mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Industrial equipment usable in combination with a winch and comprising guiding means for guiding the motion of an industrial rope actuated by said winch; said guiding means comprising at least one return member for said rope suitable, in use, to limit the width of the entry/exit angle of said rope relative to a drum of said winch; said equipment comprising articulated support means for each said return member designed to adjust the position of each said return member according to the pull of said rope; said articulated support means comprising at least one four-bar linkage associated with a frame transversally movable relative to said rope and comprising one first rocker arm and one second rocker arm connected to each other in an articulated manner by means of a connecting rod; each said connecting rod supporting a respective said return member in a freely rotating manner, characterized in that said articulated support means comprise one pair of substantially identical articulated four-bar linkages arranged symmetrically relative to said frame, and in that it comprises means (21, 22) for timing the two articulated four-bar linkages suitable to maintain said connecting rods always parallel in use.
Assembly jig for a cellular structure comprising first and second faces (30.1, 30.2) and a plurality of rows (34, 34') of cells (36, 38), each comprising two strips of material (40, 42) placed adjacent to each other, each strip of material (40, 42) having hollow shapes (44, 46, 50, 52) and junction areas (48, 54) arranged so as to form, when the strips of material (40, 42) are joined, first cells, each having a first opening (36.1) that opens on the first face (30.1) and a cross section that increases toward the first face (30.1), and second cells, each having a second opening (38.1) that opens on the second face (30.2) and a cross section that increases toward the second face (30.2), characterized in that the assembly jig comprises: - a housing delimited by a base and first and second side faces (58.1, 58.2), configured for housing the strips of material (40, 42) of a cellular structure to be formed, superimposed on each other, - a plurality of pins configured to be positioned between the superimposed strips of material (40, 42) in the first and/or second cells (36, 38). - a housing delimited by a base and first and second side faces (58.1, 58.2), configured for housing the strips of material (40, 42) of a cellular structure to be formed, superimposed on each other, - a plurality of pins configured to be positioned between the superimposed strips of material (40, 42) in the first and/or second cells (36, 38).
Film composite for packaging of products, the film composite having a layer construction of at least two layers, characterized in that the film composite has one above another at least - a first layer of a compostable thermoplastic polyester film in a thickness of 10 μm to 70 μm and - at least a second layer of a compostable cellulose film in a thickness of 19 μm to 45 μm, the layers of the film composite being joined to one another by a compostable adhesive, in that a layer of the compostable adhesive has a thickness of 1 μm to 4 μm and in that the thermoplastic polyester film is configured as a starch blend film which comprises aliphatic and aromatic polyesters (copolyesters) and a fraction of 35-55 mol% (based on the acid fraction) of terephthalic acid, or in that the thermoplastic polyester film is configured as a PLA blend film which comprises polylactides of lactic acids and lactides and a fraction of 35-55 mol% (based on the acid fraction) of terephthalic acid, the materials of the film composite having certified compostability according to EN 13432 and/or AS 5810 and/or NF T51-800:2015. - a first layer of a compostable thermoplastic polyester film in a thickness of 10 μm to 70 μm and - at least a second layer of a compostable cellulose film in a thickness of 19 μm to 45 μm,
A piston washer assembly for use in a drug delivery device for transferring a distally directed axial force from a piston rod towards a piston of a held cartridge, the piston washer assembly (100, 100') comprising: - a proximal part (110, 110') adapted for engagement with the distal portion of a piston rod, the proximal part (110, 110') defining a first set of cooperating geometries (115,115'), and - a distal part (120, 120') configured to engage and abut a piston of a held cartridge and to engage the proximal part (110, 110'), wherein the distal part (120, 120') defines a second set of cooperating geometries (125, 125') engaging the first set of cooperating geometries (115,115'), wherein, in an initial state of the assembly, the proximal part (110, 110') and the distal part (120, 120') are positioned relatively to each other to define an initial axial dimension (H, H1) for the assembly, and wherein the proximal part (110, 110') and the distal part (120, 120') are movable relative to each other by moving the first set of cooperating geometries (115,115') and the second set of cooperating geometries (125, 125') relative to each other to increase said axial dimension until the proximal part (110, 110') and the distal part (120, 120') assume a target state where said axial dimension reaches an axial target dimension, and wherein the first set of cooperating geometries (115,115') and the second set of cooperating geometries (125, 125') are configured to prevent the distal part (120, 120') and the proximal part (110, 110') from being moved relative to each other when forces act on the proximal part (110, 110') and the distal part (120, 120') to decrease said axial target dimension. - a proximal part (110, 110') adapted for engagement with the distal portion of a piston rod, the proximal part (110, 110') defining a first set of cooperating geometries (115,115'), and - a distal part (120, 120') configured to engage and abut a piston of a held cartridge and to engage the proximal part (110, 110'), wherein the distal part (120, 120') defines a second set of cooperating geometries (125, 125') engaging the first set of cooperating geometries (115,115'),
A method of monitoring the transformation state of a mesenchymal stem cell, the method comprising establishing, for hsa-let-7b microRNA secreted by the mesenchymal stem cell, a ratio of: (a) a precursor form of hsalet-7b microRNA (pre-miRNA); to (b) a mature form of hsa-let-7b microRNA (mature miRNA); in which the pre- to mature miRNA ratio so established is indicative of the transformation state of the mesenchymal stem cell.
A decoder (100; 600) for decoding a block of a current frame of a video from a bitstream, the decoder comprising: - a reference sample selection unit configured to select reference samples of a recon-structed part of the current frame, - a filter unit (120; 1000) configured to filter the reference samples, and - a block generation unit configured to generate a prediction of the block based on the filtered reference samples, wherein the prediction of the block is an intra-frame prediction of the block, wherein the filter unit comprises a sharpening filter, wherein the decoder is configured to activate the sharpening filter based on a quantization parameter of the block, wherein the filter unit comprises: - a first derivative unit configured to determine first derivatives of the reference samples, - an absolute value unit configured to determine absolute values of the first derivatives, - a second derivative unit configured to determine second derivatives based on the absolute values of the first derivatives, and - a warping unit configured to warp the reference samples based on the second derivatives, and wherein the warping unit is configured to displace each reference sample with a respective displacement vector obtained by scaling the second derivatives with a scaling coefficient, wherein the scaling coefficient is the sharpening strength. - a reference sample selection unit configured to select reference samples of a recon-structed part of the current frame, - a filter unit (120; 1000) configured to filter the reference samples, and - a block generation unit configured to generate a prediction of the block based on the filtered reference samples, wherein the prediction of the block is an intra-frame prediction of the block, wherein the filter unit comprises a sharpening filter, wherein the decoder is configured to activate the sharpening filter based on a quantization parameter of the block, wherein the filter unit comprises: - a first derivative unit configured to determine first derivatives of the reference samples, - an absolute value unit configured to determine absolute values of the first derivatives, - a second derivative unit configured to determine second derivatives based on the absolute values of the first derivatives, and - a warping unit configured to warp the reference samples based on the second derivatives, and - a first derivative unit configured to determine first derivatives of the reference samples, - an absolute value unit configured to determine absolute values of the first derivatives, - a second derivative unit configured to determine second derivatives based on the absolute values of the first derivatives, and - a warping unit configured to warp the reference samples based on the second derivatives, and wherein the warping unit is configured to displace each reference sample with a respective displacement vector obtained by scaling the second derivatives with a scaling coefficient, wherein the scaling coefficient is the sharpening strength.
A radial scanner configured to image the interior of a tube, comprising: a housing having a transparent window; a photo-sensing array; a mirror located within the housing and oriented to direct an image around a circumference of an interior surface of the tube outside the transparent window to the photo-sensing array; and a light source configured to illuminate the interior surface of the tube, wherein the photo-sensing array is configured to receive the image around the circumference as a circular line scan, characterized in that the mirror is a radial set of prisms oriented such that reflective hypotenuse surfaces of the prisms direct images from the interior surface of the tube to the photo-sensing array. a housing having a transparent window; a photo-sensing array; a mirror located within the housing and oriented to direct an image around a circumference of an interior surface of the tube outside the transparent window to the photo-sensing array; and a light source configured to illuminate the interior surface of the tube, wherein the photo-sensing array is configured to receive the image around the circumference as a circular line scan, characterized in that the mirror is a radial set of prisms oriented such that reflective hypotenuse surfaces of the prisms direct images from the interior surface of the tube to the photo-sensing array.
A medical imaging system for planning an implantation of a cardiac implant, comprising: - a receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of three-dimensional cardiac images (14, 14') showing different conditions of a heart during a cardiac cycle; - a segmentation unit configured to segment within the plurality of 3D cardiac images (14, 14') a target implant region and a locally adjacent region that could interfere with the cardiac implant, wherein the target implant region is a part of a left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) and the locally adjacent region is a part of a mitral valve; - a simulation unit configured to simulate the implantation of the cardiac implant within the target implant region in at least two of the plurality of 3D cardiac images (14, 14'); - a collision evaluation unit configured to evaluate an overlap of the simulated cardiac implant with the segmented locally adjacent region at a plurality of different spatial locations along a longitudinal axis (z) along which the target implant region substantially extends in the at least two of the plurality of 3D cardiac images (14, 14'); and - a feedback unit configured to provide feedback information to a user concerning the evaluated overlap. - a receiving unit configured to receive a plurality of three-dimensional cardiac images (14, 14') showing different conditions of a heart during a cardiac cycle; - a segmentation unit configured to segment within the plurality of 3D cardiac images (14, 14') a target implant region and a locally adjacent region that could interfere with the cardiac implant, wherein the target implant region is a part of a left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) and the locally adjacent region is a part of a mitral valve; - a simulation unit configured to simulate the implantation of the cardiac implant within the target implant region in at least two of the plurality of 3D cardiac images (14, 14'); - a collision evaluation unit configured to evaluate an overlap of the simulated cardiac implant with the segmented locally adjacent region at a plurality of different spatial locations along a longitudinal axis (z) along which the target implant region substantially extends in the at least two of the plurality of 3D cardiac images (14, 14'); and - a feedback unit configured to provide feedback information to a user concerning the evaluated overlap.
A hydraulic valve for use with a cam phasing apparatus of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a hollow bolt or snout, a spool disposed inside the bolt and able to shift axially within the bolt, a plurality of band-shape check valves inserted radially between the spool and to bolt, the bolt, the spool, and the check valves configured to provide a fluid passageway between the spool and the cam phasing apparatus depending on a translational displacement of the spool, wherein the bolt has an internal surface and the spool has peripheral lands configured to interface with the internal surface such that the fluid passageway is blocked depending on the translational displacement, wherein an external surface of the spool is further configured to allow an oil flow through the fluid passageway from the pressure supply port to a first working port and/or a second working port between the bolt and the spool, yet limit a compression of the band-type check valves when the band-type check valves open to allow flow into the bolt, characterized in that a plurality of recesses are formed in the external surface to allow the hydraulic flow. a hollow bolt or snout, a spool disposed inside the bolt and able to shift axially within the bolt, a plurality of band-shape check valves inserted radially between the spool and to bolt, the bolt, the spool, and the check valves configured to provide a fluid passageway between the spool and the cam phasing apparatus depending on a translational displacement of the spool, wherein the bolt has an internal surface and the spool has peripheral lands configured to interface with the internal surface such that the fluid passageway is blocked depending on the translational displacement, wherein an external surface of the spool is further configured to allow an oil flow through the fluid passageway from the pressure supply port to a first working port and/or a second working port between the bolt and the spool, yet limit a compression of the band-type check valves when the band-type check valves open to allow flow into the bolt, characterized in that a plurality of recesses are formed in the external surface to allow the hydraulic flow.
A method in a network, the method comprising: transmitting packets to a plurality of mobile devices on at least one channel in respect of which there is no acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement 'ACK/NACK' feedback channel, each channel having a modulation and coding scheme 'MCS'; receiving link adaptation information from the plurality of mobile devices; and updating the MCS used to transmit subsequent packets to the plurality of mobile devices based upon the received link adaptation information; wherein: the at least one channel comprises a broadcast channel that is commonly used to transmit to the plurality of mobile devices using a broadcast channel MCS; the link adaptation information from the plurality of mobile devices is collectively used to update the broadcast channel MCS; and characterized in that receiving link adaptation information from a mobile device comprises receiving link adaptation information every 400ms or slower. transmitting packets to a plurality of mobile devices on at least one channel in respect of which there is no acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement 'ACK/NACK' feedback channel, each channel having a modulation and coding scheme 'MCS'; receiving link adaptation information from the plurality of mobile devices; and updating the MCS used to transmit subsequent packets to the plurality of mobile devices based upon the received link adaptation information; wherein: the at least one channel comprises a broadcast channel that is commonly used to transmit to the plurality of mobile devices using a broadcast channel MCS; the link adaptation information from the plurality of mobile devices is collectively used to update the broadcast channel MCS; and characterized in that receiving link adaptation information from a mobile device comprises receiving link adaptation information every 400ms or slower. the at least one channel comprises a broadcast channel that is commonly used to transmit to the plurality of mobile devices using a broadcast channel MCS; the link adaptation information from the plurality of mobile devices is collectively used to update the broadcast channel MCS; and characterized in that receiving link adaptation information from a mobile device comprises receiving link adaptation information every 400ms or slower.
A method for dismantling a tire comprising: providing a tire including a tire frame member formed of a thermoplastic resin, and a reinforcing member laid up at a tire radial direction outside of the tire frame member and formed of a material with a higher rigidity than the tire frame member; an opening-out process of cutting the tire along a width direction to make the tire into a belt shape; a reinforcing member separation process of crushing the belt shaped tire to separate the tire frame member and the reinforcing member; and a pressing process of pressing the belt shaped tire into a plate shape, wherein, in the reinforcing member separation process, the tire frame member and the reinforcing member are separated from each other by using metal rollers set with a narrower spacing than a plate thickness of the tire frame member to crush the tire frame member of the tire that has been pressed into a plate shape, and wherein an ambient temperature in the reinforcing member separation process is from 10°C to 40°C. providing a tire including a tire frame member formed of a thermoplastic resin, and a reinforcing member laid up at a tire radial direction outside of the tire frame member and formed of a material with a higher rigidity than the tire frame member; an opening-out process of cutting the tire along a width direction to make the tire into a belt shape; a reinforcing member separation process of crushing the belt shaped tire to separate the tire frame member and the reinforcing member; and a pressing process of pressing the belt shaped tire into a plate shape, wherein, in the reinforcing member separation process, the tire frame member and the reinforcing member are separated from each other by using metal rollers set with a narrower spacing than a plate thickness of the tire frame member to crush the tire frame member of the tire that has been pressed into a plate shape, and wherein an ambient temperature in the reinforcing member separation process is from 10°C to 40°C.
A system for coupling a first floating structure to a second floating structure, the system comprising: a receiving member disposed on the first floating structure for receiving an engaging member of said system, the engaging member adapted to engage with the receiving member when the receiving member rotates relative to the received engaging member and the engaging member adapted to disengage with the receiving member when the receiving member reverses the rotation relative to the received engaging member; a first joint connected to the engaging member; a first arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first arm is operatively coupled to the first joint, in which the first joint is configured such that the engaging member is movable along planes that are normal to the longitudinal axis of the first arm; a second joint operatively coupled to the second end of the first arm; a second arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second arm is operatively coupled to the second joint, in which the second joint is configured such that the second joint is movable along planes that are normal to the longitudinal axis of the second arm; and a coupling apparatus disposed on the second floating structure for coupling to the second end of the second arm, wherein the coupling apparatus comprises: a hydraulic piston adapted to connect to the second end of the second arm; and a skid assembly connected to the hydraulic piston. a receiving member disposed on the first floating structure for receiving an engaging member of said system, the engaging member adapted to engage with the receiving member when the receiving member rotates relative to the received engaging member and the engaging member adapted to disengage with the receiving member when the receiving member reverses the rotation relative to the received engaging member; a first joint connected to the engaging member; a first arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first arm is operatively coupled to the first joint, in which the first joint is configured such that the engaging member is movable along planes that are normal to the longitudinal axis of the first arm; a second joint operatively coupled to the second end of the first arm; a second arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the second arm is operatively coupled to the second joint, in which the second joint is configured such that the second joint is movable along planes that are normal to the longitudinal axis of the second arm; and a coupling apparatus disposed on the second floating structure for coupling to the second end of the second arm, wherein the coupling apparatus comprises: a hydraulic piston adapted to connect to the second end of the second arm; and a skid assembly connected to the hydraulic piston. a hydraulic piston adapted to connect to the second end of the second arm; and a skid assembly connected to the hydraulic piston.
A compound selected from: 3-[[6-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-3-methyl-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]-2,4-dimethyl-benzoic acid; 3-[[6-[3-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]-3-methyl-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]- 2,4-dimethyl-benzoic acid; and 3-[[3-(3-chlorophenyl)naphthalene-1-carbonyl]amino]-2,4-dimethyl-benzoic acid; or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 3-[[6-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-3-methyl-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]-2,4-dimethyl-benzoic acid; 3-[[6-[3-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]-3-methyl-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]- 2,4-dimethyl-benzoic acid; and 3-[[3-(3-chlorophenyl)naphthalene-1-carbonyl]amino]-2,4-dimethyl-benzoic acid;