mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An orthopedic fixation device for connecting a first bone portion to a second bone portion, said device comprising: a body for linking said first bone portion to said second bone portion, said body having a plurality of holes extending therethrough; a screw insertable though at least one of said holes extending through said body, said screw comprising: a shaft having a distal end and an oppositely disposed proximal end; external helical screw threads extending along at least a first portion of said shaft; a head attached to said proximal end of said shaft; and a layer of bioresorbable material positioned surrounding a second portion of said shaft, wherein said layer of bioresorbable material is formed on the shaft by injection molding techniques; said layer of bioresorbable material having an outer surface engageable with said body to initially fix said screw at a desired angular position relatively to said body, said screw being angularly movable with respect to said body upon resorption of at least a portion of said bioresorbable layer; further comprising second external helical screw threads extending along said outer surface of said layer of bioresorbable material. a body for linking said first bone portion to said second bone portion, said body having a plurality of holes extending therethrough; a screw insertable though at least one of said holes extending through said body, said screw comprising: a shaft having a distal end and an oppositely disposed proximal end; external helical screw threads extending along at least a first portion of said shaft; a head attached to said proximal end of said shaft; and a layer of bioresorbable material positioned surrounding a second portion of said shaft, wherein said layer of bioresorbable material is formed on the shaft by injection molding techniques; said layer of bioresorbable material having an outer surface engageable with said body to initially fix said screw at a desired angular position relatively to said body, said screw being angularly movable with respect to said body upon resorption of at least a portion of said bioresorbable layer; a shaft having a distal end and an oppositely disposed proximal end; external helical screw threads extending along at least a first portion of said shaft; a head attached to said proximal end of said shaft; and a layer of bioresorbable material positioned surrounding a second portion of said shaft, wherein said layer of bioresorbable material is formed on the shaft by injection molding techniques; said layer of bioresorbable material having an outer surface engageable with said body to initially fix said screw at a desired angular position relatively to said body, said screw being angularly movable with respect to said body upon resorption of at least a portion of said bioresorbable layer;
An exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate by projecting exposure light onto the substrate through a liquid of a liquid immersion area formed on a part of a surface of the substrate, the exposure apparatus comprising: a projection optical system arranged for projecting the exposure light to a projection area; a liquid supply mechanism arranged for supplying the liquid; a liquid recovery mechanism arranged for recovering the supplied liquid at a plurality of liquid recovery positions apart from the projection area; characterised by: a trap member, which is arranged outside the liquid recovery positions of the liquid recovery mechanism with respect to the projection area and which is arranged for capturing the liquid which has not been successfully recovered by the liquid recovery mechanism. a projection optical system arranged for projecting the exposure light to a projection area; a liquid supply mechanism arranged for supplying the liquid; a liquid recovery mechanism arranged for recovering the supplied liquid at a plurality of liquid recovery positions apart from the projection area; characterised by: a trap member, which is arranged outside the liquid recovery positions of the liquid recovery mechanism with respect to the projection area and which is arranged for capturing the liquid which has not been successfully recovered by the liquid recovery mechanism. a trap member, which is arranged outside the liquid recovery positions of the liquid recovery mechanism with respect to the projection area and which is arranged for capturing the liquid which has not been successfully recovered by the liquid recovery mechanism.
A controller for a driver circuit of a solid state lighting, referred to as SSL, device, wherein the driver circuit comprises a power converter configured to transfer energy from an input of the driver circuit to the SSL device; wherein the power converter comprises a power switch; wherein the energy at the input is derived from an AC mains voltage at a mains frequency; wherein the AC mains voltage comprises a sequence of AC mains half-waves; wherein the controller is configured to determine a dim level for the SSL device; characterized in that the controller is configured to - if the dim level is at a pre-determined dim level threshold, operate the power converter continuously in a first operation mode for supplying energy to the SSL device at a first energy level, wherein operating the power converter in the first operation mode comprises controlling the power switch of the power converter to switch between an on-state and an off-state at a commutation cycle rate; and - if the dim level is below the pre-determined dim level threshold, operate the power converter in a PWM mode comprising at least one PWM pulse per AC mains half-wave of the sequence of AC mains half-waves, a width of the at least one PWM pulse depending on the dim level; wherein the controller is further configured to synchronize the PWM pulses for the sequence of AC mains half-waves with the AC mains voltage; wherein operating the power converter in the PWM mode comprises operating the power converter in the first operation mode at times of the at least one PWM pulse and operating the power converter in a second operation mode at times in-between PWM pulses; wherein in the second operation mode the power converter is operated for supplying energy to the SSL device at a second energy level; wherein the second energy level is lower than the first energy level. - if the dim level is at a pre-determined dim level threshold, operate the power converter continuously in a first operation mode for supplying energy to the SSL device at a first energy level, wherein operating the power converter in the first operation mode comprises controlling the power switch of the power converter to switch between an on-state and an off-state at a commutation cycle rate; and - if the dim level is below the pre-determined dim level threshold, operate the power converter in a PWM mode comprising at least one PWM pulse per AC mains half-wave of the sequence of AC mains half-waves, a width of the at least one PWM pulse depending on the dim level; wherein the controller is further configured to synchronize the PWM pulses for the sequence of AC mains half-waves with the AC mains voltage; wherein operating the power converter in the PWM mode comprises operating the power converter in the first operation mode at times of the at least one PWM pulse and operating the power converter in a second operation mode at times in-between PWM pulses; wherein in the second operation mode the power converter is operated for supplying energy to the SSL device at a second energy level; wherein the second energy level is lower than the first energy level.
A dose counter for use with an inhaler comprising a container for medicament equipped with a reciprocal actuation means to dispense a dose of medicament therefrom, the dose counter comprising: a counter member constructed and arranged to undergo a predetermined counting motion each time a dose is dispensed, the counting motion comprising at least a first vertical or essentially vertical movement; a count-indicating member constructed and arranged to undergo a predetermined count-indicating motion each time a dose is dispensed, the count-indicating member comprising a first region for interaction with the counter member; wherein the counter member comprises a first region for interaction with the count-indicating member, said first region of the counter member comprising at least one surface that is engaged with at least one surface of said first region of the count-indicating member; and wherein said first region of the counter member and said first region of the count-indicating member are configured and arranged, such that said count-indicating member completes its count-indicating motion in coordination with the counting motion of said counter member and characterised in that during and induced by said first movement of the counter member the count-indicating member undergoes a rotational or essentially rotational movement. a counter member constructed and arranged to undergo a predetermined counting motion each time a dose is dispensed, the counting motion comprising at least a first vertical or essentially vertical movement; a count-indicating member constructed and arranged to undergo a predetermined count-indicating motion each time a dose is dispensed, the count-indicating member comprising a first region for interaction with the counter member; wherein the counter member comprises a first region for interaction with the count-indicating member, said first region of the counter member comprising at least one surface that is engaged with at least one surface of said first region of the count-indicating member; and wherein said first region of the counter member and said first region of the count-indicating member are configured and arranged, such that said count-indicating member completes its count-indicating motion in coordination with the counting motion of said counter member and characterised in that during and induced by said first movement of the counter member the count-indicating member undergoes a rotational or essentially rotational movement.
A device for embossing substrates in an embossing compound, comprising a structured stamp for embossing the structures into the embossing compound and an embossing roller for pressing the structures of the structured stamp into the embossing compound, wherein the structured stamp can be kept under a constant local extension during the embossing of and the separation from the embossing compound, characterised in that the embossing roller comprises a driver for lifting the structured stamp after the embossing.
A metal-graphene composite product in the form of a sliding contact of an electric power application, in which graphene flakes are dispersed in a matrix of the metal, wherein the metal is Ag, Al or Cu, or a combination thereof, and wherein the graphene is present in an amount within the range of from 0.005 to 0.05 wt%.
A switching device for a hybrid drive system of a motor vehicle, having a centrally arranged shaft, a first gearwheel rotatably mounted relative to the shaft and a second gearwheel which is rotatably mounted relative to the shaft and arranged along the shaft offset with respect to the first gearwheel, wherein each gearwheel (16, 17) is associated with a sliding sleeve (31, 32), which sliding sleeves (31, 32) are designed in such a manner that in a first displacement position they connect the shaft in a non-rotatable manner to the first gearwheel, while the second gearwheel is rotationally decoupled from the shaft, and in a second displacement position they rotationally connect the shaft both to the first gearwheel and to the second gearwheel, characterised in that the sliding sleeves (31, 32) in a third displacement position rotationally connect the two gearwheels (16, 17) to each other, while the shaft is rotationally decoupled from the two gearwheels (16, 17), and in a fourth displacement position they rotationally decouple the two gearwheels (16, 17) from each other and the shaft from the two gearwheels (16, 17).
A monoclonal antibody (mAb) or fragment thereof that reacts specifically with an epitope present in amino acid residues 1-29 (SEQ ID NO:7) of the extracellular domain of the human GnRH receptor, and that binds to the GnRH receptor with a dissociation constant (K D) of less than or equal to 10 -8 M, and that competes with GnRH for binding to the receptor, and wherein: a) the CDR1 region of the heavy chain is RYSVH (SEQ ID NO: 1); and b) the CDR2 region of the heavy chain is MIWGGGSTDYNSALKS (SEQ ID NO:2); and c) the CDR3 region of the heavy chain is GNDGYYSFAY (SEQ ID NO:3). a) the CDR1 region of the heavy chain is RYSVH (SEQ ID NO: 1); and b) the CDR2 region of the heavy chain is MIWGGGSTDYNSALKS (SEQ ID NO:2); and c) the CDR3 region of the heavy chain is GNDGYYSFAY (SEQ ID NO:3).
Energy storage apparatus for a photovoltaic installation, having at least one first energy store, which has a first cycle stability, having at least one second energy store, which has a second cycle stability, wherein the first cycle stability is greater than the second cycle stability, having a control device, which is designed to discharge the first energy store in a first operating mode and to discharge the second energy store in a second operating mode, wherein the control device has a first separate terminal for the first energy store and a second separate terminal for the second energy store, characterized in that the control device is directly coupled to electrical loads, which consume electrical energy, and the control device is additionally coupled to the photovoltaic installation, which generates electric current from solar energy.
A sound absorbing material, comprising: a protective layer; a first substrate layer having a communication hole; and a second substrate layer having a communication hole, in this order, wherein a flexibility-toughness value of the protective layer, which is represented by Formula described below, is 1 to 75 [MPa/μm]. Flexibility-Toughness Value = (Tensile Modulus [MPa] of Protective Layer at 25°C × Shore A Hardness of Protective Layer)/Protective Layer Thickness [μm], wherein the Tensile Modulus and the Shore A Hardness are measured according to the description. a protective layer; a first substrate layer having a communication hole; and a second substrate layer having a communication hole, in this order, wherein a flexibility-toughness value of the protective layer, which is represented by Formula described below, is 1 to 75 [MPa/μm]. Flexibility-Toughness Value = (Tensile Modulus [MPa] of Protective Layer at 25°C × Shore A Hardness of Protective Layer)/Protective Layer Thickness [μm], wherein the Tensile Modulus and the Shore A Hardness are measured according to the description.
A cutter head for skiving of gears, said cutter head being rotatable about an axis of rotation and comprising: a front face and a back face, a peripheral surface located between said front face and said back face, said peripheral surface comprising a plurality of cutting blade mounting and positioning slots arranged therein and extending in a longitudinal direction inward toward said cutter head axis, characterised in that each of said mounting and position slots includes seating surfaces defining a generally V-shape which open-up in a direction toward said front face. a front face and a back face, a peripheral surface located between said front face and said back face, said peripheral surface comprising a plurality of cutting blade mounting and positioning slots arranged therein and extending in a longitudinal direction inward toward said cutter head axis, characterised in that each of said mounting and position slots includes seating surfaces defining a generally V-shape which open-up in a direction toward said front face.
A method of communication comprising: assigning Golay codes to be used for spreading; spreading data with the assigned Golay codes to produce a signal, wherein the assigned Golay codes are randomly used to spread the data, thereby randomizing the location of the sidelobes of the aperiodic autocorrelation; and transmitting the signal. assigning Golay codes to be used for spreading; spreading data with the assigned Golay codes to produce a signal, wherein the assigned Golay codes are randomly used to spread the data, thereby randomizing the location of the sidelobes of the aperiodic autocorrelation; and transmitting the signal.
Equipment for a surgical procedure on the hand of a patient, comprising a bracket comprising a pole, a foot of the pole which is parallel to and offset with respect to the axis of the pole and connected thereto via a crank arm, a means for attaching said pole foot to a fixed support (3, 16) for a member of a patient on whom surgery is to be carried out, in which means the pole can take at least two positions which are symmetrical with respect to the axis of the foot of the bracket, and an upper cross member contained in the plane defined by the pole and the foot and comprising at least a portion which overhangs the crank arm, the equipment being characterized in that it comprises a hoop and in that the portion of the cross member of the bracket which overhangs the crank arm carries an attachment means which attaches the hoop, said hoop extending from said cross member to bear on the support (3, 16) in a manner such that its projection over the support is substantially in the axis of the member, said hoop constituting an adjustable means for anchoring a device for placing the member of the patient in traction.
A mesh grid protection system, comprising: a plurality of grid lines forming a mesh grid proximate to operational logic; and tamper-detection logic coupled to the plurality of grid lines and configured to toggle a polarity of a signal on at least one grid line at each clock cycle or wherein at least two adjacent grid lines in the plurality of grid lines have a different polarity signal at each clock cycle and to detect attempts to access the operational logic by comparing a reference signal driving a first end of a grid line to a signal at the opposite end of the grid line; the tamper-detection logic further comprising a plurality of XOR gates configured to detect an open or a short line by comparing the reference signal driving the first end of the grid line to the signal at the opposite end of the grid line; an open_check signal adapted to couple inputs of the plurality of XOR gates to ground if a corresponding one of the plurality of grid lines is cut open to generate a separate definitive fault_open signal. a plurality of grid lines forming a mesh grid proximate to operational logic; and tamper-detection logic coupled to the plurality of grid lines and configured to toggle a polarity of a signal on at least one grid line at each clock cycle or wherein at least two adjacent grid lines in the plurality of grid lines have a different polarity signal at each clock cycle and to detect attempts to access the operational logic by comparing a reference signal driving a first end of a grid line to a signal at the opposite end of the grid line; the tamper-detection logic further comprising a plurality of XOR gates configured to detect an open or a short line by comparing the reference signal driving the first end of the grid line to the signal at the opposite end of the grid line; an open_check signal adapted to couple inputs of the plurality of XOR gates to ground if a corresponding one of the plurality of grid lines is cut open to generate a separate definitive fault_open signal.
Water-transporting household device, in particular laundry treatment device, with a warm and/or dry air unit, which serves to generate a flow of warm and/or dry air, a container and a feed-in apparatus, which is at least indirectly connected to the container, wherein the warm and/or dry air unit is at least indirectly connected to the feed-in apparatus and wherein at least one part of the flow of warm and/or dry air which can be generated by the warm and/or dry air unit can be fed by way of a line (16, 20), connected to the feed-in apparatus, to the feed-in apparatus, wherein the feed-in apparatus is connected to an exhaust air duct, through which the flow of warm and/or dry air routed through the feed-in apparatus can be discharged, wherein the line is provided as a connecting line, and wherein at least one part of the flow of warm and/or dry air which can be generated by the warm and/or dry air unit can be introduced into the container, characterised in that the warm and/or dry air unit is connected by way of the connecting line to the feed-in apparatus, wherein the warm and/or dry air unit is connected to the container and wherein at least one other part of the flow of warm and/or dry air which can be generated by the warm and/or dry air unit can be introduced by way of the connecting line into the feed-in apparatus.
A compound of the formula I wherein R 1 is a halogen; R 2, R 4 are independently selected from a group consisting of C 1 -C 6 alkyl, H, COCH 3, COH, CO-alkyl, CO-aryl; R 3 is a C 3 -C 30 alkyl; wherein "alkyl" includes norbornyl and adamantyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or solvate thereof, for use in medicine. R 1 is a halogen; R 2, R 4 are independently selected from a group consisting of C 1 -C 6 alkyl, H, COCH 3, COH, CO-alkyl, CO-aryl; R 3 is a C 3 -C 30 alkyl;
A compressor wheel comprising: a hub having a primary side and a back side; blades on the primary side of the hub; and ribs on the back side of the hub, wherein the ribs curve forward in a direction of rotation moving radially outward relative to an axis of rotation of the hub; and wherein the hub, the blades, and the ribs are integrally formed of a composite material, characterised in that the ribs have a face width that, from an intermediate radial region, widens moving radially inward and widens moving radially outward. a hub having a primary side and a back side; blades on the primary side of the hub; and ribs on the back side of the hub, wherein the ribs curve forward in a direction of rotation moving radially outward relative to an axis of rotation of the hub; and wherein the hub, the blades, and the ribs are integrally formed of a composite material,
Tyre, the tread of which comprises a rubber composition comprising at least: - as first elastomer, a diene elastomer; - as second elastomer, a thermoplastic polyurethane block copolymer having polyurethane blocks and polydiene blocks; - from 70 to 150 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; - a plasticizing system comprising: - according to a content A of between 5 and 60 phr, a hydrocarbon resin exhibiting a Tg of greater than 20°C; - according to a content B of between 5 and 60 phr, a plasticizer which is liquid at 20°C, the Tg of which is less than -20°C; - it being understood that A+B is greater than 30 phr. - as first elastomer, a diene elastomer; - as second elastomer, a thermoplastic polyurethane block copolymer having polyurethane blocks and polydiene blocks; - from 70 to 150 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; - a plasticizing system comprising: - according to a content A of between 5 and 60 phr, a hydrocarbon resin exhibiting a Tg of greater than 20°C; - according to a content B of between 5 and 60 phr, a plasticizer which is liquid at 20°C, the Tg of which is less than -20°C; - it being understood that A+B is greater than 30 phr. - according to a content A of between 5 and 60 phr, a hydrocarbon resin exhibiting a Tg of greater than 20°C; - according to a content B of between 5 and 60 phr, a plasticizer which is liquid at 20°C, the Tg of which is less than -20°C; - it being understood that A+B is greater than 30 phr.