mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
Method for improving the mechanical behavior of a metallic body comprising an internal volume for a fluid and at least one threaded connecting port to said internal volume, the method comprising a step of treatment by autofrettage of the internal volume by applying a pressure to a liquid inside said volume; the autofrettage step comprises closing the internal volume by screwing a plug to each of the at least one threaded connecting port ; characterized in that the autofrettage pressure is applied to a cross-sectional surface of said plug(s) that is greater than 40%, preferably 60%, more preferably 70%, of the sectional surface of the corresponding thread(s) of said port(s) so that said thread(s) is/are also subject to the autofrettage treatment.
A progressive cavity motor or pump assembly having an inlet end and an outlet end , the motor or pump comprising: an inner member disposed within an outer member, the outer member comprising a stator and the other a rotor , wherein a surface of the stator is made of a flexible material to permit a seal to form between contacting surfaces of the rotor and the stator; and at least one precession apparatus disposed between the stator and the rotor proximate at least one of the inlet end and the outlet end , the at least one precession apparatus constraining the radial and/or tangential movement of the rotor relative to the stator , the at least one precession apparatus characterised by comprising a lobed wheel mounted on a shaft of the rotor , the lobed wheel being configured to run on a lobed track fixed to the stator . an inner member disposed within an outer member, the outer member comprising a stator and the other a rotor , wherein a surface of the stator is made of a flexible material to permit a seal to form between contacting surfaces of the rotor and the stator; and at least one precession apparatus disposed between the stator and the rotor proximate at least one of the inlet end and the outlet end , the at least one precession apparatus constraining the radial and/or tangential movement of the rotor relative to the stator , the at least one precession apparatus characterised by comprising a lobed wheel mounted on a shaft of the rotor , the lobed wheel being configured to run on a lobed track fixed to the stator .
A ski , comprising: • a core including longitudinal beams produced on the basis of corrugated board, in which the corrugations of the board are parallel and have crests orientated perpendicularly to the lower face of the core; • lateral sidewalls bordering the core , • at least one longitudinal stiffener extending over the entire height of the core , and separating two longitudinal beams based on corrugated board, characterized in that the width of the longitudinal stiffener , measured transversely to the central point of the boot, is less than that of the longitudinal beams based on corrugated board, and in that the lateral elements forming the sidewalls have a width which varies over the length of the ski. • a core including longitudinal beams produced on the basis of corrugated board, in which the corrugations of the board are parallel and have crests orientated perpendicularly to the lower face of the core; • lateral sidewalls bordering the core , • at least one longitudinal stiffener extending over the entire height of the core , and separating two longitudinal beams based on corrugated board,
A method for introducing fluid into a sealed volume, comprising: contacting a first layer of an article with an end surface of a pressurization conduit , the pressurization conduit having an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, the inner perimeter defining a conduit volume; introducing at least one fluid into the conduit volume to generate a conduit pressure, the conduit pressure being greater than a pressure outside of the pressurization conduit by at least 3 psi (20.7 kPa); forming an aperture in the first layer of the article at a location exposed to the conduit pressure during formation of the aperture, the conduit volume being in fluid communication with a fluid-receiving volume in the article via the aperture; injecting one or more fluids into the fluid-receiving volume via the aperture in the first layer to generate a first pressure within the fluid-receiving volume; compressing at least a portion of the first layer of the article against at least a portion of the second layer of the article; and forming a bond between the first layer of the article and the second layer of the article, the bond being formed around the aperture in the first layer.
A surgical apparatus comprising: (a) a body ; (b) a shaft assembly extending distally from the body ; (c) an end effector located at a distal end of the shaft assembly , wherein the end effector comprises: (i) an ultrasonic blade , wherein the ultrasonic blade is configured to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency, and (ii) a clamp arm , wherein the clamp arm is movable toward the ultrasonic blade to compress tissue against the ultrasonic blade ; and (d) a shield member , wherein the shield member is selectively movable from a first position to a second position in response to movement of the clamp arm toward the ultrasonic blade , wherein the shield member is configured to cover at least a first portion of the ultrasonic blade in the first position, wherein the shield member is configured to uncover the first portion of the ultrasonic blade in the second position. (a) a body ; (b) a shaft assembly extending distally from the body ; (c) an end effector located at a distal end of the shaft assembly , wherein the end effector comprises: (i) an ultrasonic blade , wherein the ultrasonic blade is configured to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency, and (ii) a clamp arm , wherein the clamp arm is movable toward the ultrasonic blade to compress tissue against the ultrasonic blade ; and (i) an ultrasonic blade , wherein the ultrasonic blade is configured to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency, and (ii) a clamp arm , wherein the clamp arm is movable toward the ultrasonic blade to compress tissue against the ultrasonic blade ; and (d) a shield member , wherein the shield member is selectively movable from a first position to a second position in response to movement of the clamp arm toward the ultrasonic blade , wherein the shield member is configured to cover at least a first portion of the ultrasonic blade in the first position, wherein the shield member is configured to uncover the first portion of the ultrasonic blade in the second position.
Composition comprising at least one organosilicone compound, at least one crosslinker, and a catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises a metal salt of a carboxylic acid which is a zinc salt of one or more branched saturated carboxylic acids with six to nineteen carbon atoms, and a metal salt of a carboxylic acid selected from a bismuth salt, a calcium salt, a potassium salt, a lithium salt, a magnesium salt and a sodium salt, each of one or more branched saturated carboxylic acids having six to nineteen carbon atoms.
A short-circuiting device for use in low-voltage and medium-voltage systems for protecting parts and personnel, comprising a switching element which can be operated by the tripping signal of a fault detection device, two mutually opposite contact electrodes (8; 9) having power supply means (2; 3), wherein contact can be made with said contact electrodes at an electrical circuit having connections at different potentials, furthermore, in at least one of the contact electrodes , a moving contact part which is under mechanical prestress and executes a movement to the further contact electrode in a manner assisted by spring force in the event of a short-circuit, a sacrificial element (5; 32) as spacer between the contact electrodes (8; 9) and also having an electrical connection between the sacrificial element (5; 32) and the switching element on the one hand and one of the contact electrodes on the other hand, in order to cause current flow-induced thermal deformation or destruction of the sacrificial element (5; 32) in a targeted, manner, wherein the movable contact part is in the form of a hollow cylinder which is closed on one side, and a spring for generating prestress is inserted in the hollow cylinder, the hollow cylinder is guided in a movable manner in a complementary cutout in the first contact electrode so as to form a sliding contact, characterized in that in the region of the base of the closed hollow cylinder, the cylinder wall of said hollow cylinder turns into a cone on its outer circumferential side, furthermore, starting from the base, a first pin-like extension which is situated opposite a second pin-like projection which is insulated from the contact electrodes (8; 9) is arranged in the interior of the hollow cylinder, wherein the sacrificial element, in the form of a bolt or screw (5; 32), is arranged between the first and the second pin-like projection (62; 100), and a cutout which is matched to the external cone of the movable contact and has an internal cone is provided in the second contact electrode , wherein the external cone and internal cone form a bounce-free short-circuit contact region with a force-fitting and interlocking connection on account of the plastic deformation which occurs.
Lowering device comprising a lifting piston , a support base and a locking apparatus, wherein the lifting piston is slidably mounted in the support base and can be slid from a pushed-out working position into a lowered position and can be locked in the pushed-out working position by means of the locking apparatus, wherein the locking apparatus has a pivot bearing and an eccentric lever , wherein the eccentric lever is rotatably secured in the pivot bearing , and the lifting piston and the support base are supported against one another in the working position (s.o.) by means of the eccentric lever , characterized in that a con rod element is movably secured to the eccentric lever , wherein the lifting piston is movably connected to the support base by means of the con rod element and the eccentric lever .
Screen wheel filtering apparatus for medium-to high-viscosity fluids, comprising a screen wheel which is rotatably mounted in a housing and which has at least one screen element through which flow is able to pass, wherein the housing comprises at least: - an inflow plate with at least one inflow channel, - at least one intermediate plate , and - an outflow plate with an outflow channel, which plates (11,...,15) are screwed to one another via multiple extending through the set of mutually abutting plates (11,...,15), which threaded bolts are pre-tensioned such that, up to a maximum permissible operating pressure p max , all the plates (11,...,15) firmly abut against one another; wherein a lubrication gap is formed in each case between an inner surface of the inflow plate and/or of the outflow plate and a sealing surface of the screen wheel , characterized - in that , in the region of its sealing surfaces , the screen wheel has an identical height to the at least one intermediate plate , and - in that a gap width adaptation layer is inserted between the inflow plate and the at least one intermediate plate and/or between the outflow plate and the at least one intermediate plate . - an inflow plate with at least one inflow channel, - at least one intermediate plate , and - an outflow plate with an outflow channel, which plates (11,...,15) are screwed to one another via multiple extending through the set of mutually abutting plates (11,...,15), which threaded bolts are pre-tensioned such that, up to a maximum permissible operating pressure p max , all the plates (11,...,15) firmly abut against one another; - in that , in the region of its sealing surfaces , the screen wheel has an identical height to the at least one intermediate plate , and - in that a gap width adaptation layer is inserted between the inflow plate and the at least one intermediate plate and/or between the outflow plate and the at least one intermediate plate .
A portable device adapted to be placed on a seating area of a chair with backrest for supporting a person's upper body when seated on the seating area , the device comprising: - a base configured to be placed on the seating area ; and - an elongated support member comprising a first and second end, the elongated support member at the first end being coupled to the base and being telescopically extendable therefrom such that in an operational 10 position, when the base is placed on the seating area , the second end is securely positioned at a height of the person's chest , the elongated support member further comprising a chest support near the second end configured to support the person's chest in the operational position; and - a head rest support pivotably coupled to the second end such that in the operational position the head rest support is securely pivotable towards the person's head thereby supporting the seated person's upper body in forward and backward leaning positions, wherein when the person sits in forward position, the second end and head rest support are configured to have his chest leaning against the second end while his head is supported by the head rest support , thereby supporting the upper body, as well as, when the person leans backwards in a backward leaning position with his back against the back rest of the chair , the second end and head rest support are configured to have the second end push against his chest while the head rest support supports his head, thereby again supporting the upper body. - a base configured to be placed on the seating area ; and - an elongated support member comprising a first and second end, the elongated support member at the first end being coupled to the base and being telescopically extendable therefrom such that in an operational 10 position, when the base is placed on the seating area , the second end is securely positioned at a height of the person's chest , the elongated support member further comprising a chest support near the second end configured to support the person's chest in the operational position; and - a head rest support pivotably coupled to the second end such that in the operational position the head rest support is securely pivotable towards the person's head thereby supporting the seated person's upper body in forward and backward leaning positions, wherein when the person sits in forward position, the second end and head rest support are configured to have his chest leaning against the second end while his head is supported by the head rest support , thereby supporting the upper body, as well as, when the person leans backwards in a backward leaning position with his back against the back rest of the chair , the second end and head rest support are configured to have the second end push against his chest while the head rest support supports his head, thereby again supporting the upper body.
A method for producing silicone hydrogel contact lenses with significantly reduced optical defect comprising the steps of: introducing a polymerizable lens-forming material into a lens mold, wherein the lens-forming material is a silicone hydrogel lens-forming material, curing thermally or actinically the polymerizable lens-forming material in the lens mold to form a silicone hydrogel contact lens; extracting the formed silicone hydrogel contact lenses which are hold in extraction trays by at least two extracting stages in a single process tank, Wherein the extracting step comprises the following steps: a) extracting the formed silicone hydrogel contact lenses with a first extracting medium, wherein the first extracting medium is a first solvent or a mixture of the first solvent and water, b) draining the first extracting medium out of the process tank, c) refilling the process tank with a 100% water, wherein during refilling the process tank, subjecting the extraction tray for the formed silicone hydrogel contact lenses to a reciprocating lowering and raising motion thereof to obtain the silicone hydrogel contact lenses, wherein the silicone hydrogel contact lenses have significantly reduced tray marks and/or dimples observed using a Contact Lens Optical Quality Analyzer, relative to control silicone hydrogel contact lenses obtained by the same processes except of eliminating the reciprocating lowering and raising motion in step c). introducing a polymerizable lens-forming material into a lens mold, wherein the lens-forming material is a silicone hydrogel lens-forming material, curing thermally or actinically the polymerizable lens-forming material in the lens mold to form a silicone hydrogel contact lens; extracting the formed silicone hydrogel contact lenses which are hold in extraction trays by at least two extracting stages in a single process tank, a) extracting the formed silicone hydrogel contact lenses with a first extracting medium, wherein the first extracting medium is a first solvent or a mixture of the first solvent and water, b) draining the first extracting medium out of the process tank, c) refilling the process tank with a 100% water, wherein during refilling the process tank, subjecting the extraction tray for the formed silicone hydrogel contact lenses to a reciprocating lowering and raising motion thereof to obtain the silicone hydrogel contact lenses,
An interventional medical system comprising: an implantable medical device and a delivery tool facilitating deployment of the implantable device, the device including an attachment structure and a fixation member, the fixation member being configured to engage tissue at an implant site and thereby fix the device at the implant site; and the tool comprising an outer tube and a core , the outer tube comprising a distal-most portion sized to receive the device therein, the core extending within the outer tube, and wherein the core comprises: a distal member located within the distal-most portion of the outer tube; and characterised by the distal member being configured to form a snap fit with the attachment structure of the device, the snap fit temporarily attaching the device to the tool; and wherein the snap fit of the distal member disengages to release the attached device, only when a tug force, applied to the core of the tool, is greater than or equal to a predetermined force, the predetermined force corresponding to a minimum adequate fixation force of the engaged fixation member fixing the device at the implant site. a distal member located within the distal-most portion of the outer tube; and characterised by the distal member being configured to form a snap fit with the attachment structure of the device, the snap fit temporarily attaching the device to the tool; and wherein the snap fit of the distal member disengages to release the attached device, only when a tug force, applied to the core of the tool, is greater than or equal to a predetermined force, the predetermined force corresponding to a minimum adequate fixation force of the engaged fixation member fixing the device at the implant site.
A hair measurement tool , comprising: an elongated member where scale lines are indicated with intervals at a predetermined length unit from one end part in a length direction thereof, and a concave part is formed in the one end part , and the elongated member is configured, by placing the one end part on a scalp (Ha), to be used for performing hair length measurement based on the scale lines , characterized in that the curvature of the concave part has a radius of 100 to 120 mm, so that when the one end part of the hair measurement tool is pressed against the scalp (Ha), a gap from the scalp (Ha) occurs in the vicinity of the center of the concave part , and only end parts in a width direction of the concave part contact the scalp (Ha) and both the end parts become in two-point contact with the scalp (Ha). an elongated member where scale lines are indicated with intervals at a predetermined length unit from one end part in a length direction thereof, and a concave part is formed in the one end part , and the elongated member is configured, by placing the one end part on a scalp (Ha), to be used for performing hair length measurement based on the scale lines , characterized in that the curvature of the concave part has a radius of 100 to 120 mm, so that when the one end part of the hair measurement tool is pressed against the scalp (Ha), a gap from the scalp (Ha) occurs in the vicinity of the center of the concave part , and only end parts in a width direction of the concave part contact the scalp (Ha) and both the end parts become in two-point contact with the scalp (Ha).
A method to assist with driving of a vehicle (V) on a roadway (VC) comprising a portion (PV) provided with at least two force passage zones (ZP1j, ZP2k), said vehicle (V) communicating via radio waves and having a controlled driving in an autonomous manner as a function of its position, characterized in that it includes a step in which, when said vehicle (V) reaches the vicinity of said portion (PV), a relative position of said vehicle (V) is determined with respect to a predefined location of a force passage zone (ZP1j, ZP2k), then a path to follow is determined for said vehicle (V), passing through a force passage zone (ZP1j, ZP2k) as a function of cartographic information defining some of the force passage zones (ZP2k), traffic information defining traffic in some of the force passage zones (ZP1j, ZP2k), and said determined relative position, then the driving of said vehicle (V) is controlled so that it follows this path which is to be followed.
A thermoplastic composition comprising 60 wt.% to 99.5 wt.% of a polycarbonate copolymer comprising first repeating units and second repeating units; and 0.5 wt.% to 8 wt.% of an organophosphorus compound in an amount effective to provide 0.1-1 wt% phosphorus, based on the total weight of the polycarbonates in the composition; wherein an article molded from the composition has a smoke density after 4 minutes (Ds-4) of equal to or less than 600 as determined according to ISO 5659-2 on a 3 mm thick plaque, and a multiaxial impact energy equal to or higher than 100 J as determined according to ISO 6603 on a 3.2 mm thick disc, wherein the first carbonate units are of the formula wherein R a and R b are each independently a C 1-12 alkyl group, p and q are each independently integers of 0 to 4, and X a is a single bond, -O-, -S-, -S(O)-, -S(O) 2 -, -C(O)-, a C 1-12 alkylidene of formula-C(R c )(R d ) - wherein R c and R d are each independently hydrogen or C 1-11 alkyl, or a group of the formula -C(=R e )- wherein R e is a divalent C 1-11 hydrocarbon group; and wherein the second repeating units are carbonate units of the formula wherein R a and R b are each independently a C 1-3 alkyl group, p and q are each independently integers of 0 to 4, R 3 is each independently a C 1-6 alkyl group, j is 0 to 4, and R 4 is hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, or phenyl optionally substituted with 1 to 5 C 1-6 alkyl groups; and wherein the organophosphorus compound is bisphenol-A bis(diphenyl phosphate), resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate), or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. a smoke density after 4 minutes (Ds-4) of equal to or less than 600 as determined according to ISO 5659-2 on a 3 mm thick plaque, and a multiaxial impact energy equal to or higher than 100 J as determined according to ISO 6603 on a 3.2 mm thick disc, R a and R b are each independently a C 1-12 alkyl group, p and q are each independently integers of 0 to 4, and X a is a single bond, -O-, -S-, -S(O)-, -S(O) 2 -, -C(O)-, a C 1-12 alkylidene of formula-C(R c )(R d ) - wherein R c and R d are each independently hydrogen or C 1-11 alkyl, or a group of the formula -C(=R e )- wherein R e is a divalent C 1-11 hydrocarbon group; and R a and R b are each independently a C 1-3 alkyl group, p and q are each independently integers of 0 to 4, R 3 is each independently a C 1-6 alkyl group, j is 0 to 4, and R 4 is hydrogen, C 1-6 alkyl, or phenyl optionally substituted with 1 to 5 C 1-6 alkyl groups; and