mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An embryo transfer catheter for transferring an embryo into a uterine cavity of a recipient, the catheter comprising: an outer catheter body having first and second lumens, the second lumen being adapted to receive an internal catheter which, in use, will allow passage of an embryo-containing cannula or direct passage of an embryo or embryos; an inflatable balloon provided at a distal end of the first lumen, characterised in that the inflatable balloon comprises first and second arms, which in an inflated state are adapted to extend upwards from a distal end of the outer catheter body transversely within the uterus at an angle approximating the slope of the inner transverse walls of the flattened uterine cavity, the shape of the first and second arms of the balloon being adapted in their inflated state to conform to just the lowest part of the uterus, and wherein each arm is augmented by an inferior protuberance that when inflated enhances the seal of the balloon to the lowest part of the uterus, helping retention of the balloon and providing extra resistance to expulsion of the catheter. an outer catheter body having first and second lumens, the second lumen being adapted to receive an internal catheter which, in use, will allow passage of an embryo-containing cannula or direct passage of an embryo or embryos; an inflatable balloon provided at a distal end of the first lumen, characterised in that the inflatable balloon comprises first and second arms, which in an inflated state are adapted to extend upwards from a distal end of the outer catheter body transversely within the uterus at an angle approximating the slope of the inner transverse walls of the flattened uterine cavity, the shape of the first and second arms of the balloon being adapted in their inflated state to conform to just the lowest part of the uterus, and wherein each arm is augmented by an inferior protuberance that when inflated enhances the seal of the balloon to the lowest part of the uterus, helping retention of the balloon and providing extra resistance to expulsion of the catheter.
A light-emitting system for simulating a flame comprising: a plurality of disjointed sets of light-emitting elements, a controller configured to dynamically generate a plurality of control signals each having at least one same parameter, wherein the light-emitting elements of a given set of the disjointed sets of light-emitting elements are configured to adjust corresponding intensities of emitted light in accordance with a respective control signal of the plurality of control signals, wherein a value of said at least one parameter of the respective control signal is an independent variable with respect to the value of said at least one parameter of another control signal with which the light-emitting elements of another set of the disjointed sets adjust respective emitted light intensities, characterised in that the light-emitting elements within the given set adjust the corresponding intensities of the emitted light in accordance with a plurality of distinct light-emission signals that are based on the respective control signal such that the value of said at least one parameter of each light-emission signal of the plurality of distinct light-emission signals is a dependent variable with respect to the value of said at least one parameter of each other light-emission signal of the plurality of distinct light-emission signals. a plurality of disjointed sets of light-emitting elements, a controller configured to dynamically generate a plurality of control signals each having at least one same parameter, wherein the light-emitting elements of a given set of the disjointed sets of light-emitting elements are configured to adjust corresponding intensities of emitted light in accordance with a respective control signal of the plurality of control signals, wherein a value of said at least one parameter of the respective control signal is an independent variable with respect to the value of said at least one parameter of another control signal with which the light-emitting elements of another set of the disjointed sets adjust respective emitted light intensities, characterised in that the light-emitting elements within the given set adjust the corresponding intensities of the emitted light in accordance with a plurality of distinct light-emission signals that are based on the respective control signal such that the value of said at least one parameter of each light-emission signal of the plurality of distinct light-emission signals is a dependent variable with respect to the value of said at least one parameter of each other light-emission signal of the plurality of distinct light-emission signals.
An apparatus for endotracheal intubation of a patient via a flexible bougie, the apparatus comprising: an elongate tube having a distal and proximal end; the elongate tube having a central aperture sized to receive a flexible bougie; the elongate tube being sized to allow insertion in a patient's mouth and advancement through an oropharynx region of the patient such that the distal end is located at or near a glottis of the patient while the proximal end is at or outside the patient's mouth; wherein the elongate tube comprises a pre-formed curvilinear path corresponding to a natural curvature around a tongue region of the patient; the natural curvature having a first proximal curvilinear path corresponding to the tongue region and a second curvilinear path distal to and extending in a direction opposite the first curvilinear path to position and orient the distal end of the elongate tube at the glottis and in substantial alignment with a path of a tracheal segment distal of the glottis; characterized in that, the elongate tube has a round cross-section that promotes rotation of the tube within the patient and tapers so that the central aperture is larger at the proximal end and smaller at the distal end. an elongate tube having a distal and proximal end; the elongate tube having a central aperture sized to receive a flexible bougie; the elongate tube being sized to allow insertion in a patient's mouth and advancement through an oropharynx region of the patient such that the distal end is located at or near a glottis of the patient while the proximal end is at or outside the patient's mouth; wherein the elongate tube comprises a pre-formed curvilinear path corresponding to a natural curvature around a tongue region of the patient; the natural curvature having a first proximal curvilinear path corresponding to the tongue region and a second curvilinear path distal to and extending in a direction opposite the first curvilinear path to position and orient the distal end of the elongate tube at the glottis and in substantial alignment with a path of a tracheal segment distal of the glottis; characterized in that, the elongate tube has a round cross-section that promotes rotation of the tube within the patient and tapers so that the central aperture is larger at the proximal end and smaller at the distal end.
A method of managing resources in a local compute environment and an on-demand compute environment, the method including detecting an event associated with a local compute environment comprising a first set of compute nodes (130,132,134) and managed by a first management module to yield a detected event, wherein the method is characterized by: based on the detected event, identifying information about the local compute environment; establishing communication with an on-demand compute environment comprising a second set of compute nodes (124,126) different from the first set of compute nodes and managed by a second management module different from the first management module and transmitting the information about the local compute environment to the on-demand compute environment; in an arrangement created in advance where a plurality of profiles exist for selection, selecting a profile from the plurality of profiles, the profile related to workload that may be processed, to yield a selected profile; transferring the selected profile to the on-demand compute environment; provisioning resources as directed by the second management module within the on-demand compute environment based on the selected profile to yield provisioned resources; and transferring workload from the local compute environment to the on-demand compute environment wherein the transferred workload consumes the provisioned resources (124, 126). based on the detected event, identifying information about the local compute environment; establishing communication with an on-demand compute environment comprising a second set of compute nodes (124,126) different from the first set of compute nodes and managed by a second management module different from the first management module and transmitting the information about the local compute environment to the on-demand compute environment; in an arrangement created in advance where a plurality of profiles exist for selection, selecting a profile from the plurality of profiles, the profile related to workload that may be processed, to yield a selected profile; transferring the selected profile to the on-demand compute environment; provisioning resources as directed by the second management module within the on-demand compute environment based on the selected profile to yield provisioned resources; and transferring workload from the local compute environment to the on-demand compute environment wherein the transferred workload consumes the provisioned resources (124, 126).
A sequencing probe comprising: a target binding domain and a barcode domain; wherein said target binding domain includes at least 12 nucleotides and is capable of binding a target nucleic acid; wherein said barcode domain includes a synthetic backbone, said barcode domain including at least four attachment positions, each attachment position including at least one attachment region, said attachment region including at least one nucleic acid sequence capable of being bound by a complementary nucleic acid molecule, wherein the at least four attachment positions correspond to the nucleotide sequence of the target binding domain and wherein each of the at least four attachment positions have a different nucleic acid sequence, and wherein said nucleic acid sequence of each position of the at least four attachment positions determines the identity of the target nucleic acid that is bound by said target binding domain. wherein said target binding domain includes at least 12 nucleotides and is capable of binding a target nucleic acid; wherein said barcode domain includes a synthetic backbone, said barcode domain including at least four attachment positions, each attachment position including at least one attachment region, said attachment region including at least one nucleic acid sequence capable of being bound by a complementary nucleic acid molecule, wherein the at least four attachment positions correspond to the nucleotide sequence of the target binding domain and wherein each of the at least four attachment positions have a different nucleic acid sequence, and wherein said nucleic acid sequence of each position of the at least four attachment positions determines the identity of the target nucleic acid that is bound by said target binding domain. wherein the at least four attachment positions correspond to the nucleotide sequence of the target binding domain and wherein each of the at least four attachment positions have a different nucleic acid sequence, and wherein said nucleic acid sequence of each position of the at least four attachment positions determines the identity of the target nucleic acid that is bound by said target binding domain.
Device for processing workpieces, in particular for processing workpieces made of wood, wood materials or the like, comprising: a support section for holding a workpiece, a carrier section, in particular a boom, a portal or articulated arm robot, said carrier section holding a work unit, wherein the work unit holds a die (35, 35', 35") which can be placed against a workpiece and a feed unit for feeding a forming material into an inlet opening (36, 36', 36") of the die (35, 35', 35"), said die (35, 35', 35") having a cavity (37, 37', 37") for forming a component and an outlet opening (38, 38', 38''), characterised in that the die (35, 35') comprises two die halves (35a, 35b) which can be moved relative to one another. a support section for holding a workpiece, a carrier section, in particular a boom, a portal or articulated arm robot, said carrier section holding a work unit, wherein the work unit holds a die (35, 35', 35") which can be placed against a workpiece and a feed unit for feeding a forming material into an inlet opening (36, 36', 36") of the die (35, 35', 35"), said die (35, 35', 35") having a cavity (37, 37', 37") for forming a component and an outlet opening (38, 38', 38''), characterised in that the die (35, 35') comprises two die halves (35a, 35b) which can be moved relative to one another.
A supersonic inlet for a supersonic propulsion system comprising: a center body with a leading edge configured to generate a first shock wave and with a compression surface positioned downstream of the leading edge; a cowl lip spatially separated from the compression surface such that the cowl lip and the compression surface define an inlet opening for receiving a supersonic flow; wherein the compression surface is configured to generate a second shock wave, which during operation of the supersonic inlet at a predetermined cruise speed, extends from the compression surface to intersect the first shock wave at a first point spatially separated from the compression surface by a distance less than the distance separating the compression surface and the cowl lip such that the inlet captures the first shock wave, characterized by a bypass splitter disposed between the cowl lip and the center body to form a bypass with the leading edge of said bypass splitter located downstream of said inlet opening. a center body with a leading edge configured to generate a first shock wave and with a compression surface positioned downstream of the leading edge; a cowl lip spatially separated from the compression surface such that the cowl lip and the compression surface define an inlet opening for receiving a supersonic flow; wherein the compression surface is configured to generate a second shock wave, which during operation of the supersonic inlet at a predetermined cruise speed, extends from the compression surface to intersect the first shock wave at a first point spatially separated from the compression surface by a distance less than the distance separating the compression surface and the cowl lip such that the inlet captures the first shock wave, characterized by a bypass splitter disposed between the cowl lip and the center body to form a bypass with the leading edge of said bypass splitter located downstream of said inlet opening.
Method to regulate a conditioning apparatus, comprising a step of switching on said conditioning apparatus in a switch-on instant, a step of activating thermal conditioning means and a ventilation device comprised in said conditioning apparatus, said ventilation device being suitable to generate a flow of air toward said thermal conditioning means in order to direct it toward a room to be conditioned, said method being characterized in that it comprises a step of calculating an initial equivalent temperature value perceived by a user (T SET 0) representative of the room's thermal conditions in correspondence with said switch-on instant and a step of determining a commutation instant (t ∗), subsequent to said switch-on instant, in which said ventilation device is made to rotate at a speed that is less than-, or equal to, a reference value of rotation speed (V THRESHOLD), in order to render minimum, or indeed zero, a difference (ΔT SET) between said initial equivalent temperature value perceived by the user (T SET 0) and the equivalent temperature value perceived by the user in correspondence with said commutation instant (t ∗), said difference (ΔT SET) being indicative of the alteration of the thermal condition perceived by the user in the transitory step that follows the switching on of said conditioning apparatus, wherein said equivalent temperature perceived by a user (T SET) is calculated according to the following functional relation: T SET = f T; v; MRT; RH; clo; met where: T is temperature of the air in the room; v is the speed of the air in the room; MRT is the mean radiant temperature; RH is the relative humidity; clo is a coefficient that expresses the heat insulation of the individual; met is a coefficient that takes into account the level of activity of the individual. T is temperature of the air in the room; v is the speed of the air in the room; MRT is the mean radiant temperature; RH is the relative humidity; clo is a coefficient that expresses the heat insulation of the individual; met is a coefficient that takes into account the level of activity of the individual.
A control network system in which a plurality of node devices exchange data with each other, each of the plurality of node devices includes: a data transmission-reception unit configured to transmit data of its device and to receive transmission data of a different device for a prescribed data exchange cycle and within its first communication cycle time band; characterized by a message transmission unit configured to, when there is a message transmission request of its device, transmit, a number of corresponding messages to an adjacent station at a prescribed timing within a second communication cycle time band, which is later than the first communication cycle time band, for the each prescribed data exchange cycle, the number being equal to or smaller than a number of permissions of message transmission assigned to its device; and a message reception unit configured to, when receiving a message from one of the adjacent stations, relay the message to the other adjacent station or to, when the message is addressed to its device, obtain the message, within the second communication cycle time band. a data transmission-reception unit configured to transmit data of its device and to receive transmission data of a different device for a prescribed data exchange cycle and within its first communication cycle time band; characterized by a message transmission unit configured to, when there is a message transmission request of its device, transmit, a number of corresponding messages to an adjacent station at a prescribed timing within a second communication cycle time band, which is later than the first communication cycle time band, for the each prescribed data exchange cycle, the number being equal to or smaller than a number of permissions of message transmission assigned to its device; and a message reception unit configured to, when receiving a message from one of the adjacent stations, relay the message to the other adjacent station or to, when the message is addressed to its device, obtain the message, within the second communication cycle time band.
A rolling bearing unit, comprising: an outer ring; an inner ring; a plurality of rolling elements; and a sealing device that is disposed at at least one of a position between one end portion of the outer ring and one end portion of the inner ring and a position between the other end portion of the outer ring and the other end portion of the inner ring, the sealing device including a metal core that has a cylindrical portion that is fitted to an outer periphery of the outer ring, and an elastic seal that is fitted to the metal core, wherein an inner periphery of an end portion of the cylindrical portion is larger in diameter than an inner periphery of a portion of the cylindrical portion, which is fitted to the outer ring, the elastic seal has a cylindrical portion that is in close contact with an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the metal core and a folded-back portion that extends from the cylindrical portion, characterized in that the folded-back portion is compressively deformed by being sandwiched between the inner periphery (21 a) of the end portion of the cylindrical portion of the metal core and the outer periphery of the outer ring, and an inner diameter of the cylindrical portion of the metal core is set to such a value that the cylindrical portion is fitted to the outer ring by interference fit. an outer ring; an inner ring; a plurality of rolling elements; and a sealing device that is disposed at at least one of a position between one end portion of the outer ring and one end portion of the inner ring and a position between the other end portion of the outer ring and the other end portion of the inner ring, the sealing device including a metal core that has a cylindrical portion that is fitted to an outer periphery of the outer ring, and an elastic seal that is fitted to the metal core, wherein an inner periphery of an end portion of the cylindrical portion is larger in diameter than an inner periphery of a portion of the cylindrical portion, which is fitted to the outer ring, the elastic seal has a cylindrical portion that is in close contact with an outer periphery of the cylindrical portion of the metal core and a folded-back portion that extends from the cylindrical portion, characterized in that the folded-back portion is compressively deformed by being sandwiched between the inner periphery (21 a) of the end portion of the cylindrical portion of the metal core and the outer periphery of the outer ring, and an inner diameter of the cylindrical portion of the metal core is set to such a value that the cylindrical portion is fitted to the outer ring by interference fit.