mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A pumping portion adapted to be coupled to a drive portion of a pump unit, the pumping portion comprising: an outer shell defining an interior channel; an elastomeric pump segment disposed within the outer shell, the elastomeric pump segment defining a cavity and comprising integrated conduits in fluid communication with the interior channel; the cavity adapted to receive a distal end of a rotor of the drive portion of the pump unit; and a fluid port adapted to expel fluid drawn into the integrated conduits through the interior channel. an outer shell defining an interior channel; an elastomeric pump segment disposed within the outer shell, the elastomeric pump segment defining a cavity and comprising integrated conduits in fluid communication with the interior channel; the cavity adapted to receive a distal end of a rotor of the drive portion of the pump unit; and a fluid port adapted to expel fluid drawn into the integrated conduits through the interior channel.
An injector configured to receive therein a cartridge containing a substance to be dispensed, the injector comprising: an injector housing; an injector door movably mounted to the injector housing between a fully closed position and a fully open position, the injector door being initially locked in an at least partially closed position preventing insertion of the cartridge into the injector; wherein the injector is characterized by further comprising a controller configured to conduct an initial self-test on operability of at least one component of the injector, the self-test having a single pass or fail outcome, wherein the injector door is unlocked and enabled to be moved into the fully open position, to enable insertion of the cartridge into the injector, solely upon achievement of the self-test pass outcome. an injector housing; an injector door movably mounted to the injector housing between a fully closed position and a fully open position, the injector door being initially locked in an at least partially closed position preventing insertion of the cartridge into the injector; wherein the injector is characterized by further comprising a controller configured to conduct an initial self-test on operability of at least one component of the injector, the self-test having a single pass or fail outcome, wherein the injector door is unlocked and enabled to be moved into the fully open position, to enable insertion of the cartridge into the injector, solely upon achievement of the self-test pass outcome.
An offshore platform embarkation facility, characterized by comprising: a lift tower, wherein the lift tower is provided with a climbing device, and the lift tower is provided with a transmission structure; a jacking frame, wherein a first moon pool allowing the lift tower to pass through is provided in the jacking frame; a lifting unit, wherein the lifting unit is installed on the jacking frame, and the lifting unit is configured to cooperate with the transmission structure to raise and lower the lift tower; and a lift platform, wherein a second moon pool allowing the lift tower to pass through is provided in the lift platform, and the lift platform is connected with the lift tower via the climbing device, and the lift platform is located below the jacking frame. a lift tower, wherein the lift tower is provided with a climbing device, and the lift tower is provided with a transmission structure; a jacking frame, wherein a first moon pool allowing the lift tower to pass through is provided in the jacking frame; a lifting unit, wherein the lifting unit is installed on the jacking frame, and the lifting unit is configured to cooperate with the transmission structure to raise and lower the lift tower; and a lift platform, wherein a second moon pool allowing the lift tower to pass through is provided in the lift platform, and the lift platform is connected with the lift tower via the climbing device, and the lift platform is located below the jacking frame.
A double-pocketed cyclonic separator comprising: a cyclone chamber, which includes interior chamber walls; and one or more inlets connected to the cyclone chamber and through which a substance may be introduced into the cyclone chamber so as to create a rotational force sufficient to generate a cyclone in the cyclone chamber, the double-pocketed cyclonic separator characterized by: one or more tangential baffles connected to the one or more inlets that cause the substance to be introduced into the cyclone chamber tangentially to the inlets; and a plurality of T-shaped pocket separators, located on the interior chamber walls, wherein each T-shaped pocket separator is positioned with a lower side of the T fixed to the interior chamber walls to form two opposite-facing pockets substantially around a circumference of the cyclone chamber, wherein the opposite facing double pockets trap heavier material in the substance when in use, wherein forces generated by the cyclone will cause heavier material in the substance to move towards the interior chamber walls when in use. a cyclone chamber, which includes interior chamber walls; and one or more inlets connected to the cyclone chamber and through which a substance may be introduced into the cyclone chamber so as to create a rotational force sufficient to generate a cyclone in the cyclone chamber, the double-pocketed cyclonic separator characterized by: one or more tangential baffles connected to the one or more inlets that cause the substance to be introduced into the cyclone chamber tangentially to the inlets; and a plurality of T-shaped pocket separators, located on the interior chamber walls, wherein each T-shaped pocket separator is positioned with a lower side of the T fixed to the interior chamber walls to form two opposite-facing pockets substantially around a circumference of the cyclone chamber, wherein the opposite facing double pockets trap heavier material in the substance when in use, wherein forces generated by the cyclone will cause heavier material in the substance to move towards the interior chamber walls when in use. one or more tangential baffles connected to the one or more inlets that cause the substance to be introduced into the cyclone chamber tangentially to the inlets; and a plurality of T-shaped pocket separators, located on the interior chamber walls, wherein each T-shaped pocket separator is positioned with a lower side of the T fixed to the interior chamber walls to form two opposite-facing pockets substantially around a circumference of the cyclone chamber, wherein the opposite facing double pockets trap heavier material in the substance when in use, wherein forces generated by the cyclone will cause heavier material in the substance to move towards the interior chamber walls when in use.
A disc brake for railway vehicles comprising a pad and a disk on which the pad acts; said pad comprising a base plate and a plurality of friction elements fixed to the base plate; characterised in that said friction elements comprise first friction elements made of a first material and second friction elements made of a second material; wherein said second material has a compressibility modulus (pressure needed to compress the material by 1 mm) smaller than the one of said first material by a value equal or greater to 5 MPa; said first friction elements being in a higher number than said second friction elements. elements comprise first friction elements made of a first material and second friction elements made of a second material; wherein said second material has a compressibility modulus (pressure needed to compress the material by 1 mm) smaller than the one of said first material by a value equal or greater to 5 MPa; said first friction elements being in a higher number than said second friction elements.
A wound or surgical dressing comprising: a cellulosic substrate configured to contact or surround a wound or surgical site, the substrate comprising a gauze, an adhesive bandage or a wrapping material; and a bacteriostatic composition applied to the substrate, the bacteriostatic composition being located on the substrate so as to contact a patient at or near a wound or surgical site, the bacteriostatic composition being bonded to the substrate so that the composition does not transfer to the patient, the bacteriostatic composition comprising a chemical compound having a net positive charge for binding with negatively charged matter, the chemical compound comprising an aluminum oligomer covalently bonded to the cellulosic substrate. a cellulosic substrate configured to contact or surround a wound or surgical site, the substrate comprising a gauze, an adhesive bandage or a wrapping material; and a bacteriostatic composition applied to the substrate, the bacteriostatic composition being located on the substrate so as to contact a patient at or near a wound or surgical site, the bacteriostatic composition being bonded to the substrate so that the composition does not transfer to the patient, the bacteriostatic composition comprising a chemical compound having a net positive charge for binding with negatively charged matter, the chemical compound comprising an aluminum oligomer covalently bonded to the cellulosic substrate.
Method for acquisition of failure tolerant thermo-voltage in a thermocouple sensor comprising the following steps: - performing four different voltage measurements by measuring at two different common mode voltage levels, each at a positive and a negative current polarity, - resulting in four different measurement values nI, pI, nII and pII, - calculating a compensated thermo-voltage V TC_comp using nI, pI, nII and pII by a digital signal processing, characterized in that the compensated thermo-voltage V TC_comp is independent from a local occurrence of an insulation resistance fault along a sensor wire (7, 8) of the thermocouple sensor, wherein the compensated thermo-voltage V TC_comp is calculated as follows: V TC_comp = 2*M1 - M2, whereas M1 = (nI+pI)/2, M2 = (nII+pII) /2. - performing four different voltage measurements by measuring at two different common mode voltage levels, each at a positive and a negative current polarity, - resulting in four different measurement values nI, pI, nII and pII, - calculating a compensated thermo-voltage V TC_comp using nI, pI, nII and pII by a digital signal processing,
A modified polypeptide which binds Factor VIII wherein the modified polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence of the D' domain of human Von Willebrand Factor as shown in SEQ ID NO:3 in which the sequence comprises a modification selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:5 (S764G/S766Y), SEQ ID NO:6 (S764P/S766I), SEQ ID NO:7 (S764P/S766M), SEQ ID NO:8 (S764V/S766Y), SEQ ID NO:9 (S764E/S766Y), SEQ ID NO:10 (S764Y/S766Y), SEQ ID NO:11 (S764L/S766Y), SEQ ID NO:12 (S764P/S766W), SEQ ID NO:13 (S766W/S806A), SEQ ID NO:14 (S766Y/P769K), SEQ ID NO:15 (S766Y/P769N), SEQ ID NO:16 (S766Y/P769R) and SEQ ID NO:17 (S764P/S766L), such that the modified polypeptide binds to Factor VIII with an off rate at least 5 fold lower, preferably at least 10 fold lower, than a reference polypeptide comprising an unmodified SEQ ID NO:3.
A scaffold arrangement comprising a scaffold component and a support unit for releasably supporting the scaffold component in an operative position on a scaffold assembly or building, the support unit comprising a mounting portion for fixedly mounting the support unit to said scaffold assembly or building, a supporting member for seating a first part of the scaffold component, and a releasable locking member moveable to a locking position for locking the scaffold component to the support unit, characterised in that: the arrangement being configured such that when the scaffold component is seated on the supporting member in said operative position, and the locking member is in said locking position, the locking member is spaced immediately below a second part of the scaffold component and acts as a back-up supporting member for arresting uncontrolled downward movement of the scaffold component relative to the support unit. the arrangement being configured such that when the scaffold component is seated on the supporting member in said operative position, and the locking member is in said locking position, the locking member is spaced immediately below a second part of the scaffold component and acts as a back-up supporting member for arresting uncontrolled downward movement of the scaffold component relative to the support unit.
An aircraft landing gear comprising: a shock-absorbing main leg having a sprung part for attachment to an aircraft and an un-sprung part including a slider and an axle carrying at least one wheel (3a, 3b); a drive transmission mounted externally on the sprung part, or on the un-sprung part, of the main leg, the drive transmission having at least one motor and a drive pinion; an actuator for lifting the drive transmission into and out of driving engagement with the toothed ring and for maintaining the driving engagement as the landing gear deflects during a ground taxiing operation, the aircraft landing gear further comprising an articulating mechanism pivotally mounted about a pivot axis on the sprung part, or on the un-sprung part, of the main leg, wherein the articulating mechanism is connected to the actuator and supports the drive transmission, and characterised in that the wheel has a toothed ring gear (7a, 7b), the drive pinion is for meshing with the toothed ring gear (7a, 7b) of the wheel, and in that the articulating mechanism pivot axis is configured to tilt relative to the main leg. a shock-absorbing main leg having a sprung part for attachment to an aircraft and an un-sprung part including a slider and an axle carrying at least one wheel (3a, 3b); a drive transmission mounted externally on the sprung part, or on the un-sprung part, of the main leg, the drive transmission having at least one motor and a drive pinion; an actuator for lifting the drive transmission into and out of driving engagement with the toothed ring and for maintaining the driving engagement as the landing gear deflects during a ground taxiing operation, the aircraft landing gear further comprising an articulating mechanism pivotally mounted about a pivot axis on the sprung part, or on the un-sprung part, of the main leg, wherein the articulating mechanism is connected to the actuator and supports the drive transmission, and characterised in that the wheel has a toothed ring gear (7a, 7b), the drive pinion is for meshing with the toothed ring gear (7a, 7b) of the wheel, and in that the articulating mechanism pivot axis is configured to tilt relative to the main leg.
An endoscope insertion portion comprising: a distal end portion; a bendable portion; and a flexible portion, sequentially from a distal end from the endoscope insertion portion, the endoscope insertion portion further comprising: a fluid jet nozzle that is provided at the distal end portion, the jet nozzle being adapted to jet a gas and a liquid therefrom; a gas supply tube and a liquid supply tube adapted to supply the gas and the liquid respectively from a gas/liquid supply device provided outside the endoscope insertion portion; a plurality of bendable pieces that are provided at the bendable portion and coupled together in series; a coupling ring that is provided on a most distal end side of the flexible portion and is coupled to a proximal end piece, which is a bendable piece provided on a most proximal end side among the bendable pieces; a merging member comprising: branch pipe portions (71 a; 71 b) that are constituted by a proximal end of the merging member branched apart and communicate with the gas supply tube and the liquid supply tube, respectively; and a merging pipe portion that is provided continuously with the branch pipe portions; a gas/liquid supply tube that allows the fluid jet nozzle and the merging pipe portion to communicate with each other; and a built-in element to be inserted through the bendable portion and the flexible portion together with the merging member, wherein the proximal end piece has therein a space where the merging pipe portion or the gas/liquid supply tube fitted an outer peripheral surface of the merging pipe portion enters characterised in that the gas/liquid supply tube has a length such that at least a portion of the merging pipe portion stays in the coupling ring when the merging member is pulled in to the distal end portion by the bendable portion being bent, and an entry of the branch pipe persons (71a; 71 b) into the proximal end piece is prevented due to abutment of the branch pipe portions (71 a; 71b) against the built-in element. a fluid jet nozzle that is provided at the distal end portion, the jet nozzle being adapted to jet a gas and a liquid therefrom; a gas supply tube and a liquid supply tube adapted to supply the gas and the liquid respectively from a gas/liquid supply device provided outside the endoscope insertion portion; a plurality of bendable pieces that are provided at the bendable portion and coupled together in series; a coupling ring that is provided on a most distal end side of the flexible portion and is coupled to a proximal end piece, which is a bendable piece provided on a most proximal end side among the bendable pieces; a merging member comprising: branch pipe portions (71 a; 71 b) that are constituted by a proximal end of the merging member branched apart and communicate with the gas supply tube and the liquid supply tube, respectively; and a merging pipe portion that is provided continuously with the branch pipe portions; a gas/liquid supply tube that allows the fluid jet nozzle and the merging pipe portion to communicate with each other; and a built-in element to be inserted through the bendable portion and the flexible portion together with the merging member,
A pressure sensor comprising a sensor assembly and an evaluation unit; said sensor assembly comprising a sensor and an electrode arrangement; said sensor being configured to generate signals under the action of a pressure profile, and said electrode arrangement being configured to transmit the signals to the evaluation unit; characterized in that the evaluation unit comprises an electric circuit board; a base material of the electric circuit board is electrically insulating having a volume resistivity of greater than/equal to 10 15 Qcm at room temperature; said electric circuit board comprises a high temperature region (51.1) facing the sensor assembly and having a long-term operating temperature of lower than/equal to 280°C, and a normal temperature region (51.2) facing away from the sensor assembly and having a long-term operating temperature of lower than/equal to 120°C; and in that electronic components of the electric circuit board are mounted only in the normal temperature region (51.2) of the electric circuit board.
Method for estimating a current open-circuit voltage profile of a battery, comprising: - acquiring a section of an actual open-circuit voltage profile of the battery, - detecting or defining a significant point in the acquired section of the actual open-circuit voltage profile, - recognizing a point, associated with the significant point, in a characteristic curve of an anode potential of the battery and/or in a characteristic curve of a cathode potential of the battery, - shifting and/or scaling the characteristic curve of the anode potential and the characteristic curve of the cathode potential on the basis of the position of the significant point in relation to the associated point, until the acquired section is replicated through a combination of the shifted and/or scaled characteristic curves (5, 6), - calculating the current open-circuit voltage profile on the basis of the shifted and/or scaled characteristic curves. - acquiring a section of an actual open-circuit voltage profile of the battery, - detecting or defining a significant point in the acquired section of the actual open-circuit voltage profile, - recognizing a point, associated with the significant point, in a characteristic curve of an anode potential of the battery and/or in a characteristic curve of a cathode potential of the battery, - shifting and/or scaling the characteristic curve of the anode potential and the characteristic curve of the cathode potential on the basis of the position of the significant point in relation to the associated point, until the acquired section is replicated through a combination of the shifted and/or scaled characteristic curves (5, 6), - calculating the current open-circuit voltage profile on the basis of the shifted and/or scaled characteristic curves.
A computer implemented method for identifying tampering of an electronic document, the method comprising the steps of: generating a document digest for the document, the document having associated one or more modification records (210, 228, 692)and the document digest being a cumulative digest based on a digest of each of the modification records; receiving a modified version of the document from a document modifier, the modified version of the document having associated one or more additional modification records; generating a new document digest for the modified document, the new document digest being a cumulative digest based on a digest of each of the modification records and the additional modification records; generating a validation digest, the validation digest being a cumulative digest based on the document digest and a digest of each of the additional modification records; comparing the new document digest and the validation digest to determine if the modified version of the document has been tampered with; the method characterised in that there is a token generator to generate tokens for each of the modification records and the additional modification records such that there is a unique token from the generator for each modification record and the modification records are recorded at a level of granularity such that each modification record (206, 228) corresponds to a discrete modification dependent upon the unique token. generating a document digest for the document, the document having associated one or more modification records (210, 228, 692)and the document digest being a cumulative digest based on a digest of each of the modification records; receiving a modified version of the document from a document modifier, the modified version of the document having associated one or more additional modification records; generating a new document digest for the modified document, the new document digest being a cumulative digest based on a digest of each of the modification records and the additional modification records; generating a validation digest, the validation digest being a cumulative digest based on the document digest and a digest of each of the additional modification records; comparing the new document digest and the validation digest to determine if the modified version of the document has been tampered with;