mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A patellar resurfacing system, comprising: a patellar resurfacing implant including a bone-contacting surface for placement against a resected patella bone, the patellar resurfacing implant including a first extension extending from said bone-contacting surface for placement in a corresponding void formed in the resected patella bone, wherein the patellar resurfacing implant is formed of a polymer; and a first load-sharing ring implantable in the resected patella bone for contacting the bone-contacting surface of the patellar resurfacing implant, wherein the first-load sharing ring is formed of a metallic material. a patellar resurfacing implant including a bone-contacting surface for placement against a resected patella bone, the patellar resurfacing implant including a first extension extending from said bone-contacting surface for placement in a corresponding void formed in the resected patella bone, wherein the patellar resurfacing implant is formed of a polymer; and a first load-sharing ring implantable in the resected patella bone for contacting the bone-contacting surface of the patellar resurfacing implant, wherein the first-load sharing ring is formed of a metallic material.
A system for providing stimulation to a patient, the system comprising: an implantable stimulator device,ISD, that is implantable in the patient and an external controller configured to control the implantable stimulator device , wherein the external controller is configured to: track instances when the patient uses the external controller to instruct the ISD to issue a bolus of stimulation, wherein the bolus of stimulation comprises active stimulation for a first period of time and wherein after the first period of time the ISD provides no stimulation for a second period of time, correlate the tracked instances with one or more predictors indicative of a need for stimulation, determine an occurrence of one or more of the predictors, and in response to the occurrence, (i) prompt the patient to issue a bolus of stimulation; or (ii) automatically instruct the ISD to issue a bolus of stimulation. track instances when the patient uses the external controller to instruct the ISD to issue a bolus of stimulation, wherein the bolus of stimulation comprises active stimulation for a first period of time and wherein after the first period of time the ISD provides no stimulation for a second period of time, correlate the tracked instances with one or more predictors indicative of a need for stimulation, determine an occurrence of one or more of the predictors, and in response to the occurrence, (i) prompt the patient to issue a bolus of stimulation; or (ii) automatically instruct the ISD to issue a bolus of stimulation.
An auxiliary drive (40; 60) of an internal combustion engine , having a shaft which is operatively connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine and which has two shaft ends which are configured in each case for connection to a machine arranged outside the crankcase; characterized in that the shaft is mounted in a case section of a) the crankcase; or b) a control case in which a rear gear drive is mounted which is operatively connected to the internal combustion engine. a) the crankcase; or b) a control case in which a rear gear drive is mounted which is operatively connected to the internal combustion engine.
A method of securing a vessel with an offshore jack-up having a hull and a plurality of moveable legs engageable with the seafloor and the offshore jack-up is arranged to move the legs with respect to the hull to position the hull out of the water , wherein the method characterised in that : moving at least a portion of the vessel underneath the hull of the offshore jack-up or within a cut-out of the hull when the hull is positioned out of the water and the legs engage the seafloor ; engaging a stabilizing mechanism mounted on the offshore jack-up against the vessel ; pushing the stabilizing mechanism down on the vessel to increase the buoyant force acting on the vessel ; and lifting a cargo from the vessel with a plurality of lifting arms mounted on the offshore jack-up after the stabilizing mechanism pushes down on the vessel . moving at least a portion of the vessel underneath the hull of the offshore jack-up or within a cut-out of the hull when the hull is positioned out of the water and the legs engage the seafloor ; engaging a stabilizing mechanism mounted on the offshore jack-up against the vessel ; pushing the stabilizing mechanism down on the vessel to increase the buoyant force acting on the vessel ; and lifting a cargo from the vessel with a plurality of lifting arms mounted on the offshore jack-up after the stabilizing mechanism pushes down on the vessel .
A tyre comprising a concave mark provided on a surface of a sidewall portion and recessed from the surface , wherein a bottom surface of the concave mark is divided into a shadow area (Ya), which is an area along a shadow wall portion that is in the shadow of a wall portion of the concave mark when light is shed to the concave mark from a direction (F), and a main area (Yb) other than the shadow area (Ya), and the shadow area (Ya) has a plurality of minute protrusions , characterized in that the minute protrusions are columnar protrusions and the columnar protrusions have truncated conical shapes having smaller diameters on a side of upper ends thereof. a bottom surface of the concave mark is divided into a shadow area (Ya), which is an area along a shadow wall portion that is in the shadow of a wall portion of the concave mark when light is shed to the concave mark from a direction (F), and a main area (Yb) other than the shadow area (Ya), and the shadow area (Ya) has a plurality of minute protrusions , characterized in that the minute protrusions are columnar protrusions and the columnar protrusions have truncated conical shapes having smaller diameters on a side of upper ends thereof.
A method executed by a network device for implementing conversation-sensitive collection for frames received on a port of a link of a link aggregation group , where a conversation consists of an ordered sequence of frames, the method comprising: receiving a frame over the link of the link aggregation group at the network device, wherein each frame includes a service identifier and is associated with a conversation identifier; determining the conversation identifier for the frame using the service identifier of the frame; comparing the conversation identifier with port conversation allocation; discarding at a link aggregation sublayer the frame in response to a non-match of the conversation identifier with the port conversation allocation to maintain the ordered sequence of frames in the conversation; and forwarding the frame to an aggregator client in response to a match of the conversation identifier with the port conversation allocation. receiving a frame over the link of the link aggregation group at the network device, wherein each frame includes a service identifier and is associated with a conversation identifier; determining the conversation identifier for the frame using the service identifier of the frame; comparing the conversation identifier with port conversation allocation; discarding at a link aggregation sublayer the frame in response to a non-match of the conversation identifier with the port conversation allocation to maintain the ordered sequence of frames in the conversation; and forwarding the frame to an aggregator client in response to a match of the conversation identifier with the port conversation allocation.
A transfer system for clinical or non-clinical care, for transferring a person from a first position into a second position, comprising a hoisting device with a hoisting column and at least one vertically displaceable crossbeam ; and at least two or three elongated transfer elements , each having a base end and a free end; wherein the crossbeam has at least one coupling element for releasably coupling the respective base end of the transfer element , which, in the coupled configuration, is arranged substantially orthogonal to the crossbeam ; characterized in that the crossbeam is connected, by means of a pivot bearing, to a hoisting unit which is vertically displaceable on the hoisting column ; and is pivotable about its longitudinal axis from an uncoupled configuration into the coupled configuration, so as to be pivotable in the uncoupled configuration to a predetermined angle position relative to a horizontal plane of alignment (x) for easier access of the coupling element of the crossbeam to a corresponding coupling element of a transfer element . a hoisting device with a hoisting column and at least one vertically displaceable crossbeam ; and at least two or three elongated transfer elements , each having a base end and a free end; wherein the crossbeam has at least one coupling element for releasably coupling the respective base end of the transfer element , which, in the coupled configuration, is arranged substantially orthogonal to the crossbeam ; characterized in that the crossbeam is connected, by means of a pivot bearing, to a hoisting unit which is vertically displaceable on the hoisting column ; and is pivotable about its longitudinal axis from an uncoupled configuration into the coupled configuration, so as to be pivotable in the uncoupled configuration to a predetermined angle position relative to a horizontal plane of alignment (x) for easier access of the coupling element of the crossbeam to a corresponding coupling element of a transfer element .
A tracheostoma device holder for holding a tracheostoma device superimposed on a tracheostoma of a person, said tracheostoma device holder comprising: a flexible skirt for attachment over a tracheostoma via a skin adhesive proximal side thereof, said skirt being provided with a through hole ; a tubular tracheostoma device fitting , arranged circumferentially of the through hole , said tubular tracheostoma device fitting extending distally from the distal side of the skirt ; wherein the skirt having at least two sheets, in form of a distal end sheet comprising a skin adhesive hydrogel or hydrocolloid, and a support sheet proximally of said distal end sheet, said support sheet comprising polyurethane; wherein said distal end sheet comprises non-woven fibers and said non-woven fibers comprise polypropylene. a flexible skirt for attachment over a tracheostoma via a skin adhesive proximal side thereof, said skirt being provided with a through hole ; a tubular tracheostoma device fitting , arranged circumferentially of the through hole , said tubular tracheostoma device fitting extending distally from the distal side of the skirt ; wherein the skirt having at least two sheets, in form of a distal end sheet comprising a skin adhesive hydrogel or hydrocolloid, and a support sheet proximally of said distal end sheet, said support sheet comprising polyurethane; wherein said distal end sheet comprises non-woven fibers and said non-woven fibers comprise polypropylene.
A method for evaluating local buckling performance of a steel pipe, comprising: a first step of obtaining a stress-strain relationship of a material having a yield plateau in the stress-strain relationship; a second step of determining the comparison of a starting strain of strain-hardening in the stress-strain relationship obtained in the first step and a critical strain being the compressive critical strain of the steel pipe; and a third step of evaluating that the steel pipe has a possibility of being applied to a structure that requires plastic design when the critical strain is determined to be larger than the starting strain of strain-hardening in the second step and evaluating that the steel pipe has no possibility of being applied to a structure that requires plastic design when the critical strain is determined to be not larger than the starting strain of strain-hardening in the second step.
A method for a first playback device, the method comprising: periodically updating, by the first playback device , a locally stored state variable that indicates a playback state of a second zone comprising a second playback device via a network, wherein the first playback device is a member of a first zone; detecting cessation of movement of the first playback device following detecting movement of the first playback device ; detecting that the first playback device is within a given proximity of the second playback device ; in response to: (i) detecting that the first playback device is within the given proximity to the second playback device and (ii) detecting the cessation of movement of the first playback device , retrieving, by the first playback device , the locally stored state variable associated with the second playback device ; determining, based on the retrieved locally stored state variable, that the second playback device is playing back a media item as part of the second zone; and based on the determination: joining, by the first playback device the second zone of the second playback device ; and playing the media item in synchrony with the second playback device as part of the second zone. periodically updating, by the first playback device , a locally stored state variable that indicates a playback state of a second zone comprising a second playback device via a network, wherein the first playback device is a member of a first zone; detecting cessation of movement of the first playback device following detecting movement of the first playback device ; detecting that the first playback device is within a given proximity of the second playback device ; in response to: (i) detecting that the first playback device is within the given proximity to the second playback device and (ii) detecting the cessation of movement of the first playback device , retrieving, by the first playback device , the locally stored state variable associated with the second playback device ; determining, based on the retrieved locally stored state variable, that the second playback device is playing back a media item as part of the second zone; and based on the determination: joining, by the first playback device the second zone of the second playback device ; and playing the media item in synchrony with the second playback device as part of the second zone. joining, by the first playback device the second zone of the second playback device ; and playing the media item in synchrony with the second playback device as part of the second zone.
An apparatus comprising: - a first polarization beam splitter-rotator ; - an interferometer stage , and - four detectors arranged to receive at least one of four second optical modes, characterized by a second polarization beam splitter-rotator , the first and second polarization beam splitter-rotator being arranged to split two incoming polarization encoded qubits into four first optical modes, the apparatus being configured to align polarizations of the four first optical modes, and by the interferometer stage being configured to obtain, from the four first optical modes, the four second optical modes. - a first polarization beam splitter-rotator ; - an interferometer stage , and - four detectors arranged to receive at least one of four second optical modes, characterized by a second polarization beam splitter-rotator , the first and second polarization beam splitter-rotator being arranged to split two incoming polarization encoded qubits into four first optical modes, the apparatus being configured to align polarizations of the four first optical modes, and by the interferometer stage being configured to obtain, from the four first optical modes, the four second optical modes. a second polarization beam splitter-rotator , the first and second polarization beam splitter-rotator being arranged to split two incoming polarization encoded qubits into four first optical modes, the apparatus being configured to align polarizations of the four first optical modes, and by the interferometer stage being configured to obtain, from the four first optical modes, the four second optical modes.
An ignition system for igniting combustible gas mixtures containing nitrogen and oxygen in a containment of a nuclear plant, the ignition system comprising an electric ignition element , a thermoelectric generator including a plurality of N and P-doped semiconductor elements switched in series, a catalytic recombiner for the gas mixture, and a flow channel for the gas mixture, the thermoelectric generator serving as a power source for the ignition element , and the catalytic recombiner serving as a heat source for the thermoelectric generator , and the ignition element being a heating wire or a glow plug, and the recombiner being designed in the flow channel , characterized in that the thermoelectric generator is arranged outside the flow channel .
A method for controlling an array of piezoelectric transducers , the method comprising applying respective driving signals (V1,V2) to the transducers , wherein the driving signals (V1,V2) comprise an alternating component (A) oscillating at one or more driving frequencies (Fc,Fm) to cause corresponding vibrations (T1,T2) in the transducers for generating acoustic waves (W1,W2); wherein one or more of the driving signals (V1,V2) are offset by a respective bias voltage (B1,B2), wherein the bias voltage (B1,B2) is controlled to reduce a difference in resonance frequencies (Fr1,Fr2) between the transducers , characterized in that the alternating component (A) to at least a subset of the transducers is periodically reset to synchronize phases of the resulting acoustic waves (W1,W2). applying respective driving signals (V1,V2) to the transducers , wherein the driving signals (V1,V2) comprise an alternating component (A) oscillating at one or more driving frequencies (Fc,Fm) to cause corresponding vibrations (T1,T2) in the transducers for generating acoustic waves (W1,W2); wherein one or more of the driving signals (V1,V2) are offset by a respective bias voltage (B1,B2), wherein the bias voltage (B1,B2) is controlled to reduce a difference in resonance frequencies (Fr1,Fr2) between the transducers , characterized in that the alternating component (A) to at least a subset of the transducers is periodically reset to synchronize phases of the resulting acoustic waves (W1,W2).
A system for disseminating content in a network federation, including: - a plurality of content servers distributed in the plurality of networks making up the network federation, each content server defining a content storage space in one particular location of the network federation; - a master orchestration system of the network federation, comprising a control module , the control module making it possible to optimize, based on a subscriber profile of a user seeking to access a particular content, the choice of a mirror content server of the plurality of content servers for the storage of a copy of a particular content deposited on an original content server of the plurality of content servers, as well as the choice of an optimal routing path on the network federation allowing the copy of the content to be transmitted from the original server to the mirror content server, as well as an access path allowing the user to access the copy of the particular content deposited on the chosen mirror server, the master orchestration system being adapted to inform the original content server to synchronize the particular content with the chosen mirror content server and to configure the network federation so that the routing of the copy of the particular content is performed along the chosen routing path, such that the user accesses the copy of the particular content deposited on the chosen mirror content server by connecting to the chosen mirror content server by the chosen access path. - a plurality of content servers distributed in the plurality of networks making up the network federation, each content server defining a content storage space in one particular location of the network federation; - a master orchestration system of the network federation, comprising a control module , the control module making it possible to optimize, based on a subscriber profile of a user seeking to access a particular content, the choice of a mirror content server of the plurality of content servers for the storage of a copy of a particular content deposited on an original content server of the plurality of content servers, as well as the choice of an optimal routing path on the network federation allowing the copy of the content to be transmitted from the original server to the mirror content server, as well as an access path allowing the user to access the copy of the particular content deposited on the chosen mirror server,
A fire closure, comprising an opening arranged in a wall , a frame at least partially surrounding the opening and a movable door body for closing the opening , wherein the frame comprises a flat bar and a lock bar arranged laterally to the opening , as well as a head bar arranged above the opening and connecting the flat bar to the lock bar , and wherein the frame has a clear passage area having a clear passage width (b) and a clear passage height (h), wherein a supplementary profile (8, 8', 8") is arranged on the flat bar , the lock bar and/or the head bar , as a result of which the clear passage area of the frame is reduced, wherein the supplementary profile is constituted with an essentially rectangular cross-section, characterised in that there are connected to the flat bar , the lock bar and/or the head bar sheet metal screws and/or blind rivets, onto which the supplementary profile is fastened by means of a detent, and that the supplementary profile is arranged exclusively at the inside on the existing frame.
A crimping tool for crimping a metallic crimp ring, the crimping tool comprising: a first crimp die having a first curved contact surface and a second curved contact surface , the second curved contact surface spaced apart from the first curved contact surface, and a trench extending between the first curved contact surface and the second curved contact surface to define an open space therebetween; and a second crimp die cooperatively engageable with the first crimp die having a first curved contact surface and a second curved contact surface , the second curved contact surface spaced apart from the first curved contact surface, and a trench extending between the first curved contact surface and the second curved contact surface to define an open space therebetween, wherein the trench of the first crimp die and the trench of the second crimp die cooperatively form an annular bead in a center portion of the metallic crimp ring caused by a pressure relief in between the first and second curved contact surfaces of the first and second crimp die when cooperatively engaged. a first crimp die having a first curved contact surface and a second curved contact surface , the second curved contact surface spaced apart from the first curved contact surface, and a trench extending between the first curved contact surface and the second curved contact surface to define an open space therebetween; and a second crimp die cooperatively engageable with the first crimp die having a first curved contact surface and a second curved contact surface , the second curved contact surface spaced apart from the first curved contact surface, and a trench extending between the first curved contact surface and the second curved contact surface to define an open space therebetween, wherein the trench of the first crimp die and the trench of the second crimp die cooperatively form an annular bead in a center portion of the metallic crimp ring caused by a pressure relief in between the first and second curved contact surfaces of the first and second crimp die when cooperatively engaged.