mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An electrosurgical pencil, comprising: an elongated housing configured to support an electrocautery electrode extending distally therefrom; at least one voltage divider network supported in the housing, the at least one voltage divider network operable to electrically connect to the source of electrosurgical energy for controlling an intensity of electrosurgical energy being delivered to the electrocautery electrode; and an intensity controller (128, 528) slidably supported on the housing, wherein the intensity controller is configured to exert a force on each of the housing and the at least one voltage divider network, wherein the intensity controller provides a tactile feedback to a user of the electrosurgical pencil as the intensity controller is moved relative to the housing characterised in that the intensity controller includes a torsion spring (528a 3) pivotally supported on a body portion thereof, wherein the torsion spring is in contact with at least one of the housing and the electrical circuit, and wherein the torsion spring includes a first leg (528a 4) configured for engagement with a tactile feature formed in the housing and a second leg(528a 5) configured for engagement with the at least one voltage divider network. an elongated housing configured to support an electrocautery electrode extending distally therefrom; at least one voltage divider network supported in the housing, the at least one voltage divider network operable to electrically connect to the source of electrosurgical energy for controlling an intensity of electrosurgical energy being delivered to the electrocautery electrode; and an intensity controller (128, 528) slidably supported on the housing, wherein the intensity controller is configured to exert a force on each of the housing and the at least one voltage divider network, wherein the intensity controller provides a tactile feedback to a user of the electrosurgical pencil as the intensity controller is moved relative to the housing characterised in that the intensity controller includes a torsion spring (528a 3) pivotally supported on a body portion thereof, wherein the torsion spring is in contact with at least one of the housing and the electrical circuit, and wherein the torsion spring includes a first leg (528a 4) configured for engagement with a tactile feature formed in the housing and a second leg(528a 5) configured for engagement with the at least one voltage divider network.
A valve for mounting to a surface and for use in a flow path, which flows through said surface, for permitting flow in said flow path in a first direction and for preventing flow in said flow path in a second direction being opposite to the first direction, wherein the valve comprises: - one or more ports defined by a plurality of lips, wherein each lip is resiliently deformable from a first position, in which the lips are in contact with one another in order to close the respective port, to a second position, in which the respective port is opened in order to permit flow in the first direction, and - one or more contacting structures arranged to mechanically contact the surface, when the valve is mounted to the surface, such that the one or more contacting structures bias the lips into the first position, wherein the surface is a substantially flat surface, wherein the valve comprises a mounting structure for mounting the valve to the surface, wherein the one or more contacting structures are arranged to be displaced in a direction away from the mounting structure upon mechanically contacting the surface, and wherein the mounting structure comprises a groove for receiving a side edge of the surface. - one or more ports defined by a plurality of lips, wherein each lip is resiliently deformable from a first position, in which the lips are in contact with one another in order to close the respective port, to a second position, in which the respective port is opened in order to permit flow in the first direction, and - one or more contacting structures arranged to mechanically contact the surface, when the valve is mounted to the surface, such that the one or more contacting structures bias the lips into the first position, wherein the surface is a substantially flat surface, wherein the valve comprises a mounting structure for mounting the valve to the surface, wherein the one or more contacting structures are arranged to be displaced in a direction away from the mounting structure upon mechanically contacting the surface, and wherein the mounting structure comprises a groove for receiving a side edge of the surface.
An absorbent article, preferably an incontinence diaper, having a longitudinal axis (Y-Y) and a transverse axis (X-X) and comprising: a chassis including a skin-facing side, a garment-facing side opposite to said skin-facing side, a front waist region proximal to a chassis front end, a back waist region proximal to a chassis back end and a crotch region extending between said front and back waist regions; a liquid-absorbent member extending across the crotch region towards the front and back waist regions, and having a front end and a back end; at least two oppositely disposed elastic rear panels (8, 8') joined to said chassis in said back waist region and extending laterally outward therefrom in a direction parallel to said transverse axis (X-X); and one or more fasteners (9,9') positioned on each of said elastic rear panels (8, 8') proximal to an end thereof being distal from said chassis; characterized in that the front waist region of the chassis comprises a length adjustment region that is adapted such to vary the overall length of the absorbent article and in that the distance between said front end and said chassis front end is greater than the distance between said back end and said chassis back end. a chassis including a skin-facing side, a garment-facing side opposite to said skin-facing side, a front waist region proximal to a chassis front end, a back waist region proximal to a chassis back end and a crotch region extending between said front and back waist regions; a liquid-absorbent member extending across the crotch region towards the front and back waist regions, and having a front end and a back end; at least two oppositely disposed elastic rear panels (8, 8') joined to said chassis in said back waist region and extending laterally outward therefrom in a direction parallel to said transverse axis (X-X); and one or more fasteners (9,9') positioned on each of said elastic rear panels (8, 8') proximal to an end thereof being distal from said chassis; characterized in that the front waist region of the chassis comprises a length adjustment region that is adapted such to vary the overall length of the absorbent article and in that the distance between said front end and said chassis front end is greater than the distance between said back end and said chassis back end.
An apparatus for wireless communication in a millimeter wave band, comprising: a transceiver; a memory configured to store instructions; and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive, by a network entity from a user equipment, UE, a measurement report, wherein the network entity corresponds to a serving network entity, and wherein the measurement report includes one or more strongest SSB indexes; determine, by the network entity, a single frequency network, SFN, network entity group for the UE based on the measurement report, wherein the SFN network entity group corresponds to a one or more neighbor network entities designated for transmitting SFN data to the UE; and transmit an indication for transmission of SFN data to the one or more neighbor network entities associated with the SFN network entity group, wherein the indication is configured to trigger the one or more neighbor network entities to transmit SFN data to the UE using an analog transmission beam associated with the one or more strongest SSB indexes obtained from the measurement report. a transceiver; a memory configured to store instructions; and one or more processors communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive, by a network entity from a user equipment, UE, a measurement report, wherein the network entity corresponds to a serving network entity, and wherein the measurement report includes one or more strongest SSB indexes; determine, by the network entity, a single frequency network, SFN, network entity group for the UE based on the measurement report, wherein the SFN network entity group corresponds to a one or more neighbor network entities designated for transmitting SFN data to the UE; and transmit an indication for transmission of SFN data to the one or more neighbor network entities associated with the SFN network entity group, wherein the indication is configured to trigger the one or more neighbor network entities to transmit SFN data to the UE using an analog transmission beam associated with the one or more strongest SSB indexes obtained from the measurement report. receive, by a network entity from a user equipment, UE, a measurement report, wherein the network entity corresponds to a serving network entity, and wherein the measurement report includes one or more strongest SSB indexes; determine, by the network entity, a single frequency network, SFN, network entity group for the UE based on the measurement report, wherein the SFN network entity group corresponds to a one or more neighbor network entities designated for transmitting SFN data to the UE; and transmit an indication for transmission of SFN data to the one or more neighbor network entities associated with the SFN network entity group, wherein the indication is configured to trigger the one or more neighbor network entities to transmit SFN data to the UE using an analog transmission beam associated with the one or more strongest SSB indexes obtained from the measurement report.
A wind turbine rotor blade comprising a root portion and a tip portion extending therefrom, the root portion comprising a plurality of inserts (16, 18) embedded therein characterised in that the inserts (16,18) are extending axially into the rotor blade, each insert (16, 18) being configured to receive respective connecting means for connecting the wind turbine rotor blade to a wind turbine hub, wherein a first insert has a first length and a second insert has a second length, different to the first length, wherein each insert comprises a respective threaded bore, and each connecting means comprises a bolt.
A touch input device for detecting a pressure of a touch on a touch surface, the touch input device comprising: a substrate; and a display module, wherein the touch input device further comprises an electrode (450, 460) which is disposed at a position where a distance between the electrode (450, 460) and a reference potential layer is changed by the touch on the touch surface, wherein the distance is changed depending on a magnitude of a pressure of the touch, wherein the electrode (450, 460) outputs an electrical signal according to the change of the distance, wherein a spacer layer (420, 220) is disposed between the reference potential layer and the electrode (450, 460), wherein the spacer layer is maintained with a predetermined thickness by an inelastic material located only on an edge portion of the substrate, wherein the spacer layer is disposed between the display module and the substrate. a substrate; and a display module, wherein the touch input device further comprises an electrode (450, 460) which is disposed at a position where a distance between the electrode (450, 460) and a reference potential layer is changed by the touch on the touch surface, wherein the distance is changed depending on a magnitude of a pressure of the touch, wherein the electrode (450, 460) outputs an electrical signal according to the change of the distance, wherein a spacer layer (420, 220) is disposed between the reference potential layer and the electrode (450, 460), wherein the spacer layer is maintained with a predetermined thickness by an inelastic material located only on an edge portion of the substrate, wherein the spacer layer is disposed between the display module and the substrate. the touch input device further comprises an electrode (450, 460) which is disposed at a position where a distance between the electrode (450, 460) and a reference potential layer is changed by the touch on the touch surface, wherein the distance is changed depending on a magnitude of a pressure of the touch, wherein the electrode (450, 460) outputs an electrical signal according to the change of the distance, wherein a spacer layer (420, 220) is disposed between the reference potential layer and the electrode (450, 460), wherein the spacer layer is maintained with a predetermined thickness by an inelastic material located only on an edge portion of the substrate, wherein the spacer layer is disposed between the display module and the substrate.
A screw-down orientable crown for a watch case including a middle part with at least one through housing for receiving said screw-down orientable crown, which screw-down orientable crown is arranged to cooperate with said housing and tightly seal it, said screw-down orientable crown including a pattern on an end face or in its vicinity, said screw-down orientable crown including, mobiles in an axial direction relative to each other, on the one hand a sub-assembly including a crown body that can be manipulated by a user and including said pattern, and on the other hand a tube arranged to be screwed-down or driven into said housing in said axial direction, where said sub-assembly includes an indexing relief integral with said crown body extending in said axial direction and arranged, in a coupled position, to complementarily cooperate with a complementary indexing relief that a fixed pipe includes, that said sub-assembly includes and which extends in said axial direction and tends to be pushed back from said crown body by at least one crown spring interposed and captively mounted between said crown body and said fixed pipe that it tends to separate from one another, and arranged, in a position disconnected by compression of said crown spring, to remain at an axial distance from said complementary indexing relief and without cooperation therewith, the cooperation between said indexing relief and said complementary indexing relief defining a discrete number of relative indexing positions corresponding to so many relative orientations of said pattern relative to said case, said sub-assembly and said tube being arranged to cooperate by screwing-down to an abutment position corresponding to a fully screwed-down position of said sub-assembly in said tube, said sub-assembly including an axial stop means fixed to said crown body to axially trap, in said axial direction, said fixed pipe with an axial stroke corresponding to the range of deformation of said crown spring to enable the disconnection, by a compression of said crown body, between said indexing relief and said complementary indexing relief, said indexing relief being carried by a trunnion integral with said crown body, characterised in that said trunnion is inside said fixed pipe.
A method of adhering a layer to a substrate, said method comprising: defining first and second interfaces by having a composition present between said layer and said substrate, with said first interface being defined between said layer and said composition and said second interface being defined between said substrate and said composition, with said first interface including covalent bonds between said layer and said composition and said second interface including a set of mechanisms including covalent bonds, ionic bonds and Van der Waals forces adhering said composition to said substrate, wherein said second interface is formed by thermally curing said composition and said first interface is formed by exposing said layer and said composition to actinic energy.
An ablation catheter comprising: an anchor comprising a retracted and a deployed configuration; an ablation apparatus comprising a retracted and a deployed configuration, wherein the ablation apparatus is proximal the anchor and configured to be compressed against a target tissue; and characterised in that at least one contact force sensor operably coupled to an electrode pad of the ablation apparatus that is adapted to measure an amount of contact force against the target tissue by the ablation apparatus, and thereby provides feedback to an operator that the ablation apparatus is in contact with the target tissue. an anchor comprising a retracted and a deployed configuration; an ablation apparatus comprising a retracted and a deployed configuration,
A multi-layer core organic package substrate, comprising: a multi-layer core comprising at least three organic core layers (411, 413) comprising a center organic core layer between a top organic core layer and a bottom organic core layer, the center organic core layer separated from the top organic core layer by a top core metal layer and separated from the bottom organic core layer by a bottom core metal layer, the center organic core layer, the top organic core layer, and the bottom organic core layer including metal vias to electrically couple the top metal layer and the bottom metal layer; a first plurality of build-up layers formed on top of the multi-core layer; and a second plurality of build-up layers formed below the multi-core layer; wherein at least one of the first plurality of build-up layers and the second plurality of build-up layers comprises a metal build-up layer and a dielectric build-up layer; and wherein at least one of the top core metal layer or the bottom core metal layer has a greater thickness than a thickness of the metal build-up layer. a multi-layer core comprising at least three organic core layers (411, 413) comprising a center organic core layer between a top organic core layer and a bottom organic core layer, the center organic core layer separated from the top organic core layer by a top core metal layer and separated from the bottom organic core layer by a bottom core metal layer, the center organic core layer, the top organic core layer, and the bottom organic core layer including metal vias to electrically couple the top metal layer and the bottom metal layer; a first plurality of build-up layers formed on top of the multi-core layer; and a second plurality of build-up layers formed below the multi-core layer; wherein at least one of the first plurality of build-up layers and the second plurality of build-up layers comprises a metal build-up layer and a dielectric build-up layer; and wherein at least one of the top core metal layer or the bottom core metal layer has a greater thickness than a thickness of the metal build-up layer.
A MEMS device comprising an element to be driven, a driving element intended to be engaged with the element to be driven and an actuator element able to move the driving element so that it drives the element to be driven according to a stepwise movement, the driving element and the actuator element being formed in a plate made of semiconductor material, the device also comprising a support on which the plate and the element to be driven are arranged, the element to be driven being rotatably mounted on the support, characterized in that the actuator element is formed by etching in the plate and the element to be driven is produced by a technology other than the micro-etching, the device comprising elastic prestressing means for holding the driving element in contact with the element to be driven.
A method of sterilizing an article in a single ozone-UVC sterilization session, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an airtight enclosure when an entrance door is closed, wherein the enclosure defines a chamber possessing a volume of 1500 inch 3 (24,580cm 3) to 2500 inch 3 (40,968cm 3), and wherein each corner of said chamber is curved to enhance scattering of ultraviolet radiation, and further wherein said chamber houses on the chamber ceiling at least one component configured to emit UVC radiation at about 185nm to produce ozone for contacting the article, and at least one second component configured to emit radiation from about 253nm to about 254nm; (b) placing the article in the chamber; (c) exposing an entire surface of the article first to said ozone for about 15 seconds to about 60 minutes at a rate of about 0.25 g/hr to about 10 g/hr, wherein the ozone generated is confined within the chamber; and subsequently (d) exposing the entire article surface to UVC radiation from about 253nm to about 254nm for about 15 seconds to about 60 minutes after the ozone exposure, wherein the UVC radiation exposure is at about 100 μW/cm 2 to about 800 μW/cm 2, and wherein the ozone generated and used for the sterilization is completely decomposed to oxygen by the UVC. (a) providing an airtight enclosure when an entrance door is closed, wherein the enclosure defines a chamber possessing a volume of 1500 inch 3 (24,580cm 3) to 2500 inch 3 (40,968cm 3), and wherein each corner of said chamber is curved to enhance scattering of ultraviolet radiation, and further wherein said chamber houses on the chamber ceiling at least one component configured to emit UVC radiation at about 185nm to produce ozone for contacting the article, and at least one second component configured to emit radiation from about 253nm to about 254nm; (b) placing the article in the chamber; (c) exposing an entire surface of the article first to said ozone for about 15 seconds to about 60 minutes at a rate of about 0.25 g/hr to about 10 g/hr, wherein the ozone generated is confined within the chamber; and subsequently (d) exposing the entire article surface to UVC radiation from about 253nm to about 254nm for about 15 seconds to about 60 minutes after the ozone exposure, wherein the UVC radiation exposure is at about 100 μW/cm 2 to about 800 μW/cm 2, and wherein the ozone generated and used for the sterilization is completely decomposed to oxygen by the UVC.