mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for decoding a data frame in wireless communication, comprising: receiving a data frame from a transmitter; decoding the data frame in a plurality of decoding attempts during a same transmit time interval, TTI; performing an outer loop power control, OLPC, procedure configured to determine a plurality of signal-to-interference ratio, SIR, set-points, wherein each of the plurality of SIR set-points corresponds to a block error rate, BLER, target of a corresponding one of the decoding attempts; and characterized by: selecting a maximum SIR set-point for an inner loop power control, ILPC, procedure, from the plurality of SIR set-points. receiving a data frame from a transmitter; decoding the data frame in a plurality of decoding attempts during a same transmit time interval, TTI; performing an outer loop power control, OLPC, procedure configured to determine a plurality of signal-to-interference ratio, SIR, set-points, wherein each of the plurality of SIR set-points corresponds to a block error rate, BLER, target of a corresponding one of the decoding attempts; and characterized by: selecting a maximum SIR set-point for an inner loop power control, ILPC, procedure, from the plurality of SIR set-points.
Compound for use as a polymerisation agent in coatings, comprising a cobalt-bearing alkyd polymer having a cobalt content of 0.5 to 6% by weight, having a mean molecular weight of more than 3000, and comprising cobalt carboxylate sequences, characterized in that said polymer has an acidity value of less than 40 mg KOH/g, and preferably of less than 20 mg KOH/g.
A suture anchor assembly comprising: a base member having a proximal end and a distal end; a delivery tube extending from the distal end of the base member, the delivery tube having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a longitudinal passage; an ejector having a proximal end and a distal end, the ejector being positioned within the delivery tube for axial translation between a first position in which the distal end of the ejector is proximal to the distal end of the delivery tube and a second position in which the distal end of the ejector is distal to the first position, the ejector being moveable by a user to the second position; an actuator coupled to the proximal end of the ejector, the actuator extending from the proximal end of the base member; a safety device operable to prevent or allow movement of the ejector by a user to the second position; and a flip-type suture anchor positioned in the delivery tube distal to the distal end of the ejector; wherein the actuator is in the form of a push button, wherein the safety device may be moved by the user from a safe position to a delivery position in which the safety device allows the user to press the push button, characterised in that the safety device comprises a cap covering the actuator in the safe position that prevents the user from pressing the push button. a base member having a proximal end and a distal end; a delivery tube extending from the distal end of the base member, the delivery tube having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a longitudinal passage; an ejector having a proximal end and a distal end, the ejector being positioned within the delivery tube for axial translation between a first position in which the distal end of the ejector is proximal to the distal end of the delivery tube and a second position in which the distal end of the ejector is distal to the first position, the ejector being moveable by a user to the second position; an actuator coupled to the proximal end of the ejector, the actuator extending from the proximal end of the base member; a safety device operable to prevent or allow movement of the ejector by a user to the second position; and a flip-type suture anchor positioned in the delivery tube distal to the distal end of the ejector; wherein the actuator is in the form of a push button, wherein the safety device may be moved by the user from a safe position to a delivery position in which the safety device allows the user to press the push button, characterised in that the safety device comprises a cap covering the actuator in the safe position that prevents the user from pressing the push button.
Optical connection assembly comprising: - a first optical contact comprising at least one body which is designed to envelop at least partly, laterally, a first ferrule having a form which is elongate according to a longitudinal axis Z and accommodated in this at one body and at least a first guide arm extending beyond the front face of the first ferrule, and at least a second guide arm beyond which the body of the ferrule extends; - a second optical contact comprising at least one body which is designed to envelop a second ferrule at least partly, laterally, and accommodated in this at one body, and guide means (31, 32, 34, 35, 36) extending beyond the front face of the second ferrule and designed to cooperate by sliding with the first guide arm and with the at least one second guide arm of the first optical contact in order to carry out respectively a first guiding to alignment along axis Y and in rotation around axis Z and a second guiding to alignment along axis X, then the connection, between the first and second optical contacts, each of the axis X, Y, Z being perpendicular to the two others. - a first optical contact comprising at least one body which is designed to envelop at least partly, laterally, a first ferrule having a form which is elongate according to a longitudinal axis Z and accommodated in this at one body and at least a first guide arm extending beyond the front face of the first ferrule, and at least a second guide arm beyond which the body of the ferrule extends; - a second optical contact comprising at least one body which is designed to envelop a second ferrule at least partly, laterally, and accommodated in this at one body, and guide means (31, 32, 34, 35, 36) extending beyond the front face of the second ferrule and designed to cooperate by sliding with the first guide arm and with the at least one second guide arm of the first optical contact in order to carry out respectively a first guiding to alignment along axis Y and in rotation around axis Z and a second guiding to alignment along axis X, then the connection, between the first and second optical contacts, each of the axis X, Y, Z being perpendicular to the two others.
A system for deploying a tool introducer (1200, 1200') in a body cavity for locking an interchangeable tool to a manipulator body having a distal end inserted into an inlet into said body cavity, the system comprising a trocar, the tool introducer (1200, 1200'), the manipulator body, and the interchangeable tool, said tool introducer (1200, 1200') includes a tubular section with a longitudinal axis and a distal portion arranged to protrude through said trocar into said body cavity; wherein said tool introducer (1200, 1200') is connectable to said trocar by insertion of said tool introducer (1200, 1200') into said trocar for maneuvering and deploying said distal portion of said tool introducer (1200, 1200') in a 3D coordinate system to a determined depth and orientation with respect to said distal end of said manipulator body; and said system being characterized in that said manipulator body includes a compressible portion on said distal end, said distal end of said manipulator body sized to advance into and be captured by said distal portion of said tool introducer (1200, 1200'), and said compressible portion being expandable by retracting an inner shaft of said manipulator body relative to a sleeve of said manipulator body to lock said interchangeable tool to said manipulator body.
A pulse tube refrigerator / cryocooler apparatus including: an inlet for receiving a cyclically moving volume of gas; a regenerator device fluidly connected to the inlet for storing and recovering thermal energy from the gas; a pulse tube fluidly connected to the regenerator; and a conduit fluidly connected at one end to the pulse tube and fluidly connected at its opposite end to a container, said container providing a storage volume for gas, wherein the inlet is connected to the regenerator by a gas flow distribution device which distributes gas substantially evenly across and/or around the cross-sectional area of the regenerator, characterized in that the gas flow distribution device includes an inlet and a plurality of outlets, and wherein the inlet to the gas flow distribution device is fluidly connected to the inlet of the apparatus and wherein a respective gas flow path is provided between the inlet and each of the outlets and the length of the gas flow paths are substantially identical to each other.. an inlet for receiving a cyclically moving volume of gas; a regenerator device fluidly connected to the inlet for storing and recovering thermal energy from the gas; a pulse tube fluidly connected to the regenerator; and a conduit fluidly connected at one end to the pulse tube and fluidly connected at its opposite end to a container, said container providing a storage volume for gas, wherein the inlet is connected to the regenerator by a gas flow distribution device which distributes gas substantially evenly across and/or around the cross-sectional area of the regenerator, characterized in that the gas flow distribution device includes an inlet and a plurality of outlets, and wherein the inlet to the gas flow distribution device is fluidly connected to the inlet of the apparatus and wherein a respective gas flow path is provided between the inlet and each of the outlets and the length of the gas flow paths are substantially identical to each other..
A method of electroplating a surface area of an internal wall defining a cooling cavity present in a gas turbine engine airfoil component comprising a gas turbine engine vane segment thereof, the method comprising the steps of: - positioning an anode, which is disposed on an electrical insulating anode support with a base and a masking shield extending from an end thereof, in the cooling cavity of the component which is a cathode; and - flowing a noble metal-containing electroplating solution into the cooling cavity during at least part of the electroplating time to deposit a layer of noble metal on the surface area, wherein in the positioning step the anode and the anode support on which the anode is disposed are positioned in the cooling cavity so that a surface of the base of the anode support engages and masks another surface area from being plated and the masking shield masks a closed-end surface area of the internal wall from being electroplated, and wherein the electroplating takes place in a tank containing the electroplating solution, said gas turbine engine vane segment with the anode being submerged in said tank. - positioning an anode, which is disposed on an electrical insulating anode support with a base and a masking shield extending from an end thereof, in the cooling cavity of the component which is a cathode; and - flowing a noble metal-containing electroplating solution into the cooling cavity during at least part of the electroplating time to deposit a layer of noble metal on the surface area,
A method for lifting a membrane separation device immersed in liquid to be treated so as to obtain permeated liquid through a filtration membrane, the method comprising: injecting a gas into a predetermined region of the membrane separation device, thereby raising the membrane separation device, through the liquid to be treated, by a buoyancy generated by the injected gas; and engaging an engaging portion of a lifting apparatus with an engageable portion provided to an upper portion of the membrane separation device, thereby lifting the membrane separation device, characterized in that the predetermined region is a space forming a flow path for the permeated liquid having passed through the filtration membrane. injecting a gas into a predetermined region of the membrane separation device, thereby raising the membrane separation device, through the liquid to be treated, by a buoyancy generated by the injected gas; and engaging an engaging portion of a lifting apparatus with an engageable portion provided to an upper portion of the membrane separation device, thereby lifting the membrane separation device, characterized in that the predetermined region is a space forming a flow path for the permeated liquid having passed through the filtration membrane.
An apparatus for cutting an electrically conductive tube, the apparatus comprising: an electrode adapted to be introduced into a tube such that a longitudinal axis of the electrode is at least in substance arranged in parallel to or coincident with a central axis of the tube, an electric voltage source for providing an electric voltage between the electrode and the tube, in particular for generating electric discharges between the electrode and the tube, an electric motor for rotating the electrode around the longitudinal axis, a coupling element for coupling the electrode to the motor, the coupling element being adapted to transmit a rotational movement of a shaft of the motor to the electrode such that the electrode rotates around its longitudinal axis, a gas passage for introducing gas into the interior of the tube, the gas passage comprising a straight gas pipe arranged collinear with the longitudinal axis between the motor and the electrode, and the coupling element comprises a connecting element which extends collinear with the longitudinal axis through the inside of the gas pipe, the connecting element having a first end attached to the motor shaft and a second end held by the gas pipe, characterized in that a tension device of the apparatus comprises at least one hollow rod (208, 213) having a first end facing a shaft of the motor and a second end distal to the motor, and that a first end of the gas pipe is held by the second end of the at least one hollow rod (208, 213). an electrode adapted to be introduced into a tube such that a longitudinal axis of the electrode is at least in substance arranged in parallel to or coincident with a central axis of the tube, an electric voltage source for providing an electric voltage between the electrode and the tube, in particular for generating electric discharges between the electrode and the tube, an electric motor for rotating the electrode around the longitudinal axis, a coupling element for coupling the electrode to the motor, the coupling element being adapted to transmit a rotational movement of a shaft of the motor to the electrode such that the electrode rotates around its longitudinal axis, a gas passage for introducing gas into the interior of the tube, the gas passage comprising a straight gas pipe arranged collinear with the longitudinal axis between the motor and the electrode, and the coupling element comprises a connecting element which extends collinear with the longitudinal axis through the inside of the gas pipe, the connecting element having a first end attached to the motor shaft and a second end held by the gas pipe,
A surgical distance adjusting assembly for a bone distractor, the assembly comprising: a base having a first connecting portion configured to hold a first bone attachment member; and a carrier having a second connecting portion configured to hold a second bone attachment member, the base and the carrier being movable relative to each other and the first and second connecting portions (16, 18) providing a releasable mechanical coupling to the first and second bone attachment members (102, 120), wherein the releasable mechanical coupling comprises a hook member at one or both of the first and second connecting portions (16, 18) to engage the respective bone attachment member (102, 120), characterized in that one or both of the first and second connecting portions (16, 18) comprises an engagement cavity configured to at least partially and slidably receive the respective bone attachment member (102, 120), wherein the hook member is arranged within the respective engagement cavity. a base having a first connecting portion configured to hold a first bone attachment member; and a carrier having a second connecting portion configured to hold a second bone attachment member, the base and the carrier being movable relative to each other and the first and second connecting portions (16, 18) providing a releasable mechanical coupling to the first and second bone attachment members (102, 120), wherein the releasable mechanical coupling comprises a hook member at one or both of the first and second connecting portions (16, 18) to engage the respective bone attachment member (102, 120), characterized in that one or both of the first and second connecting portions (16, 18) comprises an engagement cavity configured to at least partially and slidably receive the respective bone attachment member (102, 120), wherein the hook member is arranged within the respective engagement cavity.
A rotational structure with a rotary knob attached to a rotary shaft rotatably provided at a device body, the rotational structure providing rotational resistance to the rotary knob, comprising: an annular sheet interposed between the device body and the rotary knob; characterized by further comprising: an attachment member configured to attach a fixed portion of the annular sheet to the device body with the fixed portion being interposed between the attachment member and the device body; and a body-side protrusion provided at the device body to contact the annular sheet on an outside of the fixed portion in a radial direction of the annular sheet to warp the annular sheet toward the rotary knob, wherein the rotary knob contacts the annular sheet on an outside of the body-side protrusion in the radial direction of the annular sheet such that warpage of the annular sheet biases the rotary knob in a direction away from the device body, and is configured to be, in a biased state, slidable on the annular sheet such that the rotational resistance is provided to the rotary knob. an annular sheet interposed between the device body and the rotary knob; characterized by further comprising: an attachment member configured to attach a fixed portion of the annular sheet to the device body with the fixed portion being interposed between the attachment member and the device body; and a body-side protrusion provided at the device body to contact the annular sheet on an outside of the fixed portion in a radial direction of the annular sheet to warp the annular sheet toward the rotary knob, wherein the rotary knob contacts the annular sheet on an outside of the body-side protrusion in the radial direction of the annular sheet such that warpage of the annular sheet biases the rotary knob in a direction away from the device body, and is configured to be, in a biased state, slidable on the annular sheet such that the rotational resistance is provided to the rotary knob. an attachment member configured to attach a fixed portion of the annular sheet to the device body with the fixed portion being interposed between the attachment member and the device body; and a body-side protrusion provided at the device body to contact the annular sheet on an outside of the fixed portion in a radial direction of the annular sheet to warp the annular sheet toward the rotary knob, wherein the rotary knob contacts the annular sheet on an outside of the body-side protrusion in the radial direction of the annular sheet such that warpage of the annular sheet biases the rotary knob in a direction away from the device body, and is configured to be, in a biased state, slidable on the annular sheet such that the rotational resistance is provided to the rotary knob.
Release valve, installable on a container intended to contain a pressurized fluid and capable of maintaining a pressure difference between a first environment and a second environment, comprising a housing, a first thrust means, a closure element, and a slider, wherein said housing contains at least said slider and said first thrust means, wherein said slider comprises a first surface facing the first environment, and a second surface, facing the second environment, and having an area greater than said first surface, wherein said closure element is interposed between said second environment and said slider, and wherein said first thrust means is positioned between said slider and said housing, so as to exert a force until a safety value which maintains the slider in a sealing configuration, in which at least one closed contact profile is obtained between said closure element and said second surface, wherein said release valve is characterized in that the first surface and the second surface are both in the first environment, and in that if the force exerted by the fluid on the first surface and on the second surface exceeds said safety value, said slider switches from the sealing configuration to the release configuration, in which the at least one closed contact profile between said closure element and said second surface is not obtained. a housing, a first thrust means, a closure element, and a slider, wherein said housing contains at least said slider and said first thrust means, wherein said slider comprises a first surface facing the first environment, and a second surface, facing the second environment, and having an area greater than said first surface, a first surface facing the first environment, and a second surface, facing the second environment, and having an area greater than said first surface, wherein said closure element is interposed between said second environment and said slider, and wherein said first thrust means is positioned between said slider and said housing, so as to exert a force until a safety value which maintains the slider in a sealing configuration, in which at least one closed contact profile is obtained between said closure element and said second surface, wherein said release valve is characterized in that the first surface and the second surface are both in the first environment, and in that if the force exerted by the fluid on the first surface and on the second surface exceeds said safety value, said slider switches from the sealing configuration to the release configuration, in which the at least one closed contact profile between said closure element and said second surface is not obtained.
A method, implemented on a computing device having one or more processors and one or more storage media, the computing device being part of or being in communication with a system according to claim 15, the method comprising: causing an X-ray source to emit X-rays to irradiate a subject; generating an X-ray image of the subject, wherein the X-ray image is generated using a detector that is arranged to face the X-ray source to detect a portion of the X-rays that pass through the subject; and causing to project, using an optical projection device, the X-ray image of the subject on a surface of the subject; the method being characterized by causing to automatically adjust, using an adjustment device, a position of at least one of the X-ray source or the detector relative to the subject based on the projected X-ray image. causing an X-ray source to emit X-rays to irradiate a subject; generating an X-ray image of the subject, wherein the X-ray image is generated using a detector that is arranged to face the X-ray source to detect a portion of the X-rays that pass through the subject; and causing to project, using an optical projection device, the X-ray image of the subject on a surface of the subject; the method being characterized by causing to automatically adjust, using an adjustment device, a position of at least one of the X-ray source or the detector relative to the subject based on the projected X-ray image.