mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An ostomy appliance (10, 500, 600, 700, 800) comprising: a skin barrier; and a leak detection system attached to the skin barrier, the leak detection system comprising: at least one thermistor configured to operate in a self-heating mode to measure a change in temperature (ΔT) of the ostomy appliance; and a first electrical interface, wherein the at least one thermistor is connected to the first electrical interface via an electrical circuitry, characterised in that the leak detection system is configured to apply a voltage to the at least one thermistor at one or more polling frequencies, wherein the at least one thermistor is configured to transfer heat to the skin barrier, wherein a heat capacity of the skin barrier is greater when the skin barrier material is wet than dry, wherein the ΔT of the skin barrier when dry is greater than when wet, and wherein the leak detection system is configured to determine a leak based on a drop in the ΔT of the skin barrier. a skin barrier; and a leak detection system attached to the skin barrier, the leak detection system comprising: at least one thermistor configured to operate in a self-heating mode to measure a change in temperature (ΔT) of the ostomy appliance; and a first electrical interface, wherein the at least one thermistor is connected to the first electrical interface via an electrical circuitry, characterised in that the leak detection system is configured to apply a voltage to the at least one thermistor at one or more polling frequencies, wherein the at least one thermistor is configured to transfer heat to the skin barrier, wherein a heat capacity of the skin barrier is greater when the skin barrier material is wet than dry, wherein the ΔT of the skin barrier when dry is greater than when wet, and wherein the leak detection system is configured to determine a leak based on a drop in the ΔT of the skin barrier. at least one thermistor configured to operate in a self-heating mode to measure a change in temperature (ΔT) of the ostomy appliance; and a first electrical interface, wherein the at least one thermistor is connected to the first electrical interface via an electrical circuitry, characterised in that the leak detection system is configured to apply a voltage to the at least one thermistor at one or more polling frequencies, wherein the at least one thermistor is configured to transfer heat to the skin barrier, wherein a heat capacity of the skin barrier is greater when the skin barrier material is wet than dry, wherein the ΔT of the skin barrier when dry is greater than when wet, and wherein the leak detection system is configured to determine a leak based on a drop in the ΔT of the skin barrier.
A battery pack comprising: a battery cell comprising a first surface, a first electrode on the first surface, a second electrode on the first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a lateral surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other; first and second leads (40a, 40b) above the first and second electrodes (10a, 10b), the first and second leads (40a, 40b) being respectively connected to the first and second electrodes (10a, 10b); an insulating adhesive layer between the first surface and the first lead (40, 40a); and an insulating cover layer on the first and second leads (40a, 40b), the insulating cover layer comprising an opening through which portions of the first and second leads (40a, 40b) are exposed. a battery cell comprising a first surface, a first electrode on the first surface, a second electrode on the first surface, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a lateral surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other; first and second leads (40a, 40b) above the first and second electrodes (10a, 10b), the first and second leads (40a, 40b) being respectively connected to the first and second electrodes (10a, 10b); an insulating adhesive layer between the first surface and the first lead (40, 40a); and an insulating cover layer on the first and second leads (40a, 40b), the insulating cover layer comprising an opening through which portions of the first and second leads (40a, 40b) are exposed.
A method for fabricating an object (300,500), comprising: (a) irradiating a layer of powder in a powder bed to form a fused region; (b) providing a subsequent layer of powder over the powder bed; and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the object (300,500) and at least one tube is formed in the powder bed, wherein the object (300,500) includes a wall and a region of unfused powder within the object and an opening in the wall exposing the region of unfused powder, the tube being aligned with the opening in the wall; and (d) removing unfused powder from within the object (300,500) via the tube; wherein the tube extends through the region of unfused powder in a partially enclosed space between a support structure (310,510) and the object (300, 500), and wherein the tube is separated from the object by a portion of unfused powder. (a) irradiating a layer of powder in a powder bed to form a fused region; (b) providing a subsequent layer of powder over the powder bed; and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the object (300,500) and at least one tube is formed in the powder bed, wherein the object (300,500) includes a wall and a region of unfused powder within the object and an opening in the wall exposing the region of unfused powder, the tube being aligned with the opening in the wall; and (d) removing unfused powder from within the object (300,500) via the tube; wherein the tube extends through the region of unfused powder in a partially enclosed space between a support structure (310,510) and the object (300, 500), and wherein the tube is separated from the object by a portion of unfused powder.
A method for forming a zero crossover temperature (T zc) gradient in a silica-titania glass article, the method comprising: contacting a first surface of the glass article with a surface of a first heating module of a heating apparatus; contacting a second surface of the glass article with a surface of a second heating module of the heating apparatus; raising the temperature of the first heating module to a first temperature to heat the first surface of the glass article; raising the temperature of the second heating module to a second temperature to heat the second surface of the glass article, wherein the first temperature is greater than the second temperature; maintaining the first heating module at the first temperature and the second heating module at the second temperature for a predetermined period of time to form a thermal gradient through the glass article; and cooling the glass article at a predetermined cooling rate to form a T zc gradient through the thickness of the glass article. contacting a first surface of the glass article with a surface of a first heating module of a heating apparatus; contacting a second surface of the glass article with a surface of a second heating module of the heating apparatus; raising the temperature of the first heating module to a first temperature to heat the first surface of the glass article; raising the temperature of the second heating module to a second temperature to heat the second surface of the glass article, wherein the first temperature is greater than the second temperature; maintaining the first heating module at the first temperature and the second heating module at the second temperature for a predetermined period of time to form a thermal gradient through the glass article; and cooling the glass article at a predetermined cooling rate to form a T zc gradient through the thickness of the glass article.
A method for acquiring an iris image, performed by a mobile phone having an image acquisition function, the method comprising: shooting a first image including an eye site, wherein the eye site is a region where an eye is; determining an eye position parameter in the first image by subjecting the image to image identification; determining a shooting parameter for shooting an iris, based on the eye position parameter in the image; and shooting the iris based on the shooting parameter, to obtain a second image that is the iris image, wherein determining an eye position parameter in the image by subjecting the image to image identification comprises: determining an eye position in the image by subjecting the image to image identification; and determining an eye central position and an eye radius in the image based on the eye position using radial symmetry transform within the eye site. shooting a first image including an eye site, wherein the eye site is a region where an eye is; determining an eye position parameter in the first image by subjecting the image to image identification; determining a shooting parameter for shooting an iris, based on the eye position parameter in the image; and shooting the iris based on the shooting parameter, to obtain a second image that is the iris image, wherein determining an eye position parameter in the image by subjecting the image to image identification comprises: determining an eye position in the image by subjecting the image to image identification; and determining an eye central position and an eye radius in the image based on the eye position using radial symmetry transform within the eye site. determining an eye position in the image by subjecting the image to image identification; and determining an eye central position and an eye radius in the image based on the eye position using radial symmetry transform within the eye site.
A forming device having a ram which is movable back and forth in at least one predefined direction, comprising at least: - a main drive unit for driving the ram, which has an engageable non-position-controlled drive motor with a flywheel mass and a drive shaft with an eccentric guide unit, - a gear which is connected to the eccentric guide unit and the ram, and - a position-controlled intermediate drive having a separate intermediate drive shaft, which is connected to the ram and is configured to produce a positioning movement of the ram, wherein a movement of the ram produced by the intermediate drive leads along a section of the movement path made possible by the main drive. - a main drive unit for driving the ram, which has an engageable non-position-controlled drive motor with a flywheel mass and a drive shaft with an eccentric guide unit, - a gear which is connected to the eccentric guide unit and the ram, and - a position-controlled intermediate drive having a separate intermediate drive shaft, which is connected to the ram and is configured to produce a positioning movement of the ram, wherein a movement of the ram produced by the intermediate drive leads along a section of the movement path made possible by the main drive.
An expandable fastener for orthopaedic applications and arranged for fastening when positioned in a bore hole in bone, the fastener comprising: a body having an axis; and an expansion portion moveable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration such that, in use, the expansion portion urges outwardly from the body towards the bone surrounding the bore hole, the expansion portion being part of an expansion member that is movable relative to the body and towards or away from an actuating element of the fastener along the axis of the body; wherein the fastener is arranged such that ingrowth of bone between the expansion portion and the body is substantially avoided when the expansion portion is in the expanded configuration; wherein the actuating element is positioned at a distal end of the fastener; and wherein the fastener is arranged such that, when the expansion member is moved towards the distal end of the fastener and towards the actuating element and engages with the actuating element, further movement of the expansion member towards the actuating element urges the expansion portion away from the axis of the body to transfer the expansion portion into the expanded configuration, characterized in that the fastener is arranged such that, when the fastener is in the expanded configuration, the expansion member is in contact with the body along a majority of a length of the expansion portion. a body having an axis; and an expansion portion moveable between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration such that, in use, the expansion portion urges outwardly from the body towards the bone surrounding the bore hole, the expansion portion being part of an expansion member that is movable relative to the body and towards or away from an actuating element of the fastener along the axis of the body; wherein the fastener is arranged such that ingrowth of bone between the expansion portion and the body is substantially avoided when the expansion portion is in the expanded configuration; wherein the actuating element is positioned at a distal end of the fastener; and wherein the fastener is arranged such that, when the expansion member is moved towards the distal end of the fastener and towards the actuating element and engages with the actuating element, further movement of the expansion member towards the actuating element urges the expansion portion away from the axis of the body to transfer the expansion portion into the expanded configuration, characterized in that the fastener is arranged such that, when the fastener is in the expanded configuration, the expansion member is in contact with the body along a majority of a length of the expansion portion.
An integrated circuit for controlling a user device for transmitting and/or receiving data to/from a base station in a communication system, the integrated circuit comprising processing circuitry which, in operation: receives paging occasion configuration from the base station, including at least one parameter for configuring a predefined time-domain pattern specifying paging occasions within a paging cycle; and performs reception of paging signal in the paging occasions within the predefined time-domain pattern configured according to the received paging occasion configuration. receives paging occasion configuration from the base station, including at least one parameter for configuring a predefined time-domain pattern specifying paging occasions within a paging cycle; and performs reception of paging signal in the paging occasions within the predefined time-domain pattern configured according to the received paging occasion configuration.
A turbine component comprising a polycrystalline substrate, the substrate comprising grains and having at least one Ti 3 AlC 2 phase, the mass fraction of said phase of the alloy being greater than 97%, each grain having a length and a width, characterized in that: - the average length of the grains is less than 50 μm; and - the average width-to-length ratio of the grains is between 0.4 and 0.6; and - the average cell volume of the Ti 3 AlC 2 phase is less than 152.4 Å 3. - the average length of the grains is less than 50 μm; and - the average width-to-length ratio of the grains is between 0.4 and 0.6; and - the average cell volume of the Ti 3 AlC 2 phase is less than 152.4 Å 3.
Orthopaedic shoe insert blank having a base body which is formed from PU foam plastic by the RIM process and has a first partial section and a second partial section, whereby the two partial sections (2, 3) are connected by means of a flexible layer which is configured in a planar manner and extends over at least one central section of the shoe insert blank, whereby - the first partial section is foamed from a first PU foam plastic and is foamed in the section of the flexible layer on the lower side thereof, whereby the flexible layer forms the upper side of the shoe insert blank in this section of the shoe insert blank; - the second partial section is foamed from a second PU foam plastic and is foamed in the section of the flexible layer on the upper side thereof, the flexible layer forming the lower side of the shoe insert blank in this section of the shoe insert blank; and - the first and/or second PU foam plastic in sections without a flexible layer forms both the upper side and the lower side of the shoe insert blank. - the first partial section is foamed from a first PU foam plastic and is foamed in the section of the flexible layer on the lower side thereof, whereby the flexible layer forms the upper side of the shoe insert blank in this section of the shoe insert blank; - the second partial section is foamed from a second PU foam plastic and is foamed in the section of the flexible layer on the upper side thereof, the flexible layer forming the lower side of the shoe insert blank in this section of the shoe insert blank; and - the first and/or second PU foam plastic in sections without a flexible layer forms both the upper side and the lower side of the shoe insert blank.
A method for preparing Compound I comprising isolating a crystalline ethanol solvate of Compound IIa and converting the ethanol solvate of Compound Ila to Compound I or a solvate thereof.
Rack for receiving and storing laboratory vessels containing samples, microorganisms, cell cultures or the like, which rack comprises a housing, at least one laboratory vessel holder that extends along a loading axis in the housing and which is adapted for inserting and vertically stacking the laboratory vessels therein, with a loading opening being provided in the housing for loading vessels into the holder, and an unloading opening being provided on an underside distally located from said loading opening for unloading vessels from the holder, which unloading opening can be closed by means of a closing mechanism arranged in the housing, which closing mechanism is provided with a slide (40, 42), said slide being a shut-off fitting that is adapted to be moved in a plane substantially perpendicular to the material flow to be shut off, and which slide (40, 42) can be moved to a closing position located within the discharge opening for blocking the opening, and can be moved to an opening position located away from the discharge opening for releasing the opening, characterized in that said closing mechanism is used to rotate the slide (40, 42) from the closing position into the opening position and vice versa.
A flush toilet flushed by pressurized flush water, comprising: a flush toilet main body furnished with a bowl portion on which a rim water spouting port and a jet water spouting port are formed, and a drain trap pipe; a pressurizing pump for pressurizing flush water spouted from the jet water spouting port; a holding tank for holding flush water to be pressurized by the pressurizing pump; flush control means for causing flush water to be spouted from the rim water spouting port for a predetermined rim spouting time using water main supply pressure, and for flushing the bowl portion by causing a predetermined jet spouting volume of flush water in the holding tank to be spouted from the jet spouting port using the pressurizing pump; flush water replenishment means for supplying flush water from the water main to the holding tank after flushing the bowl portion, thereby restoring the volume of water held in the holding tank to a predetermined held water volume which is a predetermined pre-flush held water volume; characterized in that the flush toilet further comprises clock means for detecting the water replenishment time (t8-t9) starting from the commencement of flush water supply by the flush water replenishment means until the volume of water held in the holding tank is restored to the predetermined held water volume; and water spouting time adjustment means for adjusting the rim spouting time during which flush water is spouted from the rim water spouting port by the flush control means, based on the water replenishment time (t8-t9) detected by the clock means. a flush toilet main body furnished with a bowl portion on which a rim water spouting port and a jet water spouting port are formed, and a drain trap pipe; a pressurizing pump for pressurizing flush water spouted from the jet water spouting port; a holding tank for holding flush water to be pressurized by the pressurizing pump; flush control means for causing flush water to be spouted from the rim water spouting port for a predetermined rim spouting time using water main supply pressure, and for flushing the bowl portion by causing a predetermined jet spouting volume of flush water in the holding tank to be spouted from the jet spouting port using the pressurizing pump; flush water replenishment means for supplying flush water from the water main to the holding tank after flushing the bowl portion, thereby restoring the volume of water held in the holding tank to a predetermined held water volume which is a predetermined pre-flush held water volume; characterized in that the flush toilet further comprises clock means for detecting the water replenishment time (t8-t9) starting from the commencement of flush water supply by the flush water replenishment means until the volume of water held in the holding tank is restored to the predetermined held water volume; and water spouting time adjustment means for adjusting the rim spouting time during which flush water is spouted from the rim water spouting port by the flush control means, based on the water replenishment time (t8-t9) detected by the clock means.
A calming station configured for use with a forming section of a paper machine to reduce turbulence in a liquid flowing from the forming section into a flume of the paper machine, the calming station comprising: a liquid inlet configured to receive the liquid; a liquid outlet configured to convey the liquid out of the calming station; and at least one gate (610, 710, 712, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, 850) through and/or around which the liquid may flow, the gate having a pattern of one or more holes, bars, slats, ridges, and/or grooves, configured to modify the flow of liquid through and/or around the gate, characterized by: a gate comprising at least one of: an adjustable gate (610, 710, 830), configurable among two or more different positions that alter the flow of the liquid in different ways; and a first portion having a first pattern of one or more holes, bars, slats, ridges, and grooves, and a second portion having a second pattern of one or more holes, bars, slats, ridges, and grooves different than the first pattern. a liquid inlet configured to receive the liquid; a liquid outlet configured to convey the liquid out of the calming station; and at least one gate (610, 710, 712, 800, 810, 820, 830, 840, 850) through and/or around which the liquid may flow, the gate having a pattern of one or more holes, bars, slats, ridges, and/or grooves, configured to modify the flow of liquid through and/or around the gate, characterized by: a gate comprising at least one of: an adjustable gate (610, 710, 830), configurable among two or more different positions that alter the flow of the liquid in different ways; and a first portion having a first pattern of one or more holes, bars, slats, ridges, and grooves, and a second portion having a second pattern of one or more holes, bars, slats, ridges, and grooves different than the first pattern. an adjustable gate (610, 710, 830), configurable among two or more different positions that alter the flow of the liquid in different ways; and a first portion having a first pattern of one or more holes, bars, slats, ridges, and grooves, and a second portion having a second pattern of one or more holes, bars, slats, ridges, and grooves different than the first pattern.