mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for packaging a hydrogel contact lens, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plastic container having a cavity and a flat flange that horizontally extends in a plane around the perimeter of the cavity, the flange having a sealing area circumferentially and adjacently surrounding the cavity, the sealing area having a micro-texture pattern, (b) placing an amount of the packaging solution and the soft contact lens in the container, wherein the amount of the packaging solution is sufficient to have the hydrogel contact lens fully immersed therein; (c) heat sealing the container using a heated flat seal plate with a flexible cover sheet which is a laminate material comprising a metal foil layer and at least one polymer layer to form a storage package of the soft contact lens; wherein during the step of heat sealing, the micro-texture pattern engages the laminate material flexible cover sheet and displaces water beads present between the laminate material flexible cover sheet and the plastic container in the sealing area to form a heat seal, provided that after heat sealing the sealing area is smooth and leveled to the flange, characterized in that the micro-texture pattern comprises a step height rough surface,wherein the step height rough surface (81, 82) has an overall root mean square surface roughness of between 5 μm and 50 μm. (a) providing a plastic container having a cavity and a flat flange that horizontally extends in a plane around the perimeter of the cavity, the flange having a sealing area circumferentially and adjacently surrounding the cavity, the sealing area having a micro-texture pattern, (b) placing an amount of the packaging solution and the soft contact lens in the container, wherein the amount of the packaging solution is sufficient to have the hydrogel contact lens fully immersed therein; (c) heat sealing the container using a heated flat seal plate with a flexible cover sheet which is a laminate material comprising a metal foil layer and at least one polymer layer to form a storage package of the soft contact lens;
Combined filling station for decanting liquids, comprising: - a plurality of delivery devices (2, 3) for delivering the liquids, wherein the delivery devices (2, 3) are arranged in the combined filling station, and - a line device for supplying the liquid to the delivery devices (2, 3) and for distributing the liquid from the delivery devices (2, 3) to a dispensing position, characterized in that - the combined filling station has at least two delivery devices (2, 3) which are designed as different types of delivery devices (2, 3), for example a hose pump, a vane-type rotary pump, a rotary piston pump, a rolling diaphragm pump or a time-pressure filling system, - wherein the at least two delivery devices (2, 3) have a common drive. - a plurality of delivery devices (2, 3) for delivering the liquids, wherein the delivery devices (2, 3) are arranged in the combined filling station, and - a line device for supplying the liquid to the delivery devices (2, 3) and for distributing the liquid from the delivery devices (2, 3) to a dispensing position, - the combined filling station has at least two delivery devices (2, 3) which are designed as different types of delivery devices (2, 3), for example a hose pump, a vane-type rotary pump, a rotary piston pump, a rolling diaphragm pump or a time-pressure filling system, - wherein the at least two delivery devices (2, 3) have a common drive.
An apparatus for treating horticultural products, comprising in series at least: - a first station, which comprises first elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products, and at least one vision system, for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product, - a second station, which comprises second elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products and at least one device for weighing each horticultural product in transit, and - a third station, which comprises third elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products and means for selective conveyance of each horticultural product in transit toward one of at least two collection areas, for the sorting of the horticultural products into at least two corresponding homogeneous subgroups as a function of the information acquired by said vision system and/or by said weighing device, characterized in that said first elements, said second elements and said third elements are offset along two respective laterally adjacent trajectories for the advancement of the horticultural products, in each said station (10, 20, 30), and due to the offset, each said element (11, 21, 31), movable along one of said trajectories, being misaligned transversely with respect to the corresponding said elements (11, 21, 31), which can move along the other one of said trajectories. - a first station, which comprises first elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products, and at least one vision system, for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product, - a second station, which comprises second elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products and at least one device for weighing each horticultural product in transit, and - a third station, which comprises third elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products and means for selective conveyance of each horticultural product in transit toward one of at least two collection areas, for the sorting of the horticultural products into at least two corresponding homogeneous subgroups as a function of the information acquired by said vision system and/or by said weighing device,
Inflatable transfer mattress comprising - a top panel; - a bottom panel having a plurality of perforations defined therethrough, and being sealingly assembled to the top panel; characterized in that - the top panel includes a first annular internal edge that defines a first opening; - the bottom panel includes a second annular internal edge that defines a second opening so that the first opening and the second opening communicate through a passageway formed by an inner band panel that is sealingly fastened to the first annular internal edge and the second annular internal edge; - thereby providing a portal defining a non-circular opening (18, 28) through the inflatable mattress, the opening sized so as to accommodate a medical device protruding from a patient when the patient is lying upon the top panel of the inflated transfer mattress; - the portal defined by an inner band panel that extends from the first annular edge to the second annular edge; and - comprising an access port configured for communication with a source of pressurized fluid for inflating the inflatable transfer mattress. - a top panel; - a bottom panel having a plurality of perforations defined therethrough, and being sealingly assembled to the top panel; - the top panel includes a first annular internal edge that defines a first opening; - the bottom panel includes a second annular internal edge that defines a second opening so that the first opening and the second opening communicate through a passageway formed by an inner band panel that is sealingly fastened to the first annular internal edge and the second annular internal edge; - thereby providing a portal defining a non-circular opening (18, 28) through the inflatable mattress, the opening sized so as to accommodate a medical device protruding from a patient when the patient is lying upon the top panel of the inflated transfer mattress; - the portal defined by an inner band panel that extends from the first annular edge to the second annular edge; and - comprising an access port configured for communication with a source of pressurized fluid for inflating the inflatable transfer mattress.
An arterivirus exhibiting impaired replication and smaller plaque phenotype characterized by comprising a nucleic acid encoding ORF1a, wherein said nucleic acid comprises at least one mutation in at least one of the frameshifting site GGU(U/C)U(U/C)U and/or the conserved CCCANCUCC motif located in the nucleic acid sequence that codes for the nsp2 protein, wherein said mutation interferes with -2 ribosomal frameshifting at the -2 frameshifting site and results in reduced translation of the transframe protein "nsp2TF" of SEQ ID No: 45 in PRRSV isolate SD01-08 or reduced translation of an homologous transframe protein in a different arterivirus when compared to a wild-type of said arterivirus not having said mutation.
A leak detecting sensor adapted to detect a leak of a chemical liquid, which should be injected into a blood vessel of a patient, to the outside of the blood vessel, the leak detecting sensor comprising: a plurality of light-emitting elements each emitting light to be applied to the patient; a single light-receiving element receiving the light emitted by the plurality of light-emitting elements and reflected by the patient, a sensor control section configured to control which light-emitting element is driven in which timing in accordance with a preset procedure, a leak determining section configured to determine a leak of the chemical liquid based on an output from the light-receiving element, and wherein the plurality of light-emitting elements are placed to surround the single light-receiving element, characterized in that the sensor control section drives the light-emitting elements in different light-emission timings such that only one or some of the light-emitting elements emit light at a time. a plurality of light-emitting elements each emitting light to be applied to the patient; a single light-receiving element receiving the light emitted by the plurality of light-emitting elements and reflected by the patient, a sensor control section configured to control which light-emitting element is driven in which timing in accordance with a preset procedure, a leak determining section configured to determine a leak of the chemical liquid based on an output from the light-receiving element, and wherein the plurality of light-emitting elements are placed to surround the single light-receiving element, characterized in that the sensor control section drives the light-emitting elements in different light-emission timings such that only one or some of the light-emitting elements emit light at a time.
Ventilation duct comprising a fibre material (18, 19) and at least one fluid impermeable surface material, with an erect position with a polygonal cross section, and a flat storage position, wherein the ventilation duct comprises walls that are rigid enough to keep the duct open in its erect position, and wherein longitudinal fold lines are provided at the corners between adjacent walls (5, 6) for switching the duct between its erect position and its storage positions respectively, wherein the walls (5, 6) have alternating soft and rigid transverse portions that extend between adjacent pairs of longitudinal fold lines, characterised in that the ventilation duct is rollable in its storage position, and self-supporting in its erect position due to the alternating soft and rigid transverse portions, and in that the alternating soft and rigid transverse portions of the walls and the longitudinal fold lines are embossed in the material of the duct walls (5, 6).
A computer-implemented method for simulating energy transport between particles and an object in radiotherapy, utilizing at least one processor, comprising identifying a plurality of boundary materials for the object and a plurality of identifications, each of the plurality of identifications identifying one of the plurality of boundary materials; selecting from the plurality of boundary materials, a combination of a first boundary material and a second boundary material for a portion of the object based on a material property of the portion of the object; determining a material index for the portion of the object based on the combination of the first boundary material and the second boundary material; and simulating energy transport between a particle and the object by calculating an amount of energy deposited by the particle within the portion of the object based on the material index.
Electric bicycle, comprising a) a frame with a plurality of frame tubes; b) a drive battery accommodated in one of the plurality of frame tubes; c) a sleeve accommodated in the one of the plurality of frame tubes, the sleeve having a shell surface with an outer geometry adapted to an inner geometry of the frame tube, such that a radial position of the sleeve with respect to the frame tube is fixed, and an inner surface adapted to an outer geometry of the drive battery, such that a radial position of the battery with respect to the sleeve is fixed; and d) the drive battery being accommodated in the sleeve; characterized in that e) the sleeve integrates at least one cable duct. a) a frame with a plurality of frame tubes; b) a drive battery accommodated in one of the plurality of frame tubes; c) a sleeve accommodated in the one of the plurality of frame tubes, the sleeve having a shell surface with an outer geometry adapted to an inner geometry of the frame tube, such that a radial position of the sleeve with respect to the frame tube is fixed, and an inner surface adapted to an outer geometry of the drive battery, such that a radial position of the battery with respect to the sleeve is fixed; and d) the drive battery being accommodated in the sleeve;
A handling device (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) for a strap for attaching a package to a structure, comprising, by reference to the position of use, a tubular frame (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) having a lower wall (13, 54) provided with at least one magnet for attaching to the structure, characterised in that the tubular frame (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) has an upper wall (11, 21, 31, 51) provided with an oblong lumen (12, 23, 33, 47, 52) transverse to the strap.
A head-up display comprising: a plurality of light source elements which are arranged in a row in a first direction and emit light; a first lens (112, 11 p, 11q) which receives through an incident surface the light emitted from the plurality of light source elements and emits the light from an emission surface; a diffusion member disposed on an emission surface side of the first lens; a spatial light modulation element which takes in from an incident surface the light having been emitted from the plurality of light source elements and having passed through the first lens and the diffusion member, modulates the taken-in light in accordance with image information, and emits the modulated light from an emission surface, and an optical element which reflects the light emitted from the spatial light modulation element, characterized in that the first lens changes an optical path of the light emitted from each of the plurality of light source elements such that a light beam from each of the plurality of light source elements is applied to the entire incident surface of the spatial light modulation element. a plurality of light source elements which are arranged in a row in a first direction and emit light; a first lens (112, 11 p, 11q) which receives through an incident surface the light emitted from the plurality of light source elements and emits the light from an emission surface; a diffusion member disposed on an emission surface side of the first lens; a spatial light modulation element which takes in from an incident surface the light having been emitted from the plurality of light source elements and having passed through the first lens and the diffusion member, modulates the taken-in light in accordance with image information, and emits the modulated light from an emission surface, and an optical element which reflects the light emitted from the spatial light modulation element, characterized in that the first lens changes an optical path of the light emitted from each of the plurality of light source elements such that a light beam from each of the plurality of light source elements is applied to the entire incident surface of the spatial light modulation element.
A cable winch, for example for a crane, comprising: - a frame; - a cable drum rotatably mounted on said frame around a main axis; - a motor-driven system carried by said frame, comprising a motor driving in rotation a motor shaft, and comprising a reducer provided with a reducer shaft coupled in rotation to said motor shaft via a transmission set, said reducer comprising an output flange secured in rotation to said cable drum around the main axis; said cable winch being characterized in that the frame comprises a first frame element and a second frame element coupled to each other by a hinge system provided with several degrees of freedom including at least one degree of freedom in translation along the main axis and at least one degree of freedom in rotation around a secondary axis (X; Z) orthogonal to the main axis, and the cable drum is interposed between the first frame element and the second frame element. - a frame; - a cable drum rotatably mounted on said frame around a main axis; - a motor-driven system carried by said frame, comprising a motor driving in rotation a motor shaft, and comprising a reducer provided with a reducer shaft coupled in rotation to said motor shaft via a transmission set, said reducer comprising an output flange secured in rotation to said cable drum around the main axis;
A method for diagnosing errors of a controlled mechatronic system comprising at least a sensor, an actuator and a component, the control structures of which have at least one model slave control, wherein the model slave control embedded in the control system is considered for the error diagnosis, wherein the controlled system is controlled by a manipulated variable (u), wherein the actual value of the controlled variable (y) at the output of the controlled system is measured, wherein an estimate ( ŵ) of a reference variable (w) is derived from the model (G S) of the controlled system and the manipulated variable (u) contained in the model slave control, wherein the manipulated variable (u) based on the reference variable (w), the estimate ( ŵ) of the reference variable (w) and the actual value of the controlled variable (y) is the output variable of an inverse model (G S -) of the controlled system, wherein the deviation of the actual value of the controlled variable (y) is compensated by a correction of the reference variable (w) by way of a controller with a transfer function (K(s)) driven by a residual ( ŵ -y) of the estimate ( ŵ) of the reference variable (w) and the actual value of the controlled variable (y), wherein the error diagnosis is implemented as a function of the estimate ( ŵ) of the reference variable (w) and as a function of the actual value of the controlled variable (y), characterized in that the error is localized by the use of post-filtering for the residual ( ŵ (s)-y(s)), wherein the post-filter transfer function R 1 (s) or R 2 (s) should be chosen in such a way that R 1 s w ^ s − y s ≈ R 1 s 1 + K s Δ G s s u s + f s s, where the transfer function ΔG S (s) denotes model inaccuracies and where f S (s) is a sensor error, and in such a way that the following also applies: R 2 s w ^ s − y s ≈ R 2 s 1 + K s Δ G s s u s + G K s f K s, where G K (s) is the error transfer function of an actuator or component error and where f K (s) is an actuator or component error, wherein an adaptive threshold (SCH dw) is formed on the basis of the transfer functions as an upper limit of the maximum influence of the model inaccuracy (ΔG S (s)) on the residual ( ŵ (s)-y(s)), wherein a sensor error f S (s) is deduced if | R 1 s w ^ s − y s | > Sc h dw, and wherein an actuator or component error f K (s) is deduced if | R 2 s w ^ s − y s | > Sc h dw. where G K (s) is the error transfer function of an actuator or component error and where f K (s) is an actuator or component error, wherein an adaptive threshold (SCH dw) is formed on the basis of the transfer functions as an upper limit of the maximum influence of the model inaccuracy (ΔG S (s)) on the residual ( ŵ (s)-y(s)), wherein a sensor error f S (s) is deduced if | R 1 s w ^ s − y s | > Sc h dw, and wherein an actuator or component error f K (s) is deduced if | R 2 s w ^ s − y s | > Sc h dw.
A printhead comprising: a number of inkjet slivers overmolded into a moldable substrate, the overmolded inkjet slivers forming at least one printhead die; a side connector; a number of wire bonds electrically coupling the inkjet slivers to the side connector, the side connector to electrically couple the inkjet slivers to a controller of a printing device, wherein the side connector is an edge connector, wherein the edge connector includes a printed circuit board (PCB, 108) embedded within the moldable substrate, a first set of connectors coupled to the PCB to couple the PCB to the inkjet slivers via the wire bonds and a second set of connectors coupled to the PCB to couple the PCB to the controller of the printing device. a number of inkjet slivers overmolded into a moldable substrate, the overmolded inkjet slivers forming at least one printhead die; a side connector; a number of wire bonds electrically coupling the inkjet slivers to the side connector, the side connector to electrically couple the inkjet slivers to a controller of a printing device, wherein the side connector is an edge connector, wherein the edge connector includes a printed circuit board (PCB, 108) embedded within the moldable substrate, a first set of connectors coupled to the PCB to couple the PCB to the inkjet slivers via the wire bonds and a second set of connectors coupled to the PCB to couple the PCB to the controller of the printing device.
Accessory for an increment borer used to extract a section of wood tissue from living trees for dendrochronology researche, in particular to motorize an increment borer preferably driven by means of a hand-held electric power engine, wherein the accessory is formed as a cylindrical cup with a bottom and a wall, a projection for cooperation with an electric power engine being coaxially associated with said bottom outside said cup, and a cylindrical projection for cooperation with a shaft of an increment borer coaxially associated with said bottom inside said cup, characterized by said wall being formed in the direction averted from the bottom with diametrically opposite lying oval recesses (7, 8), said recesses (7, 8) being adapted to receive a handle of the increment borer.