mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A mixing chamber provided on a blood circuit and including a main body portion having a cylindrical shape, the main body portion having, on a side surface of the cylindrical shape, a first inlet through which a liquid is introduced into a space of the cylindrical shape and a second inlet through which blood is introduced, a space being provided to extend from the first inlet to a highest portion of the main body portion the mixing chamber being configured such that the liquid and the blood introduced from the first and the second inlets (150, 160) into the main body portion move toward a direction displaced from a center of the main body portion, wherein the inner circumferential surface of the main body portion guides, in a swirling manner, the liquid flowing from the first inlet into the main body portion, and wherein the inner circumferential surface of the main body portion guides, in a swirling manner, the blood flowing from the second inlet into the main body portion, wherein the liquid and the blood introduced from the first inlet and the second inlet are guided in one rotation direction along the surface of the main body portion, the first inlet being provided above the second inlet. the main body portion having, on a side surface of the cylindrical shape, a first inlet through which a liquid is introduced into a space of the cylindrical shape and a second inlet through which blood is introduced, a space being provided to extend from the first inlet to a highest portion of the main body portion the mixing chamber being configured such that the liquid and the blood introduced from the first and the second inlets (150, 160) into the main body portion move toward a direction displaced from a center of the main body portion,
A device for measuring in three dimensions a topographical shape of an object, said device comprising an arrayed confocal imaging system having a light source provided for illuminating said object and a light path diverging optical element,provided for diverging a path of illuminating light output by said light source and a path of reflected light reflected by said object, said confocal imaging system further comprises a confocal topographical mask provided for converting illuminating light coming out from said light path diverging optical element into an array of small spots, said confocal imaging system further comprises a confocal objective provided for orienting said illuminating light towards said object and said reflected light towards said confocal topographical mask in order to form a confocal image, said device further comprises a photoelectric sensor member provided to receive said reflected light having passed said confocal topographical mask and deflected by said light path diverging optical element and to convert the latter light into an intensity value, said device comprising also a scanning member on an which said confocal topographical mask is mounted, said scanning member being provided for moving said confocal topographical mask over successive positions over a predetermined distance, said device further comprises an image processor connected to said photoelectric sensor member and provided for forming a confocal response signal and calculating said object shape from said confocal images acquired at different relative distances in said predetermined direction between said object and a object-position-in-focus by said photoelectric sensor member, said confocal objective being provided for mapping at successive object-position-in-focus said array of small spots output at said successive positions, characterised in that said moving said confocal topographical mask over successive positions over a predetermined distance modifies a relative distance in a predetermined direction between said object and the object-position-in-focus and said confocal objective is a 3D confocal objective mounted at a fixed position within said device.
Device (1, 1') for reproducing sounds, in particular sounds intended to be perceived by a user of said device, comprising: - a containment element in which a transducer, preferably of electro-acoustic type, is housed, which is configured to emit vibrations substantially corresponding to the sound to be reproduced, - a liquid or gel state medium which is contained inside said containment element, said medium being configured to transmit the sound vibrations generated by said transducer to a transmission element (12, 12') intended to be applied in direct contact with a body area of said user, thereby transmitting said sound vibrations to said body area characterized in that the containment element consists of a single housing chamber and the transducer is immersed completely in the medium inside said single housing chamber and a ring support element is present positioned in a rear region of the containment element, so that the transducer is connected to the containment element only through the ring support element, to guarantee a suspended position of the transducer inside the containment element. - a containment element in which a transducer, preferably of electro-acoustic type, is housed, which is configured to emit vibrations substantially corresponding to the sound to be reproduced, - a liquid or gel state medium which is contained inside said containment element, said medium being configured to transmit the sound vibrations generated by said transducer to a transmission element (12, 12') intended to be applied in direct contact with a body area of said user, thereby transmitting said sound vibrations to said body area the containment element consists of a single housing chamber and the transducer is immersed completely in the medium inside said single housing chamber and a ring support element is present positioned in a rear region of the containment element, so that the transducer is connected to the containment element only through the ring support element, to guarantee a suspended position of the transducer inside the containment element.
A well stimulation device comprising a power source connected to a first terminal and a second terminal of a tool, said tool comprising a capacitive element and a stimulation head, said stimulation head comprising a cavity inside of which are arranged a first electrode and a second electrode separated by a fluid electrically conductive, said device being characterized in that it comprises switching means adapted to place the tool in at least two states: - a charging state wherein a first terminal of the capacitive element is connected to the first terminal of the tool and disconnected from the second electrode, and wherein a second terminal of the capacitive element is connected to the first electrode, so that, the capacitive element and the stimulation head being electrically in series between the first terminal and the second terminal of the tool, the power source charges the capacitive element through the stimulation head, - a discharging state wherein the first terminal of the capacitive element is connected to the second electrode, and wherein the second terminal of the capacitive element is connected to the first electrode, so that the capacitive element discharges through the stimulation head, said switching means comprising a switch arranged between the first terminal of the capacitive element and the second electrode, said switch being configured to be placed in an open state to place the tool in the charging state and to be placed in a closed state to place said tool in the discharging state. - a charging state wherein a first terminal of the capacitive element is connected to the first terminal of the tool and disconnected from the second electrode, and wherein a second terminal of the capacitive element is connected to the first electrode, so that, the capacitive element and the stimulation head being electrically in series between the first terminal and the second terminal of the tool, the power source charges the capacitive element through the stimulation head, - a discharging state wherein the first terminal of the capacitive element is connected to the second electrode, and wherein the second terminal of the capacitive element is connected to the first electrode, so that the capacitive element discharges through the stimulation head,
A silicon structure, comprising: a base; and a plurality of fibrous projections (2, 7, 22, 121), which are made of silicon dioxide and directly joined to a silicon-made surface of the base, wherein the fibrous projections are curved and formed as entwined with one another, characterised in that each of the fibrous projections (2, 7, 22, 121) branches out from itself. a base; and a plurality of fibrous projections (2, 7, 22, 121), which are made of silicon dioxide and directly joined to a silicon-made surface of the base,
A device comprising: one or more processors; a near field communication 'NFC' module; and an NFC antenna, wherein a transmission power of the NFC antenna is based upon a directly supplied amount of transmission current or voltage from the NFC module; characterized in that the NFC module is configured to detect a near field coupling payment transaction that requires increased NFC antenna transmission power, wherein the device is configured to switch from a proximity mode utilizing a regular NFC antenna transmission power to a mode which requires higher NFC antenna transmission power, and wherein the NFC module is configured to directly supply and control an increased amount of transmission current or voltage in response to the detection. one or more processors; a near field communication 'NFC' module; and an NFC antenna, wherein a transmission power of the NFC antenna is based upon a directly supplied amount of transmission current or voltage from the NFC module; characterized in that the NFC module is configured to detect a near field coupling payment transaction that requires increased NFC antenna transmission power, wherein the device is configured to switch from a proximity mode utilizing a regular NFC antenna transmission power to a mode which requires higher NFC antenna transmission power, and wherein the NFC module is configured to directly supply and control an increased amount of transmission current or voltage in response to the detection.
A printer that performs printing on a long strip-shaped continuous paper, the printer comprising: a platen roller portion configured to feed the continuous paper; a printing head portion disposed movable to a closed position and an open position, the closed position opposing the platen roller portion, the open position being separated from the platen roller portion; and a damper portion disposed on an upstream side of the printing head portion, the damper portion being movable to a closed position abutting on the continuous paper and an open position separated from the continuous paper, the damper portion configured to reduce a stress applied to the continuous paper, the printer further comprises a coupled mechanism, wherein in a case of a transition from a closed state where the printing head portion and the damper portion are positioned on the closed position to an open state where the printing head portion and the damper portion are positioned on the open position, the coupled mechanism is configured to move the printing head portion to the open position and to move the damper portion to the open position in conjunction with the printing head portion, characterized in that in a case where the damper portion is moved from the open state where the printing head portion and the damper portion are positioned on the open position to the closed position, the coupled mechanism is configured to hold the printing head portion on the open position without conjunction with the damper portion. a platen roller portion configured to feed the continuous paper; a printing head portion disposed movable to a closed position and an open position, the closed position opposing the platen roller portion, the open position being separated from the platen roller portion; and a damper portion disposed on an upstream side of the printing head portion, the damper portion being movable to a closed position abutting on the continuous paper and an open position separated from the continuous paper, the damper portion configured to reduce a stress applied to the continuous paper, the printer further comprises a coupled mechanism, wherein in a case of a transition from a closed state where the printing head portion and the damper portion are positioned on the closed position to an open state where the printing head portion and the damper portion are positioned on the open position, the coupled mechanism is configured to move the printing head portion to the open position and to move the damper portion to the open position in conjunction with the printing head portion, characterized in that in a case where the damper portion is moved from the open state where the printing head portion and the damper portion are positioned on the open position to the closed position, the coupled mechanism is configured to hold the printing head portion on the open position without conjunction with the damper portion.
An apparatus, comprising: one or more sealable containers configured to receive a test sample comprising a liquid portion, at least one filtered outlet port, at least one filtration filter and at least one concentration filter, wherein the at least one filtration filter and the at least one concentration filter are fluidly connected in sequence, a filtrate from the at least one concentration filter being provided to the at least one filtered outlet port, wherein the apparatus is configured to permit flow of the liquid portion of the test sample from the one or more sealable containers through the at least one filtered outlet port via the at least one filtration filter and the at least one concentration filter when a pressure difference of equal to or greater than about 4 pounds per square inch (psi) (27579 Pa) exists between the one or more sealable containers and the filtered outlet port, wherein the test sample comprises or is suspected to comprise a microbe, and wherein each of the at least one filtration filter and at least one concentration filter has a pore size equal to or greater than the average size of the microbe. one or more sealable containers configured to receive a test sample comprising a liquid portion, at least one filtered outlet port, at least one filtration filter and at least one concentration filter, wherein the at least one filtration filter and the at least one concentration filter are fluidly connected in sequence, a filtrate from the at least one concentration filter being provided to the at least one filtered outlet port, wherein the apparatus is configured to permit flow of the liquid portion of the test sample from the one or more sealable containers through the at least one filtered outlet port via the at least one filtration filter and the at least one concentration filter when a pressure difference of equal to or greater than about 4 pounds per square inch (psi) (27579 Pa) exists between the one or more sealable containers and the filtered outlet port, wherein the test sample comprises or is suspected to comprise a microbe, and wherein each of the at least one filtration filter and at least one concentration filter has a pore size equal to or greater than the average size of the microbe.
An air sampling device for sampling air in a controlled environment, comprising: a housing body having a top and a side and an opening at the top of said housing body; a retaining assembly configured to retain a sampling dish or plate, said retaining assembly located at the top of said housing body; a plenum having a wall with a top end and a bottom end and a blower, said top end being coupled to the housing body such that said plenum is in flow communication with said opening; and a mass flow meter having an input at a top end and an output at a bottom end, the blower inside said plenum is configured to draw air down past the sampling dish or plate, through the opening of the housing body, through the plenum, and through the mass flow meter, characterized in that said mass flow meter is positioned immediately and directly below the bottom end of said plenum such that said input is coupled to the bottom end of said plenum and said input is in flow communication with said plenum. a housing body having a top and a side and an opening at the top of said housing body; a retaining assembly configured to retain a sampling dish or plate, said retaining assembly located at the top of said housing body; a plenum having a wall with a top end and a bottom end and a blower, said top end being coupled to the housing body such that said plenum is in flow communication with said opening; and a mass flow meter having an input at a top end and an output at a bottom end, the blower inside said plenum is configured to draw air down past the sampling dish or plate, through the opening of the housing body, through the plenum, and through the mass flow meter,
A measurement sensor for determining the position of a moving body moving along a determined path F, the sensor comprising a series of at least four detector probes (12 1, 12 2, 12 3, 12 4,..., 12 N) for detecting a physical magnitude coming from a target securely mounted on the moving body, the target comprising at least one track for creating a physical magnitude that is measurable by the detector probes and that varies along the path of the target with a function that is continuous and that includes a first harmonic (N c) and a second harmonic (N d), the probes being connected to a processor unit for processing signals delivered by the probes, the processor unit including a reconstruction system for performing a linear combination of the signals delivered by the detector probes and for obtaining from the liner combination of those signals at least firstly two quadrature signals (a 1, a 2) including solely the first harmonic, and secondly two quadrature signals (a 3, a 4) including solely the second harmonic, the unit also including a calculation system for processing the quadrature signals in order to determine the position of the moving body.
Method for producing a thermoleg for a thermoelectric component in which a diffusion barrier of nickel is applied to a thermoelectric active material with the aid of a plasma flame, characterized in that nickel particles with a mean sphericity of greater than 0.74 are fed to the plasma flame.
3,4-methylenedioxy-β-methyl-β-nitrostyrene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in the treatment of an enteric infection wherein the infection is caused by an organism selected from the group consisting of Clostridium perfringens, Candida albicans, Clostridium difficile, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella paratyphi, Campylobacter, Shigella variant spp., Bacteroides and Bacillus subtilis.
A chemical dosing system for adding a chemical concentrate to a diluent, the system comprising: a container for holding a diluent and receiving a concentrate; a dispenser mechanism for dispensing a quantity of concentrate into the container; a detector (9, 21, 24, 26) arranged to detect a level of diluent in the container, characterised in that the chemical dosing system further comprises a processor arranged to control the dispenser mechanism so as to dispense a known volume of concentrate in dependence on an approximate volume of diluent determined according to the detected level of diluent in the container and the detector comprises a plurality of vertically displaced sensors (10a-10j) each arranged to detect diluent at a different level within the container, so as to incrementally detect the level of diluent in the container, the chemical dosing system further comprising a receptacle for receiving the container and maintaining it in position adjacent to the detector, which detector is arranged to detect the quantities of diluent through the wall of the container, wherein the container is of a known type for use with the dosing system, and wherein: the container has a specific non-standard shape; and the receptacle is shaped to permit the container to be accommodated in the receptacle; and some of the sensors (10a-10j) of the detector are positioned such that if a conventional container without said specific shape were to be placed in the receptacle, full of diluent, a lowermost sensor would fail to detect the presence of the diluent. a container for holding a diluent and receiving a concentrate; a dispenser mechanism for dispensing a quantity of concentrate into the container; a detector (9, 21, 24, 26) arranged to detect a level of diluent in the container, characterised in that the chemical dosing system further comprises a processor arranged to control the dispenser mechanism so as to dispense a known volume of concentrate in dependence on an approximate volume of diluent determined according to the detected level of diluent in the container and the detector comprises a plurality of vertically displaced sensors (10a-10j) each arranged to detect diluent at a different level within the container, so as to incrementally detect the level of diluent in the container, the chemical dosing system further comprising a receptacle for receiving the container and maintaining it in position adjacent to the detector, which detector is arranged to detect the quantities of diluent through the wall of the container, wherein the container is of a known type for use with the dosing system, and wherein: the container has a specific non-standard shape; and the receptacle is shaped to permit the container to be accommodated in the receptacle; and some of the sensors (10a-10j) of the detector are positioned such that if a conventional container without said specific shape were to be placed in the receptacle, full of diluent, a lowermost sensor would fail to detect the presence of the diluent.