mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A device for occluding a hollow appendage of the heart, the device comprising a clamp (10, 60, 90, 100, 120, 150, 160) having at least first and second elongate clamping portions (2, 4, 62, 64, 93, 94, 103, 104, 123, 124, 151, 152, 163, 164) adapted to be placed on opposite sides of the heart appendage, said first and second elongate clamping portions (2, 4, 62, 64, 93, 94, 103, 104, 123, 124, 151, 152, 163, 164) respectively having ends coupled together by respective resilient urging members (6, 8, 66, 68, 91, 92, 105, 106, 121, 122, 153, 154) in a manner allowing at least one of said first and second elongate clamping portions to move toward the other of said first and second elongate clamping portions from an open position into a clamping position to occlude the heart appendage, said elongate clamping portions (2, 4, 62, 64, 93, 94, 103, 104, 123, 124, 151, 152, 163, 164) comprising generally parallel members and said first and second elongate clamping portions (2, 4, 62, 64, 93, 94, 103, 104, 123, 124, 151, 152, 163, 164) having tissue engaging surfaces (67, 69, 73, 155, 156) for engaging the heart appendage in the clamping position, wherein at least one of said tissue engaging surfaces (67, 69, 73, 155, 156) is adapted to promote tissue ingrowth, characterized in that said generally parallel members are capable of reorienting into at least first and second nonparallel relationships in the clamping position, said first nonparallel relationship comprising said elongate clamping portions (2, 4, 62, 64, 93, 94, 103, 104, 123, 124, 151, 152, 163, 164) converging toward one end of said clamp and said second nonparallel relationship comprising said elongate clamping portions (2, 4, 62, 64, 93, 94, 103, 104, 123, 124, 151, 152, 163, 164) converging toward an opposite end of said clamp (10, 60, 90, 100, 120, 150, 160).
A method of testing a dog to determine the susceptibility of the dog to liver copper accumulation, comprising detecting in a sample the presence or absence in the genome of the dog of one or more polymorphisms selected from Chr22_3167534 (represented by position 101 of SEQ ID NO: 144), Chr22_3135144 (represented by position 101 of SEQ ID NO: 145) and the CGCCCC repeat at chromosome location 22:3135287.
An automated inspection assembly that includes a number of subassemblies comprising: a frame subassembly, having a first side and a second side having a length and width with the width substantially larger than a thickness of the frame subassembly between the first side and the second side, and the length having a first end and a second end along a longitudinal dimension of the length, the frame subassembly being configured to form the main support structure for the automated inspection assembly; a positioning arms subassembly, coupled to the frame subassembly, including a support arm) remotely operable to extend out from or retract toward the first side of the frame subassembly; a kicker arm; and a scanning subassembly supported from the frame subassembly and configured to scan at least a portion a member to be inspected; characterized in that said support arm comprises two support limbs spaced along the longitudinal dimension of the frame subassembly, each of the limbs being operable to extend out from or retract toward the first side of the frame subassembly; said kicker arm is remotely operable to extend out from or retract toward the second side of the frame subassembly, and the support arm and the kicker arm in an extended position being operable to wedge the frame subassembly between a member to be inspected and a surface opposed to the member to be inspected; and at least one of the kicker arm or the support arm is operable to move hydraulically. a frame subassembly, having a first side and a second side having a length and width with the width substantially larger than a thickness of the frame subassembly between the first side and the second side, and the length having a first end and a second end along a longitudinal dimension of the length, the frame subassembly being configured to form the main support structure for the automated inspection assembly; a positioning arms subassembly, coupled to the frame subassembly, including a support arm) remotely operable to extend out from or retract toward the first side of the frame subassembly; a kicker arm; and a scanning subassembly supported from the frame subassembly and configured to scan at least a portion a member to be inspected; characterized in that said support arm comprises two support limbs spaced along the longitudinal dimension of the frame subassembly, each of the limbs being operable to extend out from or retract toward the first side of the frame subassembly; said kicker arm is remotely operable to extend out from or retract toward the second side of the frame subassembly, and the support arm and the kicker arm in an extended position being operable to wedge the frame subassembly between a member to be inspected and a surface opposed to the member to be inspected; and at least one of the kicker arm or the support arm is operable to move hydraulically.
Fire-resistant glazing for preventing the passage of fire and smoke in the event of fire from one room into another room with at least two fire protection panes arranged next to or above one another with their abutting edges adjacent to one another, wherein each of the fire protection panes consists of at least two glass panes arranged parallel to and at a distance from one another and of a fire protection material arranged in the intermediate space between such glass panes and forms a rabbet edge on at least one of their edge-side abutting edges by projecting or recessing the first glass pane relative to the second glass pane, and wherein an intermediate space defined between the abutting edges of the fire protection panes by the rabbet edge formed is closed in a fire-tight and smoke-tight manner by means of at least one sealing arrangement (8, 9, 13), characterized in that only one P-seal is provided as the sealing arrangement, which with its longer side rests on the projecting abutting edge of the first glass pane, and with its arc-shaped form makes a connection to the adjacently arranged glass pane, or only two D-profiles are provided as the sealing arrangement, wherein the straight side of each D-profile is arranged on the projecting glass pane of a respective fire protection pane, such that the two round forms of the D-profiles abut against each other, or only one Z-profile arranged along the projecting glass panes is provided as the sealing arrangement, wherein the Z-profile closes the gap existing between each projecting edge of one glass pane and the correspondingly arranged receding glass pane of the adjacent glass pane, and simultaneously closes the intermediate space existing between the two projecting edges of the glass panes.
Portable compressor device for pumping up vehicle tyres, wherein the compressor device has an electrically driven compressor as a pressurized-gas source and a pressurized-gas line by way of which the compressor is able to be connected to an inlet or inlet valve of the motor vehicle tyre, and has means for the supply of energy, in particular plugs and electrical cables, and operating and display elements (5, 6) for the operation of the device, wherein the compressor device has at least one fastening means, with the aid of which the compressor device is, in the operating state, able to be temporarily fastened to a vehicle, wherein the temporary fastening is realized with the aid of a releasable mechanical connection, conducting pressurized gas, between the pressurized-gas line and the inlet or inlet valve at the vehicle tyre, and the pressurized-gas line is formed at least partially as a hose piece, characterized in that the releasable mechanical connection is formed as a screw-type cap, situated on the hose piece, for the connection of the hose piece to the inlet valve, such that, with the aid of the releasable mechanical connection, the compressor device is able to be fastened in an operationally ready orientation to the inlet or inlet valve of the vehicle tyre in a manner hanging and without contact with the underlying surface.
A method for fabricating a one-piece composite barrel section, comprising the following steps: (a) laying a plurality of plies of a composite material around a mandrel to form a composite ply assembly, each ply comprising reinforcing fibers and polymeric material, the mandrel having a coefficient of thermal expansion in a hoopwise direction that is greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the composite ply assembly in the hoopwise direction; and (b) raising the temperature and pressure within a volume surrounding the composite ply assembly, the temperature increase being sufficient to cause the circumference of the mandrel to expand, which in turn causes the length of reinforcing fibers in one or more plies of the composite ply assembly to increase; wherein the differential in coefficient of thermal expansions of the mandrel and ply assembly in the hoopwise direction is such that during and after expansion, the length of reinforcing fibers in one or more outermost plies of the composite ply assembly does not decrease by an amount sufficient to cause significant waviness or wrinkling in the composite ply assembly. (a) laying a plurality of plies of a composite material around a mandrel to form a composite ply assembly, each ply comprising reinforcing fibers and polymeric material, the mandrel having a coefficient of thermal expansion in a hoopwise direction that is greater than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the composite ply assembly in the hoopwise direction; and (b) raising the temperature and pressure within a volume surrounding the composite ply assembly, the temperature increase being sufficient to cause the circumference of the mandrel to expand, which in turn causes the length of reinforcing fibers in one or more plies of the composite ply assembly to increase; wherein the differential in coefficient of thermal expansions of the mandrel and ply assembly in the hoopwise direction is such that during and after expansion, the length of reinforcing fibers in one or more outermost plies of the composite ply assembly does not decrease by an amount sufficient to cause significant waviness or wrinkling in the composite ply assembly.
The invention relates to a method for testing a loading state of a particulate filter in an exhaust gas line of an internal combustion engine, wherein the exhaust gas line comprises at least the particulate filter, a first lambda probe arranged upstream of the particulate filter and a second lambda probe arranged downstream of the particulate filter; wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: a) injecting an exhaust gas with an oxygen excess into the exhaust gas line upstream of the first lambda probe, where a temperature of at least 500° Celsius is present in the particulate filter; b) detecting the oxygen level through the first lambda probe at a first point in time; c) detecting the oxygen excess through the second lambda probe at a second point in time; d) determining a loading state of the particulate filter from a temporal difference of the first point in time and the second point in time; wherein in step b) a first lambda probe is used in the manner of a broad band lambda probe and in step c) a second lambda probe is used in the manner of a two-point lambda probe. a) injecting an exhaust gas with an oxygen excess into the exhaust gas line upstream of the first lambda probe, where a temperature of at least 500° Celsius is present in the particulate filter; b) detecting the oxygen level through the first lambda probe at a first point in time; c) detecting the oxygen excess through the second lambda probe at a second point in time; d) determining a loading state of the particulate filter from a temporal difference of the first point in time and the second point in time;
A method for preparing a halftone representation of an image for use in making a flexographic printing plate, the method comprising: identifying at least one printable image feature in the halftone representation to be used in making the flexographic plate according to at least one predetermined decision criterion; and establishing at least one non-printing image feature proximate to the printable image feature identified in the step of identifying, wherein the step of establishing is operative to establish one or more non-printing dots (28, 56) as the non-printing image feature, and and wherein the one or more non-printing dots (28, 56) provide an extra base of support for the printable image feature. identifying at least one printable image feature in the halftone representation to be used in making the flexographic plate according to at least one predetermined decision criterion; and establishing at least one non-printing image feature proximate to the printable image feature identified in the step of identifying, wherein the step of establishing is operative to establish one or more non-printing dots (28, 56) as the non-printing image feature, and and wherein the one or more non-printing dots (28, 56) provide an extra base of support for the printable image feature.
A multi-coil module comprising: a first coil module having a first magnetic sheet, and a first loop coil provided on the first magnetic sheet and wound in a planar shape; and a second coil module having a second magnetic sheet, and a second loop coil provided on the second magnetic sheet and wound in a planar shape, wherein the first coil module and the second coil module are stacked on each other, and at least an innermost coil pattern of the first loop coil and the second loop coil are overlaid with each other and a line width of the innermost coil pattern of the first loop coil overlaid with the second loop coil is 1 mm or less. a first coil module having a first magnetic sheet, and a first loop coil provided on the first magnetic sheet and wound in a planar shape; and a second coil module having a second magnetic sheet, and a second loop coil provided on the second magnetic sheet and wound in a planar shape, wherein the first coil module and the second coil module are stacked on each other, and at least an innermost coil pattern of the first loop coil and the second loop coil are overlaid with each other and a line width of the innermost coil pattern of the first loop coil overlaid with the second loop coil is 1 mm or less.
A compressor system, comprising: a variable volume ratio compressor configured to be operated at one of a plurality of different volume ratios and having a suction; and a controller characterized in that the controller is configured to: obtain a speed of operation of the variable volume ratio compressor and a refrigerant density at the suction of the variable volume ratio compressor; determine a switching parameter based on the speed of operation and the refrigerant density; determine whether to change a volume ratio of the variable volume ratio compressor based on a switching condition and the switching parameter; and when it is determined to change the volume ratio, direct a change in the volume ratio that the variable volume ratio compressor is operated at. a variable volume ratio compressor configured to be operated at one of a plurality of different volume ratios and having a suction; and a controller characterized in that the controller is configured to: obtain a speed of operation of the variable volume ratio compressor and a refrigerant density at the suction of the variable volume ratio compressor; determine a switching parameter based on the speed of operation and the refrigerant density; determine whether to change a volume ratio of the variable volume ratio compressor based on a switching condition and the switching parameter; and obtain a speed of operation of the variable volume ratio compressor and a refrigerant density at the suction of the variable volume ratio compressor; determine a switching parameter based on the speed of operation and the refrigerant density; determine whether to change a volume ratio of the variable volume ratio compressor based on a switching condition and the switching parameter; and when it is determined to change the volume ratio, direct a change in the volume ratio that the variable volume ratio compressor is operated at.
A method for adding a termination to an end of a tensile strength member made up of multiple synthetic filaments, said tensile strength member having a central axis, comprising: a. providing an anchor with a proximal end, a distal end, and a cavity; b. said cavity including a distal region and a neck region; c. providing a potting compound in a liquid state, said potting compound being configured to transition to a solid state over time; d. placing a length of filaments and said potting compound in said cavity; characterised in that the method further comprises: e. determining when said potting compound in said cavity is undergoing a defined transition toward said solid state; and f. upon detecting said defined transition applying tension to said tensile strength member to pull the filaments of said length of filaments straight. a. providing an anchor with a proximal end, a distal end, and a cavity; b. said cavity including a distal region and a neck region; c. providing a potting compound in a liquid state, said potting compound being configured to transition to a solid state over time; d. placing a length of filaments and said potting compound in said cavity; e. determining when said potting compound in said cavity is undergoing a defined transition toward said solid state; and f. upon detecting said defined transition applying tension to said tensile strength member to pull the filaments of said length of filaments straight.
A pouch comprising a water-soluble film and a household care composition at least partially enclosed by the water-soluble film in at least one compartment, the water-soluble film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend comprising: a first PVOH polymer comprising carboxylated anionic monomer units, vinyl alcohol monomer units and optionally vinyl acetate monomer units, wherein the carboxylated anionic monomer unit is present in the first PVOH polymer in an amount of from 3mol.% to 6mol.%, and wherein the carboxylated anionic monomer unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, and combinations thereof; a second PVOH polymer consisting essentially of vinyl alcohol monomer units and optionally vinyl acetate monomer units, wherein the first PVOH polymer is present in an amount in a range from 10wt.% to 50wt.% of total PVOH polymers in the film. the water-soluble film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) resin blend comprising: a first PVOH polymer comprising carboxylated anionic monomer units, vinyl alcohol monomer units and optionally vinyl acetate monomer units, wherein the carboxylated anionic monomer unit is present in the first PVOH polymer in an amount of from 3mol.% to 6mol.%, and wherein the carboxylated anionic monomer unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, and combinations thereof; a second PVOH polymer consisting essentially of vinyl alcohol monomer units and optionally vinyl acetate monomer units, a first PVOH polymer comprising carboxylated anionic monomer units, vinyl alcohol monomer units and optionally vinyl acetate monomer units, wherein the carboxylated anionic monomer unit is present in the first PVOH polymer in an amount of from 3mol.% to 6mol.%, and wherein the carboxylated anionic monomer unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, and combinations thereof; wherein the carboxylated anionic monomer unit is present in the first PVOH polymer in an amount of from 3mol.% to 6mol.%, and wherein the carboxylated anionic monomer unit is derived from a member selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, monoalkyl maleate, dialkyl maleate, maleic anyhydride, and combinations thereof; a second PVOH polymer consisting essentially of vinyl alcohol monomer units and optionally vinyl acetate monomer units, wherein the first PVOH polymer is present in an amount in a range from 10wt.% to 50wt.% of total PVOH polymers in the film.
A vehicle sensor system comprising an exterior surface; and a repellent surface layer disposed on the exterior surface, wherein the repellent surface layer comprises a cured organic matrix comprising low surface energy moieties, the low surface energy moieties being fluorinated moieties, and non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance greater than 5 and comprising an alkyl or alkenyl group having at least 12 carbon atoms and ethoxylated repeat units; and wherein the exterior surface exhibits an increase in haze of less than 5, 4, 3, or 2% as determined in accordance with the Dirty Water Spray Test as described in the Example section of the description. an exterior surface; and a repellent surface layer disposed on the exterior surface, wherein the repellent surface layer comprises a cured organic matrix comprising low surface energy moieties, the low surface energy moieties being fluorinated moieties, and non-ionic surfactant having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance greater than 5 and comprising an alkyl or alkenyl group having at least 12 carbon atoms and ethoxylated repeat units; and wherein the exterior surface exhibits an increase in haze of less than 5, 4, 3, or 2% as determined in accordance with the Dirty Water Spray Test as described in the Example section of the description.
An exhaust gas purification method, provided with an exhaust gas purification device in the exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas purification device purifying exhaust gas when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas is in a lean state, and recovering purification ability when in a rich state, the method conducting as part of a rich control for bringing the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas to a rich state, a fuel-related rich control that supplies uncombusted fuel to exhaust gas, and an intake-related rich control that includes EGR, characterized in that the method comprises: adsorbing uncombusted fuel in exhaust gas that passes through an EGR passage during the rich control, using an uncombusted fuel adsorption device provided upstream to an EGR cooler, calculating an adsorption tolerance amount (Ha) of the uncombusted fuel adsorption device and a cumulative adsorption amount (ΣHb) of uncombusted fuel adsorbed at the uncombusted fuel adsorption device; and determining whether or not the cumulative adsorption amount (ΣHb) has exceeded the adsorption tolerance amount (Ha), and if so, the rich control is suspended or terminated. adsorbing uncombusted fuel in exhaust gas that passes through an EGR passage during the rich control, using an uncombusted fuel adsorption device provided upstream to an EGR cooler, calculating an adsorption tolerance amount (Ha) of the uncombusted fuel adsorption device and a cumulative adsorption amount (ΣHb) of uncombusted fuel adsorbed at the uncombusted fuel adsorption device; and determining whether or not the cumulative adsorption amount (ΣHb) has exceeded the adsorption tolerance amount (Ha), and if so, the rich control is suspended or terminated.