mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A medium supply system with at least one stationarily mounted hollow profile that conducts a gaseous or liquid medium and a rail-guided transport carriage that is equipped with a medium consumer , - wherein the medium consumer , which at least sectionally abuts on the hollow profile , can be guided along this hollow profile, - wherein a closed transfer cavity is formed between the medium consumer and the hollow profile , - wherein the medium consumer receives the medium present in the hollow profile via valves arranged in the hollow profile , - wherein the opening of at least one valve leads into the transfer cavity of the medium consumer , - wherein the respective valve being overrun by the medium consumer can be opened in a magnetically triggered manner, and - wherein the opened valve being overrun can be closed mechanically, pneumatically or in a magnetically triggered manner upon leaving the transfer cavity , characterized in that the medium consumer has a transfer housing that encloses the cross section of the hollow profile and contains the transfer cavity , wherein said transfer housing is tightly sealed relative to the medium in a slidable manner on its end faces penetrated by the hollow profile . - wherein the medium consumer , which at least sectionally abuts on the hollow profile , can be guided along this hollow profile, - wherein a closed transfer cavity is formed between the medium consumer and the hollow profile , - wherein the medium consumer receives the medium present in the hollow profile via valves arranged in the hollow profile , - wherein the opening of at least one valve leads into the transfer cavity of the medium consumer , - wherein the respective valve being overrun by the medium consumer can be opened in a magnetically triggered manner, and - wherein the opened valve being overrun can be closed mechanically, pneumatically or in a magnetically triggered manner upon leaving the transfer cavity ,
Terahertz measuring apparatus for measuring a test object by means of a run-time measurement while determining at least one distance (d1, d2, d3, d4), said terahertz measuring apparatus comprising: a terahertz transmitter and receiver unit designed for emitting terahertz radiation and detecting the terahertz radiation reflected from said test object , an evaluation unit for determining a run-time (Δt) of the terahertz radiation and at least one distance (d1, d2, d3, d4) of said test object from the determined run-time (Δt), characterised in that several passive terahertz receiver devices arranged around a measuring region for said test object are provided, the optical axes (C-4) of which are each arranged shifted or angled in relation to the optical axis (C-3) of said terahertz transmitter and receiver unit , so that at least one of said passive terahertz receiver devices detects a second terahertz radiation emitted from said terahertz transmitter and receiver unit and reflected on said test object , a data connection is provided designed for synchronising said terahertz transmitter and receiver unit and the passive terahertz receiver units by means of a synchronising signal (S1), said evaluation unit or said at least one terahertz receiver unit being designed for determining a second run-time (Δt3, Δt4) and a second distance from said second reflected terahertz radiation and said synchronising signal (S1). a terahertz transmitter and receiver unit designed for emitting terahertz radiation and detecting the terahertz radiation reflected from said test object , an evaluation unit for determining a run-time (Δt) of the terahertz radiation and at least one distance (d1, d2, d3, d4) of said test object from the determined run-time (Δt), characterised in that several passive terahertz receiver devices arranged around a measuring region for said test object are provided, the optical axes (C-4) of which are each arranged shifted or angled in relation to the optical axis (C-3) of said terahertz transmitter and receiver unit , so that at least one of said passive terahertz receiver devices detects a second terahertz radiation emitted from said terahertz transmitter and receiver unit and reflected on said test object , a data connection is provided designed for synchronising said terahertz transmitter and receiver unit and the passive terahertz receiver units by means of a synchronising signal (S1), said evaluation unit or said at least one terahertz receiver unit being designed for determining a second run-time (Δt3, Δt4) and a second distance from said second reflected terahertz radiation and said synchronising signal (S1).
A method for attaching a surgical instrument to an instrument carriage, the method comprising: engaging an instrument sterile adapter with an instrument carriage using a first latch mechanism of the instrument sterile adapter; and engaging a surgical instrument with the instrument sterile adapter using a second latch mechanism of the instrument sterile adapter, wherein in an engaged state of the second latch mechanism with the surgical instrument the first latch mechanism is not disengageable from the instrument carriage, and wherein the first latch mechanism and the second latch mechanism are coupled to a frame portion of the instrument sterile adapter via a connecting member . engaging an instrument sterile adapter with an instrument carriage using a first latch mechanism of the instrument sterile adapter; and engaging a surgical instrument with the instrument sterile adapter using a second latch mechanism of the instrument sterile adapter, wherein in an engaged state of the second latch mechanism with the surgical instrument the first latch mechanism is not disengageable from the instrument carriage, and wherein the first latch mechanism and the second latch mechanism are coupled to a frame portion of the instrument sterile adapter via a connecting member .
A polypeptide comprising SEQ ID NO:1 or comprising residues 2-18 of SEQ ID NO:1.
A library of nucleic acids , each nucleic acid comprising a coding region of defined nucleic acid sequence encoding for a peptide having a length of between 25 and 110 amino acids, and having an amino acid sequence being a region of a sequence selected from the amino acid sequence of a naturally occurring protein of one or more organisms; wherein the library comprises nucleic acids that encode for a plurality of at least 10,000 different such peptides, and wherein the amino acid sequence of each of at least 50 of such peptides is a sequence region of the amino acid sequence of a different protein of a plurality of different such naturally occurring proteins, and wherein each nucleic acid sequence does not contain the sequence: "GGATCC", and/or "CTCGAG", and/or "GGGGGG", and/or "AAAAAA", and/or "TTTTTT", and/or "CCCCCC", and/or a hairpin sequence, and/or an in-frame STOP codon (except at the terminus) and/or a Kozak sequence (except at the start); optionally wherein the Kozak sequence is "CCATGG".
A package comprising: a first panel ; a second panel , wherein the first and second panels are sealed to each other to form a pouch , wherein the pouch includes a main section and a channel section ; and a product disposed within the pouch , wherein the product is capable of flowing from the main section through the channel section to a tip of the pouch ; wherein the pouch includes a valve that has a curve extending transversely across the channel section , wherein the curve is configured such that, when the product flows through the curve, the product flows by a convex side of the first panel in the curve and a concave side of the second panel in the curve; characterized in that : a portion of the first panel that includes the curve is less rigid than a portion of the second panel that includes the curve; wherein the portion of the second panel that includes the curve has a valve deflection constant defined as: C VD = Et D where C VD is the valve deflection constant, E is a modulus of elasticity of the portion of the second panel , t is a thickness of the portion of the second panel , and D is a diameter of the concave side of the second panel in the curve when the pouch is in a resting state; and the valve deflection constant is in a range from about 46.5 MPa to about 92.4 MPa. a first panel ; a second panel , wherein the first and second panels are sealed to each other to form a pouch , wherein the pouch includes a main section and a channel section ; and a product disposed within the pouch , wherein the product is capable of flowing from the main section through the channel section to a tip of the pouch ; wherein the pouch includes a valve that has a curve extending transversely across the channel section , wherein the curve is configured such that, when the product flows through the curve, the product flows by a convex side of the first panel in the curve and a concave side of the second panel in the curve; characterized in that : a portion of the first panel that includes the curve is less rigid than a portion of the second panel that includes the curve; wherein the portion of the second panel that includes the curve has a valve deflection constant defined as: C VD = Et D where C VD is the valve deflection constant, E is a modulus of elasticity of the portion of the second panel , t is a thickness of the portion of the second panel , and D is a diameter of the concave side of the second panel in the curve when the pouch is in a resting state; and the valve deflection constant is in a range from about 46.5 MPa to about 92.4 MPa.
Device for coating lenses , preferably eyeglass lenses, by means of sputtering, in particular magnetron sputtering, with at least two targets and with a carrier for holding at least one lens to be coated, wherein the targets are designed elongated or tubular, wherein the targets are adjustable to change the distance (Z, F) to the at least one lens to be coated and/or the distance of the targets , characterized in that the device has an adjustment drive for common adjustment of the targets . with at least two targets and with a carrier for holding at least one lens to be coated, wherein the targets are designed elongated or tubular, wherein the targets are adjustable to change the distance (Z, F) to the at least one lens to be coated and/or the distance of the targets , characterized in that the device has an adjustment drive for common adjustment of the targets .
Method, implemented by a computer system, for tessellating a three-dimensional modeled object parameterized for tessellation, comprising the steps of: • providing (S40), planar 2D meshes associated to geometrical data of a boundary representation of the modeled object, the boundary representation comprising the geometrical data including parametric surfaces and topological data including a set of faces each defined as a portion of the 2D domain of a respective parametric surface, the respective parametric surface being a function ( S ( u,v )) of two first parameters ( u,v ) which outputs 3D positions (x(u,v), y(u,v), z(u,v)) for inputs values of the two first parameters, the 2D meshes each forming a partition of a respective face with parametric patches bounded by vertices within the respective face and by parametric arcs that correspond to a subdivision of boundary edges of the respective face, the parametric patches being among the class of parametric patches having boundary curves that do not loop, each parametric patch of the partition having boundary arcs that do not cross each other, each parametric patch having control points, each parametric patch being a function (b(s,t),p(s,t)) of two second parameters (s,t) which outputs positions of the 2D domain ( u,v ) for input values of the two second parameters; and • determining (S60) 3D meshes by evaluating the position of vertices of the 2D meshes on the respective parametric surfaces. • providing (S40), planar 2D meshes associated to geometrical data of a boundary representation of the modeled object, the boundary representation comprising the geometrical data including parametric surfaces and topological data including a set of faces each defined as a portion of the 2D domain of a respective parametric surface, the respective parametric surface being a function ( S ( u,v )) of two first parameters ( u,v ) which outputs 3D positions (x(u,v), y(u,v), z(u,v)) for inputs values of the two first parameters, the 2D meshes each forming a partition of a respective face with parametric patches bounded by vertices within the respective face and by parametric arcs that correspond to a subdivision of boundary edges of the respective face, the parametric patches being among the class of parametric patches having boundary curves that do not loop, each parametric patch of the partition having boundary arcs that do not cross each other, each parametric patch having control points, each parametric patch being a function (b(s,t),p(s,t)) of two second parameters (s,t) which outputs positions of the 2D domain ( u,v ) for input values of the two second parameters; and • determining (S60) 3D meshes by evaluating the position of vertices of the 2D meshes on the respective parametric surfaces.
A method for converting a non-refueling airplane to an airplane suitable for constituting a refueling airplane, said non-refueling airplane having an original tail section and an original tail-strike pitch attitude, said method comprising steps of: providing said original tail section and a recess formed therein, both constituting a modified tail section ; at least partially accommodating a refueling boom within the recess; and mounting the refueling boom to the modified tail section, thereby obtaining refueling airplane a tail-strike pitch attitude of which is equal to or greater than the original tail-strike pitch attitude of the non-refueling airplane; wherein the recess is formed with a flat bottom surface . providing said original tail section and a recess formed therein, both constituting a modified tail section ; at least partially accommodating a refueling boom within the recess; and mounting the refueling boom to the modified tail section, thereby obtaining refueling airplane a tail-strike pitch attitude of which is equal to or greater than the original tail-strike pitch attitude of the non-refueling airplane; wherein the recess is formed with a flat bottom surface .
A suture set comprising a needle holder and a curved needle , wherein the needle holder comprises; a flexible sheath portion which is longitudinal, flexible, and capable of being inserted into an instrument channel of a flexible endoscope ; a first grasping member which has a first grasping surface and is rotatably coupled with a distal end portion of the flexible sheath portion ; and a second grasping member which has a second grasping surface and is provided in the distal end portion of the flexible sheath portion , wherein the curved needle includes a needle tip and a grasped region that is grasped by the first grasping member and the second grasping member , the second grasping surface inclines from a proximal end of the second grasping surface toward a distal end of the second grasping surface with respect to a center line (Y1) of the flexible sheath portion characterized in that the curved needle includes a flat portion in which at least a portion of an outer circumference of the curved needle is formed flatly in a cross-section perpendicular to a center axis extending along an arc of the curved needle, said flat portion comprising a first flat portion and a second flat portion , the first flat portion being formed inside, that is to say closer to a center of curvature of the curved needle, of a bending part of the curved needle among an outer circumference of the body of the needle in a cross-section perpendicular to a center line (Z1) extending along the arc of the curved needle and the second flat portion being formed outside, that is to say away from the center of curvature of the curved needle , of a bending part of the curved needle among the outer circumference of the needle body in a cross-section perpendicular to the center line (Z1) extending along the arc of the curved needle , and in a state where the curved needle is grasped by the first grasping surface of the first grasping member and the second grasping surface of the second grasping member, an orientation of the needle is restricted such that the needle tip is positioned closer to a proximal end side than the flat portion by contacting the flat portion to at least one of the first grasping surface of the first grasping member and the second grasping surface of the second grasping member, and in a state where the curved needle is grasped by the first grasping surface on the first flat portion and the second grasping surface on the second flat portion , the first grasping surface and the second grasping surface are positioned parallel with a gap.
An anti-collision safety device for a modular robot , wherein the anti-collision safety device is configured to: assign modules (16a-16d, 18a-18c) of the robot to elements of a kinematic chain; determine a geometric model for the elements of the kinematic chain based on data describing the geometry of the assigned modules (16a-16d, 18a-18c); and calculate a collision-free movement of elements of the kinematic chain based on: the determined geometric model , a model of the environment, and a target position and/or orientation of at least one element of the kinematic chain wherein the anti-collision safety device is further configured to retrieve the data describing the geometry of the assigned modules (16a-16d, 18a-18c) from the assigned modules (16a-16d, 18a-18c); characterized in that the data defines different shapes for one or more of the modules (16a-16d, 18a-18c); and the different shapes differ in regard to a level of approximation. assign modules (16a-16d, 18a-18c) of the robot to elements of a kinematic chain; determine a geometric model for the elements of the kinematic chain based on data describing the geometry of the assigned modules (16a-16d, 18a-18c); and calculate a collision-free movement of elements of the kinematic chain based on: the determined geometric model , a model of the environment, and a target position and/or orientation of at least one element of the kinematic chain the determined geometric model , a model of the environment, and a target position and/or orientation of at least one element of the kinematic chain wherein the anti-collision safety device is further configured to retrieve the data describing the geometry of the assigned modules (16a-16d, 18a-18c) from the assigned modules (16a-16d, 18a-18c); the data defines different shapes for one or more of the modules (16a-16d, 18a-18c); and the different shapes differ in regard to a level of approximation.
A method of fabricating a sintered three-dimensional part comprising a titanium-based alloy, the method comprising the following steps: · preparing an injection composition comprising a binder and a powder of a titanium-based alloy including aluminum and/or chromium as alloying addition element(s) (step E10); · injecting the injection composition into a cavity of a mold so as to obtain a blank for the part to be made (step E20); · selectively eliminating the binder present in the blank (step E50); · a first step of sintering the powder of titanium-based alloy (step E601), the powder being subjected during the first sintering step to a first pressure that is higher than or equal to 1 mbar in order to obtain a preform of the part made of sintered alloy powder; and · a second sintering step, performed after the first sintering step, during which a second pressure is imposed (step E602), the second pressure being lower than the first pressure, the duration for which the second pressure is applied being selected so that the content by weight of aluminum and/or chromium in a layer having a thickness of 200 μm situated at the surface of the preform does not vary by more than 5% in relative value as a result of the second sintering step, wherein the second pressure is lower than 1 mbar, and wherein the second pressure is applied during less than 5 hours. · preparing an injection composition comprising a binder and a powder of a titanium-based alloy including aluminum and/or chromium as alloying addition element(s) (step E10); · injecting the injection composition into a cavity of a mold so as to obtain a blank for the part to be made (step E20); · selectively eliminating the binder present in the blank (step E50); · a first step of sintering the powder of titanium-based alloy (step E601), the powder being subjected during the first sintering step to a first pressure that is higher than or equal to 1 mbar in order to obtain a preform of the part made of sintered alloy powder; and · a second sintering step, performed after the first sintering step, during which a second pressure is imposed (step E602), the second pressure being lower than the first pressure, the duration for which the second pressure is applied being selected so that the content by weight of aluminum and/or chromium in a layer having a thickness of 200 μm situated at the surface of the preform does not vary by more than 5% in relative value as a result of the second sintering step, wherein the second pressure is lower than 1 mbar, and wherein the second pressure is applied during less than 5 hours.
A staple cartridge assembly for a surgical instrument, the staple cartridge assembly comprising: a tissue thickness compensator comprising: a first compensation layer ; a second compensation layer ; and a separation gap between the first compensation layer and the second compensation layer; and a plurality of staples moveable between an initial position and a fired position, wherein each staple comprises a base and two staple legs extending from the base said staples are configured to compress at least a portion of the tissue thickness compensator to reduce the separation gap, when the staples are moved to their fired position; characterized in that the staple legs are configured to pierce said second compensation layer , pass through an empty space between the first compensation layer and the second compensation layer that is formed by the separation gap and thereafter pierce said first compensation layer . a tissue thickness compensator comprising: a first compensation layer ; a second compensation layer ; and a separation gap between the first compensation layer and the second compensation layer; and a first compensation layer ; a second compensation layer ; and a separation gap between the first compensation layer and the second compensation layer; and a plurality of staples moveable between an initial position and a fired position, wherein each staple comprises a base and two staple legs extending from the base said staples are configured to compress at least a portion of the tissue thickness compensator to reduce the separation gap, when the staples are moved to their fired position; characterized in that the staple legs are configured to pierce said second compensation layer , pass through an empty space between the first compensation layer and the second compensation layer that is formed by the separation gap and thereafter pierce said first compensation layer .