mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Use of a bituminous composition for bonding coatings to structures, characterized in that said composition comprises at least one acidic additive of general formula: R-(COOH)z in which R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon-based chain comprising from 4 to 68 carbon atoms, preferably from 4 to 54 carbon atoms, more preferentially from 4 to 36 carbon atoms and z is an integer ranging from 2 to 4.
A method in a wireless communication system device, comprising: transmitting a data rate control message requesting a first data rate for transmission to the device; receiving portions of a multi-slot packet at the first data rate, each portion received during a separate time slot, the multi-slot packet having a maximum number of time slots for transmission, the maximum number of time slots for transmission allocating slots for retransmission of the multi-slot packet, wherein said maximum number of time slots is determined by said first data rate associated with said multi-slot packet; characterised by: accumulating the received portions of the multi-slot packet; attempting to decode the accumulated portions of the multi-slot packet; and if the packet decode is successful, sending a Stop-Repeat message. transmitting a data rate control message requesting a first data rate for transmission to the device; receiving portions of a multi-slot packet at the first data rate, each portion received during a separate time slot, the multi-slot packet having a maximum number of time slots for transmission, the maximum number of time slots for transmission allocating slots for retransmission of the multi-slot packet, wherein said maximum number of time slots is determined by said first data rate associated with said multi-slot packet; characterised by: accumulating the received portions of the multi-slot packet; attempting to decode the accumulated portions of the multi-slot packet; and if the packet decode is successful, sending a Stop-Repeat message. accumulating the received portions of the multi-slot packet; attempting to decode the accumulated portions of the multi-slot packet; and if the packet decode is successful, sending a Stop-Repeat message.
A method of driving an end effector coupled to an ultrasonic drive system of a surgical instrument, the method comprising: generating by a generator at least one electrical signal; monitoring the at least one electrical signal; characterised by when an ultrasonic impedance of the surgical instrument exceeds a threshold impedance, storing a resonant frequency of the at least one electrical signal as a baseline frequency; and triggering a first response of the generator upon the occurrence of the resonant frequency of the at least one electrical signal differing from the baseline frequency by a baseline deviation threshold. generating by a generator at least one electrical signal; monitoring the at least one electrical signal; characterised by when an ultrasonic impedance of the surgical instrument exceeds a threshold impedance, storing a resonant frequency of the at least one electrical signal as a baseline frequency; and triggering a first response of the generator upon the occurrence of the resonant frequency of the at least one electrical signal differing from the baseline frequency by a baseline deviation threshold.
Method for the combustion, in a combustion chamber, of a fuel with a preheated oxygen-rich oxidant with generation of heat and hot flue gases inside said combustion chamber, in which method: - the hot flue gases are discharged from the combustion chamber, said discharged flue gases containing waste heat; - waste heat is recovered by heating an auxiliary gas by heat exchange with at least one part of the discharged hot flue gases in an auxiliary heat exchanger, producing a hot auxiliary gas and temperate flue gases; - at least one first part of the hot auxiliary gas is fed into a main heat exchanger in which the oxygen-rich oxidant is preheated by heat exchange with a first heat transfer gas comprising said at least one first part of the hot auxiliary gas, producing a preheated oxidant and a temperate heat transfer gas; and - the preheated oxygen-rich oxidant is fed into the combustion chamber for combustion of the fuel, characterised in that: - a portion of the discharged hot flue gases is not fed into the auxiliary heat exchanger and is mixed with said at least one first part of the hot auxiliary gas before being fed into the main heat exchanger in order to increase the heat energy content of the heat transfer gas. - the hot flue gases are discharged from the combustion chamber, said discharged flue gases containing waste heat; - waste heat is recovered by heating an auxiliary gas by heat exchange with at least one part of the discharged hot flue gases in an auxiliary heat exchanger, producing a hot auxiliary gas and temperate flue gases; - at least one first part of the hot auxiliary gas is fed into a main heat exchanger in which the oxygen-rich oxidant is preheated by heat exchange with a first heat transfer gas comprising said at least one first part of the hot auxiliary gas, producing a preheated oxidant and a temperate heat transfer gas; and - the preheated oxygen-rich oxidant is fed into the combustion chamber for combustion of the fuel, - a portion of the discharged hot flue gases is not fed into the auxiliary heat exchanger and is mixed with said at least one first part of the hot auxiliary gas before being fed into the main heat exchanger in order to increase the heat energy content of the heat transfer gas.
A tool for application of a haemostat comprising a barrel for holding a quantity of a haemostat, an outlet, and a plunger operable to expel the haemostat from the barrel, the barrel has an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve, characterised in that a loading aperture (37,39) is provided in each of the sleeves, the sleeves being relatively rotatable whereby the apertures may alternatively be placed in alignment or out of alignment one with the other; a plunger which can be moved axially of the barrel between a withdrawn position and a fully inserted position, and an outlet at one end of the barrel opposite to the plunger, said outlet being of at least minimally smaller diameter than the internal diameter of the barrel, to provide an abutment to limit full insertion of the plunger.
A band-type electronic device comprising: a plurality of segments connected with each other in a band-like shape through respective connectors (1171, 1172); said plurality of segments including a first segment, a second segment, a third segment and a further segment; a plurality of electronic components (1441, 1442, 1443) arranged in the plurality of segments; and a flexible circuit board connected to the plurality of electronic components (1441, 1442, 1443), wherein the flexible circuit board is partly deformed into a meandering shape, wherein the first segment includes a buckle part and is arranged between the second segment and the further segment, wherein the second segment includes the flexible circuit board and is connected to the first segment and to the third segment, wherein the third segment includes a battery, and wherein the second segment is smaller in size than the first segment and the third segment. a plurality of segments connected with each other in a band-like shape through respective connectors (1171, 1172); said plurality of segments including a first segment, a second segment, a third segment and a further segment; a plurality of electronic components (1441, 1442, 1443) arranged in the plurality of segments; and a flexible circuit board connected to the plurality of electronic components (1441, 1442, 1443), wherein the flexible circuit board is partly deformed into a meandering shape, wherein the first segment includes a buckle part and is arranged between the second segment and the further segment, wherein the second segment includes the flexible circuit board and is connected to the first segment and to the third segment,
Gasified biofuel burner, especially for wood pellets, comprising a casing with a furnace chamber and a jet burner built-in, the jet burner going through a mounting plate, wherein the furnace chamber is provided with a basket grate gravitationally powered by a fill pipe, the basket grate is limited by fixed walls (10, 11) and a movable wall (12, 13), that is directed by an actuator of grate cleaning mechanism, the gasified biofuel burner is further equipped with an electric blowing igniter and a contactless upper biofuel level sensor from which signal is sent to a programmed control module, wherein the fill pipe is covered by a secondary air pipe connected with the jet burner by an air chamber divided above the furnace chamber, characterized in that the fixed walls (10, 11) of the basket grate comprise two side walls and a front wall, and the movable wall (12, 13) of the basket grate is a uniform element made of a rear wall and a bottom wall joined at an obtuse angle (α), where a front edge (kd) of the bottom wall at the extreme closed position of the basket grate adheres to the lower edge of the front wall, whereas from the rear, to the rear wall is mounted an axis of revolution, mounted in bearings at the side walls of the basket grate and driven by a actuator of cleaning mechanism, wherein the corner zone of connection between the bottom wall and the rear wall of the basket grate is cut by air gaps, directed perpendicular to the axis of revolution and, behind the rear wall of the basket grate a cleaning comb with teeth is mounted, wherein the teeth of the cleaning comb are placed according to the air gaps graduation in the movable wall (12, 13) and after the rotation of the movable wall (12, 13) to the extreme opening position of the basket grate the teeth of the cleaning comb are permeating the air gaps of the movable wall (12, 13).
A tool comprising: a housing; an inclined handle coupled to, and extending obliquely from, a top portion of the housing, wherein the inclined handle has a first trigger button and a second trigger button; characterised in that: an interlocking mechanism is disposed in the inclined handle, wherein the interlocking mechanism comprises a toggle lever configured to prevent one of the first trigger button or the second trigger button from being triggered while the other of the first trigger button or the second trigger button is triggered. a housing; an inclined handle coupled to, and extending obliquely from, a top portion of the housing, wherein the inclined handle has a first trigger button and a second trigger button; characterised in that: an interlocking mechanism is disposed in the inclined handle, wherein the interlocking mechanism comprises a toggle lever configured to prevent one of the first trigger button or the second trigger button from being triggered while the other of the first trigger button or the second trigger button is triggered.
A method for the production of follicular protein preparation, according to which bovine follicular fluid is collected, which is first centrifuged at 8000-10000 g to produce the supernatant, which is cooled down to + 4°C to + 8°C, that is then mixed with acetone cooled down to -18°C in 1/1 to 2/3 ratio by volume and again centrifuged at 8000 to 10000 g for 15-25 minutes, and the resultant precipitate is freeze-dried, then the lyophilizate is dissolved in 7.2 pH buffer, the resultant suspension is centrifuged again at 8000-10000 g for 15 - 30 min to obtain the supernatant, which is separated using DEAE-Sepharose ion exchange chromatography, the effluent yielding at NaCl concentration of 0.11 M to 0.19 M in the eluting solution having pH 7.0-7.2 is collected and dialyzed against water through a membrane with 14 kDa exclusion volume for at least 8 hours at at temperature of 4 to 8°C, the resultant dialyzate is frozen at a temperature of -18 to -35°C and then freeze-dried to produce the preparation containing serum albumin and inhibin βA, a protein of TGF-β family.
An automatic analysis device (1000, 1000A, 1000B, 1000C, 1000D) which reacts a specimen with a reagent and measures physical properties of a reacted reaction solution, the device comprising: a space which is partitioned from surroundings and where the reagent is used; an air conditioning unit which includes a first Peltier element for adjusting an air temperature of the space; a first heat sink which cools or heats the air conditioning unit with a liquid refrigerant; a first radiator (12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) which performs heat exchange between the liquid refrigerant which has exchanged heat with the first heat sink and air in the atmosphere; a liquid supply unit (10, 11) which circulates the liquid refrigerant; a reagent storage unit which keeps the reagent cool and stores the reagent; a reagent storage temperature adjusting unit (2, 3, 4, 2C, 3C, 4C) which includes a second Peltier element (102, 103, 104) for adjusting the temperature of the reagent storage unit; a second heat sink (112, 113, 114) which cools or heats the second Peltier element (102, 103, 104) with the liquid refrigerant or air; and a heat dissipation unit which dissipates heat of the liquid refrigerant or air which has exchanged heat with the second heat sink (112, 113, 114), wherein the first radiator (12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) and the heat dissipation unit are disposed so as to perform heat exchange therebetween. a space which is partitioned from surroundings and where the reagent is used; an air conditioning unit which includes a first Peltier element for adjusting an air temperature of the space; a first heat sink which cools or heats the air conditioning unit with a liquid refrigerant; a first radiator (12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) which performs heat exchange between the liquid refrigerant which has exchanged heat with the first heat sink and air in the atmosphere; a liquid supply unit (10, 11) which circulates the liquid refrigerant; a reagent storage unit which keeps the reagent cool and stores the reagent; a reagent storage temperature adjusting unit (2, 3, 4, 2C, 3C, 4C) which includes a second Peltier element (102, 103, 104) for adjusting the temperature of the reagent storage unit; a second heat sink (112, 113, 114) which cools or heats the second Peltier element (102, 103, 104) with the liquid refrigerant or air; and a heat dissipation unit which dissipates heat of the liquid refrigerant or air which has exchanged heat with the second heat sink (112, 113, 114), wherein the first radiator (12, 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D) and the heat dissipation unit are disposed so as to perform heat exchange therebetween.
A device for suctioning material during an endoscopic procedure, the device comprising: a) a biopsy valve having an inlet port, an outlet port, an instrument entry port, and an outer circumferential surface, b) tubing (24a, 24b) connecting said biopsy valve outlet port to a suction source connector disposed remote from said biopsy valve; and c) a flow controller fixed to said tubing (24a, 24b) and disposed between said biopsy valve outlet port and said suction source connector; d) wherein said biopsy valve defines an internal passage leading from said inlet port to said outlet port, said instrument entry port leads to said internal passage and said inlet port is adapted for connection to an endoscope biopsy port; further wherein said outer circumferential surface defines a side entry port. a) a biopsy valve having an inlet port, an outlet port, an instrument entry port, and an outer circumferential surface, b) tubing (24a, 24b) connecting said biopsy valve outlet port to a suction source connector disposed remote from said biopsy valve; and c) a flow controller fixed to said tubing (24a, 24b) and disposed between said biopsy valve outlet port and said suction source connector; d) wherein said biopsy valve defines an internal passage leading from said inlet port to said outlet port, said instrument entry port leads to said internal passage and said inlet port is adapted for connection to an endoscope biopsy port;
A measuring apparatus comprising a housing and a measuring device, wherein the measuring device includes an insulation, and a thermogenerator (5, 6) which utilises a temperature difference at the measuring device for the generation of energy for the measuring device, wherein the measuring apparatus includes a measurement window (13, 14) and a pyrometer (9, 10) and the measuring device is arranged inside the insulation.
A cleaning composition comprising: 0.5 to 12 wt% of a polymer comprising polymerized units of (i) 60 to 90 wt% acrylic acid, (ii) from 5 to 20 wt% of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid sodium salt, and (iii) 5 to 20 wt% ethyl acrylate,; or (i) 50 to 90 wt% acrylic acid, (ii) from 5 to 40 wt% 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid sodium salt, and (iii) 5 to 20 wt% t-butyl acrylamide; or (i) 50 to 82 wt% acrylic acid, (ii) from 5 to 25 wt% 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid sodium salt, and (iii) 10 to 30 wt% maleic anhydride, the polymer having a weight average molecular weight from 2000 to 100,000 as measured using gel permeation chromatography and polyacrylic acid standards; 1 to 10 wt% of a water soluble silicate having a water solubility of ≥ 10 g/100 mL at 25 °C; 20 to 80 wt% of an alkaline source; and optionally a surfactant; wherein the weight ratio of the polymer to the water soluble silicate is from 2:1 to 1.2:1. 0.5 to 12 wt% of a polymer comprising polymerized units of (i) 60 to 90 wt% acrylic acid, (ii) from 5 to 20 wt% of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid sodium salt, and (iii) 5 to 20 wt% ethyl acrylate,; or (i) 50 to 90 wt% acrylic acid, (ii) from 5 to 40 wt% 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid sodium salt, and (iii) 5 to 20 wt% t-butyl acrylamide; or (i) 50 to 82 wt% acrylic acid, (ii) from 5 to 25 wt% 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid sodium salt, and (iii) 10 to 30 wt% maleic anhydride, the polymer having a weight average molecular weight from 2000 to 100,000 as measured using gel permeation chromatography and polyacrylic acid standards; (i) 60 to 90 wt% acrylic acid, (ii) from 5 to 20 wt% of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid sodium salt, and (iii) 5 to 20 wt% ethyl acrylate,; or (i) 50 to 90 wt% acrylic acid, (ii) from 5 to 40 wt% 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid sodium salt, and (iii) 5 to 20 wt% t-butyl acrylamide; or (i) 50 to 82 wt% acrylic acid, (ii) from 5 to 25 wt% 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid sodium salt, and (iii) 10 to 30 wt% maleic anhydride, 1 to 10 wt% of a water soluble silicate having a water solubility of ≥ 10 g/100 mL at 25 °C; 20 to 80 wt% of an alkaline source; and optionally a surfactant;
Electrical switch having at least one switching unit which has: - a contact lever which is pivotable around a pivot axis and has at least one electrical switch contact (30, 31) and - two parallel plates (40, 41), between which the contact lever is resiliently retained by means of pins, - wherein the contact lever with the plates and the pins is inserted into an electrically non-conductive housing of the switching unit, - wherein at least one of the pins forms a retaining pin, - wherein the length of the retaining pin exceeds the distance between the parallel plates and - wherein the retaining pin extends through a hole in each of the two plates and is retained by one pin end in a retaining recess in the housing and by the other pin end in an opposite retaining recess in the housing, characterised in that the retaining pin and a pin running parallel thereto together carry two tension springs (60, 61), one of which is arranged on the side of the one plate facing away from the contact lever and the other is arranged on the side of the other plate facing away from the contact lever. - a contact lever which is pivotable around a pivot axis and has at least one electrical switch contact (30, 31) and - two parallel plates (40, 41), between which the contact lever is resiliently retained by means of pins, - wherein the contact lever with the plates and the pins is inserted into an electrically non-conductive housing of the switching unit, - wherein at least one of the pins forms a retaining pin, - wherein the length of the retaining pin exceeds the distance between the parallel plates and - wherein the retaining pin extends through a hole in each of the two plates and is retained by one pin end in a retaining recess in the housing and by the other pin end in an opposite retaining recess in the housing, - wherein the length of the retaining pin exceeds the distance between the parallel plates and - wherein the retaining pin extends through a hole in each of the two plates and is retained by one pin end in a retaining recess in the housing and by the other pin end in an opposite retaining recess in the housing,
A digital identity system comprising: a network interface configured to send and receive electronic messages; at least one processor configured to perform operations comprising: receiving in a message, from a device of an authoring party, a data item of a user with a credential of the user; validating the credential, and if the credential is valid, creating an assigned profile for the user, the assigned profile comprising the data item; and issuing, to a device of the user, a token bound to the assigned profile, wherein presentation of the token to the digital identity system causes the assigned profile to be rendered available to a presenting entity. a network interface configured to send and receive electronic messages; at least one processor configured to perform operations comprising: receiving in a message, from a device of an authoring party, a data item of a user with a credential of the user; validating the credential, and if the credential is valid, creating an assigned profile for the user, the assigned profile comprising the data item; and issuing, to a device of the user, a token bound to the assigned profile, wherein presentation of the token to the digital identity system causes the assigned profile to be rendered available to a presenting entity. receiving in a message, from a device of an authoring party, a data item of a user with a credential of the user; validating the credential, and if the credential is valid, creating an assigned profile for the user, the assigned profile comprising the data item; and issuing, to a device of the user, a token bound to the assigned profile, wherein presentation of the token to the digital identity system causes the assigned profile to be rendered available to a presenting entity.