mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An orthopedic trial apparatus, comprising: an orthopedic component having a distal shaft portion configured for positioning within a passage in a bone, and a proximal shaft portion extending from the distal shaft portion; and a proximal trial assembly engaged with the proximal shaft portion of the orthopedic component, characterized in that the proximal trial assembly includes: a proximal spacer component rotationally engaged with the proximal shaft portion of the orthopedic component to substantially prevent relative rotation therebetween about a longitudinal axis; and a proximal trial component axially coupled to the proximal spacer component to prevent disengagement of the proximal trial component from the proximal spacer component while permitting selective rotation of the proximal trial component relative to the proximal spacer component about the longitudinal axis. an orthopedic component having a distal shaft portion configured for positioning within a passage in a bone, and a proximal shaft portion extending from the distal shaft portion; and a proximal trial assembly engaged with the proximal shaft portion of the orthopedic component, characterized in that the proximal trial assembly includes: a proximal spacer component rotationally engaged with the proximal shaft portion of the orthopedic component to substantially prevent relative rotation therebetween about a longitudinal axis; and a proximal trial component axially coupled to the proximal spacer component to prevent disengagement of the proximal trial component from the proximal spacer component while permitting selective rotation of the proximal trial component relative to the proximal spacer component about the longitudinal axis. a proximal spacer component rotationally engaged with the proximal shaft portion of the orthopedic component to substantially prevent relative rotation therebetween about a longitudinal axis; and a proximal trial component axially coupled to the proximal spacer component to prevent disengagement of the proximal trial component from the proximal spacer component while permitting selective rotation of the proximal trial component relative to the proximal spacer component about the longitudinal axis.
A computer-implemented method for determining a pose of a subject within an environment based, at least in part, on depth information, the method comprising: identifying a plurality of candidate regions each including at least a portion of a pose component of a subject from base depth data representing the environment based, at least in part, on at least one depth connectivity criterion, and wherein each candidate region is disconnected from any other candidate regions in depth; determining a first region from a subset of the candidate regions based, at least in part, on an estimation regarding a first pose component of the subject; selecting one or more second regions from the subset of candidate regions to associate with the first region based, at least in part, on relative locations of the first region and the one or more second regions; identifying the first pose component and at least one second pose component of the subject from a collective region (510, 620) including the first region and the one or more associated second regions; determining a spatial relationship between the identified first pose component and the identified at least one second pose component; and causing generation of a controlling command for execution by a mobile platform based, at least in part, on the determined spatial relationship. identifying a plurality of candidate regions each including at least a portion of a pose component of a subject from base depth data representing the environment based, at least in part, on at least one depth connectivity criterion, and wherein each candidate region is disconnected from any other candidate regions in depth; determining a first region from a subset of the candidate regions based, at least in part, on an estimation regarding a first pose component of the subject; selecting one or more second regions from the subset of candidate regions to associate with the first region based, at least in part, on relative locations of the first region and the one or more second regions; identifying the first pose component and at least one second pose component of the subject from a collective region (510, 620) including the first region and the one or more associated second regions; determining a spatial relationship between the identified first pose component and the identified at least one second pose component; and causing generation of a controlling command for execution by a mobile platform based, at least in part, on the determined spatial relationship.
A biopolymer roll stock, the biopolymer roll stock comprising: at least one biopolymer resin; and at least one additive, the additive comprising: at least one ethylene copolymer impact modifier between 5 - 50 weight% of the total weight of the additive; and at least one polymer color concentrate that is TiO 2 based and present in an amount between 5 and 50 weight% of the total weight of the additive; and at least one carrier resin; whereby the biopolymer roll stock has a predetermined thickness and impact resistance, and wherein the carrier resin is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic-aromatic polyester polymers, poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) polymers, and polycaprolactone. at least one biopolymer resin; and at least one additive, the additive comprising: at least one ethylene copolymer impact modifier between 5 - 50 weight% of the total weight of the additive; and at least one polymer color concentrate that is TiO 2 based and present in an amount between 5 and 50 weight% of the total weight of the additive; and at least one carrier resin; whereby the biopolymer roll stock has a predetermined thickness and impact resistance, and wherein the carrier resin is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic-aromatic polyester polymers, poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) polymers, and polycaprolactone. at least one ethylene copolymer impact modifier between 5 - 50 weight% of the total weight of the additive; and at least one polymer color concentrate that is TiO 2 based and present in an amount between 5 and 50 weight% of the total weight of the additive; and at least one carrier resin; whereby the biopolymer roll stock has a predetermined thickness and impact resistance, and wherein the carrier resin is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic-aromatic polyester polymers, poly (3-hydroxyalkanoate) polymers, and polycaprolactone.
Grinding device for a slice-cutting machine (10', 10") for cutting off slices of in particular strand-like cutting material, preferably food, the grinding device comprising a grinding stone for sharpening a rotating circular blade of the slice-cutting machine (10', 10") and a honing stone for deburring the circular blade, the grinding device comprising a grip in order to move the grinding stone and/or the honing stone to the circular blade, and the grinding device having a holder for fastening to a stop plate of the slice-cutting machine (10', 10") with an insertion device for form-fitting insertion into the stop plate, the holder having a U-shaped plate receptacle with a gap for insertion of the stop plate into the gap when the grinding device is pushed onto the stop plate, characterized in that the insertion device has at least one lug (48a, 48b) for engaging in an associated deepening (50a, 50b) of the stop plate, or in that the stop plate has at least one lug (48a, 48b) for engaging in an associated deepening (50a, 50b) of the insertion device.
A power electronics, PE, module including, a plurality of semiconductor chips connected in parallel, a gate unit, GU, arid a passive circuit arrangement, wherein the GU is connected to the gates of the plurality of semiconductor chips via a first switch and the passive circuit arrangement is connected to the gates of the plurality of semiconductor chips via a second switch, and wherein the passive circuit arrangement includes a parallel connection of at least one capacitor and at least one resistor, and wherein the first switch is adapted to, under normal operation, have a closed position, and, upon a failure of at least one of the plurality of semiconductor chips change to an open position and thereby disconnect the plurality of semiconductor chips from the GU, and the second switch is adapted to, under normal operation, have an open position, and, upon a failure of at least one of the plurality of semiconductor chips change to a closed position, wherein the passive circuit arrangement is connected to the gates of the plurality of semiconductor chips, and wherein the passive circuit arrangement is adapted to switch on at least one of the remaining non-failed plurality of semiconductor chips.
A washing machine comprising: - a detergent box which is provided in a withdrawable fashion on the water-supply flow pathway of the washing machine, and which is formed with a detergent-holding unit in such a way that it can hold detergent; and - a partitioning member which closes the detergent-holding unit when a liquid detergent is to be introduced into the detergent-holding unit, and which opens the detergent-holding unit when a powdered detergent is to be introduced into the detergent-holding unit; characterized by guides which are formed at the detergent box to engage the partitioning member and have different heights depending on the engagement position of the partitioning member so as to close or open the detergent-holding unit depending on the engagement position of the partitioning member, wherein the guides comprise: - a first guide for engaging the partitioning member when a liquid detergent is stored in the detergent-holding unit; and - a second guide having a different height from the height of the first guide, and for engaging the partitioning member when a powdered detergent is contained in the detergent-holding unit. - a detergent box which is provided in a withdrawable fashion on the water-supply flow pathway of the washing machine, and which is formed with a detergent-holding unit in such a way that it can hold detergent; and - a partitioning member which closes the detergent-holding unit when a liquid detergent is to be introduced into the detergent-holding unit, and which opens the detergent-holding unit when a powdered detergent is to be introduced into the detergent-holding unit; characterized by guides which are formed at the detergent box to engage the partitioning member and have different heights depending on the engagement position of the partitioning member so as to close or open the detergent-holding unit depending on the engagement position of the partitioning member, wherein the guides comprise: - a first guide for engaging the partitioning member when a liquid detergent is stored in the detergent-holding unit; and - a second guide having a different height from the height of the first guide, and for engaging the partitioning member when a powdered detergent is contained in the detergent-holding unit.
A pharmacologically acceptable solution for use in a method for reducing pain in a subject in need of such pain reduction, the solution having a volatile anesthetic dissolved therein in an amount effective to reduce pain, wherein the solution is to be administered topically to the subject, wherein the volatile anesthetic is selected from the group consisting of isoflurane, halothane, enflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane, methoxyflurane, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the solution further comprises an extractive solvent in an amount effective to reduce volatility of the volatile anesthetic, wherein the extractive solvent is dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, or N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone.
A method performed by a transmitting device (110, 400, 500) for transmitting to a receiving device in a wireless communications network, the transmitting device comprising a plurality of antenna elements, the method comprising: performing a directional carrier-sense assessment for one or more sub-bands configured for transmissions between the transmitting device and the receiving device, wherein each sub-band comprises one or more subcarriers, the directional carrier-sense assessment utilizing beamforming to detect a respective level of wireless activity on each of the sub-bands in a particular direction for transmissions to the receiving device wherein the level of wireless activity in each sub-band comprises one of: idle and busy; selecting a respective transmit power for each sub-band based on the determined level of wireless activity; and transmitting to the receiving device in the particular direction, using the respective selected transmit power for each sub-band, in response to a determination that a number of subcarriers belonging to idle sub-bands exceeds a threshold number of subcarriers. performing a directional carrier-sense assessment for one or more sub-bands configured for transmissions between the transmitting device and the receiving device, wherein each sub-band comprises one or more subcarriers, the directional carrier-sense assessment utilizing beamforming to detect a respective level of wireless activity on each of the sub-bands in a particular direction for transmissions to the receiving device wherein the level of wireless activity in each sub-band comprises one of: idle and busy; selecting a respective transmit power for each sub-band based on the determined level of wireless activity; and transmitting to the receiving device in the particular direction, using the respective selected transmit power for each sub-band, in response to a determination that a number of subcarriers belonging to idle sub-bands exceeds a threshold number of subcarriers.
A method comprising: receiving a passenger request to reserve an elevator car of an elevator system to travel to a targeted destination; determining at least two different travel options (404A, 404B) to the targeted destination based on a plurality of elevator car travel plans comprising at least two elevator cars having different travel ranges; outputting the at least two different travel options (404A, 404B) to an interactive display; and reserving at least one of the at least two elevator cars responsive to a user selection of one of the at least two different travel options (404A, 404B); characterized in that the at least two different travel options (404A, 404B) are identified based on minimizing one or more changes to estimated travel times (406A, 406B) provided to one or more previously reserved passengers. receiving a passenger request to reserve an elevator car of an elevator system to travel to a targeted destination; determining at least two different travel options (404A, 404B) to the targeted destination based on a plurality of elevator car travel plans comprising at least two elevator cars having different travel ranges; outputting the at least two different travel options (404A, 404B) to an interactive display; and reserving at least one of the at least two elevator cars responsive to a user selection of one of the at least two different travel options (404A, 404B); characterized in that the at least two different travel options (404A, 404B) are identified based on minimizing one or more changes to estimated travel times (406A, 406B) provided to one or more previously reserved passengers.
An electrochemical module comprising: a stack obtained by stacking, in a predetermined stacking direction, a plurality of electrochemical elements having a configuration in which an electrolyte layer, and an electrode layer and a counter electrode layer that are respectively arranged on two sides of the electrolyte layer, are formed along a substrate, via an annular sealing portion through which first gas that is one of reducing component gas and oxidative component gas flows; a clamp that includes a first clamping portion for pressing a first flat face in the stacking direction of the stack and a second clamping portion for pressing a second flat face on a side opposite to the first flat face, the stack being clamped between the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion; a flowing pipe that is coupled to the stack in order to supply the first gas to the annular sealing portion or discharge the first gas from the annular sealing portion, and a pressing mechanism that presses the flowing pipe in the stacking direction so as to press in the stacking direction a region in which the annular sealing portion is present. a stack obtained by stacking, in a predetermined stacking direction, a plurality of electrochemical elements having a configuration in which an electrolyte layer, and an electrode layer and a counter electrode layer that are respectively arranged on two sides of the electrolyte layer, are formed along a substrate, via an annular sealing portion through which first gas that is one of reducing component gas and oxidative component gas flows; a clamp that includes a first clamping portion for pressing a first flat face in the stacking direction of the stack and a second clamping portion for pressing a second flat face on a side opposite to the first flat face, the stack being clamped between the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion; a flowing pipe that is coupled to the stack in order to supply the first gas to the annular sealing portion or discharge the first gas from the annular sealing portion, and a pressing mechanism that presses the flowing pipe in the stacking direction so as to press in the stacking direction a region in which the annular sealing portion is present.
A method of making limulus amebocyte lysate substantially free of coagulogen, wherein the LAL substantially free of coagulogen comprises less than 5% (wt/wt) of coagulogen relative to total protein in the LAL as measured by SDS-PAGE with protein stain, the method comprising: subjecting a composition comprising LAL, wherein the LAL comprises coagulogen, to tangential flow filtration using a 20 kDa to 50 kDa TFF filter, wherein the TFF produces a retentate and a filtrate; and collecting the retentate, thereby obtaining the LAL substantially free of coagulogen. subjecting a composition comprising LAL, wherein the LAL comprises coagulogen, to tangential flow filtration using a 20 kDa to 50 kDa TFF filter, wherein the TFF produces a retentate and a filtrate; and collecting the retentate, thereby obtaining the LAL substantially free of coagulogen.
A device comprising a body part that is attachable to the skin of a patient, wherein the body part comprises a receiving opening through which a functional element can be reversibly introduced into a body of a patient by means of an inserting device, like a needle, wherein the body part comprises a sealing member that is adapted to seal at least a part of the receiving opening after removal of the inserting device, characterized in that the sealing member is made from or comprises an electrically conductive material and the electrically conductive material is conductively connectable to the skin of a patient when the device is attached to Z the skin of a patient.
A method for controlling a speed of a polypeptide passing through a nanopore, comprising: 1) conjugating the polypeptide to a polynucleotide to give a polynucleotide-polypeptide conjugate; and 2) applying a voltage across the nanopore in the presence of a polynucleotide binding enzyme to move the polynucleotide-polypeptide conjugate through the nanopore, wherein the polynucleotide binding enzyme controls the movement of the polynucleotide, thus controlling the speed of the conjugated polypeptide passing through the nanopore. 1) conjugating the polypeptide to a polynucleotide to give a polynucleotide-polypeptide conjugate; and 2) applying a voltage across the nanopore in the presence of a polynucleotide binding enzyme to move the polynucleotide-polypeptide conjugate through the nanopore, wherein the polynucleotide binding enzyme controls the movement of the polynucleotide, thus controlling the speed of the conjugated polypeptide passing through the nanopore.
An apparatus in the form of a leash for attaching an animal to a vehicle comprising: a removable attachment mechanism for attaching the apparatus at one end to a vehicle, a rigid outer member which incorporates a curvature, a stretchable outer member, a stretchable inner member, said stretchable inner member substantially contained within said stretchable outer member, said rigid outer member interposed between said attachment mechanism and a substantial length of said stretchable outer member, said stretchable inner member and said stretchable outer member interposed between said rigid outer member and an endpoint connector, said endpoint connector attachable to an animal or to an object. a removable attachment mechanism for attaching the apparatus at one end to a vehicle, a rigid outer member which incorporates a curvature, a stretchable outer member, a stretchable inner member, said stretchable inner member substantially contained within said stretchable outer member, said rigid outer member interposed between said attachment mechanism and a substantial length of said stretchable outer member, said stretchable inner member and said stretchable outer member interposed between said rigid outer member and an endpoint connector, said endpoint connector attachable to an animal or to an object.
A method for producing hydrocarbons comprising, providing a hydrogen-containing feedstock component, providing a carbon-containing feedstock component, providing an electrocatalytic cell comprising a supported catalyst selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cu, Ni, Mn, V, Zn, Co, Fe/Co, alkali metal doped Fe/Co, alkali metal doped Co and mixtures thereof, supported on at least one of the support materials selected from the group consisting of yttria-stabilized zirconia supports, reticulated vitreous carbon foam supports, reticulated fibrous silicon carbide supports, zinc oxide foam supports, boron carbide supports, alumina, zirconia, and carbon and a barrier comprising a material permeable to oxygen ions and impermeable to at least CO 2, CO, H 2, H 2 O and hydrocarbons, contacting the hydrogen-containing feedstock component with the carbon-containing feedstock component at the catalyst, producing hydrocarbon and oxygen ions at the catalyst, conducting oxygen ions across the barrier whereupon the oxygen ions release their electrons to an electrical circuit, forming dioxygen molecules from the oxygen ions, removing dioxygen molecules from the electrocatalytic cell, and wherein at least one of the hydrogen-containing feedstock component and the carbon-containing feedstock component comprise oxygen-containing materials. providing a hydrogen-containing feedstock component, providing a carbon-containing feedstock component, providing an electrocatalytic cell comprising a supported catalyst selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cu, Ni, Mn, V, Zn, Co, Fe/Co, alkali metal doped Fe/Co, alkali metal doped Co and mixtures thereof, supported on at least one of the support materials selected from the group consisting of yttria-stabilized zirconia supports, reticulated vitreous carbon foam supports, reticulated fibrous silicon carbide supports, zinc oxide foam supports, boron carbide supports, alumina, zirconia, and carbon and a barrier comprising a material permeable to oxygen ions and impermeable to at least CO 2, CO, H 2, H 2 O and hydrocarbons, contacting the hydrogen-containing feedstock component with the carbon-containing feedstock component at the catalyst, producing hydrocarbon and oxygen ions at the catalyst, conducting oxygen ions across the barrier whereupon the oxygen ions release their electrons to an electrical circuit, forming dioxygen molecules from the oxygen ions, removing dioxygen molecules from the electrocatalytic cell, and