mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A tissue anchor delivery device comprising: an elongate body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a first longitudinal lumen that terminates at a first distal opening located at the distal end of the elongate body; a tissue anchor disposed in the first longitudinal lumen and configured to exit the first distal opening when deployed into tissue; and a tissue depth indicator, characterised in that the elongate body comprises a second longitudinal lumen that terminates at a second distal opening located proximal to the distal end of the elongate body; and wherein the tissue depth indicator is slidable within the second longitudinal lumen such that a distal portion of the tissue depth indicator exits the second distal opening, wherein the distal portion of the tissue depth indicator comprises a first configuration wherein the distal portion extends toward the distal end of the elongate body and a second configuration wherein the distal portion extends away from the distal end of the elongate body, and wherein the tissue depth indicator is configured to transition from the first configuration to the second configuration after the distal end of the elongate body has penetrated a tissue surface at a pre- selected depth. an elongate body comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a first longitudinal lumen that terminates at a first distal opening located at the distal end of the elongate body; a tissue anchor disposed in the first longitudinal lumen and configured to exit the first distal opening when deployed into tissue; and a tissue depth indicator, characterised in that the elongate body comprises a second longitudinal lumen that terminates at a second distal opening located proximal to the distal end of the elongate body; and wherein the tissue depth indicator is slidable within the second longitudinal lumen such that a distal portion of the tissue depth indicator exits the second distal opening, wherein the distal portion of the tissue depth indicator comprises a first configuration wherein the distal portion extends toward the distal end of the elongate body and a second configuration wherein the distal portion extends away from the distal end of the elongate body, and wherein the tissue depth indicator is configured to transition from the first configuration to the second configuration after the distal end of the elongate body has penetrated a tissue surface at a pre- selected depth.
A downlink physical layer processing system, comprising: a transport block segmentation processor configured to receive a transport block and to generate segmented blocks from the transport block; an encoder configured to encode the segmented blocks to form encoded blocks; a mapping processor configured to map the encoded blocks to symbols corresponding to resource elements to generate mapped symbols for transmission over a transmission medium; and a transmission signal generator configured to process the mapped symbols to generate transmission signals for transmission over the transmission medium; characterized in that the mapping processor is configured to map the encoded blocks to the symbols in response to a control signal generated by the transmission signal generator. a transport block segmentation processor configured to receive a transport block and to generate segmented blocks from the transport block; an encoder configured to encode the segmented blocks to form encoded blocks; a mapping processor configured to map the encoded blocks to symbols corresponding to resource elements to generate mapped symbols for transmission over a transmission medium; and a transmission signal generator configured to process the mapped symbols to generate transmission signals for transmission over the transmission medium; characterized in that the mapping processor is configured to map the encoded blocks to the symbols in response to a control signal generated by the transmission signal generator.
Pliers with a tool for processing a work piece, said tool being formed by a pliers head and being manually actuatable by hand levers (6, 7), wherein a) a second tool is located between the hand levers (6, 7), said second tool being held by only one of the hand levers, b) during the closing movement of the hand levers (6, 7) the other hand lever is pressed with an actuation surface against the second tool for producing an actuation force and c) the actuation force produced during the closing movement of the hand levers (6, 7) actuates the second tool. a) a second tool is located between the hand levers (6, 7), said second tool being held by only one of the hand levers, b) during the closing movement of the hand levers (6, 7) the other hand lever is pressed with an actuation surface against the second tool for producing an actuation force and c) the actuation force produced during the closing movement of the hand levers (6, 7) actuates the second tool.
Exhaust system component for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, comprising: - a housing which comprises at least one housing wall which separates an interior space of the housing, which is subjected to an internal pressure (Pi) during the operation of the exhaust system, from a surrounding region which surrounds the housing and has an ambient pressure (Pu), - at least one stiffening element which is fastened to and arranged on the housing such that it counteracts a deformation of the housing wall, which deformation is induced by the internal pressure (Pi) which is above the ambient pressure (Pu), - the at least one stiffening element being in the form of a tension-resistant tensile element which is subjected to tensile loading during operation of the exhaust system, characterised in that, on an outer face of the housing facing the surrounding region, at least one holder or at least one holding frame is arranged outside a shaping region of the housing wall, which shaping region is affected by the pressure-induced deformation, on which holder each tensile element is supported. - a housing which comprises at least one housing wall which separates an interior space of the housing, which is subjected to an internal pressure (Pi) during the operation of the exhaust system, from a surrounding region which surrounds the housing and has an ambient pressure (Pu), - at least one stiffening element which is fastened to and arranged on the housing such that it counteracts a deformation of the housing wall, which deformation is induced by the internal pressure (Pi) which is above the ambient pressure (Pu), - the at least one stiffening element being in the form of a tension-resistant tensile element which is subjected to tensile loading during operation of the exhaust system, characterised in that, on an outer face of the housing facing the surrounding region, at least one holder or at least one holding frame is arranged outside a shaping region of the housing wall, which shaping region is affected by the pressure-induced deformation, on which holder each tensile element is supported.
An illuminated safety restraint system characterizing: a buckle assembly adapted to selectively releasably engage a corresponding clip of the safety restraint system, said buckle assembly including: a housing having an inner chamber defined therein, an outer surface, and at least one aperture extending between said outer surface and said inner chamber; a receiver disposed in said inner chamber for releasably engaging the clip; a button operatively attached to said housing, at least partially disposed in said inner chamber, and being in communication with said receiver, for selectively releasing the clip from said receiver; and a cover operatively attached to said outer surface of said housing, said cover having a lower surface spaced from said outer surface of said housing so as to define a cover chamber adjacent to said aperture of said housing; whereby said buckle assembly includes a light module disposed in said cover chamber adjacent to said aperture of said housing for selectively emitting light so as to illuminate at least a portion of said button therethrough, characterized in that said light module includes a light source comprising a common cathode light emitting diode for selectively emitting light in a plurality of predetermined colors. a housing having an inner chamber defined therein, an outer surface, and at least one aperture extending between said outer surface and said inner chamber; a receiver disposed in said inner chamber for releasably engaging the clip; a button operatively attached to said housing, at least partially disposed in said inner chamber, and being in communication with said receiver, for selectively releasing the clip from said receiver; and a cover operatively attached to said outer surface of said housing, said cover having a lower surface spaced from said outer surface of said housing so as to define a cover chamber adjacent to said aperture of said housing; whereby said buckle assembly includes a light module disposed in said cover chamber adjacent to said aperture of said housing for selectively emitting light so as to illuminate at least a portion of said button therethrough, characterized in that said light module includes a light source comprising a common cathode light emitting diode for selectively emitting light in a plurality of predetermined colors.
Method for adjusting a radial spacing between two rotating cylindrical embossing tools (16, 17) in an embossing device comprising: - an armature (19, 21), - a first structure (16, 24, 26, 27, 29) which is movably mounted in translation relative to the armature (19, 21) and which is provided with a first rotating cylindrical tool, and - a second structure (17, 22, 28, 31) which is mounted in a fixed manner on the armature (19, 21) and which is provided with a second rotating cylindrical tool, comprising the steps involving: - pushing on the first structure (16, 24, 26, 27, 29) in order to move it closer to the second structure (17, 22, 28, 31) by leaning on the armature (19, 21) in order to adjust a radial spacing between the first and second tool (16, 17), and - pulling on the first structure (16, 24, 26, 27, 29) in order to move it away from the second structure (17, 22, 28, 31) by leaning on the armature (19, 21) in order to finely adjust the radial spacing between the first and the second tool (16, 17). - an armature (19, 21), - a first structure (16, 24, 26, 27, 29) which is movably mounted in translation relative to the armature (19, 21) and which is provided with a first rotating cylindrical tool, and - a second structure (17, 22, 28, 31) which is mounted in a fixed manner on the armature (19, 21) and which is provided with a second rotating cylindrical tool, - pushing on the first structure (16, 24, 26, 27, 29) in order to move it closer to the second structure (17, 22, 28, 31) by leaning on the armature (19, 21) in order to adjust a radial spacing between the first and second tool (16, 17), and - pulling on the first structure (16, 24, 26, 27, 29) in order to move it away from the second structure (17, 22, 28, 31) by leaning on the armature (19, 21) in order to finely adjust the radial spacing between the first and the second tool (16, 17).
A regulator of direct current flowing through a load, the regulator comprising a setter of an output current flowing through the load, a direct voltage-direct current converter connected by a first input thereof to an output of the setter, the load connected by a terminal thereof to an output of the converter, and an input direct voltage source connected by a positive terminal thereof to another terminal of the load and by a negative terminal thereof to a frame (30, 38, 39) of the regulator, the frame constituting a second input of the converter, characterized in that the converter comprises a transistor, a collector of the transistor being the output of the converter, a measuring resistor connected by a terminal thereof to an emitter of the transistor and by another terminal thereof to the frame (30, 38, 39) of the regulator, a feedback element connected by an input thereof to the emitter of the transistor, and an operational amplifier connected by an inverting input thereof to an output of the feedback element and to a first terminal of a reference resistor connected by a second terminal thereof to a positive terminal of a reference direct voltage source, an output of the operational amplifier being connected to a base of the transistor, a non-inverting input of the operational amplifier being the first input of the converter, a negative terminal of the reference direct voltage source being connected to the frame (30, 38, 39) of the regulator.
An energy storage plant for use in a body of water with a plurality of buoyancy bodies and with a lifting device for lowering and lifting the buoyancy bodies, characterised in that the buoyancy bodies can be coupled and decoupled to/from the lifting device, wherein at least one reservoir (12a, 12b) is provided for receiving decoupled buoyancy bodies.
A propeller fan comprising a hub and a plurality of blades, wherein each of the blades has a shape in which a peak outlet angle at a trailing edge thereof exists in an outer region of the blade that is located radially outward of a representative square mean radius position (Rr), and an another peak outlet angle at a trailing edge thereof exists in an inner region of the blade that is located radially inward of the representative square mean radius position (Rr), wherein the representative square mean radius position is determined by the use of the formula Rr = R 2 + r 2 / 2 0.5, wherein R = a representative radius of the outer periphery of the blade and r = a representative radius of the outer periphery of the hub, and the outlet angle is defined in a view resulting from a section of the blade by a surface of constant radius as an angle between a tangent line L3 contacting to a pressure surface at the trailing edge and the circumferential direction, the propeller fan being characterised in that the pressure surface of the inner region and the pressure surface of the outer region each have a single concave curve surface, when seen in a plane that includes the rotation axis A0 and intersects with the blade, and a single peak outlet angle. R = a representative radius of the outer periphery of the blade and r = a representative radius of the outer periphery of the hub, and
Spectacles comprising auricular devices, comprising - a structure having a front frame for supporting respective lenses, - and a pair of arms that are articulated to the front frame on laterally opposite sides, each of said arms extending in a longitudinal direction between a first end that is articulated to the front frame and a second, opposite end, close to which an end arm portion can make contact with the head at the ear, each arm extends from said second end into a further arm portion that is made of flexible material and bears an element for supporting an auricular device, said arm portion having a main extension in the longitudinal direction between said second end and an opposite free end of said portion, said support element being provided on the arm portion at said free end and said arm portion can move, on account of its flexibility, between an operating position in which said support element is worn at the ear to allow the auricular device to be positioned, and a non-operating position in which said support element is removably held on the end arm portion, characterized in that the support element, the arm portion and the end arm portion are integrally formed by means of injection moulding and in that said support element can engage in a seat made in said arm so as to hold said support element in the second, non-operating position. - a structure having a front frame for supporting respective lenses, - and a pair of arms that are articulated to the front frame on laterally opposite sides, each of said arms extending in a longitudinal direction between a first end that is articulated to the front frame and a second, opposite end, close to which an end arm portion can make contact with the head at the ear, each arm extends from said second end into a further arm portion that is made of flexible material and bears an element for supporting an auricular device, said arm portion having a main extension in the longitudinal direction between said second end and an opposite free end of said portion, said support element being provided on the arm portion at said free end and said arm portion can move, on account of its flexibility, between an operating position in which said support element is worn at the ear to allow the auricular device to be positioned, and a non-operating position in which said support element is removably held on the end arm portion, characterized in that the support element, the arm portion and the end arm portion are integrally formed by means of injection moulding and in that said support element can engage in a seat made in said arm so as to hold said support element in the second, non-operating position.
Heating module for an exhaust gas purification system connected to the outlet of an internal combustion engine, comprising a catalytic burner with an HC injector and with an oxidation catalytic converter positioned downstream of the HC injector in the flow direction of the exhaust gas, for supplying thermal energy to an exhaust gas purification unit of the exhaust gas purification system, wherein the heating module has a main section, a secondary section which comprises the catalytic burner (12, 14), and a device (4, 5) for controlling the exhaust gas mass flow flowing through the secondary section, wherein the secondary section has, on the input side and output side in each case, a diverting chamber (8, 8.1) departing from the main section in the radial direction, between which diverting chambers (8, 8.1) is situated, parallel to the main section of the heating module, the secondary section portion with the oxidation catalytic converter, characterised in that the transverse cross-section of the input-side diverting chamber expands in the direction of flow of the exhaust gas, the cross-section surface of the output side diverting chamber (8.1) tapers in the direction of flow of the exhaust gas, and the secondary section portion with the oxidation catalytic converter is arranged between the sections of the diverting chambers (8, 8.1) which are larger in relation to their cross-section surfaces.
Method for pinpointing a cable fault in a buried cable for transmitting electrical energy, in which a precise position of the cable fault is ascertained using a mobile pinpointing device on the basis of an approximate position (u) of the cable fault ascertained previously by a pre-locating operation, a distance (s 1, s 2) to the fault location (f) in the cable from a current position (a) of the mobile pinpointing device being determined by means of the mobile pinpointing device, surge voltage pulses being input into the cable to determine the distance (s 1, s 2) to the fault location (f) from the current position (a 1, a 2) of the mobile pinpointing device, and the mobile pinpointing device measuring the time difference (Δt) between an electromagnetic pulse, caused by one of the surge voltage pulses and detected by means of an electromagnetic sensor of the pinpointing device, and an acoustic pulse, caused at the cable fault by a flashover triggered by said surge voltage pulse and detected by means of a ground microphone, and the pinpointing device determining from said time difference (Δt) the distance (s 1, s 2) to the fault location (f) from the current position (a 1, a 2) of the mobile pinpointing device, characterised in that, at least at two different current positions (a 1, a 2) of the pinpointing device, the respective current position (a 1, a 2) of the pinpointing device is recorded by the mobile pinpointing device using a GPS receiver of the pinpointing device, and the particular distance (s 1, s 2) to the mobile pinpointing device from the fault location (f) is determined, and, at each current position (a 1, a 2) of the pinpointing device, the possible precise positions (p 1, p 2) of the cable fault are determined by the pinpointing device on the basis of each recorded current position (a 1, a 2) of the pinpointing device, each ascertained distance (s 1, s 2) to the fault location (f) from the current position (a 1, a 2) of the pinpointing device and the course of the cable stored in the pinpointing device, and it is established which of the thus determined possible precise positions (p 1, p 2) of the cable fault are found at the same location within a tolerance range (b), and at least one destination (z) for the precise position of the cable fault is displayed on a display of the pinpointing device on a map, stored in the pinpointing device, of the surroundings of the approximate position (u) of the cable fault or in an image taken by a camera of the mobile pinpointing device.
An apparatus for removing excess fluid from a patient comprising: a blood removal catheter (104, 201) for insertion into a first peripheral vein or artery of the patient, a filter (108, 207) having a blood inlet port in fluid communication with the blood removal catheter (104, 201) to receive blood removal directly from the first peripheral vein or artery, a blood outlet port, an excess fluid removal port, and a filter membrane between the fluid removal port and the blood inlet and outlet ports, and a blood return catheter in fluid communication with the blood outlet port and for inserting into a second peripheral vein or artery of the patient, characterized in that the filter membrane is sized to pass excess fluid, from blood flowing through the filter (108, 207), at a rate in a range of 100 milliliters per hour (mL/hour) to 700 mL/hour.
A method of making a highly crystalline cross-linked and oxidation-resistant polyethylene comprising: a) heating polyethylene to a temperature above the melt; b) pressurizing the heated polyethylene under at least 10-1000 MPa; c) holding the polyethylene at this pressure; d) cooling the heated polyethylene to substantially room temperature; e) releasing the pressure to an atmospheric pressure level, thereby forming a highly crystalline polyethylene; f) doping the highly crystalline polyethylene with an antioxidant by diffusion, thereby forming an antioxidant-doped highly crystalline polyethylene; and g) irradiating the highly crystalline polyethylene at temperature that is above the room temperature and below the melting point of the polyethylene with ionizing radiation, thereby forming a highly crystalline cross-linked and oxidant- resistant polyethylene. a) heating polyethylene to a temperature above the melt; b) pressurizing the heated polyethylene under at least 10-1000 MPa; c) holding the polyethylene at this pressure; d) cooling the heated polyethylene to substantially room temperature; e) releasing the pressure to an atmospheric pressure level, thereby forming a highly crystalline polyethylene; f) doping the highly crystalline polyethylene with an antioxidant by diffusion, thereby forming an antioxidant-doped highly crystalline polyethylene; and g) irradiating the highly crystalline polyethylene at temperature that is above the room temperature and below the melting point of the polyethylene with ionizing radiation, thereby forming a highly crystalline cross-linked and oxidant- resistant polyethylene.