mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A muscle tonus measuring apparatus, comprising: at least one force sensor (20a, b) for detecting a force applied to cause each of flexion and extension movements of a joint of a subject; a sensor for measuring a joint angle of the joint of the subject, and a surface electrode (40a, b) for measuring a surface myoelectric potential, an arithmetic apparatus that is configured to calculate a joint torque for flexing and extending the joint based on the forces detected by the force sensor, separate a change with passage of time in each of the joint torque and the joint angle during flexion and extension movements of the joint of the subject into a maximal extension position static phase, a dynamic flexion phase, a maximal flexion position static phase, and a dynamic extension phase, and extract a muscle tonus feature amount from a relationship between the joint angle and the joint torque in at least one of the dynamic flexion phase and the dynamic extension phase, characterised in that the arithmetic apparatus is further configured to extract a myoelectric activity feature amount from the surface myoelectric potential in each of the maximal flexion position static phase and the maximal extension position static phase, the myoelectric activity feature being an integrated EMG (IEMG) value calculated by integrating a rectified and smoothed electromyogram waveform in the respective maximal position static phase for one second. at least one force sensor (20a, b) for detecting a force applied to cause each of flexion and extension movements of a joint of a subject; a sensor for measuring a joint angle of the joint of the subject, and a surface electrode (40a, b) for measuring a surface myoelectric potential, an arithmetic apparatus that is configured to calculate a joint torque for flexing and extending the joint based on the forces detected by the force sensor, separate a change with passage of time in each of the joint torque and the joint angle during flexion and extension movements of the joint of the subject into a maximal extension position static phase, a dynamic flexion phase, a maximal flexion position static phase, and a dynamic extension phase, and extract a muscle tonus feature amount from a relationship between the joint angle and the joint torque in at least one of the dynamic flexion phase and the dynamic extension phase,
A method for producing a burdock fruit (Arctium lappa Linne) extract containing arctigenin and arctiin at a weight ratio of arctigenin/arctiin = 0.7 to 1.3, comprising the steps of: (a) measuring the activity of beta-glucosidase which is inherent in a burdock fruit in order to select burdock fruit wherein the activity of the beta-glucosidase is 0.4 U or more per 1 g of the burdock fruit; (b) cutting the selected burdock fruit to a particle size from 2.0 mm to 9.5 mm; (c) converting arctiin which is inherent in the burdock fruit into arctigenin by enzymatic conversion by beta-glucosidase which is inherent in the burdock fruit, wherein said enzymatic conversion includes reaction at a temperature from 20°C to 50°C;and (d) extracting an extract containing arctigenin and arctiin at a temperature of 80°C or more by adding an organic solvent after said step of enzymatic conversion. (a) measuring the activity of beta-glucosidase which is inherent in a burdock fruit in order to select burdock fruit wherein the activity of the beta-glucosidase is 0.4 U or more per 1 g of the burdock fruit; (b) cutting the selected burdock fruit to a particle size from 2.0 mm to 9.5 mm; (c) converting arctiin which is inherent in the burdock fruit into arctigenin by enzymatic conversion by beta-glucosidase which is inherent in the burdock fruit, wherein said enzymatic conversion includes reaction at a temperature from 20°C to 50°C;and (d) extracting an extract containing arctigenin and arctiin at a temperature of 80°C or more by adding an organic solvent after said step of enzymatic conversion.
A pneumatic actuator comprising: a) a housing (116,121; 216; 226) defining a chamber (118,120); b) a diaphragm (124,126) positioned within the chamber; and c) a rod member (105,114; 205) attached to the diaphragm, said rod member movable between a first position and a second position; characterized in that said actuator further comprises: d) a cam member (101; 201; 220) attached to the diaphragm and to the rod member, said cam member having a cam surface (104; 204; 222); e) a deflection rod (102a-102d; 202a-202c; 232a-232c) having a first end portion and a second end portion, where the first end portion of the deflection rod is attached to the housing; f) a follower (106a-106d; 206a-206c; 234a-234c) attached to the second end portion of the deflection rod, said follower engaging the cam surface of the cam member so as to urge the rod member towards the second position. a) a housing (116,121; 216; 226) defining a chamber (118,120); b) a diaphragm (124,126) positioned within the chamber; and c) a rod member (105,114; 205) attached to the diaphragm, said rod member movable between a first position and a second position; d) a cam member (101; 201; 220) attached to the diaphragm and to the rod member, said cam member having a cam surface (104; 204; 222); e) a deflection rod (102a-102d; 202a-202c; 232a-232c) having a first end portion and a second end portion, where the first end portion of the deflection rod is attached to the housing; f) a follower (106a-106d; 206a-206c; 234a-234c) attached to the second end portion of the deflection rod, said follower engaging the cam surface of the cam member so as to urge the rod member towards the second position.
Optical instrument for minimally invasive surgery, having an instrument housing for housing optical elements, wherein the instrument housing is closed in a fluid-tight manner on the distal side and/or on the proximal side by way of at least one end window, which is arranged in a window mount that entirely encloses the end window, characterized in that at least two portions projecting radially inwardly from the window mount are formed on the inner circumferential face, facing the respective end window, of each window mount.
A method for conveying to a listener a directionality-preserving pseudo low frequency psycho-acoustic sensation of a multichannel sound signal, comprising: deriving from the sound signal, by a processing unit, a high frequency multichannel signal and a low frequency multichannel signal, the low frequency multichannel signal extending over a low frequency range of interest; generating, by processing the low frequency multichannel signal by the processing unit, a multichannel harmonic signal, wherein the loudness of at least one channel signal of the multichannel harmonic signal substantially matches the loudness of a corresponding channel in the low frequency multichannel signal; and wherein at least one interaural level difference of at least one frequency of at least one channel pair of the multichannel harmonic signal substantially matches an ILD of a corresponding fundamental frequency in a corresponding channel pair in the low frequency multichannel signal; and summing, by the processing unit, the harmonic multichannel signal and the high frequency multichannel signal thereby giving rise to a psychoacoustic alternative signal. deriving from the sound signal, by a processing unit, a high frequency multichannel signal and a low frequency multichannel signal, the low frequency multichannel signal extending over a low frequency range of interest; generating, by processing the low frequency multichannel signal by the processing unit, a multichannel harmonic signal, wherein the loudness of at least one channel signal of the multichannel harmonic signal substantially matches the loudness of a corresponding channel in the low frequency multichannel signal; and wherein at least one interaural level difference of at least one frequency of at least one channel pair of the multichannel harmonic signal substantially matches an ILD of a corresponding fundamental frequency in a corresponding channel pair in the low frequency multichannel signal; and summing, by the processing unit, the harmonic multichannel signal and the high frequency multichannel signal thereby giving rise to a psychoacoustic alternative signal.
System comprising a) a printer (1, 21, 41,) comprising a plurality of functional modules (3, 4, 5, 6, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 42, 44, 46) and a control unit for controlling the print process, b) a storage unit for storing information regarding supporting an operator to interact with a functional module of the plurality of functional modules other than the local user interface (13, 33, 43) of the printer, wherein the system further comprises c) an information presentation device for presenting information within a perception reach of the operator (7, 31, 53) if the operator is at or near the functional module, d) a presence detection system (28, 29, 47) for detecting a presence of an operator near or at the functional module, and e) a computer device connected to the presence detection system, the storage unit, the printer and the information presentation device, and wherein the computer device is configured to retrieve, upon detection of a presence of an operator near or at the functional module by the presence detection system, status information of the status of at least the functional module from the control unit and support information regarding supporting an operator to interact with the functional module from the storage unit, and to select part of the support information taking into account the status information, and to provide the selected information to the information presentation device in order to present the selected information to the operator within the perception reach of the operator, wherein the information presentation device is a mobile device of the operator and the presence detecting system is configured to receive position information of the position of the mobile device, and the storage unit comprises position information with respect to the position of each of the plurality of functional modules within a floor plan of the printer, wherein the computer device is configured to retrieve, upon reception of a position of the mobile device near or at the printing system, from the storage unit the support information regarding supporting a user to interact with a functional module other than the local user interface of the printer, which functional module is according to the position information closest to the mobile device among the plurality of functional modules. a) a printer (1, 21, 41,) comprising a plurality of functional modules (3, 4, 5, 6, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 42, 44, 46) and a control unit for controlling the print process, b) a storage unit for storing information regarding supporting an operator to interact with a functional module of the plurality of functional modules other than the local user interface (13, 33, 43) of the printer, c) an information presentation device for presenting information within a perception reach of the operator (7, 31, 53) if the operator is at or near the functional module, d) a presence detection system (28, 29, 47) for detecting a presence of an operator near or at the functional module, and e) a computer device connected to the presence detection system, the storage unit, the printer and the information presentation device, and
A vehicle door handle device comprising: a handle base; and an operation handle, wherein the operation handle is connected to the handle base, is movable from an initial position to a use position, by being driven by an electric actuator, and to a latch operation position, by being manually operated beyond the use position and at which a latch device for a door is operated, and includes a stopper protruding portion on a movable portion to be moved as a posture of the operation handle changes, wherein the handle base includes an inertia stopper, wherein the inertia stopper is rotatable about a rotation axis perpendicular to a moving plane of the stopper protruding portion, has two stopper surfaces (5, 6) forming a stepped shape along an axial direction of the rotation axis, and is to be rotated from a standby position to a regulation position due to inertia when a collision force is applied to the vehicle, and wherein the stopper protruding portion includes a first stopper to, when the operation handle is at the initial position, limit a movement of the operation handle toward the use position, the movement being generated when a collision force is applied to the vehicle, by abutting against a first stopper surface of the two stopper surfaces (5, 6) of the inertia stopper at the regulation position, and a second stopper to, when the operation handle is at the use position and a collision force is applied to the vehicle, limit the movement of the operation handle toward the latch operation position, by being blocked by a second stopper surface of the two stopper surfaces (5, 6) of the inertia stopper. a handle base; and an operation handle, wherein the operation handle is connected to the handle base, is movable from an initial position to a use position, by being driven by an electric actuator, and to a latch operation position, by being manually operated beyond the use position and at which a latch device for a door is operated, and includes a stopper protruding portion on a movable portion to be moved as a posture of the operation handle changes, wherein the handle base includes an inertia stopper, wherein the inertia stopper is rotatable about a rotation axis perpendicular to a moving plane of the stopper protruding portion, has two stopper surfaces (5, 6) forming a stepped shape along an axial direction of the rotation axis, and is to be rotated from a standby position to a regulation position due to inertia when a collision force is applied to the vehicle, and wherein the stopper protruding portion includes a first stopper to, when the operation handle is at the initial position, limit a movement of the operation handle toward the use position, the movement being generated when a collision force is applied to the vehicle, by abutting against a first stopper surface of the two stopper surfaces (5, 6) of the inertia stopper at the regulation position, and a second stopper to, when the operation handle is at the use position and a collision force is applied to the vehicle,
A magnetic resonance imaging system comprising: a main magnet having a field strength less than 1.0 Tesla; a gradient coil assembly; an RF coil system; and a control system configured for acquisition and processing of magnetic resonance imaging data from a human patient, configured to utilize a sparse sampling imaging technique without parallel imaging, characterized in that the control system is further configured to utilize an RF bandwidth to maintain artifacts due to chemical shift and magnetic susceptibility below one millimeter, and configured for an RF bandwidth less than 1800Hz. a main magnet having a field strength less than 1.0 Tesla; a gradient coil assembly; an RF coil system; and a control system configured for acquisition and processing of magnetic resonance imaging data from a human patient, configured to utilize a sparse sampling imaging technique without parallel imaging, characterized in that the control system is further configured to utilize an RF bandwidth to maintain artifacts due to chemical shift and magnetic susceptibility below one millimeter, and configured for an RF bandwidth less than 1800Hz.
A power converting apparatus comprising: an inverter having a plurality of upper switching devices (Sa,Sb,Sc) and a plurality of lower switching devices (S'a,S'b,S'c) to output converted power to a motor; an output current detector disposed between the inverter and the motor to detect a current flowing to the motor; a plurality of upper gate drivers (GDa,GDb,GDc) to output a gate drive signal to each of gate terminals of the plurality of upper switching devices (Sa,Sb,Sc); a plurality of upper ON resistors (Raon,Rbon,Rcon) disposed between the plurality of upper switching devices (Sa,Sb,Sc) and the plurality of upper gate drivers (GDa,GDb,GDc); a lower gate driver (GDx) to output a gate drive signal to gate terminals of the plurality of lower switching devices (S'a, S'b, S'c); and a plurality of lower ON resistors (Ra'on, Rb'on, Rc'on) disposed between the plurality of lower switching devices (S'a, S'b, S'c) and the lower gate driver (GDx), wherein resistance values of the upper ON resistors (Raon,Rbon,Rcon) are different from each other. an inverter having a plurality of upper switching devices (Sa,Sb,Sc) and a plurality of lower switching devices (S'a,S'b,S'c) to output converted power to a motor; an output current detector disposed between the inverter and the motor to detect a current flowing to the motor; a plurality of upper gate drivers (GDa,GDb,GDc) to output a gate drive signal to each of gate terminals of the plurality of upper switching devices (Sa,Sb,Sc); a plurality of upper ON resistors (Raon,Rbon,Rcon) disposed between the plurality of upper switching devices (Sa,Sb,Sc) and the plurality of upper gate drivers (GDa,GDb,GDc); a lower gate driver (GDx) to output a gate drive signal to gate terminals of the plurality of lower switching devices (S'a, S'b, S'c); and a plurality of lower ON resistors (Ra'on, Rb'on, Rc'on) disposed between the plurality of lower switching devices (S'a, S'b, S'c) and the lower gate driver (GDx), wherein resistance values of the upper ON resistors (Raon,Rbon,Rcon) are different from each other.
A static electricity distribution measuring apparatus for measuring a static electricity distribution on a measurement surface of a measurement target, the static electricity distribution measuring apparatus comprising: an array antenna adapted to receive an electric field generated in each of a plurality of areas of the measurement surface through vibration; a vibrator adapted to create the vibration; a measurer adapted to measure at least one from among intensity, frequency and phase of the electric field in each of the plurality of areas received by the array antenna; a calculator adapted to calculate an amount of static electricity for each of the plurality of areas, based on measurement results by the measurer; and a drawer adapted to draw the static electricity distribution on the measurement surface, based on the amount of static electricity in each of the plurality of areas; wherein the array antenna comprises a plurality of antenna elements respectively corresponding to the plurality of areas, characterized in that the vibrator is adapted to cause the array antenna to vibrate. an array antenna adapted to receive an electric field generated in each of a plurality of areas of the measurement surface through vibration; a vibrator adapted to create the vibration; a measurer adapted to measure at least one from among intensity, frequency and phase of the electric field in each of the plurality of areas received by the array antenna; a calculator adapted to calculate an amount of static electricity for each of the plurality of areas, based on measurement results by the measurer; and a drawer adapted to draw the static electricity distribution on the measurement surface, based on the amount of static electricity in each of the plurality of areas; wherein the array antenna comprises a plurality of antenna elements respectively corresponding to the plurality of areas, characterized in that the vibrator is adapted to cause the array antenna to vibrate.
A lamina setting tool for use with a laminoplasty plate for securing a separated lamina portion of a desired cervical vertebra in a relief position, the lamina setting tool comprising: a substantially enclosed conduit defining an interior channel and a substantially circumferential sidewall having a first sidewall section having a proximal end and a distal end, and an opposed second sidewall section, having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the first sidewall section is configured to slide longitudinally with respect to the second sidewall section, and wherein, the first sidewall section is selectively movable from a first position where the distal ends of the first and second sidewall sections (336, 338) lie in a plane substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the channel, to a second position, where the distal end of the first sidewall section is raised with respect to the distal end of the second sidewall section whereby, when the first sidewall section is raised, it raises the separated lamina portion therewith.
An orthodontic apparatus for repositioning a patient's teeth and tracking tooth movement, the apparatus comprising: an aligner body comprising a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to reposition the patient's teeth from an initial arrangement towards a target arrangement, the aligner body having a plurality of engagement sites on one or more of a buccal or lingual side of the aligner body, each configured to engage an attachment (704, 904, 1707) coupled to the patient's teeth; a plurality of sensors (306, 510, 616, 804, 908, 1503, 1505, 1507, 1509, 1722), wherein each sensor extends at least partially within each of the plurality of engagement sites, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to generate sensor data related to the force and/or pressure applied between the apparatus and an attachment coupled to the patient's teeth; and a processor (302, 614, 1732) coupled to the aligner body and configured to receive and store the sensor data for evaluating a performance of the apparatus. an aligner body comprising a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to reposition the patient's teeth from an initial arrangement towards a target arrangement, the aligner body having a plurality of engagement sites on one or more of a buccal or lingual side of the aligner body, each configured to engage an attachment (704, 904, 1707) coupled to the patient's teeth; a plurality of sensors (306, 510, 616, 804, 908, 1503, 1505, 1507, 1509, 1722), wherein each sensor extends at least partially within each of the plurality of engagement sites, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to generate sensor data related to the force and/or pressure applied between the apparatus and an attachment coupled to the patient's teeth; and a processor (302, 614, 1732) coupled to the aligner body and configured to receive and store the sensor data for evaluating a performance of the apparatus.
Conveyor dishwasher having a final rinse zone and at least one wash zone (12, 14, 16, 18) and also a conveyor apparatus for conveying washware through the treatment zones of the conveyor dishwasher, wherein the at least one wash zone (12, 14, 16, 18) has an associated wash tank (32, 34, 36) in which at least a portion of the wash liquid which is sprayed in the at least one wash zone (12, 14, 16, 18) is collected, wherein the conveyor dishwasher has a wash system which is associated with the at least one wash zone (12, 14, 16, 18) and has at least one wash pump (33, 35, 45) and wash nozzles (26, 28, 30), wherein wash liquid from the wash tank (32, 34, 36) can be supplied to the wash nozzles (26, 28, 30) with the aid of the at least one wash pump (33, 35, 45), and wherein the wash liquid which is sprayed in the at least one wash zone (12, 14, 16, 18) by the wash nozzles (26, 28, 30) at least partially flows back into the wash tank (32, 34, 36) again due to gravity, characterized in that the conveyor dishwasher has a wastewater pump for supplying wash liquid, which is produced as wastewater during operation of the conveyor dishwasher, as required to a heat exchanger device in which at least a portion of the thermal energy of the supplied wash liquid is transferred to the final rinse liquid which is to be sprayed in the final rinse zone, and in that the conveyor dishwasher has an auxiliary tank which forms a flow connection with the wash tank (32, 34, 36) by means of an overflow or by means of a bypass line, such that the wash liquid that is produced as wastewater in the wash zone (12, 14, 16, 18) reaches the auxiliary tank and is subject to interim storage there, wherein the intake end of the wastewater pump forms a direct flow connection with the auxiliary tank.