mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method performed by a wireless device (12, 50), the method comprising: obtaining a window of time for bundling of a set of uplink transmissions on a bandwidth part, wherein the bundling is for keeping power consistency and phase continuity, wherein the bundling is demodulation reference signal, DMRS, bundling; determining whether or not to apply a timing advance adjustment within the window of time, wherein the timing advance adjustment comprises an adjustment to a transmission timing of an uplink transmission in the set of uplink transmissions; and transmitting the uplink transmission on the bandwidth part during the window of time using a transmission timing which is in accordance with said determining, wherein said determining comprises: determining to apply the timing advance adjustment within the window of time if the timing advance adjustment is indicated by a received timing advance command; and determining to not apply the timing advance adjustment within the window of time if the timing advance adjustment is due to a detected error in downlink timing. obtaining a window of time for bundling of a set of uplink transmissions on a bandwidth part, wherein the bundling is for keeping power consistency and phase continuity, wherein the bundling is demodulation reference signal, DMRS, bundling; determining whether or not to apply a timing advance adjustment within the window of time, wherein the timing advance adjustment comprises an adjustment to a transmission timing of an uplink transmission in the set of uplink transmissions; and transmitting the uplink transmission on the bandwidth part during the window of time using a transmission timing which is in accordance with said determining, wherein said determining comprises: determining to apply the timing advance adjustment within the window of time if the timing advance adjustment is indicated by a received timing advance command; and determining to not apply the timing advance adjustment within the window of time if the timing advance adjustment is due to a detected error in downlink timing. determining to apply the timing advance adjustment within the window of time if the timing advance adjustment is indicated by a received timing advance command; and determining to not apply the timing advance adjustment within the window of time if the timing advance adjustment is due to a detected error in downlink timing.
Cross linkable compositions comprising a chloroprene rubber, a cross-linker and a vulcanization accelerator, wherein the content of ethylene thiourea is less than 0.5 % by weight based on the total amount of chloroprene rubber and the chloroprene rubber contains cations of metals from the second or third main group in an amount of more than 0.25% by weight and resinate anions in an amount of more than 2.5 % by weight and less than 4,5 % by weight based on the total amount of chloroprene rubber.
A reload assembly comprising: a shell housing including an inner housing portion and an outer housing portion, the inner housing portion spaced from the outer housing portion to define an annular cavity between the inner and outer housing portions; a staple cartridge supported on a distal portion of the shell housing, the staple cartridge having a plurality of staple pockets, each of the staple pockets receiving a staple; a pusher supported within the annular cavity, the pusher movable between a retracted position and an advanced position to eject the staples from the staple cartridge; a knife carrier including a body defining a longitudinal axis and supporting a knife, the body of the knife carrier defining a central bore and a longitudinal slot communicating with the central bore, the inner housing portion of the shell housing being positioned within the central bore of the knife carrier such that the knife carrier is movable about the inner housing portion of the shell housing between advanced and retracted positions; characterised in that the inner housing portion of the shell housing includes a catch, the catch positioned within the annular cavity of the shell housing; and a locking member supported on the knife carrier, the locking member movable from a biased state to an unbiased state, wherein in the unbiased state, the locking member is positioned to engage the catch to retain the knife carrier in the retracted position. a shell housing including an inner housing portion and an outer housing portion, the inner housing portion spaced from the outer housing portion to define an annular cavity between the inner and outer housing portions; a staple cartridge supported on a distal portion of the shell housing, the staple cartridge having a plurality of staple pockets, each of the staple pockets receiving a staple; a pusher supported within the annular cavity, the pusher movable between a retracted position and an advanced position to eject the staples from the staple cartridge; a knife carrier including a body defining a longitudinal axis and supporting a knife, the body of the knife carrier defining a central bore and a longitudinal slot communicating with the central bore, the inner housing portion of the shell housing being positioned within the central bore of the knife carrier such that the knife carrier is movable about the inner housing portion of the shell housing between advanced and retracted positions; characterised in that the inner housing portion of the shell housing includes a catch, the catch positioned within the annular cavity of the shell housing; and a locking member supported on the knife carrier, the locking member movable from a biased state to an unbiased state, wherein in the unbiased state, the locking member is positioned to engage the catch to retain the knife carrier in the retracted position.
A respiratory mask for use with a patient, comprising: a flexible cushion arranged to interface with and deliver air to the patient's nose and having a tube connection portion comprising a hollow cylindrical protrusion of the cushion at one or both sides adjacent the patient's nares, the tube connection portion being arranged to connect to an air delivery tube, a rigid support structure adjacent the cushion, and headgear arranged for releasable attachment to the support structure. a flexible cushion arranged to interface with and deliver air to the patient's nose and having a tube connection portion comprising a hollow cylindrical protrusion of the cushion at one or both sides adjacent the patient's nares, the tube connection portion being arranged to connect to an air delivery tube, a rigid support structure adjacent the cushion, and headgear arranged for releasable attachment to the support structure.
Process for modifying a natural rubber, comprising at least the following steps: i. providing at least one natural rubber and epoxidizing said natural rubber to obtain an epoxidized natural rubber, or providing a pre-epoxidized natural rubber, ii. grafting, to said epoxidized natural rubber or to said pre-epoxidized natural rubber, at least one 1,3-dipolar compound having at least one nitrogen atom. i. providing at least one natural rubber and epoxidizing said natural rubber to obtain an epoxidized natural rubber, or providing a pre-epoxidized natural rubber, ii. grafting, to said epoxidized natural rubber or to said pre-epoxidized natural rubber, at least one 1,3-dipolar compound having at least one nitrogen atom.
Conveyor apparatus comprising in combination: (i) a conveyor having a conveyor belt movable along a generally horizontal path for moving articles along said path, said belt having a plurality of apertures for introducing a vacuum to the articles on said belt to hold the articles on the belt; (ii) means for opening a number of said apertures to a source of vacuum and for closing other apertures in the belt to a source of vacuum while said first number of apertures are open to said vacuum source; and (iii) means for successively feeding articles on the belt, and characterised in that the means for successively feeding the articles on the belt successively feeds the articles such that there are gaps between successive articles on the belt and said gaps do not contain any apertures, and wherein the leading and trailing edges of the articles are positioned in said gaps between apertures in the belt. (i) a conveyor having a conveyor belt movable along a generally horizontal path for moving articles along said path, said belt having a plurality of apertures for introducing a vacuum to the articles on said belt to hold the articles on the belt; (ii) means for opening a number of said apertures to a source of vacuum and for closing other apertures in the belt to a source of vacuum while said first number of apertures are open to said vacuum source; and (iii) means for successively feeding articles on the belt,
A control circuit for a detonator which is configured to be connected to an end of a shock tube which, upon ignition, generates a shock tube event at an end of the shock tube, wherein the control circuit includes a fusible link which is mounted to be responsive to a first characteristic of a shock tube event, a sensor which is mounted to be responsive to a second characteristic of a shock tube event, an energy source at a first voltage level, a charge pump which is configured, when operative, to produce an output voltage at a second voltage level which is higher than the first voltage level, the charge pump including an inductor which is connected to earth by the fusible link, the control circuit further including a capacitor which is connected to the charge pump, a switch, and a logic unit, and wherein the fusible link, upon detecting said first characteristic, is fused and the connection of the inductor to earth is then open-circuited, and the logic unit, upon detection by the sensor of said second characteristic, places the charge pump in an operative mode whereby said output voltage is applied to the capacitor and, upon operation of the switch, the capacitor is caused to discharge through an ignition element of the detonator and so fire the detonator.
A surgical instrument (10, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) comprising: (a) an end effector (14, 514), wherein the end effector includes an active feature, the active feature comprising an ultrasonic blade, a pair of clamping jaws, a knife, a staple driving assembly, a monopolar RF electrode, a pair of bipolar RF electrodes, or a thermal heating element configured to operate on tissue; (b) a shaft (1104, 1204, 1304, 1504, 1604, 1804, 1904, 2004), wherein the shaft has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the end effector is disposed at the distal end of the shaft; and (c) a body, wherein the shaft extends distally from the body, wherein the body comprises a drive feature responsive to electrical power to drive the active feature of the end effector, characterized in that the body further comprises: (i) a power interface feature configured to receive power from at least two different kinds of electrical power sources, wherein the at least two different kinds of electrical power sources comprise a cordless battery (40, 140, 240, 540) and a corded electrical power source, wherein the drive feature is configured to receive electrical power from the power interface feature such that the drive feature is operable to drive the active feature of the end effector based on electrical power from a power source coupled with the power interface feature. (a) an end effector (14, 514), wherein the end effector includes an active feature, the active feature comprising an ultrasonic blade, a pair of clamping jaws, a knife, a staple driving assembly, a monopolar RF electrode, a pair of bipolar RF electrodes, or a thermal heating element configured to operate on tissue; (b) a shaft (1104, 1204, 1304, 1504, 1604, 1804, 1904, 2004), wherein the shaft has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the end effector is disposed at the distal end of the shaft; and (c) a body, wherein the shaft extends distally from the body, wherein the body comprises a drive feature responsive to electrical power to drive the active feature of the end effector, (i) a power interface feature configured to receive power from at least two different kinds of electrical power sources, wherein the at least two different kinds of electrical power sources comprise a cordless battery (40, 140, 240, 540) and a corded electrical power source, wherein the drive feature is configured to receive electrical power from the power interface feature such that the drive feature is operable to drive the active feature of the end effector based on electrical power from a power source coupled with the power interface feature.
An energy conversion device, comprising: a first nanoantenna; a second nanoantenna, wherein the first nanoantenna and the second nanoantenna are each configured to generate an induced terahertz (THz) AC current responsive to incident Solar, mid-IR or IR radiation; a diode rectifier; and characterized by at least one stripline (340, 350) coupling the first nanoantenna and the second nanoantenna, wherein the rectifier is coupled with the at least one stripline (340, 350) along a length of the at least one stripline (340, 350), the rectifier being a common rectifier for the first nanoantenna and the second nanoantenna for the AC current to flow therefrom to the rectifier for rectification to a DC current. a first nanoantenna; a second nanoantenna, wherein the first nanoantenna and the second nanoantenna are each configured to generate an induced terahertz (THz) AC current responsive to incident Solar, mid-IR or IR radiation; a diode rectifier; and characterized by at least one stripline (340, 350) coupling the first nanoantenna and the second nanoantenna, wherein the rectifier is coupled with the at least one stripline (340, 350) along a length of the at least one stripline (340, 350), the rectifier being a common rectifier for the first nanoantenna and the second nanoantenna for the AC current to flow therefrom to the rectifier for rectification to a DC current.
A compound of the formula: wherein is heteroaryl, which is optionally substituted with one to three groups independently selected from the group consisting of halo, methyl and cyano; X is N or CR 1b; Z is CH 2, C=O or CH(C=O)OH; R 1a is NH 2 or (C 1-3 alkyl)NH 2; R 1b is hydrogen, C 1-3 alkyl, F or Cl; R 1c is hydrogen, C 1-3 alkyl, F or Cl; R 1d is hydrogen, C 1-3 alkyl, F or Cl; or R 1a and R 1b can be taken together with the atoms between them to form a 4 to 7 membered heterocyclyl ring; each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of halo, cyano, hydroxy, OR 3, C 1-6 alkyl, C OH, C OR 3, (R 3)C OH, (R 3)C OR 4, NR 5 R 6, (R 3)NR 5 R 6, NHCOR 3, NHC OR 3, NHC OC 3-6 cycloalkyl, NHC O(R 3)OR 4, NHC O(R 3)C OH, (R 3)NHC OR 4, NHCONR 5 R 6, NHSO 2 R 3, CONR 5 R 6, CH 2 CONR 5 R 6 and NHCONH(R 3)heterocyclyl; R 3 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted with one to three halo or hydroxy; R 4 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted with one to three halo; R 5 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; R 6 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; R 7 is hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, CO 2 R 3, COR 3 or CONR 5 R 6, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted with one to three halo; y is an integer between one and four; z is an integer between zero and three; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. X is N or CR 1b; Z is CH 2, C=O or CH(C=O)OH; R 1a is NH 2 or (C 1-3 alkyl)NH 2; R 1b is hydrogen, C 1-3 alkyl, F or Cl; R 1c is hydrogen, C 1-3 alkyl, F or Cl; R 1d is hydrogen, C 1-3 alkyl, F or Cl; or R 1a and R 1b can be taken together with the atoms between them to form a 4 to 7 membered heterocyclyl ring; each R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of halo, cyano, hydroxy, OR 3, C 1-6 alkyl, C OH, C OR 3, (R 3)C OH, (R 3)C OR 4, NR 5 R 6, (R 3)NR 5 R 6, NHCOR 3, NHC OR 3, NHC OC 3-6 cycloalkyl, NHC O(R 3)OR 4, NHC O(R 3)C OH, (R 3)NHC OR 4, NHCONR 5 R 6, NHSO 2 R 3, CONR 5 R 6, CH 2 CONR 5 R 6 and NHCONH(R 3)heterocyclyl; R 3 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted with one to three halo or hydroxy; R 4 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted with one to three halo; R 5 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; R 6 is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; R 7 is hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, CO 2 R 3, COR 3 or CONR 5 R 6, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted with one to three halo; y is an integer between one and four; z is an integer between zero and three;
An internal combustion engine comprising an exhaust path, an SCR system arranged in the exhaust path, a particulate sensor arranged downstream of the SCR system, and a control apparatus comprising: particulate detecting means for detecting an amount of particulates derived from operation of the internal combustion engine, inside of the exhaust path, based on an output of the particulate sensor; and temperature controlling means for controlling a temperature of an element portion of the particulate sensor, the internal combustion engine being characterized in that when a cumulative value of a time for which the particulate sensor is used in a specific operating state in which urea related substances tend to be discharged to a downstream side of the SCR system reaches a reference time after detection of particulate amount by the particulate sensor has started this time, the temperature controlling means performs control to increase the temperature of the element portion of the particulate sensor to a first temperature range that is a temperature that is higher than a temperature at which the urea related substances decompose, and lower than a temperature at which the particulates are burned off. particulate detecting means for detecting an amount of particulates derived from operation of the internal combustion engine, inside of the exhaust path, based on an output of the particulate sensor; and temperature controlling means for controlling a temperature of an element portion of the particulate sensor, the internal combustion engine being characterized in that when a cumulative value of a time for which the particulate sensor is used in a specific operating state in which urea related substances tend to be discharged to a downstream side of the SCR system reaches a reference time after detection of particulate amount by the particulate sensor has started this time, the temperature controlling means performs control to increase the temperature of the element portion of the particulate sensor to a first temperature range that is a temperature that is higher than a temperature at which the urea related substances decompose, and lower than a temperature at which the particulates are burned off.
A method of estimating the position of a mobile receiver unit in an environment, the method comprising: transmitting locating signals from a plurality of transmitter units (2, 3, 4, 5); receiving the locating signals at a mobile receiver unit; and processing data representative of the locating signals received by the mobile receiver unit to identify, for each of the locating signals, a respective transmitter unit (2, 3, 4, 5) that transmitted the locating signal, and to determine, for each of the plurality of transmitter units (2, 3, 4, 5), range data representative of a respective distance between the transmitter unit (2, 3, 4, 5) and the mobile receiver unit; characterised in that the method further comprises: determining a position estimate for the mobile receiver unit by solving an optimisation problem that depends on i) the range data determined for the plurality of transmitter units (2, 3, 4, 5), ii) data representative of the positions of the plurality of transmitter units (2, 3, 4, 5) in an environment, and iii) data representative of a position of a surface in the environment, wherein solving the optimisation problem comprises optimising for an objective function comprising a cost term that depends on a distance between the surface and the position estimate. transmitting locating signals from a plurality of transmitter units (2, 3, 4, 5); receiving the locating signals at a mobile receiver unit; and processing data representative of the locating signals received by the mobile receiver unit to identify, for each of the locating signals, a respective transmitter unit (2, 3, 4, 5) that transmitted the locating signal, and to determine, for each of the plurality of transmitter units (2, 3, 4, 5), range data representative of a respective distance between the transmitter unit (2, 3, 4, 5) and the mobile receiver unit; characterised in that the method further comprises: determining a position estimate for the mobile receiver unit by solving an optimisation problem that depends on i) the range data determined for the plurality of transmitter units (2, 3, 4, 5), ii) data representative of the positions of the plurality of transmitter units (2, 3, 4, 5) in an environment, and iii) data representative of a position of a surface in the environment, wherein solving the optimisation problem comprises optimising for an objective function comprising a cost term that depends on a distance between the surface and the position estimate.
An X-ray detector for phase contrast imaging and/or dark-field imaging, comprising: - a scintillator layer; and - a photodiode layer; wherein the scintillator layer is configured to convert incident X-ray radiation modulated by a phase grating structure into light to be detected by the photodiode layer; wherein the scintillator layer comprises an array of scintillator channels periodically arranged with a pitch forming an analyzer grating structure; wherein the scintillator layer and the photodiode layer form a first detector layer comprising a matrix of pixels; wherein each pixel comprises an array of photodiodes, each photodiode forming a sub-pixel; wherein adjacent sub-pixels during operation receive signals having mutually shifted phases; wherein the sub-pixels that during operation receive signals having mutually identical phase form a phase group per pixel; wherein the signals received by the sub-pixels within the same phase group per pixel during operation are combined to provide one phase group signal; wherein the phase group signals of different phase groups during operation are obtained in one image acquisition; wherein the pitch of the scintillator channels is detuned by applying a correcting factor c to a fringe period ( p fringe) of a periodic interference pattern created by the phase grating structure, wherein 0< c <2 characterized in that the X-ray detector comprises a second detector layer provided on one surface of the first detector layer, which one surface is perpendicular to an orientation of the scintillator channels of the first detector layer; wherein the second detector layer comprises a scintillator layer with an array of periodically arranged scintillator channels with the same pitch as the scintillator channels of the first detector layer and a photodiode layer; and wherein each scintillator channel of the second detector layer is arranged to be displaced in surface direction in relation to the adjacent scintillator channel of the first detector layer by half of the pitch. - a scintillator layer; and - a photodiode layer;