtual control panel and at least one sensor (24, 25) for acquiring the virtual control panel.
Electrosurgical device comprising a radiofrequency generator which generates a radiofrequency output signal (a) for treating biological tissue and is embodied in such a way that the output signal (a) thereof has a predetermined fundamental frequency (f Generator), wherein provision is made of a modulation apparatus (9, 11) which serves to modulate the output signal (a) with a modulation frequency (f Modulation), wherein the modulation frequency (f Modulation) is smaller than the fundamental frequency and is at least 100 kHz, and wherein the output signal (a) is able to be modulated by a pulse-width modulation in such a way that a crest factor of the modulated output signal (al,..., a4) sets in, said crest factor being suitable for a specific application of the electrosurgical device, characterized in that a crest factor is adjustable in the range of 5 to 11 or greater than 15.