mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Plant for packaging uniform groups of products in strips, comprising at least two wrapping machines (11, 12) in which each of said products in strips is wrapped in respective protective means, and a boxing machine disposed downstream of said wrapping machines (11, 12) in which the numerically defined groups of said products in strips wrapped in protective means are packed in individual packages, at least one wrapping machine (11, 12) being not in line with the boxing machine, and a transfer unit suitable to transfer the groups of products in strips wrapped by said two wrapping machines (11, 12) toward the boxing machine, said transfer unit comprises at least one transfer line (16, 17; 25) associated to each wrapping machine (11, 12), one of said transfer lines (16, 17; 25) being suitable to feed the boxing machine, charaterized in that said transfer lines (16, 17; 25) are distanced and parallel and suitable to move, in an organized manner and with the desired cadence, the individual groups of products in strips keeping the individual components of the groups of products in the reciprocal positions that they will have at the end of packaging, and at least one intermediate transfer line disposed at least between two of the transfer lines (16, 17; 25), which is suitable to move said individual groups of products continuously and autonomously at least between said two transfer lines (16, 17; 25), keeping said groups of products in strips positioned and oriented as they are present in said transfer lines (16, 17; 25), wherein each of said transfer lines (16, 17; 25) comprises a plurality of individual movement sliders and said intermediate transfer line also comprises a plurality of pick-up/delivery sliders, mating with said movement sliders, said movement sliders and said pick-up/delivery sliders being suitable to contain and move at least one group of products in strips, wherein said movement sliders and said pick-up/delivery sliders are each configured to move the same group of products in strips, said group of products in strips corresponding to the group of products that is packaged in a single package by said boxing machine, wherein said movement sliders have protruding portions for positioning groups of products in strips and being respectively intended to contain, move and thrust said groups of products in strips on an autonomous continuous surface; wherein a sliding plane is provided between said transfer lines (16, 17, 25), wherein each pick-up/delivery slider is provided with a continuous surface on which two through grooves are made in positions suitable to allow the protruding portions of the movement sliders to pass through them, wherein said surface is provided with at least one rear protruding edges which extends transversely to the direction of advance of the pick-up/delivery slider and is configured for thrusting the products in strips along the sliding plane, the single group of products in strips present on said pick-up/delivery slider resting at least on said rear protruding edge in order to be moved.
A method for in vitro producing a tissue construct comprising: a) combining living cells to form supracellular aggregates using spatial confinement wherein spatial confinement in an array of microwells allows the condensation/aggregation of said cells into supracellular aggregates and wherein said spatial confinement comprises an array of microwells having an enveloping diameter in the range of 50-500 μm and a depth in the range of 100 - 1000 μm; b) combining two or more of the supracellular aggregates in a mold or on a biomaterial comprising macro-wells; c) applying conditions that induce self-assembly within the combined supracellular aggregates to obtain the tissue construct; and d) applying conditions that induce tissue morphogenesis in the tissue construct, wherein said conditions applied in step c) and said conditions applied in step d) involve applying geometrical constraints to the tissue construct. a) combining living cells to form supracellular aggregates using spatial confinement wherein spatial confinement in an array of microwells allows the condensation/aggregation of said cells into supracellular aggregates and wherein said spatial confinement comprises an array of microwells having an enveloping diameter in the range of 50-500 μm and a depth in the range of 100 - 1000 μm; b) combining two or more of the supracellular aggregates in a mold or on a biomaterial comprising macro-wells; c) applying conditions that induce self-assembly within the combined supracellular aggregates to obtain the tissue construct; and d) applying conditions that induce tissue morphogenesis in the tissue construct,
A force transmission mechanism (210, 500, 600, 700, 800) for a teleoperated surgical instrument (110a, 110b, 110c, 200), comprising: a gear (508, 608, 708, 846) configured to be driven by a drive input mechanism (212, 214, 506, 606, 831); a push/pull drive element (226, 502, 602, 702, 860) configured to transmit force to actuate an end effector of the surgical instrument (110a, 110b, 110c, 200); and a ball element (520, 526, 610, 720, 842) operatively coupling the gear (508, 608, 708, 846) and the push/pull drive element (226, 502, 602, 702, 860), wherein driven motion of the gear (508, 608, 708, 846) is transmitted to the push/pull drive element (226, 502, 602, 702, 860) to actuate the end effector. a gear (508, 608, 708, 846) configured to be driven by a drive input mechanism (212, 214, 506, 606, 831); a push/pull drive element (226, 502, 602, 702, 860) configured to transmit force to actuate an end effector of the surgical instrument (110a, 110b, 110c, 200); and a ball element (520, 526, 610, 720, 842) operatively coupling the gear (508, 608, 708, 846) and the push/pull drive element (226, 502, 602, 702, 860), wherein driven motion of the gear (508, 608, 708, 846) is transmitted to the push/pull drive element (226, 502, 602, 702, 860) to actuate the end effector.
A computer-implemented method for predicting petroleum production, the method comprising: computing an amount of generated petroleum that is retained within a complex organic product; revising the amount by approximating a process of chemical fractionation; and predicting petroleum production based on the revised amount; characterised in that: the step of computing the amount is computing a first approximation of the amount of retained generated petroleum computed using a threshold and a Maximum Retention value, wherein the Threshold and Maximum Retention value respectively define the minimum and maximum amounts of bitumen that may be retained within the complex organic product as a function of thermal alteration; the step of revising the amount is revising the first approximation by approximating the chemical fractionation using at least one partition factor to create a revised approximation, wherein the at least one partition factor reflects a tendency of a chemical lump within the complex organic product to partition or to be expelled; and the step of predicting petroleum production is based in the revised approximation. computing an amount of generated petroleum that is retained within a complex organic product; revising the amount by approximating a process of chemical fractionation; and predicting petroleum production based on the revised amount; characterised in that: the step of computing the amount is computing a first approximation of the amount of retained generated petroleum computed using a threshold and a Maximum Retention value, wherein the Threshold and Maximum Retention value respectively define the minimum and maximum amounts of bitumen that may be retained within the complex organic product as a function of thermal alteration; the step of revising the amount is revising the first approximation by approximating the chemical fractionation using at least one partition factor to create a revised approximation, wherein the at least one partition factor reflects a tendency of a chemical lump within the complex organic product to partition or to be expelled; and the step of predicting petroleum production is based in the revised approximation. the step of computing the amount is computing a first approximation of the amount of retained generated petroleum computed using a threshold and a Maximum Retention value, wherein the Threshold and Maximum Retention value respectively define the minimum and maximum amounts of bitumen that may be retained within the complex organic product as a function of thermal alteration; the step of revising the amount is revising the first approximation by approximating the chemical fractionation using at least one partition factor to create a revised approximation, wherein the at least one partition factor reflects a tendency of a chemical lump within the complex organic product to partition or to be expelled; and the step of predicting petroleum production is based in the revised approximation.
A circular stapling apparatus for stapling tissue, the apparatus comprising: (a) a stapling head assembly comprising an anvil and a staple driver operable to drive a plurality of staples out of the stapling head assembly to be bent into completed staples by the anvil; and (b) an actuator handle assembly (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) comprising: i. a body (202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802), ii. a trigger (210,310,410,510,610,710,810) pivotably mounted to the body, wherein the trigger is moveable from an unfired position to a fired position to actuate the staple driver and drive one or more staples out of the stapling head assembly, said circular stapling apparatus being characterized in that it further comprises a ratcheting assembly (230, 330, 430, 530, 630, 730, 830) comprising a first member (232, 332, 432, 532, 632, 720, 852) and a second member (240, 340, 440, 540, 640, 740, 802); and wherein the ratcheting assembly is operable to selectively maintain a position of the trigger relative to the body, thereby preventing the trigger from returning to its unfired position. (a) a stapling head assembly comprising an anvil and a staple driver operable to drive a plurality of staples out of the stapling head assembly to be bent into completed staples by the anvil; and (b) an actuator handle assembly (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) comprising: i. a body (202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802), ii. a trigger (210,310,410,510,610,710,810) pivotably mounted to the body, wherein the trigger is moveable from an unfired position to a fired position to actuate the staple driver and drive one or more staples out of the stapling head assembly, said circular stapling apparatus being characterized in that it further comprises a ratcheting assembly (230, 330, 430, 530, 630, 730, 830) comprising a first member (232, 332, 432, 532, 632, 720, 852) and a second member (240, 340, 440, 540, 640, 740, 802); and wherein the ratcheting assembly is operable to selectively maintain a position of the trigger relative to the body, thereby preventing the trigger from returning to its unfired position. i. a body (202, 302, 402, 502, 602, 702, 802), ii. a trigger (210,310,410,510,610,710,810) pivotably mounted to the body, wherein the trigger is moveable from an unfired position to a fired position to actuate the staple driver and drive one or more staples out of the stapling head assembly, said circular stapling apparatus being characterized in that it further comprises a ratcheting assembly (230, 330, 430, 530, 630, 730, 830) comprising a first member (232, 332, 432, 532, 632, 720, 852) and a second member (240, 340, 440, 540, 640, 740, 802); and wherein the ratcheting assembly is operable to selectively maintain a position of the trigger relative to the body, thereby preventing the trigger from returning to its unfired position.
A combination of a prosthetic socket (216, 316, 916) and a bio-sensor strip (821, 921) affixed on the inside of the prosthetic socket (216, 316, 916) and being arranged to be located between the prosthetic socket (216, 316, 916) and a body part, wherein the bio-sensor strip (821, 921) comprises a plurality of bio-sensors (819, 919), wherein the plurality of bio-sensors (819, 919) measure parameters at a location between the prosthetic socket (216, 316, 916) and the body part; the combination further comprising a plurality of power leads and data leads connected to the plurality of bio-sensors (819, 919) and to a power and data connector, wherein the plurality of data leads and the power and data connector are adapted to transfer data from the plurality of bio-sensors (819, 919) to a processor, wherein the plurality of bio-sensors (819, 919) are disposed on at least one first polymer film, and wherein the plurality bio-sensors (819, 919) are arranged in a one- or two-dimensional array.
A method, comprising: obtaining, by a small cell, information on a spectrum for a shared usage of local area operation modes in a service area, the local area operation modes being a macro cell controlled proximity-based operation mode and a small cell operation mode, wherein the spectrum for the shared usage is different from a spectrum assigned to an overlaying macro cell layer; determining a timing reference for enabling a discovery process of the macro cell controlled proximity-based operation mode; obtaining information on a need for the shared usage, and controlling, based on the timing reference and the obtained information on shared usage, the small cell operation mode, wherein the controlling comprises coordinating the interference on the shared spectrum between the macro cell controlled proximity-based operation mode and the small cell operation mode by: accepting redirection of proximity-based operation from the macro cell controlled operation mode to the small cell controlled operation mode, or obtaining indication of usage of resources able to interfere and communicating shared usage possibilities on the spectrum and/or scheduling resources based on the indication. obtaining, by a small cell, information on a spectrum for a shared usage of local area operation modes in a service area, the local area operation modes being a macro cell controlled proximity-based operation mode and a small cell operation mode, wherein the spectrum for the shared usage is different from a spectrum assigned to an overlaying macro cell layer; determining a timing reference for enabling a discovery process of the macro cell controlled proximity-based operation mode; obtaining information on a need for the shared usage, and controlling, based on the timing reference and the obtained information on shared usage, the small cell operation mode, wherein the controlling comprises coordinating the interference on the shared spectrum between the macro cell controlled proximity-based operation mode and the small cell operation mode by: accepting redirection of proximity-based operation from the macro cell controlled operation mode to the small cell controlled operation mode, or obtaining indication of usage of resources able to interfere and communicating shared usage possibilities on the spectrum and/or scheduling resources based on the indication. accepting redirection of proximity-based operation from the macro cell controlled operation mode to the small cell controlled operation mode, or obtaining indication of usage of resources able to interfere and communicating shared usage possibilities on the spectrum and/or scheduling resources based on the indication.
A first autophagy modulating compound having the structure: wherein L is -C=C-; R 1 and R 2 are independently substituents at any available position of the phenyl rings; m and n are, independently, 0, 1, 2, or 3, representing the number of substituents on the rings, respectively, and at least one of m or n must be ≥1; wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from: - R 5, wherein R 5 is selected from methyl, -n-propyl, isopropyl, -n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, (C 2 - C 6)alkenyl, or (C 2 - C 6)alkynyl; optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from -OH, -SH, -halo, -NH 2, or NO 2; - YR 6, wherein Y is O, S, or NH; and R 6 is selected from H or R 5; - ZR 5, wherein Z is -N(C=O)- or -O(C=O)-; - halo; - NO 2; - SO 3 Na; - azide; and - glycosides - and salts thereof; with the proviso that the first autophagy modulating compound is not 4,4'- (ethyne-1,2-diyl)diphenol (TOLECINE, also known as 4,4'-dihydroxytolan), and with the proviso that at least one R 1 or at least one R 2 is methoxy, for use in a method for promoting wound healing in a patient having a wound or skin condition. wherein L is -C=C-; R 1 and R 2 are independently substituents at any available position of the phenyl rings; m and n are, independently, 0, 1, 2, or 3, representing the number of substituents on the rings, respectively, and at least one of m or n must be ≥1; wherein each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from: - R 5, wherein R 5 is selected from methyl, -n-propyl, isopropyl, -n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, (C 2 - C 6)alkenyl, or (C 2 - C 6)alkynyl; optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from -OH, -SH, -halo, -NH 2, or NO 2; - YR 6, wherein Y is O, S, or NH; and R 6 is selected from H or R 5; - ZR 5, wherein Z is -N(C=O)- or -O(C=O)-; - halo; - NO 2; - SO 3 Na; - azide; and - glycosides - and salts thereof; - R 5, wherein R 5 is selected from methyl, -n-propyl, isopropyl, -n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, (C 2 - C 6)alkenyl, or (C 2 - C 6)alkynyl; optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from -OH, -SH, -halo, -NH 2, or NO 2; - YR 6, wherein Y is O, S, or NH; and R 6 is selected from H or R 5; - ZR 5, wherein Z is -N(C=O)- or -O(C=O)-; - halo; - NO 2; - SO 3 Na; - azide; and - glycosides - and salts thereof; with the proviso that the first autophagy modulating compound is not 4,4'- (ethyne-1,2-diyl)diphenol (TOLECINE, also known as 4,4'-dihydroxytolan), and with the proviso that at least one R 1 or at least one R 2 is methoxy, for use in a method for promoting wound healing in a patient having a wound or skin condition.
A method of multi-path reception and combination, characterized by selecting (603, 702), from a plurality of branches, each branch at a time, for receiving a communication signal, and reading (604, 703) a channel parameter of the channel on which the branch operates, wherein the channel parameter of the channel on which the branch operates comprises channel type and channel mode of a channel on which the branch operates; in the case of the channel type of the channel on which the branch operates being a High Speed Dedicated Physical Control Channel, HS-DPCCH and the channel on which the branch operates being in Boosting channel mode, receiving a ratio parameter issued from an external device to be the weighting coefficient of the branch; in the case of the channel type of the channel on which the branch operates being a HS-DPCCH and the channel on which the branch operates not being in the Boosting channel mode, descrambling and despreading the communication signal received via the branch, performing accurate channel estimation on the communication signal which has been descrambled and despread, and regarding the obtained accurate channel estimation value as the weighting coefficient of the branch; and performing Maximum-Ratio Combination on the communication signal received via the respective branches using the weighting coefficients of the determined respective branches.
An infection-inhibiting composition for application to the surface of an implantable medical device, comprising an antimicrobial agent in a waxy matrix comprising phosphatidylcholine, wherein the matrix is operable to deposit the anti-infective when rubbed on a surface of the device.
A control apparatus comprising: means for storing a network topology including a plurality of edge forwarding nodes and a core forwarding node that interconnects the plurality of edge forwarding nodes for communication between communication terminals (131, 132, 133, 134); and means for identifying, based on the network topology data and location information of the communication terminals, a path identifier defining a path for packet forwarding along the path from an edge forwarding node (21, 22) positioned at a start point of the path to an edge forwarding node (25, 26) positioned at an end point of the path; means for identifying, based on the path, a first instruction to preset the path identifier in the core forwarding node, the first instruction being used for the core forwarding node to perform packet forwarding along the path based on the path identifier; means for sending the first instruction to the core forwarding node; means for identifying a path corresponding to a new communication flow in response to detecting the new communication flow, means for sending the second instruction to the edge forwarding node (21, 22) positioned at the start point of the path, the second instruction being an instruction to add the path identifier to a packet belonging to the new communication flow by adding an additional header to the packet and to forward the packet; and wherein the additional header includes the path identifier, the path identifier corresponding to the path for the new communication flow. means for identifying, based on the network topology data and location information of the communication terminals, a path identifier defining a path for packet forwarding along the path from an edge forwarding node (21, 22) positioned at a start point of the path to an edge forwarding node (25, 26) positioned at an end point of the path; means for identifying, based on the path, a first instruction to preset the path identifier in the core forwarding node, the first instruction being used for the core forwarding node to perform packet forwarding along the path based on the path identifier; means for sending the first instruction to the core forwarding node; means for identifying a path corresponding to a new communication flow in response to detecting the new communication flow, means for sending the second instruction to the edge forwarding node (21, 22) positioned at the start point of the path, the second instruction being an instruction to add the path identifier to a packet belonging to the new communication flow by adding an additional header to the packet and to forward the packet; and wherein the additional header includes the path identifier, the path identifier corresponding to the path for the new communication flow.
A device for separating fluids contained in gaseous media, in particular oil from gas fuels for combustion engines, comprising a housing that has an inflow area for the medium flowing in via a housing input, the inflow area being separated by separation elements (39, 57) from a fluid collection area, into which fluid separated in the inflow area can flow via passages in the separation element by a gravitational effect, and from a filter area in which medium can flow through a filter element that has separating properties, which medium flow enters via passages in the separation element, and an outflow connection for the cleaned medium and a second fluid collection area (36, 53) into which fluid separated on the filter element flows by a gravitational effect adjoining the clean side of the filter element, characterised in that the housing input (19, 63) leading into the inflow area is directed tangentially to the inner wall of the inflow area such that a spin flow causing fluid separation by centrifugal forces is generated in the inflow area, and that the second fluid collection area (36, 53) with the filter element forms a one-piece component.