mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for manipulating an image to provide a color correct intensity adjusted image, comprising the steps of: determining a characteristic spectral ratio formed by the interplay of an incident illuminant and an ambient illuminant and substantially invariant over different materials present in a scene depicted in the image, the characteristic spectral ratio being an analytical representation of image properties and characteristics pursuant to a bi-illuminant dichromatic reflection model, the bi-illuminant dichromatic reflection model obtained by combining terms relevant to an ambient illuminant with a dichromatic reflection model; and utilizing the characteristic spectral ratio to manipulate the image to generate a color correct intensity adjusted image. determining a characteristic spectral ratio formed by the interplay of an incident illuminant and an ambient illuminant and substantially invariant over different materials present in a scene depicted in the image, the characteristic spectral ratio being an analytical representation of image properties and characteristics pursuant to a bi-illuminant dichromatic reflection model, the bi-illuminant dichromatic reflection model obtained by combining terms relevant to an ambient illuminant with a dichromatic reflection model; and utilizing the characteristic spectral ratio to manipulate the image to generate a color correct intensity adjusted image.
Explosion-proof housing consisting of at least one metal housing part having at least one housing opening or receiving surface and a support edge which borders the at least one housing opening or receiving surface, and a cover part made of plastics material which covers the housing opening or receiving surface and has a peripheral cover edge which is connected in an explosion-proof manner to the support edge so that, in the case of an explosion within the housing, a transfer of the explosion to an explosive atmosphere surrounding the housing is prevented, a plurality of connection points is formed between the support edge and the cover edge as interlocking depressions and protrusions, the protrusions being formed by partial melting of the cover edge, characterized in that the depressions and protrusions interlock in a longitudinal direction with clearance, the longitudinal direction extending along a wall longitudinal direction of a corresponding housing wall or support edge longitudinal direction of the housing part. a plurality of connection points is formed between the support edge and the cover edge as interlocking depressions and protrusions, the protrusions being formed by partial melting of the cover edge, characterized in that the depressions and protrusions interlock in a longitudinal direction with clearance, the longitudinal direction extending along a wall longitudinal direction of a corresponding housing wall or support edge longitudinal direction of the housing part.
Device for weighing a container, comprising at least one weighing installation for weighing at least one container that has been filled at a filling station, at least one container receptacle for transporting the container relative to the weighing installation, wherein at least one drive face and at least one mover which is capable of being magnetically coupled on the drive face and by virtue of the magnetic coupling is movable in a non-contacting manner relative to the drive face are provided, wherein the mover is disposed on the drive face so as to be displaceable and/or rotatable in at least two degrees of freedom, and the container receptacle is connected to the mover, wherein the mover is configured for transporting the container to the weighing installation, characterized in that the drive face is configured such that the mover, upon completion of the weighing by the weighing installation, is configured so as to be capable of moving the container again to the filling station.
A method for processing broadcast packets or multicast control messages in an Ethernet Passive Optical Network, EPON, wherein the method comprises: establishing information entries in an optical line terminal, OLT; wherein the information entries include: a correspondence between an optical network unit, ONU, ONU logical link identification and an ONU type, a correspondence between an ONU logical link identification and an OLT port, a correspondence between a virtual local area network, VLAN and an ONU logical link identification and a correspondence between a VLAN and an OLT port; finding a VLAN corresponding to a VLAN tag carried in a downlink broadcast packet or multicast control message when the OLT receives the downlink broadcast packet or multicast control message through its own uplink port; determining an OLT port corresponding to the VLAN according to the correspondence between a VLAN and an OLT port and determining ONUs types of users who joined the VLAN under the OLT port according to the correspondence between an ONU logical link identification and an OLT port, the correspondence between a VLAN and an ONU logical link identification and the correspondence between an ONU logical link identification and an ONU type; wherein a user corresponds to one ONU type; replicating the downlink broadcast packet or multicast control message to different broadcast logical channels in accordance with ONU types of users who joined the VLAN under the OLT port when the OLT transmits the downlink broadcast packet or multicast control message, wherein the ONU types are classified by rate (201, 202). establishing information entries in an optical line terminal, OLT; wherein the information entries include: a correspondence between an optical network unit, ONU, ONU logical link identification and an ONU type, a correspondence between an ONU logical link identification and an OLT port, a correspondence between a virtual local area network, VLAN and an ONU logical link identification and a correspondence between a VLAN and an OLT port; finding a VLAN corresponding to a VLAN tag carried in a downlink broadcast packet or multicast control message when the OLT receives the downlink broadcast packet or multicast control message through its own uplink port; determining an OLT port corresponding to the VLAN according to the correspondence between a VLAN and an OLT port and determining ONUs types of users who joined the VLAN under the OLT port according to the correspondence between an ONU logical link identification and an OLT port, the correspondence between a VLAN and an ONU logical link identification and the correspondence between an ONU logical link identification and an ONU type; wherein a user corresponds to one ONU type; replicating the downlink broadcast packet or multicast control message to different broadcast logical channels in accordance with ONU types of users who joined the VLAN under the OLT port when the OLT transmits the downlink broadcast packet or multicast control message, wherein the ONU types are classified by rate (201, 202).
The use of a chamber with walls for shielding a demagnetizing coil (34, 44, 54, 65), wherein the chamber has a chamber interior, in which the demagnetizing coil (34, 44, 54, 65) can be accommodated, whilst a demagnetization of a ferromagnetic component (31, 41, 51, 61) proceeds along a predetermined demagnetization curve in the demagnetizing coil (34, 44, 54, 65) within the chamber interior by applying an attenuating magnetic alternating field and loading with a coil current (15, 35, 45, 55), the demagnetizing coil (54, 65) surrounding the component (51, 61) to be demagnetized completely in all of the dimensions thereof, the chamber being designed in such a manner that it has at least three to at most six side walls and thus would be designed in a completely closed manner, so that the demagnetizing coil positioned in the chamber interior is therefore accessible either from the outside freely from one or two sides or from one side after opening a side wall, the demagnetizing coil positioned in the chamber interior being accessible from the outside freely from one or two sides without opening a side wall, the walls having at least one layer of highly magnetically permeable ferromagnetic material, for shielding from external interference fields acting in the chamber interior, including the Earth's magnetic field, to achieve a reduction of the interference-field strength in the chamber interior to less than half of the interference field strength outside of the chamber interior at the respective location of the chamber.
Strain of Bifidobacferium bifidum deposited in the Spanish type Culture Collection of Microorganisms (CECT) with accession number CECT 7366, with activity for inhibiting Helicobacter pylori, and having the capacity to produce six peptides characterized in that their amino acid sequence is SED.ID.NO: 1 to 6.
A system comprising: a prime mover configured to provide mechanical energy to the system by spinning a shaft; a synchronous AC generator comprising a rotor mechanically coupled to the shaft; an exciter mechanically coupled to the shaft and configured to output a variable field current to excite the synchronous AC generator; a plurality of synchronous electric motors electrically direct coupled to the synchronous AC generator and each comprising a rotor rotatable operable to drive one or more mechanical loads; and a controller configured to establish and maintain a magnetic coupling between the rotor of the synchronous AC generator and all of the rotors of the synchronous electric motors by control of a level of the field current during a ramped increase in rotation of the rotor of the synchronous AC generator from zero rotational speed, characterised in that the controller is further configured to control the level of the field current based on a difference in an angle of deflection between a position of the rotor of the synchronous AC generator and a position of each of the rotors of the respective synchronous electric motors. a prime mover configured to provide mechanical energy to the system by spinning a shaft; a synchronous AC generator comprising a rotor mechanically coupled to the shaft; an exciter mechanically coupled to the shaft and configured to output a variable field current to excite the synchronous AC generator; a plurality of synchronous electric motors electrically direct coupled to the synchronous AC generator and each comprising a rotor rotatable operable to drive one or more mechanical loads; and a controller configured to establish and maintain a magnetic coupling between the rotor of the synchronous AC generator and all of the rotors of the synchronous electric motors by control of a level of the field current during a ramped increase in rotation of the rotor of the synchronous AC generator from zero rotational speed, characterised in that the controller is further configured to control the level of the field current based on a difference in an angle of deflection between a position of the rotor of the synchronous AC generator and a position of each of the rotors of the respective synchronous electric motors.
An antibody or antibody fragment comprising a first set of clone paired heavy and light CDR sequences selected from SEQ ID NOS: 19-24 or 25-30, and a second set of clone paired heavy and light CDR sequences selected from SEQ ID NOS: 31-36 or 37-42.
A system for improving at least one of intelligibility or loudness of an audio program, the system comprising: a matrix encoder configured to receive audio signals of the audio program including at least one of a) Lf, Rf and Cf signals or b) left and right signals each of which includes at least some components of the audio program and to downmix the received audio signals to obtain left downmix and right downmix signals; a matrix decoder configured to upmix the left downmix and right downmix signals to obtain at least a center upmix signal, which includes a majority of the components of the said at least some components of the audio program that were included in the at least one of a) the Lf, Rf and Cf signals or b) the left and right signals; and a system output configured to provide the center upmix signal; and an adder configured to add a portion of the center upmix signal to one or more of: a) the left and right signals, and b) the Cf signal of the audio program. a matrix encoder configured to receive audio signals of the audio program including at least one of a) Lf, Rf and Cf signals or b) left and right signals each of which includes at least some components of the audio program and to downmix the received audio signals to obtain left downmix and right downmix signals; a matrix decoder configured to upmix the left downmix and right downmix signals to obtain at least a center upmix signal, which includes a majority of the components of the said at least some components of the audio program that were included in the at least one of a) the Lf, Rf and Cf signals or b) the left and right signals; and a system output configured to provide the center upmix signal; and an adder configured to add a portion of the center upmix signal to one or more of: a) the left and right signals, and b) the Cf signal of the audio program. a) the left and right signals, and b) the Cf signal of the audio program.
A lift apparatus for transporting objects between a first compartment of an aircraft and a second compartment of the aircraft through an aperture in a floor structure separating the first compartment and the second compartment from each other, the lift apparatus comprising: - a conveying means comprising a retaining portion adapted to selectively retain and release objects to be transported, - a guide means (18a, 18b) to which the conveying means is mounted such that it is linearly movable in a guided manner along a predetermined path of motion defined by the guide means (18a, 18b), and - a moving means adapted for driving the conveying means to linearly move along the predetermined path of motion, wherein the conveying means further comprises a closing portion, the retaining portion and the closing portion are disposed one after the other along the predetermined path of motion, the lift apparatus is adapted to be mounted in an aircraft, which comprises a first compartment and a second compartment separated from each other by a floor structure having an aperture, in such a manner that the predetermined path of motion extends through the aperture, and wherein the conveying means is selectively movable along the predetermined path of motion between a first position, in which the closing portion is spaced from the floor structure and the aperture and at least part of the retaining portion is disposed between the floor structure and the closing portion, and a second position, in which the closing portion closes the aperture. - a conveying means comprising a retaining portion adapted to selectively retain and release objects to be transported, - a guide means (18a, 18b) to which the conveying means is mounted such that it is linearly movable in a guided manner along a predetermined path of motion defined by the guide means (18a, 18b), and - a moving means adapted for driving the conveying means to linearly move along the predetermined path of motion,
Concrete sleeper for railway rails having: - locations intended for supporting rails, - a main direction in which are distributed said locations intended for supporting rails, the supporting sleeper including measurement instruments (3, 4, 5) embedded in the concrete forming said sleeper, characterized in that at least one of said measurement instruments is an optical fiber extensometer sensor (3, 4, 5) embedded in the concrete of said sleeper in order to measure the stresses undergone by the concrete, said optical fiber sensor (3, 4, 5) including a sensitive element extending along a direction. - locations intended for supporting rails, - a main direction in which are distributed said locations intended for supporting rails,
A nasogastric or nasoenteric feeding tube comprising; an elongate body being of sufficient length that a proximal end of the elongate body may be disposed outside of a patient adjacent a nasal or oral cavity of the patient while the elongate body extends through the nasal cavity of the patient, through the patient's esophagus and at least into the stomach, the elongate body including at least one lumen (36, 264) having an opening through a distal end, the lumen (36, 264) configured for passing a feeding solution therethrough, and an optical system (276, 40A, 40B, 346) disposed within the elongate body comprising a lighting structure for lighting tissue adjacent the distal end and an image transmitting structure for conveying images of tissue adjacent the distal end. an elongate body being of sufficient length that a proximal end of the elongate body may be disposed outside of a patient adjacent a nasal or oral cavity of the patient while the elongate body extends through the nasal cavity of the patient, through the patient's esophagus and at least into the stomach, the elongate body including at least one lumen (36, 264) having an opening through a distal end, the lumen (36, 264) configured for passing a feeding solution therethrough, and an optical system (276, 40A, 40B, 346) disposed within the elongate body comprising a lighting structure for lighting tissue adjacent the distal end and an image transmitting structure for conveying images of tissue adjacent the distal end.
A translaminar, interspinous stabilization system comprising: an implantable device for placement between two adjacent vertebrae, the device comprising an inferior section, a superior section, a flexible midsection extending therebetween and configured to seat against the lamina between the adjacent vertebrae, the inferior section, superior section and flexible midsection together form a U-shaped body, characterized in that the device further comprises a pair of lateral plates extending from one of the superior or inferior sections (32, 34) and defining a stirrup for receiving a spinous process, each of the lateral plates comprising an extension that extends beyond the spinous process and towards the lamina for engaging a laminar surface of one of the vertebra, each of the lateral plates further including an aperture on the extension for receiving a bone fastener therethrough, the aperture comprising an elongated slot to accommodate movement of the bone fastener with respect to the lateral plate; and at least one bone fastener for placement through at least one lateral plate for securing the device to the laminar surface of one of the vertebra. an implantable device for placement between two adjacent vertebrae, the device comprising an inferior section, a superior section, a flexible midsection extending therebetween and configured to seat against the lamina between the adjacent vertebrae, the inferior section, superior section and flexible midsection together form a U-shaped body, characterized in that the device further comprises a pair of lateral plates extending from one of the superior or inferior sections (32, 34) and defining a stirrup for receiving a spinous process, each of the lateral plates comprising an extension that extends beyond the spinous process and towards the lamina for engaging a laminar surface of one of the vertebra, each of the lateral plates further including an aperture on the extension for receiving a bone fastener therethrough, the aperture comprising an elongated slot to accommodate movement of the bone fastener with respect to the lateral plate; and at least one bone fastener for placement through at least one lateral plate for securing the device to the laminar surface of one of the vertebra.
An apparatus for testing a multi-hole fuel injector nozzle having a nozzle needle for controlling the fuel spray (Sn) from a plurality of spray hole outlets of the multi-hole nozzle, the apparatus comprising: mounting means for the multi-hole nozzle; fuel supply means for supplying fuel to the multi-hole nozzle; a measurement chamber for capturing the fuel spray (Sn) from an individual spray hole outlet of the multi-hole nozzle when fuel is supplied to the multi-hole nozzle by the fuel supply means; and means for determining the spray force (F p) of the fuel spray (Sn) from said individual spray hole outlet; wherein the multi-hole nozzle is mounted outside the measurement chamber and the apparatus is arranged such that the fuel spray (Sn) from the individual spray hole outlet is directed into the measurement chamber, characterized in that the relative orientation of the multi-hole nozzle and the measurement chamber is adjustable such that the fuel spray (Sn) from any one of the plurality of nozzle spray hole outlets can be directed into the measurement chamber and wherein, the measurement chamber includes an aperture through which the fuel spray from the individual spray hole outlet is directed, and wherein the aperture is defined within a substantially conical wall of the measurement chamber, the conical wall being symmetrical about a measurement chamber axis which extends through the centre of the aperture and transverse to a longitudinal axis of the nozzle needle, wherein the measurement chamber is arranged to pivot about a pivot axis which is substantially perpendicular to both the longitudinal axis of the nozzle needle and the measurement chamber axis, and intersects the longitudinal axis of the nozzle needle close to where the respective axes ( x) of the plurality of spray hole outlets intersect the longitudinal axis. mounting means for the multi-hole nozzle; fuel supply means for supplying fuel to the multi-hole nozzle; a measurement chamber for capturing the fuel spray (Sn) from an individual spray hole outlet of the multi-hole nozzle when fuel is supplied to the multi-hole nozzle by the fuel supply means; and means for determining the spray force (F p) of the fuel spray (Sn) from said individual spray hole outlet;
Analog-to-digital converter having an input range, the ADC comprising means for receiving an analog input signal (Vin), ramp generating means for generating a plurality of ramp signals (Vramp) covering non-overlapping sub-ranges of said input range, selection means comparing maximum of each ramp signals to the input signal (Vin) for selecting one of said ramp-signals whose sub-range includes the value of said analog input signal, a comparator for comparing said analog input signal (Vin) with said selected ramp signal (Vramp), and means, operating under the control of said comparator, for outputting a digital representation of said analog input signal.