mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of manufacture of a textile vascular prosthesis with a circumferential pleating formed by folds, and with an arch-shaped longitudinal flexion extending over at least a partial section and formed by asymmetric shortening gathering of the prosthesis wall by means of at least one longitudinal seam (7; 9; 10; 11) extending along the partial section; wherein the at least one longitudinal seam (7; 9; 10; 11) gathers the prosthesis wall while preserving the accordion-like structure and the compacted state of the pleating in the longitudinal direction, characterized by the following steps: - compression of the textile vascular prosthesis in the axial direction, - providing the vascular prosthesis with at least one seam extending in the axial direction over at least a part of the wall length and formed using a thread, and - releasing the vascular prosthesis, whereupon the material in the area of the seam does not spring back to the original state, wherein compression of the vascular prosthesis is effected on a support tube, and the seam is applied as long as the compressed vascular prosthesis is situated on the support tube, and the sewn vascular prosthesis is withdrawn from the support tube. - compression of the textile vascular prosthesis in the axial direction, - providing the vascular prosthesis with at least one seam extending in the axial direction over at least a part of the wall length and formed using a thread, and - releasing the vascular prosthesis, whereupon the material in the area of the seam does not spring back to the original state, wherein compression of the vascular prosthesis is effected on a support tube, and the seam is applied as long as the compressed vascular prosthesis is situated on the support tube, and the sewn vascular prosthesis is withdrawn from the support tube.
A clamping device (200, 300, 700) for clamping an elongate member, the clamping device comprising: a body portion for surrounding the elongate member and configured to apply a compressive force on the elongate member; and at least two outwardly curved plates that are continuously curved outwardly, wherein each of the at least two plates is connected to at least one adjacent plate via at least one connecting element such that, when the at least one connecting element is tightened, the curvature of the at least two outwardly curved plates is changed; wherein the clamping device further comprises a radially inner portion comprising at least two inner plate members, the radially inner portion located radially inwardly of the body portion, wherein the body portion is configured to apply a compressive force on the elongate member via the radially inner portion, and wherein the at least two inner plate members are configured to extend at least partly around the circumference of the elongate member. a body portion for surrounding the elongate member and configured to apply a compressive force on the elongate member; and at least two outwardly curved plates that are continuously curved outwardly, wherein each of the at least two plates is connected to at least one adjacent plate via at least one connecting element such that, when the at least one connecting element is tightened, the curvature of the at least two outwardly curved plates is changed; wherein the clamping device further comprises a radially inner portion comprising at least two inner plate members, the radially inner portion located radially inwardly of the body portion, wherein the body portion is configured to apply a compressive force on the elongate member via the radially inner portion, and wherein the at least two inner plate members are configured to extend at least partly around the circumference of the elongate member.
A hybrid module for a drive train of a motor vehicle, wherein the hybrid module has: a housing, a disconnect clutch, an electric machine which has a rotor which is or can be rotatably coupled to a clutch component of the disconnect clutch, a hydraulic actuation unit, which cooperates with the disconnect clutch and is accommodated on the housing, which has a piston element, which is accommodated so as to be displaceable relative to the housing, which is connected by means of an actuation bearing in an axial direction of the disconnect clutch so as to be fixed against displacement with and rotatable relative to a pressure element serving to engage and disengage the disconnect clutch, wherein the clutch component has a rotor carrier, which is rotatably mounted by means of a support bearing on the side of the housing, wherein the actuation bearing is designed as an axial needle bearing, and wherein the axial bearing is arranged in the axial direction between a web of the piston element aligned in the radial direction and the pressure element, characterised in that a first bearing ring of the needle bearing is formed directly by the web, a second bearing ring of the needle bearing is formed directly by the pressure element, and a first screw element screwed to the clutch component of the disconnect clutch serves as a counter-holder for a plurality of friction elements of the disconnect clutch and axially supports a first bearing ring of the support bearing, or a second screw element screwed to the housing is arranged for axially securing a second bearing ring of the support bearing. a housing, a disconnect clutch, an electric machine which has a rotor which is or can be rotatably coupled to a clutch component of the disconnect clutch, a hydraulic actuation unit, which cooperates with the disconnect clutch and is accommodated on the housing, which has a piston element, which is accommodated so as to be displaceable relative to the housing, which is connected by means of an actuation bearing in an axial direction of the disconnect clutch so as to be fixed against displacement with and rotatable relative to a pressure element serving to engage and disengage the disconnect clutch, wherein the clutch component has a rotor carrier, which is rotatably mounted by means of a support bearing on the side of the housing, wherein the actuation bearing is designed as an axial needle bearing, and wherein the axial bearing is arranged in the axial direction between a web of the piston element aligned in the radial direction and the pressure element, characterised in that a first bearing ring of the needle bearing is formed directly by the web, a second bearing ring of the needle bearing is formed directly by the pressure element, and a first screw element screwed to the clutch component of the disconnect clutch serves as a counter-holder for a plurality of friction elements of the disconnect clutch and axially supports a first bearing ring of the support bearing, or a second screw element screwed to the housing is arranged for axially securing a second bearing ring of the support bearing.
An information processing system, comprising: input means for receiving inputs of pictures imaged by a plurality of imaging apparatuses; detection means (120; 720) for detecting a moving body appearing in a picture, input from the input means and imaged by a first imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses; determining means for determining a probability distribution function for each of the plurality of imaging apparatuses which indicates changing a probability over time, of which a moving body detected in a picture of the first imaging apparatus appears in a picture of a second imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses; prediction means (140; 730) for predicting a time period in which the moving body will appear in a picture imaged by the second imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses, based on the probability calculated by the probability distribution function and a time passage after the moving body leaves an imaging range of the first imaging apparatus; and notification means for providing a notice regarding a time period in which the moving body is predicted to appear in the picture of the second imaging apparatus. input means for receiving inputs of pictures imaged by a plurality of imaging apparatuses; detection means (120; 720) for detecting a moving body appearing in a picture, input from the input means and imaged by a first imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses; determining means for determining a probability distribution function for each of the plurality of imaging apparatuses which indicates changing a probability over time, of which a moving body detected in a picture of the first imaging apparatus appears in a picture of a second imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses; prediction means (140; 730) for predicting a time period in which the moving body will appear in a picture imaged by the second imaging apparatus among the plurality of imaging apparatuses, based on the probability calculated by the probability distribution function and a time passage after the moving body leaves an imaging range of the first imaging apparatus; and notification means for providing a notice regarding a time period in which the moving body is predicted to appear in the picture of the second imaging apparatus.
Impact-energy absorbing element for a motor vehicle, comprising a shell structure comprising: - a first one-piece shell portion, the largest dimension of which extends in a first transverse direction of the vehicle, - at least two hollow beam portions, each having a section with a closed contour about a longitudinal axis of each beam portion, the longitudinal axis of the hollow beams being substantially perpendicular to the first transverse direction, said first one-piece shell portion forming at least one portion of each of the hollow beams and extending axially along the length of the hollow beam portions, between an attachment portion (16, 17) of the hollow beam portions on a structure of the vehicle and another axial end of the hollow beam portions removed from the structure of the vehicle, characterized in that the radial thickness (e) of the contour of the closed section of each hollow beam portion decreases between the first end and the second end of the beam portion, the shell structure having front overlapping zones, where a thickness of the shell corresponding to the first one-piece shell portion and at least one other shell thickness overlap, said other shell thickness being either a portion of a second one-piece shell portion or a second local shell portion or a third local shell portion, the front overlapping zones including shell portions extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. - a first one-piece shell portion, the largest dimension of which extends in a first transverse direction of the vehicle, - at least two hollow beam portions, each having a section with a closed contour about a longitudinal axis of each beam portion, the longitudinal axis of the hollow beams being substantially perpendicular to the first transverse direction,
A chip for analyzing fluid being moved without an outside power source comprising: - a pre-treatment portion into which a target-being analyzed substance is injected and received; - a channel portion through which the fluid received in the pre-treatment portion is moved and in which a specific reaction of the fluid such as an antigen-antibody reaction is conducted; and - a washing portion into which the fluid passing through the channel portion is received, wherein the pre-treatment portion includes: - a specimen injection portion into which the fluid is injected; - a first buffer portion having a step difference with respect to the specimen injection portion for the fluid to be firstly received such that the first buffer portion has a height greater than that of the specimen injection portion; and plural specimen leading guides provided between the specimen injection portion and the first buffer portion and suitable for destroying surface tension of the fluid flow moving from the specimen injection portion to the first buffer portion side and thus stabilizes flow surface of the fluid, wherein said plural specimen leading guides protrude from the center area of a slanted surface connecting the upper surface of the specimen injection portion and the upper surface of the first buffer portion, to be spaced from each other at a predetermined space. - a pre-treatment portion into which a target-being analyzed substance is injected and received; - a channel portion through which the fluid received in the pre-treatment portion is moved and in which a specific reaction of the fluid such as an antigen-antibody reaction is conducted; and - a washing portion into which the fluid passing through the channel portion is received, - a specimen injection portion into which the fluid is injected; - a first buffer portion having a step difference with respect to the specimen injection portion for the fluid to be firstly received such that the first buffer portion has a height greater than that of the specimen injection portion; and
Bundling device for cables, with a) at least one cable supply which supplies several cables to be bundled in a supply direction (z), b) a tube supply which supplies a tube, c) a bundling location, from which the tube encloses the cable bundle, d) a hollow manifold, the inside of which forms the cable supply and the outside of which forms the tube supply, in which a free end of the manifold, which is arranged in supply direction downstream of the cable supply, forms the bundling location, and in which the manifold on the side facing away from the free end presents a fixed end, which is fixed at a pipe support, and which is arranged in supply direction (z) upstream of the cable supply, e) a collecting opening formed in the pipe support, with which the manifold is aligned, which is arranged in supply direction (z) upstream of the cable supply and through which the cables to be bundled are guided together, and f) an unwinder for each cable to be bundled, which releases the cable, characterized by g) a collecting sieve with several openings, which is fixed at the pipe support, with which the manifold is aligned, which is arranged in supply direction (z) upstream of the cable supply and through which - as a fine guide - the cables to be bundled are individually guided precisely through a respective opening, and h) a guide opening, which is provided between the unwinder and the fixed end of the manifold with the collecting opening and the collecting sieve in supply direction (z) upstream of the cable supply, and through which - as a coarse guide - each of the cables to be bundled is guided. a) at least one cable supply which supplies several cables to be bundled in a supply direction (z), b) a tube supply which supplies a tube, c) a bundling location, from which the tube encloses the cable bundle, d) a hollow manifold, the inside of which forms the cable supply and the outside of which forms the tube supply, in which a free end of the manifold, which is arranged in supply direction downstream of the cable supply, forms the bundling location, and in which the manifold on the side facing away from the free end presents a fixed end, which is fixed at a pipe support, and which is arranged in supply direction (z) upstream of the cable supply, e) a collecting opening formed in the pipe support, with which the manifold is aligned, which is arranged in supply direction (z) upstream of the cable supply and through which the cables to be bundled are guided together, and f) an unwinder for each cable to be bundled, which releases the cable, characterized by g) a collecting sieve with several openings, which is fixed at the pipe support, with which the manifold is aligned, which is arranged in supply direction (z) upstream of the cable supply and through which - as a fine guide - the cables to be bundled are individually guided precisely through a respective opening, and h) a guide opening, which is provided between the unwinder and the fixed end of the manifold with the collecting opening and the collecting sieve in supply direction (z) upstream of the cable supply, and through which - as a coarse guide - each of the cables to be bundled is guided.
A method for monitoring physical exercise performance, the method being carried out by a processor and comprising: obtaining, by utilizing measurements performed by one or more cardiac activity sensors, cardiac output power data on a user; obtaining, by utilizing measurements performed by one or more sensors, kinetic data characterizing physical exercise intensity of the physical exercise performed by the user; detecting that a measured cardiac output power exceeds a first threshold or that physical exercise intensity changes according to a rate exceeding a second threshold; characterized by: upon said detecting, determining a synthetic heart rate based at least partly on the kinetic data, wherein the synthetic heart rate indicates a value that is greater than a maximum heart rate of the user; and outputting the synthetic heart rate. obtaining, by utilizing measurements performed by one or more cardiac activity sensors, cardiac output power data on a user; obtaining, by utilizing measurements performed by one or more sensors, kinetic data characterizing physical exercise intensity of the physical exercise performed by the user; detecting that a measured cardiac output power exceeds a first threshold or that physical exercise intensity changes according to a rate exceeding a second threshold; characterized by: upon said detecting, determining a synthetic heart rate based at least partly on the kinetic data, wherein the synthetic heart rate indicates a value that is greater than a maximum heart rate of the user; and outputting the synthetic heart rate. upon said detecting, determining a synthetic heart rate based at least partly on the kinetic data, wherein the synthetic heart rate indicates a value that is greater than a maximum heart rate of the user; and outputting the synthetic heart rate.
A method for measuring a quantity of a first cell type in a blood fluid sample, the sample including a second cell type, the method comprising: determining a population of the second cell type in a first volume of the sample by flowing the first volume through a hematology cell counter, wherein the hematology cell counter is configured to detect a change in electrical impedance in response to a second type cell flowing through the hematological cell counter or to detect an obstruction of a light path in response to a second type cell flowing through the hematological cell counter; acquiring images of a first number of the first type cells and a second number of the second cell types by injecting a second volume of the sample into a sheath fluid flowing within a flowcell (22, 420) so as to provide a sample stream (32, 428) having a thickness and a width greater than the thickness, the acquired images being acquired along an image path traversing the thickness of the sample stream (32, 428); determining a ratio of the first number of the first cell type to the second number of the second cell types using the acquired images; and calculating a cell quantity measure of the first cell type in the sample using the ratio and the population of the second cell type. determining a population of the second cell type in a first volume of the sample by flowing the first volume through a hematology cell counter, wherein the hematology cell counter is configured to detect a change in electrical impedance in response to a second type cell flowing through the hematological cell counter or to detect an obstruction of a light path in response to a second type cell flowing through the hematological cell counter; acquiring images of a first number of the first type cells and a second number of the second cell types by injecting a second volume of the sample into a sheath fluid flowing within a flowcell (22, 420) so as to provide a sample stream (32, 428) having a thickness and a width greater than the thickness, the acquired images being acquired along an image path traversing the thickness of the sample stream (32, 428); determining a ratio of the first number of the first cell type to the second number of the second cell types using the acquired images; and calculating a cell quantity measure of the first cell type in the sample using the ratio and the population of the second cell type.
A polypropylene composition comprising a co-grafted blend of at least one impact polypropylene copolymer (impact co-PP) and at least one random polypropylene copolymer (random co-PP), wherein the impact co-PP and the random co-PP are co-grafted with a grafting monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids and derivatives of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids; wherein the weight percentage of grafted anhydride monomer in the co-grafted blend and the melt flow rate at 230°C under a 2.16 kg load of the co-grafted blend are related by the equation (G/M)*100 ≤0.5.
An isolated peptide for use in the treatment and/or the prevention of infection in a subject, wherein the peptide consists of any one of: RIVPA SEQ ID NO: 5, RIVPA* SEQ ID NO: 7, wherein A* is a D amino acid of Alanine RIVPA OH SEQ ID NO: 10, wherein A OH is the free acid, RIVPK SEQ ID NO: 14, RIVPG SEQ ID NO: 22, RIVPS SEQ ID NO: 23, RIVPL SEQ ID NO: 24, RlxVPA SEQ ID NO: 33, wherein Ix is N-methylated I, RIVPAx SEQ IDNO: 34, wherein Ax is N-methylated A, and RIVPF SEQ ID NO: 35, or a pharmaceutical salt, ester or amide thereof, wherein P is proline or a proline analogue in which the ring size of the proline residue is changed from 5 members to 4, 6, or 7 members. RIVPA SEQ ID NO: 5, RIVPA* SEQ ID NO: 7, wherein A* is a D amino acid of Alanine RIVPA OH SEQ ID NO: 10, wherein A OH is the free acid, RIVPK SEQ ID NO: 14, RIVPG SEQ ID NO: 22, RIVPS SEQ ID NO: 23, RIVPL SEQ ID NO: 24, RlxVPA SEQ ID NO: 33, wherein Ix is N-methylated I, RIVPAx SEQ IDNO: 34, wherein Ax is N-methylated A, and RIVPF SEQ ID NO: 35, or a pharmaceutical salt, ester or amide thereof, wherein P is proline or a proline analogue in which the ring size of the proline residue is changed from 5 members to 4, 6, or 7 members.