mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A removable filter for capturing thrombi in a body vessel, the filter comprising: a plurality of primary struts comprising proximal and distal portions, each proximal portion having a first end, the first ends attached together along a longitudinal axis, each primary strut extending arcuately along the longitudinal axis and linearly radially, each distal portion integrally extending from the proximal portion to a distal hook (26, 27), the distal portions of the primary struts being configured to expand in the body vessel to engage the distal hooks with the body vessel; and a plurality of secondary struts having connected ends attached to each other along the center point, each secondary strut extending arcuately along a longitudinal center plane and linearly along a diametric center plane from the connected end to a free end to centralize the filter in the expanded state in the body vessel. characterised in each distal portion integrally extending from the proximal portion to a plurality of distal hooks (26, 27), the distal hooks being substantially equal in size relative to each other. a plurality of primary struts comprising proximal and distal portions, each proximal portion having a first end, the first ends attached together along a longitudinal axis, each primary strut extending arcuately along the longitudinal axis and linearly radially, each distal portion integrally extending from the proximal portion to a distal hook (26, 27), the distal portions of the primary struts being configured to expand in the body vessel to engage the distal hooks with the body vessel; and a plurality of secondary struts having connected ends attached to each other along the center point, each secondary strut extending arcuately along a longitudinal center plane and linearly along a diametric center plane from the connected end to a free end to centralize the filter in the expanded state in the body vessel. characterised in each distal portion integrally extending from the proximal portion to a plurality of distal hooks (26, 27), the distal hooks being substantially equal in size relative to each other.
Cooling system arrangement comprising a coolant source which provides a cooled liquid coolant, and comprising a cold reservoir device in the manner of a closing cover for closing an opening of a transportable cooling container having a storage volume, comprising at least one reservoir chamber which is formed by a liquid-tight reservoir wall and is at least partly filled with a refrigerant that is liquid at room temperature, and having thermal insulation which covers the reservoir chamber on the side facing away from the storage volume, wherein the reservoir wall is a fixed part of the cold reservoir device and a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet are arranged thereon, wherein a heat exchanger through which at least one coolant channel passes is arranged in or on the reservoir chamber, wherein coolants coming from the coolant inlet flow through the heat exchanger to the coolant outlet and in the process can withdraw heat from the refrigerant and/or effect freezing of the refrigerant, characterized in that the cooling system arrangement also contains a coolant charging station, which can accommodate the cold reservoir device, wherein the coolant charging station has an inlet connection complementary to the coolant inlet and an outlet connection complementary to the coolant outlet, through which coolant coming from the coolant source can flow through the cold reservoir device.
A coke oven chamber, comprising: an oven floor; a front wall extending vertically upward from the oven floor and a back wall opposite the front wall; a first sidewall extending vertically upward from the oven floor between the front wall and the back wall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall; and a monolith crown positioned above the oven floor comprising a single segment spanning from the first sidewall to the second sidewall, a sole flue run or a plurality of adjacent sole flue runs positioned beneath the oven floor. an oven floor; a front wall extending vertically upward from the oven floor and a back wall opposite the front wall; a first sidewall extending vertically upward from the oven floor between the front wall and the back wall and a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall; and a monolith crown positioned above the oven floor comprising a single segment spanning from the first sidewall to the second sidewall, a sole flue run or a plurality of adjacent sole flue runs positioned beneath the oven floor.
A method for operating a memory (110-1, 110-N), the method comprising: error coding a number of logical pages of data (222, 322, 422, 622-0, 622-1) into a number of codewords (224, 324, 424); and writing the number of codewords (224, 324, 424) to a number of physical pages of memory (226, 326, 426, 526-0, 526-1, 626), wherein the number of logical pages of data (222, 322, 422, 622-0, 622-1) differs from the number of physical pages of memory (226, 326, 426, 526-0, 526-1, 626); characterised in that: the number of codewords (224, 324, 424) differs from the number of logical pages of data (222, 322, 422, 622-0, 622-1) and the number of physical pages of memory (226, 326, 426, 526-0, 526-1, 626). error coding a number of logical pages of data (222, 322, 422, 622-0, 622-1) into a number of codewords (224, 324, 424); and writing the number of codewords (224, 324, 424) to a number of physical pages of memory (226, 326, 426, 526-0, 526-1, 626), wherein the number of logical pages of data (222, 322, 422, 622-0, 622-1) differs from the number of physical pages of memory (226, 326, 426, 526-0, 526-1, 626); characterised in that: the number of codewords (224, 324, 424) differs from the number of logical pages of data (222, 322, 422, 622-0, 622-1) and the number of physical pages of memory (226, 326, 426, 526-0, 526-1, 626).
Electronically commutated electric motor, having a stator and a rotor, in particular a permanent magnet rotor, wherein the electric motor comprises a control unit that is connected on the output side to the stator and is designed so as to energize the stator in order to generate a rotating magnetic field, characterized in that the electric motor comprises a power output stage having semiconductor switches (12, 14, 23, 25, 27, 29), which power output stage is connected to the stator by way of at least one controllable disconnecting switch (16, 18, 20), and the control unit is designed so as to detect a defect of a semiconductor switch (12, 14, 23, 25, 27, 29) in dependence upon a braking torque that is caused at the rotor as a result of the defect and to activate the disconnecting switch (16, 18, 20) in the current path of the defective semiconductor switch (12, 14, 23, 25, 27, 29) in order to disconnect the semiconductor switch (12, 14, 23, 25, 27, 29) from the stator, and the electric motor comprises a rotor position sensor that is connected to the control unit and is designed so as to ascertain a rotor position of the rotor and to generate a rotor position signal that represents the rotor position, wherein the control unit has a signal analyser and is designed so as to generate, in dependence upon the rotor position signal, a rotational speed signal that represents a rotational speed of the rotor, and to ascertain, in dependence upon a frequency modulation of the rotational speed signal, the braking torque, namely a change-over time of the braking torque or at least a point in time when the braking torque changes, by means of the signal analyser.
Spray drier comprising a chamber, a nozzle for feeding a drying agent, a rotating spray disc, a nozzle (9, 8) for discharging the dried product and the drying agent, the spray disc having a conical or oval shape, an immobile disc being arranged under the spray disc, wherein a space between said discs (12, 13) is provided for the passing of the drying agent to be used for partially drying the product to be dried, wherein it spreads on the surface of the rotating disc and the sprayed drops of the product are intensively mixed with the drying agent, characterized in that on the outer side of the immobile disc facing away from the spray disc an electric tubular heater is attached for directly heating the immobile disc and indirectly heating the spray disc through the immobile disc.
An assay method for identification of test agents that induce activation of cells, wherein the cells are bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDM) comprising: immobilising a fibrin composition to a solid support surface, wherein the fibrin composition displays: high affinity binding to fibrin receptors or cryptic fibrinogen receptors; and at least a two-fold increase in cell activation upon introduction of the composition to cells in vitro; introducing the cells to the solid support surface; and in the presence of test agent, measuring one or more biological outputs associated with the activation of the cell, wherein the one or more biological outputs comprise: (i) expression of one or more genes known to be associated with activation of cells, wherein the one or more genes are Cxcl10, Col5, IL-10 and Mcp-1; or (ii) the production of a reactive oxidative species. immobilising a fibrin composition to a solid support surface, wherein the fibrin composition displays: high affinity binding to fibrin receptors or cryptic fibrinogen receptors; and at least a two-fold increase in cell activation upon introduction of the composition to cells in vitro; high affinity binding to fibrin receptors or cryptic fibrinogen receptors; and at least a two-fold increase in cell activation upon introduction of the composition to cells in vitro; introducing the cells to the solid support surface; and in the presence of test agent, measuring one or more biological outputs associated with the activation of the cell, wherein the one or more biological outputs comprise: (i) expression of one or more genes known to be associated with activation of cells, wherein the one or more genes are Cxcl10, Col5, IL-10 and Mcp-1; or (ii) the production of a reactive oxidative species. (i) expression of one or more genes known to be associated with activation of cells, wherein the one or more genes are Cxcl10, Col5, IL-10 and Mcp-1; or (ii) the production of a reactive oxidative species.
Tire comprising: - a carcass structure comprising at least a carcass ply having opposite lateral edges associated to respective bead structure; - a tread band applied in a radially outer position to said carcass structure; - a pair of sidewalls laterally applied on opposite sides with respect to said carcass structure; wherein at least one of said sidewalls is at least partially coated with at least one coating layer, possibly white or colored, obtained by cross-linking of a protective elastomeric composition, comprising: • from 55 to 95 phr, preferably from 60 to 90 phr, of a mixture of a nitrile rubber and a vinyl chloride polymer, • from 45 to 5 phr, preferably from 40 to 10 phr, of at least a diene and/or alpha-olefin elastomeric polymer, • from 5 to 80 phr of at least one reinforcing filler, and • optionally, from 0.1 to 10 phr of at least one coloring agent. - a carcass structure comprising at least a carcass ply having opposite lateral edges associated to respective bead structure; - a tread band applied in a radially outer position to said carcass structure; - a pair of sidewalls laterally applied on opposite sides with respect to said carcass structure; • from 55 to 95 phr, preferably from 60 to 90 phr, of a mixture of a nitrile rubber and a vinyl chloride polymer, • from 45 to 5 phr, preferably from 40 to 10 phr, of at least a diene and/or alpha-olefin elastomeric polymer, • from 5 to 80 phr of at least one reinforcing filler, and • optionally, from 0.1 to 10 phr of at least one coloring agent.
A method for producing a recombinant polypeptide using a variant pro-polypeptide comprising the following steps: - cultivating a mammalian cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide as pro-polypeptide (fusion polypeptide of a pro-segment and the polypeptide) wherein the endogenous enzymatic cleavage site between the pro-segment and the polypeptide is replaced by an IgA protease cleavage site, - recovering the recombinant variant polypeptide or the variant pro-polypeptide from the cell or the cultivation medium and thereby producing the recombinant polypeptide. - cultivating a mammalian cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide as pro-polypeptide (fusion polypeptide of a pro-segment and the polypeptide) wherein the endogenous enzymatic cleavage site between the pro-segment and the polypeptide is replaced by an IgA protease cleavage site, - recovering the recombinant variant polypeptide or the variant pro-polypeptide from the cell or the cultivation medium and thereby producing the recombinant polypeptide.
A medical device for treating hip joint osteoarthritis in a human patient, the hip joint comprising an acetabulum being a part of the pelvic bone, and a caput femur being connected to the collum femur and being the upper extremity of the femoral bone, the caput femur and collum femur further comprising cortical bone, the outer more sclerotic bone, and cancellous bone, placed in the bone marrow, said medical device comprising: a. an artificial caput femur surface adapted to be in contact with the acetabulum surface or an artificial replacement therefor, and b. a fixating member adapted to at least partly be stabilized by the cortical bone of a stabilizing part of the collum femur, characterized in that the fixating member comprises a piece of natural cortical bone adapted to be connected to the cortical bone of the collum femur. a. an artificial caput femur surface adapted to be in contact with the acetabulum surface or an artificial replacement therefor, and b. a fixating member adapted to at least partly be stabilized by the cortical bone of a stabilizing part of the collum femur, characterized in that the fixating member comprises a piece of natural cortical bone adapted to be connected to the cortical bone of the collum femur.
Apparatus to feed and form at least two different organized groups of smoking articles (12a, 12b), said apparatus comprising a feed unit configured to receive respective smoking articles (12a, 12b) and to feed organized groups of said smoking articles (12a, 12b) separately toward an introduction unit configured to introduce said organized groups of smoking articles (12a, 12b) into drawers, suitable to contain an overall quantity N of smoking articles (12a, 12b), of a transfer mean, wherein said feed unit comprises a feed hopper divided at least terminally into adjacent compartments (28a, 28b, 28c), each suitable to receive, in a selective and selected manner, respectively in at least one first compartment smoking articles of the first type, to simultaneously receive in an intermediate compartment, separate and in order, smoking articles of the first type and of the second type, and to receive in at least a second compartment smoking articles of the second type, wherein said at least one first compartment is configured to feed exclusively organized groups consisting of a desired quantity N1 of smoking articles of the first type, said introduction unit being configured to selectively cooperate with said compartments (28a, 28b, 28c) to introduce on each occasion said organized groups of smoking articles of the first type and of the second type into respective sections (59a, 59b) of each of the drawers of the transfer mean in order to complete the filling thereof, characterized in that said intermediate compartment is configured to feed said overall quantity N of smoking articles, divided into an organized group consisting of a desired quantity N1 of smoking articles of the first type and into an organized group consisting of a desired quantity N2 of smoking articles of the second type and said at least one second compartment being configured to exclusively feed organized groups consisting of a desired quantity N2 of smoking articles of the second type.
Method (300, 400) for testing at least one electronic assembly, comprising: a. Providing: i. at least one electronic assembly, 1. wherein said electronic assembly comprises at least n magnetic storage cells, and 2. wherein n is a natural number starting with 1, corresponding to positive integers, i.e. n = 1, 2, 3,...; and ii. at least one testing device with n read-write electronics, 1. wherein said read-write electronics are adapted to said at least one said storage cell -; b. Arranging said testing device above said electronic assembly so that each of said read-write electronics is located without contact on top of one respective storage cell -; c. Writing at least one of said storage cells by means of said testing device -; d. Triggering subsequently said electronic assembly to operate for at least one single system clock pulse; and e. Reading out at least said storage cell by means of said testing device -. a. Providing: i. at least one electronic assembly, 1. wherein said electronic assembly comprises at least n magnetic storage cells, and 2. wherein n is a natural number starting with 1, corresponding to positive integers, i.e. n = 1, 2, 3,...; and ii. at least one testing device with n read-write electronics, 1. wherein said read-write electronics are adapted to said at least one said storage cell -; i. at least one electronic assembly, 1. wherein said electronic assembly comprises at least n magnetic storage cells, and 2. wherein n is a natural number starting with 1, corresponding to positive integers, i.e. n = 1, 2, 3,...; and 1. wherein said electronic assembly comprises at least n magnetic storage cells, and 2. wherein n is a natural number starting with 1, corresponding to positive integers, i.e. n = 1, 2, 3,...; and ii. at least one testing device with n read-write electronics, 1. wherein said read-write electronics are adapted to said at least one said storage cell -; 1. wherein said read-write electronics are adapted to said at least one said storage cell -; b. Arranging said testing device above said electronic assembly so that each of said read-write electronics is located without contact on top of one respective storage cell -; c. Writing at least one of said storage cells by means of said testing device -; d. Triggering subsequently said electronic assembly to operate for at least one single system clock pulse; and e. Reading out at least said storage cell by means of said testing device -.
A method of encoding video data comprising: determining a smallest coding unit size for a video sequence, wherein the video sequence comprises a plurality of pictures and wherein the smallest coding unit size is selected from a plurality of possible coding unit sizes; determining a picture size associated with the video sequence; characterized in that the picture size associated with the video sequence is determined as a multiple of the smallest coding unit size; and further comprising: signaling the smallest coding unit size in sequence level syntax information and signaling the picture size as a multiple of the smallest coding unit size in sequence level syntax information. determining a smallest coding unit size for a video sequence, wherein the video sequence comprises a plurality of pictures and wherein the smallest coding unit size is selected from a plurality of possible coding unit sizes; determining a picture size associated with the video sequence; characterized in that the picture size associated with the video sequence is determined as a multiple of the smallest coding unit size; and further comprising: signaling the smallest coding unit size in sequence level syntax information and signaling the picture size as a multiple of the smallest coding unit size in sequence level syntax information.
A cartridge for a device for generating an inhalable aerosol with an airflow path, the cartridge comprising: a fluid storage compartment; a channel comprising a portion of an air inlet passage; a second air passage in fluid communication with the channel, the second air passage being formed through material of the cartridge; a heater affixed to a first end of the cartridge, the heater comprising a heater chamber in fluid communication with the second air passage; a first condensation chamber in fluid communication with the heater chamber; a second condensation chamber in fluid communication with the first condensation chamber; and a mouthpiece affixed to a second end of the cartridge wherein said mouthpiece comprises an aerosol outlet in fluid communication with the second condensation chamber, wherein the air inlet passage is formed by assembly of a device body and the cartridge. a fluid storage compartment; a channel comprising a portion of an air inlet passage; a second air passage in fluid communication with the channel, the second air passage being formed through material of the cartridge; a heater affixed to a first end of the cartridge, the heater comprising a heater chamber in fluid communication with the second air passage; a first condensation chamber in fluid communication with the heater chamber; a second condensation chamber in fluid communication with the first condensation chamber; and a mouthpiece affixed to a second end of the cartridge wherein said mouthpiece comprises an aerosol outlet in fluid communication with the second condensation chamber, wherein the air inlet passage is formed by assembly of a device body and the cartridge.
A medical device (10; 110; 110'; 210; 310; 410), comprising: a spool element (12; 112; 212; 312; 412), including a channel (22; 122; 422) to receive or store a coiled element; a handle element (14; 114; 214; 314; 414), wherein the handle element (14; 114; 214; 314; 414) is coupled to the spool element (12; 112; 212; 312; 412) and includes a lumen (42; 142) that at least partially opens into the channel (22; 122; 422); and an introducer (16; 116; 216; 316; 416) coupled to the handle, wherein relative rotation of the spool element (12; 112; 212; 312; 412) and the handle element (14; 114; 214; 314; 414) dispenses or retracts the coiled element from the introducer (16; 116; 216; 316; 416), wherein the channel (22; 122; 422) is formed by an inner rim (18; 118; 418) and an outer rim (20; 120; 420), characterized in that the handle includes a guide element (40; 140; 240; 440) extending from the lumen (42; 142) and into the channel (22; 122; 422) between the inner rim (18; 118; 418) and the outer rim (20; 120; 420) to guide the coiled element into the introducer (16; 116; 216; 316; 416). a spool element (12; 112; 212; 312; 412), including a channel (22; 122; 422) to receive or store a coiled element; a handle element (14; 114; 214; 314; 414), wherein the handle element (14; 114; 214; 314; 414) is coupled to the spool element (12; 112; 212; 312; 412) and includes a lumen (42; 142) that at least partially opens into the channel (22; 122; 422); and an introducer (16; 116; 216; 316; 416) coupled to the handle, wherein relative rotation of the spool element (12; 112; 212; 312; 412) and the handle element (14; 114; 214; 314; 414) dispenses or retracts the coiled element from the introducer (16; 116; 216; 316; 416), wherein the channel (22; 122; 422) is formed by an inner rim (18; 118; 418) and an outer rim (20; 120; 420), characterized in that the handle includes a guide element (40; 140; 240; 440) extending from the lumen (42; 142) and into the channel (22; 122; 422) between the inner rim (18; 118; 418) and the outer rim (20; 120; 420) to guide the coiled element into the introducer (16; 116; 216; 316; 416).