mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus configured for electric field neuromodulation of target neural fibers that contribute to renal function via an intra-to-extravascular approach, the apparatus comprising: an intravascular catheter; an electric field generator; and at least one electrode coupled to the intravascular catheter and being electrically coupled to the electric field generator, the electrode configured for intravascular delivery and extravascular placement via an intra-to-extravascular approach, wherein the electrode is configured for extravascular delivery of an electric field to modulate one or more target neural fibres that contribute to renal function, wherein the apparatus is configured for extravascular infusion of agents. an intravascular catheter; an electric field generator; and at least one electrode coupled to the intravascular catheter and being electrically coupled to the electric field generator, the electrode configured for intravascular delivery and extravascular placement via an intra-to-extravascular approach, wherein the electrode is configured for extravascular delivery of an electric field to modulate one or more target neural fibres that contribute to renal function, wherein the apparatus is configured for extravascular infusion of agents.
Apparatus for packaging packets (100, 200) of smoking articles, wherein said packets (100, 200) have at least a first format and a second format, and wherein said apparatus comprises: - first feed means configured to take one or several organized groups of said smoking articles from a first position to a second position; - packaging means (12, 36) of the rotating type, disposed downstream of said first feed means and having a plurality of peripheral seatings (19, 39) which are configured to each accommodate at least one of said organized groups of said smoking articles and capable of assuming a plurality of operating positions angularly offset with respect to each other, wherein a first operating position is aligned with said second position of said first feed means; and - collection means disposed downstream of said packaging means (12, 36) and configured to take said packets (100, 200) toward an exit zone; - second feed means configured to feed a plurality of external sheaths of said packets of said second format toward said packaging means (12, 36), wherein said first feed means and said collection means are disposed on a first work plane, and wherein said second feed means are disposed on a second work plane, said apparatus being characterized in that said packaging means (12, 36) can be positioned, or are mobile, to selectively assume a first work position coplanar with said first work plane, in order to package packets of said first format, or a second work position coplanar with said second work plane, in order to package packets of said second format. - first feed means configured to take one or several organized groups of said smoking articles from a first position to a second position; - packaging means (12, 36) of the rotating type, disposed downstream of said first feed means and having a plurality of peripheral seatings (19, 39) which are configured to each accommodate at least one of said organized groups of said smoking articles and capable of assuming a plurality of operating positions angularly offset with respect to each other, wherein a first operating position is aligned with said second position of said first feed means; and - collection means disposed downstream of said packaging means (12, 36) and configured to take said packets (100, 200) toward an exit zone; - second feed means configured to feed a plurality of external sheaths of said packets of said second format toward said packaging means (12, 36), wherein said first feed means and said collection means are disposed on a first work plane, and wherein said second feed means are disposed on a second work plane, said apparatus being characterized in that said packaging means (12, 36) can be positioned, or are mobile, to selectively assume a first work position coplanar with said first work plane, in order to package packets of said first format, or a second work position coplanar with said second work plane, in order to package packets of said second format.
Dynamic access control device for an individual by 2D or 3D face recognition of an individual after preliminary or subsequent 3D acquisition, comprising: - a zone for channelling the progression of said individual and acquiring a 2D or 3D image of the latter's face, capable of being shut off by means of two retractable doors (4, 5), separated from one another by a determined distance, and the opening of which cannot be simultaneous; - at least two 2D or 3D acquisition means (10, 11) of the face of the individual during its progression within said zone, oriented along two different angles with respect to a median vertical plane intersecting the line of the middle of said zone; - means for illuminating the individual in said channelling and acquisition zone, constituted of a certain number of linear light strips, and in particular, of at least three, oriented horizontally, and positioned along different heights between the two doors (4, 5); - means for accessing a file containing a 3D image preliminarily acquired of the face of the individual; - a unit for processing signals transmitted by the accession means and by the acquisition and management means of the device. - a zone for channelling the progression of said individual and acquiring a 2D or 3D image of the latter's face, capable of being shut off by means of two retractable doors (4, 5), separated from one another by a determined distance, and the opening of which cannot be simultaneous; - at least two 2D or 3D acquisition means (10, 11) of the face of the individual during its progression within said zone, oriented along two different angles with respect to a median vertical plane intersecting the line of the middle of said zone; - means for illuminating the individual in said channelling and acquisition zone, constituted of a certain number of linear light strips, and in particular, of at least three, oriented horizontally, and positioned along different heights between the two doors (4, 5); - means for accessing a file containing a 3D image preliminarily acquired of the face of the individual; - a unit for processing signals transmitted by the accession means and by the acquisition and management means of the device.
Apparatus for dressing a wound for the application of topical negative pressure at a wound site, comprising: an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate; a gas impermeable cover layer overlying the absorbent layer, the cover layer comprising at least two orifices (145, 845), the orifices allowing negative pressure to be communicated through the cover layer in at least two spaced apart regions; wherein each orifice (145, 845) is located in a respective one of the at least two spaced apart regions; a fluid communication passage connecting the at least two orifices (145, 845); and characterised in that a liquid impermeable, gas permeable filter membrane is located at each of the at least two orifices (145, 845). an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate; a gas impermeable cover layer overlying the absorbent layer, the cover layer comprising at least two orifices (145, 845), the orifices allowing negative pressure to be communicated through the cover layer in at least two spaced apart regions; wherein each orifice (145, 845) is located in a respective one of the at least two spaced apart regions; a fluid communication passage connecting the at least two orifices (145, 845); and characterised in that a liquid impermeable, gas permeable filter membrane is located at each of the at least two orifices (145, 845).
A method, comprising: (a) interrogating, by a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader of a baler, an RFID tag of a bale before a discharge of the bale by transmitting, by an antenna of the RFID reader, an electromagnetic interrogation pulse to the RFID tag and receiving, at the antenna of the RFID reader, a response signal transmitted from the RFID tag in response to the electromagnetic interrogation pulse powering the RFID tag; (b)determining, by a computing device of or connected to the RFID reader, a physical attribute of the received response signal and (c) identifying a relative location of the RFID tag with respect to the RFID reader based on the determined physical attribute of the received response signal; and (d) determining, by the computing device, a position of the bale on the baler or an accumulator of or attached to the baler based on the identified relative location of the RFID tag and spatial attributes of at least one of the baler, the accumulator, the bale, or any combination thereof. (a) interrogating, by a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader of a baler, an RFID tag of a bale before a discharge of the bale by transmitting, by an antenna of the RFID reader, an electromagnetic interrogation pulse to the RFID tag and receiving, at the antenna of the RFID reader, a response signal transmitted from the RFID tag in response to the electromagnetic interrogation pulse powering the RFID tag; (b)determining, by a computing device of or connected to the RFID reader, a physical attribute of the received response signal and (c) identifying a relative location of the RFID tag with respect to the RFID reader based on the determined physical attribute of the received response signal; and (d) determining, by the computing device, a position of the bale on the baler or an accumulator of or attached to the baler based on the identified relative location of the RFID tag and spatial attributes of at least one of the baler, the accumulator, the bale, or any combination thereof.
A method of manufacturing a seal film comprising: interfolding a first base formed of an elongated film having a sealant layer formed on one surface thereof along a folding line extending in a flow direction of the first base so that the opposite surfaces of the sealant layer face each other; overlapping one portion of two portions (11a, 11b) divided by the folding line of the first base with a second base formed of an elongated film having a sealant layer formed on one surface thereof so that the sealant layers of both bases (11, 12) face each other; sealing the one portion of the first base to the second base; overlapping portions of the first and second bases which are not sealed to each other with a third base formed of an elongated film having a sealant layer formed on at least one surface thereof so that the sealant layers thereof face each other; sealing the other portion except for the one portion of the first base to the third base; sealing a portion of the second base which is not sealed to the first base to the third base; punching a laminated structure, formed by sealing the first to third bases to each other, into a predetermined shape so that the folding line portion is included in a punching area; and manufacturing a handle portion formed by the sealed portions of the first and second bases. interfolding a first base formed of an elongated film having a sealant layer formed on one surface thereof along a folding line extending in a flow direction of the first base so that the opposite surfaces of the sealant layer face each other; overlapping one portion of two portions (11a, 11b) divided by the folding line of the first base with a second base formed of an elongated film having a sealant layer formed on one surface thereof so that the sealant layers of both bases (11, 12) face each other; sealing the one portion of the first base to the second base; overlapping portions of the first and second bases which are not sealed to each other with a third base formed of an elongated film having a sealant layer formed on at least one surface thereof so that the sealant layers thereof face each other; sealing the other portion except for the one portion of the first base to the third base; sealing a portion of the second base which is not sealed to the first base to the third base; punching a laminated structure, formed by sealing the first to third bases to each other, into a predetermined shape so that the folding line portion is included in a punching area; and manufacturing a handle portion formed by the sealed portions of the first and second bases.
A gas turbine engine comprising: an inlet particle separator that separates inlet air into scavenge air and clean air; a heat transfer system; a scavenge air path that extends from the inlet particle separator to the heat transfer system and conveys the scavenge air from the inlet particle separator to the heat transfer system; a heat exchange fluid path (60, 62) that conveys a heat exchange fluid to the heat transfer system and away from the heat transfer system; and a flow control mechanism disposed in the scavenge air path between the inlet particle separator and the heat transfer system, wherein the flow control mechanism is configured to adjust the scavenge airflow to modulate the temperature of the heat exchange fluid; the heat transfer system being configured to transfer heat from the heat exchange fluid path (60, 62) to the scavenge air path to cool the heat exchange fluid. an inlet particle separator that separates inlet air into scavenge air and clean air; a heat transfer system; a scavenge air path that extends from the inlet particle separator to the heat transfer system and conveys the scavenge air from the inlet particle separator to the heat transfer system; a heat exchange fluid path (60, 62) that conveys a heat exchange fluid to the heat transfer system and away from the heat transfer system; and a flow control mechanism disposed in the scavenge air path between the inlet particle separator and the heat transfer system, wherein the flow control mechanism is configured to adjust the scavenge airflow to modulate the temperature of the heat exchange fluid; the heat transfer system being configured to transfer heat from the heat exchange fluid path (60, 62) to the scavenge air path to cool the heat exchange fluid.
A tire testing machine having a frame, a rim, means for rotating said rim, a rotatable other rim located adjacent to said one rim, and means for positioning a tire between said rims, apparatus for positioning the one rim with respect to the other rim to a required bead width and further including; a spindle housing, a spindle rotatably mounted in said spindle housing, one of said rims being mounted on said spindle, an actuator acting between said frame and said spindle housing for moving said spindle housing toward and away from the other rim, an axially slidably centering member mounted in the center of said housing and engageable with center structure of the other rim when said spindle housing is moved towards said other rim characterized in that said center structure comprises a recess and said centering member includes a nose cone and a shank having a recess for receiving a gas spring wherein said gas spring is removably installed in said shank and is urging said centering member toward said other rim such that when said rims are in a tire holding position, said centering member tightly engages said center structure whereby said rims are rotatably coupled to each other. a spindle housing, a spindle rotatably mounted in said spindle housing, one of said rims being mounted on said spindle, an actuator acting between said frame and said spindle housing for moving said spindle housing toward and away from the other rim, an axially slidably centering member mounted in the center of said housing and engageable with center structure of the other rim when said spindle housing is moved towards said other rim characterized in that said center structure comprises a recess and said centering member includes a nose cone and a shank having a recess for receiving a gas spring wherein said gas spring is removably installed in said shank and is urging said centering member toward said other rim such that when said rims are in a tire holding position, said centering member tightly engages said center structure whereby said rims are rotatably coupled to each other.
A softwood kraft fiber having an ISO brightness of at least 92%, a CIE whiteness of at least 85, an R18 value of at least 87.5, and a viscosity of from 7.5 mPa.s and 10 mPa.s.
A downhole torch system comprising: a cylindrical housing; and a fuel load located within the cylindrical housing, wherein the fuel load comprises a thermite configured to create an exothermic reaction that produces a stream of combustion products when the fuel load is ignited; and characterized by further comprising: a protective material provided between the fuel load and the cylindrical housing, wherein the protective material comprises properties to withstand heat and abrasion, and wherein the protective material shields the cylindrical housing from heat and abrasive effects of the combustion products during the exothermic reaction. a cylindrical housing; and a fuel load located within the cylindrical housing, wherein the fuel load comprises a thermite configured to create an exothermic reaction that produces a stream of combustion products when the fuel load is ignited; and characterized by further comprising: a protective material provided between the fuel load and the cylindrical housing, wherein the protective material comprises properties to withstand heat and abrasion, and wherein the protective material shields the cylindrical housing from heat and abrasive effects of the combustion products during the exothermic reaction.
A lighting device, including: - a light-reflective planar substrate with at least one electrically-powered light radiation source thereon, - a light-reflective cover layer arranged facing the planar substrate, - a light-permeable support structure arranged between the planar substrate and the cover layer, the support structure including opposite end walls extending between the planar substrate and the cover layer, the end walls providing light emission surfaces of light from at least one light radiation source, wherein the device includes a mushroom-like shape with the planar substrate wider than the support structure and the cover layer, and characterized in that the device includes an outer light-permeable casing including at least one cavity having an edge with the support structure and the cover layer inserted in the cavity and the planar substrate abutting against the edge of the cavity. - a light-reflective planar substrate with at least one electrically-powered light radiation source thereon, - a light-reflective cover layer arranged facing the planar substrate, - a light-permeable support structure arranged between the planar substrate and the cover layer, the support structure including opposite end walls extending between the planar substrate and the cover layer, the end walls providing light emission surfaces of light from at least one light radiation source, wherein the device includes a mushroom-like shape with the planar substrate wider than the support structure and the cover layer, and
LED module for operating based on light sensing, comprising at least two LEDs (3, 4) and a control unit for driving the at least two LEDs (3, 4), the at least two LEDs (3, 4) comprising: • at least one emitting LED for emitting light, and • at least one sensing LED for sensing light and transferring a sensed signal to the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to control the light output of the at least one emitting LED based on the sensed signal obtained by the at least one sensing LED, characterized in that the at least one emitting LED is a white LED, the at least one sensing LED is a second white LED, the second white LED comprising a blue LED and one or more color conversion material(s), and the control unit is configured to control the at least one emitting LED to emit light while obtaining the sensed signal by the at least one sensing LED, wherein the at least one sensing LED is configured to be only used for sensing, and wherein the at least one emitting LED is configured to be only used to emit light. at least two LEDs (3, 4) and a control unit for driving the at least two LEDs (3, 4), the at least two LEDs (3, 4) comprising: • at least one emitting LED for emitting light, and • at least one sensing LED for sensing light and transferring a sensed signal to the control unit, • at least one emitting LED for emitting light, and • at least one sensing LED for sensing light and transferring a sensed signal to the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to control the light output of the at least one emitting LED based on the sensed signal obtained by the at least one sensing LED, characterized in that the at least one emitting LED is a white LED, the at least one sensing LED is a second white LED, the second white LED comprising a blue LED and one or more color conversion material(s), and the control unit is configured to control the at least one emitting LED to emit light while obtaining the sensed signal by the at least one sensing LED, wherein the at least one sensing LED is configured to be only used for sensing, and wherein the at least one emitting LED is configured to be only used to emit light.
Method for operating a switchgear or controlgear with unmanned operation and maintenance, wherein an equipment safety system of switchgear and controlgear with unmanned operation and maintenance consists in its steering and control system of means for calculating an action radius of a robot system, wherein an acting area in an internal switchgear or controlgear space is divided into virtual zones (40, 41, 42, 43, 44), and each action in such a zone is precalculated predictively as a kind of a micro simulation, in which actual sensor data are considered, before an intended action will be really triggered, characterised in that the virtual zones containing a primary or auxiliary circuit can have a zone secured status, where the primary or auxiliary circuits of the corresponding zone are de-energized and earthed, and the zone status is switched to Locked in secured before the robot accesses a secured zone, and when an interaction finishes the zone status is switched back to secured. wherein an equipment safety system of switchgear and controlgear with unmanned operation and maintenance consists in its steering and control system of means for calculating an action radius of a robot system, wherein an acting area in an internal switchgear or controlgear space is divided into virtual zones (40, 41, 42, 43, 44), and each action in such a zone is precalculated predictively as a kind of a micro simulation, in which actual sensor data are considered, before an intended action will be really triggered, characterised in that the virtual zones containing a primary or auxiliary circuit can have a zone secured status, where the primary or auxiliary circuits of the corresponding zone are de-energized and earthed, and the zone status is switched to Locked in secured before the robot accesses a secured zone, and when an interaction finishes the zone status is switched back to secured.