mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A main rotor blade assembly for a rotary-wing aircraft comprising: a main rotor blade; a first electrothermal heating element located along a leading edge of said main rotor blade over a stagnation line; a second electrothermal heating element located aft of said first electrothermal heating element along an upper surface of said main rotor blade; a third electrothermal heating element located aft of said first electrothermal heating element along a lower surface of said main rotor blade; a fourth electrothermal heating element located aft of said third electrothermal heating element along said lower surface of said main rotor blade; and a controller (44a, 44b) in communication with said first electrothermal heating element, said second electrothermal heating element, said third electrothermal heating element and said fourth electrothermal heating element; characterized by said third electrothermal heating element being configured to be operated prior to said first electrothermal heating element and said first electrothermal heating element being configured to be operated prior to said second electrothermal heating element and said second electrothermal heating element being configured to be operated prior to said fourth electrothermal heating element in response to a heating cycle defined by said controller, said heating cycle including an on-time and an off-time. a main rotor blade; a first electrothermal heating element located along a leading edge of said main rotor blade over a stagnation line; a second electrothermal heating element located aft of said first electrothermal heating element along an upper surface of said main rotor blade; a third electrothermal heating element located aft of said first electrothermal heating element along a lower surface of said main rotor blade; a fourth electrothermal heating element located aft of said third electrothermal heating element along said lower surface of said main rotor blade; and a controller (44a, 44b) in communication with said first electrothermal heating element, said second electrothermal heating element, said third electrothermal heating element and said fourth electrothermal heating element;
A method for processing cancellous bone material initially comprising cancellous bone and associated non-bone material, the method comprising; performing processing operations using a portable container apparatus; the portable container apparatus having a filter disposed in an internal containment volume of the portable container apparatus and the internal containment volume includes a retentate volume on one side of the filter and a filtrate volume on another side of the filter; the processing operations comprising: washing, wherein the washing comprises adding aqueous wash liquid to the portable container apparatus to contact cancellous bone material disposed within the retentate volume and removing from the filtrate volume at least a majority of the aqueous wash liquid together with at least some non-bone constituents washed from the cancellous bone material; after the washing, digesting, wherein the digesting comprises adding to the portable container apparatus a digestion medium comprising collagenase enzyme to contact the digestion medium with at least a washed portion of the cancellous bone material disposed in the retentate volume; after the digesting, centrifuging the portable container apparatus having disposed within the internal containment volume at least a digested portion of the cancellous bone material, and during the centrifuging forming in the internal containment volume density-separated phases, the density-separated phases including lower-density material phases and a higher-density pellet phase concentrated in stromal vascular fraction cells from the cancellous bone material. washing, wherein the washing comprises adding aqueous wash liquid to the portable container apparatus to contact cancellous bone material disposed within the retentate volume and removing from the filtrate volume at least a majority of the aqueous wash liquid together with at least some non-bone constituents washed from the cancellous bone material; after the washing, digesting, wherein the digesting comprises adding to the portable container apparatus a digestion medium comprising collagenase enzyme to contact the digestion medium with at least a washed portion of the cancellous bone material disposed in the retentate volume; after the digesting, centrifuging the portable container apparatus having disposed within the internal containment volume at least a digested portion of the cancellous bone material, and during the centrifuging forming in the internal containment volume density-separated phases, the density-separated phases including lower-density material phases and a higher-density pellet phase concentrated in stromal vascular fraction cells from the cancellous bone material.
A method of operating a ferroelectric memory cell, comprising: grounding a digit line that is in electronic communication with the ferroelectric memory cell; discharging a first offset capacitor that is in electronic communication with a first switching component, wherein the first switching component virtually grounds the digit line based at least in part on discharging the first offset capacitor; and transferring a stored charge of the ferroelectric memory cell to a sense capacitor through the first switching component, wherein the stored charge is transferred while the digit line is virtually grounded and after the first offset capacitor has discharged, and wherein the digit line is maintained at approximately zero volts based at least in part on virtually grounding the digit line. grounding a digit line that is in electronic communication with the ferroelectric memory cell; discharging a first offset capacitor that is in electronic communication with a first switching component, wherein the first switching component virtually grounds the digit line based at least in part on discharging the first offset capacitor; and transferring a stored charge of the ferroelectric memory cell to a sense capacitor through the first switching component, wherein the stored charge is transferred while the digit line is virtually grounded and after the first offset capacitor has discharged, and wherein the digit line is maintained at approximately zero volts based at least in part on virtually grounding the digit line.
A liquid storage comprising: - a first storage container for storing a hot or a cold liquid; and - at least one first tubular heat exchanger which is installed in the first storage container; wherein the first tubular heat exchanger is wound helically, with a plurality of turns, in particular substantially around the vertical axis of the storage container; characterized in that the first tubular heat exchanger has an elongated cross-sectional profile, in particular an oval or elliptical cross-sectional profile; wherein the longitudinal axis of the elongated cross-sectional profile of the first tubular heat exchanger is aligned at an inclination angle between 1° and 359° relative to the horizontal, in particular at an inclination angle between +/- 30° and +/- 60°; the longitudinal axis of the elongated cross-sectional profile of the first tubular heat exchanger is directed into or out of the centre of the storage container; wherein the longitudinal axis of the elongated cross-sectional profile of the first tubular heat exchanger is oriented so that a liquid flow of ascending liquid is specifically directed into the centre of the storage container, in particular towards a first and/or second inlet/outlet (2a, 2b) of the storage container, and a liquid flow of descending liquid is specifically directed out of the centre of the storage container, in particular towards a first and/or second inlet/outlet (2a, 2b) of the storage container. - a first storage container for storing a hot or a cold liquid; and - at least one first tubular heat exchanger which is installed in the first storage container;
Rear attachment device for a vehicle body comprising a cross member extending transversely to a longitudinal central plane of the vehicle body, a load bearing unit (20, 22) being mounted on said member, and side members held at end regions of the cross member for connecting the cross member to the vehicle body, characterized in that the cross member is designed as a cast part, that the cast part is formed from carrier bar sections (82, 84, 86, 88, 89) connected to one another in one piece and resulting in a cross-sectional profile of the cast part open to one side between the central region and the end regions, and that the cross-sectional profile varies between a central region and the end regions, that in a first direction the cross-sectional profile has less of an extension in the central region than in the end regions.
A charging member comprising a conductive substrate and a conductive resin layer; the conductive resin layer comprising: a binder, conductive fine particles, and bowl-shaped resin particles each of which has an opening; wherein, the bowl-shaped resin particles are contained in the conductive resin layer in such a way as not to be exposed to the surface of the charging member; and the surface of the charging member has concavities derived from openings of the bowl-shaped resin particles and protrusions derived from edges of the openings of the bowl-shaped resin particles; and the peripheral edges of the openings of the bowl-shaped resin particles have a difference between outer diameter and inner diameter of from 0.1 μm or more to 3 μm or less as measured according to the description. a binder, conductive fine particles, and bowl-shaped resin particles each of which has an opening; the bowl-shaped resin particles are contained in the conductive resin layer in such a way as not to be exposed to the surface of the charging member; and the surface of the charging member has concavities derived from openings of the bowl-shaped resin particles and protrusions derived from edges of the openings of the bowl-shaped resin particles; and the peripheral edges of the openings of the bowl-shaped resin particles have a difference between outer diameter and inner diameter of from 0.1 μm or more to 3 μm or less as measured according to the description.
A lighting apparatus, comprising: a printed circuit board; a light emitting element on the printed circuit board; a light guide member adopted to receive the light emitting element; a reflection member provided on the printed circuit board; and a light guide layer provided between the light guide member and the reflection member, characterized in that the light guide layer has a first surface that contacts the light guide member and a second surface that faces the reflection member, wherein the light guide layer includes a plurality of optical patterns on the second surface which face the reflection member, and wherein the light emitting element is extended from the printed circuit board and penetrates the reflection member and the light guide layer; wherein a top surface of the light emitting element is higher than the first surface of the light guide layer, and wherein a gap is formed between the plurality of optical patterns and the reflection member, and wherein an adhesive pattern is disposed into the gap. a printed circuit board; a light emitting element on the printed circuit board; a light guide member adopted to receive the light emitting element; a reflection member provided on the printed circuit board; and a light guide layer provided between the light guide member and the reflection member, characterized in that the light guide layer has a first surface that contacts the light guide member and a second surface that faces the reflection member, wherein the light guide layer includes a plurality of optical patterns on the second surface which face the reflection member, and wherein the light emitting element is extended from the printed circuit board and penetrates the reflection member and the light guide layer; wherein a top surface of the light emitting element is higher than the first surface of the light guide layer, and wherein a gap is formed between the plurality of optical patterns and the reflection member, and wherein an adhesive pattern is disposed into the gap.
A toe board for a scaffold, wherein the toe board consists of a hollow profile made of plastic, and the hollow profile in cross section has a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side and two narrow side edges, characterized in that at least one of the longitudinal sides (3, 4) of the hollow profile is curved in cross section.
A method comprising: determining, at a central controller of a mattress system (10, 300), whether a user is snoring, by measuring pressure variations using a pressure transducer for monitoring the air pressure in an air mattress of the mattress system; and in response to determining that the user is snoring, adjusting a head position of an adjustable foundation of the mattress system. determining, at a central controller of a mattress system (10, 300), whether a user is snoring, by measuring pressure variations using a pressure transducer for monitoring the air pressure in an air mattress of the mattress system; and in response to determining that the user is snoring, adjusting a head position of an adjustable foundation of the mattress system.
Expansion tank for a motor-vehicle cooling system, the expansion tank having an inlet mouth and comprising: - a plastic shell comprising: a) a wall defining a cavity for containing a coolant liquid; b) a collar at said inlet mouth, said collar being outwardly projecting from said wall; c) a first tubular wall, projecting from an upper zone of said wall downwards into said cavity and defining a passage, which places said inlet mouth in communication with said cavity and ends, at the bottom, with an outlet opening; said shell comprising a second tubular wall, protruding from a lower zone of said wall upwards in said cavity and defining a compartment, which is vertically aligned with said passage and ends, at the top, with an overflow opening; said outlet opening being vertically arranged at a height less than or equal to that of said overflow opening; characterised in that said first and second tubular wall are joined to each other by at least one spoke. - a plastic shell comprising: a) a wall defining a cavity for containing a coolant liquid; b) a collar at said inlet mouth, said collar being outwardly projecting from said wall; c) a first tubular wall, projecting from an upper zone of said wall downwards into said cavity and defining a passage, which places said inlet mouth in communication with said cavity and ends, at the bottom, with an outlet opening; a) a wall defining a cavity for containing a coolant liquid; b) a collar at said inlet mouth, said collar being outwardly projecting from said wall; c) a first tubular wall, projecting from an upper zone of said wall downwards into said cavity and defining a passage, which places said inlet mouth in communication with said cavity and ends, at the bottom, with an outlet opening;
Bone nail with a) a front portion, suitable for insertion into the bone and having a free end; b) a rear portion having a free end; c) an unthreaded outer surface; and d) a nail axis; wherein e) the rear portion has a through hole, with an inlet opening located at the rear free end and an outlet opening located on the outer surface of the rear section; and f) the through hole has a central axis; wherein g) the through hole is formed for receiving a polyaxial bone screw, characterized in that for the purpose of receiving said polyaxial bone screw, the through hole tapers from the free end of the rear portion in the form of a first truncated cone to a minimum diameter for passing the threaded shank of said bone screw and then widens in the form of a second truncated cone against the outer surface of the rear portion thus forming the outlet opening. a) a front portion, suitable for insertion into the bone and having a free end; b) a rear portion having a free end; c) an unthreaded outer surface; and d) a nail axis; wherein e) the rear portion has a through hole, with an inlet opening located at the rear free end and an outlet opening located on the outer surface of the rear section; and f) the through hole has a central axis; wherein g) the through hole is formed for receiving a polyaxial bone screw, for the purpose of receiving said polyaxial bone screw, the through hole tapers from the free end of the rear portion in the form of a first truncated cone to a minimum diameter for passing the threaded shank of said bone screw and then widens in the form of a second truncated cone against the outer surface of the rear portion thus forming the outlet opening.
An irradiation device, comprising: a processing container including a first chamber, a second chamber and at least one narrow passage in fluid communication at a first end with the first chamber and at a second end with the second chamber; a rotatable table on which the processing container is mounted, the table having a first state wherein the first chamber is disposed at a higher elevation than the second chamber, and a second state wherein the second chamber is disposed at a higher elevation than the first chamber; characterised in that a UV light source is disposed proximate to the narrow passage and aligned with the passage and configured to irradiate only fluid passing through the narrow passage. a processing container including a first chamber, a second chamber and at least one narrow passage in fluid communication at a first end with the first chamber and at a second end with the second chamber; a rotatable table on which the processing container is mounted, the table having a first state wherein the first chamber is disposed at a higher elevation than the second chamber, and a second state wherein the second chamber is disposed at a higher elevation than the first chamber; characterised in that a UV light source is disposed proximate to the narrow passage and aligned with the passage and configured to irradiate only fluid passing through the narrow passage.
A method for separating a protein from a biologic fluid, the method comprising: adjusting a parameter that modifies solubility of said protein in said biologic fluid, said biologic fluid selected from the group consisting of blood plasma, blood plasma fractions, blood plasma solutions, pooled plasma solutions, plasma mixtures, fractionated plasma products, and fractionated plasma intermediates, and said parameter selected from the group consisting of solute concentration, solvent concentration, pH, ionic strength, temperature, density, flow rate, and viscosity; monitoring impedance of the biologic fluid during said adjusting step; comparing said impedance to a target impedance value corresponding to a target degree of separation of said protein from said biologic fluid; and further modifying said parameter when said impedance deviates from said target impedance value by more than an acceptable tolerance. adjusting a parameter that modifies solubility of said protein in said biologic fluid, said biologic fluid selected from the group consisting of blood plasma, blood plasma fractions, blood plasma solutions, pooled plasma solutions, plasma mixtures, fractionated plasma products, and fractionated plasma intermediates, and said parameter selected from the group consisting of solute concentration, solvent concentration, pH, ionic strength, temperature, density, flow rate, and viscosity; monitoring impedance of the biologic fluid during said adjusting step; comparing said impedance to a target impedance value corresponding to a target degree of separation of said protein from said biologic fluid; and further modifying said parameter when said impedance deviates from said target impedance value by more than an acceptable tolerance.
A cap assembly for a secondary battery, the cap assembly comprising: a cap plate; a vent plate provided under the cap plate and comprising a vent portion protruding downward, the vent plate being configured to deform when internal pressure in the secondary battery increases; a sub-plate provided under the vent plate and connected to the vent portion, the sub-plate and the vent plate together constituting a current interrupt device; a middle plate provided between the vent plate and the sub-plate and electrically connected to the vent plate via the sub-plate; an insulator provided between the vent plate and the middle plate, the said insulator having a circular ring shape with a central opening and comprising a crosslinked polymer material; and an axially projecting anti-deformation rib that is located within an outer circumferential edge region of the circular ring shape of the insulator; characterised in that the anti-deformation rib has a thickness that decreases in the downward axial direction, and an inner side and an outer side, and the outer side of the anti-deformation rib is tapered. a cap plate; a vent plate provided under the cap plate and comprising a vent portion protruding downward, the vent plate being configured to deform when internal pressure in the secondary battery increases; a sub-plate provided under the vent plate and connected to the vent portion, the sub-plate and the vent plate together constituting a current interrupt device; a middle plate provided between the vent plate and the sub-plate and electrically connected to the vent plate via the sub-plate; an insulator provided between the vent plate and the middle plate, the said insulator having a circular ring shape with a central opening and comprising a crosslinked polymer material; and an axially projecting anti-deformation rib that is located within an outer circumferential edge region of the circular ring shape of the insulator; characterised in that the anti-deformation rib has a thickness that decreases in the downward axial direction, and an inner side and an outer side, and the outer side of the anti-deformation rib is tapered.
A storage device comprising: an integrity checking module configured to check integrity of data stored at a first host memory buffer, HMB, address of an HMB in a host coupled to the storage device; an HMB mapping module configured to map, if the integrity checking module determines the data as corrupted, the first HMB address to a second address; and, a hardware-error-determination module configured to compare a number of times that the data accessed using the first HMB address is determined as corrupted, to a predetermined threshold value, wherein the HMB mapping module maps the first HMB address to the second address in accordance with a determination result of the hardware-error-determination module. an integrity checking module configured to check integrity of data stored at a first host memory buffer, HMB, address of an HMB in a host coupled to the storage device; an HMB mapping module configured to map, if the integrity checking module determines the data as corrupted, the first HMB address to a second address; and, a hardware-error-determination module configured to compare a number of times that the data accessed using the first HMB address is determined as corrupted, to a predetermined threshold value, wherein the HMB mapping module maps the first HMB address to the second address in accordance with a determination result of the hardware-error-determination module.