mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Thermoplastic film for a laminated glass pane with wedge insert, which has at least a first section (A 2) with, in the vertical and horizontal direction, a continuous nonlinear change of the thickness such that ghost images from a head-up display are minimized in the region of the first section (A 2), wherein a wedge angle (δ) in the vertical direction in the center of the first section (A 2) of the thermoplastic film is greater in some sections than the wedge angle (δ) in the vertical direction at a different horizontal position inside the first section (A 2), and wherein the thermoplastic film minimizes double images in transmission in the first section (A 2) and also in other sections.
Method for determining a rotational speed (nX) of a driveshaft of an internal combustion engine at at least one later point in time (tX), wherein the rotating driveshaft assumes various rotary positions (phi11, phi12, phi21, phi22) at different points in time (t11, t12; t21, t22), wherein a past average rotary behavior (m1; m2; mi) can be determined from at least two rotary positions (phi11, phi12, phi21, phi22) which are situated in each case between a top dead center and a bottom dead center, wherein said rotary behavior corresponds to an average rotational speed change between the at least two rotary positions (phi11, phi12, phi21, phi22), and an average rotational speed (nX) is inferred therefrom at at least one later point in time (tX).
A lubricating oil composition comprising at least 50 percent by mass, based on the mass of the composition of an oil of lubricating viscosity and 0.01 to 25 percent by mass, based on the mass of the composition of an oil-soluble poly(2-oxazine) polymer having the repeat unit: -N(COR 1)CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 - where the number (n) of repeat units is an integer between 4 and 500; wherein the polymer carries an inorganic or organic nucleophilic polymerisation terminating group (t), and an initiator group (i) connected to the N atom of a repeat unit, the initiator group (i) being effective to initiate the polymerisation of linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl moieties; and wherein R 1 comprises a single or a mixture of linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl groups having 1-50 carbon atoms, some or all having 12-50 carbon atoms, or of at least one macro-monomeric hydrocarbyl group with more than 50 carbon atoms. wherein the polymer carries an inorganic or organic nucleophilic polymerisation terminating group (t), and an initiator group (i) connected to the N atom of a repeat unit, the initiator group (i) being effective to initiate the polymerisation of linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl moieties; and wherein R 1 comprises a single or a mixture of linear, branched or cyclic hydrocarbyl groups having 1-50 carbon atoms, some or all having 12-50 carbon atoms, or of at least one macro-monomeric hydrocarbyl group with more than 50 carbon atoms.
A straddled vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine having an oil port, the oil port being open rearward, upward, and outward in a vehicle width direction; an oil level gauge attached to the port such that the oil level gauge is insertable and extractable; an exhaust pipe including an upstream end portion connected to the internal combustion engine and a downstream end portion located rearward of the upstream end portion, the exhaust pipe being configured such that an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine flows in the exhaust pipe; a silencer connected to the downstream end portion of the exhaust pipe and disposed rearward of the internal combustion engine; a fixing base provided on the exhaust pipe; and an oxygen sensor attached to the fixing base and configured to detect an oxygen concentration of the exhaust gas, wherein the oil level gauge includes a stem-shaped gauge portion disposed inside the internal combustion engine while the oil level gauge is attached to the port, and a knob disposed outside the internal combustion engine, the fixing base is disposed rearward of the port and is disposed outward of the port in the vehicle width direction and disposed forward of the silencer, and the oxygen sensor is disposed inward of a center of the exhaust pipe in the vehicle width direction, and an axis of the oxygen sensor is disposed below a central line of the port. an internal combustion engine having an oil port, the oil port being open rearward, upward, and outward in a vehicle width direction; an oil level gauge attached to the port such that the oil level gauge is insertable and extractable; an exhaust pipe including an upstream end portion connected to the internal combustion engine and a downstream end portion located rearward of the upstream end portion, the exhaust pipe being configured such that an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine flows in the exhaust pipe; a silencer connected to the downstream end portion of the exhaust pipe and disposed rearward of the internal combustion engine; a fixing base provided on the exhaust pipe; and an oxygen sensor attached to the fixing base and configured to detect an oxygen concentration of the exhaust gas, wherein the oil level gauge includes a stem-shaped gauge portion disposed inside the internal combustion engine while the oil level gauge is attached to the port, and a knob disposed outside the internal combustion engine, the fixing base is disposed rearward of the port and is disposed outward of the port in the vehicle width direction and disposed forward of the silencer, and the oxygen sensor is disposed inward of a center of the exhaust pipe in the vehicle width direction, and an axis of the oxygen sensor is disposed below a central line of the port.
A method for determining the enzyme activity of the heparanase, characterized by the steps - incubating a solution containing fondaparinux and polymer-H with heparanase, and - detecting the change in fluorescence intensity of the polymer-H within at least one predetermined time interval, wherein the fluorescence intensity change is a direct measure of the enzyme activity of the heparanase. - incubating a solution containing fondaparinux and polymer-H with heparanase, and - detecting the change in fluorescence intensity of the polymer-H within at least one predetermined time interval, wherein the fluorescence intensity change is a direct measure of the enzyme activity of the heparanase.
Anti-snoring device for attachment to the neck of a user, said anti-snoring device comprises: - a harness made out of a flexible material, said harness comprising a retaining portion, - an insert configured to be arranged in the retaining portion of the harness on the forward facing side of the user's neck, wherein said insert comprises a base portion configured to face the neck of the user, and first and second surfaces (25a, 25b) defining a laterally tapering shape of the insert with increasing distance from the base portion, characterised in that the base portion of the insert comprises a central recess with a hole providing a torus or toroid-shaped structural contact surface. - a harness made out of a flexible material, said harness comprising a retaining portion, - an insert configured to be arranged in the retaining portion of the harness on the forward facing side of the user's neck,
A helmet comprising: an inner shell; an outer shell; an intermediate layer between the inner shell and the outer shell; and at least one connecting member configured to directly connect the inner shell to the outer shell, and allow sliding between the inner shell and the outer shell, when the outer shell is attached to the helmet; wherein, when the outer shell is attached, the outer shell and the inner shell are configured to slide relative to one another in response to an impact, a sliding interface being provided between the intermediate layer and one or both of the outer shell and the inner shell; characterised in that the outer shell is detachable; and the intermediate layer has a hole associated with each of the at least one connecting members and the helmet is configured such that each connecting member between the inner and outer shell passes through the associated hole. an inner shell; an outer shell; an intermediate layer between the inner shell and the outer shell; and at least one connecting member configured to directly connect the inner shell to the outer shell, and allow sliding between the inner shell and the outer shell, when the outer shell is attached to the helmet; wherein, when the outer shell is attached, the outer shell and the inner shell are configured to slide relative to one another in response to an impact, a sliding interface being provided between the intermediate layer and one or both of the outer shell and the inner shell; characterised in that the outer shell is detachable; and the intermediate layer has a hole associated with each of the at least one connecting members and the helmet is configured such that each connecting member between the inner and outer shell passes through the associated hole.
A crossflow fan comprising: - an impeller; and - a tongue provided along a portion of the outer circumference of the impeller, wherein the tongue is provided with a plurality of slits such that a cross-section of the tongue on a surface perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the impeller is formed in a comb shape, and wherein at least one slit of the plurality of slits is formed in a different shape, characterized in that the at least one slit has a rib in which the at least one slit is at least partly buried. - an impeller; and - a tongue provided along a portion of the outer circumference of the impeller, wherein the tongue is provided with a plurality of slits such that a cross-section of the tongue on a surface perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the impeller is formed in a comb shape, and wherein at least one slit of the plurality of slits is formed in a different shape,
A method of dithering images using a processor, the method comprising: receiving an input image in a first bit depth, the input image represented in a first color format comprising a luma component in a first spatial resolution and one or more chroma components in a second spatial resolution, the second spatial resolution being lower than the first spatial resolution in at least a vertical or a horizontal direction; generating white noise; filtering the white noise according to the inverse response of a first low-pass filter to generate chroma dither noise, wherein the response of the first low-pass filter is adapted in response to the second spatial resolution; filtering the white noise according to the inverse response of a second low- pass filter to generate luma dither noise, wherein the response of the second low-pass filter is adapted in response to the first spatial resolution; adding the luma dither noise to the luma component to generate a noise- modified luma component; adding the chroma dither noise to the one or more chroma components to generate noise-modified chroma components; and generating an output dithered image in a second bit depth in response to quantizing the noise-modified luma component and the noise-modified chroma components, wherein the second bit depth is lower than the first bit depth. receiving an input image in a first bit depth, the input image represented in a first color format comprising a luma component in a first spatial resolution and one or more chroma components in a second spatial resolution, the second spatial resolution being lower than the first spatial resolution in at least a vertical or a horizontal direction; generating white noise; filtering the white noise according to the inverse response of a first low-pass filter to generate chroma dither noise, wherein the response of the first low-pass filter is adapted in response to the second spatial resolution; filtering the white noise according to the inverse response of a second low- pass filter to generate luma dither noise, wherein the response of the second low-pass filter is adapted in response to the first spatial resolution; adding the luma dither noise to the luma component to generate a noise- modified luma component; adding the chroma dither noise to the one or more chroma components to generate noise-modified chroma components; and generating an output dithered image in a second bit depth in response to quantizing the noise-modified luma component and the noise-modified chroma components, wherein the second bit depth is lower than the first bit depth.
A combination of levocetirizine and montelukast in an effective amount for use in the treatment of an inflammation-mediated condition and/or an NFκB-mediated condition, wherein the condition is chosen from: (i) a neurological condition, selected from the group consisting of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, and Huntington's disease; and/or (ii) a condition caused by a viral infection, selected from the group consisting of the Ebola virus, the West Nile virus, the Yellow Fever virus, the Dengue virus, the tick-borne-encephalitis virus, and HIV. (i) a neurological condition, selected from the group consisting of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, and Huntington's disease; and/or (ii) a condition caused by a viral infection, selected from the group consisting of the Ebola virus, the West Nile virus, the Yellow Fever virus, the Dengue virus, the tick-borne-encephalitis virus, and HIV.
A method for determining a timing for delivery of a non-excitatory signal to a heart within a cardiac beat cycle where electrodes (2A, 4A, 6A, 22) are previously applied to a plurality of cardiac sites, the method comprising: sensing electrical activity in at least a first site of said plurality of cardiac sites through at least a first electrode of said electrodes (2A, 4A, 6A, 22) for detecting a first electrical depolarization event within said beat cycle; sensing electrical activity in at least a second site of said plurality of cardiac sites through at least a second electrode of said electrodes (2A, 4A, 6A, 22) for detecting at least a second electrical depolarization event within said beat cycle; and automatically determining a timing for delivery of said non-excitatory signal to at least one of said plurality of cardiac sites through at least one of said electrodes (2A, 4A, 6A, 22), said automatically determining including determining said timing from a time of detection of said at least second electrical depolarization event; CHARACTERIZED BY: said automatically determining being in response to detecting said second electrical depolarization event within an alert window period, said alert window period starting at a first delay from the time of detection of said first electrical depolarization event and having a first duration. sensing electrical activity in at least a first site of said plurality of cardiac sites through at least a first electrode of said electrodes (2A, 4A, 6A, 22) for detecting a first electrical depolarization event within said beat cycle; sensing electrical activity in at least a second site of said plurality of cardiac sites through at least a second electrode of said electrodes (2A, 4A, 6A, 22) for detecting at least a second electrical depolarization event within said beat cycle; and automatically determining a timing for delivery of said non-excitatory signal to at least one of said plurality of cardiac sites through at least one of said electrodes (2A, 4A, 6A, 22), said automatically determining including determining said timing from a time of detection of said at least second electrical depolarization event; CHARACTERIZED BY: said automatically determining being in response to detecting said second electrical depolarization event within an alert window period, said alert window period starting at a first delay from the time of detection of said first electrical depolarization event and having a first duration. said automatically determining being in response to detecting said second electrical depolarization event within an alert window period, said alert window period starting at a first delay from the time of detection of said first electrical depolarization event and having a first duration.
A method of driving an electrophoretic display, the display comprising a layer of an electrophoretic medium having first and second surfaces on opposed sides thereof, and electrode means arranged to apply an electric field across the layer of the electrophoretic medium, the electrode means being arranged to drive the electrophoretic medium to a non-light-transmissive state, in which electrically charged particles occupy a major proportion of the area of the layer, thereby rendering the layer substantially non-light-transmissive, and a transmissive state, in which the electrically charged particles occupy only a minor proportion of the area of the layer, thereby rendering the layer substantially light-transmissive, the electrophoretic medium comprising a continuous phase and a plurality of droplets confined within the continuous phase, each droplet comprising a suspending fluid and a plurality of the electrically charged particles disposed in the suspending fluid, the particles being capable of moving therethrough on application of the electric field to the layer of the electrophoretic medium, the method being characterized by: while the layer is in its non-light-transmissive state, applying via the electrode means a direct current electric field, thereby moving the electrically charged particles adjacent to one of the first and second surfaces of the layer of the electrophoretic medium; and thereafter applying via the electrode means an alternating current field, thereby moving the particles in the plane of the electrophoretic medium to the sidewalls of the droplets and causing the layer to assume its light-transmissive state. while the layer is in its non-light-transmissive state, applying via the electrode means a direct current electric field, thereby moving the electrically charged particles adjacent to one of the first and second surfaces of the layer of the electrophoretic medium; and thereafter applying via the electrode means an alternating current field, thereby moving the particles in the plane of the electrophoretic medium to the sidewalls of the droplets and causing the layer to assume its light-transmissive state.
A method for determining network connection information, the method performed by a wearable wireless device (110, 300) and comprising: communicating, using a short-range wireless protocol, with a first wireless device associated with a wireless network; estimating a separation distance between the wearable wireless device (110, 300) and the first wireless device; comparing a first network identifier of the wearable wireless device (110, 300) with a second network identifier of the first wireless device to determine whether or not the wearable wireless device (110, 300) and the first wireless device are both associated with the wireless network; and selectively receiving, from the first wireless device, network connection information for the wireless network based at least in part on the comparing and the separation distance. communicating, using a short-range wireless protocol, with a first wireless device associated with a wireless network; estimating a separation distance between the wearable wireless device (110, 300) and the first wireless device; comparing a first network identifier of the wearable wireless device (110, 300) with a second network identifier of the first wireless device to determine whether or not the wearable wireless device (110, 300) and the first wireless device are both associated with the wireless network; and selectively receiving, from the first wireless device, network connection information for the wireless network based at least in part on the comparing and the separation distance.
A cartridge for sensing biological samples and being configured to interface with an external device, the cartridge comprising: a housing; a semiconductor chip(100,112) having integrated therein an array of sensors; a sealing block spaced apart from the chip to form a gap therebetween; and an array of wells open on one side to receive the samples, wherein the sealing block and chip are arranged to move relative to one another between a non-sealing position and a sealing position to close the gap so as to isolate the wells from each other; characterised by an actuator arranged to urge the sealing block into the sealing position as the cartridge is removed from the external device. a housing; a semiconductor chip(100,112) having integrated therein an array of sensors; a sealing block spaced apart from the chip to form a gap therebetween; and an array of wells open on one side to receive the samples,
A knitting yarn gripping device for a flatbed knitting machine, provided with a gripping mechanism equipped to an upper end thereof, so that the gripping mechanism is capable of capturing a knitting yarn by rising from downward of a needle bed gap to upward thereof in an open state and closing while falling after rising, whereby the knitting yarn is crossing from a fabric knit on needle beds to a yarn feeder port, and a rise and fall mechanism provided below the gripping mechanism, characterized by a lock member for locking the gripping mechanism in a capturing state before closing in such a manner that the gripping mechanism is not completely closed and an unlock mechanism capable of working on the lock member to unlock it so as to grip the knitting yarn if the gripping mechanism continues to fall after being locked.
Compositions comprising a) 3% to 30% by weight of poly(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene) terephthalate, where the proportion of PCT based on the sum total of all the thermoplastic polymers present in the composition is in the range from 5% to 40% by weight, b) 15% to 90% by weight of polyethylene terephthalate and c) 7% to 70% by weight of titanium dioxide, where the individual components should be combined with one another in such a way that the sum total of all the percentages by weight is 100. a) 3% to 30% by weight of poly(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene) terephthalate, where the proportion of PCT based on the sum total of all the thermoplastic polymers present in the composition is in the range from 5% to 40% by weight, b) 15% to 90% by weight of polyethylene terephthalate and c) 7% to 70% by weight of titanium dioxide, where the individual components should be combined with one another in such a way that the sum total of all the percentages by weight is 100.