mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A station, STA, in a basic service set, BSS, the STA comprising: a sensing module, configured to sense a channel; a contention module, configured to obtain the channel by means of contention in response to sensing that the channel is in an idle state; characterized in that the STA further comprises a transferring module, the transferring module is configured to transfer a permission to control the channel to an access point, AP, in the BSS, such that the channel is subsequently centrally scheduled and controlled by the AP. a sensing module, configured to sense a channel; a contention module, configured to obtain the channel by means of contention in response to sensing that the channel is in an idle state; characterized in that the STA further comprises a transferring module, the transferring module is configured to transfer a permission to control the channel to an access point, AP, in the BSS, such that the channel is subsequently centrally scheduled and controlled by the AP.
A fuel cell stack in which a plurality of single cells each including a membrane electrode assembly are stacked in a stacking direction, the fuel cell stack comprising: a pair of separators sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly therebetween; a plurality of insulation members each configured to cover an outer periphery of each of the plurality of single cells to insulate between an inside and an outside of the fuel cell stack, the plurality of insulation members each being connected to an outer peripheral portion of a corresponding one of the membrane electrode assemblies, the plurality of insulation members being electrically insulating; wherein each of the insulation members includes a frame portion formed along an outer periphery of the membrane electrode assembly and a protruding portion protruding from the frame portion in the stacking direction; a first displacement absorbing member disposed between each insulation member and an adjacent insulation member, wherein the Young's modulus of the first displacement absorbing members is lower than the Young's modulus of the insulation members; and. wherein the thickness of the protruding portion in the stacking direction is smaller than the sum of the thickness of the membrane electrode assembly in the stacking direction and the thickness of the pair of separators in the stacking direction, the fuel cell stack further comprising a pair of tie rods extending in the stacking direction of the single cells and sandwiching the single cells therebetween from outer sides of the insulation members. a pair of separators sandwiching the membrane electrode assembly therebetween; a plurality of insulation members each configured to cover an outer periphery of each of the plurality of single cells to insulate between an inside and an outside of the fuel cell stack, the plurality of insulation members each being connected to an outer peripheral portion of a corresponding one of the membrane electrode assemblies, the plurality of insulation members being electrically insulating; wherein each of the insulation members includes a frame portion formed along an outer periphery of the membrane electrode assembly and a protruding portion protruding from the frame portion in the stacking direction; a first displacement absorbing member disposed between each insulation member and an adjacent insulation member,
Method for analyzing a slice-based scanned image volume of a body represented by a digital image representation comprising the steps of: - determining to which body region the slice-based scanned image volume belongs, - determining the expected vessel characteristics for occurring vessels in said body region, said characteristics comprising vessel radii, thresholds for a measure for circularity of a vessel at a given position, vessel intensity value thresholds and anatomy-driven vessel segment connection rules. - determining seed points in said image volume representing centers of vessels, - tracking of unconnected vessel segments with said seed points as the starting point by iteratively determining subsequent neighbouring seed candidates which are selected based on a value which represents the likeliness for a point of a slice based representation belonging to a vessel with said expected vessel characteristics, - iteratively extending a vessel tree by connecting said unconnected vessel segments, applying a set of connection rules on said unconnected vessel segments in each iteration step taking into account said expected vessel characteristics, terminating the iteration when none of a set of connection rules is fulfilled anymore. - determining to which body region the slice-based scanned image volume belongs, - determining the expected vessel characteristics for occurring vessels in said body region, said characteristics comprising vessel radii, thresholds for a measure for circularity of a vessel at a given position, vessel intensity value thresholds and anatomy-driven vessel segment connection rules. - determining seed points in said image volume representing centers of vessels, - tracking of unconnected vessel segments with said seed points as the starting point by iteratively determining subsequent neighbouring seed candidates which are selected based on a value which represents the likeliness for a point of a slice based representation belonging to a vessel with said expected vessel characteristics, - iteratively extending a vessel tree by connecting said unconnected vessel segments, applying a set of connection rules on said unconnected vessel segments in each iteration step taking into account said expected vessel characteristics, terminating the iteration when none of a set of connection rules is fulfilled anymore.
A method for producing a prosthesis, especially a full prosthesis, which prosthesis is produced using an impression assembly which has dental ridge arches comprising wax walls facing each other, which wax walls especially are encryptable to one another, wherein prefabricated impression trays comprising the dental ridge arches including wax walls are manually adapted by heating, with respect to their size, to the requirements, if necessary, and - in that the wax walls are intraorally arranged abutting each another and the arrangement is veryfied and the occlusal surfaces of the wax walls are fitted to each another, if required, - in that the dental ridge arches are subsequently provided with impression material in impression grooves in a manner known per se and especially a functional impression is taken, - in that, with the impression tray being at least partially inserted, reference patterns are being applied or are applied, especially onto the upper alveolar wax wall or the lower alveolar wax wall, - in that a photograph of the patient is subsequently being taken with a reference pattern being visible, - in that, if necessary, engagement is performed using a bite registration in a manner known per se, - in that, based on the impression tray used in this respect and removed from the patient's mouth, a digital model is produced and prepared by scanning the - especially engaged - impression including the scanned reference pattern, - in that the tooth set-up is performed basedon the data determined in this respect, - in that digital fitting in of the tooth set-up is performed based on the photograph of the patient using the reference pattern, and - in that the prosthesis is produced based thereon, especially by an ablating or an accumulating process. - in that the wax walls are intraorally arranged abutting each another and the arrangement is veryfied and the occlusal surfaces of the wax walls are fitted to each another, if required, - in that the dental ridge arches are subsequently provided with impression material in impression grooves in a manner known per se and especially a functional impression is taken, - in that, with the impression tray being at least partially inserted, reference patterns are being applied or are applied, especially onto the upper alveolar wax wall or the lower alveolar wax wall, - in that a photograph of the patient is subsequently being taken with a reference pattern being visible, - in that, if necessary, engagement is performed using a bite registration in a manner known per se, - in that, based on the impression tray used in this respect and removed from the patient's mouth, a digital model is produced and prepared by scanning the - especially engaged - impression including the scanned reference pattern, - in that the tooth set-up is performed basedon the data determined in this respect, - in that digital fitting in of the tooth set-up is performed based on the photograph of the patient using the reference pattern, and - in that the prosthesis is produced based thereon, especially by an ablating or an accumulating process.
Level crossing safety system with safety devices (2, 3) and with a level crossing controller for controlling any safety devices (2, 3), wherein the level crossing controller can be switched independently of one another by at least one track circuit and at least one wheel sensor, wherein the track circuit is embodied as an audio frequency track circuit with data transfer function and the wheel sensor is arranged upstream of the track circuit in the direction of the level crossing, wherein the wheel sensor is connected to the transmitter of the track circuit by way of a signal line so that the passage of the vehicle of the wheel sensor is forwarded to the level crossing controller as a switch-on signal.
A biomedical electrode (20, 50, 102) providing at least first and second electrical nodes (110, 112) for connection to medical equipment, said biomedical electrode (20, 50, 102) comprising a first electrical node including a disc of conductive material having a diameter d 1, and a second electrical node including a first ring of conductive material, said first ring being concentric with the disc and having a diameter d 2 that is larger than d 1 and having a ring thickness t 2 such that (4 ≤ d 1 / t 2 ≤ 6), wherein a third electrical node is provided which includes a second ring of conductive material that is concentric with the disc and has a diameter d 3 that is larger than d 2, characterized in that said second ring has a ring thickness t 3 such that (4 ≤ d1 / t3 ≤ 6).
A method of displaying an image comprising providing a substrate with an irregular surface; and applying an adhesive article to the substrate, wherein the adhesive article comprises a film layer, the film layer comprising a polymer blend comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane and a cellulose ester; and an adhesive layer adjacent the film layer, wherein the adhesive layer adheres the adhesive article to the substrate; and wherein the film layer is hot melt processed.
Concentrator photovoltaic module, comprising a housing; a photovoltaic chip; at least two electrical contacts (31a, 31b) for contacting the photovoltaic chip; a transparent cover; wherein the housing has a receiving tray for receiving the photovoltaic chip; the receiving tray has side walls with at least a first and a second reflective region (15a, 15b), the first reflective region being oriented at a first angle (φ1) with respect to a horizontal plane of the housing and the second reflective region being oriented at a second angle (φ2) with respect to the horizontal plane of the housing; and the first angle (φ1) is different from the second angle (φ2); characterized in that the housing comprises a base body made of plastic; the base body made of plastic has a recess forming the receiving tray with a recessed bottom portion for receiving the photovoltaic chip; and the concentrator photovoltaic module is formed as a surface mountable module in SMD-technique. a housing; a photovoltaic chip; at least two electrical contacts (31a, 31b) for contacting the photovoltaic chip; a transparent cover; wherein the housing has a receiving tray for receiving the photovoltaic chip; the receiving tray has side walls with at least a first and a second reflective region (15a, 15b), the first reflective region being oriented at a first angle (φ1) with respect to a horizontal plane of the housing and the second reflective region being oriented at a second angle (φ2) with respect to the horizontal plane of the housing; and the first angle (φ1) is different from the second angle (φ2); characterized in that the housing comprises a base body made of plastic; the base body made of plastic has a recess forming the receiving tray with a recessed bottom portion for receiving the photovoltaic chip; and the concentrator photovoltaic module is formed as a surface mountable module in SMD-technique.
A method for extracting cardiac parameters from a plethysmographic signal of a subject, the plethysmographic signal being responsive to at least one cardiac parameter, the method comprising the steps of: (a) performing a frequency domain filtering operation on the plethysmographic signal producing a first filtered signal; (b) performing a time domain filtering operation on the first filtered signal, producing a second filtered signal; and (c) extracting the cardiac parameter from the second filtered signal; (d) determining a heart rate of the subject; characterized in that: (e) the frequency domain filtering operation includes using a band-pass filter characterized by a lower corner frequency that is varied according to the determined heart rate. (a) performing a frequency domain filtering operation on the plethysmographic signal producing a first filtered signal; (b) performing a time domain filtering operation on the first filtered signal, producing a second filtered signal; and (c) extracting the cardiac parameter from the second filtered signal; (d) determining a heart rate of the subject; (e) the frequency domain filtering operation includes using a band-pass filter characterized by a lower corner frequency that is varied according to the determined heart rate.
An electronic smoking device comprising: an air inlet, an atomizer, a first gas conduit and a second gas conduit, the atomizer being arranged in the first gas conduit and the second gas conduit bypassing the first gas conduit, wherein flow resistances of the first and the second gas conduits (42, 44) are changeable while essentially maintaining the total flow resistance of the first and the second gas conduits (42, 44), a first flow-through opening and a second flow-through opening, the first flow-through opening being in communication with the first gas conduit, and the second flow-through opening being in communication with the second gas conduit, characterized in that the first and second gas conduit (42, 44) are both connected to the air inlet, and the first and the second flow-through openings (48, 50) are adapted to have variable sizes, and the size of the second flow-through opening depends inversely proportional on the size of the first flow-through opening. an air inlet, an atomizer, a first gas conduit and a second gas conduit, the atomizer being arranged in the first gas conduit and the second gas conduit bypassing the first gas conduit, wherein flow resistances of the first and the second gas conduits (42, 44) are changeable while essentially maintaining the total flow resistance of the first and the second gas conduits (42, 44), a first flow-through opening and a second flow-through opening, the first flow-through opening being in communication with the first gas conduit, and the second flow-through opening being in communication with the second gas conduit, characterized in that the first and second gas conduit (42, 44) are both connected to the air inlet, and the first and the second flow-through openings (48, 50) are adapted to have variable sizes, and the size of the second flow-through opening depends inversely proportional on the size of the first flow-through opening.
A luminescent lanthanide chelate of formula wherein each of G 1, G 2 and G 3 is independently selected from i) a conjugating group and ii) a single bond, provided that at least one of G 1, G 2 and G 3 is independently a conjugating group; each of R 1, R 2, and R 3 is independently selected from i) a reactive group Z, ii) a hydrophilic group, and iii) hydrogen, or the respective group, R 1, R 2, and R 3, is absent; each of A 1 and A 2 is independently selected from i) a reactive group Z, ii) a hydrophilic group, and iii) hydrogen or C 1-6 -alkyl; and wherein at least one of R 1, R 2, R 3, A 1 and A 2 is a reactive group Z, and Ln 3+ is a lanthanide ion.
Protective clothing item having a multi-layer structure, which, when viewed from the outside inwards, has the following layers: - an outer fabric - a first membrane - an insulating layer - a second membrane and - a lining material, wherein the first membrane is connected over the entire surface to the insulating layer and forms a membrane-insulating composite with this layer, and the second membrane is connected over the entire surface to the lining material and forms a membrane-lining composite with this lining material, characterized in that in at least one strong protection area of the protective clothing item there is a first membrane-insulating composite which has an insulating layer having a first thickness, and in at least one other area of the protective clothing item there is a second membrane-insulating composite which has an insulating layer having a second thickness, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness. - an outer fabric - a first membrane - an insulating layer - a second membrane and - a lining material,
An electrochemical reactor comprising: a proton conductive solid electrolyte layer; an anode layer arranged on the surface of the solid electrolyte layer and able to hold water molecules; a cathode layer arranged on the surface of the solid electrolyte layer; and a current control device controlling a current flowing through the anode layer and the cathode layer, wherein the current control device is configured to reduce the current flowing through the anode layer and the cathode layer, when the water molecules held in the anode layer become smaller in amount.
A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a monolithic nozzle body defining therein at least one fuel circuit, each fuel circuit including: an inlet and an outlet orifice; a main passage fluidly coupling the inlet and the outlet orifice; a branch passage connected to the main passage, wherein the branch passage connects to the main passage downstream of the inlet and upstream of the outlet orifice to form an effective metering flow area that is smaller than a flow area of the outlet orifice, and the branch passage diverges from the main passage downstream of the inlet, and wherein the branch passage converges with and joins the main passage upstream of the outlet orifice. a monolithic nozzle body defining therein at least one fuel circuit, each fuel circuit including: an inlet and an outlet orifice; a main passage fluidly coupling the inlet and the outlet orifice; a branch passage connected to the main passage, wherein the branch passage connects to the main passage downstream of the inlet and upstream of the outlet orifice to form an effective metering flow area that is smaller than a flow area of the outlet orifice, and the branch passage diverges from the main passage downstream of the inlet, and wherein the branch passage converges with and joins the main passage upstream of the outlet orifice. an inlet and an outlet orifice; a main passage fluidly coupling the inlet and the outlet orifice; a branch passage connected to the main passage, wherein the branch passage connects to the main passage downstream of the inlet and upstream of the outlet orifice to form an effective metering flow area that is smaller than a flow area of the outlet orifice, and the branch passage diverges from the main passage downstream of the inlet, and wherein the branch passage converges with and joins the main passage upstream of the outlet orifice.
A composition, comprising at least one quaternary ammonium polymer and at least one polyphosphate having 2 or more phosphate units, wherein the composition comprises from 1-50 wt% of polyphosphate by weight of the composition, wherein the ratio of polyphosphate to polymer is from 1:2 to 50:1 by weight, wherein the least one quaternary ammonium polymer and at least one polyphosphate having 2 or more phosphate units form a soluble complex, and wherein a solution of the composition forms a precipitate upon dilution with water.
A method of establishing a connection across a network, the method comprising: intercepting at a proxy device an initial message of a handshaking procedure for a secure communication session between a first device and a second device; extracting from the initial message identification information associated with the second device; and applying a policy to communications between the first device and the second device based on the identification information; wherein the initial message comprises a ClientHello message of a Transport Layer Security, TLS, handshaking procedure; wherein extracting the identification information comprises extracting a server name indication extension in the ClientHello message, wherein the server name indication extension indicates a host name of the second device; and wherein said applying comprises comparing the extracted identification information with information stored in two or more databases (341a, 341b, 341c) to generate a plurality of comparison results, wherein the comparison results are combined and balanced to determine an appropriate policy to apply, wherein the stored information represents two or more of host names for devices whose traffic is allowed to be intercepted and decrypted, categories of hosts, reputations of hosts and/or application types associated with hosts. intercepting at a proxy device an initial message of a handshaking procedure for a secure communication session between a first device and a second device; extracting from the initial message identification information associated with the second device; and applying a policy to communications between the first device and the second device based on the identification information; wherein the initial message comprises a ClientHello message of a Transport Layer Security, TLS, handshaking procedure; wherein extracting the identification information comprises extracting a server name indication extension in the ClientHello message, wherein the server name indication extension indicates a host name of the second device; and wherein said applying comprises comparing the extracted identification information with information stored in two or more databases (341a, 341b, 341c) to generate a plurality of comparison results, wherein the comparison results are combined and balanced to determine an appropriate policy to apply, wherein the stored information represents two or more of host names for devices whose traffic is allowed to be intercepted and decrypted, categories of hosts, reputations of hosts and/or application types associated with hosts. host names for devices whose traffic is allowed to be intercepted and decrypted, categories of hosts, reputations of hosts and/or application types associated with hosts.