mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for treating an aneurysm in a blood vessel, said system comprising: an elongate flexible shaft having a proximal region and a distal region; an expandable member disposed adjacent to the distal region; a first expandable scaffold disposed over the expandable member, the first scaffold radially expandable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration; a first double-walled filling structure disposed over the first scaffold, the filling structure having an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein the filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filling medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a first substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow, wherein the first filling structure is separate from the first scaffold, and wherein the first scaffold in the expanded configuration engages the inner wall of the filling structure; and a first releasable coupling mechanism (2918 & 2914) releasably coupling the filling structure with the flexible shaft, wherein the coupling mechanism constrains axial movement of the filling structure relative to the flexible shaft to keep the filling structure from moving relative to the scaffold and the elongate flexible shaft during delivery. an elongate flexible shaft having a proximal region and a distal region; an expandable member disposed adjacent to the distal region; a first expandable scaffold disposed over the expandable member, the first scaffold radially expandable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration; a first double-walled filling structure disposed over the first scaffold, the filling structure having an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein the filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filling medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a first substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow, wherein the first filling structure is separate from the first scaffold, and wherein the first scaffold in the expanded configuration engages the inner wall of the filling structure; and a first releasable coupling mechanism (2918 & 2914) releasably coupling the filling structure with the flexible shaft, wherein the coupling mechanism constrains axial movement of the filling structure relative to the flexible shaft to keep the filling structure from moving relative to the scaffold and the elongate flexible shaft during delivery.
A combustor arrangement for a gas turbine assembly, comprising a first burner, a first combustion chamber, a mixer for admixing a dilution gas to the hot gases leaving the first combustion chamber during operation, a second burner, and a second combustion chamber arranged sequentially in a fluid flow connection, wherein the first burner, the first combustion chamber, the mixer for admixing the dilution gas before the second burner, said second burner and the second combustion chamber are arranged in a row to form a flow path extending between the first combustion chamber and the second burner, the combustor arrangement comprises a central lance body arranged inside the flow path and extending from the first burner through the first combustion chamber into the mixer and into the second burner, wherein the central lance body comprises air ducts (52, 53, 91, 152; 219, 221, 223) for providing air for at least one mixer (30, 61) between the first burner and the second burner, wherein the air is injected into the combustor through air supply elements; wherein the central lance body comprises at least one fuel duct (62, 162) for providing fuel for the second burner, wherein the fuel duct (62, 162) for providing fuel for the second burner comprises a curled duct, a longitudinal duct and an L-shaped outlet providing the liquid into the second burner area through a number of second fuel supply devices to distribute the fuel; wherein the central lance body is removably mounted in the combustor arrangement, for an axial removal along the longitudinal axis of the combustor arrangement; wherein the cross section of the flow path increases in counter flow direction such that the lance body and fuel injectors extending from the trunk of the lance body can be retracted in axial direction out of the flow path; wherein the air ducts in the lance body are concentrically arranged and in the cross section along the longitudinal axis of the combustor arrangement annular-shaped passages (221, 223).
A method for training a person to develop useful degrees of voluntary control of personal electroencephalographic activity, said method comprising the steps of: (a) securing EEG leads to the person; (b) receiving an EEG signal from the person; (c) transmitting the resultant EEG signal to a filter; (d) filtering the EEG signal; (e) monitoring a predetermined EEG frequency band or subband; (f) determining the EEG frequency value of a preselected aspect of said EEG signal; and (g) generating a first audio signal at a first frequency that is delivered to said person's first ear with minimal delay and generating a second audio signal that is delivered to said person's second ear concurrently with said first audio signal, said second audio signal having a second frequency that differs from said first frequency by the value of said EEG frequency value characterized in that said pre-selected aspect is the frequency at which the peak energy of the EEG signal occurs or the frequency at which the greatest average energy of the EEG signal occurs over a pre-selected interval of time. (a) securing EEG leads to the person; (b) receiving an EEG signal from the person; (c) transmitting the resultant EEG signal to a filter; (d) filtering the EEG signal; (e) monitoring a predetermined EEG frequency band or subband; (f) determining the EEG frequency value of a preselected aspect of said EEG signal; and (g) generating a first audio signal at a first frequency that is delivered to said person's first ear with minimal delay and generating a second audio signal that is delivered to said person's second ear concurrently with said first audio signal, said second audio signal having a second frequency that differs from said first frequency by the value of said EEG frequency value characterized in that said pre-selected aspect is the frequency at which the peak energy of the EEG signal occurs or the frequency at which the greatest average energy of the EEG signal occurs over a pre-selected interval of time.
A bacterial strain having (a) a 16S rRNA identity of at least 99.5% with the strain belonging to the species Roseburia hominis deposited under accession number NCIMB 14029, or (b) a DNA-DNA homology of at least 95% to the bacterial strain belonging to the species Roseburia hominis deposited under accession number NCIMB 14029; for use in medicine. (a) a 16S rRNA identity of at least 99.5% with the strain belonging to the species Roseburia hominis deposited under accession number NCIMB 14029, or (b) a DNA-DNA homology of at least 95% to the bacterial strain belonging to the species Roseburia hominis deposited under accession number NCIMB 14029;
A recombinant Bacillus akibai / clarkii -clade subtilisin polypeptide, or an active fragment thereof, wherein the recombinant polypeptide or the active fragment thereof has proteolytic activity and comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 72% identity to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, 14, 17, 32, 35, 38, 41 or 84 or at least 70% identity to an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, 6, 20, 23, 26, or 29; and wherein the recombinant polypeptide or the active fragment thereof comprises an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, or 48.
Micro-projection light module for a vehicle headlamp, comprising *) at least one light source and *) at least one projection device which projects the light that is emitted from said at least one light source, in the form of at least one light distribution, into a region in front of the vehicle, wherein the projection device comprises: -) an entry lens that has one, two, or multiple micro-entry lenses preferably arranged in an array, -) an exit lens that has one, two, or multiple micro-exit lenses preferably arranged in an array, wherein precisely one micro-exit lens is associated with each micro-entry lens, the micro-entry lenses being designed such that, and/or the micro-entry lenses and micro-exit lenses being arranged relative to one another such that, substantially all the light emitted from a micro-entry lens enters precisely only into the associated micro-exit lens, and wherein the light that is pre-shaped by the micro-entry lenses is projected from the micro-exit lenses into a region in front of the motor vehicle in the form of at least one light distribution (LV1 - LV5; GLV), characterized in that an optical attachment device is associated with the at least one light source, the at least one light source irradiating the light emitted therefrom into said at least one optical attachment device, said optical attachment device being designed such that the light emitted therefrom is oriented substantially parallel, and the entry lens having at least one planar boundary surface which faces the optical attachment device. *) at least one light source and *) at least one projection device which projects the light that is emitted from said at least one light source, in the form of at least one light distribution, into a region in front of the vehicle, wherein -) an entry lens that has one, two, or multiple micro-entry lenses preferably arranged in an array, -) an exit lens that has one, two, or multiple micro-exit lenses preferably arranged in an array, wherein
An introducer tool device, comprising: a dilator portion including a dilator body, a hypotube coupled to and extending from the dilator body, and a port disposed in the dilator body; a carrier portion including a carrier body and a carrier lumen disposed therein; and a release mechanism coupled to the carrier portion, the release mechanism including a movable pin and an actuator, the actuator operable to selectively advance and retract the pin with respect to the carrier body, wherein the dilator portion and the carrier portion are selectively engagable, the hypotube of the dilator portion insertable into the carrier lumen, and further wherein the pin in an advanced position extends into the port of the dilator portion. a dilator portion including a dilator body, a hypotube coupled to and extending from the dilator body, and a port disposed in the dilator body; a carrier portion including a carrier body and a carrier lumen disposed therein; and a release mechanism coupled to the carrier portion, the release mechanism including a movable pin and an actuator, the actuator operable to selectively advance and retract the pin with respect to the carrier body, wherein the dilator portion and the carrier portion are selectively engagable, the hypotube of the dilator portion insertable into the carrier lumen, and further wherein the pin in an advanced position extends into the port of the dilator portion.
A method for extracting and separating rare earth elements, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing a rare earth element containing ore; grinding the rare earth element containing ore to form powdered ore; leaching the powdered ore with at least one mineral acid to form a leach solution comprising a rare earth element and a solid material; separating the solid material from the leach solution to form an aqueous-rare earth concentrate; precipitating the aqueous-rare earth concentrate to selectively remove the rare earth element from the leach solution and to obtain a precipitate of the rare earth element; heating the precipitate of the rare earth element in air to form an oxide of the rare earth element; mixing and heating the oxide of the rare earth element with an ammonium salt to form anhydrous rare earth salts; forming a mixture of the anhydrous rare earth salts in an aqueous solution; and separating the rare earth element from the aqueous solution by an electrowinning process using a sacrificial anode. providing a rare earth element containing ore; grinding the rare earth element containing ore to form powdered ore; leaching the powdered ore with at least one mineral acid to form a leach solution comprising a rare earth element and a solid material; separating the solid material from the leach solution to form an aqueous-rare earth concentrate; precipitating the aqueous-rare earth concentrate to selectively remove the rare earth element from the leach solution and to obtain a precipitate of the rare earth element; heating the precipitate of the rare earth element in air to form an oxide of the rare earth element; mixing and heating the oxide of the rare earth element with an ammonium salt to form anhydrous rare earth salts; forming a mixture of the anhydrous rare earth salts in an aqueous solution; and separating the rare earth element from the aqueous solution by an electrowinning process using a sacrificial anode.
A composition comprising: (a) a lactic acid bacterium comprising an exogenous nucleic acid encoding an interleukin-2 (IL-2) polypeptide and an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a type-1 diabetes mellitus (T1D)-specific antigen polypeptide, or (b) a first LAB comprising an exogenous nucleic acid encoding an interleukin-2 (IL-2) polypeptide, and a second LAB comprising an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a type-1 diabetes mellitus (T1D)-specific antigen polypeptide, wherein said LAB is a Lactobacillus species, a Bifidobacterium species, a Streptococcus species, or an Enterococcus species, and wherein said T1D-specific antigen polypeptide is proinsulin (PINS), glutamic acid decarboxylase, insulinoma-associated protein 2 (IA-2), islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit-related protein (IGRP), zinc transporter 8, chromogranin A, (prepro) islet amyloid polypeptide (pp!APP), peripherin, or citrullinated glucose-regulated protein. (a) a lactic acid bacterium comprising an exogenous nucleic acid encoding an interleukin-2 (IL-2) polypeptide and an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a type-1 diabetes mellitus (T1D)-specific antigen polypeptide, or (b) a first LAB comprising an exogenous nucleic acid encoding an interleukin-2 (IL-2) polypeptide, and a second LAB comprising an exogenous nucleic acid encoding a type-1 diabetes mellitus (T1D)-specific antigen polypeptide,
A fan with an external rotor motor, comprising a rotor rotating about an axis of rotation in a motor section, configured to receive a fan wheel in a radially outwardly enclosing manner, and motor electronics arranged in an electronics section, received in an electronics housing, the motor section and the electronics section being arranged axially or radially adjacent to one another along the axis of rotation, the fan producing a differential pressure (Δp) between a suction side and a pressure side via the fan wheel when operated as intended, a continuous cooling channel runs within the external rotor motor from a flow opening at the electronics housing along the motor electronics and at least partially along the rotor to a flow opening in the motor section, and a cooling air flow through the cooling channel being producible purely passively by the differential pressure (Δp) produced by the fan wheel during operation to cool both the electronics section and the motor section, characterized in that the external rotor motor in the motor section has a stator bushing with a laminated stator core and motor windings as well as stator cooling fins arranged in the circumferential direction in a distributed manner, the cooling channel running either along the stator cooling fins or along the stator cooling fins and along the laminated stator core.
An apparatus for actuating a ram in a well pressure control apparatus, comprising: an actuator rod coupled to a ram, the actuator rod movable within a housing to extend the ram into a through bore in the housing; a drive screw rotationally coupled to the actuator rod, the drive screw oriented transversely to the actuator rod; and at least one motor rotationally coupled to the drive screw; characterized by the actuator rod being coupled at one longitudinal end to the ram; and a piston disposed at a longitudinal end of the actuator rod opposite to the ram, the piston exposed to a source of fluid pressure on a side of the piston opposite to the actuator rod. an actuator rod coupled to a ram, the actuator rod movable within a housing to extend the ram into a through bore in the housing; a drive screw rotationally coupled to the actuator rod, the drive screw oriented transversely to the actuator rod; and at least one motor rotationally coupled to the drive screw; characterized by the actuator rod being coupled at one longitudinal end to the ram; and a piston disposed at a longitudinal end of the actuator rod opposite to the ram, the piston exposed to a source of fluid pressure on a side of the piston opposite to the actuator rod.
A safety razor comprising: a. a handle, said handle comprising a grip portion and a connection portion, said connection portion rotating with respect to said grip portion about a rotational axis, said connection portion forming a docking portion suitable for receiving an optional blade unit, said docking portion being positioned opposite distally away from said grip portion, b. characterized in that the grip portion and the connection portion are connected by a single rod comprising a metal material, said rod comprising a distal end non-rotatably attached to the grip portion and a proximal end non-rotatably attached to the connection portion, wherein said rotational axis forms a central longitudinal axis of said rod. a. a handle, said handle comprising a grip portion and a connection portion, said connection portion rotating with respect to said grip portion about a rotational axis, said connection portion forming a docking portion suitable for receiving an optional blade unit, said docking portion being positioned opposite distally away from said grip portion, b. characterized in that the grip portion and the connection portion are connected by a single rod comprising a metal material, said rod comprising a distal end non-rotatably attached to the grip portion and a proximal end non-rotatably attached to the connection portion, wherein said rotational axis forms a central longitudinal axis of said rod.
Method to manufacture panels or aerostructures associated with a plurality of hollow reinforcement structures in which at least two of said hollow reinforcement structures intersect one another; the method comprises the following consecutive steps: a) positioning a single mandrel, shaped so as to manufacture hollow structures that intersect one another, on the surface of a panel in correspondence to the hollow structures to be manufactured; b) laminating at least one composite material layer on top of the mandrel; c) polymerizing said panel on which said at least one composite material layer is applied, in a single step of polymerization for all the hollow reinforcement structures; d) removing said mandrel from the hollow structures through dissolution, being said mandrel water-soluble. a) positioning a single mandrel, shaped so as to manufacture hollow structures that intersect one another, on the surface of a panel in correspondence to the hollow structures to be manufactured; b) laminating at least one composite material layer on top of the mandrel; c) polymerizing said panel on which said at least one composite material layer is applied, in a single step of polymerization for all the hollow reinforcement structures; d) removing said mandrel from the hollow structures through dissolution, being said mandrel water-soluble.
Worm gear comprising at least one first worm and at least one second worm, wherein the at least one first worm and the at least one second worm each comprise a circumferential groove track having mutually opposing pitches, wherein the worms are mounted on a worm shaft, and comprising a worm wheel, wherein the worm wheel is rotatable in a first direction of rotation by engaging in one of the at least one first worm and is rotatable in an opposite, second direction of rotation by engaging in one of the at least one second worm, and comprising a switching apparatus for changing the direction of rotation of the worm wheel, wherein a shifting device of the switching apparatus can be coupled to the worm shaft in a first predetermined rotational position of the worm shaft and the shifting device can be disconnected from the worm shaft in a second predetermined rotational position of the worm shaft, wherein, by coupling the shifting device to the worm shaft, the worms (61; 62) can be displaced along the worm shaft, wherein displacing the worms (61; 62) during a continuous rotation of the worm shaft by changing the engagement of the worm wheel by one of the at least one first worm in the groove track having an opposing pitch of one of the at least one second worm causes the direction of rotation of the worm wheel to change.
A method for automatic exposure control setup for a volume radiographic imaging apparatus to capture radiographic images of a patient, the method comprising: a) providing, on a display, an operator interface configured to allow operator selection of an image slice from a reconstructed image volume (56a-d), the reconstructed image volume (56a-d) obtained from prior captured radiographic images of a prior subject or object at various x-ray exposure levels; b) displaying a ruler image (46, 74) of the selected operator image slice from the reconstructed image volume (56a-d) in at least a first rendering having a first corresponding noise factor associated with a first x-ray exposure level of the prior subject or object; c) displaying a ruler image (46, 74) of the operator selected image slice from the reconstructed image volume (56a-d) in at least a second rendering having an operator selected second corresponding noise factor associated with a second x-ray exposure level of the prior subject or object; and d) in response to an operator selection input on the operator interface between the displayed ruler images (46, 74) and associated noise factors, configuring the imaging apparatus to provide automatic exposure control according to the operator selected noise factor to capture the radiographic images of the patient. a) providing, on a display, an operator interface configured to allow operator selection of an image slice from a reconstructed image volume (56a-d), the reconstructed image volume (56a-d) obtained from prior captured radiographic images of a prior subject or object at various x-ray exposure levels; b) displaying a ruler image (46, 74) of the selected operator image slice from the reconstructed image volume (56a-d) in at least a first rendering having a first corresponding noise factor associated with a first x-ray exposure level of the prior subject or object; c) displaying a ruler image (46, 74) of the operator selected image slice from the reconstructed image volume (56a-d) in at least a second rendering having an operator selected second corresponding noise factor associated with a second x-ray exposure level of the prior subject or object; and d) in response to an operator selection input on the operator interface between the displayed ruler images (46, 74) and associated noise factors, configuring the imaging apparatus to provide automatic exposure control according to the operator selected noise factor to capture the radiographic images of the patient.