baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-4240145-A1 (EP)
Inventor: TRIMBLE SIMON
IPC: A01K7/00
Filed: 2021-11-03
Abstract: A drinking apparatus (100) for an animal comprises: a basin (102) for holding water; a capacitive touch sensor (104) comprising a sense electrode (300) disposed underneath the basin (102); and a processor (414) coupled to the capacitive touch sensor (104) and configured to determine a capacitance value of capacitance coupled to the sense electrode (300). The processor (414) is configured to detect touching by an animal of the water held by the basin (102), said detection based on detecting a change of the capacitance to a capacitance value that exceeds a detection threshold relative to a reference capacitance value. The processor (414) is configured to determine the reference capacitance value based on an average of earlier capacitance values sensed by the capacitive touch sensor (104).
Patent EP-4156687-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HENDRY HENDRY
IPC: H04N19/70
Filed: 2021-05-04
Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present document comprises the steps of: deriving a value of a variable on the basis of whether a current picture is a first picture of a current access unit (AU) that is a coded video sequence start access unit (CVSS) AU instead of AU 0, wherein the variable indicates whether all picture storage buffers within a decoded picture buffer (DPB) are emptied without being output; updating the DPB on the basis of the variable; and decoding the current picture on the basis of the updated DPB.
Patent EP-4256123-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LEE POH CHOON
IPC: D06F75/10
Filed: 2021-11-25
Abstract: The invention relates to a garment care device (100A) comprising a water tank (102) for containing water, a steam generator (104) in fluid communication with the water tank for generating steam, and a soleplate (108) defining an overall flat surface (109) comprising a plurality of steam vents (110) in fluid communication with the steam generator. Controlling means (120) control the flow of steam exiting the steam vents. The controlling means take a first state resulting in steam exiting the steam vents, and a second state resulting in steam not exiting the steam vents. The garment care device further comprises a button (124) adapted to be actuated by a user, a first sensing unit (128) for detecting if the user is holding or not the garment care device, and a processing unit connected to the button and to the first sensing unit. The processing unit sets the controlling means in the first state if the following primary conditions are fulfilled: the button has been continuously pressed by the user during at least a first time duration, and after the first time duration, the first sensing unit detects that the user is holding the garment care device.
Patent EP-4136403-A1 (EP)
Title: Systems and methods for object measurement
Inventor: LIU YU
IPC: G01B11/00
Filed: 2021-04-12
Abstract: It is a system and a method for object measurement. The system may obtain an image of an object with a light bar acquired by an imaging device. The light bar may be formed by an optical sensor irradiating the object with a light beam. The system may obtain a measurement model. The measurement model may be configured to simulate a curved surface formed by the light beam. The system may determine position information of at least a portion of the object based at least in part on the image of the object with the light bar and the measurement model.
Patent EP-4178422-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LINGHAMMAR TOBIAS
IPC: H04W4/80
Filed: 2021-07-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, a system, a self-organizing network of nodes and a plurality of portable personal devices. According to the invention, the personal devices are adapted to be worn by individuals and are configured to transmit short-range wireless broadcast signals while a short-range wireless connection between the personal device and a node of the network of nodes is active. The controller node assigned to a personal device may then be configured to determine the position or location of the individual and take actions on behalf of the individual wearing the personal device in response to received data contained in broadcast signals forwarded by other nodes and/or status data, sensor data and/or event data received and forwarded to the controller node by the connection node assigned to the personal device.
Patent EP-4217635-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SCHENK CHRISTOPH
IPC: F16L37/00
Filed: 2021-12-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automated coupling a device (2), in particular an irrigation robot (300), to a water supply (3) and decoupling the device (2) from the water supply (3), wherein the device (2) is provided with a first coupling device (100) having a central duct (105, 205) and the water supply (3) is provided with a second coupling device (200) having a central duct (105, 205) and a valve (240) for opening and closing the central duct (205). The invention relates further to the device (2) and a system (1) comprising the device (2) and the water supply (3).
Patent EP-4217551-A1 (EP)
Inventor: NICZUK JAKUB
IPC: E04C3/04
Filed: 2021-11-25
Abstract: Mounting profile formed of a longitudinal closed profile with a polygonal cross-section, having at least four side walls (W), comprising on at least one side wall (W) a fastening assembly including two longitudinally extending outer rows (1) of openings which are positioned at the longitudinal edges of the side wall (W), at least one longitudinally extending inner row (3) of openings and at least two longitudinally extending embossed ribs (2) directed inwardly the profile, wherein the embossed ribs (2) are positioned between the outer rows (1) of openings and the inner row (3) of openings.
Patent EP-4263311-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ATOUI HUSSAM
IPC: B60W50/06
Filed: 2021-12-17
Abstract: The invention relates to a control method for controlling the movement of an autonomous motor vehicle (10) along a reference path (T). The control method comprises a step (E5) of determining a desired yaw speed (W des ) as a function of a reference distance (L), and a step (E6) of determining a yaw error. The reference distance (L) is selected in such a way that the yaw error is less than or equal to a predetermined yaw error threshold (S1).
Patent EP-4268380-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZHANG XINLIN
IPC: H04B7/0456
Filed: 2021-12-28
Abstract: L'invention divulgue un procédé, un nœud de réseau et un dispositif sans fil, permettant de réduire le surdébit de rétroaction d'informations d'états de canaux (CSI) de type II de nouvelle radio (NR) à l'aide de réciprocité d'angles et de retards. Selon un aspect, un procédé de dispositif sans fil (WD) consiste à recevoir une configuration de réglage de signalements de CSI qui indique des vecteurs de base de domaine fréquentiel grâce à une transformée discrète de Fourier, des ports de signaux de référence (RS) de CSI d'un sous-ensemble de paires de vecteurs de domaine spatial et de domaine fréquentiel pour les ports de NCSI-RS CSI-RS. Le procédé consiste également à déterminer des coefficients de combinaisons linéaires correspondant aux vecteurs sélectionnés de base de domaine fréquentiel et au sous-ensemble sélectionné de ports de CSI-RS, à déterminer des coefficients de combinaisons linéaires correspondant aux vecteurs de base sélectionnés de domaine fréquentiel et au sous-ensemble sélectionné de paires de vecteurs dans le domaine spatial et dans le domaine fréquentiel.
Patent EP-4264374-A1 (EP)
Title: Method for exposure of relief precursors with multiple profiles
Inventor: THATE MAXIMILIAN
IPC: G03F7/20
Filed: 2021-12-17
Abstract: A method, a control means and an exposure apparatus for exposing a relief precursor (P) with a light source (2), the illumination area of the light source (2) covering part of the area of the precursor, wherein exposing the total area of the precursor is performed during an exposure pass by moving relatively to each other the light source and the precursor, the method comprising a step (20) of providing a mask (4) on a photosensitive layer, a first exposing step (ESI) comprising exposing during one or more exposure passes the precursor according to a first intensity profile (IP1) and a first speed profile (SP1); a second exposing step (ES2) comprising exposing during one or more exposure passes the precursor according to a second intensity profile (IP2) different from the first intensity profile (IP1) and a second speed profile (SP2) different from the first speed profile (SP1).
Patent EP-4183870-A1 (EP)
Title: Stem cell culturing method
Inventor: HU GENGXI
IPC: C12N5/0775
Filed: 2021-07-15
Abstract: Provided is a method of culturing stem cells, comprising a step of culturing stem cells in an atmospheric environment comprising an additional pressure applied in addition to an atmospheric pressure, wherein the additional pressure may be about 60 - 140 mmHg. Also provided are stem cells obtained according to the method of culturing.
Patent EP-4211469-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SERVANT GUY
IPC: G01N33/566
Filed: 2021-11-19
Abstract: La présente divulgation concerne de manière générale des procédés d'identification de composés qui améliorent le goût kokumi, et des utilisations associées. Dans certains aspects particuliers, la divulgation concerne des procédés d'identification de composés qui améliorent le goût kokumi en déterminant si les composés modulent le récepteur du goût T1R1/T1R3. Dans certains aspects, la divulgation concerne des utilisations de composés identifiés de ce type pour améliorer le goût kokumi d'une composition pouvant être ingérée. Selon certains autres aspects, la divulgation concerne des produits aromatisés, tels que des produits alimentaires ou des boissons, qui incorporent des compositions pouvant être ingérées de ce type, et qui confèrent ou améliorent ainsi un goût d'umami dans un article aromatisé. Dans certains autres aspects, la divulgation concerne des compositions pouvant être ingérées qui contiennent des composés connus pour conférer ou améliorer le goût umami, tels que les glutamates, les aspartates et les ribonucléotides puriques, tels que l'inosine monophosphate (IMP) et la guanosine monophosphate (GMP). Dans certains aspects, l'inclusion de composés améliorant le kokumi dans des produits aromatisés permet de réduire ou d'éliminer la concentration de glutamate et d'aspartate dans certains produits alimentaires et boissons.
Patent EP-4186957-A1 (EP)
Inventor: HARA HIROYUKI
IPC: D06M15/277
Filed: 2021-06-25
Abstract: Provided is a water- and oil-repellent agent composition that is capable of producing an article having a high water pressure resistance and a low water absorption rate. The water- and oil-repellent agent composition contains a fluorine-containing polymer having a unit based on a monomer (a), a unit based on a monomer (b1), a unit based on a monomer (b2), a unit based on a monomer (b3), and a unit based on a monomer (c), wherein relative to all the units that constitute the fluorine-containing polymer, the proportion of the unit based on the monomer (a) is from 70 to 80% by mass, the proportion of the combination of the unit based on the monomer (b1), the unit based on the monomer (b2) and the unit based on the monomer (b3) is from 12 to 28% by mass, and the proportion of the unit based on the monomer (c) is from 2 to 8% by mass. Monomer (a): a compound represented by (Z-Q) n X. Monomer (b1): a monomer not having a polyfluoroalkyl group (R f  group), but having an alkyl group of 22 carbon atoms. Monomer (b2): a monomer not having an R f  group, but having an alkyl group of 20 carbon atoms. Monomer (b3): a monomer not having an R f  group, but having an alkyl group of 18 carbon atoms. Monomer (c): a halogenated olefin.
Patent EP-4190524-A1 (EP)
Inventor: MURANAKA YASUYUKI
IPC: B29B11/16
Filed: 2021-07-15
Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a sheet molding compound, including a step of measuring bulkiness of a carbon fiber aggregate before an impregnation step of impregnating the carbon fiber aggregate with a resin composition. The method for producing a sheet molding compound can produce a sheet molding compound having the excellent impregnation property into carbon fibers regardless of the content of the carbon fibers, and thus can be preferably used for exteriors, structures, and the like of an automotive member, a railroad vehicle member, an aerospace vehicle member, a ship member, a housing equipment member, a sport member, a light vehicle member, a civil engineering and construction member, an OA equipment, etc.
Patent EP-4184807-A1 (EP)
Inventor: CHEN YING
IPC: H04B7/0456
Filed: 2021-07-06
Abstract: This application provides a precoding method and a communication apparatus in a satellite communication system. Considering that a satellite communication channel is mainly affected by a large-scale channel, and the large-scale channel is mainly determined by a free path loss, a network device performs precoding based on the large-scale channel by using an open-loop or closed-loop precoding technology. Therefore, unnecessary channel measurement of a terminal device can be reduced, a good performance gain can be obtained, and precoding performance of the satellite communication system can be improved.
Patent EP-4179812-A1 (EP)
Title: A method and an apparatus for ue coordination
Inventor: ZHOU MIAO
IPC: H04W72/02
Filed: 2021-08-04
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5 th -Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4 th -Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The invention provides a method performed by a first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication, the method comprising: identifying trigger for generating first information related to sidelink communication; in response to the trigger, generating the first information; determining resource locations for transmitting the first information; and transmitting first signaling to a second UE based on the resource locations, wherein the first signaling includes the first information.
Patent EP-4278444-A1 (EP)
Inventor: GOPAL THAWATT
IPC: H04B1/3816
Filed: 2021-12-15
Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect a first communication, associated with a first subscriber identity module (SIM) operating in a connected mode, that is at least partially overlapping in a time domain with a second communication associated with a second SIM operating in an idle mode. The UE may detect that a transmit chain associated with the first SIM and a receive chain associated with the second SIM are sharing an antenna switch. The UE may perform a preventive action based at least in part on the first communication associated with the first SIM overlapping in the time domain with the second communication associated with the second SIM while the transmit chain associated with the first SIM and the receive chain associated with the second SIM are sharing the antenna switch. Numerous other aspects are described.
Patent EP-4192093-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ZENG QINGHAI
IPC: H04W28/02
Filed: 2021-08-24
Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and an apparatus, to introduce artificial intelligence AI in a radio access network RAN. The method includes: A wireless intelligent controller RIC sends configuration information of one or more AI tasks to a base station. The configuration information of each AI task is used to indicate one or more of the following content of the AI task: a task identifier ID, a task type, task content, a task execution body, and a task status. The AI task may be executed by the base station or a terminal.
Patent EP-4205912-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SAKURAI TATSUMA
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2021-08-17
Abstract: To prompt generation of a new motion of a mobile body. The mobile body includes: a blending parameter setting section that sets a blending parameter; a motion generator that is configured to be able to generate a third motion by blending, into a predetermined first motion as a motion of the mobile body, a predetermined second motion as a motion of the mobile body different from the first motion with a reflection degree corresponding to the blending parameter set by the blending parameter setting section; and a motion controller that is configured to be able to reflect the third motion generated by the motion generator to a motion to be actually performed by the mobile body.
Patent EP-4211332-A1 (EP)
Inventor: FRANCO JUAN
IPC: E21B17/02
Filed: 2021-09-03
Abstract: A communication system is included in a work string. The communication system includes a communication cable and a crimp sleeve. The communication cable has a housing with a communication line and a metal tube therein, a free line end of the communication line and a free tube end of the metal tube extending from an open end of the housing. The crimp sleeve includes a first sleeve section having a first inner diameter configured to receive the open end of the housing, a second sleeve section having a second inner diameter configured to receive the free tube end of the metal tube, and an opening configured to allow the free line end of the communication line to pass out of the crimp sleeve.
Patent EP-4216717-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LENZ GIUVAN
IPC: A01N43/653
Filed: 2021-09-27
Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination for the selective control of weeds. More particularly, the present invention relates to a combination of one or more triazolone herbicides with one or more safeners for the selective control of weeds.
Patent EP-4226574-A1 (EP)
Title: Chain of authentication using public key infrastructure
Inventor: CHOI UNHO
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2021-09-10
Abstract: A method for sequential authentication based on chain of authentication using public key infrastructure (PKI) is provided. The method includes receiving, by an n th  party, an (n-1) th  modified public key from an (n-1) th  party; generating, by the nth party, an n th  private key and an n th  public key corresponding to each other; generating, by the n th  party, an n th  modified public key by concatenating the (n-1) th  modified public key and the n th  public key signed with the n th  private key; and transmitting, by the η th  party, the nth modified public key, where n is a natural number greater than 1, and when n=2, the first modified public key is the first public key signed with the first private key.
Patent EP-4225430-A1 (EP)
Inventor: ANDRIOLA PETER
IPC: A61N1/372
Filed: 2021-10-06
Abstract: The present technology is generally directed to shunting systems having shape memory actuation elements that can selectively change a geometry of a shunting element to affect the flow of fluid therethrough. In some embodiments, the shape memory actuation elements are incorporated as part of an onboard resonant circuit. Activating the resonant circuit causes current to flow through the shape memory actuation element, thereby resistively heating the shape memory actuation element.
Patent EP-4213034-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LUO YULONG
IPC: G06F16/22
Filed: 2021-05-28
Abstract: A data processing system is disclosed. The data processing system includes a blockchain system and a database system. The blockchain system includes a block producer and a blockchain management device. The database system includes a database management device. The blockchain management device receives one or more blocks, where each block carries a plurality of pieces of transaction data; and sends a plurality of SQL statements to the database management system, where each SQL statement includes one piece of transaction data, and a block number and a transaction number of the one piece of transaction data. The database management system stores the transaction data, and stores a plurality of pieces of attribute information of the transaction data; and returns, to the blockchain management device, a message indicating that the transaction data is stored. The blockchain management device is further configured to verify first transaction data based on a block number and a transaction number of the first transaction data. In this application, transaction data is first written and then verified, to improve a speed of writing the transaction data into the database management system.
Patent EP-4240498-A1 (EP)
Inventor: LAPRADE ALEX
IPC: A62C35/68
Filed: 2021-11-05
Abstract: A concealed sprinkler can include a body that defines an outlet, a seal that seals the outlet, an activation element coupled with the seal, a housing, a cover plate, and a wall. The activation element changes from a first state to a second state responsive to a fire condition to allow the seal to be displaced from the outlet. The housing extends from a first housing end that extends from the body to a second housing end, and defines a chamber around the activation element. The cover plate is coupled with the second housing end. The wall extends towards the activation element to form an air flow channel to the activation element adjacent to the wall. At least one of the cover plate and the wall are removably coupled with the body.
Patent EP-4254936-A1 (EP)
Inventor: OHTSUKA YOSHIO
IPC: A61B1/045
Filed: 2021-11-24
Abstract: A dentition image capturing system includes: a plurality of illumination devices configured to radiate light from different directions; an imaging device configured to capture first and second dentition images under different illumination conditions in a predetermined exposure period; a high luminance region extraction unit configured to extract a high luminance region for each of the first and second dentition images; a high luminance region comparison unit configured to calculate a degree of similarity indicating a degree of similarity between the high luminance region of the first dentition image and the high luminance region of the second dentition image; a halation region specification unit configured to specify the high luminance region of the first dentition image as a halation region in a case where the degree of similarity degree is smaller than a predetermined similarity threshold; an image synthesis processing unit configured to execute image synthesis processing of extracting a trimming region in the second dentition image corresponding to the halation region and replacing the halation region with the trimming region; and a dentition image output unit configured to output the first dentition image subjected to image synthesis processing.
Patent EP-4256030-A1 (EP)
Title: Reagent exchange methods, devices, and systems
Inventor: QIU YUNYAN
IPC: C12M1/38
Filed: 2021-12-02
Abstract: Provided include a microfluidic device capable of performing reagent exchange, a gas-flow control device, a cell reaction module, and a device for preparing cell samples, such as a single-cell sample, and method of use thereof.
Patent EP-4248516-A1 (EP)
Inventor: SHERSTYUK MYKOLA
IPC: H01M10/44
Filed: 2021-12-14
Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and devices for charging a battery pack based on a temperature of the battery pack. The temperature of the battery pack is determined and compared with a reference temperature value. In response to determining that the temperature of the battery pack is less than the reference temperature value, heating-optimized pulses, having a first frequency, are applied to the battery pack. The heating-optimized pulses comprise a sequence of alternating positive and negative pulses, and carry a net positive charge. Concurrent to applying the heating-optimized pulses to the battery pack, the temperature of the battery pack is determined. In response to determining that the temperature of the battery pack is more than the reference temperature value, charging current is applied to the battery pack.