mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A flexible coupler for a spinal stabilization unit, the coupler having a body, a pair of arms (30, 40), the arms (30, 40) being located at opposed ends of the coupler, and a range-of-motion limiting mechanism configured to control an amount of bending, an amount of compression, and an amount of extension of the coupler; the range-of-motion limiting mechanism comprising a sleeve extending internally from a first end of the coupler towards a second end of the coupler and having a narrowed distal opening, and an elongated body extending internally from the second end of the coupler towards the first end of the coupler and having an enlarged end disposed within the sleeve and dimensioned such that the enlarged end abuts the wall of the narrowed opening when the coupler is elongated or bent; characterized in that the sleeve abuts the second end of the coupler when the coupler is compressed.
A formulation for local administration to a ureter of a patient, the formulation comprising: a therapeutic agent comprising a calcium channel blocker and a rho kinase inhibitor, wherein the calcium channel blocker is nifedipine, and the rho kinase inhibitor is Y-27632; and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, wherein the formulation is suitable for local administration into the ureter. a therapeutic agent comprising a calcium channel blocker and a rho kinase inhibitor, wherein the calcium channel blocker is nifedipine, and the rho kinase inhibitor is Y-27632; and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, wherein the formulation is suitable for local administration into the ureter.
A circuit connectable to a dimmer via a rectifier, the circuit configured to receive a rectified phase cut dimmed input signal from the dimmer, the circuit comprising: a first load connectable to an output of the rectifier; and a switch; wherein the switch is operable to automatically engage the first load when the input signal drops below a first threshold voltage characterised in that the switch is further operable to automatically disengage the first load when or before the input signal reaches zero volt. a first load connectable to an output of the rectifier; and a switch; wherein the switch is operable to automatically engage the first load when the input signal drops below a first threshold voltage characterised in that the switch is further operable to automatically disengage the first load when or before the input signal reaches zero volt.
A centrifugal separation apparatus comprising: a plurality of centrifugal separators(10,10A∼ 10G) each comprising a rotator adapted to support a plurality of sample containers containing a sample therein; a base, characterised in that in said base the centrifugal separators(10,10A∼ 10G) are arranged in columns and stages and a route(Pa) is defined therein, the centrifugal separators(10,10A∼10G) being movable inside the base; and a movement mechanism that sequentially move the centrifugal separators (10,10A∼10G) along the route (Pa) in the base. a plurality of centrifugal separators(10,10A∼ 10G) each comprising a rotator adapted to support a plurality of sample containers containing a sample therein; a base, characterised in that in said base the centrifugal separators(10,10A∼ 10G) are arranged in columns and stages and a route(Pa) is defined therein, the centrifugal separators(10,10A∼10G) being movable inside the base; and a movement mechanism that sequentially move the centrifugal separators (10,10A∼10G) along the route (Pa) in the base.
A method for selecting a component carrier in a carrier aggregation scenario, comprising: obtaining, by a base station, information about a component carrier supported by a user equipment, UE; selecting, by the base station, a candidate component carrier according to the information about the component carrier supported by the UE, comprising: obtaining a load of the component carrier supported by the UE; and determining, when the load of the component carrier supported by the UE is smaller than a load threshold, the component carrier as the candidate component carrier. obtaining, by a base station, information about a component carrier supported by a user equipment, UE; selecting, by the base station, a candidate component carrier according to the information about the component carrier supported by the UE, comprising: obtaining a load of the component carrier supported by the UE; and determining, when the load of the component carrier supported by the UE is smaller than a load threshold, the component carrier as the candidate component carrier. obtaining a load of the component carrier supported by the UE; and determining, when the load of the component carrier supported by the UE is smaller than a load threshold, the component carrier as the candidate component carrier.
A method of determining the heat quantity distribution in a heating system having radiators to each of which an electronic heat cost allocator is mounted, the method comprising the following step: - determining a representative radiator temperature which is taken as a basis for the calculation of display values or consumption values of the electronic heat cost allocator, characterized in that for determining the representative radiator temperature, a measured value of a radiator-side temperature sensor in the electronic heat cost allocator and the value of an operation-dependent quantity of a local supply pump mounted to the radiator for supplying the radiator are made use of as input quantities. - determining a representative radiator temperature which is taken as a basis for the calculation of display values or consumption values of the electronic heat cost allocator,
Closure head for closing a container with a screw closure in a beverage filling system, comprising a gripping mechanism with at least one gripping arm for gripping the screw closure, an actuating cylinder for actuating the gripping mechanism, and a pre-tensioning element for pre-tensioning of the at least one gripping arm, wherein the actuating cylinder is a pneumatic cylinder and the pre-tensioning element is disposed in the actuating cylinder, characterized in that the gripping arm is pre-tensioned by the pre-tensioning element in the direction of opening.
A laminated glass comprising a glass plate comprising: a first plane compressive region having a prescribed width inside an outer peripheral edge of the glass plate in a plan view; a first plane tensile region adjacent to an inner peripheral side of the first plane compressive region and having a prescribed width; a neutral region occupying an inner peripheral side of the first plane tensile region; and a second plane compressive region located on inner peripheral side of the first plane compressive region in a plan view; characterized in that: the glass plate further comprises a transmission region for signals being transmitted to/from an information device, the transmission region located within the second plane compressive region or a region surrounded by the second plane compressive region. a first plane compressive region having a prescribed width inside an outer peripheral edge of the glass plate in a plan view; a first plane tensile region adjacent to an inner peripheral side of the first plane compressive region and having a prescribed width; a neutral region occupying an inner peripheral side of the first plane tensile region; and a second plane compressive region located on inner peripheral side of the first plane compressive region in a plan view;
Vehicle heater, comprising a burner assembly unit and a heat exchanger assembly unit, wherein: - the burner assembly unit comprises a combustion chamber, which is to be fed with combustion air and fuel and a flame tube elongated in the direction of a longitudinal axis which carries exhaust gas away from the combustion chamber, - the heat exchanger assembly unit comprises an inner heat exchanger housing with an inner circumferential wall elongated in the direction of the longitudinal axis, as well as an outer heat exchanger housing with an outer circumferential wall elongated in the direction of the longitudinal axis, - a heat transfer medium flow space is formed between the inner heat exchanger housing and the outer heat exchanger housing, - a waste gas backflow space, which is open towards an exhaust gas outlet, is formed between the inner circumferential wall and the flame tube, wherein a catalytic converter device, through which exhaust gas can flow, is provided in the waste gas backflow space, - an electrically energizable heating unit is provided in association with the catalytic converter device, characterized in that the heating unit is provided on an outer side of the inner circumferential wall, which is facing the heat transfer medium flow space, or/and in that the heating unit is provided on an inner side of the inner circumferential wall, which inner side is facing the waste gas backflow space, surrounding an outer circumferential area of the catalytic converter device. - the burner assembly unit comprises a combustion chamber, which is to be fed with combustion air and fuel and a flame tube elongated in the direction of a longitudinal axis which carries exhaust gas away from the combustion chamber, - the heat exchanger assembly unit comprises an inner heat exchanger housing with an inner circumferential wall elongated in the direction of the longitudinal axis, as well as an outer heat exchanger housing with an outer circumferential wall elongated in the direction of the longitudinal axis, - a heat transfer medium flow space is formed between the inner heat exchanger housing and the outer heat exchanger housing, - a waste gas backflow space, which is open towards an exhaust gas outlet, is formed between the inner circumferential wall and the flame tube, wherein a catalytic converter device, through which exhaust gas can flow, is provided in the waste gas backflow space, - an electrically energizable heating unit is provided in association with the catalytic converter device, the heating unit is provided on an outer side of the inner circumferential wall, which is facing the heat transfer medium flow space, or/and in that the heating unit is provided on an inner side of the inner circumferential wall, which inner side is facing the waste gas backflow space, surrounding an outer circumferential area of the catalytic converter device.
A read/write channel for a hard disk drive comprising: an analog portion for processing and analog to digital converting of signals sensed from platters of the hard disk drive; a clock synthesizer for generating clock signals for the analog portion and other components of the read/write channel, wherein the analog portion and the clock synthesizer both comprise high-voltage transistors which are able to operate in a first voltage range around a nominal voltage of the high-voltage transistors and low-voltage transistors which are able to operate in a second voltage range around a nominal voltage of the low-voltage transistors, and wherein the nominal voltage of the high-voltage transistors is higher than the nominal voltage of the low-voltage transistors and the first voltage range is within the second voltage range; and a regulated power supply connected to the analog portion and the clock synthesizer, wherein the regulated power supply is configured to supply the analog portion and the clock synthesizer with a voltage that is within a third voltage range around a nominal power supply voltage of the regulated power supply; and wherein the third voltage range is within the first voltage range. an analog portion for processing and analog to digital converting of signals sensed from platters of the hard disk drive; a clock synthesizer for generating clock signals for the analog portion and other components of the read/write channel, wherein the analog portion and the clock synthesizer both comprise high-voltage transistors which are able to operate in a first voltage range around a nominal voltage of the high-voltage transistors and low-voltage transistors which are able to operate in a second voltage range around a nominal voltage of the low-voltage transistors, and wherein the nominal voltage of the high-voltage transistors is higher than the nominal voltage of the low-voltage transistors and the first voltage range is within the second voltage range; and a regulated power supply connected to the analog portion and the clock synthesizer, wherein the regulated power supply is configured to supply the analog portion and the clock synthesizer with a voltage that is within a third voltage range around a nominal power supply voltage of the regulated power supply; and wherein the third voltage range is within the first voltage range.
An implantable device for providing insulin comprising: at least one spacing member having a suitable thickness, a first face, and a second face, wherein the first face and second face are substantially parallel to one another; a first immunoisolatory membrane affixed to the first face of the at least one spacing member; a second immunoisolatory membrane affixed to the second face of the at least one spacing member; wherein the first immunoisolatory membrane and the second immunoisolatory membrane are amphiphilic membranes having bi-continuous hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains and hydrophilic pore dimensions in the range of 3.0 nm to 4.0 nm; and wherein the combination of the at least one spacing member, the first immunoisolatory membrane and the second immunoisolatory membrane yield an internal volume bounded by the spacing member, the first immunoisolatory membrane and the second immunoisolatory membrane, where such internal volume contains insulin producing cells suspended in an amphiphilic network. at least one spacing member having a suitable thickness, a first face, and a second face, wherein the first face and second face are substantially parallel to one another; a first immunoisolatory membrane affixed to the first face of the at least one spacing member; a second immunoisolatory membrane affixed to the second face of the at least one spacing member; wherein the first immunoisolatory membrane and the second immunoisolatory membrane are amphiphilic membranes having bi-continuous hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains and hydrophilic pore dimensions in the range of 3.0 nm to 4.0 nm; and wherein the combination of the at least one spacing member, the first immunoisolatory membrane and the second immunoisolatory membrane yield an internal volume bounded by the spacing member, the first immunoisolatory membrane and the second immunoisolatory membrane, where such internal volume contains insulin producing cells suspended in an amphiphilic network.
A method of manufacturing a welded steel pipe for a linepipe, wherein the steel has a composition which consists of by mass% 0.02 to 0.06% C, 0.01 to 0.5% Si, 1.10 to 1.50 % Mn, 0.012% or less P, 0.0015% or less S, 0.01 to 0.08% Al, 0.005 to 0.050% Nb, 0. 005 to 0.025% Ti, 0.0005 to 0.0035% Ca, 0.0020 to 0.0060% N, optionally one or two kinds or more selected from the group consisting of 0.5% or less Cu, 1.0% or less Ni, 0.5% or less Cr, 0.5% or less Mo, 0.1% or less V, and C(%) - 0.065Nb (%) - 0.025Mo(%) - 0.057V(%) is 0.025 or more, and Fe and unavoidable impurities as a balance, wherein C(%) - 0.065Nb(%) is 0.025 or more, a CP value expressed by formula CP=4.46C (%) + 2.37Mn (%)/6 + {1.18Cr (%) + 1.95Mo (%) + 1.74V (%)}/5 + {1.74Cu (%)+1.7Ni (%)}/15 + 22.36P (%) is 0.95 or less, a Ceq value expressed by formula Ceq=C(%)+Mn(%)/6+{Cr(%)+Mo(%)+V(%)}/5+{Cu(%)+Ni(%)}/15 is 0.28 or more, Ti/N is a value which falls within a range of 1.5 to 4.0, and the steel pipe has a metal microstructure where the area fraction of bainite is 80% or more, the area fraction of M-A constituent is 2% or less, and the average grain size of bainite is 5 μm or less, the steel is heated to a temperature which falls within a range of 950 to 1200 °C, is subsequently subjected to hot rolling where a rolling reduction rate in a no-recrystallization temperature range is set to 60% or more and the rolling completion temperature falls within a range of Ar 3 to (Ar 3 +70 °C), is subsequently subjected to accelerated cooling at a cooling rate of 10 °C/sec or more from a temperature of (Ar 3 -30 °C) or more to a temperature which falls within a range of more than 300 °C to 550 °C, and subsequently, is subjected to reheating following the accelerated cooling such that the steel plate surface temperature falls within a range of 550 to 720 °C, and the steel plate center temperature becomes below 550 °C, thus manufacturing a steel plate, the steel plate is subsequently formed into a steel pipe shape by cold forming, seam welding is applied to seam a butt portion of the steel pipe shape to form a steel pipe, and the steel pipe is subjected to pipe expansion with an expansion rate of 0.4 to 1.2%.
An endoscope auxiliary device, comprising an operating handle and a probing body connected with each other, wherein a switching device is provided on the operating handle; optical mesh points are provided on a surface of the probing body; a light source is controlled by the switching device and a reflective housing is configured to reflect light of the light source into the probing body provided on one end of the probing body close to the operating handle; and a health information collecting probe including a humidity collecting probe or a humiture collecting probe provided on another end of the probing body away from the operating handle and configured to collect and monitor health information on humidity or humiture of an ear canal and earwax in real time; a controller in communication with the humidity collecting probe or the humiture collecting probe and configured to process the health information on the humidity or the humiture of the ear canal and the earwax received by the health information collecting probe; and a display device in communication with the controller wherein the controller is configured to send the processed health information to the display device, wherein the display device is configured to display the processed health information on humidity or humiture of the ear canal and the earwax received from the controller. a switching device is provided on the operating handle; optical mesh points are provided on a surface of the probing body; a light source is controlled by the switching device and a reflective housing is configured to reflect light of the light source into the probing body provided on one end of the probing body close to the operating handle; and a health information collecting probe including a humidity collecting probe or a humiture collecting probe provided on another end of the probing body away from the operating handle and configured to collect and monitor health information on humidity or humiture of an ear canal and earwax in real time; a controller in communication with the humidity collecting probe or the humiture collecting probe and configured to process the health information on the humidity or the humiture of the ear canal and the earwax received by the health information collecting probe; and a display device in communication with the controller wherein the controller is configured to send the processed health information to the display device, wherein the display device is configured to display the processed health information on humidity or humiture of the ear canal and the earwax received from the controller.
A shock absorber comprising a tubular first portion in the form of a shock absorber casing telescopically receiving a tubular second portion in the form of a piston, said first portion comprising an alignment member which encapsulates a friction element wrapped around said second portion and which is longitudinally movable in between a first stop bearing and a second stop bearing such that friction occurs in between the friction element and the piston during the oscillatory relative movement of said first and second portions, wherein the friction element is entrapped within a closed volume the outer ends of which are defined by the two stop bearings and characterized in that the friction element has a plurality of tips or protrusions which extend, parallel to the longitudinal direction of said piston, towards at least one of the two bearings (18 or 19) and which hit either of said bearings (18 or 19) during the oscillatory back and forth movement of said alignment member during operation, and wherein the inner diameter of the alignment member is larger than the outer diameters of the two stop bearings (18,19) whereby it is ensured that the two stop bearings contact with the tips of the friction element during use of the shock absorber.
Assistance system which can be controlled at least partially by means of voice inputs, having a functional device and a voice recognition device, wherein the voice recognition device has at least one first voice recognition module which processes voice inputs according to a first system of rules, and a second voice recognition module which processes voice inputs according to a second system of rules, wherein the results of one of the two voice recognition modules (9, 10) are respectively used as the basis for identifying which voice sections (12a, 12b) are processed by the first voice recognition module and which voice sections are processed by the second voice recognition module, characterized in that - for the assignment of a navigation command and an address to the voice sections the voice recognition modules (9, 10) use rules which originate from different languages, - the assistance system with the voice recognition device is a component of a motor vehicle, - the assistance system comprises a vehicle navigation system, and - the voice recognition device is designed for the inputting of commands and addresses for the vehicle navigation system and for the processing of the command input and address input in the first and/or second voice recognition module (9, 10) as a function of a selected address database. - for the assignment of a navigation command and an address to the voice sections the voice recognition modules (9, 10) use rules which originate from different languages, - the assistance system with the voice recognition device is a component of a motor vehicle, - the assistance system comprises a vehicle navigation system, and - the voice recognition device is designed for the inputting of commands and addresses for the vehicle navigation system and for the processing of the command input and address input in the first and/or second voice recognition module (9, 10) as a function of a selected address database.