mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An aircraft wing torsion box having a front associated with a leading portion of the wing torsion box and a rear associated with a trailing portion of the wing torsion box, the wing torsion box comprising: a support member comprising a front spar and a rear spar and a connecting portion between the front and rear spars, the connecting portion comprising at least one interposing spar (104, 105), at least one portion (120, 120a, 120b, 120c) of upper wing skin; and at least one portion of lower wing skin (130, 130a), at least one portion of the upper wing skin and at least one portion of the lower wing skin being supported by the support member characterised in that at least part of the support member provides an external structural surface of the wing torsion box. a support member comprising a front spar and a rear spar and a connecting portion between the front and rear spars, the connecting portion comprising at least one interposing spar (104, 105), at least one portion (120, 120a, 120b, 120c) of upper wing skin; and at least one portion of lower wing skin (130, 130a), at least one portion of the upper wing skin and at least one portion of the lower wing skin being supported by the support member characterised in that at least part of the support member provides an external structural surface of the wing torsion box.
Device for driving home a fastening element into a substrate, having a spring, an energy transfer unit to transfer energy from the spring to the fastening element, an energy transfer device for transferring energy from an energy source to the spring, a housing with a first and a second housing part, in which the first housing part is connected to the second housing part in order to form an internal space between the first and the second housing parts in which the spring is arranged, characterised by a intermediate element, with which the spring can at least be attached to the first housing part while energy is stored in the spring.
A method for producing a B cell population comprising B cells that recognize a specific antigen, the method comprising in the following order: a step (a) of culturing the cell population comprising B cells in the presence of IL-4 or in the presence of IL-4 and IL-2, while giving stimulation mediated by CD40 and a BAFF receptor to the cells, a step (b) of culturing the cell population comprising B cells in the presence of IL-21 or in the presence of IL-21 and IL-2, while giving stimulation mediated by CD40 and a BAFF receptor to the cells, a step (c) of culturing a cell population comprising B cells together with a specific antigen in the absence of IL-21, in the absence of IL-4, and in the presence of a cytokine other than IL-21 and IL-4, while giving stimulation mediated by CD40 and a BAFF receptor to the cells, wherein the cytokine is IL-2; and a step (d) of culturing the cell population comprising B cells, while giving stimulation mediated by Fas to the cells, so as to obtain a B cell population comprising B cells that recognize the specific antigen. a step (a) of culturing the cell population comprising B cells in the presence of IL-4 or in the presence of IL-4 and IL-2, while giving stimulation mediated by CD40 and a BAFF receptor to the cells, a step (b) of culturing the cell population comprising B cells in the presence of IL-21 or in the presence of IL-21 and IL-2, while giving stimulation mediated by CD40 and a BAFF receptor to the cells, a step (c) of culturing a cell population comprising B cells together with a specific antigen in the absence of IL-21, in the absence of IL-4, and in the presence of a cytokine other than IL-21 and IL-4, while giving stimulation mediated by CD40 and a BAFF receptor to the cells, wherein the cytokine is IL-2; and a step (d) of culturing the cell population comprising B cells, while giving stimulation mediated by Fas to the cells, so as to obtain a B cell population comprising B cells that recognize the specific antigen.
A self-centring fishing lure, comprising: a body having a front end and a rear end; a cavity located towards the front end of the body, the cavity extending in a longitudinal direction of the body; and a connection member for attaching the body to a line, the connection member being located at least partially in the cavity and retained therein by one or more retaining members (42, 44), each retaining member able to extend into the cavity to retain the connection member in the cavity in use, wherein the connection member is able to move relative to the body, in use, in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction including a laterally tilting movement from side to side within the cavity in use; wherein the connection member movement in the transverse direction further comprises both of: a pivot/rotation laterally in the cavity in use; and a movement generally up and down with respect to a base of the cavity in use, and wherein said use comprises trolling; said fishing lure being characterized in that the connection member is retained in the cavity by two retaining members (42, 44). a body having a front end and a rear end; a cavity located towards the front end of the body, the cavity extending in a longitudinal direction of the body; and a connection member for attaching the body to a line, the connection member being located at least partially in the cavity and retained therein by one or more retaining members (42, 44), each retaining member able to extend into the cavity to retain the connection member in the cavity in use, wherein the connection member is able to move relative to the body, in use, in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction including a laterally tilting movement from side to side within the cavity in use; wherein the connection member movement in the transverse direction further comprises both of: a pivot/rotation laterally in the cavity in use; and a movement generally up and down with respect to a base of the cavity in use, and a pivot/rotation laterally in the cavity in use; and a movement generally up and down with respect to a base of the cavity in use, and wherein said use comprises trolling; said fishing lure being characterized in that the connection member is retained in the cavity by two retaining members (42, 44).
A method for performing synchronization in a receiver of an analog code division spreading system, the method comprising: Outputting at least one sampling point alignment signal to apply one or more determined first time delays to encoder code signals, the encoder code signals carrying encoder codes used by an encoder for generating an orthogonal code-encoded analog signal, the one or more first time delays being determined to align the encoder code signals with a sampling point of an analog-to-digital converter, the ADC being used to obtain digital samples of the orthogonal code-encoded analog signal at the sampling point; Outputting at least one decoder code alignment signal to apply one or more determined second time delays to decoder code signals, the decoder code signals carrying decoder codes used by a decoder for decoding the digital samples, the one or more second time delays being determined to align the decoder code signals with the digital samples; and Outputting at least one orthogonal code alignment signal to apply one or more determined third time delays to the decoder code signals and the encoder code signals, the one or more third time delays being determined to maintain mutual orthogonality among the decoder code signals and to maintain mutual orthogonality among the encoder code signals. Outputting at least one sampling point alignment signal to apply one or more determined first time delays to encoder code signals, the encoder code signals carrying encoder codes used by an encoder for generating an orthogonal code-encoded analog signal, the one or more first time delays being determined to align the encoder code signals with a sampling point of an analog-to-digital converter, the ADC being used to obtain digital samples of the orthogonal code-encoded analog signal at the sampling point; Outputting at least one decoder code alignment signal to apply one or more determined second time delays to decoder code signals, the decoder code signals carrying decoder codes used by a decoder for decoding the digital samples, the one or more second time delays being determined to align the decoder code signals with the digital samples; and Outputting at least one orthogonal code alignment signal to apply one or more determined third time delays to the decoder code signals and the encoder code signals, the one or more third time delays being determined to maintain mutual orthogonality among the decoder code signals and to maintain mutual orthogonality among the encoder code signals.
An artificial food casing comprising an ultraviolet-detectable component, characterized in that the ultraviolet-detectable component extends substantially over the whole outside surface and/or the inside surface of the artificial food casing.
Method of adjusting and tracking a conveyor belt arranged around at least two rotatable drums, the belt having a direction of travel along its length and orthogonally an axis of the at least two drums, wherein the adjustment of the belt is made by displacing at least one of the drums sideways seen in the direction of travel of the belt and thus the belt, so that the belt directly gets into a desired position, wherein the displacement of the at least one drum and the belt sideways is a rotational movement of the at least one drum about a pivot point provided in an orthogonal plane along the centre of the belt in the direction of travel of the belt at a distance from the at least one drum, whereafter the at least one drum is moved back to a desired position of the drum without changing the position of the belt in order to compensate the desire of the belt to move sideways in the same direction as the at least one drum was moved, by moving the at least one drum back towards the desired position of the drum, continuously, in the same velocity as the belt will wander in the opposite direction, and the belt position is monitored constantly as well as the speed of the belt using at least one sensor in connection with a Programmable Logic Controller, PLC, configured to monitor and control the position of the belt, of the drum and the velocity of the belt.
An automatic parking method, comprising the following steps: acquiring a panoramic image near a vehicle, and recognizing a parking space line in the panoramic image; determining whether a parking space exists near the vehicle according to a recognition result; if the recognition result is no, generating a virtual parking space; and controlling the vehicle to park automatically according to the virtual parking space; characterized in that during automatic parking, an automatic parking trajectory is planned according to actual physical position coordinates of the virtual parking space on the ground, wherein after the virtual parking space is generated, system parameters are calibrated and adjusted, wherein an image taken by a camera is displayed on a display device, calibration coordinate points of the image are acquired, physical coordinates of the virtual parking space are acquired, location coordinate information of the calibration coordinate points and of the physical coordinates is substituted into a preset conversion algorithm to calculate the physical position coordinates of corresponding calibration points in respective preset coordinate systems, a deviation of the physical position coordinates obtained through calculation from the physical position coordinates of the corresponding calibration point preset in the respective coordinate system is calculated to obtain the deviation value of the camera, and parameter compensation is performed on the image until the calibration is controlled within an allowable range. acquiring a panoramic image near a vehicle, and recognizing a parking space line in the panoramic image; determining whether a parking space exists near the vehicle according to a recognition result; if the recognition result is no, generating a virtual parking space; and controlling the vehicle to park automatically according to the virtual parking space; characterized in that during automatic parking, an automatic parking trajectory is planned according to actual physical position coordinates of the virtual parking space on the ground, wherein after the virtual parking space is generated, system parameters are calibrated and adjusted, wherein an image taken by a camera is displayed on a display device, calibration coordinate points of the image are acquired, physical coordinates of the virtual parking space are acquired, location coordinate information of the calibration coordinate points and of the physical coordinates is substituted into a preset conversion algorithm to calculate the physical position coordinates of corresponding calibration points in respective preset coordinate systems, a deviation of the physical position coordinates obtained through calculation from the physical position coordinates of the corresponding calibration point preset in the respective coordinate system is calculated to obtain the deviation value of the camera, and parameter compensation is performed on the image until the calibration is controlled within an allowable range.
A mechanical gradient magnetic field generator (100, 500, 1600. 1700, 2000, 2112) comprising a field generating element comprising at least one generator layer, wherein each of the at least one generator layer comprises: - a stationary divider; - a movable divider configured for moving in one or two displacement directions relative to the stationary divider, wherein the movable divider has an initial position; and - a mechanical element configured to mechanically assist movement of the movable divider in the one or two displacement directions by a restoring force generated by the mechanical element's resilience towards the initial position; - a set of rotatable magnets positioned between the movable divider and the stationary divider, wherein the set of rotatable magnets are mechanically coupled to the movable divider and to the stationary divider, wherein the mechanical coupling of the set of rotatable magnets is such that movement of the movable divider in the one or two displacement directions causes an individual rotation of each magnet of the set of rotatable magnets. - a stationary divider; - a movable divider configured for moving in one or two displacement directions relative to the stationary divider, wherein the movable divider has an initial position; and - a mechanical element configured to mechanically assist movement of the movable divider in the one or two displacement directions by a restoring force generated by the mechanical element's resilience towards the initial position; - a set of rotatable magnets positioned between the movable divider and the stationary divider, wherein the set of rotatable magnets are mechanically coupled to the movable divider and to the stationary divider, wherein the mechanical coupling of the set of rotatable magnets is such that movement of the movable divider in the one or two displacement directions causes an individual rotation of each magnet of the set of rotatable magnets.
A boundary layer ingestion fan system for location aft of the fuselage of an aircraft, comprising: a nacelle defining a duct; a fan located within the duct, the fan comprising a hub arranged to rotate around a rotational axis (A-A) and a plurality of blades attached to the hub, each of which has a span from a root at the hub defining a 0 percent span position (r hub) to a tip defining a 100 percent span position (r tip) and a plurality of span positions therebetween (r ∈ [r hub, r tip]); characterized in that a hub-tip ratio of the fan, defined as the ratio of the diameter of the hub to the diameter of the fan measured at the leading edge of the blades, is from 0.45 to 0.55. a nacelle defining a duct; a fan located within the duct, the fan comprising a hub arranged to rotate around a rotational axis (A-A) and a plurality of blades attached to the hub, each of which has a span from a root at the hub defining a 0 percent span position (r hub) to a tip defining a 100 percent span position (r tip) and a plurality of span positions therebetween (r ∈ [r hub, r tip]); characterized in that a hub-tip ratio of the fan, defined as the ratio of the diameter of the hub to the diameter of the fan measured at the leading edge of the blades, is from 0.45 to 0.55.
A sensor applicator assembly for a continuous glucose monitoring system, the sensor applicator assembly being assembled as a single unitary product in which a sensor module periodically measuring a blood glucose level is preinstalled in an applicator, such that the sensor module is ejected by an operation of the applicator to be attached to a human body, wherein a separate protective cap is detachably coupled to the applicator to block the sensor module, preinstalled in the applicator, from being exposed externally, and adhesive tape and a release paper are attached to a body contact surface of the sensor module to enable the sensor module to be attached to the human body, the release paper of the adhesive tape being detached and removed from the adhesive tape together with the protective cap while the protective cap is being detached from the applicator, characterized in that the protective cap includes: an outer cover coupled to one end portion of the applicator while surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the applicator; an extension extending from one end of the outer cover in a direction of an inner center of the applicator; and an inner support extending upward from one end of the extension to support the body contact surface of the sensor module inserted into the applicator. wherein a separate protective cap is detachably coupled to the applicator to block the sensor module, preinstalled in the applicator, from being exposed externally, and adhesive tape and a release paper are attached to a body contact surface of the sensor module to enable the sensor module to be attached to the human body, the release paper of the adhesive tape being detached and removed from the adhesive tape together with the protective cap while the protective cap is being detached from the applicator, an outer cover coupled to one end portion of the applicator while surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the applicator; an extension extending from one end of the outer cover in a direction of an inner center of the applicator; and an inner support extending upward from one end of the extension to support the body contact surface of the sensor module inserted into the applicator.
A transapical introducer, dilator and heart valve delivery catheter combination, comprising: a delivery catheter having a distal balloon; an introducer that receives the delivery catheter therethrough and has an elongated tubular sheath extending distally from a proximal housing containing at least one introducer valve for fluidly sealing around a proximal length of the delivery catheter; and a dilator configured to be inserted prior to or with the introducer and configured to help inserting the elongated tubular sheath of the introducer through a ventricular apex puncture; characterized by the sheath including a proximal segment extending a length of at least one half a total length of the sheath and having a first stiffness, and a distal section having a length of one half or less of the total length of the sheath that has a second stiffness different than the first stiffness. a delivery catheter having a distal balloon; an introducer that receives the delivery catheter therethrough and has an elongated tubular sheath extending distally from a proximal housing containing at least one introducer valve for fluidly sealing around a proximal length of the delivery catheter; and a dilator configured to be inserted prior to or with the introducer and configured to help inserting the elongated tubular sheath of the introducer through a ventricular apex puncture; the sheath including a proximal segment extending a length of at least one half a total length of the sheath and having a first stiffness, and a distal section having a length of one half or less of the total length of the sheath that has a second stiffness different than the first stiffness.
A nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising: a nonaqueous solvent; a hexafluorophosphate; a compound represented by the following formula: wherein an arbitrary hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom may be substituted with a fluorine atom; and at least one salt selected from the group consisting of fluorophosphates other than the hexafluorophosphate, fluorosulfonates, imide salts represented by MN(SO 2 F) 2, wherein M represents an alkali metal, and oxalate salts. a nonaqueous solvent; a hexafluorophosphate; a compound represented by the following formula: wherein an arbitrary hydrogen atom bonded to a carbon atom may be substituted with a fluorine atom; and at least one salt selected from the group consisting of fluorophosphates other than the hexafluorophosphate, fluorosulfonates, imide salts represented by MN(SO 2 F) 2, wherein M represents an alkali metal, and oxalate salts.
A combustion chamber comprising an upstream end wall, at least one annular wall (40, 42), at least one fuel injector and at least one seal, the at least one annular wall (40, 42) being secured to the upstream end wall, the upstream end wall having at least one aperture, each fuel injector being arranged in a corresponding one of the apertures in the upstream end wall, each seal being arranged in a corresponding one of the apertures in the upstream end wall and around the corresponding one of the fuel injectors, each seal having an inner surface facing the corresponding one of the fuel injectors and an outer surface facing away from the corresponding one of the fuel injectors, each seal abutting the corresponding one of the fuel injectors, the downstream end of each seal increasing in diameter in a downstream direction, each seal having a plurality of coolant apertures extending there-through, each coolant aperture having an inlet in the inner surface and an outlet in the outer surface of the seal, the coolant apertures extending there-through with axial and radial components, the outlet of each coolant aperture being axially spaced in a downstream direction from its inlet, the outlet of each coolant aperture being radially spaced from its inlet, characterised in that the coolant apertures being arranged upstream of the downstream end of the seal, the coolant apertures extending there-through with tangential components, the outlet of each coolant aperture being circumferentially spaced from its inlet.
Orienting device for orienting femoral hip-stem implant components for test purposes, having a head clamping element, which is vertically displaceable on a strut, for clamping a ball head (Ko) of a hip-stem implant component in position, wherein the head clamping element is tiltable about two horizontal axes (9, 10) that are perpendicular to one another and is lockable in different tilted positions with respect to the horizontal axes (9, 10), characterized in that the orienting device also has an axis bar having an indicator edge extending in a straight line in a longitudinal direction of the axis bar, and two stem clamps, arranged so as to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction, for clamping a stem portion of the hip-stem implant component in position, and having a stop, oriented transversely to the longitudinal direction, for a stem tip located at the opposite end from the ball head (Ko) of the hip-stem implant component, wherein the stem clamps are configured such that they each centrally fix the stem portion at the portion against which the stem clamps bear.