mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A urinary catheter, comprising: a catheter tube having an outer surface; and a lubricious oleophilic coating disposed on the outer surface of the catheter tube, the lubricious oleophilic coating comprising between 95.5 wt% and 80 wt% glycerol oleate(s) and between 0.5 wt% and 20 wt% oleyl alcohol, wherein the lubricious oleophilic coating has a coefficient of friction of less than 0.45. a catheter tube having an outer surface; and a lubricious oleophilic coating disposed on the outer surface of the catheter tube, the lubricious oleophilic coating comprising between 95.5 wt% and 80 wt% glycerol oleate(s) and between 0.5 wt% and 20 wt% oleyl alcohol, wherein the lubricious oleophilic coating has a coefficient of friction of less than 0.45.
A constructive arrangement for the opening of a beverage can of the type which comprises an end wall incorporating, in a breakable way, a vent panel and, spaced from the latter, a pouring panel, wherein said panels (11,12) have the contour thereof totally defined by a rupture line (11a, 12a), the constructive arrangement also being provided with a first actuation tab having an extracting end portion, externally affixed to the vent panel, and a grip end portion, which is manually and angularly displaceable away from the end wall of the can, and being separated from the latter jointly with the vent panel, and a second actuation tab, which is optionally actuated after the vent panel is removed and having a punching end portion incorporating, in a single piece and through a hinge region, a tab portion, cut out from the second actuation tab and defining the portion of the latter which is externally affixed to the pouring panel, said tab portion being provided with an end lower tooth, to be pressed against a confronting spot region of the rupture line which defines the contour of the pouring panel, said second actuation tab further having a grip end portion, whose manual angular displacement, away from the end wall of the can, breaks, initially, said spot region of the rupture line and, subsequently, separates the pouring panel from said end wall.
An identification device comprising a capture unit for capturing biometric characteristics and a computer unit connected to the capture unit in order to control it, the computer unit being arranged to execute an identification program and a registration program for storing in memory both biometric characteristics and also identifiers of at least one person who is to be identified subsequently, said device including means for exchanging data with a distinct computer terminal provided with a screen and an input interface, the registration program comprising a web server programmed to co-operate with a web browser of the terminal to establish a bidirectional communication channel, and the registration program being arranged to act in real time from an image stream captured by means of the capture unit to determine information about the progress of capture and to send in real time to the web browser, via the communication channel, the information about the progress of capture so that it can be displayed on the terminal in the form of a capture web page.
A method of genotyping different target sequences in the same sample which comprises i) constructing genotyping primers, wherein the primers comprise a gene-specific sequence linked to an ID sequence which is assigned to each genotype, wherein each ID sequence consists of an ID mark which is a nucleotide selected from among A, T, C and G, N signposts which are nucleotides arranged in the same order and different from the adjacent ID mark, an endmark which is a nucleotide following and different from the most posterior signpost; wherein N is a natural number ranging from 2 to 32 and wherein the ID mark can be located ahead of the signpost and be one of three different nucleotides consisting of a nucleotide different from the signpost located behind it or the ID mark(s) can be located between two signposts and be one of two different nucleotides consisting of a nucleotide different from the signposts located at both sides of it; ii) amplifying templates of the target genes by PCR using the genotyping primers of i) thereby obtaining PCR products; and iii) sequencing the PCR products of the step ii) with dispensation of dNTPs according to the order of the ID sequences designed in the step i), in which order the dNTP for the endmark is not included; iv) genotyping according to the nucleotide and location of the ID mark. i) constructing genotyping primers, wherein the primers comprise a gene-specific sequence linked to an ID sequence which is assigned to each genotype, wherein each ID sequence consists of an ID mark which is a nucleotide selected from among A, T, C and G, N signposts which are nucleotides arranged in the same order and different from the adjacent ID mark, an endmark which is a nucleotide following and different from the most posterior signpost; wherein N is a natural number ranging from 2 to 32 and wherein the ID mark can be located ahead of the signpost and be one of three different nucleotides consisting of a nucleotide different from the signpost located behind it or the ID mark(s) can be located between two signposts and be one of two different nucleotides consisting of a nucleotide different from the signposts located at both sides of it; ii) amplifying templates of the target genes by PCR using the genotyping primers of i) thereby obtaining PCR products; and iii) sequencing the PCR products of the step ii) with dispensation of dNTPs according to the order of the ID sequences designed in the step i), in which order the dNTP for the endmark is not included; iv) genotyping according to the nucleotide and location of the ID mark.
An image processing method, which is performed at a mobile device that comprises a camera, the method comprising: acquiring a video stream of an accident vehicle by the camera according to a user instruction; obtaining an image of a current frame in the video stream; determining whether the image meets a first predetermined criterion by inputting the image into a predetermined classification model (112, 1121, 1122), wherein the predetermined classification model comprises a convolutional neural network for use in the mobile device and wherein the predetermined classification model classifies the image based on whether the image is blurred and/or whether a light intensity is sufficient; adding a target box and/or target segmentation information to the image by inputting the image into a target detection and segmentation model (112, 1121, 1122) when the image meets the first predetermined criterion, wherein the target box and the target segmentation information both correspond to a vehicle damage of the vehicle, and the target detection and segmentation model comprises a convolutional neural network for use in the mobile device; displaying the target box and/or the target segmentation information to the user; and prompting the user accordingly based on whether the result of the target detection and segmentation model is in line with a second predetermined criterion. acquiring a video stream of an accident vehicle by the camera according to a user instruction; obtaining an image of a current frame in the video stream; determining whether the image meets a first predetermined criterion by inputting the image into a predetermined classification model (112, 1121, 1122), wherein the predetermined classification model comprises a convolutional neural network for use in the mobile device and wherein the predetermined classification model classifies the image based on whether the image is blurred and/or whether a light intensity is sufficient; adding a target box and/or target segmentation information to the image by inputting the image into a target detection and segmentation model (112, 1121, 1122) when the image meets the first predetermined criterion, wherein the target box and the target segmentation information both correspond to a vehicle damage of the vehicle, and the target detection and segmentation model comprises a convolutional neural network for use in the mobile device; displaying the target box and/or the target segmentation information to the user; and prompting the user accordingly based on whether the result of the target detection and segmentation model is in line with a second predetermined criterion.
A signal transfer device configured to forward high priority traffic frames and low priority traffic frames, comprising: a control unit configured to periodically switch between a period that allows high priority traffic frames to be transmitted and a period that allows low priority traffic frames to be transmitted and, the control unit being configured to detect that no high priority traffic frame arrives for a preset frame interval threshold or longer in the period that allows high priority traffic frames to be transmitted and being configured to release a remaining part of the period that allows high priority traffic frames to be transmitted and allocate the released remaining part of the period to the period that allows low priority traffic frames to be transmitted; a frame arrival time information acquisition unit configured to obtain information of frame arrival times of the high priority traffic frames; a frame interval calculation unit configured to calculate, in accordance with the information of frame arrival times obtained by the frame arrival time information acquisition unit, frame intervals between frames of the high priority traffic frames input in chronological order; a frame interval threshold calculation unit configured to calculate a new frame interval threshold in accordance with the frame intervals as a longest interval or an average interval of the frame intervals; and a frame interval threshold configuration unit configured to change the preset frame interval threshold to the new frame interval threshold. a control unit configured to periodically switch between a period that allows high priority traffic frames to be transmitted and a period that allows low priority traffic frames to be transmitted and, the control unit being configured to detect that no high priority traffic frame arrives for a preset frame interval threshold or longer in the period that allows high priority traffic frames to be transmitted and being configured to release a remaining part of the period that allows high priority traffic frames to be transmitted and allocate the released remaining part of the period to the period that allows low priority traffic frames to be transmitted; a frame arrival time information acquisition unit configured to obtain information of frame arrival times of the high priority traffic frames; a frame interval calculation unit configured to calculate, in accordance with the information of frame arrival times obtained by the frame arrival time information acquisition unit, frame intervals between frames of the high priority traffic frames input in chronological order; a frame interval threshold calculation unit configured to calculate a new frame interval threshold in accordance with the frame intervals as a longest interval or an average interval of the frame intervals; and a frame interval threshold configuration unit configured to change the preset frame interval threshold to the new frame interval threshold.
An exercise bike comprising: a base; a frame having a head tube; and a steering stem mounted in the head tube, and operable to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the stem by a user, wherein a lower part of the frame is pivotally mounted to the base to allow rotation of the frame, relative to the base, about a substantially horizontal axis, characterised in that a first resilient mounting is connecting the frame and the base, and a second resilient mounting is connecting the steering stem and the base, the first and second resilient mountings, together, configured to bias the frame towards a substantially upright position relative to the base, the second resilient mounting further configured to urge the stem substantially into rotational alignment with a predetermined point on the base. a base; a frame having a head tube; and a steering stem mounted in the head tube, and operable to be rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the stem by a user, wherein a lower part of the frame is pivotally mounted to the base to allow rotation of the frame, relative to the base, about a substantially horizontal axis, characterised in that a first resilient mounting is connecting the frame and the base, and a second resilient mounting is connecting the steering stem and the base, the first and second resilient mountings, together, configured to bias the frame towards a substantially upright position relative to the base, the second resilient mounting further configured to urge the stem substantially into rotational alignment with a predetermined point on the base.
A method of carrying out modifications to a software application having an application code which has a graphical user interface, said method comprising - reading at least one portion of the application code, with the portion relating to the GUI; - modifying a section of the GUI; and - saving the modified section of the GUI, characterized in that, - before the at least one portion of the application code is read, a dynamic library (14, 16) is injected into the software application to allow a control of the software application, with the application code being executable code in which the injection takes place during the runtime of the application code; - a graphical element is modified on the modification of the GUI, with the modification of the GUI effecting a modification of the portion of the application code and/or of an instance of the portion of the application code; and - the read portion of the application code is read as a binary code. - reading at least one portion of the application code, with the portion relating to the GUI; - modifying a section of the GUI; and - saving the modified section of the GUI, characterized in that, - before the at least one portion of the application code is read, a dynamic library (14, 16) is injected into the software application to allow a control of the software application, with the application code being executable code in which the injection takes place during the runtime of the application code; - a graphical element is modified on the modification of the GUI, with the modification of the GUI effecting a modification of the portion of the application code and/or of an instance of the portion of the application code; and - the read portion of the application code is read as a binary code.
An endoscopic coating composition comprising a solid lubricant, a fluorine-containing surfactant, a thermosetting resin, and a solvent, wherein the thermosetting resin includes a polyamide-imide resin, and wherein the polyamide-imide resin preferably has a weight-average molecular weight of 10000 to 100000.
A method for feeding and conveying material in a pneumatic material conveying system, such as a waste conveying system, which conveying system comprises at least two feed points of material, particularly of waste material, a material conveying piping comprising a main conveying pipe into which several branch conveying pipes (101, 102) can be connected, wherein each feed point can be connected via a respective feed pipe to said branch conveying pipes (101, 102), a separator device in which the material being conveyed is separated from conveying air, and means (3, 4) for providing a pressure difference in the conveying pipe at least during the conveyance of the material, wherein the means for generating pressure difference comprise at least one first pump device such as a vacuum unit, and at least one second pump device, such as a blower unit, wherein a suction side of said at least one first pump device and said at least one second pump device is configured to be connected via the separator device or via an air channel (105, 106) leading to the separator device, to the main conveying pipe, wherein at least a part of the main conveying pipe is connectable as a section of a circuit in which conveying air is circulated at least during the conveyance of the material with said at least one first pump device and said at least one second pump device, wherein in the method pressure is provided in the circuit with said at least one second pump device, wherein the blowing side of said at least one second pump device is connected to blow in the circuit, and wherein the sum of suctions provided by the first pump device and the second pump device to the main conveying pipe, from the side of the separator device, is greater than the blowing provided by second pump device, whereby conveyance takes place in underpressure.
A processor-implemented method (400, 500, 600) for managing radio communications between a gateway and a plurality of sensors of a system for tracking transit assets, the method comprising: obtaining (402, 502, 602) properties of a currently tracked asset, the properties of the currently tracked asset including at least one of a type or a material of construction of the currently tracked asset; determining (404, 504, 604) a current connection configuration for radio connections between the gateway and the plurality of sensors; identifying (406, 506, 606) a preferred connection configuration for radio connections between the gateway and the plurality of sensors based on the properties of the currently tracked asset, the preferred connection configuration having at least one physical layer characteristic that is different from the current connection configuration; and in response to the identifying, causing the gateway and at least one of the plurality of sensors to switch from the current connection configuration to the preferred connection configuration for establishing a new radio connection. obtaining (402, 502, 602) properties of a currently tracked asset, the properties of the currently tracked asset including at least one of a type or a material of construction of the currently tracked asset; determining (404, 504, 604) a current connection configuration for radio connections between the gateway and the plurality of sensors; identifying (406, 506, 606) a preferred connection configuration for radio connections between the gateway and the plurality of sensors based on the properties of the currently tracked asset, the preferred connection configuration having at least one physical layer characteristic that is different from the current connection configuration; and in response to the identifying, causing the gateway and at least one of the plurality of sensors to switch from the current connection configuration to the preferred connection configuration for establishing a new radio connection.
A continuous method for making an adhesive foam material comprising: mixing at least one pressure-sensitive (meth)acryloyl polymer and a CO 2 /N 2 blowing agent mixture in an extrusion apparatus having an exit shaping orifice at a temperature to form a melt solution wherein the blowing agent is uniformly distributed throughout the polymeric material; conveying the melt solution though the extrusion apparatus, wherein the system pressure in the final section of the extrusion apparatus is 250 to less than 1000 psi (1.7 to 6.9 MPa); passing the solution through said exit shaping orifice and exposing the solution to atmospheric pressure, whereby the blowing agent expands causing nucleation and cell formation resulting in the melt solution foaming and solidifying at or about the time it exits the shaping orifice; rapidly cooling the polymer melt to arrest cell growth and coalescence, and crosslinking the resulting (meth)acryloyl foam polymer. mixing at least one pressure-sensitive (meth)acryloyl polymer and a CO 2 /N 2 blowing agent mixture in an extrusion apparatus having an exit shaping orifice at a temperature to form a melt solution wherein the blowing agent is uniformly distributed throughout the polymeric material; conveying the melt solution though the extrusion apparatus, wherein the system pressure in the final section of the extrusion apparatus is 250 to less than 1000 psi (1.7 to 6.9 MPa); passing the solution through said exit shaping orifice and exposing the solution to atmospheric pressure, whereby the blowing agent expands causing nucleation and cell formation resulting in the melt solution foaming and solidifying at or about the time it exits the shaping orifice; rapidly cooling the polymer melt to arrest cell growth and coalescence, and crosslinking the resulting (meth)acryloyl foam polymer.
An inhaler comprising a housing having a mouthpiece through which a user may inhale a dose of medicament and a blister support member having a slot to receive a dose containing blister, the housing and the blister support member being pivotable relative to each other between a first position for insertion of a blister into said slot and, a second, pierced position, in which a blister piercing element carried by the housing pierces an inserted blister so that when a user inhales on the mouthpiece, the dose is entrained in an airflow and flows out of the blister through the mouthpiece and into the user's airway wherein the housing comprises a substantially cylindrical chamber having an inlet at one end for the flow of drug laden air into the chamber from a pierced blister and an outlet at its opposite end for the flow of drug laden air out of the mouthpiece and into a patient's airway and wherein the blister support member is pivotally mounted within, and extends from, the housing to enable a user to pivot the blister support member relative to the housing into said second, pierced position so that a blister inserted into the slot and supported by the blister support member is pierced by said blister piercing element.
A smart card comprising a user interface unit, said user interface unit comprising a two-dimensional capacitive sensor array, wherein the capacitive sensor array is a 2x2 array comprising four corner sensor elements (202a, 202b, 202c, 202d) each comprising a capacitor over its area, wherein each capacitor has a first electrode (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d) being specific to the corner sensor element (202a, 202b, 202c, 202d) comprising the respective capacitor, wherein each capacitor has a second electrode, and wherein the second electrode is a common signal electrode, characterized in that the respective capacitors of neighbouring corner sensor elements (202a, 202b, 202c, 202d) in each dimension extend towards each other, thereby defining four intermediate regions (204a, 204b, 204c, 204d) overlapping the neighbouring corner sensor elements (202a, 202b, 202c, 202d), wherein the four intermediate regions (204a, 204b, 204c, 204d) are defined by the first electrodes (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d) of the capacitors extending from the neighbouring corner sensor elements (202a, 202b, 202c, 202d), respectively, wherein the first electrodes (302a, 302b, 302c, 302d) are arranged in an interdigitated manner only in the respective intermediate region (204a, 204b, 204c, 204d).