mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Endoscope, with: an outer shank composed of a shank tube and of a separately produced distal end whose surface is formed by a jacket face and a curved front face, wherein the distal end of the outer shank is joined to the shank tube forming most of the outer shank, and the distal end comprises a jacket component and a curved front component, which is joined to the jacket component, and an edge between the jacket face and the front face, characterized in that the jacket face is formed by the surface of the jacket component and an edge face of the front component, and the front face is formed by the front component; wherein a distance of an interface (39; 49) between the jacket component and the front component from the edge between the jacket face and the curved front face is no greater than a wall thickness of the jacket component or no greater than a wall thickness of the front component, wherein the distance is measured in the direction of the local surface normal of the interface, wherein, in the case of a broken, rounded or bevelled edge between jacket face and front face, the distance to this edge is understood to mean the distance to the line in which jacket face and front face intersect when the edge is not broken, rounded or bevelled, or before the edge is broken, rounded or bevelled, wherein the front component forms the entire front face of the distal end of the outer shank, except for openings (47, 48) in the front component. an outer shank composed of a shank tube and of a separately produced distal end whose surface is formed by a jacket face and a curved front face,
A coated optical fiber comprising: an optical fiber; a primary layer of coating resin that is coated on an outer periphery of said optical fiber; a secondary layer of coating resin that is coated on an outer periphery of said primary layer; and a coloured layer of coloured coating resin that is coated on an outer periphery of said secondary layer, characterized in that the primary layer has elasticity modulus of 0.8 MPa to 1.1 MPa, and the secondary layer has elasticity modulus of 500 MPa to 870 MPa, and the colored layer has elasticity modulus of 1050 MPa to 1600 MPa and glass transition temperature of 85°C to 95°C, and an extraction rate from said coated optical fiber before being coated with said coloured layer is 1.7 mass percent or below when said coated optical fiber before being coated with said coloured layer is immersed in water which is heated to 60°C for 168 hours, and an extraction rate from said coated optical fiber after being coated with said coloured layer is 1.5 mass percent or below when said coated optical fiber after being coated with said coloured layer is immersed in water which is heated to 60°C for 168 hours. an optical fiber; a primary layer of coating resin that is coated on an outer periphery of said optical fiber; a secondary layer of coating resin that is coated on an outer periphery of said primary layer; and a coloured layer of coloured coating resin that is coated on an outer periphery of said secondary layer, characterized in that the primary layer has elasticity modulus of 0.8 MPa to 1.1 MPa, and the secondary layer has elasticity modulus of 500 MPa to 870 MPa, and the colored layer has elasticity modulus of 1050 MPa to 1600 MPa and glass transition temperature of 85°C to 95°C, and an extraction rate from said coated optical fiber before being coated with said coloured layer is 1.7 mass percent or below when said coated optical fiber before being coated with said coloured layer is immersed in water which is heated to 60°C for 168 hours, and an extraction rate from said coated optical fiber after being coated with said coloured layer is 1.5 mass percent or below when said coated optical fiber after being coated with said coloured layer is immersed in water which is heated to 60°C for 168 hours.
A horn antenna comprising: a conducting horn having a conducting horn inner wall extending outwardly from a horn throat to define an aperture having a diameter greater than the horn throat, the conducting horn configured to guide an electromagnetic signal through the horn throat and the aperture; a dielectric core partially filling the space within the conducting horn; and a first dielectric layer lining substantially the entire conducting horn inner wall and separating the dielectric core from the conducting horn inner wall, wherein the dielectric core comprises a higher dielectric constant than the first dielectric layer, characterized by the first dielectric layer comprising a metamaterial layer having a low refractive index between 0 and 1 based on (i) a dielectric constant of greater than 0 and less than 1 and (ii) a permeability of approximately 1. a conducting horn having a conducting horn inner wall extending outwardly from a horn throat to define an aperture having a diameter greater than the horn throat, the conducting horn configured to guide an electromagnetic signal through the horn throat and the aperture; a dielectric core partially filling the space within the conducting horn; and a first dielectric layer lining substantially the entire conducting horn inner wall and separating the dielectric core from the conducting horn inner wall, wherein the dielectric core comprises a higher dielectric constant than the first dielectric layer,
A process of measuring print-to-print register of a multicolour print (A-D) provided in an effective printed area of the surface of printed material, which multicolour print (A-D) is formed on the printed material by means of a printing press and includes at least a first pattern and a second pattern distinguishable from the first pattern, wherein the effective printed area is provided with a matrix arrangement of individual imprints which are each provided with the multicolour print (A-D) and are repeated over the surface of the effective printed area along a pattern of rows and columns, wherein that measurement of an actual print-to-print register between the first and second patterns (A, B), as reflected on the printed material, is derived from processing and finding a correspondence between: (i) at least one sample image (SI A, SI B) of the printed material covering at least a portion of the first and second patterns (A, B); and (ii) at least one corresponding reference image (RI A, RI B) generated using prepress design data of the first and second patterns (A, B), wherein the process is repeated for multiple ones of the individual imprints so as to derive a set of multiple measurements of the actual print-to-print register between the first and second patterns (A, B) at various imprint locations over the effective printed area, and the set of multiple measurements is mapped into a corresponding print-to-print register map (M B-A, M C-A, M D-A) that is representative of print-to-print register deviations at the various imprint locations, wherein said correspondence between the at least one sample image (SI A, SI B) and the at least one reference image (RI A, RI B) is found by performing a cross-correlation between the at least one sample image (SI A, SI B) and the at least one reference image (RI A, RI B), which cross-correlation includes finding an optimum of a correlation function between the at least one sample image (SI A, SI B) and the at least one reference image (RI A, RI B), characterized in that said multicolour print (A-D) is formed on the printed material in several consecutive passes by means of multiple printing presses, wherein said printed material is provided with a combination of printed patterns produced in accordance with different printing processes, wherein that multicolour print (A-D) results from a combination of an offset-printed pattern with an intaglio-printed pattern. (i) at least one sample image (SI A, SI B) of the printed material covering at least a portion of the first and second patterns (A, B); and (ii) at least one corresponding reference image (RI A, RI B) generated using prepress design data of the first and second patterns (A, B),
A dispenser for dispensing a patient's order of multiple different pharmaceutical products, the dispenser comprising a storage arrangement adapted to store a plurality of pharmaceutical products each contained in an individual unit dose package (16, 518), a discharge assembly adapted to move selected ones of the unit dose packages (16, 518) from the storage arrangement, and a conveyor adapted to transfer the selected unit dose packages (16, 518) from the discharge assembly, wherein the storage arrangement comprises a first and a second module (12, 14) each located proximate the conveyor, the first module being spaced and positioned upstream from the second module, characterised in that the discharge assembly comprises a first discharge assembly operative to move selected ones of the unit dose packages (16, 518) from the first module while maintaining physical control of each of those selected unit dose packages (16, 518) such as not to permit the unit dose packages (16, 518) to move by gravity, and a second discharge assembly (62, 64) operative to move selected ones of the unit dose packages (16, 518) from the second module while maintaining physical control of each of those selected unit dose packages (16, 518) such as not to permit the unit dose packages (16, 518) to move by gravity, in that the conveyor transfers the selected unit dose packages (16, 518) while maintaining positive physical control of each of the selected unit dose packages (16, 518) such as not to permit the unit dose packages (16, 518) to move by gravity, whereby positive physical control is maintained during movement of the selected unit dose packages (16, 518) from the discharge assembly by the conveyer, and in that the first module is adapted to store pharmaceutical products having a first frequency demand and the second module is adapted to store pharmaceutical products having a second frequency demand different from the first frequency demand.
A computer-implemented method for navigating a host vehicle, the method comprising: receiving, from an image capture device, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle, the environment including a road on which the host vehicle is traveling; analyzing at least one of the plurality of images to identify a target vehicle traveling in a lane of the road different from a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; analyzing at least one of the plurality of images to identify at least one lane mark (1004A, 1004B) associated with the lane in which the target vehicle is traveling; determining at least one characteristic of the target vehicle based on the plurality of images, the method being characterised in that: the at least one determined characteristic of the target vehicle includes a detected lateral motion of the target vehicle relative to the at least one identified lane mark (1004A, 1004B); and determining a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the determined characteristic of the target vehicle. receiving, from an image capture device, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle, the environment including a road on which the host vehicle is traveling; analyzing at least one of the plurality of images to identify a target vehicle traveling in a lane of the road different from a lane in which the host vehicle is traveling; analyzing at least one of the plurality of images to identify at least one lane mark (1004A, 1004B) associated with the lane in which the target vehicle is traveling; determining at least one characteristic of the target vehicle based on the plurality of images, the at least one determined characteristic of the target vehicle includes a detected lateral motion of the target vehicle relative to the at least one identified lane mark (1004A, 1004B); and determining a navigational action for the host vehicle based on the determined characteristic of the target vehicle.
A surgical system cart (110, 310, 1510) comprising: a steering interface comprising a steering sensor (320, 322, 370, 372, 375, 377) and a grasping surface (302, 304), wherein the grasping surface (302, 304) is coupled to the steering sensor (320, 322, 370, 372, 375, 377); a kick plate comprising a stop sensor located at a side of the cart (110, 310, 1510) where the steering interface is located; and a drive control system coupled to the steering interface and to the stop sensor; wherein in response to the steering sensor (320, 322, 370, 372, 375, 377) sensing a first force exerted in a first direction of force on the grasping surface (302, 304), the drive control system transmits drive power to the cart (110, 310, 1510) that moves the cart (110, 310, 1510) in a first direction of motion; and wherein in response to the stop sensor sensing a second force exerted in a second direction of force opposite the first direction of force, and while the steering sensor (320, 322, 370, 372, 375, 377) is sensing the first force in the first direction, the drive control system stops the drive power to the cart (110, 310, 1510). a steering interface comprising a steering sensor (320, 322, 370, 372, 375, 377) and a grasping surface (302, 304), wherein the grasping surface (302, 304) is coupled to the steering sensor (320, 322, 370, 372, 375, 377); a kick plate comprising a stop sensor located at a side of the cart (110, 310, 1510) where the steering interface is located; and a drive control system coupled to the steering interface and to the stop sensor; wherein in response to the steering sensor (320, 322, 370, 372, 375, 377) sensing a first force exerted in a first direction of force on the grasping surface (302, 304), the drive control system transmits drive power to the cart (110, 310, 1510) that moves the cart (110, 310, 1510) in a first direction of motion; and wherein in response to the stop sensor sensing a second force exerted in a second direction of force opposite the first direction of force, and while the steering sensor (320, 322, 370, 372, 375, 377) is sensing the first force in the first direction, the drive control system stops the drive power to the cart (110, 310, 1510).
A device for treating a surface with a dielectric barrier plasma, wherein the surface functions as a counter electrode, having an electrically insulating housing, which is formed from a housing body and a housing head and in which is situated a high voltage feed line and a bearing arrangement for an electrode, which is connected to the high voltage feed line, with a dielectric which shields the electrode from the surface, wherein the electrode is rotatably mounted in the housing head and protrudes out of the housing head by way of a surface portion which is covered by the dielectric, characterized in that the electrode comprises pivot bearing elements which are arranged in a first pivot axis and by way of which, in conjunction with pivot bearing elements in the housing head, it is mounted so as to rotate about the first pivot axis and is connected to the high voltage feed line, the first pivot axis being a center axis of the electrode, and in that the housing head is connected to the housing body so as to be rotatable about a second rotational axis, which is at an angle to the first rotational axis, and is provided with a contact arrangement (11, 21) for maintaining an electric connection between the electrode and the high voltage feed line during the rotation about the respective axis.
A process for making a metal ring from a BeCu alloy, comprising: preheating a BeCu alloy billet at a temperature of 800°C to 850°C, wherein the BeCu alloy, from which the billet is made, comprises: 1.6 wt% to 2.0 wt% beryllium, 1.8 wt% to 2.0 wt% beryllium, or 1.8 wt% to 1.9 wt% beryllium; 0.2 wt% to 0.6 wt% lead; optionally an amount of nickel, cobalt, and optionally iron such that the sum of (nickel+cobalt) is 0.2 wt% or higher, and the sum of (nickel+cobalt+iron) is 0.6 wt% or less; and balance copper; forging the billet into a ring-shaped preform at a temperature of 750°C to 850°C, where forging includes press forging and piercing and/or punching; soaking the preform at a temperature of 815°C to 835°C; ring rolling the preform at a temperature of 750°C to 850°C to form a ring having a wall thickness, wherein the ring rolling reduces the wall thickness by at least 50%; solution annealing the ring at a temperature of 780°C to 800°C, immediately followed by quenching the ring; and heat treating the ring at a temperature of 385°C to 400°C. preheating a BeCu alloy billet at a temperature of 800°C to 850°C, wherein the BeCu alloy, from which the billet is made, comprises: 1.6 wt% to 2.0 wt% beryllium, 1.8 wt% to 2.0 wt% beryllium, or 1.8 wt% to 1.9 wt% beryllium; 0.2 wt% to 0.6 wt% lead; optionally an amount of nickel, cobalt, and optionally iron such that the sum of (nickel+cobalt) is 0.2 wt% or higher, and the sum of (nickel+cobalt+iron) is 0.6 wt% or less; and balance copper; forging the billet into a ring-shaped preform at a temperature of 750°C to 850°C, where forging includes press forging and piercing and/or punching; soaking the preform at a temperature of 815°C to 835°C; ring rolling the preform at a temperature of 750°C to 850°C to form a ring having a wall thickness, wherein the ring rolling reduces the wall thickness by at least 50%; solution annealing the ring at a temperature of 780°C to 800°C, immediately followed by quenching the ring; and heat treating the ring at a temperature of 385°C to 400°C. 1.6 wt% to 2.0 wt% beryllium, 1.8 wt% to 2.0 wt% beryllium, or 1.8 wt% to 1.9 wt% beryllium; 0.2 wt% to 0.6 wt% lead; optionally an amount of nickel, cobalt, and optionally iron such that the sum of (nickel+cobalt) is 0.2 wt% or higher, and the sum of (nickel+cobalt+iron) is 0.6 wt% or less; and balance copper; forging the billet into a ring-shaped preform at a temperature of 750°C to 850°C, where forging includes press forging and piercing and/or punching; soaking the preform at a temperature of 815°C to 835°C; ring rolling the preform at a temperature of 750°C to 850°C to form a ring having a wall thickness, wherein the ring rolling reduces the wall thickness by at least 50%; solution annealing the ring at a temperature of 780°C to 800°C, immediately followed by quenching the ring; and heat treating the ring at a temperature of 385°C to 400°C.
A socket box (10,110) including a channel shaped body (12,112), a socket insert (18,118), a facia insert (20,120) having opposed lateral projections and an internal electrically conductive substrate (78,178), wherein the socket insert (18,118) comprises a body having an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein in the upper surface is provided with a plurality of apertures which are sized and spaced so as to receive the pins of an electrical plug, wherein further the lower surface is provided with a plurality of sprung electrical contacts (70,72,74), wherein the socket insert (18,118) and electrically conductive substrate (78,178) are supported and held in spaced relationship to one another by the facia insert (20,120) such that the sprung electrical contacts (70,72,74) are compressed against the electrically conductive substrate (78,178), wherein further the facia insert (20,120) in turn is supported by the channel shaped body (12,112), the opposed lateral projections of the facia insert (20,120) being slidably received in opposed channel formations (32,132) on the interior of the channel shaped body (12,112), characterised in that the facia insert (20,120) includes a plurality of fingers (44,48) provided with barbs (46,50), which fingers (44,48) and barbs (46,50) engage complementarily shaped formations of the socket insert (18,118) and electrically conductive substrate (78, 178), so that the socket insert (18, 118) and electrically conductive substrate (78, 178) are supported and held in spaced relationship to one another within the channel shaped body (12, 112).
Device - comprising an interface unit (405-408, 418, 419), - wherein the interface unit (405-408, 418, 419) is configured such that an interface type can be selected from at least two interface types as a function of a selection signal, characterised in that - different interface types can be consecutively selected temporarily from the at least two interface types by means of the selection signal, which is provided by means of a running program, - wherein that interface type for which a predetermined signal can be determined is selected for longer than the predetermined period of time. - comprising an interface unit (405-408, 418, 419), - wherein the interface unit (405-408, 418, 419) is configured such that an interface type can be selected from at least two interface types as a function of a selection signal, - different interface types can be consecutively selected temporarily from the at least two interface types by means of the selection signal, which is provided by means of a running program, - wherein that interface type for which a predetermined signal can be determined is selected for longer than the predetermined period of time.
A wearable position therapy device for influencing the position of a user, the device comprising: a position detector configured to generate positional signal data based on a position or movement of the user; a feedback device configured to generate a feedback stimuli; and a microcontroller in communication with the position detector and the feedback device, wherein the microcontroller is configured to: receive the positional signal data from the position detector, determine whether the user is in a target position based, at least in part, on the positional signal data, and generate a control signal to cause the feedback device to provide the feedback stimulus to the user to induce the user to change to a different, non-target position if the user of the wearable position therapy device is in the target position, characterised in that the feedback stimuli is generated only after a delay period has elapsed in response to the device being turned on or a reset operation. a position detector configured to generate positional signal data based on a position or movement of the user; a feedback device configured to generate a feedback stimuli; and a microcontroller in communication with the position detector and the feedback device, wherein the microcontroller is configured to: receive the positional signal data from the position detector, determine whether the user is in a target position based, at least in part, on the positional signal data, and generate a control signal to cause the feedback device to provide the feedback stimulus to the user to induce the user to change to a different, non-target position if the user of the wearable position therapy device is in the target position, characterised in that the feedback stimuli is generated only after a delay period has elapsed in response to the device being turned on or a reset operation. receive the positional signal data from the position detector, determine whether the user is in a target position based, at least in part, on the positional signal data, and generate a control signal to cause the feedback device to provide the feedback stimulus to the user to induce the user to change to a different, non-target position if the user of the wearable position therapy device is in the target position, characterised in that the feedback stimuli is generated only after a delay period has elapsed in response to the device being turned on or a reset operation.