mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An ablation device, comprising: an electrode assembly having an active electrode and a return electrode, wherein the active electrode is insulated from the return electrode; an electrode control system configured to adjust the output of the active electrode between at least a low ablation power setting and a high ablation power setting; an aspiration system formed from at least one aspiration conduit with an opening for aspirating material; a variable aspiration control system in communication with the aspiration system and configured such that the variable aspiration control system varies an amount of aspiration at an opening within the aspiration system based upon the output of the active electrode; and wherein the variable aspiration control system is formed from a first body having at least one first body orifice and a second body having at least one second body orifice, wherein the first body is movable relative to the second body such that alignment between the at least one first and second body orifices (52, 56) can be varied to change the aspiration within the aspiration system. an electrode assembly having an active electrode and a return electrode, wherein the active electrode is insulated from the return electrode; an electrode control system configured to adjust the output of the active electrode between at least a low ablation power setting and a high ablation power setting; an aspiration system formed from at least one aspiration conduit with an opening for aspirating material; a variable aspiration control system in communication with the aspiration system and configured such that the variable aspiration control system varies an amount of aspiration at an opening within the aspiration system based upon the output of the active electrode; and wherein the variable aspiration control system is formed from a first body having at least one first body orifice and a second body having at least one second body orifice, wherein the first body is movable relative to the second body such that alignment between the at least one first and second body orifices (52, 56) can be varied to change the aspiration within the aspiration system.
Method for power matching in an electricity network, which has two or more power generating systems (G1... G3) which emit power to the network, and two or more power loads (M1... M8) which consume power from the network and at least one storage system, comprising at least one storage volume; at least one power generating machine which can be operated with an energy storage fluid which is stored in the storage volume and is connected to a generator which emits electrical power during operation; at least one power consuming machine for feeding energy storage fluid into the storage volume, which is connected to a motor which consumes electrical power during operation; wherein, in a first operating state, the sum of the power emitted from all the power generating systems and from the power generating machine is equal to the sum of the power which is consumed by all the power loads and by the power consuming machine, such that the network is in equilibrium, characterized in that, when a sudden change occurs in the power demand on the storage system, the power consumption of the power consuming machine in the storage system is, in a first step, regulated so as to maintain equilibrium between the total power consumption and the total power output in the network, and in that, in a second step, the power consumption of the power consuming machine is changed in the opposite sense to the first control action, with the second change in the power consumption being carried out more slowly than the first change, and by a change in the power output of the power generating machine being at least partially compensated for, such that, when an initial rise occurs in the power demand, the power consumption of the power consuming machine is reduced in a first step, and the power output of the power generating machine is successively increased in a second step, with the power consumption of the power consuming machine being increased at the same time, and when an initial drop occurs in the power demand, the power consumption of the power consuming machine is increased in a first step, and the power output of the power generating machine is successively reduced in a second step, with the power consumption of the power consuming machine being reduced at the same time.
A method for the compensation of a fan-out induced transverse stretching (Δ01; Δ02) of a sheet of printing material in a printing press with several printing inks, wherein for the printing of each of these printing inks in each case a printing unit cylinder is used, wherein a section from sections (41; 42; 43; 44; 46; 47) arranged on the sheet of printing material in a row next to one another transverse to their transport direction is selected as a reference for the setting of a color register applicable for the printing unit cylinders participating in the printing, wherein in each of the sections (41; 42; 43; 44; 46; 47) arranged next to one another on the sheet of printing material in each case a marking (M41; M42; M43; M44; M46; M47) that can be detected by the detection device is mounted, wherein for the section selected as the reference using the marking detected by the detection device the color register applicable for the printing unit cylinder participating in the printing is set, wherein after that for at least one of the printing unit cylinders participating in the printing first at least one existing page register deviation between the markings (M41; M42; M43; M44; M46; M47) mounted in the sections (41; 42; 43; 44; 46; 47) arranged directly adjacent in each case is determined by a control unit at least data linked to the detection device, whereupon then the relevant printing unit cylinder having the at least one page register deviation is arranged by a displacement along its rotational axis in a manner reducing an average formed from the respective page register deviations determined for this printing unit cylinder relative to another printing unit cylinder before the compensation of the fan-out induced transverse stretching (Δ01; Δ02) of the sheet of printing material is executed, wherein the respective value of the page register deviations determined for the relevant printing unit cylinder are then reduced by the displacement of the relevant printing unit cylinder along its rotational axis in each case by a maximum amount corresponding to a predefined threshold value, if the respective determined value of at least one of the page register deviations is greater than the predefined threshold value, wherein the threshold value is predefined by a pre-printing stage or by a production planning system, wherein the threshold value is predefined production-dependent.
A tool for friction stir welding comprising a base material and a coating layer formed on the base material, wherein said coating layer is formed of two or more layers, and said coating layer as a whole has a thermal permeability of 8000 J/s 0.5 •m 2 •K or less, at least one layer of said coating layer includes a hexagonal crystal system and/or an amorphous structure, at least one layer of said coating layer includes a cubic crystal system, and said coating layer has compressive stress.
Apparatus for crimping a frame of an implant, the apparatus comprising: a crimping device comprising (i) a base, and (ii) a crimping mechanism that defines a crimping aperture; wherein: the crimping aperture has an open state and a narrowed state, the crimping device further comprises a handle, the crimping mechanism being actuatable by moving the handle circumferentially around the crimping mechanism, and actuation of the crimping mechanism transitions the crimping aperture from its open state to its narrowed state; the apparatus further comprising a bath (i) having a floor, (ii) defining a receptacle that is shaped to receive a portion of the crimping device, and (iii) having one or more side-walls, the one or more side-walls: extending upward from the floor to a side-wall height, and including a port-defining side-wall, wherein the port-defining side-wall defines a port between outside of the bath and inside of the bath; the apparatus having an assembled state in which: the portion of the crimping device has been received by the receptacle, the crimping device is held securely by the bath, the aperture is below the side-wall height, and the port is aligned with the crimping aperture; characterized in that the port defines a channel and comprises a seal that reversibly closes the channel. the crimping aperture has an open state and a narrowed state, the crimping device further comprises a handle, the crimping mechanism being actuatable by moving the handle circumferentially around the crimping mechanism, and actuation of the crimping mechanism transitions the crimping aperture from its open state to its narrowed state; the apparatus further comprising a bath (i) having a floor, (ii) defining a receptacle that is shaped to receive a portion of the crimping device, and (iii) having one or more side-walls, the one or more side-walls: extending upward from the floor to a side-wall height, and including a port-defining side-wall, wherein the port-defining side-wall defines a port between outside of the bath and inside of the bath; the apparatus having an assembled state in which: the portion of the crimping device has been received by the receptacle, the crimping device is held securely by the bath, the aperture is below the side-wall height, and the port is aligned with the crimping aperture; extending upward from the floor to a side-wall height, and including a port-defining side-wall, wherein the port-defining side-wall defines a port between outside of the bath and inside of the bath; the apparatus having an assembled state in which: the portion of the crimping device has been received by the receptacle, the crimping device is held securely by the bath, the aperture is below the side-wall height, and the port is aligned with the crimping aperture; the portion of the crimping device has been received by the receptacle, the crimping device is held securely by the bath, the aperture is below the side-wall height, and the port is aligned with the crimping aperture; characterized in that the port defines a channel and comprises a seal that reversibly closes the channel.
A method for amplifying a nucleic acid sequence in a polymerase chain reaction, the method comprising contacting, in a reaction vessel, a reaction mixture comprising target nucleic acids with particles comprising a transition metal oxide; and irradiating the particles with electromagnetic radiation, and characterized in that: the transition metal oxide is Fe 3 O 4, the EMR has a frequency ranging from 300 THz to 400 THz and the particles have a diameter of from 60 to 150nm.
A method performed by one or more processors for executing computer software, the method comprising: determining a distance of a predetermined gesture from a reference location within a vehicle, said reference location being a reference plane coincident with a surface of the vehicle interior; initiating an operation in dependence on the gesture, wherein a mode of the operation is determined based upon a determination of whether the distance of the gesture from the surface is performed closer than a predetermined mode threshold distance to the surface or greater than the predetermined mode threshold distance to the surface, said mode of operation comprising a first mode or a second mode, wherein said first mode is a user-controlled mode of operation wherein continuation of the operation is dependent upon continuation of the gesture, and said second mode is an automatic mode of operation wherein the operation continues regardless of a stopping gesture; wherein the predetermined gesture is a swipe, and determining whether the distance of the gesture from the surface is performed closer than a predetermined mode threshold distance to the surface or greater than the predetermined mode threshold distance to the surface comprises determining whether the swipe is performed along a path which is greater than a predetermined mode threshold distance from the surface. determining a distance of a predetermined gesture from a reference location within a vehicle, said reference location being a reference plane coincident with a surface of the vehicle interior; initiating an operation in dependence on the gesture, wherein a mode of the operation is determined based upon a determination of whether the distance of the gesture from the surface is performed closer than a predetermined mode threshold distance to the surface or greater than the predetermined mode threshold distance to the surface, said mode of operation comprising a first mode or a second mode, wherein said first mode is a user-controlled mode of operation wherein continuation of the operation is dependent upon continuation of the gesture, and said second mode is an automatic mode of operation wherein the operation continues regardless of a stopping gesture; wherein the predetermined gesture is a swipe, and determining whether the distance of the gesture from the surface is performed closer than a predetermined mode threshold distance to the surface or greater than the predetermined mode threshold distance to the surface comprises determining whether the swipe is performed along a path which is greater than a predetermined mode threshold distance from the surface.
An ink for ink jet, comprising a first pigment and a second pigment, wherein the first pigment is a self-dispersible pigment to a surface of a particle of which a first functional group containing a phosphonic acid group is bonded, and the introduced amount of the functional group of the first pigment is 0.10 mmol/g or more and 0.33 mmol/g or less; the second pigment is a self-dispersible pigment to a surface of a particle of which a second functional group not containing a phosphonic acid group but containing an anionic group other than the phosphonic acid group, and further containing another atomic group is bonded, wherein the anionic group of the second functional group is bonded to the surface of the particle of the second pigment through the another atomic group; and the introduced amount of the functional group of the second pigment is 0.25 mmol/g or more. the first pigment is a self-dispersible pigment to a surface of a particle of which a first functional group containing a phosphonic acid group is bonded, and the introduced amount of the functional group of the first pigment is 0.10 mmol/g or more and 0.33 mmol/g or less; the second pigment is a self-dispersible pigment to a surface of a particle of which a second functional group not containing a phosphonic acid group but containing an anionic group other than the phosphonic acid group, and further containing another atomic group is bonded, wherein the anionic group of the second functional group is bonded to the surface of the particle of the second pigment through the another atomic group; and the introduced amount of the functional group of the second pigment is 0.25 mmol/g or more.
A virtualized network function, VNF, instantiation method, wherein the method is performed by a network functions virtualization orchestrator, NFVO, or a virtualized network function manager, VNFM, and comprises: receiving a virtualized network function, VNF, instantiation request message; obtaining deployment information of a container service instance that needs to be invoked for VNF instantiation; wherein the deployment information of the container service instance comprises a name of a specified container as service sites, CaaS, cluster; determining (303 the CaaS cluster, based on the deployment information of the container service instance, and sending a container service instance creation request to a container as service sites, CaaS, manager, in the CaaS cluster; performing, by the CaaS manager in the CaaS Cluster a container service instantiation operation; and receiving a container service instance creation success message from the CaaS manager. receiving a virtualized network function, VNF, instantiation request message; obtaining deployment information of a container service instance that needs to be invoked for VNF instantiation; wherein the deployment information of the container service instance comprises a name of a specified container as service sites, CaaS, cluster; determining (303 the CaaS cluster, based on the deployment information of the container service instance, and sending a container service instance creation request to a container as service sites, CaaS, manager, in the CaaS cluster; performing, by the CaaS manager in the CaaS Cluster a container service instantiation operation; and receiving a container service instance creation success message from the CaaS manager.
An apparatus for an electronic device capable of recording an image, said apparatus comprising: an image detector configured to receive an image through an adjustable lens and determine a characteristic of the image received through the lens; a focus controller configured to evaluate a parameter based on the determined characteristic and to first adjust the adjustable lens in coarse steps and then in fine steps responsive to the evaluated parameter, the evaluated parameter corresponding to clarity of the image received on the image detector through the lens, the coarse adjustment ending when the movement of the lens in a direction starts to un-focus the detected image; a display device configured to display an indication that a mostly-in-focus image is ready for capture based on the evaluated parameter, after the focus controller adjusts the lens in coarse steps and prior to adjustment in fine steps; and, a processor configured to determine if a mostly-in-focus image has been captured by the user after the focus controller adjusts the lens in coarse steps and prior to adjustment in fine steps, and if a mostly-in-focus image has been captured by the user, the processor configured to detect and display a new image wherein the focus controller begins adjusting the adjustable lens again in coarse steps to evaluate the new image, and if a mostly-in-focus image has not been captured, the focus controller configured to adjust the adjustable lens in fine steps. an image detector configured to receive an image through an adjustable lens and determine a characteristic of the image received through the lens; a focus controller configured to evaluate a parameter based on the determined characteristic and to first adjust the adjustable lens in coarse steps and then in fine steps responsive to the evaluated parameter, the evaluated parameter corresponding to clarity of the image received on the image detector through the lens, the coarse adjustment ending when the movement of the lens in a direction starts to un-focus the detected image; a display device configured to display an indication that a mostly-in-focus image is ready for capture based on the evaluated parameter, after the focus controller adjusts the lens in coarse steps and prior to adjustment in fine steps; and, a processor configured to determine if a mostly-in-focus image has been captured by the user after the focus controller adjusts the lens in coarse steps and prior to adjustment in fine steps, and if a mostly-in-focus image has been captured by the user, the processor configured to detect and display a new image wherein the focus controller begins adjusting the adjustable lens again in coarse steps to evaluate the new image, and if a mostly-in-focus image has not been captured, the focus controller configured to adjust the adjustable lens in fine steps.
A method of improving yellowness index of a polymeric composition comprising the steps of: selecting a copper free polymerization system; polymerizing at least one or more α-olefins in a presence of a solvent via a solution polymerization reaction in said copper free polymerization system; thereby producing a polyolefin polymer; melt blending a phenolic antioxidant into said polyolefin polymer wherein said phenolic antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy hydrocinnamate; and thereby producing said polymeric composition, wherein said polymeric composition is free of copper, and said polymeric composition having a whiteness index according to ASTM- D 6290 of equal or greater than [(-0.73 X)+(W i)] where X is the number of days of accelerated aging, and W i is the initial whiteness index at 0 days of accelerated aging. selecting a copper free polymerization system; polymerizing at least one or more α-olefins in a presence of a solvent via a solution polymerization reaction in said copper free polymerization system; thereby producing a polyolefin polymer; melt blending a phenolic antioxidant into said polyolefin polymer wherein said phenolic antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy hydrocinnamate; and thereby producing said polymeric composition, wherein said polymeric composition is free of copper, and said polymeric composition having a whiteness index according to ASTM- D 6290 of equal or greater than [(-0.73 X)+(W i)] where X is the number of days of accelerated aging, and W i is the initial whiteness index at 0 days of accelerated aging.
Adhesive functional strip for transcutaneous fluorescence measurement of general organ functions or metabolic organ disorders with the aid of a sensor head which is fastened to the strip and provided with LED light and a photodiode, wherein the strip consists substantially of a laminate of the following layers: - backing-less transparent transfer adhesive strip or transparent adhesive tape provided on both sides with an adhesive coating suitable for applications to the skin, - transparent film, - at least one light-absorbing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with at least one recess, through which a direct light contact with the skin of both the sensor head equipped with LED light and the photodiode is made possible, - stabilising transparent cover on which a circumferential sealing frame comprising four sealing strips is applied on the side remote from the skin, the sealing frame being an integral component of the functional patch. - backing-less transparent transfer adhesive strip or transparent adhesive tape provided on both sides with an adhesive coating suitable for applications to the skin, - transparent film, - at least one light-absorbing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with at least one recess, through which a direct light contact with the skin of both the sensor head equipped with LED light and the photodiode is made possible, - stabilising transparent cover on which a circumferential sealing frame comprising four sealing strips is applied on the side remote from the skin, the sealing frame being an integral component of the functional patch.