mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A display laminate comprising a front electrode layer, a display material layer and a protective film layer, characterized in that the display laminate is a continuous web, wherein the protective film layer and the display material layer are narrower than the front electrode layer, and wherein the protective film layer and the display material layer have a common edge with the front electrode layer on the first side and a common edge with each other but not with the front electrode layer on the opposite side.
A retractor blade comprising a blade body having first and second ends, the first end including means to allow connection of the blade body to a support member, the second end including a first part disposed in a first plane and a second part disposed in a second plane, wherein both of said first and second parts terminate in an end at least part of which includes a contour (85, 89) which allows the retractor blade to at least partially conform to and contact contours (93, 94) of a spinal vertebrae, the first part in the first plane is normal to the second part in the second plane and characterised in that the first part in the first plane terminates at the second end in a radiused portion which extends out of the plane of the first part and which conforms to an external circumferential surface contour of a vertebra.
An ultrasonic inspection probe for inspecting parts, the ultrasonic inspection probe comprising: a probe body, comprising an ultrasonic array and a plate attachment surface, wherein: the ultrasonic array comprises a plurality of ultrasound elements arranged in a first circular arc having a first radius; each of the ultrasound elements is selectively operable to generate an ultrasonic beam; and each of the ultrasound elements is fixed relative to the plate attachment surface; and an interface plate, comprising a body attachment surface, removably attachable to the plate attachment surface of the probe body, and a part inspection surface, shaped to complement a shape of one of the parts, and wherein, when the body attachment surface of the interface plate is removably attached to the plate attachment surface of the probe body, each ultrasonic beam generated by the plurality of ultrasound elements is substantially normal to the part inspection surface at an intersection of each ultrasonic beam and the part inspection surface; wherein the part inspection surface defines a second circular arc having a second radius, the second radius is smaller than the first radius, and the first circular arc and the second circular arc are substantially concentric when the body attachment surface of the interface plate is removably attached to the plate attachment surface of the probe body. a probe body, comprising an ultrasonic array and a plate attachment surface, wherein: the ultrasonic array comprises a plurality of ultrasound elements arranged in a first circular arc having a first radius; each of the ultrasound elements is selectively operable to generate an ultrasonic beam; and each of the ultrasound elements is fixed relative to the plate attachment surface; and an interface plate, comprising a body attachment surface, removably attachable to the plate attachment surface of the probe body, and a part inspection surface, shaped to complement a shape of one of the parts, and wherein, when the body attachment surface of the interface plate is removably attached to the plate attachment surface of the probe body, each ultrasonic beam generated by the plurality of ultrasound elements is substantially normal to the part inspection surface at an intersection of each ultrasonic beam and the part inspection surface; wherein the part inspection surface defines a second circular arc having a second radius, the second radius is smaller than the first radius, and the first circular arc and the second circular arc are substantially concentric when the body attachment surface of the interface plate is removably attached to the plate attachment surface of the probe body.
Device for the transfer of water and heat between first and second air flows, comprising a stack of at least two transfer sub-assemblies with a lamellar configuration each comprising a transfer structure with hydrophilic porous materials (3, 4) located between a first distribution structure of the first air flow and a second distribution structure of the second air flow, characterised in that the transfer structure comprises at least one hydrophilic micro-porous layer in contact with a hydrophilic macro-porous layer.
A printed circuit board design method comprising: receiving a plurality of different schematics, each respective schematic corresponding to a different circuit; generating a single printed circuit board design based on said plurality of different schematics for each respective different circuit, the single printed circuit board design having a pre-designed fixed connection array; placing components for any one of the plurality of different circuits on said single printed circuit board design so that said components are connected within the pre-designed fixed connection array and form the resulting different circuit; and further comprising storing information based on said received plurality of different schematics for each respective different circuit into a non-volatile storage selected from the group consisting of a memory on said single printed circuit board design, and an accessible computer database. receiving a plurality of different schematics, each respective schematic corresponding to a different circuit; generating a single printed circuit board design based on said plurality of different schematics for each respective different circuit, the single printed circuit board design having a pre-designed fixed connection array; placing components for any one of the plurality of different circuits on said single printed circuit board design so that said components are connected within the pre-designed fixed connection array and form the resulting different circuit; and further comprising storing information based on said received plurality of different schematics for each respective different circuit into a non-volatile storage selected from the group consisting of a memory on said single printed circuit board design, and an accessible computer database.
A method carried out by a computer of analyzing a biological sample of an organism to estimate a first severity of systemic lupus erythematosus, the biological sample including nucleic acid molecules, wherein at least some of the nucleic acid molecules are circulating nucleic acid molecules, the method comprising: analyzing a plurality of circulating DNA molecules from the biological sample, wherein analyzing a DNA molecule comprises: determining a size of the circulating DNA molecules, and comparing the size of the circulating DNA molecules with a threshold value, the threshold value in a range from 90 bp to 125 bp; determining, with a computer system, an amount of the circulating DNA molecules having sizes below the threshold value; comparing the amount to a cutoff; and estimating the first severity of SLE in the organism based upon comparing the amount to the cutoff, wherein: the cutoff corresponding to a same severity of SLE, if the amount exceeds the cutoff, the first severity of SLE in the organism is estimated to correspond to a more severe form of SLE than if the amount does not exceed the cutoff. analyzing a plurality of circulating DNA molecules from the biological sample, wherein analyzing a DNA molecule comprises: determining a size of the circulating DNA molecules, and comparing the size of the circulating DNA molecules with a threshold value, the threshold value in a range from 90 bp to 125 bp; determining a size of the circulating DNA molecules, and comparing the size of the circulating DNA molecules with a threshold value, the threshold value in a range from 90 bp to 125 bp; determining, with a computer system, an amount of the circulating DNA molecules having sizes below the threshold value; comparing the amount to a cutoff; and estimating the first severity of SLE in the organism based upon comparing the amount to the cutoff, wherein: the cutoff corresponding to a same severity of SLE, if the amount exceeds the cutoff, the first severity of SLE in the organism is estimated to correspond to a more severe form of SLE than if the amount does not exceed the cutoff. the cutoff corresponding to a same severity of SLE, if the amount exceeds the cutoff, the first severity of SLE in the organism is estimated to correspond to a more severe form of SLE than if the amount does not exceed the cutoff.
A hydraulic connection assembly for connecting hydraulic lines (20,30) for pressurised fluids, of the type comprising a manifold which houses, in corresponding seats, a plurality of female cartridges (2,3) and comprising actuation means of the cartridges configured for selectively decompressing the hydraulic lines (20,30) and connecting/disconnecting said cartridges (2,3) to/from corresponding male couplers provided on the utilizer apparatus to be hydraulically connected to said assembly, characterized in that it comprises electro-actuated actuators for actuating said actuation means of the cartridges for decompressing the hydraulic lines (20, 30), wherein said electro-actuated actuators move said actuation means of the cartridges between a rest position in which the cartridges (2,3) are in the configuration suitable for retaining the corresponding male couplers, a first actuation position in which said actuation means of the cartridges actuate at least one decompression valve (21,31) provided on each of said cartridges (2,3), causing the decompression of the corresponding hydraulic line (20,30), and a second actuation position in which said actuation means of the cartridges release the mechanical connection of at least one of said cartridges (2,3) from the corresponding male coupler, so as to facilitate the connection and disconnection operation of said cartridges (2,3) to/from corresponding male couplers, said electro-actuated actuators being operationally connected to a control unit and further comprising an electromechanical actuator controlled by said control unit.
Vane pump for a compressible medium, comprising an outer housing separating a pump interior from a pump exterior and in which an outlet opening for the medium is formed for the connection of the pump interior with the pump exterior, wherein a valve body communicates with the outlet opening such that a first section of the outlet opening is permanently open and a second section of the outlet opening is configured to be closed by the valve body, wherein the permanent opening of the outlet opening is realized by a hole in the valve body, wherein the outer circumferential portion of the valve body rests entirely on the outer housing, wherein the valve body is a leaf spring fastened at one side of the outlet opening, characterized in that the leaf spring has the hole is a portion not stressed by bending, and wherein the leaf spring has a constriction between the closure portion closing the outlet opening and a fastening portion, and wherein the hole is arranged in the portion of the closure portion of the leaf spring, which is directed to the dead center of the vane pump.
A method for assisting a person to perform a task in a dynamic environment, the method comprising: acquiring data on the dynamic environment, predicting at least one behavior of an object or event in the dynamic environment based on the acquired data, determining a relevance measure of the at least one behavior of the object or event based on the prediction, generating a modulation signal, wherein the modulation signal changes at least one signal parameter as a function of the determined relevance, modulating at least one directional stimulus signal with the modulation signal, wherein the at least one modulated directional stimulus signal further depends on a direction of the predicted at least one behavior of the object or event with respect to the assisted person, and outputting the at least one modulated stimulus signal to the assisted person, and characterized in that the method comprises detecting further stimuli perceivable by the assisted person and including the detected further stimuli in the at least one directional stimulus signal before modulating the at least one directional stimulus signal. acquiring data on the dynamic environment, predicting at least one behavior of an object or event in the dynamic environment based on the acquired data, determining a relevance measure of the at least one behavior of the object or event based on the prediction, generating a modulation signal, wherein the modulation signal changes at least one signal parameter as a function of the determined relevance, modulating at least one directional stimulus signal with the modulation signal, wherein the at least one modulated directional stimulus signal further depends on a direction of the predicted at least one behavior of the object or event with respect to the assisted person, and outputting the at least one modulated stimulus signal to the assisted person, and characterized in that the method comprises detecting further stimuli perceivable by the assisted person and including the detected further stimuli in the at least one directional stimulus signal before modulating the at least one directional stimulus signal.
A flame-retardant processing method, comprising: a radiation processing step of irradiating a cellulosic fiber material with radiation; a phosphorus processing step of adding a radically polymerizable phosphorus-containing compound to the cellulosic fiber material; and an amine processing step of adding an amine compound to the cellulosic fiber material, wherein the amine compound is an amino-group-containing polymer which is able to form ammonium ion in water, wherein the phosphorus processing step is carried out after the radiation processing step, and wherein the amine processing step is carried out before the radiation processing step, at the same time in the same bath as the phosphorus treatment step, or after the phosphorus treatment step. a radiation processing step of irradiating a cellulosic fiber material with radiation; a phosphorus processing step of adding a radically polymerizable phosphorus-containing compound to the cellulosic fiber material; and an amine processing step of adding an amine compound to the cellulosic fiber material, wherein the amine compound is an amino-group-containing polymer which is able to form ammonium ion in water, wherein the phosphorus processing step is carried out after the radiation processing step, and wherein the amine processing step is carried out before the radiation processing step, at the same time in the same bath as the phosphorus treatment step, or after the phosphorus treatment step.
A method of manufacturing an article using an additive manufacturing technique, comprising: melting a polymer composition; activating the polymer composition with one or more activating agents creating reactive sites on the polymer composition thus forming crosslinks and branching structures; and depositing the molten polymer composition to manufacture the article, characterised in that the polymer composition is a heterophasic polypropylene copolymer comprising a polypropylene matrix phase and a rubber phase wherein the rubber phase is present in a range from 3 wt% to 70 wt% based on the total weight of the heterophasic polypropylene copolymer. melting a polymer composition; activating the polymer composition with one or more activating agents creating reactive sites on the polymer composition thus forming crosslinks and branching structures; and depositing the molten polymer composition to manufacture the article, characterised in that the polymer composition is a heterophasic polypropylene copolymer comprising a polypropylene matrix phase and a rubber phase wherein the rubber phase is present in a range from 3 wt% to 70 wt% based on the total weight of the heterophasic polypropylene copolymer.
A thrust foil bearing comprising: a base plate which includes an insertion hole through which a shaft is inserted; a back foil which is disposed around the insertion hole and supported by the base plate; and a top foil which is supported by the back foil, wherein the top foil includes an expansion portion in which a width of the expansion portion in a virtual straight line direction in which a virtual straight line extends decreases in a direction orthogonal to the virtual straight line, the virtual straight line being a tangent line in which the back foil is in contact with the top foil on the most downstream side in the rotation direction of the rotation shaft, and wherein the expansion portion includes a single peak on a downstream side in the rotation direction, and the width of the expansion portion in the virtual straight line direction decreases toward the peak, characterized in that the peak is provided on an outer peripheral side of the top foil. a base plate which includes an insertion hole through which a shaft is inserted; a back foil which is disposed around the insertion hole and supported by the base plate; and a top foil which is supported by the back foil, wherein the top foil includes an expansion portion in which a width of the expansion portion in a virtual straight line direction in which a virtual straight line extends decreases in a direction orthogonal to the virtual straight line, the virtual straight line being a tangent line in which the back foil is in contact with the top foil on the most downstream side in the rotation direction of the rotation shaft, and wherein the expansion portion includes a single peak on a downstream side in the rotation direction, and the width of the expansion portion in the virtual straight line direction decreases toward the peak, characterized in that the peak is provided on an outer peripheral side of the top foil.
A method of producing modified adherent stromal cells, said method comprising the step of incubating ASC from placental or adipose tissue in a three-dimensional culture in a cytokine-containing growth medium, wherein one or more pro-inflammatory cytokines have been added to said cytokine-containing growth medium, thereby producing modified ASC, wherein the majority of the ASC express, on a population level, each of CD10, CD29, CD38, and HLA-DR.
A method for determining presence of a user's hand tremor or intentional motion in an image through photographing, the method comprising the steps of: detecting image sample blocks having a large amount of edge components of a previous frame by using an edge detecting method; calculating a block distance between an image sample block detected in the previous frame and an image sample block in a current frame estimated to correspond to the image sample block detected in the previous frame after motion; and comparing the calculated block distance with a first threshold, when the calculated block distance is greater than or equal to the first threshold, determining that intentional motion of the user exists, when the calculated block distance is less than the first threshold, calculating a median value of block distances; comparing the median value with a second threshold which is less than the first threshold when the calculated block distance is less than the first threshold, wherein, when the median value is greater than the second threshold and less than the first threshold, it is determined that intentional motion of the user exists, and when the median value is less than or equal to the second threshold, it is determined that the user's hand tremor exists. detecting image sample blocks having a large amount of edge components of a previous frame by using an edge detecting method; calculating a block distance between an image sample block detected in the previous frame and an image sample block in a current frame estimated to correspond to the image sample block detected in the previous frame after motion; and comparing the calculated block distance with a first threshold, when the calculated block distance is greater than or equal to the first threshold, determining that intentional motion of the user exists, when the calculated block distance is less than the first threshold, calculating a median value of block distances; comparing the median value with a second threshold which is less than the first threshold when the calculated block distance is less than the first threshold, wherein, when the median value is greater than the second threshold and less than the first threshold, it is determined that intentional motion of the user exists, and when the median value is less than or equal to the second threshold, it is determined that the user's hand tremor exists.
Tower of a wind turbine comprising, - an upper end, whereof a nacelle is rotatably arrangeable, - whereas at least three cable (10, 11, 12) are longitudinally arranged in the tower and form a cable bundle with a longitudinal axis, - and an upper end of the cable bundle is rotatably fixed with the nacelle, - and a lower part of the cable bundle is rotably fixed with the tower, - at least two bundling devices (17, 27), comprising fixing devices (24, 29) for fixing of the bundling devices (17, 27) onto the cable (10, 11, 12, 13), are provided for, - whereas the bundling devices (17, 27) between the upper end and the lower part on the cables (10, 11, 12, 13) is designed in such a manner, - and the bundling devices (17, 27) are designed in such a manner, - so that at least three cables (10, 11, 12) in the cable bundle feature a minimum clearance to each other, characterized in that - the bundling device (17, 27) comprises a support and fixing devices and the fixing devices are rotatably arranged on the support, so that an inclination of the cable (10, 11, 12) respective to the longitudinal axis of the cable bundles is retraced by means of the fixing device. - an upper end, whereof a nacelle is rotatably arrangeable, - whereas at least three cable (10, 11, 12) are longitudinally arranged in the tower and form a cable bundle with a longitudinal axis, - and an upper end of the cable bundle is rotatably fixed with the nacelle, - and a lower part of the cable bundle is rotably fixed with the tower, - at least two bundling devices (17, 27), comprising fixing devices (24, 29) for fixing of the bundling devices (17, 27) onto the cable (10, 11, 12, 13), are provided for, - whereas the bundling devices (17, 27) between the upper end and the lower part on the cables (10, 11, 12, 13) is designed in such a manner, - and the bundling devices (17, 27) are designed in such a manner, - so that at least three cables (10, 11, 12) in the cable bundle feature a minimum clearance to each other, - the bundling device (17, 27) comprises a support and fixing devices and the fixing devices are rotatably arranged on the support, so that an inclination of the cable (10, 11, 12) respective to the longitudinal axis of the cable bundles is retraced by means of the fixing device.