mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A device for creating an arteriovenous fistula, comprising: an elongate member comprising a distal tapered face; a distal member connected to the elongate member and movable relative to the elongate member, and a shaft for connecting the distal member to the elongate member, the shaft being extendable and retractable to extend and retract said distal member relative to the elongate member, wherein when the distal member is retracted, relative to the elongate member, the distal tapered face and the proximal tapered face are substantially engaged to clamp tissue therebetween; and characterised in that the distal member comprises a proximal tapered face which is substantially aligned with the distal tapered face of the elongate member and the device further comprising a heating member (20, 22) disposed on at least one of said proximal tapered face of the distal member and said distal tapered face of the elongate member; wherein said heating member is adapted to cut through said clamped tissue to create the fistula. a distal member connected to the elongate member and movable relative to the elongate member, and a shaft for connecting the distal member to the elongate member, the shaft being extendable and retractable to extend and retract said distal member relative to the elongate member, wherein when the distal member is retracted, relative to the elongate member, the distal tapered face and the proximal tapered face are substantially engaged to clamp tissue therebetween; and characterised in that the distal member comprises a proximal tapered face which is substantially aligned with the distal tapered face of the elongate member and the device further comprising a heating member (20, 22) disposed on at least one of said proximal tapered face of the distal member and said distal tapered face of the elongate member; wherein said heating member is adapted to cut through said clamped tissue to create the fistula.
A computer-implemented method for implementing multiple transaction log streams in a distributed storage system, the method comprising: receiving, by a transaction component of the distributed storage system, from a partition layer of the distributed storage system, a write request to be executed on a transaction log stream of the distributed storage system; determining two or more transaction log streams (372, 374, 376) for processing the write request, wherein the two or more transaction log streams are selected for performing a multi-write operation; executing a first write operation for the request; characterized by: upon expiration of a threshold waiting time and if the write has not been completed, executing a second write for the request; and communicating an acknowledgment to a client upon receiving acknowledgment of performance of a the transaction of the request either from the first write operation or the second write operation.
A device for forming NO-containing plasma gas flow to treat a biological object, the device comprising: an anode; a cathode; an interelectrode area between the cathode and the anode; an NO-containing gas flow outlet channel leading from the interelectrode area to a nozzle for directing and releasing the NO-containing gas flow from the device, wherein the nozzle includes a compression nut so that rotation of the nozzle advances the anode towards the cathode, the compression nut including a plurality of threads for engaging a corresponding plurality of threads formed on an outer housing of the device; and wherein the threaded connection between the compression nut and the outer housing is configured to adjust a relative position between the anode and the cathode to produce varying concentrations of NO. an anode; a cathode; an interelectrode area between the cathode and the anode; an NO-containing gas flow outlet channel leading from the interelectrode area to a nozzle for directing and releasing the NO-containing gas flow from the device, wherein the nozzle includes a compression nut so that rotation of the nozzle advances the anode towards the cathode, the compression nut including a plurality of threads for engaging a corresponding plurality of threads formed on an outer housing of the device; and wherein the threaded connection between the compression nut and the outer housing is configured to adjust a relative position between the anode and the cathode to produce varying concentrations of NO.
An aerosol-forming article comprising: an aerosol-forming substrate; and an axially adjacent, downstream filter arrangement wherein the filter arrangement comprises an upstream filter element, an intermediate filter element and a terminal filter element, wherein the upstream and terminal filter elements are independently selected from a solid filter element and a hollow bore filter element, characterised in that: the terminal filter element is a hollow bore filter element; and the intermediate filter element is a hollow bore filter element comprising cellulose acetate or polypropylene tow and having a greater bore diameter than any other hollow bore filter element in the filter arrangement. the terminal filter element is a hollow bore filter element; and the intermediate filter element is a hollow bore filter element comprising cellulose acetate or polypropylene tow and having a greater bore diameter than any other hollow bore filter element in the filter arrangement.
A method for controlling the supply of an electric starter driving the combustion engine of a vehicle, including a launcher intended to enable the engagement of a pinion of the starter in a ring gear of said combustion engine, and wherein the supply of the starter is prevented, after each supply phase, for a first predetermined period (T OFF), characterized in that the supply of the starter is inhibited for a second predetermined period (T REP) longer than said first period (T OFF), when the number (N ON) of consecutive supply phases (ON 1, ON 2, ON 3, ON 4) of the starter exceeds a predetermined value (N max), without the combustion engine having reached an autorotation speed, and in that the duration of the supply phases of the starter with a predetermined duration (T V0), in the range of a few seconds, is limited if the speed of the combustion engine remains zero during the supply phase of the starter, and in that the supply phases of the starter have a maximum duration (T ON) in the range of ten seconds.
A system, comprising: a pressure regulating valve; a water injection system configured to supply water from the pressure regulating valve to a water manifold of a turbine engine via a water conduit; wherein the water injection system comprises a self-contained unit comprising: at least one water injection pump configured to transfer water from the pressure regulating valve to the water manifold of the turbine engine; a plurality of flow meters in fluid communication with the at least one water injection pump and located downstream from the at least one water injection pump; and a stop valve in fluid communication with the flow meters and located downstream from the flow meters; and a drain valve disposed on a drain line upstream of the at least one water injection pump; and a controller configured to control the drain valve to drain at least a portion of the water from the pressure regulating valve during a start-up period of the water injection system at least until a stable water pressure is achieved downstream of the pressure regulating valve. a pressure regulating valve; a water injection system configured to supply water from the pressure regulating valve to a water manifold of a turbine engine via a water conduit; wherein the water injection system comprises a self-contained unit comprising: at least one water injection pump configured to transfer water from the pressure regulating valve to the water manifold of the turbine engine; a plurality of flow meters in fluid communication with the at least one water injection pump and located downstream from the at least one water injection pump; and a stop valve in fluid communication with the flow meters and located downstream from the flow meters; and a drain valve disposed on a drain line upstream of the at least one water injection pump; and a controller configured to control the drain valve to drain at least a portion of the water from the pressure regulating valve during a start-up period of the water injection system at least until a stable water pressure is achieved downstream of the pressure regulating valve. at least one water injection pump configured to transfer water from the pressure regulating valve to the water manifold of the turbine engine; a plurality of flow meters in fluid communication with the at least one water injection pump and located downstream from the at least one water injection pump; and a stop valve in fluid communication with the flow meters and located downstream from the flow meters; and a drain valve disposed on a drain line upstream of the at least one water injection pump; and a controller configured to control the drain valve to drain at least a portion of the water from the pressure regulating valve during a start-up period of the water injection system at least until a stable water pressure is achieved downstream of the pressure regulating valve.
An apparatus for cooking food products, the apparatus including at least one heating plate (8, 18) having a surface provided with alternate crests and troughs, said apparatus further comprising a corrugated protective plate, having a non stick face,, the apparatus further comprising a fixing system (102, 104, 106, 108) adapted to detachably fix said corrugated protective plate, to said heating plate ( 8, 18), said corrugated protective plate having a first and a second corrugated edge (76, 78) and having alternate crests and troughs extending from the first to the second corrugated edge (76, 78) and adapted to match the alternate crests and troughs of the heating plate (8, 18) when the corrugated protective plate is fixed to the heating plate (8, 18), characterized in that said fixing system (102, 104, 106, 108) comprises fixing elements (102, 104, 106, 108) adapted to exert a force on corresponding portions of the protective plate close to the first or the second corrugated edge (76, 78) so as to push the protective plate against the heating plate (8, 18).
A method for producing an alkali metal perfluoroalkanesulfinate represented by formula R f SO 2 M wherein Rf represents a C 1-4, straight-chain or branched-chain perfluoroalkyl group, and M represents lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, or cesium, wherein a perfluoroalkanesulfonyl halide represented by formula R f SO 2 X wherein Rf is defined as in formula, and X represents a fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine atom, is reacted with a sulfur-containing reducing agent that is an alkali metal salt of sulfurous acid, hydrogen sulfite, thiosulfuric acid, dithionous acid, pyrosulfurous acid, or sulfide, in the presence of water the method being characterized by that a reaction mixture liquid containing the alkali metal perfluoroalkanesulfinate, which has been obtained following the reaction, is concentrated such that a weight ratio of the alkali metal perfluoroalkanesulfinate to water becomes 1:2.5 to 1:0.1, and an inorganic salt precipitated after the concentration is separated and removed.
Retinal prosthesis comprising an internal part configured to be implanted within an eye of a subject and positioned on or adjacent the retina, wherein the internal part comprises a substrate, characterized in that the internal part further comprises a plurality of light sources arranged in an array on the substrate, wherein each of the light sources is configured to emit infrared radiation to stimulate nerve cells of the retina.
A method of authentication using a near-field signal, the method comprising: receiving, by a first device of a user having a first electronic serial number, a second electronic serial number from a second device of the user, wherein the second electronic serial number is received in a near-field signal; receiving, by the first device from a network, an authentication demand, wherein the authentication demand comprises a random number and a seed value; deriving, by the first device, an authentication key as a function of at least a portion of the first electronic serial number and at least a portion of the second electronic serial number; deriving, by the first device, a session authentication key as a function of the authentication key and the seed value; deriving, by the first device, an authentication result as a function of the session authentication key and the random number; and sending the authentication result to an authenticator device (104, 106), to use in authenticating the first device. receiving, by a first device of a user having a first electronic serial number, a second electronic serial number from a second device of the user, wherein the second electronic serial number is received in a near-field signal; receiving, by the first device from a network, an authentication demand, wherein the authentication demand comprises a random number and a seed value; deriving, by the first device, an authentication key as a function of at least a portion of the first electronic serial number and at least a portion of the second electronic serial number; deriving, by the first device, a session authentication key as a function of the authentication key and the seed value; deriving, by the first device, an authentication result as a function of the session authentication key and the random number; and sending the authentication result to an authenticator device (104, 106), to use in authenticating the first device.
Substation, comprising an outer housing enclosing an internal space, the substation containing a switchgear system, comprising at least one low voltage switchgear, wherein an inner room, where the switchgear is located in, is hermetically enclosed by an arc proof enclosure wherein the switchgear system is provided for unmanned operation and maintenance with a robotic system or manipulator, wherein the robotic system or manipulator is provided with a camera system and/or an image recognition system, wherein the inner room is locked against the outer housing by an inner, automatically operated door, and wherein the robotic system is implemented such, that the robotic system`s acting area is extended from the inner room, partly in the area outside the inner room, but inside the outer housing, where spare parts are stored in a spare parts hand over area, for maintenance characterized in that human operator presence sensors are implemented inside the internal space of the outer housing, such, that if current carrying parts inside the inner room, where the switchgear is located, are energized, locking means at the door of the inner room automatically lock that door, so that inside the inner room only the robotic system is allowed to operate. the substation containing a switchgear system, comprising at least one low voltage switchgear, wherein an inner room, where the switchgear is located in, is hermetically enclosed by an arc proof enclosure wherein the switchgear system is provided for unmanned operation and maintenance with a robotic system or manipulator, wherein the robotic system or manipulator is provided with a camera system and/or an image recognition system, wherein the inner room is locked against the outer housing by an inner, automatically operated door, and wherein the robotic system is implemented such, that the robotic system`s acting area is extended from the inner room, partly in the area outside the inner room, but inside the outer housing, where spare parts are stored in a spare parts hand over area, for maintenance characterized in that human operator presence sensors are implemented inside the internal space of the outer housing, such, that if current carrying parts inside the inner room, where the switchgear is located, are energized, locking means at the door of the inner room automatically lock that door, so that inside the inner room only the robotic system is allowed to operate.
An optoelectronic apparatus (20, 80, 100, 120), comprising: an enclosure comprising mutually-opposing first and second faces (31, 33); and a spatially multiplexed light source, comprising: an array (22, 82, 104, 124) of emitters (24, 90, 106, 126, 128) contained in the enclosure and configured to emit beams (66, 112, 130, 132) of optical radiation; projection optics contained in the enclosure and having an entrance face and an exit face and configured to receive the beams of optical radiation through the entrance face and to project the beams through the exit face; and a polarization-based spatial multiplexer, which is contained in the enclosure and positioned to intercept and direct the projected beams such that the optical radiation having a first polarization is transmitted through the first face, while the optical radiation having a second polarization, orthogonal to the first polarization, is emitted through the second face; characterized in that the apparatus comprises a controller, which is coupled to drive the spatially multiplexed light source so as to control a polarization of the optical radiation and thereby control a direction in which the optical radiation is emitted from the enclosure. an enclosure comprising mutually-opposing first and second faces (31, 33); and a spatially multiplexed light source, comprising: an array (22, 82, 104, 124) of emitters (24, 90, 106, 126, 128) contained in the enclosure and configured to emit beams (66, 112, 130, 132) of optical radiation; projection optics contained in the enclosure and having an entrance face and an exit face and configured to receive the beams of optical radiation through the entrance face and to project the beams through the exit face; and a polarization-based spatial multiplexer, which is contained in the enclosure and positioned to intercept and direct the projected beams such that the optical radiation having a first polarization is transmitted through the first face, while the optical radiation having a second polarization, orthogonal to the first polarization, is emitted through the second face; an array (22, 82, 104, 124) of emitters (24, 90, 106, 126, 128) contained in the enclosure and configured to emit beams (66, 112, 130, 132) of optical radiation; projection optics contained in the enclosure and having an entrance face and an exit face and configured to receive the beams of optical radiation through the entrance face and to project the beams through the exit face; and a polarization-based spatial multiplexer, which is contained in the enclosure and positioned to intercept and direct the projected beams such that the optical radiation having a first polarization is transmitted through the first face, while the optical radiation having a second polarization, orthogonal to the first polarization, is emitted through the second face; characterized in that the apparatus comprises a controller, which is coupled to drive the spatially multiplexed light source so as to control a polarization of the optical radiation and thereby control a direction in which the optical radiation is emitted from the enclosure.
A system comprising a set of mass spectrometry tags, wherein each tag of the set is configured to fragment under dissociation conditions in a mass spectrometer to produce at least two reporter ions comprising a primary reporter ion and a secondary reporter ion, wherein the primary reporter ion is configured to undergo one or more chemical reactions to produce the secondary reporter ion, wherein the one or more chemical reactions comprise an elimination reaction; each tag of the set comprises at least one stable heavy isotope; and the set comprises two or more tags which comprise isotopomeric reporter regions, wherein the secondary reporter ions formed from said two or more tags comprising isotopomeric reporter regions are distinguishable from each other by mass due at least in part to the positions of the stable heavy isotopes in said two or more tags. each tag of the set is configured to fragment under dissociation conditions in a mass spectrometer to produce at least two reporter ions comprising a primary reporter ion and a secondary reporter ion, wherein the primary reporter ion is configured to undergo one or more chemical reactions to produce the secondary reporter ion, wherein the one or more chemical reactions comprise an elimination reaction; each tag of the set comprises at least one stable heavy isotope; and the set comprises two or more tags which comprise isotopomeric reporter regions,
A sound producing device (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) based on the principle of electrical-thermal-sound comprising: a signal device (12, 22, 32, 42, 52); and a sound wave generator (14, 24, 34, 44, 54) electrically connected to the signal device, wherein the sound wave generator comprises a carbon nanotube structure characterised in that the carbon nanotube structure is designed to produce sound in response to receiving an electrical signal from the signal device by converting the electrical signal to heat which is propagated into the surrounding medium to produce pressure waves in the surrounding medium. a signal device (12, 22, 32, 42, 52); and a sound wave generator (14, 24, 34, 44, 54) electrically connected to the signal device,
A heat resistance improver comprising: a heat resistance improving component which has a benzotriazole skeleton having an electron attractive group and a reactive aliphatic hydroxyl group, wherein the electron attractive group is any one selected from -NO 2, -CN, -CF 3 and R 1 -OOC-, where R 1 represents an alkyl group, wherein the heat resistance improving component is a reactive hydroxyl group-containing polymer produced through polymerization of at least a compound represented by the following General Formula and hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate: where X 2 represents -NO 2, -CN, -CF 3 or an alkyloxycarbonyl group; R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, -CHO or -CH=N-R 5, where R 5 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkenyl group or an aralkyl group each of which may have a substituent; n is an integer of 1 to 8; and R 4 represents a polymerizable unsaturated hydrocarbon group. a heat resistance improving component which has a benzotriazole skeleton having an electron attractive group and a reactive aliphatic hydroxyl group, wherein the electron attractive group is any one selected from -NO 2, -CN, -CF 3 and R 1 -OOC-, where R 1 represents an alkyl group, wherein the heat resistance improving component is a reactive hydroxyl group-containing polymer produced through polymerization of at least a compound represented by the following General Formula and hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate: where X 2 represents -NO 2, -CN, -CF 3 or an alkyloxycarbonyl group; R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, -CHO or -CH=N-R 5, where R 5 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkenyl group or an aralkyl group each of which may have a substituent; n is an integer of 1 to 8; and R 4 represents a polymerizable unsaturated hydrocarbon group.