mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Three-dimensional biodegradable implantable matrix (10; 20A...20H; 30A...30F) with reduced foreign body response for reconstruction and/or regeneration and/or creation of soft and/or connective tissue and/or organs, the matrix (10; 20A...20H; 30A...30F) having a solid component (12; 22A...22H) with interconnected pores/void spaces (11; 21A...21H; 31A...31F) exhibiting a plurality of local thicknesses with an arithmetic mean equal to or lower than 95 μm and a contact angle θ equal to or lower than 110°, the matrix (10; 20A...20H; 30A...30F) being characterized by: - a density equal to or lower than 40 kg/m 3; - said local thicknesses of the solid component (12; 22A...22H) falling in two distribution ranges, namely an upper local thickness range and a lower local thickness range, wherein the lower local thickness range is preferably 2 μm to 15 μm and more preferably 5 μm to 10 μm; - an average size of the pores/void spaces (11; 21A...21H; 31A...31F) in the range 1,000 to 15,000 μm; - a surface roughness Ra of the solid component (12; 22A...22H) with an arithmetic mean equal to or lower than 3 μm. - a density equal to or lower than 40 kg/m 3; - said local thicknesses of the solid component (12; 22A...22H) falling in two distribution ranges, namely an upper local thickness range and a lower local thickness range, wherein the lower local thickness range is preferably 2 μm to 15 μm and more preferably 5 μm to 10 μm; - an average size of the pores/void spaces (11; 21A...21H; 31A...31F) in the range 1,000 to 15,000 μm; - a surface roughness Ra of the solid component (12; 22A...22H) with an arithmetic mean equal to or lower than 3 μm.
A method of determining an action associated with an apparatus, the apparatus having a disposable component, the method comprising: obtaining, by means of a camera, a visual code (301, 303) in the form of a visual code data representation; comparing, by means of a processor, the visual code with a reference code, the reference code indicating an identity of the disposable component of the apparatus, and to obtain first comparison results; and characterized by obtaining, by means of the camera, a visual symbol (302, 304) in the form of a visual symbol data representation; comparing, by means of the processor, the visual symbol with a reference symbol, to obtain second comparison results, and determining the action in response to the first and second comparison results, the action comprising providing information and/or recommendation services associated with the apparatus, wherein when the visual code matches the reference code while the visual symbol does not match the reference symbol, any provided information and/or recommendation services do not comprise any service related to the disposable component. obtaining, by means of a camera, a visual code (301, 303) in the form of a visual code data representation; comparing, by means of a processor, the visual code with a reference code, the reference code indicating an identity of the disposable component of the apparatus, and to obtain first comparison results; and obtaining, by means of the camera, a visual symbol (302, 304) in the form of a visual symbol data representation; comparing, by means of the processor, the visual symbol with a reference symbol, to obtain second comparison results, and determining the action in response to the first and second comparison results, the action comprising providing information and/or recommendation services associated with the apparatus, wherein when the visual code matches the reference code while the visual symbol does not match the reference symbol, any provided information and/or recommendation services do not comprise any service related to the disposable component.
A method in a wireless communication device (103, 110), the method comprising: receiving a plurality of control channel elements, at the wireless communication device (103, 110) from a wireless communication network infrastructure entity (101, 102), in a composite control channel portion of a frame that constitutes a portion of a radio frame, the frame corresponding to a common transmit time interval, wherein the control channel elements each comprise a codeword that provides a physical mapping of a logical control channel to a sequence of symbols, wherein more than one control channel element is addressed, by the wireless communication network infrastructure entity (101, 102), to the wireless communication device; attempting to decode a single control channel element of the plurality of control channel elements; determining whether the attempted decoding of the single control channel element is successful; if the attempt to decode the single control channel element is not successful, combining at least two of the plurality of control channel elements according to predefined combinations of control channel elements, wherein the combining comprises combining the single control channel element comprising a first set of subcarriers with one other control channel element comprising a second set of subcarriers, and wherein the single control channel element and the one other control channel element constitute the combined control channel elements; and attempting to decode the combined control channel elements. receiving a plurality of control channel elements, at the wireless communication device (103, 110) from a wireless communication network infrastructure entity (101, 102), in a composite control channel portion of a frame that constitutes a portion of a radio frame, the frame corresponding to a common transmit time interval, wherein the control channel elements each comprise a codeword that provides a physical mapping of a logical control channel to a sequence of symbols, wherein more than one control channel element is addressed, by the wireless communication network infrastructure entity (101, 102), to the wireless communication device; attempting to decode a single control channel element of the plurality of control channel elements; determining whether the attempted decoding of the single control channel element is successful; if the attempt to decode the single control channel element is not successful, combining at least two of the plurality of control channel elements according to predefined combinations of control channel elements, wherein the combining comprises combining the single control channel element comprising a first set of subcarriers with one other control channel element comprising a second set of subcarriers, and wherein the single control channel element and the one other control channel element constitute the combined control channel elements; and attempting to decode the combined control channel elements.
Method for measuring an output current (i primär) of a clocked half bridge circuit and as input current of a motor, wherein there is a half bridge switch (T0; T1) in every half bridge branch which are blocked and connected through in a push-pull mode, whereby the output current (i primär) is generated in an output circuit as primary current of the motor forming the input current; - wherein a current measurement is performed via a current transformer; - the current measurement of the motor primary current is replaced on a line - having voltage transient(s) - by the measurement of partial currents (i primär_0; i primar_1) at locations with approximately constant potentials (UW0; UW1) with respect to evaluation electronics of the current transformer and with a superposition of magnetic fields of the partial currents in the current transformer, which results in the motor primary current. - wherein a current measurement is performed via a current transformer; - the current measurement of the motor primary current is replaced on a line - having voltage transient(s) - by the measurement of partial currents (i primär_0; i primar_1) at locations with approximately constant potentials (UW0; UW1) with respect to evaluation electronics of the current transformer and with a superposition of magnetic fields of the partial currents in the current transformer, which results in the motor primary current.
A drug delivery ocular implant comprising: an outer shell having a proximal end, a distal end, said outer shell being shaped to define an interior lumen; at least a first therapeutic agent positioned within said interior lumen; a cap (53a, 54a) configured for reversible interaction with the proximal end of said outer shell, wherein said cap (53a, 54a) comprises at least one aperture; a membrane (60, 60a) positioned between said cap (53a, 54a) and said proximal end of said outer shell, wherein said membrane (60, 60a) is permeable to said at least a first therapeutic agent, wherein said membrane (60, 60a) is dimensioned based on the permeability of said membrane (60, 60a) to said at least a first therapeutic agent and the desired duration of elution of said first therapeutic agent, wherein upon placement of the cap (53a, 54a) over the proximal end of the outer shell, said membrane (60, 60a) is retained between said cap (53a, 54a) and said proximal end, wherein said membrane (60, 60a) occludes said at least one aperture, thereby allowing elution of said at least a first therapeutic agent to occur only through said membrane (60, 60a); and a retention protrusion on the distal end of said outer shell, wherein said retention protrusion is configured to anchor the ocular implant at a target tissue site; characterized in that at least one fluid inlet and one fluid outlet are positioned adjacent the distal end of said outer shell, wherein said at least one fluid inlet and one fluid outlet are configured to deliver ocular fluid from an anterior chamber to a physiological outlet. an outer shell having a proximal end, a distal end, said outer shell being shaped to define an interior lumen; at least a first therapeutic agent positioned within said interior lumen; a cap (53a, 54a) configured for reversible interaction with the proximal end of said outer shell, wherein said cap (53a, 54a) comprises at least one aperture; a membrane (60, 60a) positioned between said cap (53a, 54a) and said proximal end of said outer shell, wherein said membrane (60, 60a) is permeable to said at least a first therapeutic agent, wherein said membrane (60, 60a) is dimensioned based on the permeability of said membrane (60, 60a) to said at least a first therapeutic agent and the desired duration of elution of said first therapeutic agent, wherein upon placement of the cap (53a, 54a) over the proximal end of the outer shell, said membrane (60, 60a) is retained between said cap (53a, 54a) and said proximal end, wherein said membrane (60, 60a) occludes said at least one aperture, thereby allowing elution of said at least a first therapeutic agent to occur only through said membrane (60, 60a); and a retention protrusion on the distal end of said outer shell, wherein said retention protrusion is configured to anchor the ocular implant at a target tissue site; characterized in that at least one fluid inlet and one fluid outlet are positioned adjacent the distal end of said outer shell, wherein said at least one fluid inlet and one fluid outlet are configured to deliver ocular fluid from an anterior chamber to a physiological outlet.
A panel structure, specifically for roofs of buildings, comprising a sheet associated with an insulating body and equipped, on two opposite sides, with a first coupling edge and a second coupling edge; said coupling edges (4, 5) being elastically deformable so that, when one structure is caused to slide towards an analogous structure, said edges (4, 5) engage with each other, defining an interlocking area in which said coupling edges (4, 5) form a plurality of inner chambers (61, 62, 63), said first coupling edge comprising a first lower upright, substantially vertical, which extends in an inner wing and a first upper upright connected to a first flat portion; said flat portion ending in a first turn-under, said second coupling edge comprising a second lower vertical upright which extends in a second lower bend; said second lower bend extending in a second upper upright which ends in a second upper bend having a recess; said second upper bend extending in a C-shaped portion which ends in an end wing, wherein in said coupled position, said coupling edges (4, 5) form a second chamber and a third chamber, the second chamber being formed between said second upper upright and said second lower bend of said second edge, and said first lower upright and said inner wing of the first edge, and the third chamber being formed between said second upper upright, said second upper bend and said C-shaped portion, of said second edge, and said first lower upright and said inner wing of the first edge.
An integrated circuit, comprising: a substrate having active circuitry; a plurality of copper interconnect layers (28,30,32) formed over the substrate; a passivation layer formed over the plurality of interconnect layers; and the integrated circuit characterized by: an aluminum wire bond pad formed over the passivation layer and connected to a first electrical conductor (51,52) of an interconnect layer of the plurality of interconnect layers by conformally filling one or more openings in the passivation layer that expose the first electrical conductor (51,52); wherein a second electrical conductor is formed in a final copper layer of the plurality of copper interconnect layers (28,30,32) that directly underlies the aluminum wire bond pad and is electrically isolated from the aluminium wire bond pad only by the passivation layer, and wherein the second electrical conductor is not directly connected to the wire bond pad. a substrate having active circuitry; a plurality of copper interconnect layers (28,30,32) formed over the substrate; a passivation layer formed over the plurality of interconnect layers; and an aluminum wire bond pad formed over the passivation layer and connected to a first electrical conductor (51,52) of an interconnect layer of the plurality of interconnect layers by conformally filling one or more openings in the passivation layer that expose the first electrical conductor (51,52);
A display apparatus, comprising: a curved display unit; a guide member on which the curved display unit is mounted to slidably move, and configured to provide a curved path concavely formed with respect to a user; a driver configured to move the curved display unit along the guide member; a face recognition camera disposed in a front center region of the curved display unit; and a controller configured to analyze a face image imaged through the face recognition camera to determine a direction to which a front face of a user is directed, and arranged to control the driver to move the curved display unit to a location corresponding to the direction to which the front face of the user is directed, wherein the guide member includes a left frame and a right frame vertically disposed at an interval, a lower rail of which both ends are coupled to lower ends of the left frame and the right frame, and an upper rail of which both ends are coupled to upper ends of the left frame and the right frame and which is parallel to the lower rail. a curved display unit; a guide member on which the curved display unit is mounted to slidably move, and configured to provide a curved path concavely formed with respect to a user; a driver configured to move the curved display unit along the guide member; a face recognition camera disposed in a front center region of the curved display unit; and a controller configured to analyze a face image imaged through the face recognition camera to determine a direction to which a front face of a user is directed, and arranged to control the driver to move the curved display unit to a location corresponding to the direction to which the front face of the user is directed, wherein the guide member includes a left frame and a right frame vertically disposed at an interval, a lower rail of which both ends are coupled to lower ends of the left frame and the right frame, and an upper rail of which both ends are coupled to upper ends of the left frame and the right frame and which is parallel to the lower rail.
A power receiving device including a secondary coil part, which receives power transmitted from a primary coil part of a power transmission device in a contactless manner, wherein the secondary coil part has a magnetic core having a circular or polygonal cross section perpendicular to an axis of the magnetic core and a plurality of spiral coils (40a, 40b, 40c, 41a, 41b, 41c) constructed by winding a conductor so that the outer shape is square, wherein the plurality of spiral coils (40a, 40b, 40c, 41a, 41b, 41c) are arranged in an annular coil array in the circumferential direction of the magnetic core so that the sides thereof are close to each other and cover the entire peripheral surface of the magnetic core, and wherein the number of spiral coils (40a, 40b, 40c, 41a, 41b, 41c) is three. the secondary coil part has a magnetic core having a circular or polygonal cross section perpendicular to an axis of the magnetic core and a plurality of spiral coils (40a, 40b, 40c, 41a, 41b, 41c) constructed by winding a conductor so that the outer shape is square, wherein the plurality of spiral coils (40a, 40b, 40c, 41a, 41b, 41c) are arranged in an annular coil array in the circumferential direction of the magnetic core so that the sides thereof are close to each other and cover the entire peripheral surface of the magnetic core, and wherein the number of spiral coils (40a, 40b, 40c, 41a, 41b, 41c) is three.
A method to assist with diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in a live human subject, which method comprises screening for a differential response to a cell-division inhibitor in non-neuronal cells taken from the human subject as compared with control non-neuronal cells, wherein the differential response is measured by analysing the inhibitor-induced relative changes in gene expression of one or more of the genes selected from the group consisting of: interleukin 1 beta (IL1B); interleukin 2 (IL-2); interleukin 6 (IL-6); and interleukin 10 (IL-10).
A solid rocket motor, comprising: a case; a solid propellant material; a seal attached to the motor, the seal isolating the solid propellant material from a fluid external of the case; a computing device attached to the seal and connected with a sensor (34,34a;134;234), the computing device including a processor, a memory (156;256), and a communication device (38;138); and an indicator (44;144;244) connected to the computing device, characterised in that the indicator (44;144;244) is integrated with the seal and is operable to indicate a health status of the solid rocket motor via a qualitative or quantitative display. a case; a solid propellant material; a seal attached to the motor, the seal isolating the solid propellant material from a fluid external of the case; a computing device attached to the seal and connected with a sensor (34,34a;134;234), the computing device including a processor, a memory (156;256), and a communication device (38;138); and an indicator (44;144;244) connected to the computing device, characterised in that the indicator (44;144;244) is integrated with the seal and is operable to indicate a health status of the solid rocket motor via a qualitative or quantitative display.
An injection blow molding apparatus comprising: an injection molding section including an injection unit and an injection mold unit to be operated by an oil pressure, the injection molding section being configured to form a preform by injection molding; and a blow molding section including a blow mold unit, the blow molding section being configured to blow mold the preform; a first oil supply section including a hydraulic drive source composed of a drive motor, whose number of revolutions can be controlled, and a hydraulic pump, the first oil supply section being configured to supply oil from an oil tank to an injection mold drive unit provided in the injection mold unit; and a third oil supply section including a hydraulic drive source composed of a drive motor, whose number of revolutions can be controlled, and a hydraulic pump, the third oil supply section being configured to supply oil from the oil tank to an injection drive unit provided in the injection unit, the third oil supply section being provided independently of the first oil supply section, wherein the first oil supply section and the third oil supply section are controlled independently. an injection molding section including an injection unit and an injection mold unit to be operated by an oil pressure, the injection molding section being configured to form a preform by injection molding; and a blow molding section including a blow mold unit, the blow molding section being configured to blow mold the preform; a first oil supply section including a hydraulic drive source composed of a drive motor, whose number of revolutions can be controlled, and a hydraulic pump, the first oil supply section being configured to supply oil from an oil tank to an injection mold drive unit provided in the injection mold unit; and a third oil supply section including a hydraulic drive source composed of a drive motor, whose number of revolutions can be controlled, and a hydraulic pump, the third oil supply section being configured to supply oil from the oil tank to an injection drive unit provided in the injection unit, the third oil supply section being provided independently of the first oil supply section, wherein the first oil supply section and the third oil supply section are controlled independently.
An apparatus for withdrawing a tissue specimen, comprising: an endoscope including an endoscopic shaft having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending therebetween; a member selectively slideable within the lumen from a first position wherein the member has a first diameter to at least one second position wherein the member has a second diameter which is different from the first diameter; a pouch having first and second ends, the first end being an open end attached to the first hoop-like support member, the pouch defining a container therein for retaining the tissue specimen; a hoop-like support member, the second end of the pouch being an open end attached to the hoop-like support member; and a remote actuator disposed proximate the proximal end of the endoscopic shaft, the remote actuator being selectively actuateable to close the first end to encapsulate the tissue specimen. the apparatus being characterised in that the member is a first hoop-like support member, and the hoop-like support member is a second hoop-like support member. an endoscope including an endoscopic shaft having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending therebetween; a member selectively slideable within the lumen from a first position wherein the member has a first diameter to at least one second position wherein the member has a second diameter which is different from the first diameter; a pouch having first and second ends, the first end being an open end attached to the first hoop-like support member, the pouch defining a container therein for retaining the tissue specimen; a hoop-like support member, the second end of the pouch being an open end attached to the hoop-like support member; and a remote actuator disposed proximate the proximal end of the endoscopic shaft, the remote actuator being selectively actuateable to close the first end to encapsulate the tissue specimen. the apparatus being characterised in that the member is a first hoop-like support member, and the hoop-like support member is a second hoop-like support member.