mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for color registration of an image forming apparatus having a registration sensor, the method comprising: determining if color registration is necessary; if color registration is necessary, rotating an image forming medium and setting an optimum luminance of the registration sensor using luminance detected with respect to a rotating surface of the image forming medium; confirming an area with an undesirable surface condition on the image forming medium using luminance detected with respect to the rotating surface of the image forming medium, wherein the confirming the area with an undesirable surface condition on the image forming apparatus comprises comparing the detected luminance with a preset luminance and if the detected luminance is lower than the preset luminance it is determined that the corresponding area on the image forming medium has an undesirable surface condition; forming a preset mark for color registration adjustment on the image forming medium excluding the area confirmed to have an undesirable surface condition; and carrying out color registration adjustment using the optimum luminance set with respect to the formed mark, characterized in that a time for setting an optimum luminance of the registration sensor is overlapped with a time for detecting an area with an undesirable surface condition. determining if color registration is necessary; if color registration is necessary, rotating an image forming medium and setting an optimum luminance of the registration sensor using luminance detected with respect to a rotating surface of the image forming medium; confirming an area with an undesirable surface condition on the image forming medium using luminance detected with respect to the rotating surface of the image forming medium, wherein the confirming the area with an undesirable surface condition on the image forming apparatus comprises comparing the detected luminance with a preset luminance and if the detected luminance is lower than the preset luminance it is determined that the corresponding area on the image forming medium has an undesirable surface condition; forming a preset mark for color registration adjustment on the image forming medium excluding the area confirmed to have an undesirable surface condition; and carrying out color registration adjustment using the optimum luminance set with respect to the formed mark, characterized in that a time for setting an optimum luminance of the registration sensor is overlapped with a time for detecting an area with an undesirable surface condition.
A door lock for retrofitting to a vehicle, the door lock comprising: • a first unit comprising a front face and an opposite rear face parallel to the front face, the rear face for connecting to the vehicle and including screw holes, the first unit including a lock and a locking bar operated by the lock, and • a second unit comprising a front face and an opposite rear face parallel to the front face, the rear face for connecting to the vehicle and including screw holes, the second unit including a cavity to receive the locking bar of the first unit when operated by the lock of the first unit, characterised in that the first unit further comprises a slanted edge connecting the front face to the rear face and comprising one or more teeth and one or more holes and the second unit further comprises a slanted edge connecting the front face to the rear face and comprising one or more teeth and one or more holes, the two slanted edges arranged, when in contact, such that each tooth on one edge engages with a hole on the other edge. • a first unit comprising a front face and an opposite rear face parallel to the front face, the rear face for connecting to the vehicle and including screw holes, the first unit including a lock and a locking bar operated by the lock, and • a second unit comprising a front face and an opposite rear face parallel to the front face, the rear face for connecting to the vehicle and including screw holes, the second unit including a cavity to receive the locking bar of the first unit when operated by the lock of the first unit,
Method for separating a liquid supernatant from cells having a cell wall, comprising the steps of: a) providing a mixture of the cells with a liquid; b) filling a filter housing with the mixture, wherein a first filter having a pore size of between 4 μm and 50 μm is provided on a flat base surface in the filter housing and the walls of the filter housing are sealingly connected to the flat base surface, which is perforated in a sieve-like manner; c) applying a differential pressure of at least 0.5 bar to the mixture by means of compressed air, as a result of which the liquid portion of the mixture is pressed through the filter and a filter cake containing cells remains in the filter housing, wherein the absolute pressure at the point of extraction is at least 0.7 bar; d) extracting the filtered liquid. a) providing a mixture of the cells with a liquid; b) filling a filter housing with the mixture, wherein a first filter having a pore size of between 4 μm and 50 μm is provided on a flat base surface in the filter housing and the walls of the filter housing are sealingly connected to the flat base surface, which is perforated in a sieve-like manner; c) applying a differential pressure of at least 0.5 bar to the mixture by means of compressed air, as a result of which the liquid portion of the mixture is pressed through the filter and a filter cake containing cells remains in the filter housing, wherein the absolute pressure at the point of extraction is at least 0.7 bar; d) extracting the filtered liquid.
A computer-implemented method for secure third-party data storage, the method being performed by a server-side computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: Identifying, at the server-side computing device, a request from a client system to access an encrypted file stored under a user account, wherein the requested access requires decryption of the encrypted file; Identifying, in response to the request, an asymmetric key pair designated for the user account, the asymmetric key pair comprising an encryption key and a decryption key that has been encrypted with a client-side key; receiving, from the client system, the client-side key; decrypting, at the server-side computing device, the decryption key with the client-side key; using, at the server-side computing device, the decryption key to access an unencrypted version of the encrypted file; identifying an additional user account designated to access the unencrypted version of the encrypted file, wherein an additional asymmetric key pair is designated for the additional user account, the additional asymmetric key pair comprising an additional encryption key and an additional decryption key that has been encrypted with an additional client-side key; encrypting the decryption key with the additional encryption key. Identifying, at the server-side computing device, a request from a client system to access an encrypted file stored under a user account, wherein the requested access requires decryption of the encrypted file; Identifying, in response to the request, an asymmetric key pair designated for the user account, the asymmetric key pair comprising an encryption key and a decryption key that has been encrypted with a client-side key; receiving, from the client system, the client-side key; decrypting, at the server-side computing device, the decryption key with the client-side key; using, at the server-side computing device, the decryption key to access an unencrypted version of the encrypted file; identifying an additional user account designated to access the unencrypted version of the encrypted file, wherein an additional asymmetric key pair is designated for the additional user account, the additional asymmetric key pair comprising an additional encryption key and an additional decryption key that has been encrypted with an additional client-side key; encrypting the decryption key with the additional encryption key.
A passive exhaust valve assembly, comprising: an exhaust conduit having a first pipe section attached in generally axial alignment with a second pipe section; wherein an end portion of the first pipe section includes a circumferential segment disposed within an end portion of the second pipe section to form an overlapping interface; wherein the end portions of the first and second pipe sections each include a flange protruding radially outward from the respective first and second pipe section; wherein the flanges engage with each other to form an axle seat therebetween; a support shaft extending laterally across an interior volume of the exhaust conduit and rotatably engaging the axle seat; and a valve plate coupled to the support shaft within the interior volume of the exhaust conduit for moving relative to the exhaust conduit between open and closed positions; characterized in that an interior surface of one of the first and second pipe sections (124, 126) includes a recessed pocket, and wherein a flexible bumper element is disposed at the recessed pocket in a location that contacts the valve plate and dissipates impact of the valve plate moving to the closed position; and wherein the flexible bumper element is resiliently biased radially inward relative to the exhaust conduit. an exhaust conduit having a first pipe section attached in generally axial alignment with a second pipe section; wherein an end portion of the first pipe section includes a circumferential segment disposed within an end portion of the second pipe section to form an overlapping interface; wherein the end portions of the first and second pipe sections each include a flange protruding radially outward from the respective first and second pipe section; wherein the flanges engage with each other to form an axle seat therebetween; a support shaft extending laterally across an interior volume of the exhaust conduit and rotatably engaging the axle seat; and a valve plate coupled to the support shaft within the interior volume of the exhaust conduit for moving relative to the exhaust conduit between open and closed positions; characterized in that an interior surface of one of the first and second pipe sections (124, 126) includes a recessed pocket, and wherein a flexible bumper element is disposed at the recessed pocket in a location that contacts the valve plate and dissipates impact of the valve plate moving to the closed position; and wherein the flexible bumper element is resiliently biased radially inward relative to the exhaust conduit.
A surgical instrument comprising a debossed symbol formed in or on a smooth surface surrounding the symbol, wherein the symbol comprises a plurality of angled surfaces over at least part of the area of the symbol, wherein the angled surfaces define a plurality of parallel ridges and grooves in the symbol, and wherein, in a cross section through the symbol in a plane perpendicular to the ridges and grooves, alternating angled surfaces extend from a trough of a groove to a peak of a ridge and from a peak of a ridge to a trough of a groove, respectively, and wherein the depth of a trough of a groove is at least 0.5mm.
A control device of a robot that performs insertion or a press-fitting operation of a workpiece in a Z direction into a hole part, the robot comprising an end effector attached to the end part of the robot and having a mechanism for gripping the workpiece, and a force sensor attached to the end effector configured to detect a pressure applied to the workpiece, wherein the control device comprises: a measuring part, configured to measure an elapsed time from a time point of starting a correcting operation in a case where the position of the workpiece in the X direction and in the Y direction does not come to the press-fitting position corresponding to the hole part or the pushing force detected by the force sensor reaches a preset determination value, wherein the correcting operation comprises a searching operation of searching for an insertion position or a press-fitting position, and a biting canceling operation of canceling biting of a workpiece during insertion or press-fitting; a calculating part, configured to calculate a total remaining time of the correcting operation by subtracting an elapsed time from a start to an end of the correcting operation from a preset total allowed time of the correcting operation; a comparing part, configured to compare the total remaining time of the correcting operation with a required operation time, the required operation time being the elapsed time from the start to the end of the correcting operation, wherein the start and the end of the correcting operation are determined based on a value detected by the force sensor; and a control part, configured to interrupt the correcting operation before the allowed time elapses in a case where the total remaining time of the correcting operation is less than the required operation time. a measuring part, configured to measure an elapsed time from a time point of starting a correcting operation in a case where the position of the workpiece in the X direction and in the Y direction does not come to the press-fitting position corresponding to the hole part or the pushing force detected by the force sensor reaches a preset determination value, wherein the correcting operation comprises a searching operation of searching for an insertion position or a press-fitting position, and a biting canceling operation of canceling biting of a workpiece during insertion or press-fitting; a calculating part, configured to calculate a total remaining time of the correcting operation by subtracting an elapsed time from a start to an end of the correcting operation from a preset total allowed time of the correcting operation; a comparing part, configured to compare the total remaining time of the correcting operation with a required operation time, the required operation time being the elapsed time from the start to the end of the correcting operation, wherein the start and the end of the correcting operation are determined based on a value detected by the force sensor; and a control part, configured to interrupt the correcting operation before the allowed time elapses in a case where the total remaining time of the correcting operation is less than the required operation time.
A method of obtaining N values of a constellation ratio α for use when transmitting a hierarchical modulation, HM, signal, wherein the constellation ratio α is defined as the ratio of the separation between constellation points used for a first stream and the separation between constellation points used for a second stream in the HM signal, the method comprising: obtaining a model of the variation in a minimum signal-to-noise ratio, SNR, required to provide a predetermined performance measure at a receiver, as a function of α; selecting N target SNR values; and obtaining each of the N values of α, based on the model, by obtaining the value of α corresponding to each of the target SNR values, wherein the method is characterised in that obtaining the model comprises: obtaining, for each one of a plurality of first values of α, a first minimum SNR value required to provide the predetermined performance measure at the receiver; and generating the model of the variation based on the plurality of first values of α and the first minimum SNR values associated with each one of the plurality of first values of α, and wherein the model is a curve of the form: S = A − C / α B + C where α is the constellation ratio, S is the minimum SNR value corresponding to a given value of α, A is the minimum SNR value corresponding to α = 1, B is a predetermined constant, and C is a minimum SNR value corresponding to a predetermined maximum value of α. obtaining a model of the variation in a minimum signal-to-noise ratio, SNR, required to provide a predetermined performance measure at a receiver, as a function of α; selecting N target SNR values; and obtaining each of the N values of α, based on the model, by obtaining the value of α corresponding to each of the target SNR values, wherein the method is characterised in that obtaining the model comprises: obtaining, for each one of a plurality of first values of α, a first minimum SNR value required to provide the predetermined performance measure at the receiver; and generating the model of the variation based on the plurality of first values of α and the first minimum SNR values associated with each one of the plurality of first values of α, and obtaining, for each one of a plurality of first values of α, a first minimum SNR value required to provide the predetermined performance measure at the receiver; and generating the model of the variation based on the plurality of first values of α and the first minimum SNR values associated with each one of the plurality of first values of α, and wherein the model is a curve of the form: S = A − C / α B + C where α is the constellation ratio, S is the minimum SNR value corresponding to a given value of α, A is the minimum SNR value corresponding to α = 1, B is a predetermined constant, and C is a minimum SNR value corresponding to a predetermined maximum value of α.
A monoclonal antibody that binds a KIR3DL2 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein said antibody does not bind to a KIR3DL1 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 169, and wherein said antibody is not internalized into KIR3DL2-expressing cells, wherein said antibody has reduced binding to a mutant KIR3DL2 polypeptide having amino acid mutations I60N and G62S and/or to a mutant KIR3DL2 polypeptide having amino acid mutations P14S, S15A and H23S, relative to binding between the antibody and a wild-type KIR3DL2 polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein said antibody competes for binding to a KIR3DL2 polypeptide with an antibody having respectively a VH and VL region of SEQ ID NOS: 13 and 14.
A method for preparing a polymer, comprising: subjecting at least one monomer having a structure represented by Formula to a reaction in the presence of sulfonic acid, diphenyl amine, and oxygen-containing phosphide, obtaining a sulfonium salt polymer, wherein x is 0, 1, or 2; R 1 is C 1-6 alkyl group; and R 2 is independently hydrogen, or C 1-6 alkyl group. subjecting at least one monomer having a structure represented by Formula to a reaction in the presence of sulfonic acid, diphenyl amine, and oxygen-containing phosphide, obtaining a sulfonium salt polymer, wherein x is 0, 1, or 2; R 1 is C 1-6 alkyl group; and R 2 is independently hydrogen, or C 1-6 alkyl group.
Method for transmitting data from a resource-constrained transmitter to a receiver in a wireless network, comprising the following steps: - the resource-constrained transmitter (21a, 21b, 21c) sending a channel request message (4,14) during at least one pre-allocated time slot (1, 11) to the receiver, - in response to a valid channel request, the receiver determining communication channel availability based on the result of a sensing step, and broadcasting channel information associated with at least one given channel, - the resource-constrained transmitter listening to the channel information and transmitting data to the receiver on the channel, the method being characterized by - the receiver going into a power saving mode after the at least one pre-allocated time slot (1, 11) in case no channel request is received. - the resource-constrained transmitter (21a, 21b, 21c) sending a channel request message (4,14) during at least one pre-allocated time slot (1, 11) to the receiver, - in response to a valid channel request, the receiver determining communication channel availability based on the result of a sensing step, and broadcasting channel information associated with at least one given channel, - the resource-constrained transmitter listening to the channel information and transmitting data to the receiver on the channel,
A method of prefabricating a module configured to form a part of a building, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing four walls, a floor slab and a roof slab; (b) assembling the four walls in such a way that they extend between the floor slab and the roof slab to form a rectangular cuboid shape in the module; (c) forming at least two compartments within said cuboid shape by providing at least one inner partition wall within the cuboid shape; (d) creating wet areas within the module by providing waterproof layers on the interior sides of the walls and the floor of each compartment; (e) arranging technical installations within said cuboid shape; (f) providing interior equipment (WC, WB, SC) within said cuboid shape; and (g) providing the module with pre-mounted engagement means for later engagement with prefabricated panels or slabs or other prefabricated modules by means of connecting devices (70, 80), characterised in that said technical installations are being accommodated in a two-shaft arrangement serving two compartments of the module. (a) providing four walls, a floor slab and a roof slab; (b) assembling the four walls in such a way that they extend between the floor slab and the roof slab to form a rectangular cuboid shape in the module; (c) forming at least two compartments within said cuboid shape by providing at least one inner partition wall within the cuboid shape; (d) creating wet areas within the module by providing waterproof layers on the interior sides of the walls and the floor of each compartment; (e) arranging technical installations within said cuboid shape; (f) providing interior equipment (WC, WB, SC) within said cuboid shape; and (g) providing the module with pre-mounted engagement means for later engagement with prefabricated panels or slabs or other prefabricated modules by means of connecting devices (70, 80), characterised in that said technical installations are being accommodated in a two-shaft arrangement serving two compartments of the module.