mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A suturing system, comprising: a suturing device comprising an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of arms near the distal end, wherein each arm is configured to move between a first position wherein the arm is retracted within the elongate body, and a second position wherein the arm has a free end extending away from the elongate body, each arm comprising at least one suture mount at the free end; a plurality of needles, each needle configured to move between a retracted position in which the needle is within the elongate body to a deployed position in which the distal point of the needle extends out of the elongate body and into a corresponding suture mount and able to retrieve sections of suture from the suture mount; and a first sheath adapted to surround at least a portion of the elongate body; a second sheath adapted to surround at least a portion of the first sheath; a plurality of suture portions, wherein each suture portion has a suture end releasably retained within the suture mount of a corresponding arm, characterized that each suture portion extends from a corresponding suture end, between the first sheath and the second sheath, to a position proximal to at least the second sheath. a suturing device comprising an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of arms near the distal end, wherein each arm is configured to move between a first position wherein the arm is retracted within the elongate body, and a second position wherein the arm has a free end extending away from the elongate body, each arm comprising at least one suture mount at the free end; a plurality of needles, each needle configured to move between a retracted position in which the needle is within the elongate body to a deployed position in which the distal point of the needle extends out of the elongate body and into a corresponding suture mount and able to retrieve sections of suture from the suture mount; and a first sheath adapted to surround at least a portion of the elongate body; a second sheath adapted to surround at least a portion of the first sheath; a plurality of suture portions, wherein each suture portion has a suture end releasably retained within the suture mount of a corresponding arm, characterized that each suture portion extends from a corresponding suture end, between the first sheath and the second sheath, to a position proximal to at least the second sheath.
System for simulation of a contact with a surface by tactile stimulation comprising a stimulation surface (4.1) that will come into contact with an area of a user's skin, said system comprising means of displacing the stimulation surface along at least one first direction approximately tangent to the area of the skin, said displacement means being controlled as a function of the simulation to be generated, in which said displacement means are electromagnetic actuators (14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4), in which the electromagnetic actuators are distributed around a mobile element supporting the stimulation surface (4.1), and in which each electromagnetic actuator (14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4) comprises a solenoid and a core around which the solenoid is placed, the core being provided with a free face delimiting an air gap with a face of said mobile element.
A snow tiller for grooming the snow cover of ski slopes, the snow tiller comprising: - a frame, which comprises at least one front attachment configured to connect the snow tiller to a hitch device of a tracked vehicle; - at least one tiller module comprising a shaft, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and is provided with a plurality of tools configured to penetrate the snow cover; a hood, which is arranged about the shaft, and is supported by the frame; and an adjusting device, which is configured to adjust the position of the shaft with respect to the hood; and - a finisher, which comprises a flexible mat, which is configured to compact the snow cover and to define a support zone of the snow tiller on the snow cover, wherein the adjusting device comprises at least two arms configured to support the shaft at the opposite ends, characterised in that each arm is hinged to the hood about a first axis and the hood is configured to support the shaft, wherein the hood comprises two side walls, each one of said arms being plate-shaped and mounted in a sliding manner along a respective side wall of the hood. - a frame, which comprises at least one front attachment configured to connect the snow tiller to a hitch device of a tracked vehicle; - at least one tiller module comprising a shaft, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and is provided with a plurality of tools configured to penetrate the snow cover; a hood, which is arranged about the shaft, and is supported by the frame; and an adjusting device, which is configured to adjust the position of the shaft with respect to the hood; and - a finisher, which comprises a flexible mat, which is configured to compact the snow cover and to define a support zone of the snow tiller on the snow cover, wherein the adjusting device comprises at least two arms configured to support the shaft at the opposite ends, characterised in that each arm is hinged to the hood about a first axis and the hood is configured to support the shaft, wherein the hood comprises two side walls, each one of said arms being plate-shaped and mounted in a sliding manner along a respective side wall of the hood.
A method of screening for the onset or predisposition to the onset of a large intestine neoplasm or monitoring the progress of a large intestine neoplasm in an individual, said method comprising assessing the level of expression of one or more genes or transcripts selected from: (i) the gene, genes or transcripts detected by Affymetrix probeset IDs: 212158_at; and/or (ii) SDC2 in a biological sample from said individual wherein a lower level of expression of the genes or transcripts of group (i) and/or group (ii) relative to control levels is indicative of a neoplastic large intestine cell or a cell predisposed to the onset of a neoplastic state. (i) the gene, genes or transcripts detected by Affymetrix probeset IDs: 212158_at; and/or (ii) SDC2
Core system, having a substantially rectangular cross section, for the production of a fibre composite component, having four core elements (12, 14, 16, 18) which are coupled to one another and are displaceable relative to one another, wherein one of the four core elements is configured as a main core element which has a substantially rectangular cross section, and wherein the further core elements (14, 16, 18) have a face that is oblique to a displacement direction, wherein the four core elements (12, 14, 16, 18) each have at least one external face (42, 44, 46, 48) which is part of a shell face of the entire core system, wherein the four core elements (12, 14, 16, 18) each by way of two contact faces bear on a neighbouring core element (12, 14, 16, 18), wherein the cross-sectional area of the core system is variable by the displacement of the core elements.
Tubular shaft instrument with a holder, a surgical instrument being attached to the distal end of the holder, the instrument comprising: - at least one first clamping part and one second clamping part, the first clamping part having a first clamping surface and the second clamping part having a second clamping surface, the clamping parts (10, 20) being movable towards one another for gripping tissue in a closed state of the clamping surfaces (11, 21); - a cutting device with a cutting edge, which can move in a cutting direction in relation to the clamping parts (10, 20) to cut the gripped tissue; - a first slit in the first clamping part; - a second slit in the second clamping part, the cutting device with the cutting edge being movable back and forth in the slits; the second clamping part with the second clamping surface being fixed on the holder immovably in relation to the cutting direction; characterized in that the precisely one first clamping surface, which is inclined at an acute angle (α) in relation to the cutting direction in the closed state, is interrupted by the first slit and the precisely one second clamping surface, which is inclined at an acute angle (α) in relation to the cutting direction in the closed state, is interrupted by the second slit. - at least one first clamping part and one second clamping part, the first clamping part having a first clamping surface and the second clamping part having a second clamping surface, the clamping parts (10, 20) being movable towards one another for gripping tissue in a closed state of the clamping surfaces (11, 21); - a cutting device with a cutting edge, which can move in a cutting direction in relation to the clamping parts (10, 20) to cut the gripped tissue; - a first slit in the first clamping part; - a second slit in the second clamping part, the cutting device with the cutting edge being movable back and forth in the slits; the second clamping part with the second clamping surface being fixed on the holder immovably in relation to the cutting direction; characterized in that the precisely one first clamping surface, which is inclined at an acute angle (α) in relation to the cutting direction in the closed state, is interrupted by the first slit and the precisely one second clamping surface, which is inclined at an acute angle (α) in relation to the cutting direction in the closed state, is interrupted by the second slit.
A nozzle tip for a turbine engine fuel nozzle, wherein said nozzle tip is substantially circular and includes a centerline extending therethrough, said tip comprising: an annular body comprising: a first chamber for flow communication with a pilot fuel source for discharging pilot fuel only during preselected engine operations; a second chamber for flow communication with a primary fuel source and a steam source for discharging a mixture of primary fuel and steam during other preselected engine operations; a plurality of mixture outlets configured to discharge said mixture from said second chamber substantially parallel with respect to said centerline; wherein said nozzle tip is configured to discharge pilot fuel from said first chamber through a plurality of pilot fuel outlets at an oblique angle θ a way from said centerline, wherein said plurality of mixture outlets are spaced circumferentially around and radially outwardly of said plurality of pilot fuel outlets. an annular body comprising: a first chamber for flow communication with a pilot fuel source for discharging pilot fuel only during preselected engine operations; a second chamber for flow communication with a primary fuel source and a steam source for discharging a mixture of primary fuel and steam during other preselected engine operations; a first chamber for flow communication with a pilot fuel source for discharging pilot fuel only during preselected engine operations; a second chamber for flow communication with a primary fuel source and a steam source for discharging a mixture of primary fuel and steam during other preselected engine operations; a plurality of mixture outlets configured to discharge said mixture from said second chamber substantially parallel with respect to said centerline;
A di-amido gellant having the following formula: wherein: R 1 and R 2 are aminofunctional end-groups which may be the same or different, and L is a linking moiety of molecular weight from 14 to 500 g/mol, and wherein R 1 is and R 2 is wherein AA is selected from the group consisting of: and R 3 and R 4 independently have the formula: (L') m -(L") q -R, where (m + q) is from 1 to 10, such that R 1 and R 2 are aminofunctional end-groups. wherein L', L" from formula and A, B, C, D from formula are independently selected from the group consisting of: the arrow indicates up to 4 substitutions in the positions indicated, and X - an anion and R, R' and R" are independently selected from the group consisting of: and with the exclusion that the di-amido gellant is not a protein. such that R 1 and R 2 are aminofunctional end-groups. wherein L', L" from formula and A, B, C, D from formula are independently selected from the group consisting of: the arrow indicates up to 4 substitutions in the positions indicated, and X - an anion and R, R' and R" are independently selected from the group consisting of: and with the exclusion that the di-amido gellant is not a protein.
A transmitting device, comprising: processing circuitry configured to: maintain a transmitter packet sequence counter; generate an integrity check value, ICV,; insert a transmitter packet sequence number according to the transmitter packet sequence counter into a data frame (300a, 300b) that includes a data packet (301, 302), the data packet including a payload, wherein the data packet (301, 302) follows a preamble and an interpacket gap, IPG, follows the data packet (301, 302); and maintain the transmitter packet sequence counter by incrementing a transmitter packet sequence counter value by one with each data frame (300a, 300b) transmitted; characterized in that the processing circuitry further configured to insert the ICV into the data frame (300a, 300b) by reducing the size of the IPG such that a total number of bytes in the data frame (300a, 300b) is maintained. maintain a transmitter packet sequence counter; generate an integrity check value, ICV,; insert a transmitter packet sequence number according to the transmitter packet sequence counter into a data frame (300a, 300b) that includes a data packet (301, 302), the data packet including a payload, wherein the data packet (301, 302) follows a preamble and an interpacket gap, IPG, follows the data packet (301, 302); and maintain the transmitter packet sequence counter by incrementing a transmitter packet sequence counter value by one with each data frame (300a, 300b) transmitted; characterized in that the processing circuitry further configured to insert the ICV into the data frame (300a, 300b) by reducing the size of the IPG such that a total number of bytes in the data frame (300a, 300b) is maintained.
A method for producing an L-amino acid comprising: - cultivating an L-amino acid-producing bacterium which belongs to the genus Escherichia, wherein said bacterium has been modified to attenuate expression of one or more of the genes selected from the group consisting of cynT, cynS, cynX and cynR, in a medium, and - collecting said L-amino acid from the medium, wherein said L-amino acid is an aromatic L-amino acid. - cultivating an L-amino acid-producing bacterium which belongs to the genus Escherichia, wherein said bacterium has been modified to attenuate expression of one or more of the genes selected from the group consisting of cynT, cynS, cynX and cynR, in a medium, and - collecting said L-amino acid from the medium,
A process for preparing orlistat in a crystalline form II, said process comprising: providing a fluid consisting of orlistat and an organic solvent selected from pentane, hexane, heptane and octane and mixtures thereof and having a first temperature; lowering the temperature of said fluid from said first temperature to a second temperature, said second temperature being higher than the saturation temperature of orlistat in said fluid; adding orlistat seeding material having crystalline form II in order to obtain a crystallization mixture saturated or oversaturated at said second temperature; lowering the temperature of said crystallization mixture to a final temperature at a cooling rate of not more than 0.2 °C/min; isolating crystalline orlistat having said defined crystalline form, wherein orlistat seeding material having crystalline form II is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of: (a) dissolving orlistat form I, amorphous form of orlistat or waxy form of orlistat in diisopropyl ether, wherein a volume of diisopropyl ether is from 2 to 10 times the weight of orlistat form I, amorphous form of orlistat or waxy form of orlistat; and (b) removing diisopropyl ether by any of distillation, distillation under vacuum, evaporation, filtration, filtration under vacuum, decantation, and centrifugation to obtain orlistat seeding material having crystalline form II. providing a fluid consisting of orlistat and an organic solvent selected from pentane, hexane, heptane and octane and mixtures thereof and having a first temperature; lowering the temperature of said fluid from said first temperature to a second temperature, said second temperature being higher than the saturation temperature of orlistat in said fluid; adding orlistat seeding material having crystalline form II in order to obtain a crystallization mixture saturated or oversaturated at said second temperature; lowering the temperature of said crystallization mixture to a final temperature at a cooling rate of not more than 0.2 °C/min; isolating crystalline orlistat having said defined crystalline form, wherein orlistat seeding material having crystalline form II is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of: (a) dissolving orlistat form I, amorphous form of orlistat or waxy form of orlistat in diisopropyl ether, wherein a volume of diisopropyl ether is from 2 to 10 times the weight of orlistat form I, amorphous form of orlistat or waxy form of orlistat; and (b) removing diisopropyl ether by any of distillation, distillation under vacuum, evaporation, filtration, filtration under vacuum, decantation, and centrifugation to obtain orlistat seeding material having crystalline form II. (a) dissolving orlistat form I, amorphous form of orlistat or waxy form of orlistat in diisopropyl ether, wherein a volume of diisopropyl ether is from 2 to 10 times the weight of orlistat form I, amorphous form of orlistat or waxy form of orlistat; and (b) removing diisopropyl ether by any of distillation, distillation under vacuum, evaporation, filtration, filtration under vacuum, decantation, and centrifugation to obtain orlistat seeding material having crystalline form II.
A method of manufacturing a multilayer surface-textured panel, in particular a multilayer surface-textured flooring panel, comprising the steps of: - Providing at least one plastic carrier plate, in particular in the form of a continuous strand, wherein the plastic carrier plate can be produced from at least two different plastic mixtures by means of co-extrusion; - Introducing surface structures on at least one side of the plastic carrier plate by means of embossing; - Applying at least one primer to the textured surface of the plastic carrier plate; - Direct printing of the plastic carrier plate with the formation of a decorative layer; - Applying a wear protection layer containing abrasion-resistant particles; wherein the applied wear protection layer comprises at least a first cover layer of a hot coating, abrasion-resistant particles and at least a second cover layer of a hot coating; - Applying at least one coat of lacquer; and - Curing of the layer build-up. - Providing at least one plastic carrier plate, in particular in the form of a continuous strand, wherein the plastic carrier plate can be produced from at least two different plastic mixtures by means of co-extrusion; - Introducing surface structures on at least one side of the plastic carrier plate by means of embossing; - Applying at least one primer to the textured surface of the plastic carrier plate; - Direct printing of the plastic carrier plate with the formation of a decorative layer; - Applying a wear protection layer containing abrasion-resistant particles; wherein the applied wear protection layer comprises at least a first cover layer of a hot coating, abrasion-resistant particles and at least a second cover layer of a hot coating; - Applying at least one coat of lacquer; and - Curing of the layer build-up.
Sensor element comprising at least one piezoelectric transducer, wherein the piezoelectric transducer is coupled to at least one memristor, characterized in that the memristor is part of a half-bridge.
A smoking article comprising an aerosol-generating substrate, wherein the aerosol-generating substrate comprises a flavour delivery material for thermally releasing a flavourant, the flavour delivery material comprising: a polymer matrix; and a plurality of domains including a flavour composition within the polymer matrix, the flavour composition comprising a flavourant mixed with a triglyceride excipient comprising at least one fat including at least 30% by weight of triglycerides having at least one carboxylic acid having a chain length of greater than 12, wherein the flavourant has a melting point that is within 15°C of the melting point of the at least one fat; wherein the flavourant is releasable from the flavour delivery material upon heating of the smoking article. a polymer matrix; and a plurality of domains including a flavour composition within the polymer matrix, the flavour composition comprising a flavourant mixed with a triglyceride excipient comprising at least one fat including at least 30% by weight of triglycerides having at least one carboxylic acid having a chain length of greater than 12, wherein the flavourant has a melting point that is within 15°C of the melting point of the at least one fat; wherein the flavourant is releasable from the flavour delivery material upon heating of the smoking article.
Tap for a pressurised fluid tank comprising a body housing a bleed-off circuit comprising an upstream first end intended to communicate with a storage volume of pressurised fluid and a downstream second end intended to be connected to a user member of the gas bled off, the bleed-off circuit comprising a member for regulating the flow rate and/or pressure of the fluid bled off between the upstream and downstream ends, the tap comprising a member for manually controlling the member for regulating, the control member being mounted movable with respect to the tap body and cooperating with the member for regulating in order to control the flow rate and/or the pressure of the fluid admitted for circulation from the upstream end to the downstream end according to the position of the control member with respect to the body, the tap comprising a device for detecting the position of the control member which is electrically powered, the tap comprising a source of electrical power connected to said detection device, characterised in that the detection device comprises a single discrete magnetic element that is movable and secured to the control member as well as a first sensor and a second sensor fixedly mounted on the tap body, the first sensor being a magnetic sensor electrically powered by the power supply, the second sensor being configured to form with the control member a switch that interrupts the electrical power of the first sensor by the source of electrical power when the control member is in at least one first determined position and that enables the electrical power of the first sensor by the source of electrical power when the control member is in at least one second determined position.