mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Endodontic instrument, in particular for reaming a root canal of a tooth of a patient, said instrument having a working portion which terminates in an end zone with a free end in the shape of a tip, said end zone having a dual function of guiding and cutting, in which said end zone has, on the one hand, a conical guiding sector terminating in a tip, this sector having an apical angle of between 10° and 60°, and, on the other hand, an angular cutting sector (14, 44, 64) adjacent to said conical guiding sector, characterized in that this angular cutting sector (14, 44, 64) has at least one cutting edge forming an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the instrument, over a part of said angular cutting sector (14, 44, 64), said angular cutting sector (14, 44, 64) being intermediate between the conical guiding sector and the working portion and forming an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the instrument, over a part of said angular cutting sector (14, 44, 64), towards the working portion of the instrument, this angular cutting sector (14, 44, 64) having a cross section progressively increasing from the base of the conical guiding sector, over a part of its length, in the direction of the working portion of the instrument.
A device comprising: an outer sheath; a stent disposed within the outer sheath, the stent having a lumen, a distal end and a proximal end; and a stent-engaging element positioned at least partially within the lumen of the stent and capable of moving distally and proximally; where the device is configured to distally drive the stent at least partially out of the outer sheath through at least two periods of engagement of the stent by the stent-engaging element that are separated by a period of non-engagement that does not drive the stent distally, characterised in that an inner element is positioned at least partially within the lumen of the stent, the inner element being configured to accept a guide wire and the stent-engaging element being capable of moving distally and proximally while the inner element is stationary. an outer sheath; a stent disposed within the outer sheath, the stent having a lumen, a distal end and a proximal end; and a stent-engaging element positioned at least partially within the lumen of the stent and capable of moving distally and proximally; where the device is configured to distally drive the stent at least partially out of the outer sheath through at least two periods of engagement of the stent by the stent-engaging element that are separated by a period of non-engagement that does not drive the stent distally, characterised in that an inner element is positioned at least partially within the lumen of the stent, the inner element being configured to accept a guide wire and the stent-engaging element being capable of moving distally and proximally while the inner element is stationary.
Process for producing modified composite particles by A) mixing one or more fine inorganic solids and one or more organic polymers in a solvent or a mixture of a plurality of solvents, with fixing of fine inorganic solids onto organic polymers and hence formation of composite particles, and where the organic polymers are based on a) 0.01 to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of all monomers used in the polymerization for preparation of the organic polymers, of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers having one or more further functional groups selected from the group comprising carboxylic acid groups or derivatives thereof, silane groups, sulfo groups, sulfate groups, phosphate groups, phosphonate groups, isocyanate groups, amine groups, quaternized amine groups, hydrazine groups, epoxy groups, ether groups, hydroxyl groups or CO groups, and b) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than the monomers a), characterized in that subsequently B) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers are polymerized in the presence of the composite particles from step A). A) mixing one or more fine inorganic solids and one or more organic polymers in a solvent or a mixture of a plurality of solvents, with fixing of fine inorganic solids onto organic polymers and hence formation of composite particles, and where the organic polymers are based on a) 0.01 to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of all monomers used in the polymerization for preparation of the organic polymers, of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers having one or more further functional groups selected from the group comprising carboxylic acid groups or derivatives thereof, silane groups, sulfo groups, sulfate groups, phosphate groups, phosphonate groups, isocyanate groups, amine groups, quaternized amine groups, hydrazine groups, epoxy groups, ether groups, hydroxyl groups or CO groups, and b) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than the monomers a), characterized in that subsequently a) 0.01 to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of all monomers used in the polymerization for preparation of the organic polymers, of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers having one or more further functional groups selected from the group comprising carboxylic acid groups or derivatives thereof, silane groups, sulfo groups, sulfate groups, phosphate groups, phosphonate groups, isocyanate groups, amine groups, quaternized amine groups, hydrazine groups, epoxy groups, ether groups, hydroxyl groups or CO groups, and b) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers other than the monomers a), characterized in that subsequently B) one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers are polymerized in the presence of the composite particles from step A).
A method for creating a layup of reinforcing fibers, the method comprising: mounting a face sheet (140, 240, 500) to a spindle (120, 550) of a mandrel tool support, the face sheet having a layup surface for the reinforcing fibers; and counterbalancing the mounted face sheet for stiffness and center of balance. mounting a face sheet (140, 240, 500) to a spindle (120, 550) of a mandrel tool support, the face sheet having a layup surface for the reinforcing fibers; and counterbalancing the mounted face sheet for stiffness and center of balance.
A straddled vehicle, comprising: a seat; a storage box disposed under the seat; and an opening/closing mechanism movably supporting the seat between a closed position where the storage box is closed and a fully-opened position where the storage box is opened, the opening/closing mechanism including a tension coil spring (61, 71), characterised in that the tension coil spring (61, 71) is configured to assist a driver in opening the seat, the tension coil spring (61, 71) including a coil portion (63, 73); and an elastic member (62, 72) located on an outer periphery of the coil portion (63, 73), the tension coil spring (61, 71) being disposed so as to contract as the seat moves toward the fully-opened position, the outer periphery of the coil portion (63, 73) and an inner periphery of the elastic member (62, 72) being disposed so as to come into contact with each other at least before the seat reaches the fully-opened position. a seat; a storage box disposed under the seat; and an opening/closing mechanism movably supporting the seat between a closed position where the storage box is closed and a fully-opened position where the storage box is opened, the opening/closing mechanism including a tension coil spring (61, 71), characterised in that the tension coil spring (61, 71) is configured to assist a driver in opening the seat, the tension coil spring (61, 71) including a coil portion (63, 73); and an elastic member (62, 72) located on an outer periphery of the coil portion (63, 73), a tension coil spring (61, 71), characterised in that the tension coil spring (61, 71) is configured to assist a driver in opening the seat, the tension coil spring (61, 71) including a coil portion (63, 73); and an elastic member (62, 72) located on an outer periphery of the coil portion (63, 73), the tension coil spring (61, 71) being disposed so as to contract as the seat moves toward the fully-opened position, the outer periphery of the coil portion (63, 73) and an inner periphery of the elastic member (62, 72) being disposed so as to come into contact with each other at least before the seat reaches the fully-opened position.
A shielded biologic therapeutic comprising a biologic therapeutic which is covalently and cleavably bound to a plurality of nanoparticles, each nanoparticle having a plurality of polymer chains bound thereto, wherein the biologic therapeutic is covalently bound to each nanoparticle via a polymer chain, each polymer chain comprising one or more cleavable moieties.
A line connector for electrical lines having - holding elements arranged in connection regions of the line connector, by means of which the electrical lines can be introduced into the line connector, wherein each holding element has one or more receptacles shaped as recesses for lines on a circumferential edge, wherein the conductors of the lines introduced into the line connector can be electrically connected in a connection region located between the connection regions, - a first electrically conductive enclosure, which encloses the holding elements and the connection region located therebetween, and which is in electrically conductive contact at least in the region of the holding elements with an electrically conductive element of the electrical lines, and - one or more clamping elements, which exert a force on the first electrically conductive enclosure at least in the region of the holding element, which force presses the first electrically conductive enclosure against the electrically conductive elements of the electrical lines received in the receptacles of the holding elements. - holding elements arranged in connection regions of the line connector, by means of which the electrical lines can be introduced into the line connector, wherein each holding element has one or more receptacles shaped as recesses for lines on a circumferential edge, wherein the conductors of the lines introduced into the line connector can be electrically connected in a connection region located between the connection regions, - a first electrically conductive enclosure, which encloses the holding elements and the connection region located therebetween, and which is in electrically conductive contact at least in the region of the holding elements with an electrically conductive element of the electrical lines, and - one or more clamping elements, which exert a force on the first electrically conductive enclosure at least in the region of the holding element, which force presses the first electrically conductive enclosure against the electrically conductive elements of the electrical lines received in the receptacles of the holding elements.
Method for diagnosing heart failure by determining an expression profile of a set of miRNAs comprising at least hsa-miR-423-5p from a plasma sample of a subject, wherein said plasma sample is a platelet-poor plasma sample that is free of or substantially free of blood cells or platelets, and wherein the preparation of the platelet-poor-plasma sample comprises the steps of: (i) centrifugation of a whole blood sample resulting in the separation of a red blood cell fraction, buffy coat and a platelet-rich plasma sample, and (ii) centrifugation of the platelet-rich plasma sample obtained in step (i) resulting in the separation of a pellet and a platelet-poor plasma sample, wherein the centrifugation in step (ii) is carried out with higher centrifugation speed as the centrifugation in step (i). (i) centrifugation of a whole blood sample resulting in the separation of a red blood cell fraction, buffy coat and a platelet-rich plasma sample, and (ii) centrifugation of the platelet-rich plasma sample obtained in step (i) resulting in the separation of a pellet and a platelet-poor plasma sample,
A diagnosis method for a dialysis fluid preparation apparatus that comprises: a water feed passage to feed purified water; an A fluid passage to feed an A fluid containing sodium chloride as a principal ingredient, the A fluid passage being connected with the water feed passage; a B fluid passage to feed a B fluid composed of a sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, the B fluid passage being connected with the water feed passage; and concentration measurement means provided with a detection unit downstream of connecting positions of the A fluid passage and the B fluid passage on the water feed passage, the dialysis fluid preparation apparatus mixing the purified water, the A fluid and the B fluid in predetermined proportions respectively to prepare a dialysis fluid, and measuring a concentration of the prepared dialysis fluid by the concentration measurement means, wherein the diagnosis method for the dialysis fluid preparation apparatus, before preparing the dialysis fluid, feeds the B fluid from the B fluid passage to the water feed passage so as to flow only the B fluid to the water feed passage, and diagnoses accuracy of the concentration measurement means by measuring an electric conductivity of the B fluid by the concentration measurement means and then comparing the measured electric conductivity of the B fluid with a previously set value.
An ice protection system for an aircraft, the system comprising: a skin of the aircraft, the skin having an outer surface exposed to a flow of ambient air during operation of the aircraft, and an opposite inner surface; a structural member of the aircraft, having a surface that is more reflective of infrared radiation than the inner surface of the skin; an infrared lamp configured to emit infrared radiation toward the inner surface of the skin; and an electric power source operatively connected to the infrared lamp; characterised in that the infrared lamp is configured to emit infrared radiation toward the surface of the structural member and wherein the structural member is configured to reflect some of the infrared radiation towards the inner surface of the skin. a skin of the aircraft, the skin having an outer surface exposed to a flow of ambient air during operation of the aircraft, and an opposite inner surface; a structural member of the aircraft, having a surface that is more reflective of infrared radiation than the inner surface of the skin; an infrared lamp configured to emit infrared radiation toward the inner surface of the skin; and an electric power source operatively connected to the infrared lamp; characterised in that the infrared lamp is configured to emit infrared radiation toward the surface of the structural member and wherein the structural member is configured to reflect some of the infrared radiation towards the inner surface of the skin.
A rotor blade or guide vane airfoil for a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal axis and a source of cooling fluid, the airfoil having a pressure wall, a suction wall, a leading edge, a trailing edge and at least one cooling fluid flow passage, wherein the cooling fluid flow passage is in fluid communication with the source of cooling fluid and providing means for directing cooling fluid at least to the trailing edge, wherein the cooling fluid flow passage including: one or more axially extending walls, each of the walls extending laterally between the pressure wall and suction wall (110, 111), one or more of walls being spaced within the cooling fluid flow path such that adjacent pairs of walls define a channel between the pressure wall and suction wall, the spacing between the adjacent walls comprising in flow direction of the cooling fluid a structure of regularly or irregularly disposed pins and ribs, wherein the pins holistic or approximately cover the axial height of the fluid flow passage, the ribs have a deeper level with respect to the pins, and the ribs establish a bridge-like connection between each of adjacent pins, characterized in that the ribs have a square or rectangular or trapezoidal cross-section, and the cross section of the ribs has a leading face with respect to the flow direction of the cooling fluid comprising an inclined or tapered surface.
An electric wire comprising: a flat stranded conductor having a flat shape in cross sectional view and configured by a plurality of conductive wires each having a wire diameter of 1.00 mm or less and which are stranded to each other; and a flat covering portion that is an insulator and covers the flat stranded conductor, wherein the uniform elongation is an elongation of the flat covering portion when a round electric wire portion is pressed such that a height of the round electric wire portion becomes about 50%, and the round electric wire includes a round stranded conductor having a round shape in cross sectional view and configured by a plurality of conductive wires each having a wire diameter of 1.00 mm or less and which are stranded to each other, and a round covering portion that is an insulator and covers the round stranded conductor; wherein the round covering portion is formed continuously with the flat covering portion, the plurality of conductive wires of the round stranded conductor are formed continuously by the same wires as the plurality of conductive wires of the flat stranded conductor, characterized in that the flat covering portion is made of soft polyvinyl chloride having a uniform elongation of 43.5% or more and a thickness of the flat covering portion is set to 36.4% or more of a thickness of the round covering portion. a flat stranded conductor having a flat shape in cross sectional view and configured by a plurality of conductive wires each having a wire diameter of 1.00 mm or less and which are stranded to each other; and a flat covering portion that is an insulator and covers the flat stranded conductor, wherein the uniform elongation is an elongation of the flat covering portion when a round electric wire portion is pressed such that a height of the round electric wire portion becomes about 50%, and the round electric wire includes a round stranded conductor having a round shape in cross sectional view and configured by a plurality of conductive wires each having a wire diameter of 1.00 mm or less and which are stranded to each other, and a round covering portion that is an insulator and covers the round stranded conductor; wherein the round covering portion is formed continuously with the flat covering portion, the plurality of conductive wires of the round stranded conductor are formed continuously by the same wires as the plurality of conductive wires of the flat stranded conductor, characterized in that the flat covering portion is made of soft polyvinyl chloride having a uniform elongation of 43.5% or more and a thickness of the flat covering portion is set to 36.4% or more of a thickness of the round covering portion.
Method for enabling a secure data exchange between a number of nodes of a network of nodes, wherein each node has a sealing module, wherein - a master node generates a secret and distributes the secret to a plurality of secret holders, whereby each secret holder is in possession of a partial secret, - the sealing module of each node is provided with at least two partial secrets from at least two secret holders, - a cryptographic key pair is automatically generated in each node by using the respective partial secrets provided and by using a key generation algorithm, wherein the partial secrets provided to the nodes and the key generation algorithm are selected such that identical cryptographic key pairs are automatically generated in each node, wherein the sealing module of each node reconstructs the secret from the partial secrets, wherein the secret reconstructed in the node is used in each node for generating the cryptographic key pair, and wherein the same key generation algorithm is used in each node for generating the cryptographic key pair, the cryptographic key pair is generated in a secure storage region of the node and the cryptographic key pair is stored exclusively in the secure storage region and data is encrypted and/or decrypted exclusively in the secure storage region of the node, and the secure storage region is designed such that it exclusively contains volatile storage media and in the event of unauthorized access to the secure storage region, the cryptographic key pair is deleted. - a master node generates a secret and distributes the secret to a plurality of secret holders, whereby each secret holder is in possession of a partial secret, - the sealing module of each node is provided with at least two partial secrets from at least two secret holders, - a cryptographic key pair is automatically generated in each node by using the respective partial secrets provided and by using a key generation algorithm, wherein the partial secrets provided to the nodes and the key generation algorithm are selected such that identical cryptographic key pairs are automatically generated in each node, wherein the sealing module of each node reconstructs the secret from the partial secrets, wherein the secret reconstructed in the node is used in each node for generating the cryptographic key pair, and wherein the same key generation algorithm is used in each node for generating the cryptographic key pair, the cryptographic key pair is generated in a secure storage region of the node and the cryptographic key pair is stored exclusively in the secure storage region and data is encrypted and/or decrypted exclusively in the secure storage region of the node, and the secure storage region is designed such that it exclusively contains volatile storage media and in the event of unauthorized access to the secure storage region, the cryptographic key pair is deleted.