mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Foldable stairs, in particular metal foldable ladder-like stairs, comprising stairs segments moveable with relation to each other, wherein the uppermost segment is rotationally connected with a frame mounted in a ceiling and preferably the uppermost stairs segment is attached to the cover that adheres to said frame in the stairs closed state and is connected with the frame by means of a hinge mechanism and the stairs segments are positioned within said frame in the stairs closed state, where the stairs are preferably provided with a mechanism, preferably a spring mechanism, that supports lifting folded stairs up to the stairs closed state and at least partially counterbalances the weight of the stairs during opening thereof, and further the stairs are provided with at least one handrail arranged in the top part of the stairs flight, wherein the stairs comprise a spring that supports lifting up of the stairs segments (3, 4, 7, 8) other than the uppermost segment during folding these segments (3, 4, 7, 8) with the uppermost segment and at least partially counterbalances the weight of these segments (3, 4, 7, 8) during unfolding the stairs, wherein the spring is arranged inside the handrail, characterized in that said handrail has a telescopic construction and the posts thereof are connected, preferably jointedly connected, with two stairs segments (2, 3; 2, 7).
A humanized antibody comprising an antigen recognition domain which specifically interacts with an O-glycosylated domain of MMP-9 and downregulates the collagenolytic activity of said MMP-9.
A switching system for activating and deactivating of an electrical appliance, the switching system comprising a remote switch control device that comprises: a first terminal electrically connected to a first line of a power line (7,8); a second terminal electrically connected to a second line of the power line (7,8) and electrically connectable either to a first power supply terminal of the electrical appliance or to a first electrical terminal of a power plug outlet for powering the electrical appliance; a third terminal connectable either to a second power supply terminal of the electrical appliance or to a second terminal of the power plug outlet; a controllable switching circuit arranged to modify the electrical connection between the first terminal and the third terminal; and a detection circuit arranged to detect a power interruption or a power attenuation and to control said controllable switching circuit thereupon; characterized by: a first electromechanical switch (1,10) connected between the first line (7,8) and the first terminal of said remote switch control device or between the second line (7,8) and the second terminal of said remote switch control device, the first electromechanical switch having a first contact, a second contact, and a third contact, the first electromechanical switch (1, 10) being a break-before-make switch configured to electrically connect the first contact to either one of the second and third contact; wherein the second and the third contacts are electrically connected together in such a way to produce, when the first electromechanical switch is actuated, a power interruption or a power attenuation during a time period comprised within a range from 10 μs to 2 s. a first terminal electrically connected to a first line of a power line (7,8); a second terminal electrically connected to a second line of the power line (7,8) and electrically connectable either to a first power supply terminal of the electrical appliance or to a first electrical terminal of a power plug outlet for powering the electrical appliance; a third terminal connectable either to a second power supply terminal of the electrical appliance or to a second terminal of the power plug outlet; a controllable switching circuit arranged to modify the electrical connection between the first terminal and the third terminal; and a detection circuit arranged to detect a power interruption or a power attenuation and to control said controllable switching circuit thereupon;
An apparatus for mounting a flexible printing plate comprising: a base for supporting a printing cylinder configured to receive at least one flexible printing plate thereon; a control system coupled to the base, the control system having a user interface; and an optical system coupled to the base and in signal communication with the control system, wherein the optical system transmits images of a plurality of registration marks located on the at least one flexible printing plate to be displayed on the user interface, wherein a desired location point of each of the registration marks displayed with the images on the user interface is selectable by a user to facilitate an alignment of the at least one flexible printing plate in respect of a central axis of the printing cylinder, characterized in that the control system further includes a controller configured to calculate a variance in an alignment of the registration marks with respect to the central axis of the printing cylinder, wherein the calculated variance is displayed on the user interface permitting the user to determine if the printing plate is suitably aligned with respect to the printing cylinder. a base for supporting a printing cylinder configured to receive at least one flexible printing plate thereon; a control system coupled to the base, the control system having a user interface; and an optical system coupled to the base and in signal communication with the control system, wherein the optical system transmits images of a plurality of registration marks located on the at least one flexible printing plate to be displayed on the user interface, wherein a desired location point of each of the registration marks displayed with the images on the user interface is selectable by a user to facilitate an alignment of the at least one flexible printing plate in respect of a central axis of the printing cylinder, characterized in that the control system further includes a controller configured to calculate a variance in an alignment of the registration marks with respect to the central axis of the printing cylinder, wherein the calculated variance is displayed on the user interface permitting the user to determine if the printing plate is suitably aligned with respect to the printing cylinder.
A method for measuring at least one physiological parameter of tissue by means of a semiconductor light source and of a light detector, wherein said parameter affects concentration of blood constituents, in particular different forms of hemoglobin, said method comprising the steps of a) placing said light source and said light detector such that said light detector measures an amount of light transmitted from said light source through said tissue, b) operating said light source under a first condition where it has a first temperature, and determining a first light attenuation signal by means of said light detector, c) operating said light source under a second condition where it has a second temperature different from the first temperature, and determining a second light attenuation signal by means of said light detector, d) determining said parameter using said first light attenuation signal and said second light attenuation signal, wherein said method further comprises the step of varying a current through said light source in order to create said different operating conditions, said method being characterized by the step of switching said current from a first level to a second, different level and determining at least part of said attenuation signals at different times after switching said current while said light source has not yet reached thermal equilibrium. a) placing said light source and said light detector such that said light detector measures an amount of light transmitted from said light source through said tissue, b) operating said light source under a first condition where it has a first temperature, and determining a first light attenuation signal by means of said light detector, c) operating said light source under a second condition where it has a second temperature different from the first temperature, and determining a second light attenuation signal by means of said light detector, d) determining said parameter using said first light attenuation signal and said second light attenuation signal,
Household appliance with a cabinet-type housing comprising a plurality of walls (103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109), wherein the plurality of walls (103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109) comprises a front wall, a rear wall, a top side and a bottom side, as well as two side walls (105, 106), wherein at least one of the side walls (105, 106) has an arrangement of embossings (113, 117) and wherein the arrangement of embossings (113, 117) comprises an annular embossing, in a top view onto the wall, with a centre point of the annular embossing, wherein the centre point of the annular embossing is arranged above a wall centre in a direction which runs from the wall centre to the top side of the household appliance, wherein a horizontal axis of rotation of a drum body is arranged in an interior of the cabinet-type housing, characterised in that the horizontal axis of rotation rests on a height of an unembossed surface included in the annular embossing, wherein the cabinet-type housing bounds the interior, that the height of the horizontal axis of rotation has a distance (a) from the height position of the centre point of the annular embossing, that the annular embossing has a radius and that the distance (a) is smaller than the radius, wherein the horizontal axis of rotation rests on a height below the centre point of the annular embossing.
An electromechanical brake system comprising: a brake actuator having a power transmission means for transmitting an actuating force to a brake pad, said power transmission means including a rotatable shaft; a coupling means with a locking element, wherein the coupling means can be controlled so that the locking element is engaged with the rotatable shaft and blocks its rotation or so that the locking element is disengaged from the rotatable shaft so that the rotatable shaft can be rotated; a first receptacle into which a first tool element can be inserted so that it engages with the rotatable shaft and transmits a rotation on the rotatable shaft; characterized by a second receptacle into which a second tool element can be inserted so that it engages with the locking element and disengages the locking element from the rotatable shaft. a brake actuator having a power transmission means for transmitting an actuating force to a brake pad, said power transmission means including a rotatable shaft; a coupling means with a locking element, wherein the coupling means can be controlled so that the locking element is engaged with the rotatable shaft and blocks its rotation or so that the locking element is disengaged from the rotatable shaft so that the rotatable shaft can be rotated; a first receptacle into which a first tool element can be inserted so that it engages with the rotatable shaft and transmits a rotation on the rotatable shaft; characterized by a second receptacle into which a second tool element can be inserted so that it engages with the locking element and disengages the locking element from the rotatable shaft.
An introducer assembly comprising: an introducer (510; 610; 710) comprising: an elongate body member (520; 620; 720) defining a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis between the proximal and distal ends; a lumen ( 530; 630; 730) disposed within the body member; a distal opening ( 634; 734) in the body member, the distal opening positioned adjacent the distal end of the body member, the distal opening in communication with the lumen; a side port ( 632; 732) positioned adjacent the proximal end of the body member, the side port comprising an elongate hole extending through a sidewall of the body member, the side port in communication with the lumen; a bend ( 645; 745) in the body member, the bend located at the same position along the longitudinal axis of the body member as the side port; a slit (635,735) in a sidewall of the body member, the slit extending from the distal opening to the side port, wherein the slit is in communication with the lumen, characterized in that the introducer assembly comprises a plurality of protrusions (770,775) extending from an inside diameter of the lumen. an elongate body member (520; 620; 720) defining a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis between the proximal and distal ends; a lumen ( 530; 630; 730) disposed within the body member; a distal opening ( 634; 734) in the body member, the distal opening positioned adjacent the distal end of the body member, the distal opening in communication with the lumen; a side port ( 632; 732) positioned adjacent the proximal end of the body member, the side port comprising an elongate hole extending through a sidewall of the body member, the side port in communication with the lumen; a bend ( 645; 745) in the body member, the bend located at the same position along the longitudinal axis of the body member as the side port; a slit (635,735) in a sidewall of the body member, the slit extending from the distal opening to the side port, wherein the slit is in communication with the lumen, characterized in that the introducer assembly comprises a plurality of protrusions (770,775) extending from an inside diameter of the lumen.
A lithium ion (Li-ion) battery cell, comprising: - a housing comprising side walls coupled to and extending from a first portion of the housing to form an opening in the housing opposite the first portion of the housing, wherein the housing comprises an electrically nonconductive polymeric material; - a Li-ion electrochemical cell element disposed in the housing and immersed in electrolyte disposed in the housing; and - a cover comprising an electrically nonconductive polymeric material, wherein the cover is disposed over the opening in the housing and sealed to the housing via a weld wherein the weld is configured to resist or prevent ingress of moisture into the housing and to resist or prevent egress of the electrolyte from the housing, wherein the housing comprises a transmissive material configured to transmit light and heat from a laser and the cover comprises an absorptive material configured to absorb the light and heat transmitted through the transmissive material of the housing, and wherein the cover is melted into the housing to form the weld; or wherein the housing comprises an absorptive material configured to absorb light and heat and the cover comprises a transmissive material configured to transmit light and heat from a laser, wherein the housing is melted into the cover to form the weld. - a housing comprising side walls coupled to and extending from a first portion of the housing to form an opening in the housing opposite the first portion of the housing, wherein the housing comprises an electrically nonconductive polymeric material; - a Li-ion electrochemical cell element disposed in the housing and immersed in electrolyte disposed in the housing; and - a cover comprising an electrically nonconductive polymeric material, wherein the cover is disposed over the opening in the housing and sealed to the housing via a weld wherein the weld is configured to resist or prevent ingress of moisture into the housing and to resist or prevent egress of the electrolyte from the housing,
A rigid stabilizing ankle brace, comprising: a heat-moldable multi-layer housing or a heat-moldable single layer housing configured to surround at least a portion of a user's foot, at least a portion of the user's ankle, and at least a portion of the user's shin, characterised by the housing having a selectively openable posterior opening configured for posterior entry into the brace; a closure mechanism disposed on the housing and configured to selectively close the selectively openable posterior opening; and a footplate attached to the housing, the footplate comprising a trim and having a heel portion configured to receive the user's heel. a heat-moldable multi-layer housing or a heat-moldable single layer housing configured to surround at least a portion of a user's foot, at least a portion of the user's ankle, and at least a portion of the user's shin, characterised by the housing having a selectively openable posterior opening configured for posterior entry into the brace; a closure mechanism disposed on the housing and configured to selectively close the selectively openable posterior opening; and a footplate attached to the housing, the footplate comprising a trim and having a heel portion configured to receive the user's heel.
A waterproof sound-permeable membrane (10; 40) adapted to permit passage of sound and prevent entry of water, the waterproof sound-permeable membrane (10; 40) comprising a sound-permeation region (11; 41) comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, wherein the polytetrafluoroethylene membrane has an average pore diameter of 0.02 μm or more and 0.1 μm or less as measured according to ASTM F316-86 and has a porosity of 5% or more and 25% or less, and wherein the polytetrafluoroethylene membrane has a structure having a non-porous base material and pores formed in the base material.
A support rail for holding and supplying power to a plurality of LED-lighting modules, having - first conductors for forming a first power supply circuit, - second conductors for forming a second power supply circuit and - a converter unit for electrically coupling the second power supply circuit to the first power supply circuit, wherein the second power supply circuit has a first coupling element for electrically connecting a first LED lighting module and a second coupling element for electrically connecting a second LED lighting module, wherein in a first approximation the support rail has a U-shaped profile element in cross section, which has a first section, through which one of the two U-limbs is formed, has a second section, through which the other U-limb is formed, and has a third section, through which a connecting limb is formed, which connects the two U-limbs with each other, characterized in that the first conductors and the second conductors are arranged at least for the most part between the first section and the second section. - first conductors for forming a first power supply circuit, - second conductors for forming a second power supply circuit and - a converter unit for electrically coupling the second power supply circuit to the first power supply circuit,
A computer implemented method for manufacturing a dental splint, comprising - making at least one image (102, 112) of a patient's teeth and gingiva, - designing a model of the dental splint based on the image (102, 112) of the patient's teeth and gingiva by means of a computer, - defining insertion axes for insertion of interdental brushes within each space between approximal tooth surfaces of the patient's teeth in the model by means of the computer, - defining insertion holes for insertion of interdental brushes along the insertion axes by means of the computer, and - making the dental splint including the defined insertion holes at least partially by means of an additive manufacturing method under control of the computer. - making at least one image (102, 112) of a patient's teeth and gingiva, - designing a model of the dental splint based on the image (102, 112) of the patient's teeth and gingiva by means of a computer, - defining insertion axes for insertion of interdental brushes within each space between approximal tooth surfaces of the patient's teeth in the model by means of the computer, - defining insertion holes for insertion of interdental brushes along the insertion axes by means of the computer, and - making the dental splint including the defined insertion holes at least partially by means of an additive manufacturing method under control of the computer.
A stainless steel blank for making a Damascus patterned article, wherein the steel blank comprises at least two different nitrogen alloyed stainless steels having a chromium content of 11- 25 weight %, a carbon content of 0.1-3.0 weight %, a silicon content of 0.1-3.0 weight %, a manganese content of 0.1-2.0 weight %, a molybdenum content of 0.1-5.5 weight %, and a vanadium content of 0.1- 5.0 weight %, a tungsten content ≤ 1 weight %, a Nb content ≤2 weight %, of which at least one of the steels comprises nitrogen in an amount of 0.10 - 5.0 weight % and at least another one of the steels comprises nitrogen in an amount of 0.01 - 0.5 weight % and wherein at least one of the stainless steels is made from a powder, and wherein the difference in nitrogen content between at least two of the stainless steels is at least 0.05 weight %, balance Fe and inevitable impuities.
Array of floating photovoltaic elements, comprising: - at least one floating photovoltaic element, - at least one cable for connecting said at least one floating photovoltaic element to at least another floating photovoltaic element, wherein each floating photovoltaic element comprises: - at least one buoy, - a photovoltaic surface fixed on said buoy, characterized in that at least one of said photovoltaic surfaces can pivot around a non-vertical axis by means of independent actuators and/or cables, and in that the array comprises docking elements installed beforehand on a pool bottom; wherein the floating photovoltaic elements can be placed onto these fixed docking elements. - at least one floating photovoltaic element, - at least one cable for connecting said at least one floating photovoltaic element to at least another floating photovoltaic element, - at least one buoy, - a photovoltaic surface fixed on said buoy,
A control device for circuit breakers, comprising a casing that can be coupled to an electrical device, such as a circuit breaker provided with a control member for opening and closing the contacts, said casing comprising a rotor that is mechanically associated with said control member for opening and closing the contacts of said breaker; said control device comprising an electric motor that drives a gear system by means of a worm screw, said gear system turning said rotor; said gear system comprising a last gear that is actuated by the motor and a pusher gear that is integral with said rotor; said control device being characterized in that it comprises a decoupling gear, which always meshes with said last gear, and a switching means adapted to move said decoupling gear between two operating positions: an engagement position, in which said decoupling gear meshes with said pusher gear, and a neutral position, in which said decoupling gear does not mesh with said pusher wheel; in said engagement position said motor transmits motion to said rotor, which performs an operation for closing said control member for opening and closing the contacts.