mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An integrated circuit chip (2500, 2700), comprising: a first input port including first and second input terminals and a first output port including first and second output terminals; first and second transistors electrically coupled in series across the first and second input terminals, the second transistor also electrically coupled across the first and second output terminals and adapted to provide a path for current flowing through the first output port when the first transistor is in its non-conductive state; first driver circuitry for driving gates of the first and second transistors to cause the transistors to switch between their conductive and non-conductive states; and first controller circuitry for controlling the first driver circuitry such that the first and second transistors switch between their conductive and non- conductive states to at least substantially maximize an amount of electric power extracted from an electric power source electrically coupled to the first input port. a first input port including first and second input terminals and a first output port including first and second output terminals; first and second transistors electrically coupled in series across the first and second input terminals, the second transistor also electrically coupled across the first and second output terminals and adapted to provide a path for current flowing through the first output port when the first transistor is in its non-conductive state; first driver circuitry for driving gates of the first and second transistors to cause the transistors to switch between their conductive and non-conductive states; and first controller circuitry for controlling the first driver circuitry such that the first and second transistors switch between their conductive and non- conductive states to at least substantially maximize an amount of electric power extracted from an electric power source electrically coupled to the first input port.
A power factor correction, PFC, circuit for arbitrary input waveforms, comprising: a controller configured to receive an output signal from the PFC circuit and a reference signal, wherein the controller is configured to compare the output signal and the reference signal and produce a feedback output, wherein the controller is configured to generate an input reference from a reference table being derived from an input current from a power supply and multiply the input reference by the feedback output to produce a control signal, wherein the input current has an arbitrary periodic waveform, wherein the control signal is configured to control and synchronize an input voltage to be in phase with the input current, and wherein the controller is configured to populate the reference table by sampling the input current for a full cycle of the input current and normalizing the sampled values by dividing each sample value by the smallest sample value in the full cycle of the input current.
A method for predicting whether a patient having, suspected of having, or at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis will respond to treatment with a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) comprising measuring the level of at least one specialized pro-resolving mediator in a DMARD naive patient sample and classifying the patient as a predicted DMARD responder or a predicted DMARD non-responder, wherein the at least one SPM comprises RvD4, wherein the patient is classified as a predicted DMARD non-responder when the level of the at least one SPM is increased, and wherein the sample is a plasma sample or a whole blood sample.
A nuclear waste canister comprising: a housing that at least partially defines an inner volume sized to enclose a plurality of nuclear waste portions and configured to store the nuclear waste portions in a hazardous waste repository of a directional drillhole formed in a subterranean formation; a solid or semi-solid granular material enclosed in the inner volume of the housing that at least substantially fills voids within the inner volume and between the plurality of nuclear waste portions; and a friction brake mounted to the housing; characterized in that the friction brake is mounted to an end of the housing, wherein the friction brake is mounted to the housing with a pivotable or rotatable connection. a housing that at least partially defines an inner volume sized to enclose a plurality of nuclear waste portions and configured to store the nuclear waste portions in a hazardous waste repository of a directional drillhole formed in a subterranean formation; a solid or semi-solid granular material enclosed in the inner volume of the housing that at least substantially fills voids within the inner volume and between the plurality of nuclear waste portions; and a friction brake mounted to the housing; characterized in that the friction brake is mounted to an end of the housing, wherein the friction brake is mounted to the housing with a pivotable or rotatable connection.
A powered surgical stapler comprising: a housing; an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis; a drive motor disposed within the housing; a firing rod disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive motor; a loading unit configured to be removably coupled to the endoscopic portion, the loading unit including an end effector being in mechanical cooperation with the firing rod and an identifier configured to identify the loading unit; an interrogator configured to interface with the identifier to obtain an identifying code uniquely associated with the loading unit; and a control system storing operating parameters relating to the force applied to the firing rod, wherein a microcontroller of the control system is configured to identify the loading unit based on the identifying code and automatically select the corresponding operating parameters for control of the force being applied to the firing rod. a housing; an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis; a drive motor disposed within the housing; a firing rod disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive motor; a loading unit configured to be removably coupled to the endoscopic portion, the loading unit including an end effector being in mechanical cooperation with the firing rod and an identifier configured to identify the loading unit; an interrogator configured to interface with the identifier to obtain an identifying code uniquely associated with the loading unit; and a control system storing operating parameters relating to the force applied to the firing rod, wherein a microcontroller of the control system is configured to identify the loading unit based on the identifying code and automatically select the corresponding operating parameters for control of the force being applied to the firing rod.
An external use radiation dosimeter patch (30, 30') comprising a substrate holding a sensor circuit layer with at least one MOSFET or RADFET that changes a threshold voltage in a detectable predictable manner when exposed to radiation, wherein the dosimeter patch is adapted to be inserted into a reader device and electrically couple the reader device to the circuit layer, and wherein the substrate comprises opposing upper and lower primary surfaces, and the substrate is resilient and conformable to the skin of a patient, characterised in that the circuit layer, in use, is self-contained and devoid of externally extending lead wires connecting to an operational member, and in that the patch is a disposable single-use dosimeter patch that is adhesively securable to the skin of a patient with a releasable adhesive on the lower primary surface.
Method for assembling rollers in a cage for retaining said rollers in a roller bearing, the method providing a cage comprising two rings (3, 4) which are spaced apart axially and a plurality of bridges extending between said rings so as to form between two adjacent bridges and a segment (3a, 4a) of each of said rings a cell in which a roller is intended to be retained being able to rotate about its own axis, said bridges each having an external structure which projects radially, said method providing driving said cage in rotation and successively arranging a roller radially to face a cell and circumferentially interfering with an external structure of a bridge delimiting said cell in order to drive said roller in rotation through a stroke in which the roller is pushed radially into said cell, said method being characterised in that the cage is driven in rotation in a direction in which the external structures have an inverted L-shaped geometry formed by an external wall of the bridge and a projection extending radially from said external wall, the rollers being driven in rotation by the front face of the projection of an external structure which is ahead in the direction of rotation with respect to the external wall of said external structure.
A method to control a fluid flow regulating device connected to actuating means setting fluid flow regulating device according to the communicated control signal from a connected controller, said control signal ranging from 0-100% during a normal operational load, defined as being within a given load threshold with a high load threshold and a low load threshold, where said control signal is 0% when said fluid flow regulating device is to be closed and 100% when it is to be open, and where the actuating means is, or includes, a thermal wax actuator, and defines a point of reaction corresponding to certain minimum control signal before the actuator reacts between open and closed, which point of reaction fluctuates under changes in ambient temperature defining a range of points of reactions, characterized in that when said load gets outside said load threshold, being above the high load threshold or below the low load threshold, the control enters a modified control (22a, 22b) where said control signal either is never at 0% and/or is never at 100% wherein said modified control signal is formed of full cycle periods, P, each with open period Po of a 100% control signal and a closed period Pc of 0% signal, and when the load gets below the low load threshold said control signal enters a low load control where the open period Po is higher than zero even when the flow regulating device are to be closed, and/or when the load gets above a high load threshold said control signal enters a high load control where the open period Po is lower than 100% even when the flow regulating device are to be fully open., and where at low load the closing signal, meaning the signal to keep the flow controller closed will be above zero, but below a range of point of reactions, and where at high load the closing signal, meaning the signal to keep the flow controller open is above a range of point of reactions.
An emergency resuscitation system, comprising: at least one sensor (106, 204, 718; 722) configured to be positioned in an airflow path of a conscious patient experiencing dyspnea, the at least one sensor configured to sense a presence of ventilation airflow, measure a gas flow rate in the airflow path, and sense gas pressure in the airflow path of the conscious patient experiencing dyspnea; a processor arranged to receive data generated by the at least one sensor (106, 204, 718; 722) and determine one or more ventilation quality parameters requiring gas flow volume, calculated based on the sensed gas flow rate and gas pressure, for their calculation; a feedback unit configured to provide feedback to a rescuer based on the one or more ventilation quality parameters; and circuitry configured for delivery of electromagnetic stimulation to the patient; characterized in that the one or more ventilation quality parameters comprise spirometric information; the processor is further configured to compute lung compliance; and the feedback to the rescuer is further based on the computed lung compliance. at least one sensor (106, 204, 718; 722) configured to be positioned in an airflow path of a conscious patient experiencing dyspnea, the at least one sensor configured to sense a presence of ventilation airflow, measure a gas flow rate in the airflow path, and sense gas pressure in the airflow path of the conscious patient experiencing dyspnea; a processor arranged to receive data generated by the at least one sensor (106, 204, 718; 722) and determine one or more ventilation quality parameters requiring gas flow volume, calculated based on the sensed gas flow rate and gas pressure, for their calculation; a feedback unit configured to provide feedback to a rescuer based on the one or more ventilation quality parameters; and circuitry configured for delivery of electromagnetic stimulation to the patient; characterized in that the one or more ventilation quality parameters comprise spirometric information; the processor is further configured to compute lung compliance; and the feedback to the rescuer is further based on the computed lung compliance.
A key storage apparatus, wherein before expiration of a period for providing a user with arithmetic processing using a key, the key is secretly managed, the key storage apparatus receives information τ which is a target of the arithmetic processing, and performs the arithmetic processing, and when the period expires the key is outputted; and the key storage apparatus comprises: a one-way function section causing a one-way function to act on first information to generate the key; a storage section secretly storing the first information during the period; and an expiration judging section eliminating the first information from the storage section and outputting the key to the user when the period expires, and transmitting an error message to the user corresponding the information τ when receiving the information τ after the period has expired. a one-way function section causing a one-way function to act on first information to generate the key; a storage section secretly storing the first information during the period; and an expiration judging section eliminating the first information from the storage section and outputting the key to the user when the period expires, and transmitting an error message to the user corresponding the information τ when receiving the information τ after the period has expired.
Clamp having a clamp band and a prepositioner, the prepositioner being designed as a carrier band which has a part-circular region, the carrier band having a fastening region (17, 18) at each of its ends, the fastening region being angled with respect to the part-circular region, characterized in that the fastening regions (17, 18) are fastened to a same flank or a same circumferential side of the clamp band.
An insulating frame for a roof window mounted in an inclined roof structure of a building, comprising top, bottom and side frame members (110c, 110d, 100a, 100b), each including an insulating member and a support member, and a plurality of connector brackets, said insulating frame defining an inner opening adapted to surround a frame of the roof window and said insulating frame having an interior side intended to face the interior of the building and an exterior side intended to face the exterior and each frame member (110a-100d) having an inner side facing the inner opening and an outer side facing away from the inner opening, said insulating frame further defining a base plane at the interior side of the insulating frame members (110a-100d) which is substantially parallel with the inner opening, wherein the insulating frame comprises a set of roof connector brackets adapted for connecting the insulating frame to the roof structure and at least one attachment section (500, 600), wherein each of the roof connector brackets comprises a first connecting section and a second connecting section, where the first connecting section is connected to an attachment section (500, 600), and where the second connecting section is adapted for connecting to the roof structure and extends away from the inner opening of the insulating frame in the assembled state in parallel with the base plane and beyond the outer side of the frame member (110a-100d) to which the roof connector bracket is attached, wherein said attachment section(s) (500, 600) allow(s) attachment of each roof connector bracket at several different positions depending on the design of the roof structure, characterized in that one or more of the roof connector brackets are adapted for displaceable attachment to the attachment section (500, 600) such that the one or more connector brackets may be moved along a length direction of the attachment section (500, 600) after being attached. wherein the insulating frame comprises a set of roof connector brackets adapted for connecting the insulating frame to the roof structure and at least one attachment section (500, 600), wherein each of the roof connector brackets comprises a first connecting section and a second connecting section, where the first connecting section is connected to an attachment section (500, 600), and where the second connecting section is adapted for connecting to the roof structure and extends away from the inner opening of the insulating frame in the assembled state in parallel with the base plane and beyond the outer side of the frame member (110a-100d) to which the roof connector bracket is attached, wherein said attachment section(s) (500, 600) allow(s) attachment of each roof connector bracket at several different positions depending on the design of the roof structure, characterized in that one or more of the roof connector brackets are adapted for displaceable attachment to the attachment section (500, 600) such that the one or more connector brackets may be moved along a length direction of the attachment section (500, 600) after being attached.
A method of connecting a new subsea well to a subsea production system, the method comprising: providing a subsea well, a subsea production flow system and a subsea manifold (110, 210, 310), the subsea manifold comprising: a first connector (134, 234, 334); a second connector fluidly connected to the subsea production flow system; a flowline header (130a, 130b, 132, 230, 232, 330, 332) in fluid communication with the second connector; a fluid access point (137, 137', 237, 337) located between the first connector (134, 234, 334) and the flowline header (130a, 130b, 132, 230, 232, 330, 332) and having first and second flow access openings; a first flow path between the first connector (134, 234, 334) and the first flow access opening of the fluid access point (137, 137', 237, 337) and a second flow path between the second flow access opening of the fluid access point and the flowline header (130a, 130b, 132, 230, 232, 330, 332); wherein the fluid access point (137, 137', 237, 337) is provided with a flow cap; fluidly connecting the subsea well to the first connector (134, 234, 334) of the subsea manifold; removing the flow cap from the fluid access point (137, 137', 237, 337) of the subsea manifold; and connecting a removable module (138, 238, 338) to the fluid access point (137, 137', 237, 337) of the manifold, the removable module (138, 238, 338) comprising a first flow path connecting the first and second flow access openings such that the subsea well and the subsea production flow system are fluidly connected by the removable module (138, 238, 338). a first connector (134, 234, 334); a second connector fluidly connected to the subsea production flow system; a flowline header (130a, 130b, 132, 230, 232, 330, 332) in fluid communication with the second connector; a fluid access point (137, 137', 237, 337) located between the first connector (134, 234, 334) and the flowline header (130a, 130b, 132, 230, 232, 330, 332) and having first and second flow access openings; a first flow path between the first connector (134, 234, 334) and the first flow access opening of the fluid access point (137, 137', 237, 337) and a second flow path between the second flow access opening of the fluid access point and the flowline header (130a, 130b, 132, 230, 232, 330, 332); wherein the fluid access point (137, 137', 237, 337) is provided with a flow cap; fluidly connecting the subsea well to the first connector (134, 234, 334) of the subsea manifold; removing the flow cap from the fluid access point (137, 137', 237, 337) of the subsea manifold; and connecting a removable module (138, 238, 338) to the fluid access point (137, 137', 237, 337) of the manifold, the removable module (138, 238, 338) comprising a first flow path connecting the first and second flow access openings such that the subsea well and the subsea production flow system are fluidly connected by the removable module (138, 238, 338).
A back pan cooling assembly for an electronic display having a rear pan, the assembly comprising: a cooling back pan positioned behind the rear pan; a gap defined by the space between the cooling back pan and the rear pan; a rear cover positioned on the cooling back pan to define a rear compartment which is sealed to prevent ambient air from entering the rear compartment; a port in the rear cover which accepts ambient gas; at least one fan, the port being in gaseous communication with the fan, the fan being oriented such that the ambient air is drawn through the port and exhausted out of the gap; wherein the fan is positioned to cause a flow of ambient air through the gap; and an electronic component (10, 11) for driving the electronic display placed in the rear compartment and in conductive thermal communication with the cooling back pan wherein: the fan is sealed within the cooling back pan such that ambient air is not permitted to contact the electronic component (10,11). a cooling back pan positioned behind the rear pan; a gap defined by the space between the cooling back pan and the rear pan; a rear cover positioned on the cooling back pan to define a rear compartment which is sealed to prevent ambient air from entering the rear compartment; a port in the rear cover which accepts ambient gas; at least one fan, the port being in gaseous communication with the fan, the fan being oriented such that the ambient air is drawn through the port and exhausted out of the gap; wherein the fan is positioned to cause a flow of ambient air through the gap; and an electronic component (10, 11) for driving the electronic display placed in the rear compartment and in conductive thermal communication with the cooling back pan wherein: the fan is sealed within the cooling back pan such that ambient air is not permitted to contact the electronic component (10,11).