mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method of handling a patient using apparatus including an inflatable patient transfer cradle (10, 10', 10", 10"', 10"") the cradle when inflated defining a self-supporting seat structure capable of holding a patient seated in the inflated cradle in an upright sitting position for transfer; the cradle having an inflatable seat section , an inflatable back-support section , and a pair of opposed inflatable side panel sections , each inflatable section comprising a soft-walled inflatable body which is flexible when un-inflated; the method comprising: a. positioning the un-inflated cradle about a patient with the seat section located beneath the patient's upper thigh/buttock region and the back-support section about the patient's back; b. subsequently inflating the cradle to define said seat structure about the patient; characterized in that the cradle is configured so that when inflated to define said seat structure and in an upright position, the back-support section extends upwardly from the seat section with the side panel sections extending between and connected to the back-support section and the seat section on respective sides to define with the back-support section a volume within which the upper body of a patient sitting on the seat section is supported and held generally upright by the back-support section and the side panel sections, the side panel sections being operative to hold the back-support section extending upwardly from the seat section to support the weight of a patient's upper body in a self-supporting manner. a. positioning the un-inflated cradle about a patient with the seat section located beneath the patient's upper thigh/buttock region and the back-support section about the patient's back; b. subsequently inflating the cradle to define said seat structure about the patient;
A drill press comprising: a main housing ; a drill unit supported by the main housing for relative movement therewith; a base coupled to the main housing , the base including a bore formed in a top surface thereof and a magnet to create a magnetic field for magnetically latching the base to a workpiece; a holding force detection assembly including a plug , a sensor coupled to and positioned directly beneath the plug to detect the magnetic field within the base , wherein the holding force detection assembly is received within the bore formed in the top surface of the base , characterised in that the sensor emits a variable output voltage signal in response to the detected magnetic field, and a printed circuit board is at least partially received within a slot formed in the plug . a main housing ; a drill unit supported by the main housing for relative movement therewith; a base coupled to the main housing , the base including a bore formed in a top surface thereof and a magnet to create a magnetic field for magnetically latching the base to a workpiece; a holding force detection assembly including a plug , a sensor coupled to and positioned directly beneath the plug to detect the magnetic field within the base , wherein the holding force detection assembly is received within the bore formed in the top surface of the base , characterised in that the sensor emits a variable output voltage signal in response to the detected magnetic field, and a printed circuit board is at least partially received within a slot formed in the plug . a plug , a sensor coupled to and positioned directly beneath the plug to detect the magnetic field within the base , wherein the holding force detection assembly is received within the bore formed in the top surface of the base , characterised in that the sensor emits a variable output voltage signal in response to the detected magnetic field, and a printed circuit board is at least partially received within a slot formed in the plug .
An assembly for a turbine engine, comprising: a case structure extending circumferentially about and axially along an axis ; and an air conduit having a conduit centerline , a conduit first end and a conduit second end , the air conduit extending longitudinally along the conduit centerline between the conduit first end and the conduit second end , the conduit first end connected to the case structure at a first location, the conduit second end connected to the case structure at a second location, the air conduit displaced from the case structure longitudinally between the conduit first end and the conduit second end , and at least a majority of the conduit centerline following a non-straight trajectory; characterised in that the case structure and the air conduit are formed together as a monolithic body. a case structure extending circumferentially about and axially along an axis ; and an air conduit having a conduit centerline , a conduit first end and a conduit second end , the air conduit extending longitudinally along the conduit centerline between the conduit first end and the conduit second end , the conduit first end connected to the case structure at a first location, the conduit second end connected to the case structure at a second location, the air conduit displaced from the case structure longitudinally between the conduit first end and the conduit second end , and at least a majority of the conduit centerline following a non-straight trajectory; characterised in that the case structure and the air conduit are formed together as a monolithic body.
A base station (200-2) for a mobile communication system that supports a dual connectivity, the base station (200-2) comprising: a controller configured to allocate additional radio resources to a user terminal during the dual connectivity, wherein the controller is further configured to receive, from another base station (200-1) that establishes an RRC connection with the user terminal to perform a mobility control in the dual connectivity, a release request requesting a release of the additional radio resources when the another base station (200-1) ends the dual connectivity, and characterized in that the controller is further configured to transmit, to the another base station (200-1), data that the base station (200-2) has not transmitted to the user terminal , after a reception of the release request. a controller configured to allocate additional radio resources to a user terminal during the dual connectivity, wherein the controller is further configured to receive, from another base station (200-1) that establishes an RRC connection with the user terminal to perform a mobility control in the dual connectivity, a release request requesting a release of the additional radio resources when the another base station (200-1) ends the dual connectivity, and characterized in that the controller is further configured to transmit, to the another base station (200-1), data that the base station (200-2) has not transmitted to the user terminal , after a reception of the release request.
A method of reducing noise in a cabin of a vehicle environment, the method comprising: receiving a reference signal representative of a noise to be reduced; providing a noise cancellation signal based upon the reference signal; receiving a feedback signal representative of a residual noise in the environment; combining the noise cancellation signal with an active sound signal related to engine harmonic of the vehicle; and filtering at least one of the reference signal, the noise cancellation signal, or the feedback signal based upon a rotational rate of a rotating equipment associated with the environment characterised in that filtering at least one of the reference signal, the noise cancellation signal, or the feedback signal based upon a rotational rate of a rotating equipment includes filtering out a bandwidth of frequencies based upon a change or a rate of change of the rotational rate. receiving a reference signal representative of a noise to be reduced; providing a noise cancellation signal based upon the reference signal; receiving a feedback signal representative of a residual noise in the environment; combining the noise cancellation signal with an active sound signal related to engine harmonic of the vehicle; and filtering at least one of the reference signal, the noise cancellation signal, or the feedback signal based upon a rotational rate of a rotating equipment associated with the environment characterised in that filtering at least one of the reference signal, the noise cancellation signal, or the feedback signal based upon a rotational rate of a rotating equipment includes filtering out a bandwidth of frequencies based upon a change or a rate of change of the rotational rate.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a high pressure turbine configured to rotate with a high pressure compressor as a high pressure spool in a first direction about a central axis (A); a low pressure turbine configured to rotate in said first direction about said central axis (A); a power density that is greater than or equal to about 4.0 lbf/in 3 (1085.8 kN/m 3 ) the power density being defined as the static thrust at the engine's flat rated Sea Level Takeoff condition in pounds-force divided by the turbine section volume in cubic inches, the turbine section volume being the volume from an annular inlet of a first turbine vane in the high pressure turbine to an annular exit of a downstream end of a last rotor section in the low pressure turbine ; and a fan connected to the low pressure turbine via a gear reduction for rotation in a second direction opposed to said first direction, characterised in that : the gear reduction is positioned intermediate the low pressure turbine and a compressor rotor driven by the low pressure turbine . a high pressure turbine configured to rotate with a high pressure compressor as a high pressure spool in a first direction about a central axis (A); a low pressure turbine configured to rotate in said first direction about said central axis (A); a power density that is greater than or equal to about 4.0 lbf/in 3 (1085.8 kN/m 3 ) the power density being defined as the static thrust at the engine's flat rated Sea Level Takeoff condition in pounds-force divided by the turbine section volume in cubic inches, the turbine section volume being the volume from an annular inlet of a first turbine vane in the high pressure turbine to an annular exit of a downstream end of a last rotor section in the low pressure turbine ; and a fan connected to the low pressure turbine via a gear reduction for rotation in a second direction opposed to said first direction, characterised in that : the gear reduction is positioned intermediate the low pressure turbine and a compressor rotor driven by the low pressure turbine .
Flyback mechanism comprising a flyback wheel , a flyback lever pivoted on the flyback wheel and subjected to the action of a flyback spring tending to hold said flyback lever in contact with a flyback heart-piece pivoted coaxially with the flyback wheel and means for blocking the flyback wheel which are arranged to pivot between a first, inoperative position and a second, blocking position in which they block the flyback wheel , characterised in that the flyback mechanism further comprises isolation claws formed from two converging arms each having an active end intended to cooperate with the flyback lever , said isolation claws being arranged so that the arms pivot between a first, inoperative position in which the flyback lever is in contact with the flyback heart-piece and a second, isolation position in which one of the active ends of the isolation claws cooperates with the flyback lever to cause it to pivot against the action of its flyback spring into a position in which it is no longer in contact with the flyback heart-piece ; and in that the blocking means are arranged with respect to the isolation claws in order to block the flyback wheel before the isolation claws come into contact with the flyback lever when said isolation claws pivot into their second, isolation position.
A method of incorporating a gaseous hydrocarbon into a liquid hydrocarbon, comprising steps of: exposing the gaseous hydrocarbon to a non-thermal plasma generated using a reduced electric field with an E/N ratio in a range of from about 10 to about 30 Td to provide an activated gaseous hydrocarbon; and contacting the activated gaseous hydrocarbon with the liquid hydrocarbon to incorporate the gaseous hydrocarbon into the liquid hydrocarbon. exposing the gaseous hydrocarbon to a non-thermal plasma generated using a reduced electric field with an E/N ratio in a range of from about 10 to about 30 Td to provide an activated gaseous hydrocarbon; and contacting the activated gaseous hydrocarbon with the liquid hydrocarbon to incorporate the gaseous hydrocarbon into the liquid hydrocarbon.
A computer-implemented method of reusing comparisons, comprising: receiving a record supplied by an outside party; comparing the received record with a plurality of records currently maintained by a receiving party in order to determine if any two compared records correspond to a same customer; generating a likelihood ratio based on a probability that the compared records match; comparing the likelihood ratio to an accept threshold and to a reject threshold, the accept threshold being different from the reject threshold; assigning a record to an exception list when the record's likelihood ratio a value is both less than the accept threshold and is also greater than the reject threshold; determining whether the records on the exception list should be accepted as a match or rejected as not matching and recording the determination; receiving assertions made by outside parties whether records on the exception list were accepted or rejected as matching; comparing the records on the exception list in order to calculate an assertion acceptance value for each outside party, wherein each assertion acceptance value is calculated as a weighted ratio of prior common assertions determined by the receiving party and each other party; and recording the assertion acceptance values in a matrix format. receiving a record supplied by an outside party; comparing the received record with a plurality of records currently maintained by a receiving party in order to determine if any two compared records correspond to a same customer; generating a likelihood ratio based on a probability that the compared records match; comparing the likelihood ratio to an accept threshold and to a reject threshold, the accept threshold being different from the reject threshold; assigning a record to an exception list when the record's likelihood ratio a value is both less than the accept threshold and is also greater than the reject threshold; determining whether the records on the exception list should be accepted as a match or rejected as not matching and recording the determination; receiving assertions made by outside parties whether records on the exception list were accepted or rejected as matching; comparing the records on the exception list in order to calculate an assertion acceptance value for each outside party, wherein each assertion acceptance value is calculated as a weighted ratio of prior common assertions determined by the receiving party and each other party; and recording the assertion acceptance values in a matrix format.
Hair treatment apparatus , comprising: - two arms that are movable relative to each other, capable of assuming a spaced-apart configuration in which a lock of hair can be inserted between them, and a closed configuration for treating the lock of hair, the arms being capable of being moved along the lock in this closed configuration, - two contact surfaces carried respectively by the two arms , arranged opposite each other, at least one of the contact surfaces being heated, - at least one steam outlet carried by one of the arms at a distance from the corresponding contact surface , in order to expose the hair engaged between the arms to steam, - a containment structure , for at least partially containing the steam, carried at least partially by the other of said arms , - a comb having teeth , carried by said one of the arms that carries said at least one steam outlet , said at least one steam outlet being interposed between the comb and the contact surfaces , the apparatus is characterised in that the containment structure has at least one reinforcement located opposite said at least one steam outlet . - two arms that are movable relative to each other, capable of assuming a spaced-apart configuration in which a lock of hair can be inserted between them, and a closed configuration for treating the lock of hair, the arms being capable of being moved along the lock in this closed configuration, - two contact surfaces carried respectively by the two arms , arranged opposite each other, at least one of the contact surfaces being heated, - at least one steam outlet carried by one of the arms at a distance from the corresponding contact surface , in order to expose the hair engaged between the arms to steam, - a containment structure , for at least partially containing the steam, carried at least partially by the other of said arms , - a comb having teeth , carried by said one of the arms that carries said at least one steam outlet ,
A container for dispensing a composition, comprising: a container body extending along a longitudinal axis (L) from a bottom end to a top end , the container body defining an internal cavity for holding the composition, the container body comprising: a neck having a container opening open to the internal cavity ; a front wall , a rear wall and a pair of side walls extending between the front and rear wall; and a shoulder comprising a pair of first shoulder walls extending between the neck and a respective side wall of the container body , the first shoulder walls extending at a first non-perpendicular angle (α) with respect to the longitudinal axis (L); a shoulder fitting attached to the neck , the shoulder fitting extending over first and second shoulder walls of the container body and including a nozzle extending therethrough, the nozzle open to the container opening ; a cap removably received over the container body ; and characterised by a shroud attached to an inner surface of the cap , the shroud having a size and shape complementary to a size and shape of the shoulder fitting . a container body extending along a longitudinal axis (L) from a bottom end to a top end , the container body defining an internal cavity for holding the composition, the container body comprising: a neck having a container opening open to the internal cavity ; a front wall , a rear wall and a pair of side walls extending between the front and rear wall; and a shoulder comprising a pair of first shoulder walls extending between the neck and a respective side wall of the container body , the first shoulder walls extending at a first non-perpendicular angle (α) with respect to the longitudinal axis (L); a shoulder fitting attached to the neck , the shoulder fitting extending over first and second shoulder walls of the container body and including a nozzle extending therethrough, the nozzle open to the container opening ; a cap removably received over the container body ; and characterised by a shroud attached to an inner surface of the cap , the shroud having a size and shape complementary to a size and shape of the shoulder fitting .
A method of communication between a controlled device and a controller over a 3GPP wireless network the method performed at a source interface device comprising: - splitting an incoming traffic into a native ethernet traffic and an IP, internet protocol, traffic; - remapping IP addresses of packets of the IP traffic with an IP address of a destination interface device, the destination interface device being at a remote end of the 3GPP wireless network; - encapsulating the native ethernet traffic into IP traffic with the IP address of the destination interface device; - transmitting via the 3GPP wireless network the packets with remapped IP addresses and the encapsulated native ethernet traffic to the destination interface device wherein real time control traffic is prioritized over configuration and management traffic. - splitting an incoming traffic into a native ethernet traffic and an IP, internet protocol, traffic; - remapping IP addresses of packets of the IP traffic with an IP address of a destination interface device, the destination interface device being at a remote end of the 3GPP wireless network; - encapsulating the native ethernet traffic into IP traffic with the IP address of the destination interface device; - transmitting via the 3GPP wireless network the packets with remapped IP addresses and the encapsulated native ethernet traffic to the destination interface device wherein real time control traffic is prioritized over configuration and management traffic.
A processing rule modification method, comprising: generating , by a controller , rule modification information; and sending , by the controller , the rule modification information to a forwarder ; wherein the rule modification information includes a processing rule identifier and action instruction modification information, the processing rule identifier identifies a first processing rule, the action instruction modification information includes an action instruction match condition and modification operation information, the action instruction match condition is used to determine a to-be-modified action instruction of the first processing rule, and the modification operation information is used to indicate a modification operation on the to-be-modified action instruction. generating , by a controller , rule modification information; and sending , by the controller , the rule modification information to a forwarder ; wherein the rule modification information includes a processing rule identifier and action instruction modification information, the processing rule identifier identifies a first processing rule, the action instruction modification information includes an action instruction match condition and modification operation information, the action instruction match condition is used to determine a to-be-modified action instruction of the first processing rule, and the modification operation information is used to indicate a modification operation on the to-be-modified action instruction.