mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An aerosol delivery device comprising: a mouthpiece end; an aerosol generation chamber in fluid communication with the mouthpiece end via a primary air channel, wherein the primary air channel extends between an air inlet and the mouthpiece end, wherein the aerosol generation chamber comprises an aerosol source for generating an aerosol from a source material for inhalation by a user through the mouthpiece end during use; and a sensor for detecting when a user inhales on the mouthpiece end, wherein the sensor is in fluid communication with the mouthpiece end via a secondary air channel, and wherein the sensor is located further from the mouthpiece end than the aerosol source, and the secondary air channel bypasses the aerosol generation chamber; wherein the device comprises a first part that includes the mouthpiece end and the aerosol generation chamber and a second part that includes the sensor, wherein the first part and second part are detachable from one another, wherein the secondary air channel provides fluid communication between the sensor and the mouthpiece end across an interface between the first part and second part when the first part and second part are coupled together for use; wherein the primary air channel does not pass through the second part a mouthpiece end; an aerosol generation chamber in fluid communication with the mouthpiece end via a primary air channel, wherein the primary air channel extends between an air inlet and the mouthpiece end, wherein the aerosol generation chamber comprises an aerosol source for generating an aerosol from a source material for inhalation by a user through the mouthpiece end during use; and a sensor for detecting when a user inhales on the mouthpiece end, wherein the sensor is in fluid communication with the mouthpiece end via a secondary air channel, and wherein the sensor is located further from the mouthpiece end than the aerosol source, and the secondary air channel bypasses the aerosol generation chamber; wherein the device comprises a first part that includes the mouthpiece end and the aerosol generation chamber and a second part that includes the sensor, wherein the first part and second part are detachable from one another, wherein the secondary air channel provides fluid communication between the sensor and the mouthpiece end across an interface between the first part and second part when the first part and second part are coupled together for use; wherein the primary air channel does not pass through the second part
A pixel structure for a liquid crystal display panel, comprising a plurality of pixel regions, wherein each of the pixel regions includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are overlapped with each other, the first electrode is disposed above the second electrode, and characterized in that each of the pixel regions is divided at least into: a first domain display region, a second domain display region, a third domain display region, and a fourth domain display region; a strip-shaped first electrode in the first domain display region forms a first angle with a reference direction, a strip-shaped first electrode in the second domain display region forms a second angle with the reference direction, a strip-shaped first electrode in the third domain display region forms a third angle with the reference direction, and a strip-shaped first electrode in the fourth domain display region forms a fourth angle with the reference direction, wherein the reference direction refers to an initially aligned direction of liquid crystal molecules when no liquid crystal driving electrical field is formed; the sum of the first angle and the second angle is 180 degrees, the sum of the third angle and the fourth angle is 180 degrees, and the first, the second, the third and the fourth angles (A1-A4) are different from one another.
A catheter instrument comprising a spring clip needle tip shielding device, a catheter unit, and a needle unit; wherein said catheter unit comprises a catheter hub and a catheter extending distally from the catheter hub, said catheter having a lumen being in flow communication with an interior cavity of the catheter hub; wherein said needle unit comprises a needle hub and a needle with a needle shaft and a needle tip extending distally from the needle hub; said needle hub being connected to the proximal end of the catheter hub and said needle shaft being arranged in the lumen of the catheter, in a ready position of said catheter instrument; said spring clip needle tip shielding device comprising: a base plate with a hole extending there through; at least one resilient arm extending at an attachment point at said base plate; wherein said at least one resilient arm has a resting state, from which it may be urged to yield free passage through said hole in an axial direction of said base plate in a tension state, said at least one resilient arm being adapted for clamping the needle tip of the needle extending through said hole when said resilient arm is in said resting state; and wherein any straight imaginary line extending longitudinally through said hole in the axial direction of said base plate coincides with said at least one resilient arm when said resilient arm is in said resting state; and wherein said spring clip needle tip shielding device is of a rigid material, and at least a part thereof, in use coming in contact with walls of the interior cavity of the catheter hub, is coated with a solid lubricant; and said spring clip needle tip shielding device being arranged inside the interior cavity of the catheter hub, and said needle being arranged through said hole with the resilient arm being urged into its tension state by said needle shaft.
A method of generating a synthesized 2D image of an organ of a patient, the method comprising: obtaining a pre-exposure image of the organ by exposing the organ with x-ray energization; obtaining, based upon the pre-exposure image acquired, a plurality of two-dimensional tomosynthesis projection images of the organ by rotating the x-ray emitter to a plurality of orientations relative to the organ and emitting x-ray energization from the emitter for each projection image of the plurality of projection images; and generating a synthetic 2D image of the organ from the pre-exposure image and the plurality of tomosynthesis projection images. obtaining a pre-exposure image of the organ by exposing the organ with x-ray energization; obtaining, based upon the pre-exposure image acquired, a plurality of two-dimensional tomosynthesis projection images of the organ by rotating the x-ray emitter to a plurality of orientations relative to the organ and emitting x-ray energization from the emitter for each projection image of the plurality of projection images; and generating a synthetic 2D image of the organ from the pre-exposure image and the plurality of tomosynthesis projection images.
A thermal camouflage device, comprising at least one surface element (100; 300; 500) arranged to assume a determined thermal distribution, said surface element comprising a first heat conducting layer, a second heat conducting layer, said first and second heat conducting layer being mutually thermally isolated by means of an intermediate insulation layer, wherein at least one thermoelectric element (150; 450a, 450b, 450c) is arranged to generate a predetermined temperature gradient to a portion of said first layer characterized in that the device comprises a third heat conducting layer in the shape of a heat pipe/heat plate arranged to divert heat from the second heat conducting layer.
A surgical stapling device comprising: a handle assembly including a stationary handle housing and a movable trigger mounted to the handle housing; an elongated body portion extending from the handle housing; a staple containing shell assembly mounted on a distal end of the elongated body portion and an anvil assembly movably mounted relative to the staple containing shell assembly; an approximation mechanism operable to move the anvil assembly from a first position spaced from the staple containing shell assembly to a second approximated position adjacent the staple containing shell assembly; and a pusher extending through the elongated body portion from the handle housing to the staple containing shell assembly, the movable trigger being movable to drive the pusher distally to drive staples out of the staple containing shell assembly and into the anvil assembly; characterised by further comprising a slider assembly positioned within the handle housing including a slider and a biasing member, the slider being longitudinally movable between a first position blocking the movable trigger from movement and a second position spaced from the movable trigger, the biasing member being positioned to urge the slider towards the first position. a handle assembly including a stationary handle housing and a movable trigger mounted to the handle housing; an elongated body portion extending from the handle housing; a staple containing shell assembly mounted on a distal end of the elongated body portion and an anvil assembly movably mounted relative to the staple containing shell assembly; an approximation mechanism operable to move the anvil assembly from a first position spaced from the staple containing shell assembly to a second approximated position adjacent the staple containing shell assembly; and a pusher extending through the elongated body portion from the handle housing to the staple containing shell assembly, the movable trigger being movable to drive the pusher distally to drive staples out of the staple containing shell assembly and into the anvil assembly; characterised by further comprising a slider assembly positioned within the handle housing including a slider and a biasing member, the slider being longitudinally movable between a first position blocking the movable trigger from movement and a second position spaced from the movable trigger, the biasing member being positioned to urge the slider towards the first position.
An apparatus for applying energy within the body of a living subject comprising: an ultrasonic emitter; a housing for the ultrasonic emitter, the housing being adapted to place the ultrasonic emitter so that the output from the emitter will be directed to a tissue within the body; a power supply connected to the ultrasonic emitter; the power supply including a source of electrical signals characterised in that the source of electrical signals is adapted to supply power according to an input power profile, wherein said profile comprises: a first predetermined duration, during which a continuous excitation to the ultrasonic emitter is provided such that a tissue reaches a first temperature that is equal to or higher than the temperature necessary for necrosis of the tissue, and a second predetermined period of time, during which an intermittent excitation to the ultrasonic emitter is provided to cycle between on and off conditions to turn the ultrasonic emitter on and off, so as to substantially maintain the tissue at a second temperature. an ultrasonic emitter; a housing for the ultrasonic emitter, the housing being adapted to place the ultrasonic emitter so that the output from the emitter will be directed to a tissue within the body; a power supply connected to the ultrasonic emitter; the power supply including a source of electrical signals characterised in that the source of electrical signals is adapted to supply power according to an input power profile, wherein said profile comprises: a first predetermined duration, during which a continuous excitation to the ultrasonic emitter is provided such that a tissue reaches a first temperature that is equal to or higher than the temperature necessary for necrosis of the tissue, and a second predetermined period of time, during which an intermittent excitation to the ultrasonic emitter is provided to cycle between on and off conditions to turn the ultrasonic emitter on and off, so as to substantially maintain the tissue at a second temperature. a first predetermined duration, during which a continuous excitation to the ultrasonic emitter is provided such that a tissue reaches a first temperature that is equal to or higher than the temperature necessary for necrosis of the tissue, and a second predetermined period of time, during which an intermittent excitation to the ultrasonic emitter is provided to cycle between on and off conditions to turn the ultrasonic emitter on and off, so as to substantially maintain the tissue at a second temperature.
A method comprising: allocating by a base station first sets of downlink, DL, control resource blocks for DL transmission to a plurality of user equipments, UEs, in a beamforming mobile communication network, wherein each set of the DL control resource blocks is associated with a corresponding set of beamforming weights; allocating by the base station second sets of uplink, UL, control resource blocks for UL transmission from the UEs, wherein each set of the UL control resource blocks is also associated with the corresponding set of beamforming weights; and transmitting by the base station cell identification information and beam identification information using sets of control beams, wherein each control beam comprises a set of the DL control resource blocks, a set of the UL control resource blocks, and the corresponding set of beamforming weights. allocating by a base station first sets of downlink, DL, control resource blocks for DL transmission to a plurality of user equipments, UEs, in a beamforming mobile communication network, wherein each set of the DL control resource blocks is associated with a corresponding set of beamforming weights; allocating by the base station second sets of uplink, UL, control resource blocks for UL transmission from the UEs, wherein each set of the UL control resource blocks is also associated with the corresponding set of beamforming weights; and transmitting by the base station cell identification information and beam identification information using sets of control beams, wherein each control beam comprises a set of the DL control resource blocks, a set of the UL control resource blocks, and the corresponding set of beamforming weights.
Lighting device comprising a translucent bulb, a base having at least two electrical contacts, and a light engine arranged inside the bulb, the light engine comprising four or more LED filaments attached to a holder, the holder having a first holding structure that is electrically conductive and a second holding structure that is electrically conductive, wherein each LED filament is connected with a first end to the first holding structure and with a second end to the second holding structure, wherein the first holding structure is connected to a first electrical contact of the base and the second holding structure is connected to a second electrical contact of the base, wherein the first holding structure and the second holding structure each comprises an essentially longitudinal connection section (9, 9) and an attachment section (17, 20) essentially perpendicular to the connection section (9, 9), wherein the attachment section of the first holding structure and the attachment section of the second holding structure has a circular or a polygonal circumference, characterised in that each of the first holding structure and the second holding structure is formed from a single wire.
A complex comprising an asymmetrical TNFα trimer of a protein subunit comprising the amino-acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36, or corresponding sequence, and a compound that is capable of binding to the TNFα trimer, wherein: - said TNFα trimer adopts a conformation, when determined by x-ray crystallography, with the Cα atoms of residues 12-18, 47-50, 54-64, 76-82, 91-97, 117-125, 129-137, and 150-156 of SEQ ID NO: 36, or corresponding sequence, for all subunits within 0.9Å RMSD of the same atoms of the Reference Structure Compound34.pdb; and the compound, as determined by x-ray crystallography, comprises a pharmacophore which is bound within the TNFα trimer such that it is within 4 Å of all of the following residues of SEQ ID NO: 36: Leu57 of subunit A; Tyr119 of subunit B; Gly121 of subunit B; Gly122 of subunit B; Tyr59 of subunit C; Leu120 of subunit C; and Tyr151 of subunit C, or the corresponding residues of the corresponding sequence, and wherein the pharmacophore consists of 2 fused rings ( "R3" and "R2"), wherein R3 is a six-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring and R2 is a five-membered heteroaromatic ring, and R2 has an H bond acceptor ("A1") and which is also substituted through a linking non-hydrogen atom to a further 5- or 6-member ring ( "R4"), wherein said complex is able to bind TNFR1, but wherein signalling from said bound TNFR1 is attenuated or antagonised, for use in a method of therapy practised on the human or animal body. - said TNFα trimer adopts a conformation, when determined by x-ray crystallography, with the Cα atoms of residues 12-18, 47-50, 54-64, 76-82, 91-97, 117-125, 129-137, and 150-156 of SEQ ID NO: 36, or corresponding sequence, for all subunits within 0.9Å RMSD of the same atoms of the Reference Structure Compound34.pdb; and
An anti-ENDO180 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof selected from: a. the monoclonal or isolated antibody produced by the hybridoma cell line E3-8D8, deposited with the BCCM with Accession Number LMBP 7203CB, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof; b. a humanized antibody of (a), or an antigen binding fragment thereof; or c. a chimeric antibody of (a), or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein upon contact with a cell expressing END0180 the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof is internalized into the cell. a. the monoclonal or isolated antibody produced by the hybridoma cell line E3-8D8, deposited with the BCCM with Accession Number LMBP 7203CB, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof; b. a humanized antibody of (a), or an antigen binding fragment thereof; or c. a chimeric antibody of (a), or an antigen-binding fragment thereof,
A drum brake system comprising: a back plate to which an anchor block is fixed; a brake drum configured to rotate together with a wheel; a pair of brake shoes (15, 16) arranged in the back plate with one end portions supported to the anchor block; a wheel cylinder fixed to the back plate and configured to enlarge the brake shoes (15, 16) such that the brake shoes (15, 16) are in sliding contact with an inner periphery of the brake drum so as to obtain a service brake state; a parking brake lever configured to operate in correspondence to pulling of a brake cable so as to enlarge the brake shoes (15, 16); and an electric actuator coupled to the brake cable and configured to pull the brake cable so as to obtain a parking brake state, characterized in that a stopper configured to be in contact with the parking brake lever so as to restrain an operating end of the parking brake lever in the parking brake state is provided with a fixed member arranged in the back plate with being fixed to the back plate, wherein the stopper is configured to have elasticity, the fixed member is formed to have a thin plate shape so that the stopper is bent to exhibit elasticity upon contact of the parking brake lever.
A method for being aware of user-defined context comprising: defining a control command depending on a user input; receiving (509, 611) external audio through a microphone while playing media content; performing (511,617) speech recognition with regard to the received audio; determining (515, 621) whether the speech-recognized audio corresponds to the control command; and executing (519, 623) a particular action assigned to the control command when the received audio corresponds to the control command; wherein executing (519, 623) the particular action comprises: pausing the playing of the media content; and displaying text corresponding to the speech-recognized audio on a display unit. defining a control command depending on a user input; receiving (509, 611) external audio through a microphone while playing media content; performing (511,617) speech recognition with regard to the received audio; determining (515, 621) whether the speech-recognized audio corresponds to the control command; and executing (519, 623) a particular action assigned to the control command when the received audio corresponds to the control command; wherein executing (519, 623) the particular action comprises: pausing the playing of the media content; and displaying text corresponding to the speech-recognized audio on a display unit. pausing the playing of the media content; and displaying text corresponding to the speech-recognized audio on a display unit.
A method, comprising: scanning a plurality of regions of a component with an ultrasonic transducer; calculating a microtexture level indicator for each region in the plurality of regions; characterizing a limiting region in the plurality of regions, the limiting region corresponding to a maximum microtexture level indicator; comparing the microtexture level indicator of the plurality of regions, wherein the microtexture level indicator consists of a peak factor and wherein the peak factor is calculated based on a peak factor equation: The Peak Factor = Peak Amplitude − Mean Amplitude Mean Amplitude wherein the peak amplitude corresponds to the maximum value of backscattered noise containing ultrasonic waves reflected by microstructures in the component and received by the transducer within a pre-defined gate recorded at an associated scanning position. scanning a plurality of regions of a component with an ultrasonic transducer; calculating a microtexture level indicator for each region in the plurality of regions; characterizing a limiting region in the plurality of regions, the limiting region corresponding to a maximum microtexture level indicator; comparing the microtexture level indicator of the plurality of regions, wherein the microtexture level indicator consists of a peak factor and wherein the peak factor is calculated based on a peak factor equation: The Peak Factor = Peak Amplitude − Mean Amplitude Mean Amplitude wherein the peak amplitude corresponds to the maximum value of backscattered noise containing ultrasonic waves reflected by microstructures in the component and received by the transducer within a pre-defined gate recorded at an associated scanning position.
A powder formulation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of -N-[-1-(1-naphthyl)ethyl]-3-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propan-1-amine hydrochloride admixed with at least 2% w/w to 5% w/w of silicon dioxide.
A sterilized cyanoacrylate adhesive composition, comprising a cyanoacrylate monomer stabilized with 200 to 15,000 parts per million of the cyanoacrylate monomer of butylated hydroxyl anisole and 10 to 200 parts per million of the cyanoacrylate monomer of sulfur dioxide, homogenously mixed together with about 0.01% to about 0.8% by weight of the composition of a poloxamer selected from the group consisting of and
A pumpable and wash-off resistant epoxy paste adhesive comprising: A) at least one epoxy resin; B) from 0.5 to 10 weight percent of at least one solid diene-based rubber, wherein the at least one solid diene-based rubber is comprised of from 25 to 35 weight percent acrylonitrile and 65 to 75 weight percent butadiene; C) at least one heat-activated latent curing agent; and D) at least one impact modifier/toughening agent selected from the group consisting of epoxy-based prepolymers obtained by reacting one or more amine-terminated polymers with one or more epoxy resins. A) at least one epoxy resin; B) from 0.5 to 10 weight percent of at least one solid diene-based rubber, wherein the at least one solid diene-based rubber is comprised of from 25 to 35 weight percent acrylonitrile and 65 to 75 weight percent butadiene; C) at least one heat-activated latent curing agent; and D) at least one impact modifier/toughening agent selected from the group consisting of epoxy-based prepolymers obtained by reacting one or more amine-terminated polymers with one or more epoxy resins.