mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A device for manipulating a left atrial appendage of a heart, including (a) an elongated guide instrument provided with a tip, said guide instrument is shaped and sized to be transaortally and transseptally introducible into the left atrium, (b) a suction channel terminating with a concave holder at said tip, characterized in that: said a concave holder is shaped and sized to be introduced into said left atrial appendage and adapted to hold a portion of said left atrial appendage inside said left atrial appendage and to draw said left atrial appendage portion into said left atrium upon application of suction through said channel and said concave holder, so that said held and drawn left atrial appendage portion is repositionable into said left atrium when said guide instrument is controllably guided thereafter, wherein said concave holder is suitably configured to prevent perforation of said left atrial appendage when said guide instrument is advanced transluminally; and wherein said device comprising fastening means which is appliable to said repositioned left atrial appendage portion, to permanently prevent return of said repositioned left atrial appendage portion to its normal position. said a concave holder is shaped and sized to be introduced into said left atrial appendage and adapted to hold a portion of said left atrial appendage inside said left atrial appendage and to draw said left atrial appendage portion into said left atrium upon application of suction through said channel and said concave holder, so that said held and drawn left atrial appendage portion is repositionable into said left atrium when said guide instrument is controllably guided thereafter, wherein said concave holder is suitably configured to prevent perforation of said left atrial appendage when said guide instrument is advanced transluminally; and wherein said device comprising fastening means which is appliable to said repositioned left atrial appendage portion, to permanently prevent return of said repositioned left atrial appendage portion to its normal position.
A plug door device comprising: a stationary base fixed to a body of a vehicle; a slidable base provided on the stationary base so as to be movable in a width direction of the vehicle relative to the stationary base; a door drive mechanism provided on the slidable base and configured to move a door for opening and closing a doorway of the vehicle in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and a swing arm mechanism according to claim 10. a stationary base fixed to a body of a vehicle; a slidable base provided on the stationary base so as to be movable in a width direction of the vehicle relative to the stationary base; a door drive mechanism provided on the slidable base and configured to move a door for opening and closing a doorway of the vehicle in a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and a swing arm mechanism according to claim 10.
An underwear garment using a multilayered cloth comprising a multilayered woven fabric structure including two or more layers; or a multilayered knitted fabric structure including two or more layers, the multilayered cloth being characterized in that a composite yarn (3,6,9,12) having a torque of 30 T/m or less made of a false-twist crimped yarn having a torque in the S-direction and a false-twist crimped yarn (2 and 5) having a torque in the Z-direction is placed in an outermost layer of the multilayered cloth, and the outermost layer in which the composite yarn is placed being on the inner side of the garment.
A vaccine formulation comprising: (a) four Staphylococcus aureus polypeptides, wherein the Staphylococcus aureus polypeptides are (i) glucosaminidase as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, (ii) SA0688 as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, (iii) SA0037 as set forth in SEQ ID NO:3, and (iv) SA0486 as set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent for use in treating, inhibiting, or providing prophylaxis of a Staphylococcus aureus biofilm infection in a subject having or at risk of developing a Staphylococcus aureus biofilm infection, further comprising administering an antimicrobial agent effective in the treatment of a Staphylococcus aureus infection to the subject, wherein the antimicrobial agent is administered either concurrent with, prior to or after the vaccine formulation. (a) four Staphylococcus aureus polypeptides, wherein the Staphylococcus aureus polypeptides are (i) glucosaminidase as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, (ii) SA0688 as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, (iii) SA0037 as set forth in SEQ ID NO:3, and (iv) SA0486 as set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent
Balancing machine for balancing vehicle wheels, comprising a supporting structure for supporting grip and rotation means for gripping and rotating a wheel to be balanced, detection means configured for detecting the unbalance of the wheel during rotation, at least a processing unit which is operatively associated to said grip and rotation means and to said detection means, at least a screen which is associated to said supporting structure and which is operatively associated to said processing unit and adapted to display the detected unbalance data and selectable functions or lists of functions, and at least a control panel configured for the selection of said functions or lists of functions having at least a touch-screen control surface, characterised in that it comprises control means for controlling the operation of said control surface between a continuous operating mode, in which the touching of said control surface without detaching the finger between two positions leads to scrolling on said screen between said functions or lists of functions, and a discrete operating mode, in which on said control surface is determined at least a discrete portion and the touching with a finger on said discrete portion for a preset time leads to the selection of one of said functions or lists of functions, said control means being able to dynamically associate said discrete portion with a respective function or list of functions represented graphically on said screen and to dynamically determine the perimeter and the position of said discrete portion on said control surface, according to a particular graphic interface displayed on said screen, so as to reproduce the position of the functions or lists of functions graphically represented on said screen.
A pivot bracket for connecting a vehicle seat to a vehicle body, the pivot bracket comprises: - a main body including at least one longitudinal reinforcing structure (216a-d) extending towards at least one attachment portion (206, 210, 210a, 210b, 212) configured for attaching the main body to the vehicle body, the attachment portions including a front attachment portion and a planar intermediate attachment portion, wherein the intermediate attachment portion is inclined with the horizontal plane when arranged in the vehicle so that at least a portion of the force caused by a rear collision on the vehicle is directed normal to the planar intermediate attachment portion, and - an energy absorption member connected to a distal attachment portion of the pivot bracket and configured to deform in the event of a rear or front impact to the vehicle, the distal attachment portion is connected with the main body via the energy absorption member. - a main body including at least one longitudinal reinforcing structure (216a-d) extending towards at least one attachment portion (206, 210, 210a, 210b, 212) configured for attaching the main body to the vehicle body, the attachment portions including a front attachment portion and a planar intermediate attachment portion, wherein the intermediate attachment portion is inclined with the horizontal plane when arranged in the vehicle so that at least a portion of the force caused by a rear collision on the vehicle is directed normal to the planar intermediate attachment portion, and - an energy absorption member connected to a distal attachment portion of the pivot bracket and configured to deform in the event of a rear or front impact to the vehicle, the distal attachment portion is connected with the main body via the energy absorption member.
A method of collecting harmful website information, the method comprising: extracting a first URL linked in a first web page of a harmful website; and checking a connection with at least one web page referenced by a second web page of the first URL and determining whether the second web page of the first URL is a harmful site according to the connection, wherein the checking comprises generating a directed graph with the at least one web page referenced by the second web page of the first URL to check the connection, wherein, if a predetermined confirmed harmful website is included in the directed graph, such that the second web page references the predetermined harmful web site according to the directed graph, the second web page of the first URL is confirmed as a harmful website and is included in a harmful site list. extracting a first URL linked in a first web page of a harmful website; and checking a connection with at least one web page referenced by a second web page of the first URL and determining whether the second web page of the first URL is a harmful site according to the connection, wherein the checking comprises generating a directed graph with the at least one web page referenced by the second web page of the first URL to check the connection, wherein, if a predetermined confirmed harmful website is included in the directed graph, such that the second web page references the predetermined harmful web site according to the directed graph, the second web page of the first URL is confirmed as a harmful website and is included in a harmful site list.
A computer-implemented method for web browser interaction comprising: in response to a user placing focus on one or more tabs (210, 400, 500, 600, 700), reducing size of an address bar and expanding the tabs (210, 400, 500, 600, 700) in length, said address bar and said one or more tabs (210, 400, 500, 600, 700) disposed along a common line within a control layout area; in response to a user placing focus on the address bar, expanding the address bar to display a full URL associated with a current tab, and scaling down the tabs (210, 400, 500, 600, 700) in length; and in response to a user placing focus on a web page, reducing the size of the address bar and the tabs (210, 400, 500, 600, 700), said web page rendered within a content rendering area adjacent and below the control layout area. in response to a user placing focus on one or more tabs (210, 400, 500, 600, 700), reducing size of an address bar and expanding the tabs (210, 400, 500, 600, 700) in length, said address bar and said one or more tabs (210, 400, 500, 600, 700) disposed along a common line within a control layout area; in response to a user placing focus on the address bar, expanding the address bar to display a full URL associated with a current tab, and scaling down the tabs (210, 400, 500, 600, 700) in length; and in response to a user placing focus on a web page, reducing the size of the address bar and the tabs (210, 400, 500, 600, 700), said web page rendered within a content rendering area adjacent and below the control layout area.
A bracket for an electronic component, comprising: a bearing part configured to bear an electronic component; and two side walls oppositely arranged and disposed at the same side of the bearing part, the two side walls of the bracket being configured to be disposed on a mainboard and define together with the mainboard and the bearing part an accommodating space; the accommodating space being configured to at least partially accommodate a first flexible circuit board electrically connected to the electronic component, and the first flexible circuit board being configured to be electrically connected to the mainboard; characterized in that the bearing part comprises a first sub-plate and a second sub-plate integrally connected, and the second sub-plate extends and tapers gradually in a direction away from the first sub-plate. a bearing part configured to bear an electronic component; and two side walls oppositely arranged and disposed at the same side of the bearing part, the two side walls of the bracket being configured to be disposed on a mainboard and define together with the mainboard and the bearing part an accommodating space; the accommodating space being configured to at least partially accommodate a first flexible circuit board electrically connected to the electronic component, and the first flexible circuit board being configured to be electrically connected to the mainboard; characterized in that the bearing part comprises a first sub-plate and a second sub-plate integrally connected, and the second sub-plate extends and tapers gradually in a direction away from the first sub-plate.
A method of producing a preform comprising: preparing sheet-shaped prepreg and a preform mold (10,20) having a forming surface and a separable portion constituting at least a portion of the forming surface; and removing the preform from the preform mold together with the separable portion after forming the prepreg using the preform mold. preparing sheet-shaped prepreg and a preform mold (10,20) having a forming surface and a separable portion constituting at least a portion of the forming surface; and removing the preform from the preform mold together with the separable portion after forming the prepreg using the preform mold.
A transmitter for transmitting a signal over a communications medium to a receiver, comprising: a data modulator for outputting a series of orthogonal sub-carriers carrying coded data; a linear frequency modulator for applying linear frequency modulation to each of said sub-carriers to produce a series of sub-sweeps having orthogonal waveforms; and a multiplexor for producing a multiplexed output signal containing said series of sub-sweeps for transmission over said communications medium. a data modulator for outputting a series of orthogonal sub-carriers carrying coded data; a linear frequency modulator for applying linear frequency modulation to each of said sub-carriers to produce a series of sub-sweeps having orthogonal waveforms; and a multiplexor for producing a multiplexed output signal containing said series of sub-sweeps for transmission over said communications medium.
A high-gloss polymethylmethacrylate-acrylic copolymer alloy composition, comprising 12 to 50 parts by weight of an acrylic copolymer, 6 to 25 parts by weight of an acrylic impact modifier, and 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a scratch modifier based on 100 parts by weight of a polymethylmethacrylate resin, wherein the acrylic copolymer is a copolymer formed by grafting 50 to 60% by weight of a styrene based monomer and acrylonitrile based monomer with 40 to 50% by weight of an acrylic rubber, wherein an amount of an acrylonitrile monomer inside a shell is 20 to 35% by weight based on 100% by weight of the acrylic rubber and the monomers constituting the copolymer, wherein the acrylic impact modifier comprises 5 to 10% by weight of a styrene based seed, 50 to 60% by weight of an acrylic core enveloping the seed, and 30 to 40% by weight of a styrene based shell enveloping the core, and wherein the scratch modifier is a siloxane based polymer or an organically modified siloxane based polymer.
A platinum ion chelating dipyridoxyl compound according to Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the dipyridoxyl compound is coordinated with a metal ion which is not a transition metal or uncoordinated, for use in prevention or treatment of chemotherapy drug induced peripheral sensory neuropathy in a patient, wherein the chemotherapy drug comprises platinum ions, wherein X represents CH or N, each R 1 independently represents hydrogen or -CH 2 COR 5; R 5 represents hydroxy, optionally hydroxylated alkoxy, amino or alkylamido; each R 2 independently represents ZYR 6 wherein Z represents a bond or a C 1-3 alkylene or oxoalkylene group, optionally substituted by R 7; Y represents a bond, an oxygen atom or NR 6; R 6 is a hydrogen atom, COOR 8, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl group, optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from COOR 8, CONR 8 2, NR 8 2, OR 8, =NR 8, =O, OP (OR 8)R 7 and OSO 3 M; R 7 is hydroxy, optionally hydroxylated, optionally alkoxylated alkyl or aminoalkyl group; R 8 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally hydroxylated, optionally alkoxylated alkyl group; M is a hydrogen atom or one equivalent of a physiologically tolerable cation; R 3 represents a C 1-8 alkylene, a 1,2-cykloalkylene, or a 1,2-arylene group, optionally substituted with R 7; and each R 4 independently represents hydrogen or C 1-3 alkyl. X represents CH or N, each R 1 independently represents hydrogen or -CH 2 COR 5; R 5 represents hydroxy, optionally hydroxylated alkoxy, amino or alkylamido; each R 2 independently represents ZYR 6 wherein Z represents a bond or a C 1-3 alkylene or oxoalkylene group, optionally substituted by R 7; Y represents a bond, an oxygen atom or NR 6; R 6 is a hydrogen atom, COOR 8, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl group, optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from COOR 8, CONR 8 2, NR 8 2, OR 8, =NR 8, =O, OP (OR 8)R 7 and OSO 3 M; R 7 is hydroxy, optionally hydroxylated, optionally alkoxylated alkyl or aminoalkyl group; R 8 is a hydrogen atom or an optionally hydroxylated, optionally alkoxylated alkyl group; M is a hydrogen atom or one equivalent of a physiologically tolerable cation; R 3 represents a C 1-8 alkylene, a 1,2-cykloalkylene, or a 1,2-arylene group, optionally substituted with R 7; and each R 4 independently represents hydrogen or C 1-3 alkyl.
A respirator having a neck portion for encircling around a neck of a wearer and a helmet portion for encircling around a helmet of the wearer, the respirator extending between the neck and helmet portions (14, 18) so as to fully enclose a head of the wearer when the respirator is deployed, wherein the respirator is packable into a packed configuration by moving the helmet portion down the head to meet the neck portion at the neck, or by moving the neck portion up the head to meet the helmet portion at the helmet, and wherein the respirator comprises a shoulder portion connected to the neck portion for resting upon the shoulders of the wearer and a middle portion that extends between the neck and helmet portions (14, 18) characterised in that the neck portion comprises one half of an attachment device and the shoulder portion comprises another half of the attachment device, the middle portion and the helmet portion being packable between the neck portion and the shoulder portion and securable therebetween by attaching the two halves of the attachment device together.
A tobacco cooling device, particularly for a tobacco drying system comprising means for the circulation of a process gas at high temperature in a circuit provided with a tobacco drying column and with a separation device for separating said process gas from said tobacco; said tobacco cooling device being characterized by comprising means for introducing a stage for evaporation at sub-atmospheric pressure, which are located downstream of a tobacco point of discharge of said separation device, so as to generate the psychrometric conditions adapted to start an evaporation supported, from the energy standpoint, by the "available" enthalpy.
A joining device, preferably for setting rivets, for clinching or for punching, comprising • a die and a punch which is linearly movable on a support, wherein the object to be joined can be positioned between the punch and the die, • a preliminary stroke unit for carrying out a preliminary stroke movement of the punch, • a working stroke unit for carrying out a working stroke movement of the punch, • wherein the working stroke unit is designed to actuate the punch with a greater force and/or a shorter linear movement than the preliminary stroke unit, • wherein the preliminary stroke unit comprises a first spindle for moving the punch, and that the working stroke unit comprises a second spindle for moving the punch, characterised in that the two spindles (8, 9) are arranged one in the other. • a die and a punch which is linearly movable on a support, wherein the object to be joined can be positioned between the punch and the die, • a preliminary stroke unit for carrying out a preliminary stroke movement of the punch, • a working stroke unit for carrying out a working stroke movement of the punch, • wherein the working stroke unit is designed to actuate the punch with a greater force and/or a shorter linear movement than the preliminary stroke unit, • wherein the preliminary stroke unit comprises a first spindle for moving the punch, and that the working stroke unit comprises a second spindle for moving the punch, characterised in that the two spindles (8, 9) are arranged one in the other.
Rear box apparatus for a children's tractor, which is provided with pedals or a motor for propelling it, including a pivotable trough-like container, which consists of a base wall and a peripheral wall, which includes a rear wall directed towards the children's tractor and two opposing side walls, characterised in that the rear box apparatus consists of the trough-like container and a tilting bracket, which is fastened to the rear of the children's tractor, that the tilting bracket includes two sections extending substantially at right angles to one another, whereby a rearward, vertical section of the tilting bracket is fixed to the rear of the children's tractor and the trough-like container rests, in the starting position, on the other horizontal section, wherein the tilting bracket consists of bent metal tubes and the rearward section has substantially a U shape or an arch shape and the horizontal section of the tilting bracket consists of two adjacent, parallel tube sections, which extend too shortly before the end of the base wall and are pivotally connected with their end section to the base wall, that the trough-like container is so attached to the tilting bracket that it is pivotable between the horizontal starting position, in which it rests on the tilting bracket, and a position in which it is tilted about the end of the tilting bracket to an abutment, which is an overhead position, so that the trough-like container cannot swing back into the starting position under gravity, and that a pivotable flap is attached to the open front side of the peripheral wall of the trough-like container.
A peritoneal dialysis system (10, 100) comprising: a hardware unit including a housing; a stepper motor housed by the housing having a base and lid; a pump including a piston which is attached to or integrally formed with a piston head, wherein the piston is in operable communication with the stepper motor; and a disposable unit placeable inside and operable with the hardware unit, the disposable unit including a pair of membranes including a moveable membrane mechanically pushed by the piston head, wherein the housing and the disposable unit are configured such that the moveable membrane of the disposable unit is pneumatically attached to and moves with the piston head as the piston head is moved towards or away from the disposable unit. a hardware unit including a housing; a stepper motor housed by the housing having a base and lid; a pump including a piston which is attached to or integrally formed with a piston head, wherein the piston is in operable communication with the stepper motor; and a disposable unit placeable inside and operable with the hardware unit, the disposable unit including a pair of membranes including a moveable membrane mechanically pushed by the piston head, wherein the housing and the disposable unit are configured such that the moveable membrane of the disposable unit is pneumatically attached to and moves with the piston head as the piston head is moved towards or away from the disposable unit.