mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
An apparatus, provided in use in a first device, said apparatus comprising: at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: cause (S3) a request to be transmitted to a controller, via a base station, for: i) a context, and ii) radio resources for transmitting ping messages; in response to the request, receive first information about the context provided by the controller and receive second information about allocated radio resources, said first and second information being received from the base station; and cause (S9) the first device to transmit one or more ping messages using the allocated radio resources to one or more second devices, said one or more ping messages comprising information about said context which causes the one or more second devices to reply to the controller, wherein each ping message comprises information about support required from the one or more second devices and/or associated users of the one or more second devices. cause (S3) a request to be transmitted to a controller, via a base station, for: i) a context, and ii) radio resources for transmitting ping messages; in response to the request, receive first information about the context provided by the controller and receive second information about allocated radio resources, said first and second information being received from the base station; and cause (S9) the first device to transmit one or more ping messages using the allocated radio resources to one or more second devices, said one or more ping messages comprising information about said context which causes the one or more second devices to reply to the controller, wherein each ping message comprises information about support required from the one or more second devices and/or associated users of the one or more second devices.
An RJ45-compatible communication connector comprising: a housing with an aperture for receiving a plug ; and a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) at least partially received in said aperture, the plug interface contacts comprising: proximal ends proximal said aperture; distal ends distal said aperture, the distal ends each having a compliant pin adjacent thereto, the compliant pins being fixed within a printed circuit board ; wherein said proximal ends are rotated relative to said distal ends such that the proximal ends are arranged to flex about the compliant pins, at least some of said plurality of plug interface contacts have a wider distal end than said proximal end; said plurality of plug interface contacts comprising first plug interface contacts and second plug interface contacts; the connector being characterized in that the first plug interface contacts each have a first bend profile in the respective wider distal end and the second plug interface contacts each have a second, different bend profile in the respective wider distal end. a housing with an aperture for receiving a plug ; and a plurality of plug interface contacts (PICs) at least partially received in said aperture, the plug interface contacts comprising: proximal ends proximal said aperture; distal ends distal said aperture, the distal ends each having a compliant pin adjacent thereto, the compliant pins being fixed within a printed circuit board ; wherein said proximal ends are rotated relative to said distal ends such that the proximal ends are arranged to flex about the compliant pins, at least some of said plurality of plug interface contacts have a wider distal end than said proximal end; said plurality of plug interface contacts comprising first plug interface contacts and second plug interface contacts; the connector being characterized in that the first plug interface contacts each have a first bend profile in the respective wider distal end and the second plug interface contacts each have a second, different bend profile in the respective wider distal end. proximal ends proximal said aperture; distal ends distal said aperture, the distal ends each having a compliant pin adjacent thereto, the compliant pins being fixed within a printed circuit board ; wherein said proximal ends are rotated relative to said distal ends such that the proximal ends are arranged to flex about the compliant pins, at least some of said plurality of plug interface contacts have a wider distal end than said proximal end; said plurality of plug interface contacts comprising first plug interface contacts and second plug interface contacts; the connector being characterized in that the first plug interface contacts each have a first bend profile in the respective wider distal end and the second plug interface contacts each have a second, different bend profile in the respective wider distal end.
An image acquisition system, comprising: a first imaging modality device being an endoscope configured to acquire images to enable selection of an area of interest from a subject from at least one position; a second imaging modality device being an X-ray imaging system configured to acquire images of the area of interest of the subject from a plurality of poses selected based upon the at least one position of the endoscope and an image of said area of interest acquired using the endoscope, and in accordance with criteria to provide a best pose or poses, wherein the position of the endoscope is computed based on a scout image acquired using the X-ray imaging system in case the endoscope is visible in said scout image, or based on said scout scan and preoperative images in case the endoscope is not visible in the scout scan; and a planning module stored in memory and configured to determine at least one trajectory that permits the best pose or poses of the second imaging modality device to be achieved to acquire, in cooperation with the first imaging modality device, an image or images of the subject. a first imaging modality device being an endoscope configured to acquire images to enable selection of an area of interest from a subject from at least one position; a second imaging modality device being an X-ray imaging system configured to acquire images of the area of interest of the subject from a plurality of poses selected based upon the at least one position of the endoscope and an image of said area of interest acquired using the endoscope, and in accordance with criteria to provide a best pose or poses, wherein the position of the endoscope is computed based on a scout image acquired using the X-ray imaging system in case the endoscope is visible in said scout image, or based on said scout scan and preoperative images in case the endoscope is not visible in the scout scan; and a planning module stored in memory and configured to determine at least one trajectory that permits the best pose or poses of the second imaging modality device to be achieved to acquire, in cooperation with the first imaging modality device, an image or images of the subject.
A kit, comprising: a) the nucleic acid primer pairs of SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2 and SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, and the probes of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6; and b) at least one reagent for performing a nucleic acid amplification reaction. a) the nucleic acid primer pairs of SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2 and SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, and the probes of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6; and b) at least one reagent for performing a nucleic acid amplification reaction.
A locating assembly for use with a sliding support comprising first and second elongate slide members slidable relative to one another in a first direction, wherein the locating assembly comprises: a plurality of bearing balls arranged with their centres aligned along a first axis parallel to the first direction, a plurality of contact elements , each contact element including at least one contact face , wherein adjacent of the plurality of bearing balls are contacted by and separated by a respective one of the plurality of contact elements , and at least one of the contact elements is formed from a self-lubricating material which, in use, deposits and spreads a lubricating substance into the working environment of the locating assembly , wherein the self-lubricating material comprises graphite; and a support portion for maintaining the contact elements in position and alignment relative to one another. a plurality of bearing balls arranged with their centres aligned along a first axis parallel to the first direction, a plurality of contact elements , each contact element including at least one contact face , wherein adjacent of the plurality of bearing balls are contacted by and separated by a respective one of the plurality of contact elements , and at least one of the contact elements is formed from a self-lubricating material which, in use, deposits and spreads a lubricating substance into the working environment of the locating assembly , wherein the self-lubricating material comprises graphite; and a support portion for maintaining the contact elements in position and alignment relative to one another.
Three-dimensional biodegradable implantable matrix (10; 20A...20H; 30A...30F) with reduced foreign body response for reconstruction and/or regeneration and/or creation of soft and/or connective tissue and/or organs, the matrix (10; 20A...20H; 30A...30F) having a solid component (12; 22A...22H) with interconnected pores/void spaces (11; 21A...21H; 31A...31F) exhibiting a plurality of local thicknesses with an arithmetic mean equal to or lower than 95 μm and a contact angle θ equal to or lower than 110°, the matrix (10; 20A...20H; 30A...30F) being characterized by : - a density equal to or lower than 40 kg/m 3 ; - said local thicknesses of the solid component (12; 22A...22H) falling in two distribution ranges, namely an upper local thickness range and a lower local thickness range, wherein the lower local thickness range is preferably 2 μm to 15 μm and more preferably 5 μm to 10 μm; - an average size of the pores/void spaces (11; 21A...21H; 31A...31F) in the range 1,000 to 15,000 μm; - a surface roughness Ra of the solid component (12; 22A...22H) with an arithmetic mean equal to or lower than 3 μm. - a density equal to or lower than 40 kg/m 3 ; - said local thicknesses of the solid component (12; 22A...22H) falling in two distribution ranges, namely an upper local thickness range and a lower local thickness range, wherein the lower local thickness range is preferably 2 μm to 15 μm and more preferably 5 μm to 10 μm; - an average size of the pores/void spaces (11; 21A...21H; 31A...31F) in the range 1,000 to 15,000 μm; - a surface roughness Ra of the solid component (12; 22A...22H) with an arithmetic mean equal to or lower than 3 μm.
A turbine blade comprising: an airfoil comprising an outer wall formed by a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall joined at a leading edge and at a trailing edge , a blade tip at a first radial end and a blade root at a second radial end opposite the first radial end for supporting the blade and for coupling the blade to a disc, wherein the blade tip comprises: a tip cap disposed over the outer wall of the airfoil , the tip cap comprising a pressure side edge and a suction side edge , and a notch formed by a radially inward step adjacent to the suction side edge of the tip cap , the notch being defined by a radially extending step wall and a radially outward facing land , the step wall extending radially inward from the suction side edge of the tip cap to said land , whereby the land is positioned radially inward in relation to a radially outer surface of the tip cap , wherein the notch extends along at least a portion of the suction sidewall in a direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge , characterized in that the land extends from a first end at or proximal to the leading edge to a second end at or proximal to the trailing edge , wherein a lateral width (W) of the land varies from the first end to the second end . an airfoil comprising an outer wall formed by a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall joined at a leading edge and at a trailing edge , a blade tip at a first radial end and a blade root at a second radial end opposite the first radial end for supporting the blade and for coupling the blade to a disc, wherein the blade tip comprises: a tip cap disposed over the outer wall of the airfoil , the tip cap comprising a pressure side edge and a suction side edge , and a notch formed by a radially inward step adjacent to the suction side edge of the tip cap , the notch being defined by a radially extending step wall and a radially outward facing land , the step wall extending radially inward from the suction side edge of the tip cap to said land , whereby the land is positioned radially inward in relation to a radially outer surface of the tip cap , wherein the notch extends along at least a portion of the suction sidewall in a direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge , a tip cap disposed over the outer wall of the airfoil , the tip cap comprising a pressure side edge and a suction side edge , and a notch formed by a radially inward step adjacent to the suction side edge of the tip cap , the notch being defined by a radially extending step wall and a radially outward facing land , the step wall extending radially inward from the suction side edge of the tip cap to said land , whereby the land is positioned radially inward in relation to a radially outer surface of the tip cap , wherein the notch extends along at least a portion of the suction sidewall in a direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge , characterized in that the land extends from a first end at or proximal to the leading edge to a second end at or proximal to the trailing edge , wherein a lateral width (W) of the land varies from the first end to the second end .
A puzzle set , comprising: - a plurality of cubes each comprising a drawing at one or more facets thereof; and - an interface configured to cause said plurality of cubes to be positioned one adjacent to the other and to cause a first facet of each of said plurality of cubes viewed by a player to be coplanar, while permitting a change in disposition and rotational state of the first facet of any of said plurality of cubes wherein said drawings are designed to allow continuation of one another, by which contiguous facets of said plurality of cubes that are viewed by a player define together a composite symbol or symbols, upon positioning said plurality of cubes in accordance with a predetermined arrangement, and wherein at least one of said facets of each of said plurality of cubes comprises displacement facilitating apparatus to facilitate outward linear displacement and subsequent rotation of a selected one of the first facets in relation to all other first facets of said plurality of cubes when the first facet of each of said plurality of cubes are positioned one adjacent to the other and are coplanar and contiguous one with another, thereby allowing rotation of the drawing of said selected first facet to achieve said predetermined arrangement. - a plurality of cubes each comprising a drawing at one or more facets thereof; and - an interface configured to cause said plurality of cubes to be positioned one adjacent to the other and to cause a first facet of each of said plurality of cubes viewed by a player to be coplanar, while permitting a change in disposition and rotational state of the first facet of any of said plurality of cubes
An apparatus, comprising: an image sensor comprising a pixel array having a unit cell that includes visible light photodiodes (R, G, B) and an infra-red photodiode (Z), the visible light photodiodes and the infra-red photodiode coupled to a particular column of the pixel array , the unit cell having a first capacitor (C1) coupled to the visible light photodiodes (R, G, B) to store charge from each of the visible-light photodiodes, the unit cell having a readout circuit to read out the first capacitor's voltage on the particular column, the unit cell having a second capacitor (C2) that is coupled to the infra-red photodiode (Z) through a transfer gate transistor (Q2_Z) to receive charge from the infra-red photodiode during a time-of-flight exposure, the unit cell configured to read out the second capacitor's voltage on the particular column, the unit cell comprising a back-drain transistor (Q4; Q4_Z) coupled to the infra-red photodiode (Z), wherein the apparatus is configured to read out the voltage of the first capacitor (C1) and the voltage of the second capacitor (C2) on the particular column at different times.
A method for operating an electric motor which is connected to at least three phases of an electricity grid in a regenerative operation, characterized in that energy to be fed back into the electricity grid (L 1 , L 2 , L 3 ) from a DC link of a frequency converter is switched from a synchronous inverter to the line phase having the highest voltage as a clocked and averaged current block.
A method of monitoring a patient with bladder cancer, comprising: obtaining a urine sediment sample from the patient; bisulfite converting DNA from the sample; performing methylation-specific quantitative PCR on the bisulfite converted DNA to determine the amount and/or the concentration of methylated DNA in the sample from a set of genes consisting of from four to nine genes selected from MEIS1, NKPD1, ONECUT2, KLF2, OSR1, SOX1, EOMES, DDX25, and TMEM106A and from at least one reference gene. obtaining a urine sediment sample from the patient; bisulfite converting DNA from the sample; performing methylation-specific quantitative PCR on the bisulfite converted DNA to determine the amount and/or the concentration of methylated DNA in the sample from a set of genes consisting of from four to nine genes selected from MEIS1, NKPD1, ONECUT2, KLF2, OSR1, SOX1, EOMES, DDX25, and TMEM106A and from at least one reference gene.
A spherical annular seal member for use in an exhaust pipe joint, comprising: a spherical annular base member defined by a cylindrical inner surface , a partially convex spherical surface , and large- and small-diameter side annular end faces of said partially convex spherical surface ; and an outer layer formed integrally on said partially convex spherical surface of said spherical annular base member , wherein said spherical annular base member includes a reinforcing member made from a metal wire net and a heat-resistant material containing expanded graphite and compressed in such a manner as to fill meshes of the metal wire net of said reinforcing member and to be integrated with said reinforcing member in mixed form, characterized in that , in said outer layer , a heat-resistant material containing expanded graphite, a solid lubricant consisting of a lubricating composition containing a polytetrafluoroethylene resin, at least one kind of a molten fluorocarbon resin having a melting temperature lower than a melting temperature of the polytetrafluoroethylene resin, and hexagonal boron nitride, and a reinforcing member made from a metal wire net are compressed such that said heat-resistant material and said solid lubricant are filled in meshes of said reinforcing member, and such that said reinforcing member, said heat-resistant material, and said solid lubricant are integrated in mixed form, and wherein said at least one kind of a molten fluorocarbon resin having the melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the polytetrafluoroethylene resin includes a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer.
A gear shift indicator used in a vehicle having mounted thereon an automatic transmission capable of performing a manual gear shift, and encouraging gear shift instructions to a driver, comprising: a target gear shift stage setting unit that is configured to set a target gear shift stage in accordance with a vehicle speed and a throttle opening degree of the vehicle, representing a travelling state of the vehicle, a presentation unit that is configured to present the gear shift instructions to instruct a driver to shift up or shift down a current gear shift stage to the target gear shift stage when the current gear shift stage is different from the target gear shift stage set by the target gear shift stage setting unit, and a restriction unit that is configured to restrict the current gear shift stage from being transferred to a predetermined gear shift stage in accordance with the travelling state of the vehicle and an inclination of a road surface on which the vehicle is travelling, wherein the presentation unit is operative to refer to the information indicative of the predetermined gear shift stage restricted by the restriction unit under the condition that the restriction for a transition to the predetermined gear shift stage is executed by the restriction unit and not to present the gear shift instructions when the target gear shift stage is included in the predetermined gear shift stage restricted by the restriction unit, on the other hand, the presentation unit is operative to present the gear shift instructions under the condition that the restriction for the transition to the predetermined gear shift stage is not executed by the restriction unit. a target gear shift stage setting unit that is configured to set a target gear shift stage in accordance with a vehicle speed and a throttle opening degree of the vehicle, representing a travelling state of the vehicle, a presentation unit that is configured to present the gear shift instructions to instruct a driver to shift up or shift down a current gear shift stage to the target gear shift stage when the current gear shift stage is different from the target gear shift stage set by the target gear shift stage setting unit, and a restriction unit that is configured to restrict the current gear shift stage from being transferred to a predetermined gear shift stage in accordance with the travelling state of the vehicle and an inclination of a road surface on which the vehicle is travelling, wherein the presentation unit is operative to refer to the information indicative of the predetermined gear shift stage restricted by the restriction unit under the condition that the restriction for a transition to the predetermined gear shift stage is executed by the restriction unit and not to present the gear shift instructions when the target gear shift stage is included in the predetermined gear shift stage restricted by the restriction unit, on the other hand, the presentation unit is operative to present the gear shift instructions under the condition that the restriction for the transition to the predetermined gear shift stage is not executed by the restriction unit.