mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A printing apparatus comprising: a transport belt configured to transport a printing medium in a transport direction; a printing section configured to perform printing by imparting ink droplets onto the printing medium having been transported; and a control section configured to control positions for imparting the ink droplets, wherein, based on displacement characteristic data indicating displacement amounts of the transport belt that arise in a direction intersecting with the transport direction along with movements of the transport belt in the transport direction, the control section is configured to adjust the printing apparatus by correcting the positions for imparting the ink droplets, in the direction intersecting with the transport direction, characterised in that, based on the displacement characteristic data, a most frequent position at which the transport belt is most frequently located in the direction intersecting with the transport direction is obtained, and a circumferential position of the transport belt at which the transport belt is located at the most frequent position is determined as a circumferential position of the transport belt at which the adjustment of the printing apparatus is performed. a transport belt configured to transport a printing medium in a transport direction; a printing section configured to perform printing by imparting ink droplets onto the printing medium having been transported; and a control section configured to control positions for imparting the ink droplets, wherein, based on displacement characteristic data indicating displacement amounts of the transport belt that arise in a direction intersecting with the transport direction along with movements of the transport belt in the transport direction, the control section is configured to adjust the printing apparatus by correcting the positions for imparting the ink droplets, in the direction intersecting with the transport direction, characterised in that, based on the displacement characteristic data, a most frequent position at which the transport belt is most frequently located in the direction intersecting with the transport direction is obtained, and a circumferential position of the transport belt at which the transport belt is located at the most frequent position is determined as a circumferential position of the transport belt at which the adjustment of the printing apparatus is performed.
Method for predicting partitions of at least one group of pixels in an image to be coded, with respect to a group of reference pixels, the group of pixels being split beforehand into a plurality of non-overlapping partitions, a current partition to be predicted being predicted with reference to at least one partition that immediately precedes it and that has been coded and then decoded, the method being characterized in that the group of reference pixels is obtained by calculating a function parametrized according to a predetermined mode of prediction, the reference pixels of said group obtained belonging to at least one partition different from the current partition and being able to vary from one partition to another, and in that, for each pixel of a current partition to be predicted, said function determines, from a set of reference pixels able to be selected in order to predict the pixel under consideration in accordance with the predetermined mode of prediction, at least two reference pixels such that the distance that separates each of them from the pixel under consideration is the shortest in comparison with the distances that have been estimated for the other reference pixels of the set.
An earpiece, comprising: an earpiece housing; a speaker disposed within a central portion of the earpiece housing; and a pivot mechanism disposed at a first end of the earpiece housing, the pivot mechanism comprising: a stem, and a spring (508, 606, 664) configured to oppose a rotation of the earpiece housing with respect to the stem, the spring comprising a first end coupled to the stem and a second end coupled to the earpiece housing; a first sensor configured to measure the rotation of the stem about a first axis; and a processor configured to change an operational state of the speaker in response to the rotation of the stem exceeding a predetermined threshold. an earpiece housing; a speaker disposed within a central portion of the earpiece housing; and a pivot mechanism disposed at a first end of the earpiece housing, the pivot mechanism comprising: a stem, and a spring (508, 606, 664) configured to oppose a rotation of the earpiece housing with respect to the stem, the spring comprising a first end coupled to the stem and a second end coupled to the earpiece housing; a first sensor configured to measure the rotation of the stem about a first axis; and a processor configured to change an operational state of the speaker in response to the rotation of the stem exceeding a predetermined threshold. a stem, and a spring (508, 606, 664) configured to oppose a rotation of the earpiece housing with respect to the stem, the spring comprising a first end coupled to the stem and a second end coupled to the earpiece housing; a first sensor configured to measure the rotation of the stem about a first axis; and a processor configured to change an operational state of the speaker in response to the rotation of the stem exceeding a predetermined threshold.
An unlocking device of a hatch or shutter or door for closing and sealing openings on vessels or ships, comprising - a hatch or shutter or door having a shutter edge; - a frame which can be associated with an opening edge which delimits a deck or floor opening of a vessel or ship deck or floor; - a closing and opening mechanism for closing or opening said hatch or shutter or door to said frame; - said closing and opening mechanism comprising, associated with said shutter or with said frame, at least one closing rod which passes, in operating conditions and when said hatch or shutter or door closes said opening, from an extended position to connect or lock said hatch or shutter or door to said frame, to a retracted position to free or unlock said hatch or shutter or door from said frame, and vice versa; - said closing and opening mechanism comprising, associated with said frame or with said shutter, at least one closing block which delimits a closing rod housing or narrowing adapted to receive said closing rod when in the extended position to connect or lock said shutter to said frame; characterized in that - at least said one closing block is selectively unlockable from said frame or from said shutter and can either be retracted or moved thus freeing said closing rod, but preventing said closing rod from needing to move from the extended position thereof, and thus freeing said closing rod and allowing said hatch or shutter or door to be opened with the closing rod being extended. - a hatch or shutter or door having a shutter edge; - a frame which can be associated with an opening edge which delimits a deck or floor opening of a vessel or ship deck or floor; - a closing and opening mechanism for closing or opening said hatch or shutter or door to said frame; - said closing and opening mechanism comprising, associated with said shutter or with said frame, at least one closing rod which passes, in operating conditions and when said hatch or shutter or door closes said opening, from an extended position to connect or lock said hatch or shutter or door to said frame, to a retracted position to free or unlock said hatch or shutter or door from said frame, and vice versa; - said closing and opening mechanism comprising, associated with said frame or with said shutter, at least one closing block which delimits a closing rod housing or narrowing adapted to receive said closing rod when in the extended position to connect or lock said shutter to said frame; - at least said one closing block is selectively unlockable from said frame or from said shutter and can either be retracted or moved thus freeing said closing rod, but preventing said closing rod from needing to move from the extended position thereof, and thus freeing said closing rod and allowing said hatch or shutter or door to be opened with the closing rod being extended.
A superabsorbent polymer for absorbing blood or highly viscous liquid, prepared by subjecting a superabsorbent resin to surface modification with a water-soluble polyvalent cationic salt and a polycarbonic acid-based copolymer consisting of a main chain having a (meth)acrylic acid-based monomer as a structural unit and a side chain composed of an alkoxy-polyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, wherein the alkoxypolyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylic acid ester monomer is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: wherein, R 1 is a hydrogen atom or methyl; R 2 O represents an oxyalkylene moiety of 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R 3 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and m is an integer of 50 to 200, expressing an average addition mole number of oxyalkylene, wherein the (meth)acrylic acid monomer is represented by the following Chemical Formula 2: [Chemical Formula 2] R 2 -COOM 1 wherein, R 2 is an unsaturated hydrocarbon of 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and M 1 is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent or divalent metal, an ammonium group, or an organic amine group, and wherein the polycarbonic acid-based copolymer contains 50 to 99% by weight of the alkoxypolyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, and 1 to 50% by weight of the (meth)acrylic acid monomer. R 1 is a hydrogen atom or methyl; R 2 O represents an oxyalkylene moiety of 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R 3 is alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and m is an integer of 50 to 200, expressing an average addition mole number of oxyalkylene, wherein the (meth)acrylic acid monomer is represented by the following Chemical Formula 2: [Chemical Formula 2] R 2 -COOM 1 wherein, R 2 is an unsaturated hydrocarbon of 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and M 1 is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent or divalent metal, an ammonium group, or an organic amine group, and wherein the polycarbonic acid-based copolymer contains 50 to 99% by weight of the alkoxypolyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, and 1 to 50% by weight of the (meth)acrylic acid monomer. R 2 is an unsaturated hydrocarbon of 2 to 5 carbon atoms; and M 1 is a hydrogen atom, a monovalent or divalent metal, an ammonium group, or an organic amine group, and wherein the polycarbonic acid-based copolymer contains 50 to 99% by weight of the alkoxypolyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, and 1 to 50% by weight of the (meth)acrylic acid monomer.
A control system for cost optimal operation of an energy facility including equipment covered by a maintenance contract, the control system comprising: - equipment configured to operate during an optimization period; and - a controller configured to: - obtain a cost function that defines a cost of operating the energy facility over the optimization period as a function of one or more setpoints for the equipment; - modify the cost function to include a maintenance cost term that defines a maintenance cost as a function of a rate variable and an equipment usage variable; - simulate the cost of operating the energy facility over the optimization period at each of a plurality of different values of the rate variable; - select a value of the rate variable that results in a lowest cost of operating the energy facility over the optimization period; - perform an online optimization of the cost function with the rate variable set to the selected value to generate the one or more setpoints for the equipment; and - operate the equipment during the optimization period in accordance with the one or more setpoints generated by performing the online optimization. - equipment configured to operate during an optimization period; and - a controller configured to: - obtain a cost function that defines a cost of operating the energy facility over the optimization period as a function of one or more setpoints for the equipment; - modify the cost function to include a maintenance cost term that defines a maintenance cost as a function of a rate variable and an equipment usage variable; - simulate the cost of operating the energy facility over the optimization period at each of a plurality of different values of the rate variable; - select a value of the rate variable that results in a lowest cost of operating the energy facility over the optimization period; - perform an online optimization of the cost function with the rate variable set to the selected value to generate the one or more setpoints for the equipment; and - operate the equipment during the optimization period in accordance with the one or more setpoints generated by performing the online optimization. - obtain a cost function that defines a cost of operating the energy facility over the optimization period as a function of one or more setpoints for the equipment; - modify the cost function to include a maintenance cost term that defines a maintenance cost as a function of a rate variable and an equipment usage variable; - simulate the cost of operating the energy facility over the optimization period at each of a plurality of different values of the rate variable; - select a value of the rate variable that results in a lowest cost of operating the energy facility over the optimization period; - perform an online optimization of the cost function with the rate variable set to the selected value to generate the one or more setpoints for the equipment; and - operate the equipment during the optimization period in accordance with the one or more setpoints generated by performing the online optimization.
An internal combustion engine control device comprising a control unit that controls an operating condition of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle equipped with the internal combustion engine and a temperature sensor that detects temperature information of the internal combustion engine and that has a first temperature sensor element and a second temperature sensor element, by using a temperature of the internal combustion engine calculated based on the temperature information, wherein the internal combustion engine has a combustion chamber and a wall defining the combustion chamber has an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface, and the control unit controls the operating condition of the internal combustion engine based on a first temperature and a second temperature, wherein a combustion state in the combustion chamber can be detected based on the first temperature and the second temperature, the first temperature is a temperature of a portion of the inner wall surface, detected by the first temperature sensor element attached to the internal combustion engine and being accommodated in a case of the temperature sensor fixed in a through hole passing completely through between the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface, said first temperature sensor element being fixedly arranged at an apical end in the case so as to be closed to the combustion chamber, via a recess that is depressed from the inner wall surface and opens to the inner wall surface, the second temperature is a temperature of a portion of the outer wall surface, detected by the second temperature sensor element disposed on a side of the outer wall surface of the wall with respect to the first sensor element in a hole axial direction of the through hole, with the second temperature sensor element being accommodated in the case to be shared by the first temperature sensor element and the second temperature sensor element.
Detection system for detecting an impact on a front area of a vehicle, having the following features: a load-bearing structure of the vehicle, which load-bearing structure is designed to absorb an impact force; a suspension means for a bumper, which suspension means is connected to the bumper and is designed to transmit the impact force at least partially from the bumper to the load-bearing structure, wherein an end section of the suspension means is held by an end section of the load-bearing structure; and at least one sensor, characterized in that the sensor is arranged in an overlapping area between the end sections of the suspension means and the load-bearing structure and is designed to attach the suspension means to the load-bearing structure and to determine, for the purpose of detecting the impact on the bumper of the vehicle, at least one portion of the impact force by measuring shearing forces at an attachment point of the at least one sensor. a load-bearing structure of the vehicle, which load-bearing structure is designed to absorb an impact force; a suspension means for a bumper, which suspension means is connected to the bumper and is designed to transmit the impact force at least partially from the bumper to the load-bearing structure, wherein an end section of the suspension means is held by an end section of the load-bearing structure; and at least one sensor, characterized in that the sensor is arranged in an overlapping area between the end sections of the suspension means and the load-bearing structure and is designed to attach the suspension means to the load-bearing structure and to determine, for the purpose of detecting the impact on the bumper of the vehicle, at least one portion of the impact force by measuring shearing forces at an attachment point of the at least one sensor.
A horizontal tank container construction including a tank, a frame structure meant for said tank, and a fastening arrangement for fastening the tank to the frame structure, the tank comprising a cylinder portion with ends attached thereto and the tank being supported to said frame structure at both its ends, between the tank and the frame structure there is provided a load-bearing intermediate piece protruding from an end of the tank towards the frame structure, the intermediate piece being attached to the frame structure by a resilient jointing means that transmits forces bearing the tank and permits longitudinal play of the tank in relation to the frame structure, wherein the intermediate piece is integrally joined to the tank as an extension of the cylinder portion that is directed towards beams at an end of the frame structure, wherein the beams have two rings (7, 8) fastened to them, wherein one of the rings is smaller in diameter so that a space for the intermediate piece and a resilient material is left between the rings (7, 8), the intermediate piece includes portions that are interlocked between the rings (7, 8) and the resilient material belonging to the frame structure and serving as mating surfaces, wherein said portions are part of the jointing means, and the jointing means further comprising a space at the front edge of the intermediate piece for movement caused by thermal expansion of the tank. the intermediate piece is integrally joined to the tank as an extension of the cylinder portion that is directed towards beams at an end of the frame structure, wherein the beams have two rings (7, 8) fastened to them, wherein one of the rings is smaller in diameter so that a space for the intermediate piece and a resilient material is left between the rings (7, 8), the intermediate piece includes portions that are interlocked between the rings (7, 8) and the resilient material belonging to the frame structure and serving as mating surfaces, wherein said portions are part of the jointing means, and the jointing means further comprising a space at the front edge of the intermediate piece for movement caused by thermal expansion of the tank.
A characterization method, comprising: i. Providing at least one particle on a surface ii. Providing at least one fluid iii. Allowing the fluid to come into contact with the particle iv. Detecting the particle v. Analyzing from data acquired during the detecting changes in the particle and vi. Correlating the changes to at least one physicochemical property of the material of the particle or that of the fluid; characterized in that the particle is Immobilized on the surface, and the surface is a permeable or semipermeable layer on which the particle is immobilized by fluid flow through the permeable or the semipermeable layer. i. Providing at least one particle on a surface ii. Providing at least one fluid iii. Allowing the fluid to come into contact with the particle iv. Detecting the particle v. Analyzing from data acquired during the detecting changes in the particle and vi. Correlating the changes to at least one physicochemical property of the material of the particle or that of the fluid; characterized in that the particle is
A liquid aqueous formulation consisting essentially of: 100 mg/ml of adalimumab; 1 mg/ml of polysorbate-80; 42 mg/ml of mannitol; and water, wherein the formulation does not contain a buffer. 100 mg/ml of adalimumab; 1 mg/ml of polysorbate-80; 42 mg/ml of mannitol; and water,
Use of a ball screw drive for activating a self-closing, linearly activated fitting, wherein a nut of the ball screw drive for opening the fitting is driven by an electric motor so as to thereby move in a translatory manner a spindle of the ball screw drive in the opening direction of the fitting and to open the fitting, and wherein for closing the fitting a linear restoring movement, in particular a relaxing movement, is transmitted to the spindle, characterized in that the spindle at the end of the restoring movement continues to run and is axially released from a connection to the fitting, wherein a restoring force that has been introduced into the spindle by the restoring movement, in the direction of force, is at least partially dissipated behind the ball screw drive, specifically by a centrifugal brake of an actuating drive connected to the ball screw drive.
A compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in treating a disease or disorder associated with cardiomyocyte apoptosis induced by anoxia.
A method for forming an ohmic contact to a p-type silicon carbide layer, the method comprising the following steps: providing the p-type silicon carbide layer having a first main side and a second main side opposite to the first main side; implanting first ions and second ions into the p-type silicon carbide layer from the first main side to form an implantation layer at the first main side; characterized in that the step of implanting the ions into the p-type silicon carbide layer is performed by plasma immersion ion implantation, wherein the p-type silicon carbide layer is immersed in a plasma comprising the first ions and the second ions, the first ions being ionized aluminium atoms and the second ions being different from the first ions. providing the p-type silicon carbide layer having a first main side and a second main side opposite to the first main side; implanting first ions and second ions into the p-type silicon carbide layer from the first main side to form an implantation layer at the first main side; characterized in that the step of implanting the ions into the p-type silicon carbide layer is performed by plasma immersion ion implantation, wherein the p-type silicon carbide layer is immersed in a plasma comprising the first ions and the second ions, the first ions being ionized aluminium atoms and the second ions being different from the first ions.