mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A garment configured to be worn, the garment comprising: a textile material having a first surface that faces away from a wearer when the garment is worn and a second surface that faces towards the wearer when the garment is worn, the second surface having a loop component of a hook-and-loop attachment system; and one or more attachment elements , each of which comprises: a first layer having a hook component of the hook-and-loop attachment system, the hook component being releasably attachable to the loop component; a second layer coupled to the first layer, the second layer comprising a foam material; and a third layer coupled to the second layer, the third layer comprising a textile layer of a moisture-wicking material having a wearer-facing surface that faces towards the wearer when the garment is worn. a textile material having a first surface that faces away from a wearer when the garment is worn and a second surface that faces towards the wearer when the garment is worn, the second surface having a loop component of a hook-and-loop attachment system; and one or more attachment elements , each of which comprises: a first layer having a hook component of the hook-and-loop attachment system, the hook component being releasably attachable to the loop component; a second layer coupled to the first layer, the second layer comprising a foam material; and a third layer coupled to the second layer, the third layer comprising a textile layer of a moisture-wicking material having a wearer-facing surface that faces towards the wearer when the garment is worn. a first layer having a hook component of the hook-and-loop attachment system, the hook component being releasably attachable to the loop component; a second layer coupled to the first layer, the second layer comprising a foam material; and a third layer coupled to the second layer, the third layer comprising a textile layer of a moisture-wicking material having a wearer-facing surface that faces towards the wearer when the garment is worn.
A lens group for an endoscope or microscope, comprising: one or more lens elements (18, 30; 62, 64; 72, 74; 82, 84; 102, 108; 142, 144), each of uniform refractive index, adapted to: i) focus, with high wavefront aberration correction, driving or excitation light received from an exit tip of an optical waveguide located substantially against a proximal surface of the lens group to a point observational field with narrow point spread function beyond a distal surface of the lens group ; and ii) transmit, with high wavefront aberration correction, fluorescence or reflected return light received by the distal surface from the point observational field back to the exit tip of the optical waveguide at the fluorescence wavelength, wherein the lens group is, when in use, coupled to the distal tip of the optical waveguide . one or more lens elements (18, 30; 62, 64; 72, 74; 82, 84; 102, 108; 142, 144), each of uniform refractive index, adapted to: i) focus, with high wavefront aberration correction, driving or excitation light received from an exit tip of an optical waveguide located substantially against a proximal surface of the lens group to a point observational field with narrow point spread function beyond a distal surface of the lens group ; and ii) transmit, with high wavefront aberration correction, fluorescence or reflected return light received by the distal surface from the point observational field back to the exit tip of the optical waveguide at the fluorescence wavelength, i) focus, with high wavefront aberration correction, driving or excitation light received from an exit tip of an optical waveguide located substantially against a proximal surface of the lens group to a point observational field with narrow point spread function beyond a distal surface of the lens group ; and ii) transmit, with high wavefront aberration correction, fluorescence or reflected return light received by the distal surface from the point observational field back to the exit tip of the optical waveguide at the fluorescence wavelength, wherein the lens group is, when in use, coupled to the distal tip of the optical waveguide .
A tissue-shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent the vessel, comprising: an expandable first anchor comprising a flexible wire; an expandable second anchor comprising a flexible wire; and a connector disposed between the first and second anchors; characterized in that the first anchor includes extra twists formed by the flexible wire at an apex of the first anchor to keep the anchor's apex together. an expandable first anchor comprising a flexible wire; an expandable second anchor comprising a flexible wire; and a connector disposed between the first and second anchors; characterized in that the first anchor includes extra twists formed by the flexible wire at an apex of the first anchor to keep the anchor's apex together.
A boundary layer propulsor (100:200:300) configured to be mounted to a tail of an aircraft, the propulsor comprising: a rotor having an axis of rotation ; and a plurality of first aerofoil blades extending radially from the rotor and arranged in a circumferential array around the axis of rotation, wherein each first aerofoil blade has, in a radially outward sequence, a radially proximal portion , a middle portion , and a radially distal portion , the radially proximal portion having a first cambered cross-section configured to accelerate a low momentum flow at a base of a boundary layer flow passing over a surface of the aircraft, the middle portion having a second uncambered cross-section , and the radially distal portion having a third cambered cross-section configured to extract energy from a free stream flow to generate rotation of the propulsor, the first cambered cross-section being cambered in an opposite sense to the third cambered cross-section , and wherein the propulsor (100:200:300) is not actively powered by an engine or other equivalent source of motive power, the propulsor being powered by the free stream flow passing over the radially distal portions of the aerofoil blades. a rotor having an axis of rotation ; and a plurality of first aerofoil blades extending radially from the rotor and arranged in a circumferential array around the axis of rotation,
A modular display assembly comprising a plurality of modules each including a base module (2;20) and a display module , and coupling means for interconnecting the modules , the base module (2;20) includes - a base member for securing said base module (2;20) to a suspension surface by means of first fastening means, - a circumferential base rim that protrudes from the base member to define a receptacle with a compartment , and - second fastening means for detachably mounting a protruding part of an associated display module inside the compartment , the display module includes - a display support with a display , - a circumferential display rim that defines the protruding part that fits inside the compartment of the base module (2;20), and - third fastening means positioned on the display module to couple with the second fastening means when the circumferential display rim are positioned inside the compartment , - the circumferential display rim is retracted from the perimeter of the display support to define a circumferential lateral web , characterized in - the second fastening means include permanent base magnets protruding from the base member at interior corners of the circumferential base rim and being secured by second retainers , and - the third fastening means include permanent display magnets protruding from the display support at interior corners of the circumferential display rim and being secured by first retainers, whereby opposite attracting poles of respective base magnets and display magnets face towards each other. - a base member for securing said base module (2;20) to a suspension surface by means of first fastening means, - a circumferential base rim that protrudes from the base member to define a receptacle with a compartment , and - second fastening means for detachably mounting a protruding part of an associated display module inside the compartment , - a display support with a display , - a circumferential display rim that defines the protruding part that fits inside the compartment of the base module (2;20), and - third fastening means positioned on the display module to couple with the second fastening means when the circumferential display rim are positioned inside the compartment , - the circumferential display rim is retracted from the perimeter of the display support to define a circumferential lateral web , characterized in - the second fastening means include permanent base magnets protruding from the base member at interior corners of the circumferential base rim and being secured by second retainers , and - the third fastening means include permanent display magnets protruding from the display support at interior corners of the circumferential display rim and being secured by first retainers, whereby opposite attracting poles of respective base magnets and display magnets face towards each other.
Joint prosthesis with removal device comprising a first portion suitable to be implanted in a bone structure and suitable to couple with a second portion which houses within it a removal element suitable to interact with at least one of said first and second portions ; said removal element , being configured to be operated in translation with respect to the second portion , and to generate a detachment force such as to uncouple the first portion from the second portion of the joint prosthesis ; said second portion comprising a medial stem part , having a cylindrical shape with an axial cavity (51.4), and a side part , having a substantially elliptical section and presenting a medial face (52.2) and a side face (52.1), the removal element being contained, at least partially, inside the axial cavity (51.4) of the second portion and has a coupling area (70.6) configured to couple with an attachment device, said coupling area being contained inside a housing area (52.3) of the second portion ; wherein the medial stem part has a lower end (51.6), open to ensure access to said axial cavity (51.4), and an upper end (51.5), closed and integrally connected to the medial face (52.2) of the side part when the joint prosthesis is in use.
A composition comprising a combination of agents for use in a method for inhibiting hypoxia induced damage in a kidney by suppressing the expression and/or function of RHOB and TACR1 and / or inhibiting the function of proteins encoded by RHOB and TACR1, wherein at least one agent is capable of suppressing the expression and/or function of RHOB, wherein at least one agent is capable of suppressing the expression and/or function of TACR1, wherein the combination of agents are delivered to the kidney, wherein the kidney is present in the individual, and wherein the combination of agents are selected from: L-733,060 for suppressing the function of a protein encoded by TACR1, and polynucleotides capable of suppressing expression of RHOB or TACR1 by RNA interference (RNAi). L-733,060 for suppressing the function of a protein encoded by TACR1, and polynucleotides capable of suppressing expression of RHOB or TACR1 by RNA interference (RNAi).
A method performed by a digital receiver , the method comprising: causing playback of a first piece of content at a first bitrate; receiving a selection of a new piece of content for playback during the playback of the first piece of content; in response to the receiving of the selection, transitioning to the new piece of content by initiating playback of the new piece of content using the first bitrate used for playback of the first piece of content to maintain the first bitrate for playback of the new piece of content; and if the new piece of content cannot be played back to maintain playback at the first bitrate, lowering the first bitrate. causing playback of a first piece of content at a first bitrate; receiving a selection of a new piece of content for playback during the playback of the first piece of content; in response to the receiving of the selection, transitioning to the new piece of content by initiating playback of the new piece of content using the first bitrate used for playback of the first piece of content to maintain the first bitrate for playback of the new piece of content; and if the new piece of content cannot be played back to maintain playback at the first bitrate, lowering the first bitrate.
A video analysis method, including: a) requesting a plurality of chunks from different locations within a video from a server; b) receiving the plurality of chunks of the video streamed from the server; c) extracting one or more frames from each chunk; d) analysing each frame in accordance with a static image analysis engine to generate a pornographic content rating for the frame; and e) combining the ratings of the frames from the plurality of chunks to generate a pornographic content rating for the video; wherein the plurality of chunks received are non-contiguous and wherein the video analysis method is performed simultaneously with transmission of the video to a video client and wherein the transmission of the video to the video client is throttled whilst the video analysis method is analysing the video. a) requesting a plurality of chunks from different locations within a video from a server; b) receiving the plurality of chunks of the video streamed from the server; c) extracting one or more frames from each chunk; d) analysing each frame in accordance with a static image analysis engine to generate a pornographic content rating for the frame; and e) combining the ratings of the frames from the plurality of chunks to generate a pornographic content rating for the video;
Method for analyzing evaporation fumes emitted during the implementation of an additive manufacturing method using at least one chemical species as meltable material, the analysis method comprising the following steps: - emitting at least one beam of X-rays to irradiate at least some of the evaporation fumes emitted in the course of the implementation of the additive manufacturing method; - detecting, by a detector , fluorescence photons emitted by the at least some of the evaporation fumes irradiated by the at least one beam of X-rays, and generating a detection signal representing the energy deposited by the fluorescence photons in the detector ; and - identifying, from the detection signal, all or some of the chemical species present in the evaporation fumes . - emitting at least one beam of X-rays to irradiate at least some of the evaporation fumes emitted in the course of the implementation of the additive manufacturing method; - detecting, by a detector , fluorescence photons emitted by the at least some of the evaporation fumes irradiated by the at least one beam of X-rays, and generating a detection signal representing the energy deposited by the fluorescence photons in the detector ; and - identifying, from the detection signal, all or some of the chemical species present in the evaporation fumes .
A composition comprising an effective amount of nintedanib for use in treating corneal graft rejection after a high-risk patient received corneal transplant, wherein nintedanib is administered in an amount effective to prevent graft rejection by inhibiting abnormal neovascularization and inflammation in the eye of said patient, and wherein the composition is in a form of a topical eye drop or implant. wherein nintedanib is administered in an amount effective to prevent graft rejection by inhibiting abnormal neovascularization and inflammation in the eye of said patient, and wherein the composition is in a form of a topical eye drop or implant.
A method of driving an electroluminescent (EL) display apparatus comprising: a display screen having a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of source signal lines which are arranged to intersect each other, and a pixel provided with an EL device provided to correspond to an intersection of each of the plurality of gate signal lines and the plurality of source signal lines; a driving transistor provided for each of the pixels to supply a current to the EL device; a switch transistor provided on a current path through which the current is supplied by the driving transistor to the EL device; and a driver circuit configured to turn the switch transistor on and off; characterized in that the method comprises turning the switch transistor on and off by the driver circuit to simultaneously generate a plurality of band-shaped non-display regions and a plurality of band-shaped display regions on the display screen and moving the non-display regions and the display regions up relative to the display screen or moving the non-display regions and the display regions down relative to the display screen .
Method for etching an assembled block copolymer layer comprising first and second polymer phases (20A-20B), the etching method comprising exposing the assembled block copolymer layer to a plasma so as to etch the first polymer phase and simultaneously to deposit a carbon layer on the second polymer phase , the etching method being characterised in that the plasma is formed from a gas mixture comprising a depolymerising gas (Z) and an etching gas selected among the hydrocarbons (C x H y ).
Scaffolding arrangement for attaching to a bridge or similar deck structure, comprising - a set of arms including a carrier beam for carrying working levels and support structures needed in work, - an attachment frame for attaching the set of arms to an upper surface of the deck structure, - at least one platform for forming at least one of the working levels, characterized in that the arrangement comprises a) a locking mechanism for locking the at least one platform , used for forming the at least one of the working levels to two adjacent carrier beams of the scaffolding arrangement so that the locking mechanism allows enough play so that the at least one platform can be tilted in relation to the longitudinal axis of the carrier beams , and b) at least one support shelf formed on each of the carrier beams for supporting the at least one platform , c) whereby the at least one platform has end profiles with protruding lower edges , whereby one of the protruding edges is resting on the at least one support shelf , which support shelf has turned edges for holding the one of the protruding lower edges of the of the at least one platform , d) whereby the at least one shelf is dimensioned wide enough to allow tilting of the at least one platform to form a working level to follow the curvature of an edge of said bridge or similar deck structure, wherein the locking mechanism further comprises - a locking guide formed at the end profiles of the platform , - a hole in the carrier beam , - a locking hook and a locking nail whereby the locking hook is adapted to be slid into the locking guide and to be passed through the hole , where after it is adapted to slide sideways when locking nail is pushed into the locking guide next to it - while the hole is dimensioned so that it allows the desired tilting movement. - a set of arms including a carrier beam for carrying working levels and support structures needed in work, - an attachment frame for attaching the set of arms to an upper surface of the deck structure, - at least one platform for forming at least one of the working levels, a) a locking mechanism for locking the at least one platform , used for forming the at least one of the working levels to two adjacent carrier beams of the scaffolding arrangement so that the locking mechanism allows enough play so that the at least one platform can be tilted in relation to the longitudinal axis of the carrier beams , and b) at least one support shelf formed on each of the carrier beams for supporting the at least one platform , c) whereby the at least one platform has end profiles with protruding lower edges , whereby one of the protruding edges is resting on the at least one support shelf , which support shelf has turned edges for holding the one of the protruding lower edges of the of the at least one platform , d) whereby the at least one shelf is dimensioned wide enough to allow tilting of the at least one platform to form a working level to follow the curvature of an edge of said bridge or similar deck structure, - a locking guide formed at the end profiles of the platform , - a hole in the carrier beam , - a locking hook and a locking nail
A heat exchanger for cooling an aircraft propulsion engine, the heat exchanger being generally ring-shaped and comprising a plurality of heat exchange modules which are mutually independent, being distributed circumferentially about the axis (A1) of the ring, said modules being assembled with one another, being successively spaced apart in pairs, each module comprising first channels for the circulation of the air flow (F1b) generated by the advancing aircraft,in addition to second channels for the circulation of cooling fluid, a space(E1) being provided between two adjacent modules , at least one of said spaces (E1) receiving at least one conductive heat-transfer element extending between respective walls of at least two adjacent said modules which are oriented facing one another, this heat exchanger being characterized in that a space (E1) is traversed by the air flows (F1a) generated by the advancing aircraft in that said at least one heat-transfer element is integrated in at least one of said walls facing one another.
Machine for making rissoles comprising at least: - a hopper for food ; - a dispensing element of at least a portion of said food taken from the hopper ; - a forming element of each portion comprising at least one shaped element and at least one contrast element facing the latter; - the shaped element being constituted by a motor roller provided with at least one circumferential recess ; - the contrast element being constituted by a fixed guide provided with at least one groove facing the corresponding recess defining a channel in which the at least one portion passes to form the rissole ; the recess has at least one relief or notch in its interior and/or the groove has at least one protrusion or cavity , said relief or notch and/or protrusion or cavity being intended to interact with each portion to facilitate the rototranslation movement within the channel and to form a corresponding spherical shaped rissole , wherein an evacuation element of the rissoles is placed under the forming element , the evacuation element has a conveyor portion , and a first protection is arranged at least on said conveyor portion to avoid the accidental falling of the rissoles from the conveyor portion and/or to avoid the contact with the operators of machine . - a hopper for food ; - a dispensing element of at least a portion of said food taken from the hopper ; - a forming element of each portion comprising at least one shaped element and at least one contrast element facing the latter; - the shaped element being constituted by a motor roller provided with at least one circumferential recess ; - the contrast element being constituted by a fixed guide provided with at least one groove facing the corresponding recess defining a channel in which the at least one portion passes to form the rissole ; the recess has at least one relief or notch in its interior and/or the groove has at least one protrusion or cavity , said relief or notch and/or protrusion or cavity being intended to interact with each portion to facilitate the rototranslation movement within the channel and to form a corresponding spherical shaped rissole , wherein an evacuation element of the rissoles is placed under the forming element , the evacuation element has a conveyor portion , and a first protection is arranged at least on said conveyor portion to avoid the accidental falling of the rissoles from the conveyor portion and/or to avoid the contact with the operators of machine .