mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A die arrangement for pressing, sintering or stamping comprising: • a die body with a cavity extending from an opening at a first end of said die body to an opening at a second end of said die body, the die arrangement being characterised in that it comprises • a plurality of levers , linear sliding fingers, extendable columns, or spring fingers arranged around the opening at said first end of said die body , wherein each lever , linear sliding finger, extendable column, or spring finger is displaceable between a first position and a second position, wherein, • in said second position, said plurality of levers , linear sliding fingers, extendable columns, or spring fingers forms a recess into which a compressed sample (S) may be displaced. • a die body with a cavity extending from an opening at a first end of said die body to an opening at a second end of said die body, the die arrangement being characterised in that it comprises • a plurality of levers , linear sliding fingers, extendable columns, or spring fingers arranged around the opening at said first end of said die body , wherein each lever , linear sliding finger, extendable column, or spring finger is displaceable between a first position and a second position, wherein, • in said second position, said plurality of levers , linear sliding fingers, extendable columns, or spring fingers forms a recess into which a compressed sample (S) may be displaced.
A non-intrusive method for monitoring a stress in a user, said method being characterised in that it includes the following steps: - continuously measuring a heart rate of said user, - continuously measuring an electrodermal activity of said user, - extracting a significant heart rate value over a predetermined current operating time interval, - extracting a significant electrodermal activity value over said current operating interval, said extraction comprising a determination of a characteristic value of electrodermal activity by counting a number of maxima of said electrodermal activity signal over said current operating interval, - comparing said significant heart rate value to a first predetermined threshold, - comparing said significant electrodermal activity value to a second predetermined threshold, and - identifying a stress state of said user when said significant values of heart rate and electrodermal activity simultaneously and respectively exceed the first and second predetermined thresholds. - continuously measuring a heart rate of said user, - continuously measuring an electrodermal activity of said user, - extracting a significant heart rate value over a predetermined current operating time interval, - extracting a significant electrodermal activity value over said current operating interval, said extraction comprising a determination of a characteristic value of electrodermal activity by counting a number of maxima of said electrodermal activity signal over said current operating interval, - comparing said significant heart rate value to a first predetermined threshold, - comparing said significant electrodermal activity value to a second predetermined threshold, and - identifying a stress state of said user when said significant values of heart rate and electrodermal activity simultaneously and respectively exceed the first and second predetermined thresholds.
A multilayered wound care product comprising: (a) an upper liquid-absorbing layer; (b) an intermediate bacteria-adsorbing layer; and (c) a liquid-permeable bottom layer comprising collagen, a recombinant collagen-like protein of bacterial origin which comprises at least one MMP cleavage site or peptides comprising a matrix metalloprotease (MMP) cleavage site or a combination thereof; and optionally (d) a cover layer situated above the upper liquid-absorbing layer; wherein the liquid-permeable bottom layer is a continuous sheet-like layer having pores, perforations or incisions and wherein the liquid permeability of said bottom layer is given by said pores, perforations and incisions enabling the passage of liquid through said layer, and wherein the collagen-like protein comprises the formula III: Gly − Xaa − Yaa m − insert n p where m is between 1 to 200 and (Gly-Xaa-Yaa) m represents a triple helical domain with Xaa and Yaa being independently any natural and unnatural imino or amino acid for each repeat unit, wherein the insert is comprised of 1 to 50 of any imino or amino acid, with n being 0 or 1, and p being any number from 2 to 10 wherein the value of n is unique for each repeat and at least one insert is provided in the collagen-like protein which comprises at least one MMP cleavage site. (a) an upper liquid-absorbing layer; (b) an intermediate bacteria-adsorbing layer; and (c) a liquid-permeable bottom layer comprising collagen, a recombinant collagen-like protein of bacterial origin which comprises at least one MMP cleavage site or peptides comprising a matrix metalloprotease (MMP) cleavage site or a combination thereof; and optionally (d) a cover layer situated above the upper liquid-absorbing layer; wherein the liquid-permeable bottom layer is a continuous sheet-like layer having pores, perforations or incisions and wherein the liquid permeability of said bottom layer is given by said pores, perforations and incisions enabling the passage of liquid through said layer, and wherein the collagen-like protein comprises the formula III: Gly − Xaa − Yaa m − insert n p where m is between 1 to 200 and (Gly-Xaa-Yaa) m represents a triple helical domain with Xaa and Yaa being independently any natural and unnatural imino or amino acid for each repeat unit, wherein the insert is comprised of 1 to 50 of any imino or amino acid, with n being 0 or 1, and p being any number from 2 to 10 wherein the value of n is unique for each repeat and at least one insert is provided in the collagen-like protein which comprises at least one MMP cleavage site.
A catheter probe, comprising: a flexible elongated shaft ; a distal section of the flexible elongated shaft having a distal tip end , and an elastically deformable electrode configured to adopt a neutral configuration and a tissue contact configuration, the deformable electrode comprising a hollow porous tube with a distal portion having a closed distal end, and a proximal portion defining an opening to an interior of the tube, wherein the distal tip end is received in the tube through the opening and the distal section of the flexible elongated shaft is generally surrounded by the tube, wherein the hollow porous tube comprises interwoven fibers , wherein distal free ends of the fibers are gathered to converge into a nub at the closed distal end of the hollow porous tube, and wherein the nub is positioned within the interior of the tube and points proximally; wherein the closed distal end of the tube is spaced apart from the distal tip end and the distal portion of the tube has a lesser width W1 when the deformable electrode is in the neutral configuration, and wherein the distal portion of the tube has a greater width W2 when the deformable electrode is in the tissue contact configuration. a flexible elongated shaft ; a distal section of the flexible elongated shaft having a distal tip end , and an elastically deformable electrode configured to adopt a neutral configuration and a tissue contact configuration, the deformable electrode comprising a hollow porous tube with a distal portion having a closed distal end, and a proximal portion defining an opening to an interior of the tube, wherein the distal tip end is received in the tube through the opening and the distal section of the flexible elongated shaft is generally surrounded by the tube, wherein the hollow porous tube comprises interwoven fibers , wherein distal free ends of the fibers are gathered to converge into a nub at the closed distal end of the hollow porous tube, and wherein the nub is positioned within the interior of the tube and points proximally; wherein the closed distal end of the tube is spaced apart from the distal tip end and the distal portion of the tube has a lesser width W1 when the deformable electrode is in the neutral configuration, and wherein the distal portion of the tube has a greater width W2 when the deformable electrode is in the tissue contact configuration.
A solid-state image sensing device comprising: a photoelectric conversion unit formed outside a semiconductor substrate; a charge holding unit for holding signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit ; a reset transistor for resetting the potential of the charge holding unit ; a capacitance switching transistor connected to the charge holding unit and directed for switching the capacitance of the charge holding unit ; and an additional capacitance device connected to the capacitance switching transistor , characterised in that the capacitance switching transistor is connected between the reset transistor and the charge holding unit . a photoelectric conversion unit formed outside a semiconductor substrate; a charge holding unit for holding signal charges generated by the photoelectric conversion unit ; a reset transistor for resetting the potential of the charge holding unit ; a capacitance switching transistor connected to the charge holding unit and directed for switching the capacitance of the charge holding unit ; and an additional capacitance device connected to the capacitance switching transistor , characterised in that the capacitance switching transistor is connected between the reset transistor and the charge holding unit .
A method of controlling diaphragm excursion of a loudspeaker, comprising steps of: receiving a first audio signal, deriving an excursion signal, representing diaphragm excursion of the electrodynamic loudspeaker, from the first audio signal, deriving an excursion envelope from the excursion signal, applying a second audio signal, derived from the first audio signal, to an input of an adjustable low-frequency suppressor, and filtering the second audio signal to selectively attenuate low-frequency components based on the excursion envelope to produce a processed audio signal with reduced low-frequency content characterized in the further steps of: deriving an acceleration envelope, representing diaphragm acceleration of the electrodynamic loudspeaker, from the excursion signal or the excursion envelope, where the filtering step comprises filtering the second audio signal in accordance with the acceleration envelope, and/or determining an instantaneous frequency of the first audio signal, where the filtering step comprises filtering the second audio signal in accordance with the instantaneous frequency. receiving a first audio signal, deriving an excursion signal, representing diaphragm excursion of the electrodynamic loudspeaker, from the first audio signal, deriving an excursion envelope from the excursion signal, applying a second audio signal, derived from the first audio signal, to an input of an adjustable low-frequency suppressor, and filtering the second audio signal to selectively attenuate low-frequency components based on the excursion envelope to produce a processed audio signal with reduced low-frequency content characterized in the further steps of: deriving an acceleration envelope, representing diaphragm acceleration of the electrodynamic loudspeaker, from the excursion signal or the excursion envelope, where the filtering step comprises filtering the second audio signal in accordance with the acceleration envelope, and/or determining an instantaneous frequency of the first audio signal, where the filtering step comprises filtering the second audio signal in accordance with the instantaneous frequency. deriving an acceleration envelope, representing diaphragm acceleration of the electrodynamic loudspeaker, from the excursion signal or the excursion envelope, where the filtering step comprises filtering the second audio signal in accordance with the acceleration envelope, and/or determining an instantaneous frequency of the first audio signal, where the filtering step comprises filtering the second audio signal in accordance with the instantaneous frequency.
A solid polymethylaluminoxane composition comprising polymethylaluminoxane, trimethylaluminum and Al 2 O 3 , wherein (i) the aluminum content is in the range of 36 mass% to 43 mass%, and (ii) the Al 2 O 3 content is in the range of 0.001 mol% to 10 mol% based on aluminum. (i) the aluminum content is in the range of 36 mass% to 43 mass%, and (ii) the Al 2 O 3 content is in the range of 0.001 mol% to 10 mol% based on aluminum.
A downhole tool for use in a borehole having a surrounding wall , the tool comprising: a mandrel ; at least one packing element disposed on the mandrel ; a portion of the tool defining at least one first external port which in use is exposed to a borehole annulus between the tool and the surrounding wall ; at least one piston housing disposed on the mandrel adjacent the at least one packing element and defining at least one second external port which in use is exposed to the borehole annulus between the tool and the surrounding wall , the at least one second external port communicable with the at least one first external port via at least one fluid path (FP) passing between the at least one packing element and the mandrel , the at least one piston housing being movable on the mandrel and compressing the at least one packing element ; and at least one piston disposed in the at least one piston housing and being activatable from a first condition to a second condition, the at least one piston in the first condition allowing fluid communication via the at least one fluid path (FP) between the at least one first external port and the at least one second external port , the at least one piston in the second condition preventing fluid communication via the at least one fluid path (FP) between the at least one first external port and the at least one second external port . a mandrel ; at least one packing element disposed on the mandrel ; a portion of the tool defining at least one first external port which in use is exposed to a borehole annulus between the tool and the surrounding wall ; at least one piston housing disposed on the mandrel adjacent the at least one packing element and defining at least one second external port which in use is exposed to the borehole annulus between the tool and the surrounding wall , the at least one second external port communicable with the at least one first external port via at least one fluid path (FP) passing between the at least one packing element and the mandrel , the at least one piston housing being movable on the mandrel and compressing the at least one packing element ; and at least one piston disposed in the at least one piston housing and being activatable from a first condition to a second condition, the at least one piston in the first condition allowing fluid communication via the at least one fluid path (FP) between the at least one first external port and the at least one second external port , the at least one piston in the second condition preventing fluid communication via the at least one fluid path (FP) between the at least one first external port and the at least one second external port .
A mobile node (MN1-MN4), comprising: means for automatically capturing and interpreting roaming meta-data advertised by one or more static access-points (SN1-SN4) in the vicinity of the mobile node (MN1-MN4); means for automatically reconfiguring the mobile node, in response to predetermined criteria and based on an ordering of the static access-points communicated via the roaming meta-data, to associate with a best next static access-point of the static access-points, wherein the ordering of the static access-points corresponds to a predetermined directed path of the mobile node; means for automatically evaluating whether signal strength observed for a currently associated one of the static access-points is within a predetermined signal strength range communicated via the roaming meta-data; said predetermined signal strength range being defined by a minimum signal strength threshold value and a maximum signal strength threshold value; wherein the predetermined signal strength range defines a stable RF zone and the predetermined criteria are a function of at least that the observed signal strength exceeds the maximum signal strength threshold value; and wherein the mobile node and the static access-points are respective nodes of a wireless mesh network . means for automatically capturing and interpreting roaming meta-data advertised by one or more static access-points (SN1-SN4) in the vicinity of the mobile node (MN1-MN4); means for automatically reconfiguring the mobile node, in response to predetermined criteria and based on an ordering of the static access-points communicated via the roaming meta-data, to associate with a best next static access-point of the static access-points, wherein the ordering of the static access-points corresponds to a predetermined directed path of the mobile node; means for automatically evaluating whether signal strength observed for a currently associated one of the static access-points is within a predetermined signal strength range communicated via the roaming meta-data; said predetermined signal strength range being defined by a minimum signal strength threshold value and a maximum signal strength threshold value; wherein the predetermined signal strength range defines a stable RF zone and the predetermined criteria are a function of at least that the observed signal strength exceeds the maximum signal strength threshold value; and wherein the mobile node and the static access-points are respective nodes of a wireless mesh network .
A method implemented by one or more processors, the method comprising: receiving audio data in the form of a verbal command corresponding to a request to create an image shortcut setting; receiving image data from a real-time image feed generated by a camera of a computing device; identifying , from the audio data, one or more computer actions to be performed; identifying , from the image data, an object identifier corresponding to an object at which the camera of the computing device is directed, wherein identifying the object identifier includes processing the image data using one or more image processing techniques; generating the image shortcut setting based on the request and the object identifier, wherein the image shortcut setting is configured to cause the one or more computer actions to be performed in response to identifying the object identifier from subsequent image data from a subsequent real-time image feed from the camera; and causing, according to the image shortcut setting, the one or more computer actions to be performed in response to identifying the object identifier from the subsequent image data. receiving audio data in the form of a verbal command corresponding to a request to create an image shortcut setting; receiving image data from a real-time image feed generated by a camera of a computing device; identifying , from the audio data, one or more computer actions to be performed; identifying , from the image data, an object identifier corresponding to an object at which the camera of the computing device is directed, wherein identifying the object identifier includes processing the image data using one or more image processing techniques; generating the image shortcut setting based on the request and the object identifier, wherein the image shortcut setting is configured to cause the one or more computer actions to be performed in response to identifying the object identifier from subsequent image data from a subsequent real-time image feed from the camera; and causing, according to the image shortcut setting, the one or more computer actions to be performed in response to identifying the object identifier from the subsequent image data.
A method of removing a contact lens from a lens mold portion carrying a contact lens , the method comprises reciprocally displacing a region of the mold portion with a reciprocating member characterized in that the reciprocating member comprises a non-planar end portion shaped to complement the mold portion and the reciprocating member being arranged such that in use the end portion contacts the center of the mold portion, to thereby cause an edge portion of the contact lens to become detached from the mold portion , wherein the reciprocal displacement comprises a plurality of cycles, each cycle comprising motion in a first direction, followed by motion in a second, opposite direction.
Linear lightguide for lighting and/or signaling devices, comprising : - a first end and a second end suitable for admitting a first luminous flux and a second luminous flux respectively into the guide ; - an exit face of a light beam ; - a second face , opposite the exit face , comprising a plurality of prisms following one another in a longitudinal direction of the guide, and configured to reflect rays of the first luminous flux and the second luminous flux towards the exit face , at least one of the prisms being a complex prism whose profile is not triangular, which comprises a first side configured to reflect the rays of the first luminous flux towards the exit face and a second side comprising two panels with : - a first panel configured to reflect rays of the second luminous flux towards the exit face , - a second panel configured to deflect rays of the first luminous flux into the guide, the first panel and the second panel forming a reentrant obtuse angle and being directly joined, the second panel being located above the first panel towards the outside of the guide. - a first end and a second end suitable for admitting a first luminous flux and a second luminous flux respectively into the guide ; - an exit face of a light beam ; - a second face , opposite the exit face , comprising a plurality of prisms following one another in a longitudinal direction of the guide, and configured to reflect rays of the first luminous flux and the second luminous flux towards the exit face , - a first panel configured to reflect rays of the second luminous flux towards the exit face , - a second panel configured to deflect rays of the first luminous flux into the guide, the first panel and the second panel forming a reentrant obtuse angle and being directly joined, the second panel being located above the first panel towards the outside of the guide.