mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus for providing spinal correction, comprising: an implant body configured and dimensioned for placement in an intervertebral space, the implant body defining a central cavity extending through the body configured to receive bone graft material and communicate with the intervertebral space for infusion of the graft material into the intervertebral space when placed therein; at least one extendable member mounted on the implant body, the at least one extendable member being extendable along an expansion axis from an unexpanded height to at least one expanded height; a bone graft material supply port disposed on the implant body in communication with the central cavity; and an attachment port disposed on the implant body for connection to an insertion tool; characterized in that: the bone graft material supply port and the attachment port are located laterally of one another on a side wall of the implant body, the side wall being oriented generally parallel to the expansion axis. an implant body configured and dimensioned for placement in an intervertebral space, the implant body defining a central cavity extending through the body configured to receive bone graft material and communicate with the intervertebral space for infusion of the graft material into the intervertebral space when placed therein; at least one extendable member mounted on the implant body, the at least one extendable member being extendable along an expansion axis from an unexpanded height to at least one expanded height; a bone graft material supply port disposed on the implant body in communication with the central cavity; and an attachment port disposed on the implant body for connection to an insertion tool; characterized in that: the bone graft material supply port and the attachment port are located laterally of one another on a side wall of the implant body, the side wall being oriented generally parallel to the expansion axis.
A method for determining axial loads in a drillstring, the method comprising: (a) drilling with a drilling system including a drillstring comprising a drill bit, a bottomhole assembly coupled to the drill bit, and a plurality of WDP joints coupled to the bottomhole assembly; characterised in that the method comprises (b) measuring a level of a first signal communicated from a first inductive coupler element (110, 120) in the drillstring during (a); and (c) determining an axial load in a first region of the drillstring using the level of the first signal. (a) drilling with a drilling system including a drillstring comprising a drill bit, a bottomhole assembly coupled to the drill bit, and a plurality of WDP joints coupled to the bottomhole assembly; characterised in that the method comprises (b) measuring a level of a first signal communicated from a first inductive coupler element (110, 120) in the drillstring during (a); and (c) determining an axial load in a first region of the drillstring using the level of the first signal.
Rail system for a shower partition having a holding rod which is suitable for holding a movable shower door and/or for attaching a stationary wall element, and having at least one rail bar attached to this holding rod with one of its ends, and the end thereof facing away from the holding rod is equipped with a device suitable for attaching the rail bar on a wall or a side wall or a further rail bar, characterized in that the rail bar is equipped with a tensioning device in the interior of the rail bar, the tensioning device comprises a spindle, at both ends thereof, the spindle respectively has an outer thread (32, 33), wherein one outer thread is screwed into a corresponding thread bore in or on the holding rod, and the other outer thread is screwed into a thread mounted on a rail section facing away from the holding rod, and the tensioning device braces the rail section of the rail bar facing away from the rail bar with the holding rod. the rail bar is equipped with a tensioning device in the interior of the rail bar, the tensioning device comprises a spindle, at both ends thereof, the spindle respectively has an outer thread (32, 33), wherein one outer thread is screwed into a corresponding thread bore in or on the holding rod, and the other outer thread is screwed into a thread mounted on a rail section facing away from the holding rod, and the tensioning device braces the rail section of the rail bar facing away from the rail bar with the holding rod.
Medicament delivery device comprising a housing (10, 12) provided with a proximally directed surface arranged to be releasibly attached to a body of a patient; - the housing having a measure in a proximal-distal direction that is less than dimensions perpendicular to the proximal-distal direction; - a compartment inside said housing for positioning a medicament container, which compartment is orientated generally perpendicular to the proximal-distal direction, - an injection needle generally extending in the proximal-distal direction and attached to a needle holder arranged in said housing and being movable in the proximal-distal direction, said injection needle being connectable to said medicament container for delivering a dose of medicament, - a manually operated activation mechanism for activating said device, - an actuation mechanism operably connected to said activation mechanism and arranged to, upon activation of said activation mechanism, extend said injection needle from a first position inside said housing to a second position wherein a penetration of a patient is performed, - a plunger rod arranged in said housing, extending generally perpendicular to the proximal-distal direction, capable of acting on said medicament container for delivering a dose of medicament through said injection needle, - a driver operably connected to said activation mechanism and being capable of acting on said plunger rod for delivering a dose of medicament when activated, characterised in that said device comprises a needle cover operably connected to said actuation mechanism and being arranged movable in said housing from a first position inside said housing to a second proximally extended position outside said housing for shielding said injection needle when said injection needle is in said second position. - the housing having a measure in a proximal-distal direction that is less than dimensions perpendicular to the proximal-distal direction; - a compartment inside said housing for positioning a medicament container, which compartment is orientated generally perpendicular to the proximal-distal direction, - an injection needle generally extending in the proximal-distal direction and attached to a needle holder arranged in said housing and being movable in the proximal-distal direction, said injection needle being connectable to said medicament container for delivering a dose of medicament, - a manually operated activation mechanism for activating said device, - an actuation mechanism operably connected to said activation mechanism and arranged to, upon activation of said activation mechanism, extend said injection needle from a first position inside said housing to a second position wherein a penetration of a patient is performed, - a plunger rod arranged in said housing, extending generally perpendicular to the proximal-distal direction, capable of acting on said medicament container for delivering a dose of medicament through said injection needle, - a driver operably connected to said activation mechanism and being capable of acting on said plunger rod for delivering a dose of medicament when activated,
An apparatus for backward flow forming a material comprising: a mandrel having a headstock at a proximate end of the mandrel, the mandrel configured to rotate about an axis (A-A); a plurality of rollers disposed radially outward of the mandrel configured to exert force on the material to form a work piece at a plastic deformation zone, wherein the work piece flows from the plastic deformation zone between the plurality of rollers and the mandrel toward a distal end of the mandrel; and a catcher, coaxial to the mandrel, and removably coupled to the work piece at a traveling end of the work piece, wherein the catcher is configured to travel with the traveling end of the work piece, characterised in that the catcher exerts a tension in the work piece. a mandrel having a headstock at a proximate end of the mandrel, the mandrel configured to rotate about an axis (A-A); a plurality of rollers disposed radially outward of the mandrel configured to exert force on the material to form a work piece at a plastic deformation zone, wherein the work piece flows from the plastic deformation zone between the plurality of rollers and the mandrel toward a distal end of the mandrel; and a catcher, coaxial to the mandrel, and removably coupled to the work piece at a traveling end of the work piece, wherein the catcher is configured to travel with the traveling end of the work piece, characterised in that the catcher exerts a tension in the work piece.
An aqueous dispersion of nanoparticles of a high performance thermoplastic polymer or of mixtures of high performance thermoplastic polymers, where the dispersion is stable for at least six months under normal storage conditions at room temperature,and where said polymer(s) is(are) selected from polyetherimides, polyaryletherketones and mixtures thereof.
A method of controlling the motion of a coupled tractor-trailer combination in which the tractor includes a drive train having an engine and at least one ground-engaging member driveably connected thereto via an adjustable ratio transmission; and the trailer includes at least one ground engaging member having at least one trailer brake, the method comprising the steps of: a. detecting whether one or more preconditions relating to tractor-trailer combination dynamics is/are occurring; b. detecting whether one or more further prevailing conditions that are indicative of a likelihood of adverse tractor-trailer combination dynamics is/are occurring; and c. if at least one said precondition and at least one said further condition are occurring, effecting a control action selected from the list including activating the at least one trailer brake and/or adjusting an adjustable parameter of the drive train in order to effect controlled deceleration of the tractor-trailer combination; and characterized in that the tractor-trailer combination includes an articulated joint connecting the tractor and trailer one to the other and the further prevailing conditions include one or more selected from the list comprising a measure of the aggressiveness of deceleration of the tractor-trailer combination attaining or exceeding a eighth chosen threshold value; or the angle subtended between the trailer and the tractor at the articulated joint attaining or exceeding a ninth chosen threshold value; or the value of a force acting on at least one ground-engaging member of the tractor attaining or exceeding a chosen percentage of a force corresponding to a limit of lateral stability of the ground-engaging member. a. detecting whether one or more preconditions relating to tractor-trailer combination dynamics is/are occurring; b. detecting whether one or more further prevailing conditions that are indicative of a likelihood of adverse tractor-trailer combination dynamics is/are occurring; and c. if at least one said precondition and at least one said further condition are occurring, effecting a control action selected from the list including activating the at least one trailer brake and/or adjusting an adjustable parameter of the drive train in order to effect controlled deceleration of the tractor-trailer combination; and
A resource indication method, performed by an access point and comprising: sending resource mapping information, wherein the resource mapping information comprises a mapping segment, the mapping segment is associated with a first frame type, the mapping segment comprises a station identifier and a resource indicator, wherein the resource indicator indicates a resource for a station identified by the station identifier to send an uplink frame, and the uplink frame is a second frame type, the second frame type is determined based on the first frame type; receiving the uplink frame sent by the station according to the resource mapping information; the method being characterized in that: the first frame type is a Block Acknowledge Request, BAR, the second frame type is a Block Acknowledge, BA, frame, or the first frame type is a Resource Allocate Request, RAR, the second frame type is a cache information; wherein the overhead of the mapping segment corresponding to the BAR is different from that of the mapping segment corresponding to the RAR. sending resource mapping information, wherein the resource mapping information comprises a mapping segment, the mapping segment is associated with a first frame type, the mapping segment comprises a station identifier and a resource indicator, wherein the resource indicator indicates a resource for a station identified by the station identifier to send an uplink frame, and the uplink frame is a second frame type, the second frame type is determined based on the first frame type; receiving the uplink frame sent by the station according to the resource mapping information; the method being characterized in that: the first frame type is a Block Acknowledge Request, BAR, the second frame type is a Block Acknowledge, BA, frame, or the first frame type is a Resource Allocate Request, RAR, the second frame type is a cache information; wherein the overhead of the mapping segment corresponding to the BAR is different from that of the mapping segment corresponding to the RAR. the first frame type is a Block Acknowledge Request, BAR, the second frame type is a Block Acknowledge, BA, frame, or the first frame type is a Resource Allocate Request, RAR, the second frame type is a cache information; wherein the overhead of the mapping segment corresponding to the BAR is different from that of the mapping segment corresponding to the RAR.
Method for integrating signals emitted from an emitter to at least one Ultra Wide Band receiver, characterized in that - the measurement is initialized beforehand by estimating an initial clock drift ΔDH init between the emitter and the receiver, - an iterative loop is carried out during which: ∘ a step of integrating at least one primary signal received composed of at least two samples is carried out during which at least one first integration is carried out using the estimated clock drift and at least one second and one third integration are carried out using respectively the estimated clock drift increased and decreased by a predetermined value, ∘ from among the said at least three integrations is selected that one which maximizes a quality criterion, and, if appropriate, the clock drift is adapted to that corresponding to the integration selected. - the measurement is initialized beforehand by estimating an initial clock drift ΔDH init between the emitter and the receiver, - an iterative loop is carried out during which: ∘ a step of integrating at least one primary signal received composed of at least two samples is carried out during which at least one first integration is carried out using the estimated clock drift and at least one second and one third integration are carried out using respectively the estimated clock drift increased and decreased by a predetermined value, ∘ from among the said at least three integrations is selected that one which maximizes a quality criterion, and, if appropriate, the clock drift is adapted to that corresponding to the integration selected. ∘ a step of integrating at least one primary signal received composed of at least two samples is carried out during which at least one first integration is carried out using the estimated clock drift and at least one second and one third integration are carried out using respectively the estimated clock drift increased and decreased by a predetermined value, ∘ from among the said at least three integrations is selected that one which maximizes a quality criterion, and, if appropriate, the clock drift is adapted to that corresponding to the integration selected.
Mesogenic medium comprising one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formula A, P 1A -(CH 2) y -P 2A A and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formula B, P 1B -(CH 2 -CH 2 -O) z -CH 2 -CH 2 -P 2B B wherein P 1A, P 2A, P 1B and P 2B each, independently of one another, denote a polymerisable group, and y and z each, independently of one another, denote an integer between 1 and 12, and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae I and II wherein L 1 is H or F, L 21 to L 23 are, independently of each other, H or F, R 1 and R 2 are, independently of each other, alkyl, which is straight chain or branched, is unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl or CN, and in which one or more CH 2 groups are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by -O-, -S-, -NR 01-,-SiR 01 R 02 -, -CO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -OCO-O-, -S-CO-, -CO-S-, -CY 01 =CY 02 - or -C≡C- in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another, Y 01 and Y 02 are, independently of each other, F, Cl or CN, and alternatively one of them may be H, R 01 and R 02 are, independently of each other, H or alkyl with 1 to 12 C atoms. P 1A, P 2A, P 1B and P 2B each, independently of one another, denote a polymerisable group, y and z each, independently of one another, denote an integer between 1 and 12, and L 1 is H or F, L 21 to L 23 are, independently of each other, H or F, R 1 and R 2 are, independently of each other, alkyl, which is straight chain or branched, is unsubstituted, mono- or poly-substituted by F, Cl or CN, and in which one or more CH 2 groups are optionally replaced, in each case independently from one another, by -O-, -S-, -NR 01-,-SiR 01 R 02 -, -CO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -OCO-O-, -S-CO-, -CO-S-, -CY 01 =CY 02 - or -C≡C- in such a manner that O and/or S atoms are not linked directly to one another, Y 01 and Y 02 are, independently of each other, F, Cl or CN, and alternatively one of them may be H, R 01 and R 02 are, independently of each other, H or alkyl with 1 to 12 C atoms.
Shutter device, comprising: - a support; - a shutter cover comprising: a hub which is rotatable relative to the support about a first axis; and a shutter plate secured to the hub; - a device for locking the shutter cover in a blocked position; characterised in that the locking device comprises: - a rod arranged along a second axis parallel to the first axis, said rod being movable in translation relative to the support along the second axis, said rod comprising a convex frustoconical surface arranged along said second axis and forming a stop; - a first counter-stop formed by a concave frustoconical surface of the hub of the shutter cover, said concave frustoconical surface and the convex frustoconical surface being of complementary shapes; - a compression spring arranged along the second axis, said spring tending to hold the stop in contact with the first counter-stop, said stop and said first counter-stop being configured so that said contact blocks rotation of the shutter cover so as to hold said cover in the blocked position; compression of the spring tending to release the stop from contact with the first counter-stop, said release allowing the shutter cover to rotate. - a support; - a shutter cover comprising: a hub which is rotatable relative to the support about a first axis; and a shutter plate secured to the hub; - a device for locking the shutter cover in a blocked position; - a rod arranged along a second axis parallel to the first axis, said rod being movable in translation relative to the support along the second axis, said rod comprising a convex frustoconical surface arranged along said second axis and forming a stop; - a first counter-stop formed by a concave frustoconical surface of the hub of the shutter cover, said concave frustoconical surface and the convex frustoconical surface being of complementary shapes; - a compression spring arranged along the second axis, said spring tending to hold the stop in contact with the first counter-stop,
A method for performing a network assurance check of proper deployment of a configuration in a fabric, comprising: receiving from a controller, a global logical model containing instructions on how endpoints connected to a network fabric communicate within the fabric, the instructions including access policies for at least one interface of one or more network devices; receiving from the one or more network devices within the fabric, a software model being at least a subset of instructions from the global logical model, the subset of instructions being instructions from the global logical model that are specific to operability of the one or more network devices; validating that at least Layer 1 of the access policies within the received global logical model are properly configured on the one more network devices; identifying within the received software model a reported state of a physical link and a software link of one or more ports of the one or more network devices; obtaining an actual state of the physical link and the software link of the one or more ports of the one or more network devices; comparing the reported state of the physical link and the software link with the obtained actual state of the physical link and the software link; and generating one or more events based on the validating and/or the comparing. receiving from a controller, a global logical model containing instructions on how endpoints connected to a network fabric communicate within the fabric, the instructions including access policies for at least one interface of one or more network devices; receiving from the one or more network devices within the fabric, a software model being at least a subset of instructions from the global logical model, the subset of instructions being instructions from the global logical model that are specific to operability of the one or more network devices; validating that at least Layer 1 of the access policies within the received global logical model are properly configured on the one more network devices; identifying within the received software model a reported state of a physical link and a software link of one or more ports of the one or more network devices; obtaining an actual state of the physical link and the software link of the one or more ports of the one or more network devices; comparing the reported state of the physical link and the software link with the obtained actual state of the physical link and the software link; and generating one or more events based on the validating and/or the comparing.