mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for using an apparatus for driving a fastening element into a substrate, having a mechanical energy store for storing mechanical energy, an energy transfer device for transferring energy from an energy source to the mechanical energy store, in the method a prescribed amount of energy being stored in the mechanical energy store and transferred from the mechanical energy store to the fastening element, characterized in that, during the transfer of energy from the energy source to the mechanical energy store, a state of the energy transfer device and/or of the mechanical energy store is recorded, the recorded state is used to calculate a disconnecting time, at which a motional energy present in the energy transfer device is sufficient to store the prescribed amount of energy in the mechanical energy store without further energy being supplied by the energy source, and the energy supplied from the energy store to the energy transfer device is interrupted at the disconnecting time.
A sewing instrument comprising: a proximal end and a distal end; a longitudinal axis; a sewing device being positioned at the distal end of the sewing instrument, which sewing device comprises: a curved needle having a first end and a second end, a first point at the first end and a second point at the second end, the needle further comprising a thread receiving portion; a first jaw and a second jaw, which jaws are moveable between an open position and a closed position, the first jaw being adapted to releasably hold the first end of the needle, and the second jaw being adapted to releasably hold the second end of the needle; and a lock mechanism comprising a first lock for locking the needle in the first jaw, and a second lock for locking the needle in the second jaw; the sewing instrument further comprising: a first drive mechanism for moving the jaws between the open position and the closed position; and a second drive mechanism for operating the first and second locks, characterised in that the second drive mechanism comprises a first lock tendon attachable to the first lock, and a second lock tendon attachable to the second lock. a proximal end and a distal end; a longitudinal axis; a sewing device being positioned at the distal end of the sewing instrument, which sewing device comprises: a curved needle having a first end and a second end, a first point at the first end and a second point at the second end, the needle further comprising a thread receiving portion; a first jaw and a second jaw, which jaws are moveable between an open position and a closed position, the first jaw being adapted to releasably hold the first end of the needle, and the second jaw being adapted to releasably hold the second end of the needle; and a lock mechanism comprising a first lock for locking the needle in the a curved needle having a first end and a second end, a first point at the first end and a second point at the second end, the needle further comprising a thread receiving portion; a first jaw and a second jaw, which jaws are moveable between an open position and a closed position, the first jaw being adapted to releasably hold the first end of the needle, and the second jaw being adapted to releasably hold the second end of the needle; and a lock mechanism comprising a first lock for locking the needle in the first jaw, and a second lock for locking the needle in the second jaw; a first drive mechanism for moving the jaws between the open position and the closed position; and a second drive mechanism for operating the first and second locks, characterised in that the second drive mechanism comprises a first lock tendon attachable to the first lock, and a second lock tendon attachable to the second lock.
An implantable intracardiac device to prevent systolic anterior motion of the anterior mitral valve leaflet into the left ventricular outflow tract without inhibiting blood flow through the left ventricular outflow tract, the device comprising a blocking member configured for implantation within the left ventricle of the heart and an anchoring element configured for anchoring the device to the interventricular septum whereby the device, when anchored in the interventricular septum, is adapted to effect in-situ blocking of systolic anterior motion of the anterior mitral valve leaflet into the left ventricular outflow tract, wherein the blocking member is configured for implantation within the left ventricle of the heart without compression or re-shaping of the mitral valve annulus, and wherein the blocking member comprises a generally cylindrical helical coil having a hollow lumen for passage of blood, wherein the helical coil has a length of 4-6 cm and tapers inwardly towards a distal end thereof from a proximal radial diameter of 2-3 cm to a distal radial diameter of 0.5 to 1.5 cm.
Electrical interconnection device for grounding railway rails, which device comprises a main body, at least one first attachment member (6, 106) mounted at a first end of the main body and configured to be mechanically and electrically attached to a so-called running rail, at least one second attachment member mounted at a second end of the main body, opposite the first end, and configured to be mechanically and electrically attached to a so-called power supply rail, wherein the main body is provided with at least one sleeve and at least one telescopic insert mounted so as to be able to move in translation and in rotation relative to the sleeve, with one of said at least one first attachment member (6, 106) and of said at least one second attachment member being mechanically attached to a free end of the telescopic insert; whereby the electrical interconnection device is configured to accept a retracted configuration in which the telescopic insert is inserted into the sleeve and a deployed configuration in which the telescopic insert is at least partially extracted from the sleeve, characterised in that one of said at least one first attachment member (6, 106) and of said at least one second attachment member is configured to be disposed in a predetermined orientation from among a plurality of orientations, regardless of the configuration of the electrical interconnection device.
Protective device for protecting an occupant of a seat of a vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle, from a tilting system of a backrest of said seat, said vehicle comprising a covering element comprising a plurality of notches, said tilting system comprising a keeper configured to slide relative to said covering element and comprising a keeper wire comprising a main body, said protective device, configured to scale between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration, including: - a bellows, configured to cover said striker, said bellows comprising a first end and a second end, characterized in that the device comprises - anchoring means configured to allow the attachment of said bellows to said covering element of the vehicle, said first end of the bellows integrally integrating said anchoring means, said anchoring means comprise a plurality of fixing tabs configured to fit into the notches of the covering element, - and fastening means comprise a fastening tongue configured to fold back behind said main body of said striker wire and allow fastening of the bellows to said striker, said second end of said bellows integrally integrating said fastening means. - a bellows, configured to cover said striker, said bellows comprising a first end and a second end, - anchoring means configured to allow the attachment of said bellows to said covering element of the vehicle, said first end of the bellows integrally integrating said anchoring means, said anchoring means comprise a plurality of fixing tabs configured to fit into the notches of the covering element, - and fastening means comprise a fastening tongue configured to fold back behind said main body of said striker wire and allow fastening of the bellows to said striker, said second end of said bellows integrally integrating said fastening means.
A fluoropolymer shrink tube for embossing a polymer tube, the shrink tube having an inner surface and at least one three-dimensional pattern formed along at least a portion of the inner surface of the tube, and configured to be placed around a polymer tube such that application of sufficient energy causes the shrink tube to shrink and to emboss the at least one three-dimensional pattern onto an exterior surface of a polymer tube.
A computer-implemented method for exchanging transaction data, the computer-implemented method comprising, by a first computing device (104, 106): transmitting, to a second computing device (106, 300), a first public encryption key via a near field communication communication connection, the first public encryption key of the first computing device; receiving, from the second computing device, transaction data associated with a transaction at the first computing device via the NFC communication connection, the transaction data associated with the transaction comprising: a second public encryption key of the second computing device; and a transaction identifier of the transaction, generating a transaction message associated with the transaction including the transaction data associated with the transaction and the first public encryption key; encrypting at least a portion of the transaction message associated with the transaction with the second public encryption key; determining that a network communication connection to a transaction service provider system different from the NFC communication connection can be established; and transmitting the transaction message via the network communication connection based on determining the network communication connection to the transaction service provider system can be established. transmitting, to a second computing device (106, 300), a first public encryption key via a near field communication communication connection, the first public encryption key of the first computing device; receiving, from the second computing device, transaction data associated with a transaction at the first computing device via the NFC communication connection, the transaction data associated with the transaction comprising: a second public encryption key of the second computing device; and a transaction identifier of the transaction, a second public encryption key of the second computing device; and a transaction identifier of the transaction, generating a transaction message associated with the transaction including the transaction data associated with the transaction and the first public encryption key; encrypting at least a portion of the transaction message associated with the transaction with the second public encryption key; determining that a network communication connection to a transaction service provider system different from the NFC communication connection can be established; and transmitting the transaction message via the network communication connection based on determining the network communication connection to the transaction service provider system can be established.
Measuring device for at least one contactless current measurement on an electrical conductor through which current flows, in which at least one magnetic field-sensitive magnetic field sensor being arranged as a current measurement sensor with a corresponding electronic evaluation device in a housing which has a first housing part and a second housing part connected thereto by at least one pivot bearing, and openings (8, 9) are provided in the end walls for the insertable conductor to pass through, characterized in that the first and second housing parts (3, 5) each have, on the joint sides in the interior, at least one essentially half-cylindrical bearing shell which, when the housing is closed, enclose the conductor essentially concentrically, in that the bearing shells have a diameter which is so large in relation to the conductor that at least one flexible form-fitting conductor carrier with at least one magnetic field sensor can be inserted therein, which has two arcuate sections which are connected to one another on the side facing the pivot bearing via a loop-shaped connecting section which is mounted in the housing in such a manner in that at least the relative pivoting movement of the housing parts (3, 5) is ensured when the housing is opened and closed, and in that the section of the flexible conductor carrier provided with conductor tracks which is laid in the first housing part is mechanically and electrically connected to a rigid or flexible printed circuit board.
A bicycle parking management system without locking piles, wherein it comprises an information manager, a locking sensor, a vehicle lock, and at least one group of parking sensing units, the parking sensing units described are proximity sensing units, optical sensing units or contact sensing units or any combination of them and consist of a pair of sensors and sensing objects, described sensors arranged on a bicycle and described sensing objects arranged on the ground, the parking sensing units supply parking sensing information to the information manager, the vehicle lock is arranged on bicycles, the locking sensor supplies locking information of vehicle lock to the information manager, and the information manager is arranged on the ground or the bicycle, and manages a parking state, characterized in that multiple parking sensing units are parking sensing units of different types arranged symmetrically along a bicycle centerline, or parking sensing units of a same type arranged asymmetrically along said bicycle centerline.
A sealing system for a gas turbine combustor, said system comprising: a combustion liner positioned along an axis of the gas turbine combustor; a flow sleeve positioned radially outward of the combustion liner and forming an annular passage between the combustion liner and the flow sleeve; a transition duct having a first wall and a second wall, where the second wall is located radially outward of the first wall, the first wall engaged with the combustion liner; characterized by a compressible seal having either a first annular portion secured to the flow sleeve and a second annular portion in contact with the second wall of the transition duct, or a first annular portion secured to the second wall of the transition duct and a second annular portion in contact with the flow sleeve; wherein the second annular portion has a curved aft end.
A cushion for a respiratory mask comprising a frame-connecting portion (12.1), a face-contacting portion, and a gusset portion disposed between and joining said frame-connecting and face-contacting portions, wherein at least one perimetrical region of the gusset portion includes a laterally projecting exterior gusset section, a connecting gusset section, and a laterally projecting interior gusset section, the exterior gusset section extending generally laterally outwardly from the frame-connecting portion and terminating at an exterior tip section, the connecting gusset section extending from the exterior tip section generally inwardly and terminating at an interior tip section, and the interior gusset section extending generally laterally from the interior tip section terminating at a base (14.1) of the face-contacting portion; wherein the gusset portion has a perimeter having a widthwise dimension which varies between at least one region and another perimetrical region thereof, and wherein the incorporation of the laterally projecting exterior gusset section increases a projected surface area on the patient's face.
Cableway system comprising cableway cabins which can be conveyed by means of a conveyor cable on a transport route (L1, L2) between at least two stations of the cableway system for the transport of people and/or goods, a cableway cabin having a rechargeable electrical energy store and one or each station of the cableway system comprising a charging station which is designed to electrically charge energy stores and can be electrically connected to an energy store of a cableway cabin for electrical charging, characterized in that the cableway cabin comprises an operation control apparatus connected to the energy store, and sensor means (22, 23) being designed to detect the cableway cabin and to generate a sensor signal on the basis of which the charging station can be activated or deactivated.
A trans-illumination adapter sleeve device for an intraoral scanner, the device comprising: a sleeve body (3101, 3207) configured to couple with a wand of an intraoral scanner, the sleeve body comprising a light-passing region at a distal end of the sleeve body configured to allow near-infrared (near-IR) light to pass through the sleeve; a first wing region extending from the distal end of the sleeve body adjacent to the light-passing region; a second wing region extending from the distal end of the sleeve body adjacent to the light-passing region; a near-IR light source configured to emit near-IR light from the first wing region transverse to the light-passing region; and one or more electrical contacts within the sleeve and configured to power the near-IR light source. a sleeve body (3101, 3207) configured to couple with a wand of an intraoral scanner, the sleeve body comprising a light-passing region at a distal end of the sleeve body configured to allow near-infrared (near-IR) light to pass through the sleeve; a first wing region extending from the distal end of the sleeve body adjacent to the light-passing region; a second wing region extending from the distal end of the sleeve body adjacent to the light-passing region; a near-IR light source configured to emit near-IR light from the first wing region transverse to the light-passing region; and one or more electrical contacts within the sleeve and configured to power the near-IR light source.
A wind blocking device for a passenger car having at least one frame (2, 12; 42) and a flat material web (3, 13; 43) attached in the frame (2, 12; 42), the edge thereof being fixed in a groove in the frame (2, 12; 42) by means of at least one oblong mounting element, the groove comprising no undercuts or undercuts having only a small angle (α) of no greater than 7° relative to the insertion direction of the mounting element, and the at least one mounting element being implemented as a bead, the bead having a greater diameter than the groove width, characterized in that a hollow channel open on the sides or closed on the circumference side runs in the bead.
An air conditioner (100; 200) having a fan inside and being configured to blow, from a blow-out port, air sucked by the fan from a suction port, the air conditioner comprising: a vertical air deflector plate rotatably provided at the blow-out port; and an auxiliary air deflector plate connected in substantially parallel to the vertical air deflector plate via a plurality of support pieces (109; 209), wherein the vertical air deflector plate is longer in a first direction along a flow of air blown out from the blow-out port than the auxiliary deflector plate, each of the plurality of support pieces (109; 209) has a cross-sectional area A0 on a connection surface S0 connected to the auxiliary air deflector plate, and has a cross-sectional area A1 on a surface S1 parallel to the vertical air deflector plate, characterized in that at least one support piece (109; 209) of the plurality of support pieces (109; 209) has a relationship of A0 > A1. a vertical air deflector plate rotatably provided at the blow-out port; and an auxiliary air deflector plate connected in substantially parallel to the vertical air deflector plate via a plurality of support pieces (109; 209), wherein the vertical air deflector plate is longer in a first direction along a flow of air blown out from the blow-out port than the auxiliary deflector plate, each of the plurality of support pieces (109; 209) has a cross-sectional area A0 on a connection surface S0 connected to the auxiliary air deflector plate, and has a cross-sectional area A1 on a surface S1 parallel to the vertical air deflector plate, characterized in that at least one support piece (109; 209) of the plurality of support pieces (109; 209) has a relationship of A0 > A1.
A securing device for a loading system in a cargo compartment of an aircraft, comprising at least one securing catch arranged in the region of a cargo compartment door, a control mechanism comprising an activation slide for swinging the at least one securing catch and a catch slide, by which catch slide the activation slide can be moved, and an activation member, in form of a foot pedal, which can activate the catch slide; wherein in a secured position the securing catch, of which there is at least one, projects above a cargo compartment plane so as to prevent the freight units situated on the loading system from rolling out from the cargo compartment door, and wherein in a loading position the securing catch, of which there is at least one, can be swung beneath the cargo compartment plane so as to make it possible to roll out the freight units, wherein by means of the control mechanism the securing catch, of which there is at least one, by activating the foot pedal a first time can be locked in the loading position and by activating the foot pedal a second time can be transferred from the loading position to the secured position and be locked in the secured position, wherein the activation slide comprises an elongated hole, in which a catch pin that is arranged on the catch slide is movably accommodated.
An adhesive comprising: (a) an epoxy resin component comprising: a first epoxy resin, and a second epoxy resin, wherein the second epoxy resin is selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane-modified epoxy resin, an isocyanate-modified epoxy resin, and combinations thereof; (b) a first amine curing agent having an amine equivalent weight of at least 50 grams per mole of amine equivalents; (c) a second amine curing agent having an amine equivalent weight of no greater than 45 grams per mole of amine equivalents; (d) an acetoacetoxy-functionalized compound; (e) a metal salt catalyst; and (f) a multifunctional acrylate. (a) an epoxy resin component comprising: a first epoxy resin, and a second epoxy resin, wherein the second epoxy resin is selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane-modified epoxy resin, an isocyanate-modified epoxy resin, and combinations thereof; a first epoxy resin, and a second epoxy resin, wherein the second epoxy resin is selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane-modified epoxy resin, an isocyanate-modified epoxy resin, and combinations thereof; (b) a first amine curing agent having an amine equivalent weight of at least 50 grams per mole of amine equivalents; (c) a second amine curing agent having an amine equivalent weight of no greater than 45 grams per mole of amine equivalents; (d) an acetoacetoxy-functionalized compound; (e) a metal salt catalyst; and (f) a multifunctional acrylate.