mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A radially expandable branch stent graft assembly, comprising: a) an engagement portion for engaging with an opening in a fenestrated body, the engagement portion including a proximal portion having a first diameter configured to be disposed on an inside of the fenestrated body, an intermediate portion having a second diameter, and a distal portion having a third diameter configured to be disposed on an outside of the fenestrated body, the second diameter less than the first diameter and the third diameter in an expanded state of the engagement portion, the engagement portion configured to allow the branch stent graft to pivot about the opening of the fenestrated body and to limit axial movement of the branch stent graft relative to the fenestrated body; b) a flexible tail portion extending from the engagement portion; and c) a transition portion disposed between the engagement portion and the flexible tail portion, the transition portion having a flexibility greater than the engagement portion and less than the flexible tail portion. a) an engagement portion for engaging with an opening in a fenestrated body, the engagement portion including a proximal portion having a first diameter configured to be disposed on an inside of the fenestrated body, an intermediate portion having a second diameter, and a distal portion having a third diameter configured to be disposed on an outside of the fenestrated body, the second diameter less than the first diameter and the third diameter in an expanded state of the engagement portion, the engagement portion configured to allow the branch stent graft to pivot about the opening of the fenestrated body and to limit axial movement of the branch stent graft relative to the fenestrated body; b) a flexible tail portion extending from the engagement portion; and c) a transition portion disposed between the engagement portion and the flexible tail portion, the transition portion having a flexibility greater than the engagement portion and less than the flexible tail portion.
A method for making a quadrangular shell comprising 5 faces with flanged edges and non-developable trihedral couplings between the faces, made of a continuous fibrous reinforced composite material comprising fibers extending from one free edge to another free edge, the method comprising the steps of: i. cutting plies (210, 220) comprising plies extending over the 5 faces of the shell outside the trihedral couplings and comprising continuous fibres, said fibres extending from a free edge to another free edge of the shell, said plies comprising cut-outs (221, 222) so as not to cover the trihedral coupling zones; II. obtaining four consolidated coupling parts with a shape of said trihedral coupling zones, each coupling part comprising an integration zone for insertion between the plies; III. Positioning and laying up the plies obtained in step i) IV. inserting the four consolidated coupling parts into the trihedral coupling zones by inserting the integration zones between two plies to obtain a preform; v. placing the preform in a tooling (502, 602) and consolidating the lamination of fibrous plies by subjecting the assembly obtained in step iv) to a predetermined pressure-temperature cycle. i. cutting plies (210, 220) comprising plies extending over the 5 faces of the shell outside the trihedral couplings and comprising continuous fibres, said fibres extending from a free edge to another free edge of the shell, said plies comprising cut-outs (221, 222) so as not to cover the trihedral coupling zones; II. obtaining four consolidated coupling parts with a shape of said trihedral coupling zones, each coupling part comprising an integration zone for insertion between the plies; III. Positioning and laying up the plies obtained in step i) IV. inserting the four consolidated coupling parts into the trihedral coupling zones by inserting the integration zones between two plies to obtain a preform; v. placing the preform in a tooling (502, 602) and consolidating the lamination of fibrous plies by subjecting the assembly obtained in step iv) to a predetermined pressure-temperature cycle.
A device comprising: a container configured to hold a print substance, the container comprising a refill port through which print substance is to be introduced into the container; a refill interface connected to the refill port, the refill interface configured to receive print substance from a refill print substance container, and a processor, the container configured to transmit, to the processor, signals indicative of an amount of print substance introduced via the refill port, and the processor configured to: receive the signals indicative of the amount of print substance introduced via the refill port; and predict a print substance end-of-life, EOL, based on the amount of print substance introduced, the print substance EOL comprising a number of pages, pixels, and/or voxels that will be printable, wherein the processor is further configured to +eo- determine whether the print substance introduced via the refill interface comprises authenticated print substance, and wherein the processor is further configured to disable prediction of the print substance EOL based on a determination that the print substance introduced via the refill interface comprises unauthenticated print substance. a container configured to hold a print substance, the container comprising a refill port through which print substance is to be introduced into the container; a refill interface connected to the refill port, the refill interface configured to receive print substance from a refill print substance container, and a processor, the container configured to transmit, to the processor, signals indicative of an amount of print substance introduced via the refill port, and the processor configured to: receive the signals indicative of the amount of print substance introduced via the refill port; and predict a print substance end-of-life, EOL, based on the amount of print substance introduced, the print substance EOL comprising a number of pages, pixels, and/or voxels that will be printable, receive the signals indicative of the amount of print substance introduced via the refill port; and predict a print substance end-of-life, EOL, based on the amount of print substance introduced, the print substance EOL comprising a number of pages, pixels, and/or voxels that will be printable, wherein the processor is further configured to +eo- determine whether the print substance introduced via the refill interface comprises authenticated print substance, and wherein the processor is further configured to disable prediction of the print substance EOL based on a determination that the print substance introduced via the refill interface comprises unauthenticated print substance.
An encoding and input method of world characters used in a computer device for encoding and inputting the world characters, said computer device comprising a numerical keypad; said method comprises the steps of: for each category of world characters, on the basis of the basic stroke elements or alphabet elements or pronunciation elements thereof, allocating some basic elements forming the character of this category or capable of determining the character of this category to the corresponding number keys on the numerical pad, the code of said each basic element is uniquely determined by area code and position code, where said area code is the number of the key at which the element is located, said position code is the position number in the number keys to which the basic element pertains; - selecting the category of the characters to be inputted; - for each character of the character category to be inputted, splitting it as a combination of some of said elements; - arranging in order the codes corresponding to each element in said combination and taking them as the code of the character; and - inputting the code of the character. for each category of world characters, on the basis of the basic stroke elements or alphabet elements or pronunciation elements thereof, allocating some basic elements forming the character of this category or capable of determining the character of this category to the corresponding number keys on the numerical pad, the code of said each basic element is uniquely determined by area code and position code, where said area code is the number of the key at which the element is located, said position code is the position number in the number keys to which the basic element pertains; - selecting the category of the characters to be inputted; - for each character of the character category to be inputted, splitting it as a combination of some of said elements; - arranging in order the codes corresponding to each element in said combination and taking them as the code of the character; and - inputting the code of the character. - selecting the category of the characters to be inputted; - for each character of the character category to be inputted, splitting it as a combination of some of said elements; - arranging in order the codes corresponding to each element in said combination and taking them as the code of the character; and - inputting the code of the character.
A method of manufacturing a cushioning article for an article of footwear, the method comprising: wrapping a multi-layer polymeric sheet around a support so that the polymeric sheet surrounds a perimeter of the support and a first portion of the polymeric sheet adjacent a first side edge of the polymeric sheet overlaps and is stacked on a second portion of the polymeric sheet adjacent a second side edge of the polymeric sheet; welding the first portion to the second portion at a first weld disposed between the first side edge and the second side edge while the polymeric sheet is wrapped around the support so that the polymeric sheet forms an open-ended sheath with a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall and with the first weld disposed at only one of the top wall and the bottom wall; removing the polymeric sheet from the support; after removing the polymeric sheet from the support, welding the top wall to the bottom wall at a first transverse weld and a second transverse weld, both the first transverse weld and the second transverse weld crossing the first weld and extending from the first side wall to the second side wall so that the polymeric sheet defines and encloses an interior cavity capable of retaining a fluid, and the first side wall and the second side wall are weld-free; and welding the top wall to the bottom wall at an intermediate weld that extends across the first weld and terminates inward of each of the first side wall, the second side wall, the first transverse weld, and the second transverse weld. wrapping a multi-layer polymeric sheet around a support so that the polymeric sheet surrounds a perimeter of the support and a first portion of the polymeric sheet adjacent a first side edge of the polymeric sheet overlaps and is stacked on a second portion of the polymeric sheet adjacent a second side edge of the polymeric sheet; welding the first portion to the second portion at a first weld disposed between the first side edge and the second side edge while the polymeric sheet is wrapped around the support so that the polymeric sheet forms an open-ended sheath with a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall and with the first weld disposed at only one of the top wall and the bottom wall; removing the polymeric sheet from the support; after removing the polymeric sheet from the support, welding the top wall to the bottom wall at a first transverse weld and a second transverse weld, both the first transverse weld and the second transverse weld crossing the first weld and extending from the first side wall to the second side wall so that the polymeric sheet defines and encloses an interior cavity capable of retaining a fluid, and the first side wall and the second side wall are weld-free; and welding the top wall to the bottom wall at an intermediate weld that extends across the first weld and terminates inward of each of the first side wall, the second side wall, the first transverse weld, and the second transverse weld.
A wind turbine generator comprising: a tower part; a plurality of wind turbine parts each having a rotor, a blade provided to the rotor, and a generator that is configured to generate power by rotating force of the rotor; and a support member that is connected to the tower part and supports each of the wind turbine parts, wherein the plurality of wind turbine parts have a first wind turbine part, and a second wind turbine part disposed so as to be aligned at substantially the same height as the first wind turbine part, characterized in that each of the first wind turbine part and the second wind turbine part is fixed such or is configured to be set such that a yaw angle is oblique to a flow direction of wind received by the tower part, and in the first wind turbine part, the yaw angle is fixed or configured to be set to be oblique such that an inner end being an end, on a side close to the second wind turbine part, of the first wind turbine part is located on a wake side in the flow direction of the wind with respect to an outer end being an end on a side opposite to the inner end of the first wind turbine part, and in the second wind turbine part, the yaw angle is fixed or configured to be set to be oblique such that an inner end being an end, on a side close to the first wind turbine part, of the second wind turbine part is located on the wake side in the flow direction of the wind with respect to an outer end being an end on a side opposite to the inner end of the second wind turbine part. a tower part; a plurality of wind turbine parts each having a rotor, a blade provided to the rotor, and a generator that is configured to generate power by rotating force of the rotor; and a support member that is connected to the tower part and supports each of the wind turbine parts, wherein the plurality of wind turbine parts have a first wind turbine part, and a second wind turbine part disposed so as to be aligned at substantially the same height as the first wind turbine part, characterized in that each of the first wind turbine part and the second wind turbine part is fixed such or is configured to be set such that a yaw angle is oblique to a flow direction of wind received by the tower part, and in the first wind turbine part, the yaw angle is fixed or configured to be set to be oblique such that an inner end being an end, on a side close to the second wind turbine part, of the first wind turbine part is located on a wake side in the flow direction of the wind with respect to an outer end being an end on a side opposite to the inner end of the first wind turbine part, and in the second wind turbine part, the yaw angle is fixed or configured to be set to be oblique such that an inner end being an end, on a side close to the first wind turbine part, of the second wind turbine part is located on the wake side in the flow direction of the wind with respect to an outer end being an end on a side opposite to the inner end of the second wind turbine part.
A positive displacement rotary-piston machine comprising (a) a casing having an annular working chamber and an intake port and exhaust port, (b) at least two drive shafts (2, 3) coaxial with the annular surface defining the working chamber and provided with vanes or pistons (5, 6) on one end thereof and with arms on the other end thereof, (c) at least one stationary central gear, which is coaxial with the surface defining the working chamber and with the drive shafts (2, 3), (d) an output shaft concentric with the drive shafts (2, 3) and having a carrier, (e) crankshafts connected to the arms of the carrier of the output shaft and carrying planetary gears meshed with the stationary central gear, (f) connecting rods linking the arms of the drive shafts (2, 3) and crankshafts, characterized in that (g) the output shaft has an offset portion carrying the carrier and one planetary gear, the planetary gear being in mesh with the stationary central gear on the internal teeth thereof with a gear ratio i = n/(n+1), where n = 1, 2, 3..., i.e. a series of integers), (h) the carrier is pivotally connected to the arms of both drive shafts (2, 3) through the connecting rods, and (k) the number of vanes or pistons mounted on each drive shaft is n+1. (a) a casing having an annular working chamber and an intake port and exhaust port, (b) at least two drive shafts (2, 3) coaxial with the annular surface defining the working chamber and provided with vanes or pistons (5, 6) on one end thereof and with arms on the other end thereof, (c) at least one stationary central gear, which is coaxial with the surface defining the working chamber and with the drive shafts (2, 3), (d) an output shaft concentric with the drive shafts (2, 3) and having a carrier, (e) crankshafts connected to the arms of the carrier of the output shaft and carrying planetary gears meshed with the stationary central gear, (f) connecting rods linking the arms of the drive shafts (2, 3) and crankshafts, (g) the output shaft has an offset portion carrying the carrier and one planetary gear, the planetary gear being in mesh with the stationary central gear on the internal teeth thereof with a gear ratio i = n/(n+1), where n = 1, 2, 3..., i.e. a series of integers), (h) the carrier is pivotally connected to the arms of both drive shafts (2, 3) through the connecting rods, and (k) the number of vanes or pistons mounted on each drive shaft is n+1.
An apparatus configured to shape a flat flexible cable (FFC) such that a first end and a second end of the FFC can be positioned at a first location and a second location of a circuit board assembly (CBA), said apparatus comprising: a radiused portion configured to determine a bend radius of the FFC after the FFC is installed into the apparatus; and a clamp portion configured to operate from an open position for installing the FFC into the apparatus to a clamped position; wherein the clamp portion is coupled to a base portion of the apparatus by a flexible portion configured to urge the FFC against the radiused portion after the FFC is installed into the apparatus and the clamp portion is in the clamped position; wherein the apparatus is a unitary embodiment. a radiused portion configured to determine a bend radius of the FFC after the FFC is installed into the apparatus; and a clamp portion configured to operate from an open position for installing the FFC into the apparatus to a clamped position; wherein the clamp portion is coupled to a base portion of the apparatus by a flexible portion configured to urge the FFC against the radiused portion after the FFC is installed into the apparatus and the clamp portion is in the clamped position; wherein the apparatus is a unitary embodiment.
A method for enriching a cell population from a mammalian adipose tissue, the method comprising: - mechanically disrupting/rupturing the adipose tissue in a container assembly using a mechanical tissue disruption device comprising at least one rotatable blade or rotor, the device being detachably connected to an electrical actuator to obtain a cell suspension, wherein the disruption does not utilize an enzyme; wherein the adipose tissue has been aspirated into the container assembly using an aspiration tube having a proximal end detachably connected to the container assembly and a distal end inserted into at least one cavity of a mammalian body; - optionally washing the suspension of cells within the container assembly; - transferring the container assembly into a centrifuge and centrifuging the container assembly to separate the phases and thereby obtain a cell pellet; - extracting the cell pellet from within the container assembly to thereby obtain an enriched cell population in the form of a stromal cell fraction. - mechanically disrupting/rupturing the adipose tissue in a container assembly using a mechanical tissue disruption device comprising at least one rotatable blade or rotor, the device being detachably connected to an electrical actuator to obtain a cell suspension, wherein the disruption does not utilize an enzyme; wherein the adipose tissue has been aspirated into the container assembly using an aspiration tube having a proximal end detachably connected to the container assembly and a distal end inserted into at least one cavity of a mammalian body; - optionally washing the suspension of cells within the container assembly; - transferring the container assembly into a centrifuge and centrifuging the container assembly to separate the phases and thereby obtain a cell pellet; - extracting the cell pellet from within the container assembly to thereby obtain an enriched cell population in the form of a stromal cell fraction.
A method of extending at least the lifetime of a Christmas tree or an umbilical, the Christmas tree being provided with a high-pressure hydraulic valve package and a low-pressure hydraulic valve package and the umbilical including electrical power and control cables and hydraulic pipes (26, 28), characterized in that the method includes: - retrofitting an upgrading module including at least a control unit, a hydraulic high-pressure pump, a second high-pressure hydraulic valve package and a hydraulic reservoir onto or at the Christmas tree; - supplying the high-pressure pump, directly or via the reservoir, with hydraulic fluid from a pipe (26, 28) in the umbilical, the high-pressure pump being connected to the second high-pressure hydraulic valve package; - connecting the second high-pressure hydraulic valve package to a downhole safety valve; - connecting the electrical power and control cables of the umbilical to the control unit; and - connecting control cables between the control unit and valves in the low-pressure hydraulic valve package. - retrofitting an upgrading module including at least a control unit, a hydraulic high-pressure pump, a second high-pressure hydraulic valve package and a hydraulic reservoir onto or at the Christmas tree; - supplying the high-pressure pump, directly or via the reservoir, with hydraulic fluid from a pipe (26, 28) in the umbilical, the high-pressure pump being connected to the second high-pressure hydraulic valve package; - connecting the second high-pressure hydraulic valve package to a downhole safety valve; - connecting the electrical power and control cables of the umbilical to the control unit; and - connecting control cables between the control unit and valves in the low-pressure hydraulic valve package.