mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A joining system with a leveller suitable for being used for parts of furniture and furnishing items with a bottom and shoulders comprising, in combination: at least one unit with a front foot and at least one unit with a rear foot, wherein each of said units (14, 15) in turn comprises a joining unit adapted to realize the connection of said bottom with said shoulder and comprising a connection group and a blocking group, and a levelling group, all of said groups (GC, GB, GL) being contained in a single body configured to be associated both with the bottom and with the shoulder of said furniture and configured to be maneuvered by means of tools, wherein said connection group with relative blocking group of each joining unit of said front- and rear-foot units (14, 15) are adapted to firmly connect the shoulder and the bottom and can be actuated from the front of the system with respect to the piece of furniture through the space that it is created between the bottom and the floor when the system is assembled to said parts of furniture or furnishing items, whereas said body also has, in its surface facing said bottom, a sleeve extension which is adapted to be housed in a complementary hollow seat of said bottom, this sleeve extension has a pass-through hole, internally threaded and extending for the whole body, which defines a seat for the levelling group and said levelling group of each front- and rear-foot unit (14, 15) is configured for being maneuvered by means of a tool that can be inserted in a small hole formed in said bottom vertically towards the floor, and configured to be aligned with each front and rear foot (14, 15) when the system is assembled said units with a front foot and a rear foot are configured to be positioned beneath said bottom between at least one of said shoulders and said bottom, said front-foot unit providing a pass-through hole adjacent to a hole which houses part of said joining unit for receiving an actuation tool (38, 39) of said joining unit of said rear-foot unit.
A lighting arrangement comprising a light-producing light source arranged to a mounting base, and a photoconductor, the light-receiving part of which is adapted to be arranged to a light-transmitting relationship with the light source, the photoconductor being arranged to direct light to an object to be illuminated, the arrangement also comprises locking means for fastening the light-receiving part of the photoconductor to the same mounting base with the light source, wherein the photoconductor is a thin film photoconductor or film photoconductor having a thickness of at most 0.5 mm, characterised in that the loking means are arranged to a connector part that is fastened to said mounting base, and that the connector part is a surface-mounted component and the mounting base is a circuit board, and that the connector part is a multipart component, a first part of which is arranged to be fastened to the mounting base and a second part of which is arranged to be fastented to the first part so that a structure fastening the photoconductor to the mounting base is formed.
A device for measuring tread depth of tyres, wherein in use a tyre can be driven over the device in a first direction, the device comprising: a light source arranged to illuminate the tyre; an obstruction extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and arranged to partially block the light emitted from the light source such that a shadow is cast on the tyre when the tyre is located above the device, and such that the shadow is cast on the tyre in a direction substantially perpendicular to the tread of the tyre; a camera arranged to view an illuminated section of the tyre; characterized in that said device comprises further one or more reflective optical elements (11,12) arranged to direct light reflected from the tyre onto the camera. wherein in use a tyre can be driven over the device in a first direction, the device comprising: a light source arranged to illuminate the tyre; an obstruction extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and arranged to partially block the light emitted from the light source such that a shadow is cast on the tyre when the tyre is located above the device, and such that the shadow is cast on the tyre in a direction substantially perpendicular to the tread of the tyre; a camera arranged to view an illuminated section of the tyre; characterized in that said device comprises further one or more reflective optical elements (11,12) arranged to direct light reflected from the tyre onto the camera. a light source arranged to illuminate the tyre; an obstruction extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and arranged to partially block the light emitted from the light source such that a shadow is cast on the tyre when the tyre is located above the device, and such that the shadow is cast on the tyre in a direction substantially perpendicular to the tread of the tyre; a camera arranged to view an illuminated section of the tyre; characterized in that said device comprises further one or more reflective optical elements (11,12) arranged to direct light reflected from the tyre onto the camera.
A structure, comprising: a region having first and second oppositely facing surfaces and an opening having a wall extending in a first direction from the first surface towards the second surface; a barrier region overlying and extending in the first direction along the wall of the opening, the barrier region being formed of at least one of silicon dioxide (Si0 2), or silicon carbide (SiC), silicon oxycarbide (SiOC), silicon oxynitride (SiON) or silicon nitride (SiN); an alloy region in direct contact with the barrier region and extending in the first direction along the wall, the alloy region comprising copper-silicon (CuSi), copper-germanium (CuGe), or copper-silicon-germanium (CuSiGe); and a metal region overlying the alloy region, the metal region one of electrolessly or electrolytically deposited. a region having first and second oppositely facing surfaces and an opening having a wall extending in a first direction from the first surface towards the second surface; a barrier region overlying and extending in the first direction along the wall of the opening, the barrier region being formed of at least one of silicon dioxide (Si0 2), or silicon carbide (SiC), silicon oxycarbide (SiOC), silicon oxynitride (SiON) or silicon nitride (SiN); an alloy region in direct contact with the barrier region and extending in the first direction along the wall, the alloy region comprising copper-silicon (CuSi), copper-germanium (CuGe), or copper-silicon-germanium (CuSiGe); and a metal region overlying the alloy region, the metal region one of electrolessly or electrolytically deposited.
A method of encoding a group of pixels in a frame of an image or video sequence, said method comprising the steps of: a) estimating, based on pixel values of said group of pixels, prediction information (30; 40) comprising a displacement vector or defining an intra prediction direction associated with a reference group (18; 24) of pixels (16; 26) in a frame (10; 20); b) providing a filter applicable to reference pixel values of said reference group (18; 24) of pixels (16; 26); c) providing a differential filter having filter coefficients, where a sum of said filter coefficients equals zero; d) determining, based on said differential filter, said filter, said pixel values and said reference pixel values, a filter gain applicable to said differential filter or a combined filter obtainable based on said differential filter and said filter; e1) filtering said reference pixel values of said reference group associated with said prediction information (30; 40) with said filter and said differential filter multiplied by said filter gain or with said combined filter multiplied by said filter gain to obtain filtered reference pixel values; and e2) calculating a residual error based on said pixel values and said filtered reference pixel values; and f) providing a representation of said prediction information (30; 40) and a representation of said residual error as an encoded representation of said group of pixels. a) estimating, based on pixel values of said group of pixels, prediction information (30; 40) comprising a displacement vector or defining an intra prediction direction associated with a reference group (18; 24) of pixels (16; 26) in a frame (10; 20); b) providing a filter applicable to reference pixel values of said reference group (18; 24) of pixels (16; 26); c) providing a differential filter having filter coefficients, where a sum of said filter coefficients equals zero; d) determining, based on said differential filter, said filter, said pixel values and said reference pixel values, a filter gain applicable to said differential filter or a combined filter obtainable based on said differential filter and said filter; e1) filtering said reference pixel values of said reference group associated with said prediction information (30; 40) with said filter and said differential filter multiplied by said filter gain or with said combined filter multiplied by said filter gain to obtain filtered reference pixel values; and e2) calculating a residual error based on said pixel values and said filtered reference pixel values; and f) providing a representation of said prediction information (30; 40) and a representation of said residual error as an encoded representation of said group of pixels.
A container comprising: a rigid wall portion having an opening; a flexible wall portion having a corresponding opening coupled to the opening of the rigid wall portion, said flexible wall portion being sufficiently flexible to be folded inside the rigid wall portion; and a support member coupled to said rigid wall portion configured for providing the container with stability; wherein said rigid wall portion and said flexible wall portion form together a structure configured for holding fluids; characterized in that said rigid wall portion is configured for stacking therein a rigid wall portion of a second container while the flexible wall portion is in the folded position thereof. a rigid wall portion having an opening; a flexible wall portion having a corresponding opening coupled to the opening of the rigid wall portion, said flexible wall portion being sufficiently flexible to be folded inside the rigid wall portion; and a support member coupled to said rigid wall portion configured for providing the container with stability; wherein said rigid wall portion and said flexible wall portion form together a structure configured for holding fluids; characterized in that said rigid wall portion is configured for stacking therein a rigid wall portion of a second container while the flexible wall portion is in the folded position thereof.
A glycerol-in-silicone-pre-elastomer emulsion comprising a silicone pre-elastomer, glycerol, a cyclodextrin, and a metal catalyst suitable for use in the polymerization of said silicone pre-elastomer, and wherein the emulsion further comprises octenidine.
A possible arrival point specifying system comprising: a probe information storing unit configured to store therein destination points set by a navigation system in association with link deviation points corresponding to the respective destination points, wherein a link deviation point is a point at which a vehicle deviates from a final link in a travel trajectory to a respective set destination point; a destination point group generating unit configured to refer to the probe information storing unit and to group the destination points located adjacent to each other to generate a destination point group; a target area setting unit configured to set a target area based on the generated destination point group; a target link deviation point specifying unit configured to refer to the probe information storing unit and specify, as target link deviation points, link deviation points associated with the destination points included in the generated destination point group; a link deviation point group generating unit configured to group the specified target link deviation points located adjacent to each other to generate a link deviation point group; a reference coordinate setting unit configured to set a reference coordinate for the generated link deviation point group; and a possible arrival point specifying unit configured to specify the set reference coordinate as a possible arrival point of the target area and/or a possible arrival point of a facility or an address located within the target area. a probe information storing unit configured to store therein destination points set by a navigation system in association with link deviation points corresponding to the respective destination points, wherein a link deviation point is a point at which a vehicle deviates from a final link in a travel trajectory to a respective set destination point; a destination point group generating unit configured to refer to the probe information storing unit and to group the destination points located adjacent to each other to generate a destination point group; a target area setting unit configured to set a target area based on the generated destination point group; a target link deviation point specifying unit configured to refer to the probe information storing unit and specify, as target link deviation points, link deviation points associated with the destination points included in the generated destination point group; a link deviation point group generating unit configured to group the specified target link deviation points located adjacent to each other to generate a link deviation point group; a reference coordinate setting unit configured to set a reference coordinate for the generated link deviation point group; and a possible arrival point specifying unit configured to specify the set reference coordinate as a possible arrival point of the target area and/or a possible arrival point of a facility or an address located within the target area.
An electrophotographic toner set comprising at least a yellow toner, a magenta toner and a third electrophotographic toner, wherein, in a color specification system of a CIE LAB color space, a lightness L* of the magenta toner is within a range of 35-50, a lightness L* and a hue angle h of the third electrophotographic toner is within a range of 50-65 and 0-65°, respectively, and a difference in hue angle between a color represented by the yellow toner and a color represented by the magenta toner is within a range of 114-130°.
Use of a package for storage and delivery of fertilizer compositions, wherein said package comprises: an external bag and an inner bag thereby forming two compartments; the inside of the inner bag being the inner compartment and the space between the inner side of the external bag and the outer side of the inner bag being the outer compartment; wherein the opening of the inner bag is essentially aligned, coextensive and congruent with the opening of the external bag; wherein at least a portion of the inner bag opening is attached to a portion of the external bag opening; and at least a portion of the inner bag opening not being attached to a portion of the external bag opening, such that a gap between said openings is formed; wherein the opening of the inner bag is attached to the opening of the external bag at two locations, wherein the opening of the inner bag is essentially aligned along the opening of the external bag and two opposite portions being side edges, of the inner bag opening are attached to two corresponding opposite portions and of the external bag opening, and wherein the bottom side of each of said inner bag and external bag is sealed; wherein the inner bag is not attached to the outer bag along a middle portion of the longitudinal axis connecting the top side with the bottom side; wherein the package comprises at least two mutually exclusive fertilizers; wherein a first of the at least two mutually exclusive fertilizers is packaged in the inner compartment, and a second of the at least two mutually exclusive fertilizers is packaged in the outer compartment. an external bag and an inner bag thereby forming two compartments; the inside of the inner bag being the inner compartment and the space between the inner side of the external bag and the outer side of the inner bag being the outer compartment; wherein the opening of the inner bag is essentially aligned, coextensive and congruent with the opening of the external bag; wherein at least a portion of the inner bag opening is attached to a portion of the external bag opening; and at least a portion of the inner bag opening not being attached to a portion of the external bag opening, such that a gap between said openings is formed; wherein the opening of the inner bag is attached to the opening of the external bag at two locations, wherein the opening of the inner bag is essentially aligned along the opening of the external bag and two opposite portions being side edges, of the inner bag opening are attached to two corresponding opposite portions and of the external bag opening, and wherein the bottom side of each of said inner bag and external bag is sealed; wherein the inner bag is not attached to the outer bag along a middle portion of the longitudinal axis connecting the top side with the bottom side; wherein the package comprises at least two mutually exclusive fertilizers; wherein a first of the at least two mutually exclusive fertilizers is packaged in the inner compartment, and a second of the at least two mutually exclusive fertilizers is packaged in the outer compartment.
A computer-implemented method for detecting phase-encoding ghosting in a MR image of an object to be imaged and mitigating the corresponding artifact in said MR image, the computer-implemented method comprising: - acquiring MRI raw data of the object by means of a MRI apparatus, wherein the MRI apparatus comprises multiple receiver channels for acquiring said MRI raw data; - calculating an artifact map of at least one part of the object to be imaged from the MRI raw data, comprising - generating a duplicate k-space data set by using GRAPPA interpolation kernels on said MRI raw data, such that said duplicate k-space data set consists in a fully-sampled centric-ordered and non-interleaved k-space data set; - obtaining the artifact map by subtracting the inverse Fourier transformed duplicate k-space data set with the inverse Fourier transformed MRI raw data; - creating an outlier mask representing detected phase-encoding artifacts in said artifact map by applying a threshold t to separate high intensity ghosting from background noise in the artifact map; - mitigating phase-encode ghosting in the MR image by using the previously obtained artifact map and the outlier mask for obtaining an improved MR image by replacing each image voxel of the inverse Fourier transformed MRI raw data that is indicated as artifactual in the outlier mask by the corresponding image voxel of the inverse Fourier transformed duplicate k-space data set. - acquiring MRI raw data of the object by means of a MRI apparatus, wherein the MRI apparatus comprises multiple receiver channels for acquiring said MRI raw data; - calculating an artifact map of at least one part of the object to be imaged from the MRI raw data, comprising - generating a duplicate k-space data set by using GRAPPA interpolation kernels on said MRI raw data, such that said duplicate k-space data set consists in a fully-sampled centric-ordered and non-interleaved k-space data set; - obtaining the artifact map by subtracting the inverse Fourier transformed duplicate k-space data set with the inverse Fourier transformed MRI raw data; - generating a duplicate k-space data set by using GRAPPA interpolation kernels on said MRI raw data, such that said duplicate k-space data set consists in a fully-sampled centric-ordered and non-interleaved k-space data set; - obtaining the artifact map by subtracting the inverse Fourier transformed duplicate k-space data set with the inverse Fourier transformed MRI raw data; - creating an outlier mask representing detected phase-encoding artifacts in said artifact map by applying a threshold t to separate high intensity ghosting from background noise in the artifact map; - mitigating phase-encode ghosting in the MR image by using the previously obtained artifact map and the outlier mask for obtaining an improved MR image by replacing each image voxel of the inverse Fourier transformed MRI raw data that is indicated as artifactual in the outlier mask by the corresponding image voxel of the inverse Fourier transformed duplicate k-space data set.
- Method for transmitting at least one message, known as "broadcasting message", by an access network of a wireless communication system, said message being transmitted over a broadcasting channel to a group of terminals of said wireless communication system, said terminals being configured to transmit messages, known as "polling messages", on an uplink to the access network in a recurrent manner, at instants which are not known a priori by the access network, characterised in that said method includes: - determining, by the access network, an instant for transmitting the broadcasting message on the basis of information relating to the recurrence of the polling messages transmitted by the terminals of said group, - before transmitting the broadcasting message, transmitting, by the access network, in response to each polling message received from a terminal belonging to said group, on a point-to-point connection to said terminal, a message, known as "response message", including one or more parameters relating to the transmission of the broadcasting message, said response message being transmitted such as to be received by said terminal during a listening window with a predetermined duration following the transmission of the polling message, - transmitting, by said access network, the broadcasting message over the broadcasting channel at the determined instant for transmitting. - determining, by the access network, an instant for transmitting the broadcasting message on the basis of information relating to the recurrence of the polling messages transmitted by the terminals of said group, - before transmitting the broadcasting message, transmitting, by the access network, in response to each polling message received from a terminal belonging to said group, on a point-to-point connection to said terminal, a message, known as "response message", including one or more parameters relating to the transmission of the broadcasting message, said response message being transmitted such as to be received by said terminal during a listening window with a predetermined duration following the transmission of the polling message, - transmitting, by said access network, the broadcasting message over the broadcasting channel at the determined instant for transmitting.