mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of attaching a mesh to a loop member of a surgical snare device, the method comprising the steps of: manipulating a wire to form a loop member having a shape, wherein the wire is of a first material; applying a layer of adhesive to the loop member; placing the mesh over the loop member coated with adhesive, wherein the mesh is of a second material, wherein the mesh at least partially covers a circumference of the loop member and wherein portions of the mesh extend beyond a circumference of the loop member; exposing the adhesive to ultraviolet radiation while the mesh is held over the loop member; allowing the mesh to bond with said adhesive; and trimming said portions of the mesh extending beyond the circumference of the loop member, wherein the loop member along with the attached mesh is collapsible by retracting into a lumen of a sheath and expandable to said shape when extended out of said sheath. manipulating a wire to form a loop member having a shape, wherein the wire is of a first material; applying a layer of adhesive to the loop member; placing the mesh over the loop member coated with adhesive, wherein the mesh is of a second material, wherein the mesh at least partially covers a circumference of the loop member and wherein portions of the mesh extend beyond a circumference of the loop member; exposing the adhesive to ultraviolet radiation while the mesh is held over the loop member; allowing the mesh to bond with said adhesive; and trimming said portions of the mesh extending beyond the circumference of the loop member, wherein the loop member along with the attached mesh is collapsible by retracting into a lumen of a sheath and expandable to said shape when extended out of said sheath.
A method for signal processing, comprising: receiving via a single receiving antenna at a given location at least first and second signals transmitted respectively from at least first and second antennas of a wireless transmitter, the at least first and second signals encoding identical data using a multi-carrier encoding scheme with a predefined cyclic delay per antenna between the transmitted signals; processing the received first and second signals in order to derive a measure of a phase delay between the first and second signals; and based on the measure of the phase delay, estimating an angle of departure (θ) of the first and second signals from the wireless transmitter to the given location, characterized in that the phase delay is measured using the cyclic delay by computing a temporal correlation function over the first and second signals and finding the measure of the phase delay by finding a pair of the peaks in the temporal correlation function that are separated by a time difference corresponding to the cyclic delay and estimating a carrier phase difference between the peaks in the pair. receiving via a single receiving antenna at a given location at least first and second signals transmitted respectively from at least first and second antennas of a wireless transmitter, the at least first and second signals encoding identical data using a multi-carrier encoding scheme with a predefined cyclic delay per antenna between the transmitted signals; processing the received first and second signals in order to derive a measure of a phase delay between the first and second signals; and based on the measure of the phase delay, estimating an angle of departure (θ) of the first and second signals from the wireless transmitter to the given location, characterized in that the phase delay is measured using the cyclic delay by computing a temporal correlation function over the first and second signals and finding the measure of the phase delay by finding a pair of the peaks in the temporal correlation function that are separated by a time difference corresponding to the cyclic delay and estimating a carrier phase difference between the peaks in the pair.
A device for detecting and tracking movement of objects of interest within a scene, the device comprising: a wide-angle camera (105, 200) configured to acquire an image of the scene and to simultaneously detect a plurality of objects of interest within the scene; a telephoto camera (120, 240) configured to sequentially acquire a high-resolution image of each of the objects of interest; a moving mirror assembly (110, 205) for adjusting an aim of the telephoto camera; an image processor (165, 185) configured to: (a) for each new video frame acquired by the telephoto camera (i) identify a location of one of the plurality of objects of interest within the scene using the image acquired by the wide-angle camera and (ii) control movement of the mirror assembly (110, 205) such that the telephoto camera (120, 240) is aimed at the one of the plurality of objects of interest and (b) create a single video sequence of the high- resolution images of each of the plurality of objects of interest, wherein a feed of the telephoto camera (120, 240) corresponding to the single video sequence is divided into a plurality of sub-feeds, each sub-feed having a frame-rate approximately equal to a frame-rate of the feed of the telephoto camera divided by a number of the plurality of objects of interest and the single video sequence comprises a plurality of sub-videos, each comprising a plurality of high-resolution video frames and corresponding to one of the objects of interest. a wide-angle camera (105, 200) configured to acquire an image of the scene and to simultaneously detect a plurality of objects of interest within the scene; a telephoto camera (120, 240) configured to sequentially acquire a high-resolution image of each of the objects of interest; a moving mirror assembly (110, 205) for adjusting an aim of the telephoto camera; an image processor (165, 185) configured to: (a) for each new video frame acquired by the telephoto camera (i) identify a location of one of the plurality of objects of interest within the scene using the image acquired by the wide-angle camera and (ii) control movement of the mirror assembly (110, 205) such that the telephoto camera (120, 240) is aimed at the one of the plurality of objects of interest and (b) create a single video sequence of the high- resolution images of each of the plurality of objects of interest, wherein a feed of the telephoto camera (120, 240) corresponding to the single video sequence is divided into a plurality of sub-feeds, each sub-feed having a frame-rate approximately equal to a frame-rate of the feed of the telephoto camera divided by a number of the plurality of objects of interest and the single video sequence comprises a plurality of sub-videos, each comprising a plurality of high-resolution video frames and corresponding to one of the objects of interest.
Apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having a forming device with a first side part carrier and a second side part carrier, wherein a first side part of a blow mould is fastened at least indirectly at the first side part carrier and a second side part of the blow mould is fastened at least indirectly at the second side-part carrier, wherein these side parts (22, 24) in a closed state of the blow mould form at least a part of a cavity within which the plastic preform can be formed into the plastic container by the application of a flowable medium, and wherein the forming device is arranged on a main carrier, on which at least one side part carrier is arranged movably relative to the other side part carrier for opening and/or closing the blow mould, wherein the forming device has at least one supply device with at least one first connecting line (82, 84, 86, 88, 92, 94), wherein at least one section of at least one connecting line (82, 84, 86, 88, 92, 94) is arranged stationary with respect to the main carrier by means of at least one fastening device and wherein a section of this connecting line (82, 84, 86, 88, 92, 94) being arranged on a device of the forming device in such a way that, in the event of a movement of the side part carrier (42, 44) with respect to the main carrier, this section of the connecting line (82, 84, 86, 88, 92, 94) moves with respect to the fastening device, characterized in that an actuator is arranged on the apparatus, to which at least one section of the connecting line (82, 84, 86, 88, 92, 94) is fastened, wherein this actuator also being movable relative to the main carrier.
A grease composition comprising: a) at least one base oil; b) at least one additive; c) at least one thickener, wherein said at least one thickener is a metal soap and/or metal complex soap composed of at least one alkali and/or alkaline earth metal ion and at least one carboxylate formed from a C16 to C18 fatty acid, wherein the C16 to C18 fatty acid comprises at least R-10-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid and the 10-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid has an enantiomeric purity with respect to the R-isomer of greater than 80 wt.%; wherein the C16 to C18 fatty acid consists of greater than 50 wt.% of 10-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid; and wherein the composition comprises: a) 55 to 98 wt.% of the base oil; b) 0.5 to 40 wt.% of the additive(s); and c1) 1.5 to 25 wt.% of the metal soap or c2) 1.5 to 40 wt.% of the metal complex soap comprising 0.1 to 20 wt.% of complexing agent. a) at least one base oil; b) at least one additive; c) at least one thickener, wherein said at least one thickener is a metal soap and/or metal complex soap composed of at least one alkali and/or alkaline earth metal ion and at least one carboxylate formed from a C16 to C18 fatty acid, wherein the C16 to C18 fatty acid comprises at least R-10-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid and the 10-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid has an enantiomeric purity with respect to the R-isomer of greater than 80 wt.%; wherein the C16 to C18 fatty acid consists of greater than 50 wt.% of 10-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid; and wherein the composition comprises: a) 55 to 98 wt.% of the base oil; b) 0.5 to 40 wt.% of the additive(s); and c1) 1.5 to 25 wt.% of the metal soap or c2) 1.5 to 40 wt.% of the metal complex soap comprising 0.1 to 20 wt.% of complexing agent. a) 55 to 98 wt.% of the base oil; b) 0.5 to 40 wt.% of the additive(s); and c1) 1.5 to 25 wt.% of the metal soap or c2) 1.5 to 40 wt.% of the metal complex soap comprising 0.1 to 20 wt.% of complexing agent.
A method for extracting at least one foreign body lodged within a blade of a high-pressure distributor of a turbojet engine, said high-pressure distributor including fixed hollow blades between two annular shrouds forming a gas flow stream, each blade being coated with a thermal barrier and drilled with at least one cavity at least partially obstructed by a first brazed closing plate, characterised in that it includes the following operations of: - cutting the first closing plate, - extracting the foreign body out of the cavity, - endoscopically inspecting an internal space of the cavity to check that no foreign bodies remain, - positioning a second closing plate on the cavity, and - brazing the second closing plate directly to the distributor with the blades coated with the thermal barrier. - cutting the first closing plate, - extracting the foreign body out of the cavity, - endoscopically inspecting an internal space of the cavity to check that no foreign bodies remain, - positioning a second closing plate on the cavity, and - brazing the second closing plate directly to the distributor with the blades coated with the thermal barrier.
A method for revamping an HF or sulphuric acid alkylation unit to an ionic liquid alkylation unit, wherein the HF or sulphuric acid alkylation unit comprise at least: - a reactor unit for contacting catalyst and hydrocarbon reactants; - a first separator unit for separating a reactor effluent into a catalyst phase and an alkylate-comprising hydrocarbon phase; - a catalyst phase recycle means to recycle at least part of the catalyst phase from the catalyst phase outlet of the first separator unit to the reactor unit; - a fractionator unit for fractionating the alkylate-comprising hydrocarbon phase into at least one stream comprising alkylate; and which method includes: - providing a second separator unit integrated in the catalyst recycle means suitable for the separation of solids from the catalyst phase downstream of the first separator unit suitable to reduce the solids content in at least part of the reactor effluent. - a reactor unit for contacting catalyst and hydrocarbon reactants; - a first separator unit for separating a reactor effluent into a catalyst phase and an alkylate-comprising hydrocarbon phase; - a catalyst phase recycle means to recycle at least part of the catalyst phase from the catalyst phase outlet of the first separator unit to the reactor unit; - a fractionator unit for fractionating the alkylate-comprising hydrocarbon phase into at least one stream comprising alkylate; and - providing a second separator unit integrated in the catalyst recycle means suitable for the separation of solids from the catalyst phase downstream of the first separator unit suitable to reduce the solids content in at least part of the reactor effluent.
A method for manufacturing a multi-sided continuously patterned stone panel, the method comprising: cutting out stripes in which continuous linear patterns are formed on both sides thereof by cutting an original plate along successively repeated linear paths (continuous linear patterns) while moving a water jet device in a vertical direction; separating the stripes, and loading each of the separated stripes on a lateral cutting device; and cutting out multi-sided continuously patterned stone panel products in which continuous linear patterns are formed on both sides thereof and remaining two sides thereof are cut in rectilinear lines by cutting the stripe with a blade cutter, installed on a frame of the lateral cutting device, in rectilinear lines in a lateral direction. cutting out stripes in which continuous linear patterns are formed on both sides thereof by cutting an original plate along successively repeated linear paths (continuous linear patterns) while moving a water jet device in a vertical direction; separating the stripes, and loading each of the separated stripes on a lateral cutting device; and cutting out multi-sided continuously patterned stone panel products in which continuous linear patterns are formed on both sides thereof and remaining two sides thereof are cut in rectilinear lines by cutting the stripe with a blade cutter, installed on a frame of the lateral cutting device, in rectilinear lines in a lateral direction.
Valve arrangement for a cooking appliance, comprising a gas valve and a tactile feedback device, the valve comprising a valve body and an axially movable rotating shaft coupled to said valve body, the gas flow through the valve being changed by means of rotation of the shaft, and the tactile feedback device being arranged outside the gas valve, said tactile feedback device comprising a fixed portion and a rotating portion rotating integrally with the shaft, the rotating portion being housed at least partially in the fixed portion, one of said portions comprising at least one follower arranged radially with respect to the shaft and the other one of said portions comprising at least one circular guide section which comprises a plurality of contiguous guiding housings and guides the follower to provide a tactile sensation during rotation of the shaft, wherein the fixed portion comprises an inner perimetral wall comprising the guide section and the rotating portion comprises the follower, at least one of the portions of the tactile feedback device being fixed to the shaft such that said portion moves integrally with said shaft in an axial manner.
A compound for use in a method of treating a neoplasm associated with overexpression or amplification of HER-2 in a subject, wherein: i) the compound is selected from -N-{4-[3-chloro-4-(2-pyridinylmethoxy)anilino]-3-cyano-7-ethoxy-6-quinolinyl}-4-(dimethylamino)-2-butenamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; ii) the method further comprises administering: 1) a second compound selected from vinorelbine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and 2) a taxane selected from docetaxel or paclitaxel. i) the compound is selected from -N-{4-[3-chloro-4-(2-pyridinylmethoxy)anilino]-3-cyano-7-ethoxy-6-quinolinyl}-4-(dimethylamino)-2-butenamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; ii) the method further comprises administering: 1) a second compound selected from vinorelbine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and 2) a taxane selected from docetaxel or paclitaxel. 1) a second compound selected from vinorelbine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and 2) a taxane selected from docetaxel or paclitaxel.
A method of detecting stent malapposition in a blood vessel comprising: storing, in one or more memory devices, a stent malapposition threshold; storing, in one or more memory devices, a plurality of cross-sectional images of the blood vessel, the plurality of cross-sectional images generated using data from an imaging probe disposed in the blood vessel; detecting one or more stent struts in the plurality of cross-sectional images using a stent detection image data processing module; detecting a dimension of one or more stent struts; detecting a boundary of a lumen of the blood vessel by processing the image data using a lumen detection image data processing module; correcting for imaging probe position relative to the stent using a projection of the detected dimension of one or more stent struts; determining a stent malapposition distance with respect to one or more stent struts using a stent malapposition detection image data processing module; comparing one or more stent malapposition distances to the stent malapposition threshold; and displaying one or more indicia corresponding to a stent malapposition, the method characterized by the step of correcting further comprising projecting the measured dimension on an ellipse to which the stent struts have been fitted to correct for imaging probe position relative to the stent to obtain the projection. storing, in one or more memory devices, a stent malapposition threshold; storing, in one or more memory devices, a plurality of cross-sectional images of the blood vessel, the plurality of cross-sectional images generated using data from an imaging probe disposed in the blood vessel; detecting one or more stent struts in the plurality of cross-sectional images using a stent detection image data processing module; detecting a dimension of one or more stent struts; detecting a boundary of a lumen of the blood vessel by processing the image data using a lumen detection image data processing module; correcting for imaging probe position relative to the stent using a projection of the detected dimension of one or more stent struts; determining a stent malapposition distance with respect to one or more stent struts using a stent malapposition detection image data processing module; comparing one or more stent malapposition distances to the stent malapposition threshold; and displaying one or more indicia corresponding to a stent malapposition, the method characterized by the step of correcting further comprising projecting the measured dimension on an ellipse to which the stent struts have been fitted to correct for imaging probe position relative to the stent to obtain the projection.
A method of transmitting an acyclic graph data structure (101, 301, 601, 611) from a first computer to a second computer comprising the steps of: transmitting a plurality of messages (111, 510) from the first computer to the second computer, each message containing data of a node of the acyclic graph data structure and one or more references to child pointer locations in any previously transmitted parent nodes to that node; storing the data of each transmitted node in memory (112, 210, 310, 501) of the second computer; storing the address at which each node is stored in the memory of the second computer in a table of addresses (502, 602, 612); and storing a child pointer to each node stored in the second computer at the or each child pointer location referenced in the message, wherein the or each reference to a child pointer location comprises an index into the table of addresses. transmitting a plurality of messages (111, 510) from the first computer to the second computer, each message containing data of a node of the acyclic graph data structure and one or more references to child pointer locations in any previously transmitted parent nodes to that node; storing the data of each transmitted node in memory (112, 210, 310, 501) of the second computer; storing the address at which each node is stored in the memory of the second computer in a table of addresses (502, 602, 612); and storing a child pointer to each node stored in the second computer at the or each child pointer location referenced in the message, wherein the or each reference to a child pointer location comprises an index into the table of addresses.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a thiazolide compound, wherein the thiazolide compound is N-(5-chlorothiazol-2-yl)-2-hydroxybenzamide, or a salt thereof, for use in stimulating an immune response in a subject in need thereof, wherein the subject suffers from an influenza viral infection, wherein stimulating the immune response results in treatment of the influenza viral infection in the subject.
A composition comprising a viable bacterium deposited under accession number NCIMB 42380 or a viable bacterium that has a 16s rRNA sequence that is at least 98% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, for use in a method of treating or preventing cancer.
Method for controlling by a mobile terminal a multimedia device for the playing and/or storing of multimedia contents, the mobile terminal and the multimedia device being connected to a communication network, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: - the mobile terminal sends to a remote server, via the communication network, at least one demand to launch a functionality on the multimedia device; - the remote server converts said at least one demand from the mobile terminal into at least one request and transmits said at least one request to the multimedia device, via the communication network, the request being a request to supply a multimedia content or to supply a list of multimedia contents; - the multimedia device receives and executes said at least one request; - the remote server receives a multimedia content or a list of multimedia contents transmitted by the multimedia device; - the remote server controls the storage of the multimedia content or of the list of multimedia contents in a network storage space coupled to the remote server, so that the mobile terminal can subsequently request the remote server to control the reading of the multimedia content or of the list of multimedia contents stored in the network storage space. - the mobile terminal sends to a remote server, via the communication network, at least one demand to launch a functionality on the multimedia device; - the remote server converts said at least one demand from the mobile terminal into at least one request and transmits said at least one request to the multimedia device, via the communication network, the request being a request to supply a multimedia content or to supply a list of multimedia contents; - the multimedia device receives and executes said at least one request; - the remote server receives a multimedia content or a list of multimedia contents transmitted by the multimedia device; - the remote server controls the storage of the multimedia content or of the list of multimedia contents in a network storage space coupled to the remote server, so that the mobile terminal can subsequently request the remote server to control the reading of the multimedia content or of the list of multimedia contents stored in the network storage space.