mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Polymer bearing the following structural elements per molecule: an average of at least two alkoxylated (poly)alkylenimine units, said alkylene being selected from C 2 -C 10 -alkylene and said alkoxylation being selected from ethoxylation, propoxylation, butoxylation and combinations of at least two of the foregoing, at least one polysiloxane unit, and at least one linkage connecting at least two different alkoxylated (poly)alkylenimine units bearing at least one polysiloxane unit, each linkage being selected from organic spacers bearing in the range of from 4 to 30 carbon atoms. an average of at least two alkoxylated (poly)alkylenimine units, said alkylene being selected from C 2 -C 10 -alkylene and said alkoxylation being selected from ethoxylation, propoxylation, butoxylation and combinations of at least two of the foregoing, at least one polysiloxane unit, and at least one linkage connecting at least two different alkoxylated (poly)alkylenimine units bearing at least one polysiloxane unit, each linkage being selected from organic spacers bearing in the range of from 4 to 30 carbon atoms.
A semiconductor laser element, comprising: a semiconductor stack with a ridge; a first electrode layer extending in the lengthwise direction and disposed on the ridge in contact with the semiconductor stack; a current injection prevention layer partially covering the first electrode layer, and having at least one of an island portion and a plurality of protrusion portions, the island portion being disposed in a center region of the ridge, the plurality of protrusion portions extending from an edge extending in the lengthwise direction of the first electrode layer toward the center region of the ridge in plan view; and a second electrode layer disposed on the current injection prevention layer, and partially in contact with the first electrode layer. a semiconductor stack with a ridge; a first electrode layer extending in the lengthwise direction and disposed on the ridge in contact with the semiconductor stack; a current injection prevention layer partially covering the first electrode layer, and having at least one of an island portion and a plurality of protrusion portions, the island portion being disposed in a center region of the ridge, the plurality of protrusion portions extending from an edge extending in the lengthwise direction of the first electrode layer toward the center region of the ridge in plan view; and a second electrode layer disposed on the current injection prevention layer, and partially in contact with the first electrode layer.
A device for mitral valve, MV, cerclage annuloplasty comprising: a capturing catheter adapted for pulling out a right ventricular outflow tract, RVOT, wire (540, 630) through the inferior vena cava, IVC, wherein the RVOT wire (540, 630) is positioned in the right ventricle, RV, through superior vena cava, SVC, and coronary sinus, CS, wherein the capturing catheter is inserted through the IVC to the RV traversing through a safe zone for capturing the RVOT wire (540, 630), wherein the capturing catheter comprises a central lumen catheter, an outer catheter and a mesh (420, 610), wherein the central lumen catheter holds a wire and the outer catheter holds the central lumen catheter, enabling the central lumen catheter to move in and out of the outer catheter, and wherein a distal portion of the mesh (420, 630) is secured to the central lumen catheter and a proximal portion of the mesh (420, 630) is secured to the outer catheter, characterized in that, when the mesh (420, 630) is expanded, the RVOT wire (540, 630) can pass through the mesh (420, 630), and when the mesh (420, 630) is collapsed, the RVOT wire (540, 630) can be securely grabbed by the mesh (420, 630) enabling the capturing catheter to pull out the RVOT wire (540, 630) through the IVC, and the capturing catheter further comprises at least one connector which attaches the mesh (420, 630) to the central lumen catheter allowing the connector to move back and forth causing the mesh (420, 630) to expand and collapse thereby forming a D-shape when the mesh (420, 630) is expanded. a capturing catheter adapted for pulling out a right ventricular outflow tract, RVOT, wire (540, 630) through the inferior vena cava, IVC, wherein the RVOT wire (540, 630) is positioned in the right ventricle, RV, through superior vena cava, SVC, and coronary sinus, CS, wherein the capturing catheter is inserted through the IVC to the RV traversing through a safe zone for capturing the RVOT wire (540, 630), wherein the capturing catheter comprises a central lumen catheter, an outer catheter and a mesh (420, 610), wherein the central lumen catheter holds a wire and the outer catheter holds the central lumen catheter, enabling the central lumen catheter to move in and out of the outer catheter, and wherein a distal portion of the mesh (420, 630) is secured to the central lumen catheter and a proximal portion of the mesh (420, 630) is secured to the outer catheter, characterized in that, when the mesh (420, 630) is expanded, the RVOT wire (540, 630) can pass through the mesh (420, 630), and when the mesh (420, 630) is collapsed, the RVOT wire (540, 630) can be securely grabbed by the mesh (420, 630) enabling the capturing catheter to pull out the RVOT wire (540, 630) through the IVC, and the capturing catheter further comprises at least one connector which attaches the mesh (420, 630) to the central lumen catheter allowing the connector to move back and forth causing the mesh (420, 630) to expand and collapse thereby forming a D-shape when the mesh (420, 630) is expanded.
Slotted nozzle for discharging a liquid adhesive, in particular for applying adhesive to a narrow edge of a substrate, comprising a nozzle body, a nozzle slot formed in the nozzle body, a passage in the nozzle body for supplying the adhesive to the nozzle slot, and a slot-shaped outlet opening of the nozzle slot, wherein the nozzle body is configured in the region of averted ends (6, 7) of the nozzle slot, said ends (6, 7) being based on the longitudinal extent of the nozzle slot, in such a manner that an increased outlet of the adhesive through the outlet opening takes place in the region of the averted ends (6, 7) of the nozzle slot, characterized in that the outlet opening has a greater width extent in the region of the averted ends (6, 7) of the nozzle slot than in the remaining region of the outlet opening, which region has a constant width (b).
A microscope apparatus comprising: a stage for holding a specimen; a stand portion for holding the stage; a straight arm portion having two straight arms (1c-1, 1c-2) extending from an upper part of the stand portion to a front side of the microscope apparatus; a revolver mounted on a lower surface of the straight arm portion; a plurality of objective lenses having different magnifications detachably mounted on the revolver; an optical system supported by the straight arm portion and configured to enlarge an image of the specimen on the stage; and gripping portions provided respectively on lower parts of the two straight arms (1c-1, 1c-2) and configured to be gripped by an observer, wherein the straight arm portion extends such that an angle between the straight arm portion and an upper surface of the stage is constant, wherein the angle is between 10 to 30°, the gripping portions have a smooth uneven shape along an extending direction of the straight arm portion, each gripping portion includes a grip, a recess and a protrusion, and the protrusion is positioned towards the side of the revolver such that an index finger of the observer does not reach a side of the objective lenses. a stage for holding a specimen; a stand portion for holding the stage; a straight arm portion having two straight arms (1c-1, 1c-2) extending from an upper part of the stand portion to a front side of the microscope apparatus; a revolver mounted on a lower surface of the straight arm portion; a plurality of objective lenses having different magnifications detachably mounted on the revolver; an optical system supported by the straight arm portion and configured to enlarge an image of the specimen on the stage; and gripping portions provided respectively on lower parts of the two straight arms (1c-1, 1c-2) and configured to be gripped by an observer, wherein the straight arm portion extends such that an angle between the straight arm portion and an upper surface of the stage is constant, wherein the angle is between 10 to 30°, the gripping portions have a smooth uneven shape along an extending direction of the straight arm portion, each gripping portion includes a grip, a recess and a protrusion, and the protrusion is positioned towards the side of the revolver such that an index finger of the observer does not reach a side of the objective lenses.
A system (100, 200, 300, 1400, 1500), comprising: an ink tank (102, 201, 600, 602, 800, 1302, 1302A-D, 1502) including a feeder tank (101, 201, 301, 601, 801), wherein the feeder tank is to hold a fluid therein, the feeder tank having a port (105, 205, 305, 605, 805), and a print cartridge (106, 206, 306, 1306, 1506, 1506A-D, 1706) in fluid communication with the port of the feeder tank, the print cartridge having a nozzle plate (108, 208, 308, 1508, 1708), wherein the system is operative to produce a negative gauge pressure in the feeder tank, wherein, when the system is in a first orientation, the port of the feeder tank is positioned closest to a lower corner of the feeder tank that is distal to the print cartridge, wherein the nozzle plate is disposed above a predetermined level within the feeder tank when the system is in the first orientation, the predetermined level corresponding to a free surface of a predetermined volume of the fluid when the system is in the first orientation, wherein the predetermined volume of the fluid is associated with a maximum fill level of the fluid, and wherein, when the system is in a second orientation, the position of the nozzle plate (108, 208, 308, 1508, 1708) is below the port and the port is exposed to trapped air in the feeder tank. an ink tank (102, 201, 600, 602, 800, 1302, 1302A-D, 1502) including a feeder tank (101, 201, 301, 601, 801), wherein the feeder tank is to hold a fluid therein, the feeder tank having a port (105, 205, 305, 605, 805), and a print cartridge (106, 206, 306, 1306, 1506, 1506A-D, 1706) in fluid communication with the port of the feeder tank, the print cartridge having a nozzle plate (108, 208, 308, 1508, 1708), wherein the system is operative to produce a negative gauge pressure in the feeder tank, wherein, when the system is in a first orientation, the port of the feeder tank is positioned closest to a lower corner of the feeder tank that is distal to the print cartridge, wherein the nozzle plate is disposed above a predetermined level within the feeder tank when the system is in the first orientation, the predetermined level corresponding to a free surface of a predetermined volume of the fluid when the system is in the first orientation, wherein the predetermined volume of the fluid is associated with a maximum fill level of the fluid, and wherein, when the system is in a second orientation, the position of the nozzle plate (108, 208, 308, 1508, 1708) is below the port and the port is exposed to trapped air in the feeder tank.
A method for manufacturing a solid state lighting device, comprising: forming an SSL formation structure, the SSL formation structure having a formation structure coefficient of thermal expansion; selecting a first material of an interlayer structure to have a first material CTE greater than the formation structure CTE; selecting a second material of the interlayer structure based at least in part on the second material having a second material CTE less than the first material CTE; forming the interlayer structure over a first surface of the SSL formation structure by disposing at least: a first layer of the first material over the SSL formation structure; a portion of the second material over the first material; and a second layer of the first material over the second material; counteracting a force placed on the SSL formation structure by the first material, by virtue of the difference between the second material CTE and the first material CTE; supporting an activatable SSL emitter material with the SSL formation structure; and characterized in that the first surface of the SSL formation structure has an off-cut angle with a non-zero value of up to 4.5°. forming an SSL formation structure, the SSL formation structure having a formation structure coefficient of thermal expansion; selecting a first material of an interlayer structure to have a first material CTE greater than the formation structure CTE; selecting a second material of the interlayer structure based at least in part on the second material having a second material CTE less than the first material CTE; forming the interlayer structure over a first surface of the SSL formation structure by disposing at least: a first layer of the first material over the SSL formation structure; a portion of the second material over the first material; and a second layer of the first material over the second material; a first layer of the first material over the SSL formation structure; a portion of the second material over the first material; and a second layer of the first material over the second material; counteracting a force placed on the SSL formation structure by the first material, by virtue of the difference between the second material CTE and the first material CTE; supporting an activatable SSL emitter material with the SSL formation structure; and characterized in that the first surface of the SSL formation structure has an off-cut angle with a non-zero value of up to 4.5°.
An enamel composition, comprising: 30 to 45 wt% of phosphorus pentoxide (P 2 O 5); 5 to 20 wt% of silicon dioxide (SiO 2); 15 to 30 wt% of aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3); 10 to 20 wt% of zirconium dioxide (ZrO 2); 5 to 20 wt% of at least one of lithium oxide (Li 2 O), sodium oxide (Na 2 O), or potassium oxide (K 2 O); 5 to 15 wt% of boron trioxide (B 2 O 3); and 10 to 25 wt% of vanadium pentoxide (V 2 O 5). 30 to 45 wt% of phosphorus pentoxide (P 2 O 5); 5 to 20 wt% of silicon dioxide (SiO 2); 15 to 30 wt% of aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3); 10 to 20 wt% of zirconium dioxide (ZrO 2); 5 to 20 wt% of at least one of lithium oxide (Li 2 O), sodium oxide (Na 2 O), or potassium oxide (K 2 O); 5 to 15 wt% of boron trioxide (B 2 O 3); and 10 to 25 wt% of vanadium pentoxide (V 2 O 5).
A method of detecting the presence or absence of an analyte in a sample and/or characterising an analyte in a sample, the method comprising contacting a secretin nanopore disposed in a membrane with the sample, applying a voltage gradient across the membrane and detecting ionic current flow through the nanopore.
An analysis method for a surgical operation via endoscopy at an operative site in a volume located inside the body of an animal, characterized in that it comprises the steps consisting of: - detecting from an image of the operative site at least one instrument (1; 2; 3) present, - detecting from the image of the operative site at least one portion of an organ in the vicinity of the detected instrument (1; 2; 3), - determining the positioning of the detected instrument (1; 2; 3) relative to the detected organ, so that the detected instrument (1; 2; 3), the detected portion of organ, and their relative positioning form parameters defining a detected surgical step, - selecting in a database a conceptual surgical step corresponding to the detected surgical step from the detected instrument (1; 2; 3), the detected portion of organ, and their relative positioning, - comparing the parameters of the detected surgical step with the parameters defining the selected conceptual surgical step to determine the differences between these parameters, - comparing the parameters of the detected surgical step with the parameters of past performed surgical steps derived from previous surgical operations and corresponding to the selected conceptual surgical step, said past performed surgical steps being stored in the database with the conceptual surgical steps, this comparison being used to fine-tune the determined differences, - providing information on the quality of the detected surgical step on the basis of determined differences. - detecting from an image of the operative site at least one instrument (1; 2; 3) present, - detecting from the image of the operative site at least one portion of an organ in the vicinity of the detected instrument (1; 2; 3), - determining the positioning of the detected instrument (1; 2; 3) relative to the detected organ, so that the detected instrument (1; 2; 3), the detected portion of organ, and their relative positioning form parameters defining a detected surgical step, - selecting in a database a conceptual surgical step corresponding to the detected surgical step from the detected instrument (1; 2; 3), the detected portion of organ, and their relative positioning, - comparing the parameters of the detected surgical step with the parameters defining the selected conceptual surgical step to determine the differences between these parameters, - comparing the parameters of the detected surgical step with the parameters of past performed surgical steps derived from previous surgical operations and corresponding to the selected conceptual surgical step, said past performed surgical steps being stored in the database with the conceptual surgical steps, this comparison being used to fine-tune the determined differences, - providing information on the quality of the detected surgical step on the basis of determined differences.
A synthetic yarn splicer for splicing one yarn and the other yarn made of synthetic fibers, comprising: a yarn splicing portion that has a passage forming a space though which the one yarn and the other yarn are insertable and an injection hole opening to the passage and injecting a fluid and entangles the one yarn and the other yarn inserted through the passage; a first clamping portion that is disposed on one side of the yarn splicing portion in a penetrating direction of the passage and clamps the one yarn and the other yarn; a second clamping portion that is disposed on the other side of the yarn splicing portion in the penetrating direction and clamps the one yarn and the other yarn; characterized in that the synthetic yarn splicer further comprises a shutter portion that is able to close at least a part of the passage of the yarn splicing portion either from the one side or from the other side, wherein the shutter portion closes the passage either from the one side with the first clamping portion being farther from the yarn splicing portion than the second clamping portion, or from the other side with the second clamping portion being farther from the yarn splicing portion than the first clamping portion when entangling the one yarn and the other yarn by the yarn splicing portion. a yarn splicing portion that has a passage forming a space though which the one yarn and the other yarn are insertable and an injection hole opening to the passage and injecting a fluid and entangles the one yarn and the other yarn inserted through the passage; a first clamping portion that is disposed on one side of the yarn splicing portion in a penetrating direction of the passage and clamps the one yarn and the other yarn; a second clamping portion that is disposed on the other side of the yarn splicing portion in the penetrating direction and clamps the one yarn and the other yarn; characterized in that the synthetic yarn splicer further comprises a shutter portion that is able to close at least a part of the passage of the yarn splicing portion either from the one side or from the other side, wherein the shutter portion closes the passage either from the one side with the first clamping portion being farther from the yarn splicing portion than the second clamping portion, or from the other side with the second clamping portion being farther from the yarn splicing portion than the first clamping portion when entangling the one yarn and the other yarn by the yarn splicing portion.
A hole plug, comprising: a plug main body 30 including: a head portion 50 having a diameter larger than that of an opening portion 41 provided in a panel 20; a leg portion 60 extending from the head portion 50, and reducing a diameter to pass through the opening portion 41 to sandwich the panel 20 between the leg portion and the head portion 50; and a flange portion 70 extending from the head portion toward the panel 20, and elastically abutting against the panel; and a meltable member 40 annularly covering a periphery of the opening portion 41, disposed between the flange portion 70 and the panel 20, and melting when heated to seal between the opening portion 41 and the flange portion 70, wherein the meltable member 40 includes an annular convex portion 42 around a periphery thereof, which annularly projects in a thickness direction of the meltable member 40, and abuts against a tip portion of the flange portion 70 when the meltable member 40 thermally shrinks to reduce a diameter toward a center of the opening portion 41. a plug main body 30 including: a head portion 50 having a diameter larger than that of an opening portion 41 provided in a panel 20; a leg portion 60 extending from the head portion 50, and reducing a diameter to pass through the opening portion 41 to sandwich the panel 20 between the leg portion and the head portion 50; and a flange portion 70 extending from the head portion toward the panel 20, and elastically abutting against the panel; and a head portion 50 having a diameter larger than that of an opening portion 41 provided in a panel 20; a leg portion 60 extending from the head portion 50, and reducing a diameter to pass through the opening portion 41 to sandwich the panel 20 between the leg portion and the head portion 50; and a flange portion 70 extending from the head portion toward the panel 20, and elastically abutting against the panel; and a meltable member 40 annularly covering a periphery of the opening portion 41, disposed between the flange portion 70 and the panel 20, and melting when heated to seal between the opening portion 41 and the flange portion 70, wherein the meltable member 40 includes an annular convex portion 42 around a periphery thereof, which annularly projects in a thickness direction of the meltable member 40, and abuts against a tip portion of the flange portion 70 when the meltable member 40 thermally shrinks to reduce a diameter toward a center of the opening portion 41.
A retrograde timepiece display mechanism for a watch comprising a wheel for displaying information, this display wheel being driven at regular time intervals by a drive finger carried by a drive wheel in turn driven by a horological movement, in order to change the information displayed by the retrograde timepiece display mechanism from one value to the immediately following value, this retrograde timepiece display mechanism comprising also an intermediate correction device which allows the owner of the watch to manually correct the information provided by the retrograde timepiece display mechanism by acting on a correction finger which drives the display wheel, characterized in that the retrograde timepiece display mechanism also comprises a safety device arranged to allow blocking the intermediate correction device by preventing the correction finger from driving the display wheel during a period of time when the change in the information displayed by the retrograde timepiece display mechanism occurs and when the drive finger is engaged with the display wheel.