mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Jet engine (10; 90) having a flow duct that is arranged in an engine nacelle and is delimited radially on the inside by a central body and radially on the outside by an outer nozzle wall (45; 93), the free cross section of the flow duct being variable by an elastically embodied, radially variable wall (46; 93) of at least one of these components (44; 45), and the radially variable wall (46; 93) at least regionally having an at least approximately wavelike structure (50; 94) with convex regions (51; 97) and concave regions (52; 96) that are arranged alternately with one another in the circumferential direction, the convex regions (51; 97) and the concave regions (52; 96) being formed in a sinusoidal manner in a radial section plane, and being connected to at least one adjusting device having an adjusting unit (54, 56), characterized in that the variable wall (46; 93) of one of these components (44; 45) is variable in a radial direction at two defined, axially spaced apart wall cross sections (60, 62), at least one of which defines an axial wall end of the radially variable wall (46; 93), a connecting structure (78, 80) for connecting the at least one adjusting unit (54, 56) to the variable wall being provided, and the connecting structure (78, 80) having a multiplicity of bar elements (82, 84) that are arranged in a circumferentially distributed manner and are each connected firmly to one of the concave regions (52; 96)of the wall.
An assistive rehabilitation system, ARS, comprising a wearable assistive device and an adaptive assistive and/or rehabilitation device, AARD, wherein the wearable assistive device is configured to be supported on the AARD and configured to receive first and second signals indicating moving and storage modes of the AARD, respectively, the moving mode being a mode in which the AARD is moveable and at a first height, and the storage mode being a mode in which the AARD is parked such that movement of the AARD is prevented, wherein the moving mode and the storage mode are modes in which a user does not wear the wearable assistive device, wherein the wearable assistive device comprises: a main frame configured to secure to a waist or a pelvis; a leg assembly that extends from an end of the main frame; and a main controller, wherein the main controller is configured to control the leg assembly such that the wearable assistive device is spaced apart from a ground upon receiving the first signal indicating the moving mode, and wherein the main controller is configured to control the leg assembly such that the wearable assistive device may contact the ground upon receiving the second signal indicating the storage mode. wherein the wearable assistive device is configured to be supported on the AARD and configured to receive first and second signals indicating moving and storage modes of the AARD, respectively, the moving mode being a mode in which the AARD is moveable and at a first height, and the storage mode being a mode in which the AARD is parked such that movement of the AARD is prevented, wherein the moving mode and the storage mode are modes in which a user does not wear the wearable assistive device, wherein the wearable assistive device comprises: a main frame configured to secure to a waist or a pelvis; a leg assembly that extends from an end of the main frame; and a main controller, wherein the main controller is configured to control the leg assembly such that the wearable assistive device is spaced apart from a ground upon receiving the first signal indicating the moving mode, and wherein the main controller is configured to control the leg assembly such that the wearable assistive device may contact the ground upon receiving the second signal indicating the storage mode. a main frame configured to secure to a waist or a pelvis; a leg assembly that extends from an end of the main frame; and a main controller, wherein the main controller is configured to control the leg assembly such that the wearable assistive device is spaced apart from a ground upon receiving the first signal indicating the moving mode, and wherein the main controller is configured to control the leg assembly such that the wearable assistive device may contact the ground upon receiving the second signal indicating the storage mode.
A refrigeration circuit having a system charge and a system charge storage area, said system charge area comprising: a condenser appropriately sized to receive a first volume of the system charge; a compressor for compressing the system charge from an expanded state to a compressed state; a sealed refrigerant charge holding area fluidly connected to said condenser and a receiver, said sealed refrigerant charge holding area appropriately sized for storing a second volume of the system charge during a system pumpdown; and said receiver appropriately sized to receive a third volume of the system charge during a system pumpdown, wherein the condenser has a set of micro-channel heat exchanger coils; and characterised in that the sealed refrigerant charge holding area is angled on a downward slope from the condenser to the receiver; and said sealed refrigerant charge holding area has a length in the range of 15.24 cm (6 inches) to 152.4 cm (60 inches). a condenser appropriately sized to receive a first volume of the system charge; a compressor for compressing the system charge from an expanded state to a compressed state; a sealed refrigerant charge holding area fluidly connected to said condenser and a receiver, said sealed refrigerant charge holding area appropriately sized for storing a second volume of the system charge during a system pumpdown; and said receiver appropriately sized to receive a third volume of the system charge during a system pumpdown, wherein the condenser has a set of micro-channel heat exchanger coils; and characterised in that the sealed refrigerant charge holding area is angled on a downward slope from the condenser to the receiver; and said sealed refrigerant charge holding area has a length in the range of 15.24 cm (6 inches) to 152.4 cm (60 inches).
A salt formed as the reaction product of -N-methyl-5-(5-isopropoxy-3-pyridinyl)-4-penten-2-amine and a hydroxybenzoic acid, where the hydroxybenzoic acid is selected from the group consisting of salicylic acid, meta-hydroxybenzoic acid, para-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, isovanillic acid, gentisic acid, gallic acid, 5-aminosalicylic acid, syringic acid, 4-methylsalicylic acid, 3-chloro-4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid, and wherein the molar ratio of -N-methyl-5-(5-isopropoxy-3-pyridinyl)-4-penten-2-amine to hydroxybenzoic acid ranges from 1:2 to 2:1.
A helmet comprising: a helmet body comprising an outer liner and an inner liner each formed of energy-management material and configured to slidably move in relation to each other, the inner liner separate from the outer liner; at least two elastomeric anchors coupled to the outer liner and to the at least one flexible connector; and a fit system coupled to the helmet body; characterized by the inner liner comprising first and second separate liner segments and having a gap between the first and second liner segments; and at least one flexible connector positioned at an outer surface of the inner liner and directly connecting the first liner segment to the second liner segment across the gap at a center portion of the second liner segment and at left and right sides of the second liner segment, the at least one flexible connector in-molded with the first and second liner segments wherein the first and second liner segments are configured to move relative to each other when the inner liner slidably moves in relation to the outer liner by flexing the at least one flexible connector. a helmet body comprising an outer liner and an inner liner each formed of energy-management material and configured to slidably move in relation to each other, the inner liner separate from the outer liner; at least two elastomeric anchors coupled to the outer liner and to the at least one flexible connector; and a fit system coupled to the helmet body; characterized by the inner liner comprising first and second separate liner segments and having a gap between the first and second liner segments; and at least one flexible connector positioned at an outer surface of the inner liner and directly connecting the first liner segment to the second liner segment across the gap at a center portion of the second liner segment and at left and right sides of the second liner segment, the at least one flexible connector in-molded with the first and second liner segments wherein the first and second liner segments are configured to move relative to each other when the inner liner slidably moves in relation to the outer liner by flexing the at least one flexible connector.
A waveguide combiner/divider comprising: a first waveguide including a first ridge extending to a waveguide junction of the waveguide combiner/divider; a second waveguide including a second ridge extending to the waveguide junction, the second ridge connected to the first ridge at a ridge junction within the waveguide junction, wherein the first and second waveguides (110, 120) each have a width in an X-Y plane that is defined by X and Y axes, and wherein the first and second waveguides (110, 120) each have a height in a Z direction that is defined by a Z axis, each of the X, Y and Z axes being perpendicular to the other two axes; and a third waveguide including a third ridge extending to the waveguide junction, the third ridge connected to the ridge junction via a ridge transition section (180; 280f; 280g; 280h; 280i), the ridge transition section having a ridge transition section height in the Z direction within the waveguide junction that is less than heights (115, 125) of the first ridge and the second ridge in the Z direction, wherein the waveguide combiner/divider is configured to divide a signal, incident on the first waveguide, into a first divided signal in the second waveguide and a second divided signal in the third waveguide in accordance with an unequal power split ratio that is based at least in part on differences between the ridge transition section height and the heights (115, 125) of the first ridge and the second ridge. a first waveguide including a first ridge extending to a waveguide junction of the waveguide combiner/divider; a second waveguide including a second ridge extending to the waveguide junction, the second ridge connected to the first ridge at a ridge junction within the waveguide junction, wherein the first and second waveguides (110, 120) each have a width in an X-Y plane that is defined by X and Y axes, and wherein the first and second waveguides (110, 120) each have a height in a Z direction that is defined by a Z axis, each of the X, Y and Z axes being perpendicular to the other two axes; and a third waveguide including a third ridge extending to the waveguide junction, the third ridge connected to the ridge junction via a ridge transition section (180; 280f; 280g; 280h; 280i), the ridge transition section having a ridge transition section height in the Z direction within the waveguide junction that is less than heights (115, 125) of the first ridge and the second ridge in the Z direction, wherein the waveguide combiner/divider is configured to divide a signal, incident on the first waveguide, into a first divided signal in the second waveguide and a second divided signal in the third waveguide in accordance with an unequal power split ratio that is based at least in part on differences between the ridge transition section height and the heights (115, 125) of the first ridge and the second ridge.
A surgical instrument (400; 600), comprising: an end effector; a firing member (466; 666); a trigger (460; 660); a firing drive selectively engageable with said firing member (466; 666), wherein said firing drive is configured to advance said firing member (466; 666) relative to said end effector upon a first actuation of said trigger (460; 660); a reversing drive selectively engageable with said firing member (466; 666), wherein said reversing drive is configured to retract said firing member (466; 666) relative to said end effector upon a subsequent actuation of said trigger (460; 660); and a switch including a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion is movable relative to said second portion, wherein said first portion is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said first portion is configured to operably disengage said firing drive from said firing member (466; 666) and operably engage said reversing drive with said firing member (466; 666) when said first portion is moved into said second position, and wherein said second portion is configured to be selectively operated to move said first portion into said second position; characterised in that said reversing drive includes a gear train comprising a plurality of gears, one of the plurality of gears comprising a cam (402; 602) configured to engage said first portion as the firing drive advances and move said first portion between said first position and said second position. an end effector; a firing member (466; 666); a trigger (460; 660); a firing drive selectively engageable with said firing member (466; 666), wherein said firing drive is configured to advance said firing member (466; 666) relative to said end effector upon a first actuation of said trigger (460; 660); a reversing drive selectively engageable with said firing member (466; 666), wherein said reversing drive is configured to retract said firing member (466; 666) relative to said end effector upon a subsequent actuation of said trigger (460; 660); and a switch including a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion is movable relative to said second portion, wherein said first portion is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said first portion is configured to operably disengage said firing drive from said firing member (466; 666) and operably engage said reversing drive with said firing member (466; 666) when said first portion is moved into said second position, and wherein said second portion is configured to be selectively operated to move said first portion into said second position; characterised in that said reversing drive includes a gear train comprising a plurality of gears, one of the plurality of gears comprising a cam (402; 602) configured to engage said first portion as the firing drive advances and move said first portion between said first position and said second position.
A method for obtaining authentication credentials for attaching a wireless device to a foreign wireless domain in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, communication system, the method comprising: receiving, at a home wireless domain of the wireless device, an attach request message from the wireless device; responsive to the attach request message, authenticating (208, 210) the wireless device and retrieving a set of authentication vectors, wherein the authentication vectors are for authenticating the wireless device to the foreign wireless domain of the 3GPP communication system using a standard 3GPP authentication mechanism; encrypting the set of authentication vectors using a first security key of the home wireless domain; encrypting the first security key using a second security key of the foreign wireless domain; and sending the encrypted set of authentication vectors and the encrypted first security key to the wireless device. receiving, at a home wireless domain of the wireless device, an attach request message from the wireless device; responsive to the attach request message, authenticating (208, 210) the wireless device and retrieving a set of authentication vectors, wherein the authentication vectors are for authenticating the wireless device to the foreign wireless domain of the 3GPP communication system using a standard 3GPP authentication mechanism; encrypting the set of authentication vectors using a first security key of the home wireless domain; encrypting the first security key using a second security key of the foreign wireless domain; and sending the encrypted set of authentication vectors and the encrypted first security key to the wireless device.
An inflatable seat (2; 102) for use as, or in conjunction with, a vehicle seat, by inflation of a plurality of inflatable cells provided in a predefined configuration throughout a core of said seat to define at least a base (6;104), said seat is formed from a first layer of material which forms the core and a second layer of material which forms the external surface of the seat, characterised in that at least some of the inflatable cells which, in combination, form the base (6;104), are defined by one or more I-beam members joining opposing walls of the core together and are interconnected by air control means which include one or more apertures or passages formed in the I-beam members.
A multistable liquid crystal device comprising a layer of liquid crystal material disposed between two cell walls, at least one region on the internal surface of at least one cell wall comprising a multistable surface alignment grating, wherein the surface alignment grating comprises a grating for providing multistable alignment to liquid crystal material, the grating having a single alignment groove direction characterised in that the grating has a plurality of breaks (34; 36; 38) along the alignment groove direction.
Lock with a latch element movable back and forth between a locking position and an unlocking position and a latch housing accommodating the latch element, wherein the latch element can be repositioned between at least two latch orientations (R1, R2, L1, L2) in the latch housing, and at least one drive element (6, 7) for connecting the latch element to at least one drive (8, 9, 10), wherein the at least one drive element (6, 7) forms a repositionable latch unit with the latch element, characterized in that a drive element (6, 7) is arranged on both sides of the latch element.
A wet protein blotting system, wherein the wet protein system comprises: a. a dry assembly module; b. a protein blotting chamber; c. a liquid transfer buffer handling system; and d. a control panel and power supply wherein the dry assembly module comprises a gel holder structure capable of providing pressure, and wherein the dry assembly module further comprises: a. a first sponge; b. a pre-wetted membrane; c. a polyacrylamide gel; and d. a second sponge; wherein (a)-(d) are assembled in a sequential order in the gel holder. a. a dry assembly module; b. a protein blotting chamber; c. a liquid transfer buffer handling system; and d. a control panel and power supply wherein the dry assembly module comprises a gel holder structure capable of providing pressure, and wherein the dry assembly module further comprises: a. a first sponge; b. a pre-wetted membrane; c. a polyacrylamide gel; and d. a second sponge; wherein (a)-(d) are assembled in a sequential order in the gel holder. wherein the dry assembly module comprises a gel holder structure capable of providing pressure, and wherein the dry assembly module further comprises: a. a first sponge; b. a pre-wetted membrane; c. a polyacrylamide gel; and d. a second sponge; a. a first sponge; b. a pre-wetted membrane; c. a polyacrylamide gel; and d. a second sponge; wherein (a)-(d) are assembled in a sequential order in the gel holder.
A medical device retrieval system for securing an obstruction within a vessel lumen and for use with a catheter configured to be navigated through the vasculature, the device comprising: an elongated stent comprising a plurality of struts, the stent being collapsible for positioning in the catheter during delivery and having an expanded profile such that when expanded the struts are configured to engage the obstruction; a shaft fixedly attached to the elongated stent and having a flexibility to navigate through tortuous anatomy; a fluid permeable cover having a distal end coupled to the shaft or to a proximal end of the elongated stent, a cover wall defining a cavity and extending along the shaft, and a proximal end being moveable relative to the shaft, where the fluid permeable cover is collapsible for positioning in the catheter during delivery and is expandable upon deployment from the catheter such that a portion of the fluid permeable cover is expandable; where the fluid permeable cover is axially pliable such that when the device is deployed in the vessel and frictional forces are applied against the fluid permeable cover, proximal movement of the shaft and elongated stent cause inversion of the fluid permeable cover wall such that the fluid permeable cover wall everts over the elongated stent. an elongated stent comprising a plurality of struts, the stent being collapsible for positioning in the catheter during delivery and having an expanded profile such that when expanded the struts are configured to engage the obstruction; a shaft fixedly attached to the elongated stent and having a flexibility to navigate through tortuous anatomy; a fluid permeable cover having a distal end coupled to the shaft or to a proximal end of the elongated stent, a cover wall defining a cavity and extending along the shaft, and a proximal end being moveable relative to the shaft, where the fluid permeable cover is collapsible for positioning in the catheter during delivery and is expandable upon deployment from the catheter such that a portion of the fluid permeable cover is expandable; where the fluid permeable cover is axially pliable such that when the device is deployed in the vessel and frictional forces are applied against the fluid permeable cover, proximal movement of the shaft and elongated stent cause inversion of the fluid permeable cover wall such that the fluid permeable cover wall everts over the elongated stent.
A method of producing an optical article, the method comprising: applying an imbibition composition comprising at least one dye onto at least a portion of at least one imbibable surface of a substrate to form a coated substrate; irradiating at least a portion of the coated substrate with heat from a heat source to form a heat gradient across the coated substrate to diffuse the at least one dye into the imbibable surface to form an at least partially imbibed substrate having a dye concentration gradient corresponding to the heat gradient; and removing a residual component of the imbibition composition from the at least partially imbibed substrate, wherein the dye concentration gradient forms a gradient pattern upon exposure to actinic radiation, wherein the substrate and the heat source are held stationary relative to each other when the substrate is irradiated with electromagnetic energy from the heat source; the method being characterized in that a central portion of the heat source is offset relative to a central portion of the substrate. applying an imbibition composition comprising at least one dye onto at least a portion of at least one imbibable surface of a substrate to form a coated substrate; irradiating at least a portion of the coated substrate with heat from a heat source to form a heat gradient across the coated substrate to diffuse the at least one dye into the imbibable surface to form an at least partially imbibed substrate having a dye concentration gradient corresponding to the heat gradient; and removing a residual component of the imbibition composition from the at least partially imbibed substrate, wherein the dye concentration gradient forms a gradient pattern upon exposure to actinic radiation, wherein the substrate and the heat source are held stationary relative to each other when the substrate is irradiated with electromagnetic energy from the heat source; the method being characterized in that a central portion of the heat source is offset relative to a central portion of the substrate.