mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A medical device system for insertion into a patient's anatomy, the medical device system comprising: an introducer tube defining a lumen therein, the introducer tube defining an opening at a distal end of the introducer tube; a medical device (214; 314) disposed within the lumen of the introducer tube in a first position, the medical device (214; 314) being movable within the introducer tube between the first position and a second position, wherein in the second position, the medical device extends at least partially beyond the distal end of the introducer tube, the medical device (214; 314) defining at least one echogenic feature (248; 354) thereon for allowing visualization of the medical device (214; 314) when the medical device (214; 314) is inserted into the patient's anatomy in the second position; the medical device (214; 314) being a coil; characterized in that: the coil defines a plurality of helical turns, the at least one echogenic feature comprising an open continuous channel formed along each helical turn of the plurality of helical turns or the at least one echogenic feature comprising a pointed edge along the coil, the pointed edge having two sides (358, 360) that intersect each other at an obtuse angle (α). an introducer tube defining a lumen therein, the introducer tube defining an opening at a distal end of the introducer tube; a medical device (214; 314) disposed within the lumen of the introducer tube in a first position, the medical device (214; 314) being movable within the introducer tube between the first position and a second position, wherein in the second position, the medical device extends at least partially beyond the distal end of the introducer tube, the medical device (214; 314) defining at least one echogenic feature (248; 354) thereon for allowing visualization of the medical device (214; 314) when the medical device (214; 314) is inserted into the patient's anatomy in the second position; the medical device (214; 314) being a coil; characterized in that: the coil defines a plurality of helical turns, the at least one echogenic feature comprising an open continuous channel formed along each helical turn of the plurality of helical turns or the at least one echogenic feature comprising a pointed edge along the coil, the pointed edge having two sides (358, 360) that intersect each other at an obtuse angle (α). the coil defines a plurality of helical turns, the at least one echogenic feature comprising an open continuous channel formed along each helical turn of the plurality of helical turns or the at least one echogenic feature comprising a pointed edge along the coil, the pointed edge having two sides (358, 360) that intersect each other at an obtuse angle (α).
A processor-implemented method comprising: processing an image captured in a vehicle by a mobile device to identify a seat belt in the image; determining a slope of the seat belt relative to a horizon, wherein the horizon is determined using information pertaining to a position and an orientation of the mobile device relative to a frame of reference at a time when the image was captured; determining a speed of the mobile device; and disabling at least one text application on the mobile device based, at least in part, on the slope of the seat belt and the speed of the mobile device. processing an image captured in a vehicle by a mobile device to identify a seat belt in the image; determining a slope of the seat belt relative to a horizon, wherein the horizon is determined using information pertaining to a position and an orientation of the mobile device relative to a frame of reference at a time when the image was captured; determining a speed of the mobile device; and disabling at least one text application on the mobile device based, at least in part, on the slope of the seat belt and the speed of the mobile device.
Heat treatment system for an electric or hybrid vehicle, wherein at least one device for the heat treatment of an interior of said vehicle has a first heat exchanger arranged on a refrigerant fluid circuit, a second heat exchanger (120, 120') is arranged on said refrigerant fluid circuit with a second motor-fan unit (121, 121') associated with the second heat exchanger (120, 120'), said heat treatment system comprising a control module configured on the one hand to detect a phase of rapid recharging of an electrical storage device of the vehicle and to detect a phase of heat treatment of the interior and on the other hand to activate the second motor-fan unit (121, 121') when a rapid recharging phase and a heat treatment phase are detected simultaneously, characterized in that the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are stacked along a longitudinal direction, the first heat exchanger 110) being arranged longitudinally downstream of the second heat exchanger with respect to a direction in which an air flow (FA, FA1, FA2) that is intended to pass through at least the second heat exchanger propagates, and the second heat exchanger having a transverse dimension greater than a transverse dimension of the first heat exchanger.
A method of fabricating a component, comprising the steps of: (a) arranging a porous preform comprising fibers in a reactor; (b) infiltrating the preform with a stoichiometric silicon carbide precursor layer, wherein the ratio of silicon to carbon is equal to one; (c) partially densifying the preform and the stoichiometric silicon carbide precursor layer by depositing a silicon carbide matrix material onto the stoichiometric precursor layer; (d) determining the ratio of silicon to carbon atoms of the matrix material via X-ray or another type of spectroscopy; (e) comparing the ratio of silicon to carbon atoms of the matrix material to the stoichiometric ratio, that is equal to one; and (f) if the ratio differs from the stoichiometric ratio, repeating steps (b) to (e) until a generally stoichiometric matrix material is obtained. (a) arranging a porous preform comprising fibers in a reactor; (b) infiltrating the preform with a stoichiometric silicon carbide precursor layer, wherein the ratio of silicon to carbon is equal to one; (c) partially densifying the preform and the stoichiometric silicon carbide precursor layer by depositing a silicon carbide matrix material onto the stoichiometric precursor layer; (d) determining the ratio of silicon to carbon atoms of the matrix material via X-ray or another type of spectroscopy; (e) comparing the ratio of silicon to carbon atoms of the matrix material to the stoichiometric ratio, that is equal to one; and (f) if the ratio differs from the stoichiometric ratio, repeating steps (b) to (e) until a generally stoichiometric matrix material is obtained.
A piercing lance for piercing pressurized gas cylinders, comprising: a body having a front piercing end, a rear end opposite the front piercing end, and a fluid passageway extending between the front piercing end and the rear end, the front piercing end including a tapered portion having an opening at a distal end of the tapered portion and a longitudinal axis, the tapered portion having a first surface partially defining the opening at the distal end that is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second surface that is arranged in a plane transverse and not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, characterized in that the second surface partially defines the opening at the distal end, and in that a line extending along an area where the first and second surfaces (258, 259) meet passes through the opening. a body having a front piercing end, a rear end opposite the front piercing end, and a fluid passageway extending between the front piercing end and the rear end, the front piercing end including a tapered portion having an opening at a distal end of the tapered portion and a longitudinal axis, the tapered portion having a first surface partially defining the opening at the distal end that is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second surface that is arranged in a plane transverse and not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, characterized in that the second surface partially defines the opening at the distal end, and in that a line extending along an area where the first and second surfaces (258, 259) meet passes through the opening.
A reel arrangement with a main reel and a secondary reel on a common reel axis and with a cable to be wound up, wherein the cable runs from a stationary first cable end via a cable loop to the secondary reel in order to be wound up and unwound there, wherein the cable is then guided to the main reel and is fastened to the main reel and/or the secondary reel, the secondary reel has a smaller winding diameter than the main reel, wherein the cable loop is under the influence of a gravity-induced tensioning force directed against the winding direction of the secondary reel, characterized in that, to generate the tensioning force, a weight body is connected to the cable loop so as to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the cable, wherein the secondary reel is spirally wound and the main reel is cylindrically wound, wherein the tensioning force pulls on the cable loop in such a way that the cable is always properly spirally wound.
A method for a provisioning of a cosmetic composition comprising the steps of: a.) providing sub-ripe coffee cherries, each sub-ripe coffee cherry having at least 5% green color and surface defects cover less than 5% of a surface area of the sub-ripe coffee cherry; b.) quick drying the sub-ripe coffee cherries within 1 - 12 h after the harvest in an air dryer at 66 °C - 71 °C (150-160 °F) for 16 - 18 hours to a constant weight, wherein the constant weight is present when a weight of the sub-ripe coffee cherries at two consecutive one-hour intervals differs less than 1 g, such that a residual water content is between 6 - 12% and such that the quick dried sub-ripe coffee cherries comprise a mycotoxin level less than 20 ppb for total aflatoxins, less than 10 ppb for total ochratoxins, and less than 5 ppm for total fumonisins; c.) extracting from at least two of a bean, a pulp, a mucilage and a hull of the quick dried sub-ripe coffee cherries an aqueous extract and/or an alcoholic extract, d.) providing the cosmetic composition comprising the aqueous extract and/or the alcoholic extract, wherein the cosmetic composition is formulated as one of a shampoo, a lotion, a cream, a balm, and an ointment. a.) providing sub-ripe coffee cherries, each sub-ripe coffee cherry having at least 5% green color and surface defects cover less than 5% of a surface area of the sub-ripe coffee cherry; b.) quick drying the sub-ripe coffee cherries within 1 - 12 h after the harvest in an air dryer at 66 °C - 71 °C (150-160 °F) for 16 - 18 hours to a constant weight, wherein the constant weight is present when a weight of the sub-ripe coffee cherries at two consecutive one-hour intervals differs less than 1 g, such that a residual water content is between 6 - 12% and such that the quick dried sub-ripe coffee cherries comprise a mycotoxin level less than 20 ppb for total aflatoxins, less than 10 ppb for total ochratoxins, and less than 5 ppm for total fumonisins; c.) extracting from at least two of a bean, a pulp, a mucilage and a hull of the quick dried sub-ripe coffee cherries an aqueous extract and/or an alcoholic extract, d.) providing the cosmetic composition comprising the aqueous extract and/or the alcoholic extract, wherein the cosmetic composition is formulated as one of a shampoo, a lotion, a cream, a balm, and an ointment.
An anal device having a stem portion composed of a first material, the anal device is characterized in that it comprises: (a) a cap portion attached to a distal end of said stem portion, said cap portion being for resting against a bottom neck region of a rectum when said stem portion is positioned within an anal canal; and being characterised by (b) a second material for stiffening said stem portion to allow insertion thereof into said anal canal, said second material being stiff under room temperature and soft at body temperature such that said insertion of said anal device into said anal canal leads to a decrease in said stiffness of said stem portion. (a) a cap portion attached to a distal end of said stem portion, said cap portion being for resting against a bottom neck region of a rectum when said stem portion is positioned within an anal canal; and being characterised by (b) a second material for stiffening said stem portion to allow insertion thereof into said anal canal, said second material being stiff under room temperature and soft at body temperature such that said insertion of said anal device into said anal canal leads to a decrease in said stiffness of said stem portion.
A dry powder composition suitable for delivery to a subject's lungs by a dry powder inhaler, the composition comprising dry particles that comprise acetylsalicylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, in which: - the dry particles have a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) within a range of about 0.5 μm to 5 μm, and have a MMAD size distribution such that said dry particles have a DV90 less than 6 μm, a DV50 less than 3 μm, and a DV10 less than 1 μm, - the acetylsalicylic acid, or salt thereof, is in an amount of 50% (w/w) or more of the composition, - the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient comprises one or more phospholipids in an amount ranging from 0.1 % (w/w) to 10% (w/w) of the composition, - the dry powder composition is free of anti-aggregation excipient, - the dry powder composition further comprises clopidogrel, and - the acetylsalicylic acid is present in a dose ranging from 5 mg to 40 mg. - the dry particles have a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) within a range of about 0.5 μm to 5 μm, and have a MMAD size distribution such that said dry particles have a DV90 less than 6 μm, a DV50 less than 3 μm, and a DV10 less than 1 μm, - the acetylsalicylic acid, or salt thereof, is in an amount of 50% (w/w) or more of the composition, - the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient comprises one or more phospholipids in an amount ranging from 0.1 % (w/w) to 10% (w/w) of the composition, - the dry powder composition is free of anti-aggregation excipient, - the dry powder composition further comprises clopidogrel, and - the acetylsalicylic acid is present in a dose ranging from 5 mg to 40 mg.
Method for managing an electrical energy generation facility comprising: - an electrical energy generation device, - an electrical energy storage device adapted for storing electrical energy generated by the electrical energy generation device and for outputting electrical energy to equipment connected to said facility, - a control module configured for controlling the charging and discharging of the storage device, the method comprising the steps of: - evaluating an electricity generation capacity (C(t)) of the generation device for a given period (t), - determining a weighted generation capacity (Cp(t)) on the basis of said evaluated electricity generation capacity (C(t)) and at least one electricity generation capacity of said generating device (C(t)) evaluated over a period prior to said given period, - determining, for a period subsequent to the given period, a discharge limit (LimDech(t+1)) of the storage device on the basis of said weighted generation capacity (Cp(t)), and - during the subsequent period (t+1), limiting the amount of electricity (E conso (t+1)) output to the connected equipment on the basis of the discharge limit (LimDech(t+1)). - an electrical energy generation device, - an electrical energy storage device adapted for storing electrical energy generated by the electrical energy generation device and for outputting electrical energy to equipment connected to said facility, - a control module configured for controlling the charging and discharging of the storage device, - evaluating an electricity generation capacity (C(t)) of the generation device for a given period (t), - determining a weighted generation capacity (Cp(t)) on the basis of said evaluated electricity generation capacity (C(t)) and at least one electricity generation capacity of said generating device (C(t)) evaluated over a period prior to said given period, - determining, for a period subsequent to the given period, a discharge limit (LimDech(t+1)) of the storage device on the basis of said weighted generation capacity (Cp(t)), and - during the subsequent period (t+1), limiting the amount of electricity (E conso (t+1)) output to the connected equipment on the basis of the discharge limit (LimDech(t+1)).
A microengineered multipole rod assembly for use as an ion guide, the assembly comprising a plurality of rods arranged circumferentially about a common axis, the rods operably having RF waveforms applied thereto; and first and second substrates coupled together to form a sandwich structure; each rod being mounted on only one of the substrates and configured so as to extend in a plane parallel with the substrate plane; characterised in that the multipole assembly comprises eight rods arranged in an octupole configuration with each substrate supporting four rods (500a, 500b), two rods on each of the first and the second substrates being supported at first and second ends by distinct mounts, each providing first and second contact surfaces defining a step configuration, the first contact surface being a tread of the step and the second contact surface being a riser of the step, the rods being seated against and secured against both the tread and the riser. a plurality of rods arranged circumferentially about a common axis, the rods operably having RF waveforms applied thereto; and first and second substrates coupled together to form a sandwich structure;
A wear ring for use in an integrated drive generator comprising: a cylindrical body defining an axis and having a single tab extending radially outwardly of an outer cylindrical surface of said cylindrical body, said tab having a radially outer point, and a ratio of a first radius to said outer cylindrical surface from the axis to a second radius extending to the radially outer point from the axis is between.90 and.95; wherein said tab extends radially outwardly beyond the first radius for a first distance, and a ratio of said first radius to said first distance is between 10 and 15, wherein said wear ring has a thickness measured parallel to the axis such that a ratio of said first radius to said thickness is between 40 and 60, and wherein said radially outer point on said tab is on a flat surface extending over a width, and a ratio of said first radius to said width is between 20 and 30. a cylindrical body defining an axis and having a single tab extending radially outwardly of an outer cylindrical surface of said cylindrical body, said tab having a radially outer point, and a ratio of a first radius to said outer cylindrical surface from the axis to a second radius extending to the radially outer point from the axis is between.90 and.95; wherein said tab extends radially outwardly beyond the first radius for a first distance, and a ratio of said first radius to said first distance is between 10 and 15, wherein said wear ring has a thickness measured parallel to the axis such that a ratio of said first radius to said thickness is between 40 and 60, and wherein said radially outer point on said tab is on a flat surface extending over a width, and a ratio of said first radius to said width is between 20 and 30.
A method of additively manufacturing, comprising: generating a thermal model driven scan map of a component that identifies an equiaxed cap region, a single crystal region, and a columnar to equiaxed transition region; initiating formation of an active melt pool in a cast single crystal baseplate of an additive manufacturing system as the starting single crystal layer; and maintaining the active melt pool of an active melt pool scan pattern with respect to the thermal model driven scan map such that a depth of the active melt pool is greater than a thickness of the columnar to equiaxed transition region. generating a thermal model driven scan map of a component that identifies an equiaxed cap region, a single crystal region, and a columnar to equiaxed transition region; initiating formation of an active melt pool in a cast single crystal baseplate of an additive manufacturing system as the starting single crystal layer; and maintaining the active melt pool of an active melt pool scan pattern with respect to the thermal model driven scan map such that a depth of the active melt pool is greater than a thickness of the columnar to equiaxed transition region.
A method for producing a concentrate of aromatic hydrocarbons from natural gas, which involves producing synthesis gas, converting same into methanol, then producing, from the methanol, in the presence of a catalyst, a concentrate of aromatic hydrocarbons and water, separating the water, air stripping hydrocarbon residues from the water, and separating-out the resultant concentrate of aromatic hydrocarbons and hydrogen-containing gas, the latter being at least partially used in the production of synthesis gas to adjust the ratio therein of H 2:CO 1.8-2.3:1, characterized in that the production of aromatic hydrocarbons from methanol in the presence of a catalyst is carried out in two consecutively-connected reactors for synthesizing aromatic hydrocarbons: in a first, low-temperature isothermal reactor for synthesizing aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons, and in a second, high-temperature adiabatic reactor for synthesizing aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons from aliphatic hydrocarbons formed in the first reactor, and the subsequent stabilization of the concentrate of aromatic hydrocarbons in a stabilization unit, and in that at least a portion of the hydrogen-containing gas from the concentrate of aromatic hydrocarbons and hydrogen-containing gas is fed to the synthesis gas production unit and is used for producing synthesis gas using autothermal reforming technology with a pre-reforming unit or non-catalytic partial oxidation using oxygen or oxygen-air mixtures as the oxidant to adjust the ratio therein according to the relationship (the MF of H 2 - the MF of CO 2) / (the MF of CO + the MF of CO 2) ≥ 2.05, where MF stands for the mole fraction of the component in the synthesis gas.