mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A handle assembly for a reposable surgical clip applier configured to releasably engage at least two different endoscopic clip-applying assemblies, the handle assembly comprising: a housing; a trigger pivotably connected to the housing and movable relative thereto between an un-actuated position and an actuated position; a drive bar slidably supported within the housing and operably coupled to the trigger such that movement of the trigger from the un-actuated position towards the actuated position translates the drive bar distally through the housing, the drive bar including a ratchet rack disposed thereon; a pawl pin supported within the housing and extending transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the housing; and a ratchet pawl pivotably supported on the pawl pin, characterized in that the ratchet pawl is also slidably supported on the pawl pin, the ratchet pawl transversely slidable about the pawl pin between a use position, wherein the ratchet pawl is aligned relative to the ratchet rack to engage the ratchet rack upon distal translation of the drive bar, and a bypass position, wherein the ratchet pawl is offset relative to the ratchet rack to inhibit engagement therewith upon distal translation of the drive bar; and the handle assembly further comprising a bypass assembly including a plunger slidably disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the ratchet pawl, the plunger movable between a first position and a second position for sliding the ratchet pawl between the use position and the bypass position. a housing; a trigger pivotably connected to the housing and movable relative thereto between an un-actuated position and an actuated position; a drive bar slidably supported within the housing and operably coupled to the trigger such that movement of the trigger from the un-actuated position towards the actuated position translates the drive bar distally through the housing, the drive bar including a ratchet rack disposed thereon; a pawl pin supported within the housing and extending transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the housing; and a ratchet pawl pivotably supported on the pawl pin, characterized in that the ratchet pawl is also slidably supported on the pawl pin, the ratchet pawl transversely slidable about the pawl pin between a use position, wherein the ratchet pawl is aligned relative to the ratchet rack to engage the ratchet rack upon distal translation of the drive bar, and a bypass position, wherein the ratchet pawl is offset relative to the ratchet rack to inhibit engagement therewith upon distal translation of the drive bar; and the handle assembly further comprising a bypass assembly including a plunger slidably disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the ratchet pawl, the plunger movable between a first position and a second position for sliding the ratchet pawl between the use position and the bypass position.
A method of providing Frequency Domain, FD, Minimum Mean Squared Error, MMSE, equalization in a multi-antenna wireless communication unit (34, 94) having a multi-stage Parallel Interference Cancellation, PIC, receiver (102, 109) and operating in a wireless network that supports multiple transmission layers, wherein the method is characterized by the steps of: using the PIC receiver, performing initial interference suppression for a total signal received from all receive antennas in the communication unit, the initial interference suppression being performed at each transmission layer-specific detector unit (64, 66) in a first stage of the PIC receiver using transmission layer-specific initial equalization weights applied to the total signal, wherein the total signal includes all signals received by each receive antenna for all transmission layers at a predetermined subcarrier, and wherein the initial interference suppression provides a corresponding equalized layer-specific signal for each transmission layer; using the PIC receiver, processing at least one equalized layer-specific signal to obtain a cleaned-up version of the total signal as a result of initial interference cancellation performed at the first stage of the PIC receiver; and through a second stage of the PIC receiver, applying corresponding transmission layer-specific updated equalization weights to the cleaned-up version of the total signal, wherein the second stage is coupled to the first stage and wherein the transmission layer-specific updated equalization weights are determined without inverting a covariance matrix associated with the cleaned-up version of the total signal. using the PIC receiver, performing initial interference suppression for a total signal received from all receive antennas in the communication unit, the initial interference suppression being performed at each transmission layer-specific detector unit (64, 66) in a first stage of the PIC receiver using transmission layer-specific initial equalization weights applied to the total signal, wherein the total signal includes all signals received by each receive antenna for all transmission layers at a predetermined subcarrier, and wherein the initial interference suppression provides a corresponding equalized layer-specific signal for each transmission layer; using the PIC receiver, processing at least one equalized layer-specific signal to obtain a cleaned-up version of the total signal as a result of initial interference cancellation performed at the first stage of the PIC receiver; and through a second stage of the PIC receiver, applying corresponding transmission layer-specific updated equalization weights to the cleaned-up version of the total signal, wherein the second stage is coupled to the first stage and wherein the transmission layer-specific updated equalization weights are determined without inverting a covariance matrix associated with the cleaned-up version of the total signal.
A method of multiplex detection of BK Virus in a sample, the method comprising: performing an amplifying step comprising contacting the sample with a first and a second set of primers to produce a first and a second amplification product, if a target nucleic acid is present in the sample; performing a hybridization step comprising contacting the first and second amplification product, if a target nucleic acid is present in the sample, with a first and a second probe; and detecting the presence or absence of the first and/or second amplification product, wherein the presence of the first and/or second amplification product is indicative of the presence of BK Virus in the sample, and wherein the absence of the first and second amplification product is indicative of the absence of BK Virus in the sample; wherein: the first set of primers comprises two primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:4 and 5 and the first probe consists of SEQ ID NO:3, or a complement thereof; and the second set of primers comprises two primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:6 and 7 and the second probe consists of SEQ ID NO:8, or a complement thereof; or the second set of primers comprises two primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:9 and 10 and the second probe consists of SEQ ID NO:11, or a complement thereof. performing an amplifying step comprising contacting the sample with a first and a second set of primers to produce a first and a second amplification product, if a target nucleic acid is present in the sample; performing a hybridization step comprising contacting the first and second amplification product, if a target nucleic acid is present in the sample, with a first and a second probe; and detecting the presence or absence of the first and/or second amplification product, wherein the presence of the first and/or second amplification product is indicative of the presence of BK Virus in the sample, and wherein the absence of the first and second amplification product is indicative of the absence of BK Virus in the sample; wherein: the first set of primers comprises two primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:4 and 5 and the first probe consists of SEQ ID NO:3, or a complement thereof; and the second set of primers comprises two primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:6 and 7 and the second probe consists of SEQ ID NO:8, or a complement thereof; or the second set of primers comprises two primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:9 and 10 and the second probe consists of SEQ ID NO:11, or a complement thereof. the first set of primers comprises two primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:4 and 5 and the first probe consists of SEQ ID NO:3, or a complement thereof; and the second set of primers comprises two primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:6 and 7 and the second probe consists of SEQ ID NO:8, or a complement thereof; or the second set of primers comprises two primers consisting of SEQ ID NOs:9 and 10 and the second probe consists of SEQ ID NO:11, or a complement thereof.
An inspection device comprising: a gas dispenser aimed at a workpiece (1504, 1614); and a camera aimed at a gas impingement point on the workpiece (1504, 1614), further comprising: a housing (1514, 1618) containing both the gas dispenser and the camera and a tape dispensing system connected to the housing (1514, 1618), the tape dispensing system configured to lay tape on the workpiece (1504, 1614). a gas dispenser aimed at a workpiece (1504, 1614); and a camera aimed at a gas impingement point on the workpiece (1504, 1614), further comprising: a housing (1514, 1618) containing both the gas dispenser and the camera and a tape dispensing system connected to the housing (1514, 1618), the tape dispensing system configured to lay tape on the workpiece (1504, 1614). a housing (1514, 1618) containing both the gas dispenser and the camera and a tape dispensing system connected to the housing (1514, 1618), the tape dispensing system configured to lay tape on the workpiece (1504, 1614).
Haymaking machine of the tedder or windrower type, towed, mounted or semi-mounted, essentially consisting of a frame designed to be connected to a tractor by a hitch or coupling device, comprising at least one support beam and carrying rotors with forks equipped with at least one wheel and driven, in operation, by circular movements about respective substantially vertical axes of rotation, said beam being in one piece or having a segmented constitution with a central segment and at least one folding lateral segment hinged to the central segment, haymaking machine characterised in that it comprises at least one protection means of the surface type which extends mainly in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axes of rotation of the rotors in the working position of the machine, which is fixed relative to the frame in the working phase of the machine and which at least partially covers the front of at least one rotor, preferably all of the rotors.
Energy supply device for explosion-proof electronic functional units, in which the functional units are supplied from a high-frequency AC voltage which is individually output for each of the functional units via an inductor of the energy supply device, the inductors being in the form of substantially congruent conductor tracks of a multi-level printed circuit board which are connected to one another and being arranged vertically on a distribution printed circuit board of the energy supply device, characterized in that the multi-level printed circuit board of each inductor is covered over its full surface with a flat, field-shaping board of a magnetic material parallel to the plane of its conductor tracks, wherein a corresponding field-shaping board is respectively arranged between two adjacent inductors.
An apparatus for sealing two moving webs (10, 12) of material together when said webs (10, 12) are moving in a machine direction and said webs (10, 12) of material have portions which are non-planar, said apparatus comprises: a) a first component having a web-contacting surface with at least one recess in the web-contacting surface; b) an opposing second component having a web-contacting surface, said second component comprising at least one projection that mates with said at least one recess in the web-contacting surface of said first component with the moving webs (10, 12) of material between the first and second components (160, 162); and c) a sealing mechanism located on or proximate to said first and second components (160, 162), said sealing mechanism being for sealing portions of said moving webs (10, 12) of material together, characterized in that said at least one projection comprises a projecting element that is spring-loaded. a) a first component having a web-contacting surface with at least one recess in the web-contacting surface; b) an opposing second component having a web-contacting surface, said second component comprising at least one projection that mates with said at least one recess in the web-contacting surface of said first component with the moving webs (10, 12) of material between the first and second components (160, 162); and c) a sealing mechanism located on or proximate to said first and second components (160, 162), said sealing mechanism being for sealing portions of said moving webs (10, 12) of material together,
A system comprising: input circuitry to obtain first data signals on a communication channel, the first data signals having a first frequency that is less than a predefined frequency; and sampling circuitry to sample the first data signals to produce second data (76, 103) having a second frequency that is greater than or equal to the predefined frequency, wherein the second data (76, 103) encodes informational content of the first data signals; characterized in that the system further comprises switching circuitry (75, 105) configured to support only AC-coupled data having a frequency that is greater than or equal to the predefined frequency, the switching circuitry being configured to receive the second data and to forward the second data; and output circuitry (77, 114) to receive the second data and parametric data representing non-informational signal content, to produce third data based on the second data, and to produce, based on the third data and the parametric data, second signals for output from the system. input circuitry to obtain first data signals on a communication channel, the first data signals having a first frequency that is less than a predefined frequency; and sampling circuitry to sample the first data signals to produce second data (76, 103) having a second frequency that is greater than or equal to the predefined frequency, wherein the second data (76, 103) encodes informational content of the first data signals; characterized in that the system further comprises switching circuitry (75, 105) configured to support only AC-coupled data having a frequency that is greater than or equal to the predefined frequency, the switching circuitry being configured to receive the second data and to forward the second data; and output circuitry (77, 114) to receive the second data and parametric data representing non-informational signal content, to produce third data based on the second data, and to produce, based on the third data and the parametric data, second signals for output from the system.
Sensor for detecting the position thereof relative to a guide face, comprising a housing, on the base face of which a planar, elongately formed ultrasound converter array is located which consists of a plurality of measurement ultrasound converters which are oriented with the sound-emitting converter surfaces thereof parallel to the ultrasound converter array, and an electronic evaluation device, which emits measurement values for the position of the guide face as a function of measurement signals of the measurement ultrasound converter, characterised in that a reference ultrasound converter is additionally attached to each of the two outer ends of the ultrasound converter array, said reference ultrasound converters being orientated with the sound-emitting converter surfaces thereof likewise parallel to the ultrasound converter array, and in each case a reflector face is attached spaced apart from the base face and in line with the reference ultrasound converters, said reflector faces each being inclined at 45° to the associated reference ultrasound converter and facing towards one another and thus forming a reference measurement path of a known length between the two reference ultrasound converters.
A rice plant comprising a mutagenized rice plastidic acetyl-Coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) nucleic acid having a sequence obtained by an induced, random mutagenesis method and encoding a rice plastidic ACCase having, as a result of said mutagenesis, an isoleucine-to-leucine substitution at the amino acid position corresponding to position 1,781 of the Alopecurus myosuroides ( Am) plastidic ACCase, wherein the rice plastidic ACCase is a protein comprising a modified version of SEQ ID NO:2, and confers to the rice plant tolerance to 100 g ai/ha cycloxydim.
An agricultural harvesting machine, comprising: a harvested crop repository having a fill capacity; crop processing functionality configured to engage crop in a field and to process the crop and to move the processed crop to the harvested crop repository; a current fill level sensor configured to sense a fill variable indicative of a current fill level of the harvested crop repository and to generate a fill level signal indicative of the current fill level; yield and corresponding map generation logic configured to receive a georeferenced yield estimation for different field segments along a harvester path and a corresponding error estimation indicative of an error estimate for the yield estimation and to generate based thereon a yield and corresponding error map indicative of a predicted crop yield and corresponding error estimate at each of the plurality of different field segments; a path processing system that is configured to receive the fill level signal and the yield and corresponding error map containing the predicted crop yield and error estimate at the plurality of different field segments along the harvester path and to generate based thereon a georeferenced probability distribution indicative of a probability that the harvested crop repository will reach the fill capacity in the different field segments along the harvester path; a controllable subsystem; and a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal to control the controllable subsystem based on the georeferenced probability distribution. a harvested crop repository having a fill capacity; crop processing functionality configured to engage crop in a field and to process the crop and to move the processed crop to the harvested crop repository; a current fill level sensor configured to sense a fill variable indicative of a current fill level of the harvested crop repository and to generate a fill level signal indicative of the current fill level; yield and corresponding map generation logic configured to receive a georeferenced yield estimation for different field segments along a harvester path and a corresponding error estimation indicative of an error estimate for the yield estimation and to generate based thereon a yield and corresponding error map indicative of a predicted crop yield and corresponding error estimate at each of the plurality of different field segments; a path processing system that is configured to receive the fill level signal and the yield and corresponding error map containing the predicted crop yield and error estimate at the plurality of different field segments along the harvester path and to generate based thereon a georeferenced probability distribution indicative of a probability that the harvested crop repository will reach the fill capacity in the different field segments along the harvester path; a controllable subsystem; and a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal to control the controllable subsystem based on the georeferenced probability distribution.
Dental sintering furnace for components made of a sinter material, comprising a furnace chamber with a chamber volume, wherein a heating device, a receiving space with a gross volume situated within the chamber volume and bounded by the heating device, and a useful area with a useful volume situated within the gross volume are arranged in the furnace chamber, and wherein the furnace chamber comprises a surrounding wall consisting of multiple walls with at least one wall section to be opened for introducing a component to be sintered with an object volume into the receiving space, characterized in that - the heating device in the furnace chamber comprises a thermal radiator with a radiation field; - the radiator is arranged on at least one side of the receiving space; - at least the useful volume arranged in the receiving space is arranged within the direct radiation field of the radiator; - the maximum possible distance (d) of the component to be sintered to the radiator corresponds at most to the second largest dimension (Dy) of the maximum useful volume; - the ratio of the useful volume of the useful area to the chamber volume of the furnace chamber is 1:50 to 1:1; - the ratio of the useful volume of the useful area to the gross volume of the receiving space is 1:20 to 1:1, preferably 1:1. - the heating device in the furnace chamber comprises a thermal radiator with a radiation field; - the radiator is arranged on at least one side of the receiving space; - at least the useful volume arranged in the receiving space is arranged within the direct radiation field of the radiator; - the maximum possible distance (d) of the component to be sintered to the radiator corresponds at most to the second largest dimension (Dy) of the maximum useful volume; - the ratio of the useful volume of the useful area to the chamber volume of the furnace chamber is 1:50 to 1:1; - the ratio of the useful volume of the useful area to the gross volume of the receiving space is 1:20 to 1:1, preferably 1:1.
A razor blade, comprising: a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a cutting edge at an exterior end thereof and being angled relative to the second portion by a bending process; and a bent region intermediate the first portion and the second portion; wherein the razor blade comprises a martensitic stainless steel having (by weight): 0.40 to 0.60% Carbon 0.30 to 0.55% Silicon 0.70 to 0.90% Manganese 13.0 to 14.0% Chromium 0.50 to 1.0% Molybdenum 0.03 to 0.2%, preferably 0.03-0.1%, more preferably 0.08% Nitrogen Sulphur in a range up to 0.02% Phosphorous in a range up to 0.0025%, and balance Fe. a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a cutting edge at an exterior end thereof and being angled relative to the second portion by a bending process; and a bent region intermediate the first portion and the second portion; wherein the razor blade comprises a martensitic stainless steel having (by weight): 0.40 to 0.60% Carbon 0.30 to 0.55% Silicon 0.70 to 0.90% Manganese 13.0 to 14.0% Chromium 0.50 to 1.0% Molybdenum 0.03 to 0.2%, preferably 0.03-0.1%, more preferably 0.08% Nitrogen Sulphur in a range up to 0.02% Phosphorous in a range up to 0.0025%, and balance Fe. 0.40 to 0.60% Carbon 0.30 to 0.55% Silicon 0.70 to 0.90% Manganese 13.0 to 14.0% Chromium 0.50 to 1.0% Molybdenum 0.03 to 0.2%, preferably 0.03-0.1%, more preferably 0.08% Nitrogen Sulphur in a range up to 0.02% Phosphorous in a range up to 0.0025%, and balance Fe.