mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A method for making a box including a box body , which displays a bottom wall with a polygonal peripheral profile, at least three side walls essentially orthogonal to said base wall , and at least three corners , each of which is delimited by two adjacent side walls ; and at least one angular element , which is arranged inside said box body at a corresponding corner ; the method including: a step of folding a flat blank displaying a central panel , which is adapted to define said bottom wall , at least one first side panel , which includes at least one corresponding appendix , and at least two second side panels adjacent to said first side panel ; during the step of folding, the flat blank is folded so as to obtain said box body ; the first and the second panels (4' and 3') are folded so as to be essentially orthogonal to said central panel and to define said side walls ; said appendix being folded so as to define a corner of an angle of said box body and at least to partially overlap one of said second panels ; and a step of fastening, during which said angular element is fixed to said box body ; the method being characterized in that it includes a step of placing, during which said angular element is arranged on said flat blank ; the step of placing being prior to the step of folding; during the step of placing, said angular element is conveyed crosswise to said flat blank . a step of folding a flat blank displaying a central panel , which is adapted to define said bottom wall , at least one first side panel , which includes at least one corresponding appendix , and at least two second side panels adjacent to said first side panel ; during the step of folding, the flat blank is folded so as to obtain said box body ; the first and the second panels (4' and 3') are folded so as to be essentially orthogonal to said central panel and to define said side walls ; said appendix being folded so as to define a corner of an angle of said box body and at least to partially overlap one of said second panels ; and a step of fastening, during which said angular element is fixed to said box body ; the method being characterized in that it includes a step of placing, during which said angular element is arranged on said flat blank ; the step of placing being prior to the step of folding; during the step of placing, said angular element is conveyed crosswise to said flat blank .
Apparatus comprising: an impeller , comprising: an impeller frame that comprises proximal and distal end portions and a plurality of helical elongate elements that wind from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion, the helical elongate elements defining proximal and distal ends thereof; and a material that is coupled to the helical elongate elements, such that the helical elongate elements with the material coupled thereto define at least one blade of the impeller, the helical elongate elements defining the outer edges of the at least one blade of the impeller and being configured to support the material between the proximal and distal ends of the helical elongate elements , and the impeller not comprising any additional supporting member for supporting the material between the proximal and distal ends of the helical elongate elements nor an axial support member between the proximal and distal ends of the helical elongate elements. an impeller frame that comprises proximal and distal end portions and a plurality of helical elongate elements that wind from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion, the helical elongate elements defining proximal and distal ends thereof; and a material that is coupled to the helical elongate elements, such that the helical elongate elements with the material coupled thereto define at least one blade of the impeller, the helical elongate elements defining the outer edges of the at least one blade of the impeller and being configured to support the material between the proximal and distal ends of the helical elongate elements , and the impeller not comprising any additional supporting member for supporting the material between the proximal and distal ends of the helical elongate elements nor an axial support member between the proximal and distal ends of the helical elongate elements.
A steam trap monitor configured to monitor operation of a steam trap of the type having a moveable member which is periodically actuated by a process fluid in the steam trap causing the steam trap to open and thereby discharge the process fluid, the steam trap monitor comprising: a process variable sensor configured to sense a process variable i) which changes due to discharge of the process fluid from the steam trap , or ii) which is related to a position of the moveable member of the steam trap ; a memory containing information related to baseline parameter of the process variable; and diagnostic circuitry configured to calculate a current parameter of the process variable sensed by the process variable sensor , to compare the current parameter of the process variable with the baseline parameter, and to responsively provide a diagnostic output based upon the comparison, characterized in that the diagnostic output is indicative of a remaining life of the steam trap , wherein the remaining life is based upon a number of venting cycles experienced by the steam trap , and in that the baseline parameter and the current parameter are calculated based upon a time period during which the steam trap is open and/or closed. a process variable sensor configured to sense a process variable i) which changes due to discharge of the process fluid from the steam trap , or ii) which is related to a position of the moveable member of the steam trap ; i) which changes due to discharge of the process fluid from the steam trap , or ii) which is related to a position of the moveable member of the steam trap ; a memory containing information related to baseline parameter of the process variable; and diagnostic circuitry configured to calculate a current parameter of the process variable sensed by the process variable sensor , to compare the current parameter of the process variable with the baseline parameter, and to responsively provide a diagnostic output based upon the comparison, characterized in that the diagnostic output is indicative of a remaining life of the steam trap , wherein the remaining life is based upon a number of venting cycles experienced by the steam trap , and in that the baseline parameter and the current parameter are calculated based upon a time period during which the steam trap is open and/or closed. the diagnostic output is indicative of a remaining life of the steam trap , wherein the remaining life is based upon a number of venting cycles experienced by the steam trap , and in that the baseline parameter and the current parameter are calculated based upon a time period during which the steam trap is open and/or closed.
A catheter for selectively adjusting the length of a chord of the chordae tendineae associated with an atrio-ventricular valve of a mammalian heart, the catheter having: an elongate catheter shaft having proximal and distal ends and a longitudinally extending axis; and a pair of clamps releasably carried at the distal end of the catheter shaft, the clamps being disposed in transversely spaced relation, each clamp having an open configuration in which distally facing portions of the clamps are adapted to receive a chord disposed transversely of the catheter axis, the clamps being closeable to securely grip a chord received within the clamps at two spaced locations along the chord; characterised in that the catheter further comprises a chordal snare movable in an axial direction between the spaced clamps between an extended position beyond the distal end of the shaft and a retracted position within the shaft, the snare being configured to selectively engage a chord, the snare being retractable into the distal end of the catheter to draw an engaged chord into the open, receptive clamps; and in that a prosthetic cord segment attached to each of the clamps and connecting the clamps to each other, the clamps being operable to close and clamp the chord at spaced locations. an elongate catheter shaft having proximal and distal ends and a longitudinally extending axis; and a pair of clamps releasably carried at the distal end of the catheter shaft, the clamps being disposed in transversely spaced relation, each clamp having an open configuration in which distally facing portions of the clamps are adapted to receive a chord disposed transversely of the catheter axis, the clamps being closeable to securely grip a chord received within the clamps at two spaced locations along the chord; characterised in that the catheter further comprises a chordal snare movable in an axial direction between the spaced clamps between an extended position beyond the distal end of the shaft and a retracted position within the shaft, the snare being configured to selectively engage a chord, the snare being retractable into the distal end of the catheter to draw an engaged chord into the open, receptive clamps; and in that a prosthetic cord segment attached to each of the clamps and connecting the clamps to each other, the clamps being operable to close and clamp the chord at spaced locations.
A gas turbine engine comprising a bearing housing having a central axis and two bearings within the bearing housing axially spaced from one another relative to the central axis , the bearing housing secured to a casing of the gas turbine engine via a plurality of axially spaced hairpin structures , characterised in that : the casing defines attachment members being radially movable relative to the central axis , the hairpin structures secured to the attachment members .
A method for setting a background of a user interface - UI - control on a screen of a terminal, the method comprising: acquiring, after a wallpaper of the terminal is updated, a fuzzy wallpaper obtained after Gaussian fuzzy processing is performed on the updated wallpaper (S110), wherein the Gaussian fuzzy processing is performed by performing a convolution on the updated wallpaper and a Gaussian normal distribution (S110); and setting a wallpaper area block from the acquired fuzzy wallpaper to a background of the UI control (S112), wherein the wallpaper area block is at a location on the acquired fuzzy wallpaper corresponding to a location of the UI control on the screen of the terminal, and wherein the setting the wallpaper area block from the acquired fuzzy wallpaper to a background of the UI control (S112) comprises: when the UI control is at a first location on the screen, a first wallpaper area block from the fuzzy wallpaper corresponding to the first location is set as the background of the UI control, and when the UI control is moved to a second location on the screen, a second wallpaper area block from the fuzzy wallpaper corresponding to the second location is set as the background of the UI control. acquiring, after a wallpaper of the terminal is updated, a fuzzy wallpaper obtained after Gaussian fuzzy processing is performed on the updated wallpaper (S110), wherein the Gaussian fuzzy processing is performed by performing a convolution on the updated wallpaper and a Gaussian normal distribution (S110); and setting a wallpaper area block from the acquired fuzzy wallpaper to a background of the UI control (S112), wherein the wallpaper area block is at a location on the acquired fuzzy wallpaper corresponding to a location of the UI control on the screen of the terminal, and wherein the setting the wallpaper area block from the acquired fuzzy wallpaper to a background of the UI control (S112) comprises: when the UI control is at a first location on the screen, a first wallpaper area block from the fuzzy wallpaper corresponding to the first location is set as the background of the UI control, and when the UI control is moved to a second location on the screen, a second wallpaper area block from the fuzzy wallpaper corresponding to the second location is set as the background of the UI control.
A population of CD4 + T cells that have been genetically modified to comprise an exogenous polynucleotide encoding IL-10, wherein: (a) the CD4 + T cells were obtained from at least three different T cell donors (poly-donor CD4 IL-10 cells); and (b) the exogenous polynucleotide is integrated into the T cell nuclear genome. (a) the CD4 + T cells were obtained from at least three different T cell donors (poly-donor CD4 IL-10 cells); and (b) the exogenous polynucleotide is integrated into the T cell nuclear genome.
A method for allocating tunnel endpoint identifiers, TEIDs, by a network node, the method comprising: determining whether a Central Unit-User Plane, CU-UP, of the network node is connected to a plurality of Central Unit-Control Planes, CU-CPs, of the network node or a single CU-CP if the CU-UP is connected to the plurality of CU-CPs, managing an allocation of the TEIDs by the CU-UP; if the CU-UP is connected to the single CU-CP, managing the allocation of the TEIDs by the CU-CP; and establishing a data bearer using the TEIDs allocated by the CU-UP or the CU-CP. determining whether a Central Unit-User Plane, CU-UP, of the network node is connected to a plurality of Central Unit-Control Planes, CU-CPs, of the network node or a single CU-CP if the CU-UP is connected to the plurality of CU-CPs, managing an allocation of the TEIDs by the CU-UP; if the CU-UP is connected to the single CU-CP, managing the allocation of the TEIDs by the CU-CP; and establishing a data bearer using the TEIDs allocated by the CU-UP or the CU-CP.
An annular combustion chamber for a turbine engine, having two coaxial annular walls , respectively an inner annular wall and an outer annular wall, connected together at their upstream ends by an annular wall forming a chamber end wall, and an annular row of fuel injectors having heads engaged in fuel injection systems mounted in openings in the chamber end wall, each injector head including at least one fuel-passing helical channel for causing fuel to rotate about the longitudinal axis (XX) of the head, and each injection system having at least one swirler on the same axis as the injector head and having substantially radial air-passing channels of elongate section having respective longitudinal axes, the combustion chamber being characterized in that : - the longitudinal axes of the sections of the channels are inclined relative to the longitudinal axis of the swirler at an angle (β') that is substantially equal to the helix angle (β) of the above-mentioned helical channel of the injector head, to within ±10°, and which are oriented in the same direction as said channel about the longitudinal axis of the swirler, and, - the channels of the swirler are separated from one another by vanes, each of the vanes having at least one air-passing through orifice that is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis (XX) of the swirler by the same angle (β') and in the same direction as the axes of the sections of the channels situated on either side of the vane - the longitudinal axes of the sections of the channels are inclined relative to the longitudinal axis of the swirler at an angle (β') that is substantially equal to the helix angle (β) of the above-mentioned helical channel of the injector head, to within ±10°, and which are oriented in the same direction as said channel about the longitudinal axis of the swirler, and, - the channels of the swirler are separated from one another by vanes, each of the vanes having at least one air-passing through orifice that is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis (XX) of the swirler by the same angle (β') and in the same direction as the axes of the sections of the channels situated on either side of the vane
A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan ; a duct containing a flow of air; wherein said duct is a by-pass duct having an air stream created by said fan; said by-pass flow duct being located between a cowl and a core ; and a pump system for providing air from said air stream to an environmental control system; wherein said pump system comprises an impeller having an inlet for receiving air from said air stream of said by-pass duct and an outlet for discharging said air to said environmental control system; characterised in that the pump system further comprises a single discharge manifold , wherein the discharge manifold delivers said air from said outlet to said environmental control system, wherein said environmental control system includes an aircraft precooler and said discharge manifold delivers said air to said aircraft precooler, and wherein said pump system further comprises a towershaft for driving said impeller . a fan ; a duct containing a flow of air; wherein said duct is a by-pass duct having an air stream created by said fan; said by-pass flow duct being located between a cowl and a core ; and a pump system for providing air from said air stream to an environmental control system; wherein said pump system comprises an impeller having an inlet for receiving air from said air stream of said by-pass duct and an outlet for discharging said air to said environmental control system; characterised in that the pump system further comprises a single discharge manifold , wherein the discharge manifold delivers said air from said outlet to said environmental control system, wherein said environmental control system includes an aircraft precooler and said discharge manifold delivers said air to said aircraft precooler, and wherein said pump system further comprises a towershaft for driving said impeller .
A medical assembly for minimally invasively implanting an atrial sealing skirt 46 in the heart at an atrial sealing skirt 46 deployment site 5 5 comprising: an atrial sealing skirt 46 configured for receiving a valve 100 and for endovascular introduction and implantation at a deployment site 5 and configured and sized to replace a native heart valve, said atrial sealing skirt 46 having a portion being configured to substantially conform to an atrial floor adjacent the valve deployment site; an anchor assembly 101 including an anchor 75 configured and sized for endovascular introduction for implanting the anchor 75 to an intracardiac wall 7 at an implantation site and comprising a delivery cable 12; a tether 18 advanced over said delivery cable 12 and including at least one cord 21 connected to said anchor 75 and said atrial sealing skirt 46 for operatively connecting said atrial sealing skirt 46 and said anchor 75; a removable anchor delivery system 23 for introducing said anchor endovascularly; CHARACTERIZED in that the medical assembly further comprises a removable atrial sealing skirt delivery system 37 for positioning and sealing the atrial sealing skirt 46. an atrial sealing skirt 46 configured for receiving a valve 100 and for endovascular introduction and implantation at a deployment site 5 and configured and sized to replace a native heart valve, said atrial sealing skirt 46 having a portion being configured to substantially conform to an atrial floor adjacent the valve deployment site; an anchor assembly 101 including an anchor 75 configured and sized for endovascular introduction for implanting the anchor 75 to an intracardiac wall 7 at an implantation site and comprising a delivery cable 12; a tether 18 advanced over said delivery cable 12 and including at least one cord 21 connected to said anchor 75 and said atrial sealing skirt 46 for operatively connecting said atrial sealing skirt 46 and said anchor 75; a removable anchor delivery system 23 for introducing said anchor endovascularly; CHARACTERIZED in that the medical assembly further comprises a removable atrial sealing skirt delivery system 37 for positioning and sealing the atrial sealing skirt 46.
A method for resolving a link failure occurring on a link between a first virtualized network function, VNF, and a second VNF provided in a cloud computing environment , the method being performed by the first VNF and comprising: receiving (S702) a link failure notification comprising link recovery status information indicating a current recovery status of the link from a managing entity in the cloud computing environment , the link recovery status information comprising an estimated recovery time indicating an estimated time within which recovery of the link can be expected; and triggering (S704) an action depending on the link recovery status information to resolve the link failure, wherein: - if the link recovery status information indicates that recovery of the link is in progress, the action comprises: waiting for the link to be recovered if the estimated recovery time remains within a maximum allowed link failure time, and triggering performing a failover substituting the second VNF by a third VNF if the estimated recovery time does not remain within the maximum allowed link failure time, or - if the link recovery status information indicates that recovery of the link is not possible, the action comprises triggering performing a failover substituting the second VNF by a third VNF , or - if the link recovery status information indicates that recovery of the link is complete, the action comprises discarding the link failure notification. receiving (S702) a link failure notification comprising link recovery status information indicating a current recovery status of the link from a managing entity in the cloud computing environment , the link recovery status information comprising an estimated recovery time indicating an estimated time within which recovery of the link can be expected; and triggering (S704) an action depending on the link recovery status information to resolve the link failure, wherein: - if the link recovery status information indicates that recovery of the link is in progress, the action comprises: - if the link recovery status information indicates that recovery of the link is in progress, the action comprises: waiting for the link to be recovered if the estimated recovery time remains within a maximum allowed link failure time, and triggering performing a failover substituting the second VNF by a third VNF if the estimated recovery time does not remain within the maximum allowed link failure time, or - if the link recovery status information indicates that recovery of the link is not possible, the action comprises triggering performing a failover substituting the second VNF by a third VNF , or - if the link recovery status information indicates that recovery of the link is complete, the action comprises discarding the link failure notification. - if the link recovery status information indicates that recovery of the link is not possible, the action comprises triggering performing a failover substituting the second VNF by a third VNF , or - if the link recovery status information indicates that recovery of the link is complete, the action comprises discarding the link failure notification.
A surgical instrument for piercing into a human or animal body, said instrument comprising an inner portion which is movably arranged within an needle-like outer portion , wherein said outer portion connects to the inner portion through a spring so as to provide with the outer portion during use a load on the inner portion , wherein said outer portion is provided with a proximal sleeve that provides a finger grip to a person, usually a surgeon, wherein the sleeve is releasably connectable to the outer portion and the instrument is provided with a release mechanism for releasing the sleeve from the outer portion , which release mechanism is actuable by motion of the inner portion , characterized in that the outer portion is provided with a proximal ring or edge , and that the sleeve is provided with a displaceable hook for hooking behind the ring or edge and thus provide a connection between the outer portion and the sleeve , wherein the release mechanism can be operable on the hook to remove it from its position behind the ring or edge .