mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An electrode structure of a back contact cell, the back contact cell comprising a first polarity region, a second polarity region, and a first edge, the electrode structure comprising: a plurality of first fingers, configured to collect the first polarity region; a plurality of second fingers, configured to collect the second polarity region; a first busbar, disposed on a side of the back contact cell close to the first edge and connected to the first fingers; a plurality of first pad points; and a plurality of first connection electrodes, respectively connected to the first busbar and the first pad points; wherein a distance between each of the first pad points and the first edge is greater than a distance between the first busbar and the first edge; and characterized in that: the second fingers comprise first bent fingers between the first busbar and the first pad points, the first bent fingers are respectively bent toward the first busbar and the first pad points, and are in contact with neither the first busbar nor the first pad points, or the first bent fingers are bent toward the first busbar and are not in contact with the first busbar, or the first bent fingers are bent toward the first pad points and are not in contact with the first pad points. a plurality of first fingers, configured to collect the first polarity region; a plurality of second fingers, configured to collect the second polarity region; a first busbar, disposed on a side of the back contact cell close to the first edge and connected to the first fingers; a plurality of first pad points; and a plurality of first connection electrodes, respectively connected to the first busbar and the first pad points; wherein a distance between each of the first pad points and the first edge is greater than a distance between the first busbar and the first edge; and characterized in that: the second fingers comprise first bent fingers between the first busbar and the first pad points, the first bent fingers are respectively bent toward the first busbar and the first pad points, and are in contact with neither the first busbar nor the first pad points, or the first bent fingers are bent toward the first busbar and are not in contact with the first busbar, or the first bent fingers are bent toward the first pad points and are not in contact with the first pad points.
An expandable inter-body fusion device for use in spinal surgery, comprising; a first plate having an upper bone contact surface, a first end, and a second end; and a second plate having a lower bone contact surface, a first end, and a second end, the second plate underlying the first plate and, together, the first and second plates defining an interior cavity having a cavity height and a cavity volume there between, characterized in that one of the first plate and the second plate defines a plurality of vertically disposed slots adjacent the second end, and the other of the first plate and the second plate comprises a corresponding plurality of male protrusions adjacent the second end and disposed therein the slots, creating a sliding pivot point, and wherein the interior cavity is configured to receive an insert in a direction from the first end to the second end, and wherein insertion of the insert into the interior cavity selectively and independently increases the cavity height and an angle formed by the first and second plates. a first plate having an upper bone contact surface, a first end, and a second end; and a second plate having a lower bone contact surface, a first end, and a second end, the second plate underlying the first plate and, together, the first and second plates defining an interior cavity having a cavity height and a cavity volume there between, characterized in that one of the first plate and the second plate defines a plurality of vertically disposed slots adjacent the second end, and the other of the first plate and the second plate comprises a corresponding plurality of male protrusions adjacent the second end and disposed therein the slots, creating a sliding pivot point, and wherein the interior cavity is configured to receive an insert in a direction from the first end to the second end, and wherein insertion of the insert into the interior cavity selectively and independently increases the cavity height and an angle formed by the first and second plates.
A vehicle exhaust component assembly comprising: a first exhaust component; a second exhaust component downstream of the first exhaust component; a mixer connecting an outlet of the first exhaust component to an inlet to the second exhaust component, the mixer comprising a first housing portion with a first connection interface (36; 70) and a second housing portion with a second connection interface (40; 70), wherein the first housing portion is attached to the outlet of the first exhaust component and the second housing portion is attached to the inlet of the second exhaust component; and an injector mounted to one of the first and second housing portions (34, 38), the injector configured to inject a fluid into the mixer; characterized in that the first and second connection interfaces (36, 40; 70) are connectable to each other in one of a plurality of different connection orientations such that the first and second exhaust components (20, 22) can be positioned at any of a plurality of different mounting orientations relative to each other, and the first and second housing portions each define a mixer center, and the first and second housing portions (34, 38) each comprise a bottom surface with a wall extending outwardly about an outer periphery of the bottom surface, and wherein the first and second connection interfaces (36, 40; 70) comprise axial extension portions that are radially offset from the respective mixer center and extend tangentially relative to the wall. a first exhaust component; a second exhaust component downstream of the first exhaust component; a mixer connecting an outlet of the first exhaust component to an inlet to the second exhaust component, the mixer comprising a first housing portion with a first connection interface (36; 70) and a second housing portion with a second connection interface (40; 70), wherein the first housing portion is attached to the outlet of the first exhaust component and the second housing portion is attached to the inlet of the second exhaust component; and an injector mounted to one of the first and second housing portions (34, 38), the injector configured to inject a fluid into the mixer; characterized in that the first and second connection interfaces (36, 40; 70) are connectable to each other in one of a plurality of different connection orientations such that the first and second exhaust components (20, 22) can be positioned at any of a plurality of different mounting orientations relative to each other, and the first and second housing portions each define a mixer center, and the first and second housing portions (34, 38) each comprise a bottom surface with a wall extending outwardly about an outer periphery of the bottom surface, and wherein the first and second connection interfaces (36, 40; 70) comprise axial extension portions that are radially offset from the respective mixer center and extend tangentially relative to the wall.
Method for providing a customized surgical guide for guiding a bone implant to a predetermined location on the bone of a patient during a surgical procedure, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - providing a three-dimensional model of the bone and the implant at least at and near the predetermined location; - identifying on the model at least one bone surface which ensures a unique and stable fit of a combination of the guide and the implant on the predetermined location on the bone; and - designing the guide, wherein the guide comprises a body comprising at least one implant contacting surface and at least one patient specific bone contacting surface, wherein the implant contacting surface is arranged to contact the implant for ensuring a unique and stable fit between the guide and the implant, characterized in that the method further comprises the step of identifying a bone contacting surface of the implant with which the implant contacts the bone, wherein the step of identifying the bone surface comprises identifying a bone surface which together with the bone contacting surface of the implant ensures the unique and stable fit, wherein the bone contacting surface of the guide is designed to contact the identified surface of the bone such that a combination of said bone contacting surface of the implant and said bone contacting surface of the guide together ensure the unique and stable fit of the combination of the guide and the implant on the bone. - providing a three-dimensional model of the bone and the implant at least at and near the predetermined location; - identifying on the model at least one bone surface which ensures a unique and stable fit of a combination of the guide and the implant on the predetermined location on the bone; and - designing the guide, wherein the guide comprises a body comprising at least one implant contacting surface and at least one patient specific bone contacting surface, wherein the implant contacting surface is arranged to contact the implant for ensuring a unique and stable fit between the guide and the implant,
A self-locking fixing device, comprising: an inner mandrel arranged to include a nail head and a nail rod extending away from the nail head; and a bushing arranged to include a nail head bushing and a nail rod bushing extending away from the nail head bushing, a sidewall of the nail head bushing being provided with at least two elastic clamping units; wherein if the inner mandrel is assembled with the bushing, the nail head is located in the nail head bushing, the nail rod is located in the nail rod bushing, and clamping portions of the elastic clamping units are engaged with an upper surface of the nail head to clamp the nail head in the nail head bushing, wherein a bottom of the nail rod bushing is arranged to include at least two elastic segments (122a, 122b, 123a, 123b) formed through cutting, and wherein if the inner mandrel is assembled with the bushing, the bottom of the nail rod forces the at least two elastic segments (122a, 122b, 123a, 123b) to spread out, and a relative clamping distance is formed between the at least two elastic segments (122a, 122b, 123a, 123b) which are spread out and the nail head bushing, wherein outer surfaces of the at least two elastic segments (122a, 122b, 123a, 123b) are smooth outer convex curved surfaces, characterized in that, if the inner mandrel is assembled with the bushing, in a direction extending from the nail head along the nail rod, the bottom of the nail rod does not go beyond the at least two elastic segments (122a, 122b, 123a, 123b) which are spread out.
An electromechanical microsystem comprising: • at least one electromechanical transducer comprising a movable portion between a balance position, off-load, and an out-of-balance position, under load, • at least one deformable membrane, • a deformable cavity, delimited by walls (131, 132, 133), at least one portion of the deformable membrane forming at least one portion of a first wall selected amongst said walls (131, 132, 133) of the cavity, the cavity being configured to hermetically contain a deformable medium capable of keeping a substantially constant volume under the action of a change of an external pressure exerted on the deformable medium through one of the walls (131, 132, 133) of the cavity, wherein the movable portion of the electromechanical transducer is configured so that its movement depends on said change in the external pressure, or conversely its movement induces a change in the external pressure, and wherein said at least one portion of the deformable membrane has at least one free area that is deformable, preferably elastically, according to said change in the external pressure, the free area having an outer perimeter and a peripheral portion which extends from the outer perimeter and up to a central portion of the free area, characterised in that the electromechanical microsystem comprises at least one pin, configured to bear on the peripheral portion of the free area so that a deformation of the free area of the membrane causes an inclination of the pin. • at least one electromechanical transducer comprising a movable portion between a balance position, off-load, and an out-of-balance position, under load, • at least one deformable membrane, • a deformable cavity, delimited by walls (131, 132, 133), at least one portion of the deformable membrane forming at least one portion of a first wall selected amongst said walls (131, 132, 133) of the cavity, the cavity being configured to hermetically contain a deformable medium capable of keeping a substantially constant volume under the action of a change of an external pressure exerted on the deformable medium through one of the walls (131, 132, 133) of the cavity,
A method for a cardiovascular risk assessment in a subject comprising the steps of determining in a sample isolated from said subject suffering from chronic kidney disease the presence of polymorphisms at positions 27 within the nucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:1 to 8, wherein the presence at position 27 of a C in SEQ ID NO:1, C in SEQ ID NO:2, T in SEQ ID NO:3, C in SEQ ID NO:4, C in SEQ ID NO:5, A in SEQ ID NO:6, T in SEQ ID NO:7, and G in SEQ ID NO:8, which correspond to db SNP accession number rs17465637, rs6725887, rs9818870, rs12526453, rs1333049, rs501120, rs9982601, rs10455872, respectively, is indicative of a risk of having a cardiovascular event, wherein in addition the presence at position 27 of an A in SEQ ID NO: 9, A in SEQ ID NO:10, and G in SEQ ID NO:11 with db SNP accession no. rs10507391, rs9315051, and rs17222842, respectively, is determined, - wherein the polymorphism represented by SEQ ID NO:6 can be replaced by the polymorphism represented by SEQ ID NO 49, and/or wherein the polymorphism represented by SEQ ID NO:1 can be replaced by the polymorphism represented by SEQ ID NO 48. - wherein the polymorphism represented by SEQ ID NO:6 can be replaced by the polymorphism represented by SEQ ID NO 49, and/or wherein the polymorphism represented by SEQ ID NO:1 can be replaced by the polymorphism represented by SEQ ID NO 48.
A method for adjusting an estimated value of the height of the center of gravity (HCOG) of a vehicle V, comprising a front axle and a rear axle, said method comprising the steps of: a) Determining a slippage rate for the wheels of a front axle and a slippage rate for the wheels of a rear axle during a braking period, b) Deducing from the slippage rates (RF, RR) determined in step a), a reference value (ΔNref) corresponding to the difference between the normal force applied to the wheels of said front axle and the normal force applied to the wheels of said rear axle, using parameters independent from the value of the height of the center of gravity (HCOG), c) Determining the difference (ΔN) between the normal forces applied to the wheels of the front axle and the normal forces applied to the wheels of the rear axle, using a variable parameter, related to the height of the gravity center, d) Comparing the difference (ΔN) determined in step c) with the reference value (ΔNref) determined in step b). e) If necessary, adjusting the variable parameter, f) Adjusting the value of the height of the center of gravity (HCOG) according to the variable parameter determined in step e). a) Determining a slippage rate for the wheels of a front axle and a slippage rate for the wheels of a rear axle during a braking period, b) Deducing from the slippage rates (RF, RR) determined in step a), a reference value (ΔNref) corresponding to the difference between the normal force applied to the wheels of said front axle and the normal force applied to the wheels of said rear axle, using parameters independent from the value of the height of the center of gravity (HCOG), c) Determining the difference (ΔN) between the normal forces applied to the wheels of the front axle and the normal forces applied to the wheels of the rear axle, using a variable parameter, related to the height of the gravity center, d) Comparing the difference (ΔN) determined in step c) with the reference value (ΔNref) determined in step b). e) If necessary, adjusting the variable parameter, f) Adjusting the value of the height of the center of gravity (HCOG) according to the variable parameter determined in step e).
A continuous vacuum glass member processing device, wherein the device comprises a loading table, front-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (1,2), a main vacuum chamber, back-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (4,5) and an unloading table sequentially along the advancing direction of the glass; the device also comprises a glass plate conveying device and an electric control system; the continuous vacuum glass member processing device being formed such that the glass plates on the loading table are sequentially conveyed to the front-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (1,2), the main vacuum chamber, the back-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (4,5) and the unloading table through the conveying device; the electric control system is suitable for controlling a vacuum sealing process and an equipment operation flow; the vacuum chambers (1,2,3,4,5) are independent from one another and are provided with a vacuum obtaining system and a vacuum detection device respectively, the vacuum degrees of the front-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (1,2) and the back-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (4,5) are equal to or lower than the vacuum degree of the main vacuum chamber, and the two auxiliary vacuum chambers (1,2,4,5) provide a transition vacuum space at the front and rear ends of the main vacuum chamber respectively; a plate combining device and a sealing device are arranged in the main vacuum chamber, the two devices can perform plate combining and sealing operations on the glass plates in the main vacuum chamber, and the input and output ends of the plate combining device are connected with the glass plate conveying devices positioned on the upstream and the downstream respectively; and both the front-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (1,2) and the back-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (4,5) have a modularized structure, the front and rear ends of the main vacuum chamber can be provided with one or more auxiliary vacuum chambers as required respectively, and the continuous vacuum glass member processing device is formed such that when a plurality of front-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (1,2) and a plurality of back-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (4,5) are deployed, the vacuum degrees of the front-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (1,2) are gradually improved as close to the main vacuum chamber, and the vacuum degrees of the back-end auxiliary vacuum chambers (4,5) are gradually reduced as away from the main vacuum chamber.
A method for repairing a power rail housing of a wind power plant, in which the power rail housing consists of multiple power rail housing portions (32, 33) which preferably each have a substantially rectangular cross-section, at least in the cross-section, and which are connected to one another in the longitudinal direction, wherein the connection of the power rail housing portions (32, 33) is effected by preferably plate-shaped connection elements (37, 38), which cover a connection area of power rails (27 to 29) inside the power rail housing, wherein the connection elements (37, 38) are connected by screws (42, 43) to the two power rail housing portions (32, 33) located one after the other in the longitudinal direction, wherein the power rail housing portions (32, 33) comprise threads (44, 45), which serve to anchor the connection elements (37, 38) by means of the screws (42, 43), wherein in the case there is a damaged thread (44, 45) or a thread that can not be used otherwise on a power rail housing portion (32, 33), in a first step, the region of the thread (44, 45) is enlarged in diameter, wherein in a second thread, in coverage with the original thread (44, 45), a carrier element comprising a replacement thread (61, 62) for the screw (42, 43) is connected with the power rail housing portion (32, 33) and wherein in a third step for mounting the connection element (37, 38), the screw is screwed into the replacement thread (61, 62) through the region of the power rail housing portion (32, 33) enlarged in diameter, wherein the carrier element is connected to the power rail housing portion (32, 33) by means of an adhesive layer, wherein the carrier element is connected with the power rail housing portion (32, 33) with an additional screw, and wherein an additional through-hole in formed in the wall of the power rail housing portion (32, 33) and an additional thread is formed in the carrier element.
A device for collecting samples of biological tissue, comprising a needle and a cannula, positioned at a distal end of the device and coaxially arranged along an axis and slidable with respect to each other along the axis; a covering sheath, surrounding the needle and the cannula; and an actuating mechanism, positioned at a proximal end of the device and connected to the needle and the cannula for moving the needle and the cannula in the sheath; wherein the actuating mechanism is connected to the needle and the cannula by respective flexible operation cables (10a, 10b), capable of transmitting axial forces in both directions; wherein the cannula comprises an operating portion cooperating with the needle to collect the sample and provided, at a free end, with a front opening delimited by a peripheral rim defining a cutting edge; and with an inner chamber substantially cylindrical about the axis, communicating with the front opening and having an inner diameter substantially equal to the maximum diameter of a front tip of the needle; characterized in that the needle has a stem provided with said front tip and a rear end element, positioned at respective axially opposite ends of the stem and radially protruding from the stem and extending radially about the stem to define a collecting seat shaped to receive a sample of tissue; and wherein the stem of the needle has diameter and length, and the operating portion of the cannula has wall diameter and thickness, such as to be substantially flexible crosswise to the axis.