mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Optical device comprising: a primary fan-out waveguide; at least one secondary fan-out waveguide; a fan-out optical coupler for coupling a light beam between the primary fan-out waveguide and the secondary fan-out waveguide; and at least one bus waveguide associated with the at least one secondary fan-out waveguide and different from each secondary fan-out waveguide; a reflecting and coupling structure connecting the secondary fan-out waveguide and the bus waveguide, wherein the reflecting and coupling structure is an interferometric structure for coupling a light beam travelling in the secondary fan-out waveguide into the bus waveguide or coupling a light beam travelling in the bus waveguide into the secondary fan-out waveguide such that at least a fraction of the coupled light beam travels in the opposite direction after leaving the interferometric structure; characterized in that the reflecting and coupling structure comprises a bus reflective face for at least partially reflecting a light beam in the bus waveguide and a secondary fan-out reflective face for at least partially reflecting a light beam in the secondary fan-out waveguide. a primary fan-out waveguide; at least one secondary fan-out waveguide; a fan-out optical coupler for coupling a light beam between the primary fan-out waveguide and the secondary fan-out waveguide; and at least one bus waveguide associated with the at least one secondary fan-out waveguide and different from each secondary fan-out waveguide; a reflecting and coupling structure connecting the secondary fan-out waveguide and the bus waveguide, wherein the reflecting and coupling structure is an interferometric structure for coupling a light beam travelling in the secondary fan-out waveguide into the bus waveguide or coupling a light beam travelling in the bus waveguide into the secondary fan-out waveguide such that at least a fraction of the coupled light beam travels in the opposite direction after leaving the interferometric structure; characterized in that the reflecting and coupling structure comprises a bus reflective face for at least partially reflecting a light beam in the bus waveguide and a secondary fan-out reflective face for at least partially reflecting a light beam in the secondary fan-out waveguide.
Vital signs monitoring system, comprising: - at least one optical vital signs sensor configured to measure or determine vital signs of a user and to output an output signal, wherein said at least one optical vital signs sensor comprises at least one laser light source configured to generate laser light, which is directed towards a skin of the user, and at least one photo detector unit configured to detect light which is indicative of an absorption or reflection of the laser light from the at least one light source in or from the skin of the user, - a coherence distortion unit in a first operational mode configured to distort a wave front of the laser light from the at least one laser light source such that non-coherent light is directed towards the skin of the user and in a second operational mode configured to deactivate the distortion of the wave front of the laser light such that coherent light is directed towards the skin of the user, and - an analyzing unit having a heart rate analyzing unit and a microcirculation analyzing unit and being configured to analyze the output signal of the at least one optical vital signs sensor, wherein in the first operational mode the heart rate analyzing unit is configured to analyze the output of the at least one photo detector to determine a heart rate of the user, wherein in a second operational mode the microcirculation analyzing unit is configured to analyze the output of the at least one photo detector to determine parameters of microcirculation of the user. - at least one optical vital signs sensor configured to measure or determine vital signs of a user and to output an output signal, wherein said at least one optical vital signs sensor comprises at least one laser light source configured to generate laser light, which is directed towards a skin of the user, and at least one photo detector unit configured to detect light which is indicative of an absorption or reflection of the laser light from the at least one light source in or from the skin of the user, - a coherence distortion unit in a first operational mode configured to distort a wave front of the laser light from the at least one laser light source such that non-coherent light is directed towards the skin of the user and in a second operational mode configured to deactivate the distortion of the wave front of the laser light such that coherent light is directed towards the skin of the user, and - an analyzing unit having a heart rate analyzing unit and a microcirculation analyzing unit and being configured to analyze the output signal of the at least one optical vital signs sensor, wherein in the first operational mode the heart rate analyzing unit is configured to analyze the output of the at least one photo detector to determine a heart rate of the user, wherein in a second operational mode the microcirculation analyzing unit is configured to analyze the output of the at least one photo detector to determine parameters of microcirculation of the user.
A method of securing a function of assisting the avoidance of an object by a vehicle travelling on a roadway, the avoidance comprising a first lateral manoeuvre, to the right or to the left, to avoid the object, the method comprising the steps of: - opening an avoidance time window of a predetermined duration on receipt of an avoidance triggering message generated from a detection of the object by a sensor of the vehicle - generation of an authorization to implement the assistance to the first lateral maneuver for the duration of the avoidance time window; - when the predetermined duration of the avoidance time window has elapsed, generation of a prohibition of implementation of the assistance to the first lateral maneuver. - opening an avoidance time window of a predetermined duration on receipt of an avoidance triggering message generated from a detection of the object by a sensor of the vehicle - generation of an authorization to implement the assistance to the first lateral maneuver for the duration of the avoidance time window; - when the predetermined duration of the avoidance time window has elapsed, generation of a prohibition of implementation of the assistance to the first lateral maneuver.
A method (800, 900) comprising: recognizing at least one user gesture to define at least one computer-implemented virtual boundary in a monitoring space, the monitoring space comprising a virtual representation of a monitored scene space, wherein the user gesture comprises a motion along a path and at a location in the monitored scene space wherein there is a correspondence between the monitoring space and the monitored scene space; causing implementation of the at least one virtual boundary in the monitoring space corresponding to the monitored scene space, wherein at least part of the virtual boundary is determined by the path in the monitored scene space and the at least part of the virtual boundary is located in the monitoring space at a corresponding location equivalent to the path location; processing received sensor data to generate a response event when there is, relative to the at least one virtual boundary, a change in a portion of the monitored scene space; characterised by recognizing at least one further user gesture and in response to recognizing the at least one further user gesture allowing a number of boundary interactions with the at least one virtual boundary without generating a response event, wherein the number of boundary interactions is configured by an authorized user. recognizing at least one user gesture to define at least one computer-implemented virtual boundary in a monitoring space, the monitoring space comprising a virtual representation of a monitored scene space, wherein the user gesture comprises a motion along a path and at a location in the monitored scene space wherein there is a correspondence between the monitoring space and the monitored scene space; causing implementation of the at least one virtual boundary in the monitoring space corresponding to the monitored scene space, wherein at least part of the virtual boundary is determined by the path in the monitored scene space and the at least part of the virtual boundary is located in the monitoring space at a corresponding location equivalent to the path location; processing received sensor data to generate a response event when there is, relative to the at least one virtual boundary, a change in a portion of the monitored scene space; characterised by recognizing at least one further user gesture and in response to recognizing the at least one further user gesture allowing a number of boundary interactions with the at least one virtual boundary without generating a response event, wherein the number of boundary interactions is configured by an authorized user.
Loader having a loader boom and having a tool carrier or tool arranged on the loader boom, wherein the tool carrier or the tool is connected at a first pivot point (42, 44) to the loader boom and at a second pivot point (46, 48) to a pivot linkage, wherein the pivot linkage comprises a first and a second link (30, 32, 34, 36) which are pivotably connected to one another at a first link point (38, 40), and wherein the first link (30, 32) is pivotably connected at a second link point (54, 56) of the first link (30, 32) to the loader boom, and the second link (34, 36) is pivotably connected at a second link point (50, 52) of the second link (34, 36) at the second pivot point (46, 48) to the tool carrier or to the tool, and furthermore a sensor is provided by means of which a pivot angle between the tool carrier or tool and loader boom can be detected, and which sensor is positioned in a cavity on the loader, wherein an actuating device is provided which is connected to the sensor and which extends in the cavity, characterized in that the activating device is connected to a pivot pin arranged at the second link point of the first link (30, 32), wherein the pivot pin is connected rotationally conjointly to the first link (30, 32) and wherein the cavity is formed in the loader boom.
An antibody directed against an extracellular part of Sortilin and capable of inhibiting binding of a pro-neurotrophin to a binding site of a Sortilin receptor, wherein the antibody binds to the binding motif for pro-neurotrophin according to SEQ ID NO: 25, 26, 27 or 28 or a fragment thereof.
A heat dissipating circuit board for a power semiconductor, comprising: an electrode material on which the power semiconductor is mounted on a front surface thereof; and further comprising a member made up from a ceramic material or a semiconductor material, which is bonded to a front surface side of the electrode material, said member being formed in an annular shape and wherein: the electrode material is electrically conductive; characterized in that an inequality t1 > ta is satisfied, where t1 represents a thickness of the electrode material, and ta represents a thickness of the member. an electrode material on which the power semiconductor is mounted on a front surface thereof; and further comprising a member made up from a ceramic material or a semiconductor material, which is bonded to a front surface side of the electrode material, said member being formed in an annular shape and wherein: the electrode material is electrically conductive; characterized in that an inequality t1 > ta is satisfied, where t1 represents a thickness of the electrode material, and ta represents a thickness of the member. the electrode material is electrically conductive; characterized in that an inequality t1 > ta is satisfied, where t1 represents a thickness of the electrode material, and ta represents a thickness of the member.
A system for aligning discontinuous fibers, comprising: a porous belt having a direction and velocity of travel; a free surface positioned above the porous belt and oriented at an oblique angle relative to the belt, the free surface having a proximal end adjacent the belt oriented along an impingement axis, wherein an entirety of the free surface is positioned at an elevation above the belt; and a conduit having a discharge configured to distribute onto the free surface a fluid mixture including the discontinuous fibers dispersed in a carrier fluid, the oblique angle of the free surface being oriented to cause the fluid mixture to traverse the free surface in a thin film with gravity assistance toward the proximal end of the free surface, the system configured to dispose the fibers aligned within a predetermined range of alignment with one another on the porous belt and the carrier fluid to pass through the belt. a porous belt having a direction and velocity of travel; a free surface positioned above the porous belt and oriented at an oblique angle relative to the belt, the free surface having a proximal end adjacent the belt oriented along an impingement axis, wherein an entirety of the free surface is positioned at an elevation above the belt; and a conduit having a discharge configured to distribute onto the free surface a fluid mixture including the discontinuous fibers dispersed in a carrier fluid, the oblique angle of the free surface being oriented to cause the fluid mixture to traverse the free surface in a thin film with gravity assistance toward the proximal end of the free surface, the system configured to dispose the fibers aligned within a predetermined range of alignment with one another on the porous belt and the carrier fluid to pass through the belt.
A method of cooling a gas turbine engine including a compressor having a compressor bleed port, said method comprising: channeling a flow of cooling fluid to a conduit during a shutdown mode of the gas turbine engine; and channeling the flow of cooling fluid from the conduit into the compressor bleed port disposed within an engine casing during the shutdown mode of the gas turbine engine, wherein channeling the flow of cooling fluid into the compressor bleed port comprises channeling the flow of cooling fluid into the compressor, and wherein channeling the flow of cooling fluid from the conduit into the compressor bleed port cools a component of the gas turbine engine. channeling a flow of cooling fluid to a conduit during a shutdown mode of the gas turbine engine; and channeling the flow of cooling fluid from the conduit into the compressor bleed port disposed within an engine casing during the shutdown mode of the gas turbine engine, wherein channeling the flow of cooling fluid into the compressor bleed port comprises channeling the flow of cooling fluid into the compressor, and wherein channeling the flow of cooling fluid from the conduit into the compressor bleed port cools a component of the gas turbine engine.
A composition comprising an amount of RARγ-selective agonist sufficient to inhibit activation of pro-inflammatory type I NKT cells for use in the treatment or prevention of at least one inflammatory condition of the liver, wherein the RARγ-selective agonist is more effective to affect at least RARγ relative to RARα.
A percutaneous penetration enhancing apparatus comprising: a sheet member (200, 210) capable of being placed on a skin; a plurality of skin condition sensors (220 1 -220 M) arranged on the sheet member, each of the plurality of skin condition sensors detecting information related to a condition of the skin; a plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements (230 1 -230 N) arranged on the sheet member, each of the plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements being operated on the basis of the information detected by one or more of the plurality of skin condition sensors (220 1 -220 M); wherein each of the plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements (230 1 -230 N) is configured to perform a penetration enhancing process including at least one of iontophoresis and electroporation, and an operation determination unit, characterized in that the sheet member is divided into segments, each of which includes one or more of the plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements (230 1 -230 N) and one or more of the plurality of skin condition sensors (220 1 -220 M), and wherein the operation determination unit is configured to determine, for each of the segments, whether or not to cause the one or more of the plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements (230 1 -230 N) included in a segment to perform the penetration enhancing process on the basis of the information detected by the one or more of the plurality of skin condition sensors (220 1 -220 M) included in the segment. a sheet member (200, 210) capable of being placed on a skin; a plurality of skin condition sensors (220 1 -220 M) arranged on the sheet member, each of the plurality of skin condition sensors detecting information related to a condition of the skin; a plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements (230 1 -230 N) arranged on the sheet member, each of the plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements being operated on the basis of the information detected by one or more of the plurality of skin condition sensors (220 1 -220 M); wherein each of the plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements (230 1 -230 N) is configured to perform a penetration enhancing process including at least one of iontophoresis and electroporation, and an operation determination unit, characterized in that the sheet member is divided into segments, each of which includes one or more of the plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements (230 1 -230 N) and one or more of the plurality of skin condition sensors (220 1 -220 M), and wherein the operation determination unit is configured to determine, for each of the segments, whether or not to cause the one or more of the plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements (230 1 -230 N) included in a segment to perform the penetration enhancing process on the basis of the information detected by the one or more of the plurality of skin condition sensors (220 1 -220 M) included in the segment.
Apparatus for producing a crystal of semiconductor material, comprising a crucible comprising a crucible bottom and a crucible wall, wherein the crucible bottom has a top surface and an underside and a multitude of openings disposed between the crucible wall and a centre of the crucible bottom and wherein there are elevations disposed on the top surface and the underside of the crucible bottom; and an induction heating coil which is disposed below the crucible and is provided for melting semiconductor material and stabilizing a melt of semiconductor material covering a growing crystal of semiconductor material.
A multispecific antibody comprising a) a full length antibody specifically binding to a first antigen and consisting of two antibody heavy chains and two antibody light chains; and b) one or two single chain Fab fragments binding to a second antigen, wherein said single chain Fab fragments under b) are fused to said full length antibody under a) via a peptide connector at the C-terminus of the heavy chain of said full length antibody. a) a full length antibody specifically binding to a first antigen and consisting of two antibody heavy chains and two antibody light chains; and b) one or two single chain Fab fragments binding to a second antigen, wherein said single chain Fab fragments under b) are fused to said full length antibody under a) via a peptide connector at the C-terminus of the heavy chain of said full length antibody.
A monitoring system for reprocessing surgical instruments, wherein a fluid line (12, 13, 14, 15, 16) is provided for supplying a fluid to the surgical instrument, which fluid line can be or is connected to the surgical instrument, wherein the fluid line (12 - 16) has a fluid line connection (12' - 16') for connecting to the surgical instrument, wherein the fluid line connection (12' - 16') closes an electrical contact when it is functionally connected to the surgical instrument, characterized in that the electrical contact is made possible in that an external face of the fluid line (12 - 16), which is electrically conductive, closes a contact with an external face of the surgical instrument or of an instrument connection (32 - 36) of the surgical instrument which is at least partially conductive.
A method for preconditioning parts of a railway vehicle comprising an on-board power generation system, the method being characterized in that it comprises at least the following phases: -: starting-up the railway vehicle or at least parts thereof; -: connecting a power storage unit to a power conversion system, said power storage unit and said power conversion system being installed on board of the railway vehicle; -: supplying at least part of the power conversion system by discharging energy pre-stored in the power storage unit, the pre-stored energy being discharged with a level of power below a first predetermined power threshold; -: heating-up the power storage unit via the power conversion system; -: starting pre-heating at least part of the power generation system via the power conversion system; -: when the pre-heated at least part of the power generation system reaches a predetermined start-up temperature, and advantageously the power storage unit reaches a predetermined minimal charging temperature, starting-up power generation by the power generation system; -: when at least part of the power generation system reaches a predetermined operating temperature, centralizing power sourcing of the railway vehicle or parts thereof to the power generation system. -: starting-up the railway vehicle or at least parts thereof; -: connecting a power storage unit to a power conversion system, said power storage unit and said power conversion system being installed on board of the railway vehicle; -: supplying at least part of the power conversion system by discharging energy pre-stored in the power storage unit, the pre-stored energy being discharged with a level of power below a first predetermined power threshold; -: heating-up the power storage unit via the power conversion system; -: starting pre-heating at least part of the power generation system via the power conversion system; -: when the pre-heated at least part of the power generation system reaches a predetermined start-up temperature, and advantageously the power storage unit reaches a predetermined minimal charging temperature, starting-up power generation by the power generation system; -: when at least part of the power generation system reaches a predetermined operating temperature, centralizing power sourcing of the railway vehicle or parts thereof to the power generation system.