mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A material comprising a multi-block thermogelling polymer, said multi-block thermogelling polymer comprising a hydrophilic polymer block; a thermosensitive polymer block; and a hydrophobic polymer block, wherein the hydrophilic polymer block, the thermosensitive polymer block and the hydrophobic polymer block are chemically coupled together by at least a urethane/carbamate linkage, wherein the hydrophilic polymer block and the thermosensitive polymer block each comprises a poly(alkylene glycol), the poly(alkylene glycol) of the hydrophilic polymer block different from the poly(alkylene glycol) of the thermosensitive polymer block, wherein the hydrophobic polymer block comprises a polyester, and wherein the material is suitable for use as a vitreous substitute. wherein the hydrophilic polymer block, the thermosensitive polymer block and the hydrophobic polymer block are chemically coupled together by at least a urethane/carbamate linkage, wherein the hydrophilic polymer block and the thermosensitive polymer block each comprises a poly(alkylene glycol), the poly(alkylene glycol) of the hydrophilic polymer block different from the poly(alkylene glycol) of the thermosensitive polymer block, wherein the hydrophobic polymer block comprises a polyester, and wherein the material is suitable for use as a vitreous substitute.
A packaging material, comprising in the following order at least: a) a base layer; b) a heat sealing layer; and c) an adhesion preventing layer, wherein the heat sealing layer contains filler particles and has a dense region where the filler particles are densely present and a sparse region where the filler particles are sparsely distributed, each of the dense region and the sparse region has a substantially belt-like planar shape, and the dense region and the sparse region are alternately and consecutively arranged such that the entire heat sealing layer has a striped pattern. a) a base layer; b) a heat sealing layer; and c) an adhesion preventing layer, the heat sealing layer contains filler particles and has a dense region where the filler particles are densely present and a sparse region where the filler particles are sparsely distributed, each of the dense region and the sparse region has a substantially belt-like planar shape, and the dense region and the sparse region are alternately and consecutively arranged such that the entire heat sealing layer has a striped pattern.
A cartridge (10, 140, 510) comprising: a housing (12, 512) forming at least one opening (20, 156, 520) therethrough; a plurality of test sensors (14, 514) stacked in the housing (12, 512), the plurality of test sensors (14, 514) being adapted to assist in testing at least one analyte; a first mechanical mechanism (16, 516) adapted to urge the plurality of test sensors (14, 514) in a first direction, one of the plurality of test sensors (14, 514) being positioned for extraction from the cartridge (10, 140, 510); and a lid (150, 530) moveable between a closed position and an open position such that the lid (150, 530) seals the opening (20, 156, 520) when in the closed position; the cartridge (10, 140, 510) further comprising a pusher assembly mechanically linked to the lid (150, 530), the pusher assembly being moveable between a first position and a second position, the mechanical link between the pusher assembly and the lid (150, 530) is such that movement of the pusher assembly from the first position to the second position results in the lid (150, 530) moving from the closed position to the open position and in the pusher assembly extracting one of the plurality of test sensors (14, 514) at least partially through the opening (20, 156, 520), characterized in that the plurality of test sensors (14, 514) is stacked in the housing (12, 512) on a slant and the pusher assembly is mechanically linked to the lid (150, 230) via a cam mechanism. a housing (12, 512) forming at least one opening (20, 156, 520) therethrough; a plurality of test sensors (14, 514) stacked in the housing (12, 512), the plurality of test sensors (14, 514) being adapted to assist in testing at least one analyte; a first mechanical mechanism (16, 516) adapted to urge the plurality of test sensors (14, 514) in a first direction, one of the plurality of test sensors (14, 514) being positioned for extraction from the cartridge (10, 140, 510); and a lid (150, 530) moveable between a closed position and an open position such that the lid (150, 530) seals the opening (20, 156, 520) when in the closed position; the cartridge (10, 140, 510) further comprising a pusher assembly mechanically linked to the lid (150, 530), the pusher assembly being moveable between a first position and a second position, the mechanical link between the pusher assembly and the lid (150, 530) is such that movement of the pusher assembly from the first position to the second position results in the lid (150, 530) moving from the closed position to the open position and in the pusher assembly extracting one of the plurality of test sensors (14, 514) at least partially through the opening (20, 156, 520), characterized in that the plurality of test sensors (14, 514) is stacked in the housing (12, 512) on a slant and the pusher assembly is mechanically linked to the lid (150, 230) via a cam mechanism.
A peptide which: (a) consists of the amino acid sequence LRGLLPDY (SEQ ID NO:10); or (b) is an extended variant of a peptide of (a) which consists of between 1 and 5 additional amino acid residues at the C terminus and/or N terminus. (a) consists of the amino acid sequence LRGLLPDY (SEQ ID NO:10); or (b) is an extended variant of a peptide of (a) which consists of between 1 and 5 additional amino acid residues at the C terminus and/or N terminus.
A method of generating a template image, comprising: receiving an input from a user wherein: the input represents identifications of an object in different respective slices of a volumetric image; and the method further comprises: determining a volume-of-interest, VOI, that includes voxels in a subset of the volumetric image; the voxels in the subset include voxels for the object, wherein the act of determining the VOI is performed by a processor based on the input from the user representing identifications of the object in the different respective slices of the volumetric image; and determining the template image using at least some of the voxels in the VOI, wherein the act of determining the template image comprises performing a forward projection of the at least some of the voxels in the VOI onto a plane using a processor. receiving an input from a user wherein: the input represents identifications of an object in different respective slices of a volumetric image; and the method further comprises: the input represents identifications of an object in different respective slices of a volumetric image; and the method further comprises: determining a volume-of-interest, VOI, that includes voxels in a subset of the volumetric image; the voxels in the subset include voxels for the object, wherein the act of determining the VOI is performed by a processor based on the input from the user representing identifications of the object in the different respective slices of the volumetric image; and determining the template image using at least some of the voxels in the VOI, wherein the act of determining the template image comprises performing a forward projection of the at least some of the voxels in the VOI onto a plane using a processor.
A package formed of flexible polymeric film, the package comprising: a. a plurality of absorbent articles; b. the flexible polymeric film enclosing the plurality of absorbent articles to define a cuboid package having top and bottom surfaces and a front, rear, first and second side walls; characterised in that the package further comprises: c. one or more folding tabs proximal the top surface and extending along a width of one or both of the first and second side walls; wherein each folding tab has a height of between 10mm and 50mm in a direction perpendicular to the length of the folding tab and comprises a higher bending stiffness than the flexible polymeric film. a. a plurality of absorbent articles; b. the flexible polymeric film enclosing the plurality of absorbent articles to define a cuboid package having top and bottom surfaces and a front, rear, first and second side walls; characterised in that the package further comprises: c. one or more folding tabs proximal the top surface and extending along a width of one or both of the first and second side walls;
A minimally invasive surgical system comprising: a support including an arm; and a distal dexterity apparatus including: a base coupled to the arm, a rotating base member that rotates within the base about a first axis of rotation, and a plurality of device manipulation units, each of the plurality of device manipulation units being mounted to the rotating base member, and each of the plurality of device manipulation units being configured to hold a distal dexterity device, characterized in that at least one device manipulation unit is configured as a double cone mechanism configured to set the location and orientation of an operable end of a distal dexterity device, wherein the double cone comprises a base member, a lower cone being configured to rotate about its axis, and an upper cone configured to rotate about its axis, which is perpendicular to a plane of the lower cone. a support including an arm; and a distal dexterity apparatus including: a base coupled to the arm, a rotating base member that rotates within the base about a first axis of rotation, and a plurality of device manipulation units, each of the plurality of device manipulation units being mounted to the rotating base member, and each of the plurality of device manipulation units being configured to hold a distal dexterity device, characterized in that a base coupled to the arm, a rotating base member that rotates within the base about a first axis of rotation, and a plurality of device manipulation units, each of the plurality of device manipulation units being mounted to the rotating base member, and each of the plurality of device manipulation units being configured to hold a distal dexterity device, characterized in that at least one device manipulation unit is configured as a double cone mechanism configured to set the location and orientation of an operable end of a distal dexterity device, wherein the double cone comprises a base member, a lower cone being configured to rotate about its axis, and an upper cone configured to rotate about its axis, which is perpendicular to a plane of the lower cone.
Wall or ceiling panel (1, 1') with an upper surface, wherein said panel (1, 1') comprises a first end side provided with first connecting means and a second end side located opposite the first end side provided with second connecting means, which connecting means (4, 5) are suitable for connecting the end sides of adjacent panels (1, 1') to each other by engagement of the first connecting means with the second connecting means, wherein the first connecting means are formed by a first projection connected to the upper surface that comprises at least two parts (8, 9), a first downward-facing part that is connected to the upper surface and a second part with a free end, characterized in that the second part is connected to the first part and faces upward, and in that the second connecting means are formed by a second projection connected to the upper surface that comprises two parts (11, 12), a first part that is connected to the upper surface and extends in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface and a second downward-facing part that is connected to the first part, wherein the second connecting means further comprise a recess that extends under the aforementioned first part connected to the upper surface and into which recess the second part of the first connecting means engages when two adjacent panels (1, 1') are in the connected position in order to bring about horizontal interlocking between two adjacent panels (1, 1').
A method for notifying a state change by a machine-to-machine, M2M, gateway in an M2M system, comprising: storing, by the M2M gateway, received policy information in a form of a resource, wherein the policy information includes limit policy information, the limit policy information including scope information indicating one or more devices to which the limit policy information is applied, an allowed event category range indicating allowed values for an event category parameter in a request generated by any of the one or more devices, and condition information indicating a condition under which the limit policy information is applied; transmitting, by the M2M gateway to the one or more devices indicated by the stored scope information, a notification including the allowed event category range; and when the M2M gateway detects a state change of the M2M gateway indicated by the stored condition information, transmitting, by the M2M gateway, a notification indicating the state change of the M2M gateway to the one or more devices, wherein whether the request generated by the one or more devices is transmitted to an M2M device is determined according to whether the request is within the allowed event category range; and wherein the one or more devices contained in the scope of the policy having received the notification indicating a change of the M2M gateway perform a new request limit policy with a new event category range based on the received notification. storing, by the M2M gateway, received policy information in a form of a resource, wherein the policy information includes limit policy information, the limit policy information including scope information indicating one or more devices to which the limit policy information is applied, an allowed event category range indicating allowed values for an event category parameter in a request generated by any of the one or more devices, and condition information indicating a condition under which the limit policy information is applied; transmitting, by the M2M gateway to the one or more devices indicated by the stored scope information, a notification including the allowed event category range; and when the M2M gateway detects a state change of the M2M gateway indicated by the stored condition information, transmitting, by the M2M gateway, a notification indicating the state change of the M2M gateway to the one or more devices, wherein whether the request generated by the one or more devices is transmitted to an M2M device is determined according to whether the request is within the allowed event category range; and wherein the one or more devices contained in the scope of the policy having received the notification indicating a change of the M2M gateway perform a new request limit policy with a new event category range based on the received notification.
Apparatus for press forging with simultaneous intermediate forging and finishing/embossing, characterized in that said apparatus comprises a bottom plate, to be clamped to a base plate on a press bed, two or more guide columns, a central middle movable plate, a top plate to be clamped to the press ram or slide, and two pairs of half-molds, wherein: - a first pair of half-molds, for intermediate forging, comprises an intermediate forging top half-mold and an intermediate forging bottom half-mold; and a second pair of half-molds, for workpiece finishing, comprises a workpiece finishing top half-mold and a workpiece finishing bottom half-mold; - one of these pairs is indifferently arranged between the bottom plate and the middle movable plate; the other of these pairs is indifferently arranged between said middle plate and the top plate. - a first pair of half-molds, for intermediate forging, comprises an intermediate forging top half-mold and an intermediate forging bottom half-mold; and a second pair of half-molds, for workpiece finishing, comprises a workpiece finishing top half-mold and a workpiece finishing bottom half-mold; - one of these pairs is indifferently arranged between the bottom plate and the middle movable plate; the other of these pairs is indifferently arranged between said middle plate and the top plate.
Method for determining the availability of a bus line for the transmission of data, to which at least one communication control unit is connected that has a transmit interface for transmitting data and a receive interface for receiving data, with the following steps: • determining the current signal propagation time (tsf, tsr) between a start of transmission of a data item between the transmit interface to the bus line and the receipt of this data item from the bus line at the receive interface by this communication control unit, • determining a signal propagation time magnitude (tmf, tmr) using the current signal propagation time (tsf, tsr) in this communication control unit, • using the signal propagation time magnitude (tmf, tmr) to check whether the bus line is available for the transmission of data through this communication control unit, in that an interrogation signal is transferred at a start time via the transmit interface to the bus line and the availability of the bus line is recognised when the interrogation signal has been correctly received at the receive interface of this communication control unit within a tolerance time period (tz, tzf, tzr) determined in dependence on the signal propagation time magnitude (tmf, tmr). • determining the current signal propagation time (tsf, tsr) between a start of transmission of a data item between the transmit interface to the bus line and the receipt of this data item from the bus line at the receive interface by this communication control unit, • determining a signal propagation time magnitude (tmf, tmr) using the current signal propagation time (tsf, tsr) in this communication control unit, • using the signal propagation time magnitude (tmf, tmr) to check whether the bus line is available for the transmission of data through this communication control unit, in that an interrogation signal is transferred at a start time via the transmit interface to the bus line and the availability of the bus line is recognised when the interrogation signal has been correctly received at the receive interface of this communication control unit within a tolerance time period (tz, tzf, tzr) determined in dependence on the signal propagation time magnitude (tmf, tmr).
A portable surgical tray unit comprising: a processing unit a portable surgical tray (201, 505) for housing the processing unit (301, 509); a plurality of instruments connected to the portable surgical tray and operably coupled to the processing unit; and a user input device (311, 521) positioned on at least one of the plurality of instruments, the user input device is operably coupled to the processing unit (301, 509), the user input device (311, 521) is configured to receive a user input for controlling an operating parameter of the at least one of the plurality of instruments, wherein the processing unit (301, 509) is configured to receive user input through the user input device and transmit an operating command to the at least one of the plurality of instruments; wherein the portable surgical tray designed for a single use, and the plurality of instruments are sterilized and prepackaged in a single package. a processing unit a portable surgical tray (201, 505) for housing the processing unit (301, 509); a plurality of instruments connected to the portable surgical tray and operably coupled to the processing unit; and a user input device (311, 521) positioned on at least one of the plurality of instruments, the user input device is operably coupled to the processing unit (301, 509), the user input device (311, 521) is configured to receive a user input for controlling an operating parameter of the at least one of the plurality of instruments, wherein the processing unit (301, 509) is configured to receive user input through the user input device and transmit an operating command to the at least one of the plurality of instruments; wherein the portable surgical tray designed for a single use, and the plurality of instruments are sterilized and prepackaged in a single package.
A method of wireless communication performed by a base station, BS, comprising: configuring a first subframe to comprise an uplink centric subframe having more uplink symbols than downlink symbols; transmitting the first subframe comprising a first grant that includes information for one or more transmissions on allocated resources in the first subframe; and transmitting the first subframe with a second grant that allocates resources in at least a second subframe to occur after the first subframe, wherein the second grant comprises information indicating an expected location to receive the first grant in at least one of the first subframe or a subsequent subframe, the second grant comprises information for generating a demodulation reference signal, DMRS, in the second subframe, the information for generating the DMRS comprises at least one of rank information or resource allocation information, and the first grant is sent after the second grant. configuring a first subframe to comprise an uplink centric subframe having more uplink symbols than downlink symbols; transmitting the first subframe comprising a first grant that includes information for one or more transmissions on allocated resources in the first subframe; and transmitting the first subframe with a second grant that allocates resources in at least a second subframe to occur after the first subframe, wherein the second grant comprises information indicating an expected location to receive the first grant in at least one of the first subframe or a subsequent subframe, the second grant comprises information for generating a demodulation reference signal, DMRS, in the second subframe, the information for generating the DMRS comprises at least one of rank information or resource allocation information, and the first grant is sent after the second grant.
A focal plane detector comprising a plurality of detector elements, each detector element adapted to receive electromagnetic radiation and configured to provide an output dependent on the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation incident thereon, means (11, 20) integral to the focal plane detector for combining the output from a first detector element with that from a second detector element so as to indicate the difference in the intensity of the electromagnetic radiation incident on the first and second detector elements, characterised by selecting means (30, 31, 32, 33) arranged to combine the outputs of said two detector elements in a plurality of different orientations and capable of selecting, for any chosen first detector element within the focal plane detector, a second detector element from any of the detector elements adjacent to the chosen first detector element with which to combine the output from the first detector element in an orientation determined by said selecting means (30, 31, 32, 33), the output from the focal plane detector comprising the result from the combining means (11, 20).