mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system using a reverberant shear wave field in a body to estimate viscoelastic properties of hidden regions of interest in the body, comprising: a vibration source configured to produce plural shear waves at selected frequencies that interact with each other and with structures in the body to thereby produce a reverberant shear wave field in the body; an imaging device configured to measure motion of a region of interest in the body in a first selected direction in the presence of said reverberant shear wave field and to produce an estimate of the measured motion; an image processor configured to receive as inputs the selected frequencies of the shear waves and said estimate of measured motion, and to process the inputs with computer algorithms to provide an estimate of one or more viscoelastic properties of said region of interest in the body, using a framework of reverberant shear waves in bounded elastic media; a computer display (1 10) configured to display said estimate of said one or more viscoelastic properties of the region of interest; and a controller operatively coupled with said vibration source, imaging device, image processor and computer display to control their operation. a vibration source configured to produce plural shear waves at selected frequencies that interact with each other and with structures in the body to thereby produce a reverberant shear wave field in the body; an imaging device configured to measure motion of a region of interest in the body in a first selected direction in the presence of said reverberant shear wave field and to produce an estimate of the measured motion; an image processor configured to receive as inputs the selected frequencies of the shear waves and said estimate of measured motion, and to process the inputs with computer algorithms to provide an estimate of one or more viscoelastic properties of said region of interest in the body, using a framework of reverberant shear waves in bounded elastic media; a computer display (1 10) configured to display said estimate of said one or more viscoelastic properties of the region of interest; and a controller operatively coupled with said vibration source, imaging device, image processor and computer display to control their operation.
A tire having a visible outer surface comprising a decorative region provided with a plurality of micro-protrusions each comprising a wall portion, characterized in that each of the micro-protrusions comprises a recess, said wall portion surrounding the recess and forming a protrusion's apex having an upper end surface, and said apex comprising a peak point and a bottom point in a protruding-height direction of the micro-protrusion wherein a protruding amount of the peak point is larger than a protruding amount of the bottom point.
A wind turbine blade including a shell structure made of a fibre reinforced polymer material including a polymer matrix and fibre reinforcement material embedded in the polymer matrix, characterised in that at least 20% by volume of the fibre reinforcement material consists of metallic wires.
A tire comprising: a sidewall portion provided with a decorative zone extending in the tire circumferential direction, the decorative zone comprising a serrated region formed from ridges arranged side by side in the tire circumferential direction, the ridges including continuous ridges each extending continuously in a radial direction, and discontinuous ridges each extending discontinuously in the radial direction to have a discontinuity part in the middle thereof, wherein the serrated region comprises a diagonal pattern made up of discontinuity-pattern elements which are arranged from the radially inside toward the radially outside of the tire while inclining toward one side in the tire circumferential direction, and in the diagonal pattern, at least one of the continuous ridges is disposed between every two of the adjacent discontinuity-pattern elements characterized in that each of the discontinuity-pattern elements is formed from the discontinuity parts of the discontinuous ridges positioned adjacently in the tire circumferential direction. a sidewall portion provided with a decorative zone extending in the tire circumferential direction, the decorative zone comprising a serrated region formed from ridges arranged side by side in the tire circumferential direction, the ridges including continuous ridges each extending continuously in a radial direction, and discontinuous ridges each extending discontinuously in the radial direction to have a discontinuity part in the middle thereof, wherein the serrated region comprises a diagonal pattern made up of discontinuity-pattern elements which are arranged from the radially inside toward the radially outside of the tire while inclining toward one side in the tire circumferential direction, and in the diagonal pattern, at least one of the continuous ridges is disposed between every two of the adjacent discontinuity-pattern elements
A system for identifying the number of atoms of an element present in an ion of a molecule using a mixture of different forms of the molecule, comprising: a mass spectrometer that analyzes a mixture of at least two forms of a molecule using one or more ion scans across a mass range and produces a mass spectrum from the one or more ion scans for the mass range, wherein a first form of the molecule includes a first isotope of an element, and wherein a second form of the molecule includes a second isotope of the element; and a processor in communication with the mass spectrometer that locates a doublet when a spacing between a first peak and a second peak in the mass spectrum is a multiple of a mass difference between the first isotope and the second isotope of the element, and identifies a number of atoms of the element present in an ion of the molecule as the multiple of the mass difference between the first peak and the second peak for the doublet. a mass spectrometer that analyzes a mixture of at least two forms of a molecule using one or more ion scans across a mass range and produces a mass spectrum from the one or more ion scans for the mass range, wherein a first form of the molecule includes a first isotope of an element, and wherein a second form of the molecule includes a second isotope of the element; and a processor in communication with the mass spectrometer that locates a doublet when a spacing between a first peak and a second peak in the mass spectrum is a multiple of a mass difference between the first isotope and the second isotope of the element, and identifies a number of atoms of the element present in an ion of the molecule as the multiple of the mass difference between the first peak and the second peak for the doublet. locates a doublet when a spacing between a first peak and a second peak in the mass spectrum is a multiple of a mass difference between the first isotope and the second isotope of the element, and identifies a number of atoms of the element present in an ion of the molecule as the multiple of the mass difference between the first peak and the second peak for the doublet.
Optics arrangement for an endoscope, wherein the optics arrangement images an object located in front of its distal end to the proximal end of the optics arrangement along a principal beam path having an optical axis, wherein the optics arrangement is designed both for light from the visible spectrum and for light from the near infrared and has an aperture stop with a reflective layer in the principal beam path, said reflective layer reflecting light from the visible spectrum and transmits light from the near infrared, characterised in that the reflective layer is inclined relative to the optical axis in such a way that light rays from the visible spectrum which strike the reflective layer parallel to the optical axis are reflected in such a way that they no longer run parallel to the optical axis, wherein the aperture stop comprises two interconnected transparent bodies (31, 32) whose sides facing each other have a complementary curvature profile and whose sides facing away from each other are flat, wherein the reflective layer is arranged between the mutually facing sides of the two bodies (31, 32) and wherein the reflective layer is formed as a dielectric layer or as a dielectric layer system. wherein the optics arrangement images an object located in front of its distal end to the proximal end of the optics arrangement along a principal beam path having an optical axis, wherein the optics arrangement is designed both for light from the visible spectrum and for light from the near infrared and has an aperture stop with a reflective layer in the principal beam path, said reflective layer reflecting light from the visible spectrum and transmits light from the near infrared, characterised in that the reflective layer is inclined relative to the optical axis in such a way that light rays from the visible spectrum which strike the reflective layer parallel to the optical axis are reflected in such a way that they no longer run parallel to the optical axis, wherein the aperture stop comprises two interconnected transparent bodies (31, 32) whose sides facing each other have a complementary curvature profile and whose sides facing away from each other are flat, wherein the reflective layer is arranged between the mutually facing sides of the two bodies (31, 32) and wherein the reflective layer is formed as a dielectric layer or as a dielectric layer system.
A downhole system for unloading a liquid of a well in an annulus between an intermediate casing and a production tubular metal structure, comprising: - the intermediate casing, - a pump at a top of the well, configured to pressurise the annulus to displace the liquid in the annulus, - the production tubular metal structure having a first inner diameter, arranged partly in the intermediate casing, thereby defining the annulus, - a production packer arranged between the intermediate casing and the production tubular metal structure, and - a first liquid unloading assembly (10A, 10) and a second liquid unloading assembly (10B, 10), each comprising: - a tubular part having a wall having a second inner diameter, an outer face and an aperture, the tubular part being configured to be mounted as part of the production tubular metal structure, and - a check valve connected with the outer face, the check valve having an inlet in fluid communication with the annulus and an outlet in fluid communication with the aperture, characterised in that the downhole system further comprises a sliding sleeve for each of the first and second liquid unloading assemblies arranged opposite each of the first and second liquid unloading assemblies to slide along an inner face of the tubular part between an open position and a closed position to open or close the aperture for opening or closing fluid communication to the first and second liquid unloading assemblies. - the intermediate casing, - a pump at a top of the well, configured to pressurise the annulus to displace the liquid in the annulus, - the production tubular metal structure having a first inner diameter, arranged partly in the intermediate casing, thereby defining the annulus, - a production packer arranged between the intermediate casing and the production tubular metal structure, and - a first liquid unloading assembly (10A, 10) and a second liquid unloading assembly (10B, 10), each comprising: - a tubular part having a wall having a second inner diameter, an outer face and an aperture, the tubular part being configured to be mounted as part of the production tubular metal structure, and - a check valve connected with the outer face, the check valve having an inlet in fluid communication with the annulus and an outlet in fluid communication with the aperture, - a tubular part having a wall having a second inner diameter, an outer face and an aperture, the tubular part being configured to be mounted as part of the production tubular metal structure, and - a check valve connected with the outer face, the check valve having an inlet in fluid communication with the annulus and an outlet in fluid communication with the aperture,
An apparatus for an extracorporeal blood treatment having an extracorporeal blood circuit in which a dialyzer is arranged and having a dialyzate circuit, wherein the blood circuit is in fluid communication with a first chamber and the dialyzate circuit is in fluid communication with a second chamber of the dialyzer, and wherein the two chambers are separated from one another by a semipermeable membrane, with a dialyzate pump for a conveying of the dialysis solution being present in the dialyzate circuit, characterized in that the apparatus has a control unit that is configured to operate the apparatus in a first phase and in a second phase following the first phase, wherein the dialyzate pump is operated with a smaller flow rate in the first phase than in the second phase and wherein the dialyzate pump conveys a dialysis solution in the first phase that is of a higher concentration with respect to at least one component than in the second phase.
A method of generating a headphone correction filter, the method comprising: generating a sequence of predetermined tone burst reference signals from among a stored set of predetermined tone burst reference signals with a processor; generating a respective corresponding predetermined tone burst test signal with the processor in response to generation of each of the predetermined tone burst reference signals, the respective corresponding predetermined tone burst test signal generated from among a stored set of predetermined tone burst test signals, wherein successively generated predetermined tone burst reference signals and the predetermined tone burst test signal are separated with a period of silence. receiving, with the processor, a gain setting signal corresponding to each respective predetermined tone burst test signal in the stored set of predetermined tone burst test signals; adjusting a loudness of the generated predetermined tone burst test signal corresponding to each of the predetermined tone burst reference signals with the processor based on the received gain setting signal; storing an indication of the gain setting signal corresponding to the respective predetermined tone burst test signal in a memory; and generating a headphone correction filter with the processor as a function of the stored gain setting signal for each of the stored set of predetermined tone burst test signals. generating a sequence of predetermined tone burst reference signals from among a stored set of predetermined tone burst reference signals with a processor; generating a respective corresponding predetermined tone burst test signal with the processor in response to generation of each of the predetermined tone burst reference signals, the respective corresponding predetermined tone burst test signal generated from among a stored set of predetermined tone burst test signals, wherein successively generated predetermined tone burst reference signals and the predetermined tone burst test signal are separated with a period of silence. receiving, with the processor, a gain setting signal corresponding to each respective predetermined tone burst test signal in the stored set of predetermined tone burst test signals; adjusting a loudness of the generated predetermined tone burst test signal corresponding to each of the predetermined tone burst reference signals with the processor based on the received gain setting signal; storing an indication of the gain setting signal corresponding to the respective predetermined tone burst test signal in a memory; and generating a headphone correction filter with the processor as a function of the stored gain setting signal for each of the stored set of predetermined tone burst test signals.
Reference electrode insert for an electrochemical test cell, in particular for testing lithium ion cells, comprising a reference electrode and a sleeve for holding the reference electrode, characterised in that the sleeve and the annular reference electrode form a structural unit, the reference electrode being secured firmly and captively in the sleeve in an encapsulated manner.
A method for cutting a plurality of strand-shaped foodstuffs into slices, comprising the following method steps: a) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are placed into a feeding means, wherein they are then in a placement position, b) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are conveyed onto a forward-feed means, wherein they are then in a hand-over position, c) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are transferred by means of the forward-feed means into a forward-feed position, in which they are more strongly inclined relative to the horizontal than in the hand-over position, d) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are grasped at a rear end by means of a holding means and held, e) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are moved forward towards a cutting machine, f) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are cut successively into slices by means of the cutting machine, characterised by the following method steps: g) before the strand-shaped foodstuffs are transferred from their hand-over position into their forward-feed position, they are aligned at their rear ends so as to be flush with each other, h) at least during transfer from the hand-over position into the forward-feed position, the strand-shaped foodstuffs are fixed at least at one of their longitudinal sides, preferably at at least one of their free longitudinal sides, by means of at least one fixing element (33, 34) of a fixing means such that an alignment of each strand of foodstuff performed ahead of transferring it into the forward-feed direction is maintained following the transfer, wherein the at least one fixing element (33, 34) forms a form-lock and/or a force-lock with a respective strand of foodstuff. a) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are placed into a feeding means, wherein they are then in a placement position, b) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are conveyed onto a forward-feed means, wherein they are then in a hand-over position, c) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are transferred by means of the forward-feed means into a forward-feed position, in which they are more strongly inclined relative to the horizontal than in the hand-over position, d) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are grasped at a rear end by means of a holding means and held, e) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are moved forward towards a cutting machine, f) the strand-shaped foodstuffs are cut successively into slices by means of the cutting machine, characterised by the following method steps: g) before the strand-shaped foodstuffs are transferred from their hand-over position into their forward-feed position, they are aligned at their rear ends so as to be flush with each other, h) at least during transfer from the hand-over position into the forward-feed position, the strand-shaped foodstuffs are fixed at least at one of their longitudinal sides, preferably at at least one of their free longitudinal sides, by means of at least one fixing element (33, 34) of a fixing means such that an alignment of each strand of foodstuff performed ahead of transferring it into the forward-feed direction is maintained following the transfer, wherein the at least one fixing element (33, 34) forms a form-lock and/or a force-lock with a respective strand of foodstuff.
Electrical link designed to link a DC high-voltage power source to a user apparatus, the electrical link comprising an electrical conductor surrounded by an insulating cover, the electrical link comprising an electrical protection device comprising: - a conductive sleeve arranged around the insulating cover, - a circuit breaker arranged on the electrical conductor and configured to cut off a current transiting through said conductor, characterized in that the protection device furthermore comprises: - a biasing module, situated on the side of the electric power source, configured to voltage-bias the conductive sleeve with a DC voltage (V_test_PSS), termed test voltage; - a device for limiting the bias voltage of the conductive sleeve, arranged in the user apparatus, having a limit voltage (Vlim) lower than the test voltage (V_test_PSS); - a detection module connected to the conductive sleeve and configured to detect a limiting, or lack thereof, of the bias voltage of the conductive sleeve by the limiting device, and to command the circuit breaker on the basis of the detection. - a conductive sleeve arranged around the insulating cover, - a circuit breaker arranged on the electrical conductor and configured to cut off a current transiting through said conductor, - a biasing module, situated on the side of the electric power source, configured to voltage-bias the conductive sleeve with a DC voltage (V_test_PSS), termed test voltage; - a device for limiting the bias voltage of the conductive sleeve, arranged in the user apparatus, having a limit voltage (Vlim) lower than the test voltage (V_test_PSS); - a detection module connected to the conductive sleeve and configured to detect a limiting, or lack thereof, of the bias voltage of the conductive sleeve by the limiting device, and to command the circuit breaker on the basis of the detection.
A front frame for an oven cavity of a cooking oven, wherein the front frame is provided for enclosing a front opening of the oven cavity and at least a front side of the front frame includes a metal layer, wherein the metal layer is coated by at least one protective and/or decorative coating made of an organic material, wherein at least a part of the protective and/or decorative coating is transparent, characterized in, that the protective and/or decorative coating includes at least one non-reflecting layer, and in that the metal layer is partially uncoated in order to allow the creation of a special design, wherein the metal layer defines some parts of the front frame and the coating defines other parts of the front frame.