mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A disposable portable hand-held vacuum device including: (i) a source of liquefied gas in the form of a cartridge containing liquid carbon dioxide; (ii) a gas operated vacuum generator having an inlet port and a vacuum port; (iii) a body that is adapted to receive the source of liquefied gas and the vacuum generator, and a valve for controlling flow, in use, of carbon dioxide gas released from the cartridge to an outlet port, the inlet port of the vacuum generator being coupled to receive carbon dioxide gas from said outlet port; (iv) a suction tube having proximal and distal ends; (v) a collection container having a container outlet coupled to said vacuum port and a container inlet coupled to the proximal end of the suction tube, the arrangement being such that when said valve is opened the vacuum generator receives flow of carbon dioxide gas from the cartridge so as to create a vacuum in the container and at the distal end of the suction tube; and wherein (vi) at least those parts of the device where CO 2 from the cartridge expands are made from plastics material having a high thermal conductivity so as to enable heat transfer to the expanding CO 2 in order to avoid formation of liquid or solid carbon dioxide in those parts of the device in which the CO 2 flows. (i) a source of liquefied gas in the form of a cartridge containing liquid carbon dioxide; (ii) a gas operated vacuum generator having an inlet port and a vacuum port; (iii) a body that is adapted to receive the source of liquefied gas and the vacuum generator, and a valve for controlling flow, in use, of carbon dioxide gas released from the cartridge to an outlet port, the inlet port of the vacuum generator being coupled to receive carbon dioxide gas from said outlet port; (iv) a suction tube having proximal and distal ends; (v) a collection container having a container outlet coupled to said vacuum port and a container inlet coupled to the proximal end of the suction tube, the arrangement being such that when said valve is opened the vacuum generator receives flow of carbon dioxide gas from the cartridge so as to create a vacuum in the container and at the distal end of the suction tube; and wherein (vi) at least those parts of the device where CO 2 from the cartridge expands are made from plastics material having a high thermal conductivity so as to enable heat transfer to the expanding CO 2 in order to avoid formation of liquid or solid carbon dioxide in those parts of the device in which the CO 2 flows.
A cord assembly for an electronic device, comprising a cord including an insulation layer having one end with an exterior surface and at least one electrical conductor extending within the insulation layer, and a molded member (40, 42, 72) secured to the cord at the said one end of the insulation layer, characterized in that the assembly further comprises a strength member extending within the insulation layer generally alongside of the at least one conductor and including a first end extending beyond the said one end of the insulation layer, the strength member first end further extending back along the exterior surface of the insulation layer under a pre-tension force whereby the strength member is pre-tensioned such that any additional tensile loads placed on the cord are carried at least initially by the strength member, and a securing element (56, 86) configured to crimp on to the strength member and insulation layer and lock the pre-tensioned first end of the strength member with the said one end of the insulation layer; in that a portion of the molded member (40, 42, 72) is molded over the first end of the strength member and the securing element, and in that the securing element (56, 86) includes a flange, the flange extending radially outwardly from the cord and held within the molded member (40, 42, 72).
A light source device for use with an imaging device for simultaneously observing a subject image formed by reflected illumination light in a visible light region and a fluorescence image formed by fluorescent light from a fluorescent substance in a subject excited by excitation light in an infrared light region, the light source device comprising a light source and an illumination aperture diaphragm (100; 150), the illumination aperture diaphragm (100; 150) comprising an annular filter region formed on a base material and an aperture region formed inside the filter region, the filter region serving to transmit light in the wavelength region of the excitation light in the infrared light region for allowing the 10 subject to emit the fluorescent light, and the filter region further serving to reduce or block the transmission of light in the visible light region for forming the subject image and outside the wavelength region of the excitation light, wherein the aperture diaphragm is provided entirely with a filter layer which blocks the transmission of light in the wavelength region of the fluorescent light.
A method of coupling a signal beam from a circular-core fiber to a rectangular-core cross section fiber having a narrow, fast-axis direction and a wide, slow-axis direction, the method comprising: providing an optical coupler having an optical core with a high-aspect ratio cross section having a ratio of 30:1 or more to receive a signal beam having a circular cross section; propagating the signal beam through the optical core in a narrow, fast-axis direction while maintaining a size and a divergence of the signal beam by index-based waveguiding, in the fast-axis direction; and expanding the signal beam size while producing a collimated beam in a wide, slow-axis direction, the signal beam freely diffracting in the optical core medium and the optical core medium having a graded index profile, in the slow-axis direction to function as a 1-D GRIN lens; wherein the optical coupler is arranged with an optical core thickness of the optical core medium that varies along the slow-axis direction to produce a collimated beam along the slow-axis direction, the optical core thickness being arranged to be thickest along a longitudinal axis of the optical coupler and with the thickness gradually increasing along the slow-axis direction towards either edge of the optical core; and wherein the optical core is between curved claddings in the fast-axis direction, the curved claddings having a lower refractive index than the optical core medium. providing an optical coupler having an optical core with a high-aspect ratio cross section having a ratio of 30:1 or more to receive a signal beam having a circular cross section; propagating the signal beam through the optical core in a narrow, fast-axis direction while maintaining a size and a divergence of the signal beam by index-based waveguiding, in the fast-axis direction; and expanding the signal beam size while producing a collimated beam in a wide, slow-axis direction, the signal beam freely diffracting in the optical core medium and the optical core medium having a graded index profile, in the slow-axis direction to function as a 1-D GRIN lens; wherein the optical coupler is arranged with an optical core thickness of the optical core medium that varies along the slow-axis direction to produce a collimated beam along the slow-axis direction, the optical core thickness being arranged to be thickest along a longitudinal axis of the optical coupler and with the thickness gradually increasing along the slow-axis direction towards either edge of the optical core; and wherein the optical core is between curved claddings in the fast-axis direction, the curved claddings having a lower refractive index than the optical core medium.
A method for controlling a microgrid comprising at least one renewable plant of distributed renewable energy resources and at least one generator plant of distributed non-renewable energy resources, each plant having a local controller (5,6) comprising: providing type and size of each plant to the local controller of each plant within the microgrid, wherein type indicates renewable or non-renewable and size indicates total amount of power that may be supplied; each local controller (5,6) measuring the frequency of the microgrid; estimating the power load demanded from the plant based on the measured frequency, and the type and size of each plant; dividing the estimated power load among the energy resources available within the plant; the local controller of the at least one renewable plant: monitoring the power supplied by the plant; decreasing the frequency at which power is supplied by the renewable plant when the supplied power falls below the estimated load; increasing the frequency at which power is supplied by the renewable plant when the supplied power exceeds the estimated load; the local controller of the at least one generator plant: increasing power supply by non-renewable resources in response to detecting a decrease in frequency of the microgrid; and decreasing power supply by non-renewable resources in response to detecting an increase in frequency of the microgrid. providing type and size of each plant to the local controller of each plant within the microgrid, wherein type indicates renewable or non-renewable and size indicates total amount of power that may be supplied; each local controller (5,6) measuring the frequency of the microgrid; estimating the power load demanded from the plant based on the measured frequency, and the type and size of each plant; dividing the estimated power load among the energy resources available within the plant; the local controller of the at least one renewable plant: monitoring the power supplied by the plant; decreasing the frequency at which power is supplied by the renewable plant when the supplied power falls below the estimated load; increasing the frequency at which power is supplied by the renewable plant when the supplied power exceeds the estimated load; monitoring the power supplied by the plant; decreasing the frequency at which power is supplied by the renewable plant when the supplied power falls below the estimated load; increasing the frequency at which power is supplied by the renewable plant when the supplied power exceeds the estimated load; the local controller of the at least one generator plant: increasing power supply by non-renewable resources in response to detecting a decrease in frequency of the microgrid; and decreasing power supply by non-renewable resources in response to detecting an increase in frequency of the microgrid. increasing power supply by non-renewable resources in response to detecting a decrease in frequency of the microgrid; and decreasing power supply by non-renewable resources in response to detecting an increase in frequency of the microgrid.
A method for random access, comprising: determining, by a terminal device, a backoff time of a random access event according to a priority of the random access event, wherein a random access event with a first priority corresponds to a first backoff time range, a random access event with a second priority corresponds to a second backoff time range, the first priority is higher than the second priority, and the first backoff time range and the second backoff time range do not overlap; and re-initiating, by the terminal device, a random access procedure after the backoff time; wherein a maximum backoff time of the first backoff time range is K ∗ T, wherein 0<K< 1, and T is indicated by a network device through a backoff indicator, BI; wherein the determining, by a terminal device, a backoff time of a random access event according to a priority of the random access event, comprises: if the priority of the random access event is the first priority, randomly selecting, by the terminal device, a first time between 0 and K ∗ T, and taking a time value obtained after the first time is multiplied by a scaling factor as the backoff time of the random access event. determining, by a terminal device, a backoff time of a random access event according to a priority of the random access event, wherein a random access event with a first priority corresponds to a first backoff time range, a random access event with a second priority corresponds to a second backoff time range, the first priority is higher than the second priority, and the first backoff time range and the second backoff time range do not overlap; and re-initiating, by the terminal device, a random access procedure after the backoff time; wherein a maximum backoff time of the first backoff time range is K ∗ T, wherein 0<K< 1, and T is indicated by a network device through a backoff indicator, BI; wherein the determining, by a terminal device, a backoff time of a random access event according to a priority of the random access event, comprises: if the priority of the random access event is the first priority, randomly selecting, by the terminal device, a first time between 0 and K ∗ T, and taking a time value obtained after the first time is multiplied by a scaling factor as the backoff time of the random access event.
A ceramic wallflow filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas emitted from a compression ignition engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the pores at a surface of the porous structure comprise pore openings, wherein the porous substrate is coated on the inlet surfaces, the outlet surfaces or both the inlet and outlet surfaces thereof with a washcoat comprising a plurality of solid particles comprising a molecular sieve promoted with at least one transition metal such that the washcoat causes a narrowing of substantially all the surface pore openings, wherein the washcoat does not substantially cover the surface pores of the porous structure and wherein the washcoat does not permeate the porous structure, wherein the porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores of a second mean pore size, wherein the second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size.
A foreign material removing structure for removing foreign material adhering to a charger-side terminal (22, 23) of a charger to which a battery pack for an electric power tool is detachably attachable, the foreign material removing structure being provided on the battery pack and comprising: an inserting hole that is provided in the battery pack, extends along an attaching direction of the battery pack, and includes an opening that the charger-side terminal (22, 23) can enter, the opening being formed on one end side in an extending direction of the inserting hole, and an upper side of the inserting hole being opened, a battery-side terminal (13, 13A) that is provided in the inserting hole and is to be in contact with the charger-side terminal (22, 23) that enters the inserting hole from the opening when the battery pack is attached to the charger, and a push-out section that is provided on a further forward side in the attaching direction than the opening in the battery pack, and has a surface that intersects the attaching direction, the foreign material removing structure being configured such that the push-out section is located at a region shifted to the further forward side in the attaching direction than the charger-side terminal (22, 23) when the forward side in the attaching direction of the battery-side terminal (13, 13A) is in contact with the charger-side terminal (22, 23). an inserting hole that is provided in the battery pack, extends along an attaching direction of the battery pack, and includes an opening that the charger-side terminal (22, 23) can enter, the opening being formed on one end side in an extending direction of the inserting hole, and an upper side of the inserting hole being opened, a battery-side terminal (13, 13A) that is provided in the inserting hole and is to be in contact with the charger-side terminal (22, 23) that enters the inserting hole from the opening when the battery pack is attached to the charger, and a push-out section that is provided on a further forward side in the attaching direction than the opening in the battery pack, and has a surface that intersects the attaching direction, the foreign material removing structure being configured such that the push-out section is located at a region shifted to the further forward side in the attaching direction than the charger-side terminal (22, 23) when the forward side in the attaching direction of the battery-side terminal (13, 13A) is in contact with the charger-side terminal (22, 23).
A cleaning device comprising a compressor, in particular side channel compressor, to suck in air and a vacuum limiting valve as secondary air valve in the suction line or in the compressor, wherein the vacuum limiting valve comprises - a base with a valve opening and a valve seat surrounding the valve opening in the interior, - a valve cover, which abuts the valve seat in a sealing manner and is movable inwards to release the valve opening, - a locking device holding the valve cover in the valve seat with two magnetically attracting holding elements (11, 12), wherein the first holding element is arranged in in a fixed position and the second holding element is connected to the valve cover, and wherein at least one of the two holding elements (11, 12) is a permanent magnet, - and an elastic element, which biases the valve cover into its closed position, - wherein the first holding element is fixed to the base via a fixing device, - wherein, in closed position of the valve cover, a magnetic force, Fm, by the holding elements (11, 12) attracting each other and a spring force, Ff, by the elastic element act on the valve cover, - characterised in that Fm is greater than Ff, and - that the first holding element is arranged movably at the fixing device, so that an overlap of the first holding element with the second holding element and/or a distance between the first holding element and the second holding element is adjustable. - a base with a valve opening and a valve seat surrounding the valve opening in the interior, - a valve cover, which abuts the valve seat in a sealing manner and is movable inwards to release the valve opening, - a locking device holding the valve cover in the valve seat with two magnetically attracting holding elements (11, 12), wherein the first holding element is arranged in in a fixed position and the second holding element is connected to the valve cover, and wherein at least one of the two holding elements (11, 12) is a permanent magnet, - and an elastic element, which biases the valve cover into its closed position, - wherein the first holding element is fixed to the base via a fixing device, - wherein, in closed position of the valve cover, a magnetic force, Fm, by the holding elements (11, 12) attracting each other and a spring force, Ff, by the elastic element act on the valve cover, - characterised in that Fm is greater than Ff, and - that the first holding element is arranged movably at the fixing device, so that an overlap of the first holding element with the second holding element and/or a distance between the first holding element and the second holding element is adjustable.
An acetabular guide system for placing a guide pin near an acetabulum, comprising: an exterior surface of an acetabular guide configured to have a geometry to substantially engage the acetabulum of a specific patient; a central post extending from an interior surface of the acetabular guide; and a pin guide defining a guide bore extending exterior to the interior surface; wherein the central post and the guide bore are on a guide line; characterized in that the guide line is configured to be aligned with an inferior ischial spine of the specific patient due to the geometry of the exterior surface, when said exterior surface is mated with the acetabulum. an exterior surface of an acetabular guide configured to have a geometry to substantially engage the acetabulum of a specific patient; a central post extending from an interior surface of the acetabular guide; and a pin guide defining a guide bore extending exterior to the interior surface; wherein the central post and the guide bore are on a guide line; characterized in that the guide line is configured to be aligned with an inferior ischial spine of the specific patient due to the geometry of the exterior surface, when said exterior surface is mated with the acetabulum.
A method of wireless communication of a user equipment, UE, comprising: receiving a broadcast schedule description from a server; determining that a file of interest is transmitted within a service; and determining a failure to download the file of interest, characterized by triggering a repair procedure of the file of interest at a time corresponding to an end of a file delivery event, wherein: the time is derived from an information element included in the broadcast schedule description; and the information element comprises a file schedule element and the time corresponds to the end of the file broadcast or the information element comprises a session schedule element and the time corresponds to the end of the session broadcast. receiving a broadcast schedule description from a server; determining that a file of interest is transmitted within a service; and determining a failure to download the file of interest, characterized by triggering a repair procedure of the file of interest at a time corresponding to an end of a file delivery event, wherein: the time is derived from an information element included in the broadcast schedule description; and the information element comprises a file schedule element and the time corresponds to the end of the file broadcast or the information element comprises a session schedule element and the time corresponds to the end of the session broadcast. the time is derived from an information element included in the broadcast schedule description; and the information element comprises a file schedule element and the time corresponds to the end of the file broadcast or the information element comprises a session schedule element and the time corresponds to the end of the session broadcast.