mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A tissue anchor (200; 301, 302; 601; 701, 702; 801) comprising: a driver head (210; 310; 610; 711; 810; 910) associated with a proximal portion of the tissue anchor (200; 301, 302; 601;701, 702; 801); a pointed tip portion (230; 630; 731, 732; 1030; 1230) associated with a distal portion of the tissue anchor (200; 301, 302; 601; 701, 702; 801); a tissue-engagement portion (220; 620; 722; 820; 1020; 1220) disposed between the driver head (210; 310; 610; 711; 810; 910) and the pointed tip portion (230; 630; 731, 732; 1030; 1230); and a cover (440; 540; 640; 741, 742; 840; 940; 1040; 1240) configured to cover at least a portion of the tissue-engagement portion(220; 620; 722; 820; 1020; 1220); characterized in that the cover (440; 540; 640; 741, 742; 840; 940; 1040; 1240) is configured to bunch up as the tissue-engagement portion (220; 620; 722; 820; 1020; 1220) passes through the cover (440; 540; 640; 741, 742; 840; 940; 1040; 1240) and into tissue. a driver head (210; 310; 610; 711; 810; 910) associated with a proximal portion of the tissue anchor (200; 301, 302; 601;701, 702; 801); a pointed tip portion (230; 630; 731, 732; 1030; 1230) associated with a distal portion of the tissue anchor (200; 301, 302; 601; 701, 702; 801); a tissue-engagement portion (220; 620; 722; 820; 1020; 1220) disposed between the driver head (210; 310; 610; 711; 810; 910) and the pointed tip portion (230; 630; 731, 732; 1030; 1230); and a cover (440; 540; 640; 741, 742; 840; 940; 1040; 1240) configured to cover at least a portion of the tissue-engagement portion(220; 620; 722; 820; 1020; 1220); characterized in that the cover (440; 540; 640; 741, 742; 840; 940; 1040; 1240) is configured to bunch up as the tissue-engagement portion (220; 620; 722; 820; 1020; 1220) passes through the cover (440; 540; 640; 741, 742; 840; 940; 1040; 1240) and into tissue.
Lamp having lighting means comprising LEDs which are arranged one behind the other in a longitudinal direction of the lamp, and a reflector, which is concavely curved in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the lamp, wherein the lighting means are arranged in the upper region of the reflector such that they emit light substantially opposite to a light emission direction of the lamp onto the reflector, wherein a diffuser, which substantially extends from a plane in which the lighting means are arranged to the reflector, is arranged below the lighting means, and wherein the diffuser is oriented substantially perpendicular to said plane and the reflector has a greater curvature in the upper region than in the lower region, characterized in that the diffuser divides the reflector into two regions, wherein the first reflector region is the upper region of the reflector and faces toward the LEDs, and wherein the second reflector region is the lower region of the reflector and is located on the side of the diffuser facing away from the LEDs.
A wireless communications system that is constituted from a control station and a slave station (2, 3) that perform encryption communication using an encryption key and that changes the encryption key in a predetermined key change procedure during a call, the system being characterized by: a controller (19, 27) that operates in such a manner that audio data of the call is reduced, if the key change procedure in which the encryption key is changed is not correctly executed, in a case where a change of the encryption key is made.
An object comprising: a carrier tape extending in a specified direction; and a plurality of air permeable filters held with adhesive strength on the carrier tape so as to be arranged in the specified direction, characterized in that an end portion of each of the air permeable filters on one side of the specified direction (+X) is sharpened toward the one side of the specified direction (+X) at an angle of 90 degrees or more. a carrier tape extending in a specified direction; and a plurality of air permeable filters held with adhesive strength on the carrier tape so as to be arranged in the specified direction, characterized in that an end portion of each of the air permeable filters on one side of the specified direction (+X) is sharpened toward the one side of the specified direction (+X) at an angle of 90 degrees or more.
A method for performing a task on a communication terminal (100, 200) comprising a display (223, 323), said method comprising: - receiving an indication to initiate a first item associated with a first application; - tagging the first item for subsequent use by a second item; - receiving an indication to initiate a second item associated with a second application; characterized in that: - said first item is a content item, wherein an information item is associated with said content item, said information item indicating whether said content item is tagged active for subsequent use by the second item, or whether said content item is passive in relation to said second item; the method further characterized by comprising: - analyzing the first and second items to determine at least one selectable action available for combining the first and second applications and performable by the second application using the tagged active content associated with said first item; and - presenting said at least one selectable action on the display. - receiving an indication to initiate a first item associated with a first application; - tagging the first item for subsequent use by a second item; - receiving an indication to initiate a second item associated with a second application; - said first item is a content item, wherein an information item is associated with said content item, said information item indicating whether said content item is tagged active for subsequent use by the second item, or whether said content item is passive in relation to said second item; - analyzing the first and second items to determine at least one selectable action available for combining the first and second applications and performable by the second application using the tagged active content associated with said first item; and - presenting said at least one selectable action on the display.
A subscription record management method, executed at a unified data management, UDM, entity comprising: sending a redundant record identification request to a subscription initiation network function, NF, wherein the redundant record identification request is configured for requesting the subscription initiation NF to identify whether a target subscription record in a unified data repository, UDR, is a redundant subscription record, and the redundant subscription record is an invalid subscription record; receiving a redundant record identification result sent by the subscription initiation NF according to the redundant record identification request, wherein the redundant record identification result is used for indicating whether the target subscription record is the redundant subscription record; and deleting the redundant subscription record in a case where the redundant record identification result indicates that the target subscription record is the redundant subscription record; wherein the NF comprises: an access and mobility management function, AMF, a first session management function, SMF, and a short message service function, SMSF. sending a redundant record identification request to a subscription initiation network function, NF, wherein the redundant record identification request is configured for requesting the subscription initiation NF to identify whether a target subscription record in a unified data repository, UDR, is a redundant subscription record, and the redundant subscription record is an invalid subscription record; receiving a redundant record identification result sent by the subscription initiation NF according to the redundant record identification request, wherein the redundant record identification result is used for indicating whether the target subscription record is the redundant subscription record; and deleting the redundant subscription record in a case where the redundant record identification result indicates that the target subscription record is the redundant subscription record; wherein the NF comprises: an access and mobility management function, AMF, a first session management function, SMF, and a short message service function, SMSF.
Method for detecting the proximity of at least two disjoint sets of computing devices, each device comprising at least one wireless network interface (113,123; 213,223; 313, 323; 413) for communicating with wireless network access nodes (130,130'; 230,230', 330; 430, 430'; 530), a processing unit (116,126; 316, 326; 416) and a memory element, the method comprising the following steps: a) at each device (110,120; 210,220; 310,320; 410; 510,510',510"), discovering at least one wireless network access node; b) at each device, using said processing unit, generating a discovery record (112,122; 312,322; 412; 512) for each discovered access node, said discovery record comprising a unique identifier of said access node, together with timing information indicating the time of discovery, and storing said discovery record in said memory element; c) at one device of each set (110,120; 210,220; 310,320; 410; 510), aggregating discovery records generated by all devices in said set; d) collecting the aggregated discovery records from each of the aggregating devices at a comparing unit (140, 240, 340; 440; 540); e) using said comparing unit, comparing the collected aggregated discovery records, and concluding that the sets of devices were in proximity of each other if their respective aggregated discovery records include at least one discovery record comprising the same unique identifier and timing information indicating a time of discovery within a common timespan. a) at each device (110,120; 210,220; 310,320; 410; 510,510',510"), discovering at least one wireless network access node; b) at each device, using said processing unit, generating a discovery record (112,122; 312,322; 412; 512) for each discovered access node, said discovery record comprising a unique identifier of said access node, together with timing information indicating the time of discovery, and storing said discovery record in said memory element; c) at one device of each set (110,120; 210,220; 310,320; 410; 510), aggregating discovery records generated by all devices in said set; d) collecting the aggregated discovery records from each of the aggregating devices at a comparing unit (140, 240, 340; 440; 540); e) using said comparing unit, comparing the collected aggregated discovery records, and concluding that the sets of devices were in proximity of each other if their respective aggregated discovery records include at least one discovery record comprising the same unique identifier and timing information indicating a time of discovery within a common timespan.
A method of making a sensor device including a cover covering at least one of an emitter and a detector, the method comprising: establishing a heater on the cover by depositing a fluid comprising an electrically conductive material onto a portion of the cover; forming at least one electrically conductive connector pad on the cover by depositing some of the fluid comprising the electrically conductive material onto the cover in a pad configuration; curing the deposited electrically conductive material; and positioning and arranging the heater to provide enough surface contact to sufficiently heat the cover while not blocking an area through which radiation must pass for proper operation of the emitter and the detector. establishing a heater on the cover by depositing a fluid comprising an electrically conductive material onto a portion of the cover; forming at least one electrically conductive connector pad on the cover by depositing some of the fluid comprising the electrically conductive material onto the cover in a pad configuration; curing the deposited electrically conductive material; and positioning and arranging the heater to provide enough surface contact to sufficiently heat the cover while not blocking an area through which radiation must pass for proper operation of the emitter and the detector.
Method for qualifying a non-particulate adsorbent comprising an ion-exchange system, comprising the steps of - loading the non-particulate adsorbent with an adsorbate which comprises ions, under conditions under which the ions are restrained by the non-particulate adsorbent, - detecting the broken-through ions by means of secondary reaction, wherein the negative decadic logarithm of the detected limit concentration amounts to pD ≥ 4, and - comparing the break-through characteristic with that of a non-particulate adsorbent of known integrity. - loading the non-particulate adsorbent with an adsorbate which comprises ions, under conditions under which the ions are restrained by the non-particulate adsorbent, - detecting the broken-through ions by means of secondary reaction, wherein the negative decadic logarithm of the detected limit concentration amounts to pD ≥ 4, and - comparing the break-through characteristic with that of a non-particulate adsorbent of known integrity.
A method of forming an end product from a source material including cellulose fibres, said method includes the steps of; pre-processing the cellulose fibres to form a material mixture including said cellulose fibres, and one or more agents including any, or any combination, of a liquid, a softener agent, preservative agent, calcium oxide and/or sodium hydroxide, added to the cellulose fibres to form said material mixture; processing the said material mixture by passing the same along extrusion apparatus including at least two screw extruders (11,13) which are provided to rotate along respective shafts which are parallel and forming the processed material mixture which leaves the extrusion apparatus into an end product of a form capable of being used for a predefined function, said at least two screw extruders (11,13) include fibre manipulation elements with contact surfaces to contact the said material mixture as it passes along the extrusion apparatus longitudinal axis and said contact surfaces act to reshape, tear and/or defibrillate the fibres of the material mixture and characterised by providing the said contact surfaces on said elements located along the longitudinal axes of the said at least two screw extruders(11,13) and changing the contact surface pattern along the length of the at least two screw extruders so as to form different zones in which differing functions are performed on the fibres of the material mixture as it passes along the extrusion apparatus.
A removal device for removing a tubular knitted article from a circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like, comprising an annular removal body which supports a plurality of removal members arranged around the axis of said removal body, said removal body being configured to be arrangeable coaxially around a needle cylinder of a circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like with each one of said removal members arranged so as to correspond to a respective needle of the machine, said removal body is configured to rotate on command about the axis of the removal body at the same angular velocity as said needle cylinder during the steps of engagement of each removal member with the corresponding needle, wherein said removal members are supported by first and second annular portions (2b, 2c), which can rotate with respect to each other about an oscillation axis that is substantially perpendicular to the axis of the removal body in order to pass between a removal condition, in which they are arranged so as to form a circumference that is coaxial with the axis of the removal body, and a sewing condition, in which said annular portions (2b, 2c) are arranged so as to face each other, characterized in that each of said removal members comprises a respective removal head which can move on command, relative to the removal body, along a removal trajectory which has a component that is parallel to the axis of the removal body and at least one radial component away from the axis of the removal body, said removal head comprising a wide portion designed to penetrate within the respective loop of knitting wherein said removal heads are adapted to move, as a consequence of the penetration of the respective loop of knitting, below the knockover plane.
A polypropylene composition comprising comonomer units derived from ethylene in an amount of from 1.5 wt% to 25 wt%, and from at least one C 5-12 alpha-olefin in an amount of from 1.0 mol% to 3.0 mol%, wherein the polypropylene composition has an amount of xylene solubles XS determined at 25 °C according to ISO 16152, first edition, 2005-07-01, of at least 40 wt%, and the xylene solubles have an amount of ethylene-derived comonomer units of from 4.0 wt% to 70 wt% wherein the following relation is satisfied: C 2 XS × XS / 100 / C 2 total ≥ 0.9 wherein C2 is the amount in wt% of the ethylene-derived comonomer units in the xylene solubles, XS is the amount in wt% of xylene solubles of the polypropylene composition, determined at 25 °C according to ISO 16152, first edition, 2005-07-01, C2(total) is the amount in wt% of the ethylene-derived comonomer units in the polypropylene composition. C2 is the amount in wt% of the ethylene-derived comonomer units in the xylene solubles, XS is the amount in wt% of xylene solubles of the polypropylene composition, determined at 25 °C according to ISO 16152, first edition, 2005-07-01, C2(total) is the amount in wt% of the ethylene-derived comonomer units in the polypropylene composition.
Lighting strip comprising a longitudinal support element, made of flexible material, on a first side of which a coating of conductive material is applied, said strip having, in pre-established positions, light sources and bases made of rigid material in correspondence with the position of said light sources, said strip also having a containing profile made of flexible polymeric material and a cover made of polyurethane resin or silicone, which incorporates said flexible longitudinal support element, said light sources and said bases inside the containing profile, characterized in that the flexible longitudinal support element consists of a strip of printed circuit board which provides both the mechanical support and also the electrical connection for said light sources and is made with a plurality of folds, or waves, that separate adjacent rectilinear segments, wherein the width of said folds or waves is smaller than the width of said rectilinear segments.
A radar system comprising: a first neural network DoA estimator configured to receive a snapshot comprising a plurality of signals, each of the plurality of signals reflected from a respective source and received by an antenna array; a DoA verifier (108; 400) configured to determine, based on the received snapshot, a plurality of DoAs, the plurality of DoAs comprising a respective DoA for each of the plurality of signals; measure a reliability of the plurality of DoAs; and in response to the reliability of the plurality of the DoAs exceeding a threshold, output at least one of the plurality of the DoAs determined by the first neural network DoA estimator; and a second deterministic machine learning DoA estimator configured to, in response to the reliability of the plurality of the DoAs not exceeding the threshold, determine by the second deterministic machine learning DoA estimator based on the received snapshot, a second plurality of DoAs comprising a respective DoA of each of the plurality of signals and output at least one of the second plurality of DoAs, wherein the DoA verifier (108; 400) is further configured to determine a snapshot estimate based on a beamforming matrix which is a function of the DoAs of signals determined by the first neural network DoA estimator; and wherein the DoA verifier (108; 400) is further configured to determine a residual error based on the snapshot estimate and the received snapshot. a first neural network DoA estimator configured to receive a snapshot comprising a plurality of signals, each of the plurality of signals reflected from a respective source and received by an antenna array; a DoA verifier (108; 400) configured to determine, based on the received snapshot, a plurality of DoAs, the plurality of DoAs comprising a respective DoA for each of the plurality of signals; measure a reliability of the plurality of DoAs; and in response to the reliability of the plurality of the DoAs exceeding a threshold, output at least one of the plurality of the DoAs determined by the first neural network DoA estimator; and a second deterministic machine learning DoA estimator configured to, in response to the reliability of the plurality of the DoAs not exceeding the threshold, determine by the second deterministic machine learning DoA estimator based on the received snapshot, a second plurality of DoAs comprising a respective DoA of each of the plurality of signals and output at least one of the second plurality of DoAs, wherein the DoA verifier (108; 400) is further configured to determine a snapshot estimate based on a beamforming matrix which is a function of the DoAs of signals determined by the first neural network DoA estimator; and wherein the DoA verifier (108; 400) is further configured to determine a residual error based on the snapshot estimate and the received snapshot.
A method for producing a fibre-composite-material intermediate product, the method comprising the following steps: - providing pieces of an initial material made of a fibre composite material, in which fibres are embedded into a non-cured duroplastic matrix material, - fabricating the initial material for a comminution process, and - comminuting the fabricated initial material in such a manner that a free-flowing and pourable material with segments made up of the fibre composite material is created as an intermediate product, which can be processed further, in which fibres are embedded into the duroplastic matrix material, which is not yet cured, characterized in that during fabrication, an initial thickness of the initial material is reduced in such a manner that here, fibres contained in the material pieces are spread, so that the fibres, which essentially run in the longitudinal direction of the material pieces when feeding in the initial material, lose the common longitudinal alignment and a random distribution of the alignment of the fibres is produced. - providing pieces of an initial material made of a fibre composite material, in which fibres are embedded into a non-cured duroplastic matrix material, - fabricating the initial material for a comminution process, and - comminuting the fabricated initial material in such a manner that a free-flowing and pourable material with segments made up of the fibre composite material is created as an intermediate product, which can be processed further, in which fibres are embedded into the duroplastic matrix material, which is not yet cured,