mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A cannula lock (30, 150, 180), said cannula lock including: a shell (36, 152, 182), the shell having a void for receiving a device for performing a medical or surgical procedure; at least one anchor (56, 188) attached to the shell (36, 152, 182) for releasably hold the shell static to a section of tissue against which the shell is placed; and an assembly (95, 250) disposed in the shell (36, 152, 182) that is adapted: to receive the device and rotate around at least one axis so the angular orientation of the device around at least one axis relative to the shell can be selectively set; and be selectively held in a fixed position in the shell so as to hold the device in a fixed angular orientation relative to the shell, characterized in that, the assembly disposed in the shell (36, 152, 182) is a brake (95, 250), said brake including: a base and a head, said base and head configured to rotate around at least one axis within the shell and adapted to receive the device; and an actuator (114, 270) that extends between said base and head so as to rotate with said base and said head, said actuator configured to selectively move one of said base or said head away from the other of said head or said base so as to transition said brake from a release state in which said base and head are able to rotate within the shell with the device to a set state in which, when said base and said head are spaced apart from each other, said base and head press against surfaces (78, 94, 236, 246) internal to the shell to hold the device in a fixed angular orientation relative to the shell. a shell (36, 152, 182), the shell having a void for receiving a device for performing a medical or surgical procedure; at least one anchor (56, 188) attached to the shell (36, 152, 182) for releasably hold the shell static to a section of tissue against which the shell is placed; and an assembly (95, 250) disposed in the shell (36, 152, 182) that is adapted: to receive the device and rotate around at least one axis so the angular orientation of the device around at least one axis relative to the shell can be selectively set; and be selectively held in a fixed position in the shell so as to hold the device in a fixed angular orientation relative to the shell, characterized in that, the assembly disposed in the shell (36, 152, 182) is a brake (95, 250), said brake including: a base and a head, said base and head configured to rotate around at least one axis within the shell and adapted to receive the device; and an actuator (114, 270) that extends between said base and head so as to rotate with said base and said head, said actuator configured to selectively move one of said base or said head away from the other of said head or said base so as to transition said brake from a release state in which said base and head are able to rotate within the shell with the device to a set state in which, when said base and said head are spaced apart from each other, said base and head press against surfaces (78, 94, 236, 246) internal to the shell to hold the device in a fixed angular orientation relative to the shell.
A sensor arrangement, especially vehicle air-conditioning systems, with a housing, with an electronics unit, a first sensor element, connected to the electronics unit, for measuring a first physical variable (p) and a second sensor element, connected to the electronics unit, for measuring a second physical variable ( θ) are arranged, wherein the electronics unit has an electrical signal output and an evaluation module, characterised in that • the sensor arrangement is a sensor arrangement of a vehicle air-conditioning system, • the evaluation module, as a function of momentary measured values of the physical variables (p, θ), in accordance with a specified selection logic ascertains which of the measured physical variables (p, θ) is to be regarded as a momentarily relevant variable, and which switches the sensor signal (ps) formed on the basis of the momentarily relevant variable (p, θ) to the signal output, and • the second physical variable is a temperature ( θ) and the second sensor element is a temperature sensor which is provided for measuring a refrigerant temperature ( θ) of the vehicle air-conditioning system. • the sensor arrangement is a sensor arrangement of a vehicle air-conditioning system, • the evaluation module, as a function of momentary measured values of the physical variables (p, θ), in accordance with a specified selection logic ascertains which of the measured physical variables (p, θ) is to be regarded as a momentarily relevant variable, and which switches the sensor signal (ps) formed on the basis of the momentarily relevant variable (p, θ) to the signal output, and • the second physical variable is a temperature ( θ) and the second sensor element is a temperature sensor which is provided for measuring a refrigerant temperature ( θ) of the vehicle air-conditioning system.
A device for discharging a substance, wherein a movable support is arranged in a device housing to act on the substance, wherein a rotary handle is further designed to move the support between a lower starting position and an upper extended position of the support, and forms a spindle part with a spindle that can be rotated around a longitudinal axis (x) provided in the movement direction of the support, wherein the spindle part passes through a housing base, and is locked and sealed to the housing base, wherein a locking protrusion of the housing base further engages into a locking recess of the spindle part, and a seal protrusion running from the housing base abuts tightly against a circumferential surface of the spindle part, and wherein the rotary handle of the spindle part is additionally formed on the lower face of the device housing, wherein, viewed from the rotary handle, the locking recess of the spindle part is formed axially below the circumferential surface that interacts with the seal protrusion, wherein the seal protrusion further has a sleeve-like design, with a taper that arises at least partially axially upwardly in cross section, wherein the taper runs at least partially like a cone, wherein a counter-locking protrusion is formed on the spindle part, and conically expands from axially above to axially below in cross section, wherein a control slant of the counter-locking protrusion further transitions axially upward into a circumferential surface of the spindle part or the sleeve that runs concentrically to the longitudinal axis x, wherein the housing-side seal protrusion abuts against this circumferential surface, which is molded onto the upper face of the housing base, and surrounds the counter-locking protrusion of the spindle part with a foot section that runs concentrically to the longitudinal axis x, wherein a radially outer facing front surface of the counter-locking protrusion is formed on a radius (c), which is selected to be larger than a radius (a) of an inwardly directed closing surface of the locking protrusion, characterized in that the foot section surrounds the counter-locking protrusion at a distance, that the tapering section extends from the foot section and bends axially upward and radially inward, that a radially inner seal surface of the seal protrusion comes to tightly abut against the circumferential surface of the spindle part on the end side of the tapering section, and that the seal protrusion is designed like a lip in cross section, wherein the seal surface is here arranged on a radius (b) that is selected to be smaller than the radius (a) of the closing surface of the locking protrusion, which is also selected to be smaller than the radius (c) of the front surface of the counter-locking protrusion.
A method for testing a software component implemented in a host system based on one or more test campaigns, a test campaign comprising computer test cases and being associated with input test data, the method being characterised in that it comprises the steps of: - executing the computer test cases of each test campaign for an operating time period of said software component, which provides output test data associated with each test campaign; - determining a reference operating model and a data partition based on the input and output test data associated with each test campaign, a reference operating model being determined by applying a machine learning algorithm to said input and output test data, a data partition being determined by applying a data partitioning algorithm to said input and output test data; - running said software component using input production run data, which provides output production run data; - determining an operating characteristic of said software component based on the reference operating models according to a comparison between the input and output production run data and the data from the data partitions associated with said one or more test campaigns, the method being further characterised in that the set of data partitions associated with said one or more test campaigns corresponds to a domain of use of said software component, the input production run data and the output production run data being represented by an operating point of said software component, said step of determining an operating characteristic of said software component comprising determining whether said operating point belongs to said domain of use and to a data partition. - executing the computer test cases of each test campaign for an operating time period of said software component, which provides output test data associated with each test campaign; - determining a reference operating model and a data partition based on the input and output test data associated with each test campaign, a reference operating model being determined by applying a machine learning algorithm to said input and output test data, a data partition being determined by applying a data partitioning algorithm to said input and output test data; - running said software component using input production run data, which provides output production run data; - determining an operating characteristic of said software component based on the reference operating models according to a comparison between the input and output production run data and the data from the data partitions associated with said one or more test campaigns,
A method for providing a user terminal with a customized application, wherein the application is customized in respect of user-specific parameters and terminal-specific properties, the method comprising performing the following acts by an application server: - storing a template for the customized application and a feature set for each of several terminal types; - receiving a request for creation of the customized application, and based on the request the application server determines the user-specific parameters, wherein the request for creation of the customized application is originated by an entity other than the user terminal; - sending the user terminal a data message to trigger a request from the user terminal, wherein the data message comprises a network address of the application server and a temporary identifier of the user terminal; - receiving the request from the user terminal, the request enabling the application server to determine a type of the user terminal, wherein the request comprises the identifier of the user terminal; - determining a type of the user terminal based on the request from the user terminal; - determining the terminal-specific properties based on the determined type of the user terminal; - creating the customized application based on the template, the user-specific parameters and the terminal-specific properties; - inserting the customized application into a set of delivery files for a data communication system and transmitting the set of delivery files to the user terminal. - storing a template for the customized application and a feature set for each of several terminal types; - receiving a request for creation of the customized application, and based on the request the application server determines the user-specific parameters, wherein the request for creation of the customized application is originated by an entity other than the user terminal; - sending the user terminal a data message to trigger a request from the user terminal, wherein the data message comprises a network address of the application server and a temporary identifier of the user terminal; - receiving the request from the user terminal, the request enabling the application server to determine a type of the user terminal, wherein the request comprises the identifier of the user terminal; - determining a type of the user terminal based on the request from the user terminal; - determining the terminal-specific properties based on the determined type of the user terminal; - creating the customized application based on the template, the user-specific parameters and the terminal-specific properties; - inserting the customized application into a set of delivery files for a data communication system and transmitting the set of delivery files to the user terminal.
Procedure to safely limit the consumption of electrical power (P e) at an electrical module of a field device, wherein the module consumes the electrical power (P e) from a higher-level unit via an electrical input path, wherein - the consumption of electrical power (P e) is controlled in that the input path is separated from the higher-level unit by a security circuit at a predefined clock cycle, wherein the clock cycle is controlled by a control signal (s c) at the security circuit, characterized in that - the electrical input path is permanently separated from the higher-level unit by the security circuit both in the absence of a control signal (s c) and in the presence of a constant control signal (s c) in the form of a direct current, and - in the event of an incorrect control signal (s c), the electrical power (P e) is limited by the security circuit in that the input path is separated from the higher-level unit by the security circuit at least during a predefined minimum switch-off period (t off,min), wherein the control signal (s c) is incorrect if it exceeds a predefined maximum clock frequency (f t,max) and/or a predefined maximum switch-on duration (t on,max). - the consumption of electrical power (P e) is controlled in that the input path is separated from the higher-level unit by a security circuit at a predefined clock cycle, wherein the clock cycle is controlled by a control signal (s c) at the security circuit, - the electrical input path is permanently separated from the higher-level unit by the security circuit both in the absence of a control signal (s c) and in the presence of a constant control signal (s c) in the form of a direct current, and - in the event of an incorrect control signal (s c), the electrical power (P e) is limited by the security circuit in that the input path is separated from the higher-level unit by the security circuit at least during a predefined minimum switch-off period (t off,min), wherein the control signal (s c) is incorrect if it exceeds a predefined maximum clock frequency (f t,max) and/or a predefined maximum switch-on duration (t on,max).
A forage harvester configured for chopping harvested crops and producing a stream of chopped crop material, the harvester comprising a blower drum mounted in a blower housing (11,12,24) and rotatable about a rotation axis oriented transversally with respect to the stream of crop material, for propelling the stream of crop material into an outlet duct of the harvester, wherein the blower drum has an open structure which allows a flow of air in the axial direction of the drum, and wherein the blower drum is mounted between two sidewalls of the blower housing, at least one of the sidewalls comprising one or more air inlet openings, characterised in that the harvester comprises at least one set of axial flow turbine blades, mounted between the blower drum and one or both of the sidewalls of the blower housing, the blades being rotatable about the blower drum's rotation axis.
An electronic device comprising a. a heat source disposed in direct alignment with a battery for the device, b. a thermal management system in thermal contact with the heat source, i. the thermal management system extending to at least a first surface of the battery, c. a portion of the thermal management system extending along the first surface and a second surface of the battery, wherein the battery is not completely enclosed by the thermal management system, the portion being in thermal communication with a plurality of cells of the battery and the portion having a sufficiently high spreading coefficient to avoid the creation of a localized hot spot in one of cells to such magnitude to inhibit the function of the battery, and d. the battery and the thermal management system spaced apart from the external surface of the device wherein the device is devoid of a partition between the battery and the heat source. a. a heat source disposed in direct alignment with a battery for the device, b. a thermal management system in thermal contact with the heat source, i. the thermal management system extending to at least a first surface of the battery, i. the thermal management system extending to at least a first surface of the battery, c. a portion of the thermal management system extending along the first surface and a second surface of the battery, wherein the battery is not completely enclosed by the thermal management system, the portion being in thermal communication with a plurality of cells of the battery and the portion having a sufficiently high spreading coefficient to avoid the creation of a localized hot spot in one of cells to such magnitude to inhibit the function of the battery, and d. the battery and the thermal management system spaced apart from the external surface of the device wherein the device is devoid of a partition between the battery and the heat source.
Use of 2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol as an additive in an aqueous suspension containing from 25 to 62 vol. % based on the total volume of the suspension of at least one calcium carbonate-comprising material and having a pH of between 8.5 and 11, the additive being contained in an amount of from 500 to 15 000 mg, preferably of from 1 000 to 5 000 mg, and more preferably of 1 300 to 2 000 mg, per litre of the aqueous phase of said suspension, to increase the suspension pH by at least 0.3 pH units, wherein the suspension conductivity is reduced by 5 to 100 μS/cm/pH unit.
A method for improving taste of an oral care composition, comprising: mixing a TRPV1 activator selected from the group consisting of zingerone, capsaicin, capsiate, shoagol, gingerol, piperine, or a combination thereof and a bad taste agent selected from the group consisting of: a metal salt selected from the group consisting of zinc salt, stannous salt, potassium salt, copper salt, or mixtures thereof, a peroxide selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, urea peroxide, calcium peroxide, sodium peroxide, zinc peroxide, or combinations thereof, an antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of chlorhexidine, triclosan, and thymol, a bad breath reduction agent, and combinations thereof, to form an oral composition.
Electrically operated slicing machine for cutting slices from an, in particular, elongated product to be cut, preferably a food, comprising a machine housing in which a drive motor and a rotating cutter driven by the drive motor are mounted and comprising a deposit area arranged in the region of the cutter and having a substantially flat tray (6, 6') for receiving cut slices, wherein the tray (6, 6') can be removably coupled to the machine housing or to an attachment of the machine housing by means of a coupling device (7, 7') and wherein the tray (6, 6') is coupled in a horizontal operating position during the cutting operation and, outside the cutting operation, can be moved into at least one removal position in which the tray (6, 6') can be released and removed from the coupling device (7, 7'), characterised in that the coupling device (7, 7') has an upper and a lower coupling arm (10, 11, 10', 11'), wherein the two coupling arms (10, 11, 10', 11') form a coupling recess open on one side for coupling the tray (6, 6') in a longitudinal direction, and that the coupling device (7, 7') is designed in such a manner that the tray (6, 6') can be inserted directly and without an intermediate part into the coupling recess and is aligned parallel to the longitudinal direction of the coupling recess in the operating state of the slicing machine.
A vehicle control device, comprising: drive source control means configured to control a drive source (1, 2) to generate a drive force on the basis of a creep drive force threshold set so that a vehicle does not slip down when being stopped on a gradient road; and braking force calculation means configured to calculate a braking force generated on the basis of a braking operation of a driver; and hill hold means having a hill hold function, the hill hold function holding the braking force when the driver releases the brake pedal when the vehicle is stopped on a road surface having a predetermined gradient or larger; characterized by: the drive source control means reduces the drive force generated by the drive source (1, 2) when the braking force generated on the basis of the braking operation of the driver is larger than the creep drive force threshold when the vehicle is stopped; and the creep drive force threshold is a force not smaller than a force balanced with a force acting in a slip-down direction of the vehicle at the predetermined gradient. drive source control means configured to control a drive source (1, 2) to generate a drive force on the basis of a creep drive force threshold set so that a vehicle does not slip down when being stopped on a gradient road; and braking force calculation means configured to calculate a braking force generated on the basis of a braking operation of a driver; and hill hold means having a hill hold function, the hill hold function holding the braking force when the driver releases the brake pedal when the vehicle is stopped on a road surface having a predetermined gradient or larger; characterized by: the drive source control means reduces the drive force generated by the drive source (1, 2) when the braking force generated on the basis of the braking operation of the driver is larger than the creep drive force threshold when the vehicle is stopped; and the creep drive force threshold is a force not smaller than a force balanced with a force acting in a slip-down direction of the vehicle at the predetermined gradient. the drive source control means reduces the drive force generated by the drive source (1, 2) when the braking force generated on the basis of the braking operation of the driver is larger than the creep drive force threshold when the vehicle is stopped; and the creep drive force threshold is a force not smaller than a force balanced with a force acting in a slip-down direction of the vehicle at the predetermined gradient.