mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An apparatus for generating assignments between image regions of an image of an object and element classes for producing an attenuation map, the apparatus comprising: - an object image providing unit (2, 30) for providing a time-of-flight non-attenuation corrected positron emission tomography image as an object image of the object, - a differentiation unit for differentiating the object image, - a segmentation unit for segmenting the differentiated object image into image regions by applying a watershed segmentation, - a feature determination unit for determining features of at least one of a) the image regions and b) boundaries between the image regions depending on image values of the object image, - a preliminary element image providing unit (5, 6, 31) for providing a preliminary element image comprising first preliminary assignments between preliminary image regions and element classes, wherein the preliminary element image providing unit (5, 6, 31) is adapted to provide a preliminary element image being produced based on at least one of: a computed tomography image, a magnetic resonance image, and - an assigning unit for assigning element classes to image regions of an element image of the object, which is indicative of a distribution of the element classes, depending on the determined features and the first preliminary assignments. - an object image providing unit (2, 30) for providing a time-of-flight non-attenuation corrected positron emission tomography image as an object image of the object, - a differentiation unit for differentiating the object image, - a segmentation unit for segmenting the differentiated object image into image regions by applying a watershed segmentation, - a feature determination unit for determining features of at least one of a) the image regions and b) boundaries between the image regions depending on image values of the object image, - a preliminary element image providing unit (5, 6, 31) for providing a preliminary element image comprising first preliminary assignments between preliminary image regions and element classes, wherein the preliminary element image providing unit (5, 6, 31) is adapted to provide a preliminary element image being produced based on at least one of: a computed tomography image, a magnetic resonance image, and - an assigning unit for assigning element classes to image regions of an element image of the object, which is indicative of a distribution of the element classes, depending on the determined features and the first preliminary assignments.
A recording medium comprising: a substrate; and ink receiving layers including a first ink receiving layer disposed on the substrate and a second ink receiving layer disposed on the first ink receiving layer, the first ink receiving layer containing first inorganic particles including alumina particles and silica particles and a first binder in such proportions that the mass ratio of the binder to the first inorganic particles is 0.13 or more and 0.33 or less, and that the mass ratio of the alumina particles to the silica particles is 0.43 or more and 2.33 or less, the second ink receiving layer containing second inorganic particles and a second binder in such a proportion that the mass ratio of the second binder to the second inorganic particles is 0.05 or more and 0.30 or less, the second ink receiving layer having a thickness of 2 μm or more and 10 μm or less, the ink receiving layers having a total thickness of 10 μm or more and 30 μm or less. a substrate; and ink receiving layers including a first ink receiving layer disposed on the substrate and a second ink receiving layer disposed on the first ink receiving layer, the first ink receiving layer containing first inorganic particles including alumina particles and silica particles and a first binder in such proportions that the mass ratio of the binder to the first inorganic particles is 0.13 or more and 0.33 or less, and that the mass ratio of the alumina particles to the silica particles is 0.43 or more and 2.33 or less, the second ink receiving layer containing second inorganic particles and a second binder in such a proportion that the mass ratio of the second binder to the second inorganic particles is 0.05 or more and 0.30 or less, the second ink receiving layer having a thickness of 2 μm or more and 10 μm or less, the ink receiving layers having a total thickness of 10 μm or more and 30 μm or less.
Method for forecasting terminal congestion in seaports, in particular for a vessel (1, 2, 3, 4) of interest en route to one or more seaports of interest according to a given itinerary, wherein, on the basis of vessel specific data including position, type and itinerary data, of a plurality of vessels (1, 2, 3, 4), seaport specific data, a port call archive and a seaport routing simulation network, congestions of terminals in seaports are forecast, in particular for one or more terminals likely to be used by the vessel (1, 2, 3, 4) of interest in one or more of the seaports of interest within the vessel (1, 2, 3, 4) of interest's itinerary at an ETA of the vessel (1, 2, 3, 4) of interest at the forecast terminal, wherein lists of coming ports from the itineraries of the plurality of vessels (1, 2, 3, 4) are retrieved and for each of the vessels (1, 2, 3, 4), in particular those vessels that have an itinerary including seaport(s) of interest, the list of coming ports is processed stepwise port by port from the current next port on, wherein, for each coming port in each vessel's itinerary, starting with the current next port, an ETA at the next port in line is calculated based on routing simulation network information and, based on data stored in the port call archive, one or more terminals in the next port in line is or are determined that is or are likely to be used by the vessel (1, 2, 3, 4), wherein for the terminal most likely to be used or for each of the terminals likely to be used by the vessel (1, 2, 3, 4), an estimated laytime and an estimated time of departure are calculated and, based on the estimated ETAs and ETDs of the plurality of vessels (1, 2, 3, 4), an estimated occupancy of the terminal(s) over time is calculated and compared with the terminal's capacity, wherein a terminal congestion is forecast when at some time in the future the estimated occupancy of a terminal exceeds the terminal's capacity.
Cooled electrode for plasma torch comprising a body having a fixing end for connecting to torch and a free end; said body is provided with at least two annular fins projecting from the body between said fixing end and free end, being said two fins intended to improve the cooling of electrode by a gas licking thereto; the fins have a tapered profile fit to improve heat dissipation at said electrode; said electrode being characterized in that each fin has two truncated cone annular faces with geometric axis corresponding with the longitudinal geometric axis of the electrode.
A method of applying a coating to an external surface of a man-made object to be at least partly immersed in water (e.g. a vessel or an offshore drilling station) for a time period wherein there is relative movement between the immersed object and the water, wherein the coating has a minimal resistance rating for a set of coatings, the method comprising: - a computer-implemented coating selection process comprising the steps of: - obtaining, for each coating in the set of coatings, a total roughness value of the external surface based on a fouling roughness value, a macro roughness value and a micro- roughness value associated with each coating, - selecting a coating from the set of coatings, wherein the selected coating has a minimal resistance rating associated with the obtained total roughness value for the time period; wherein the method further comprises applying the selected coating to the external surface of the man-made object. - a computer-implemented coating selection process comprising the steps of: - obtaining, for each coating in the set of coatings, a total roughness value of the external surface based on a fouling roughness value, a macro roughness value and a micro- roughness value associated with each coating, - selecting a coating from the set of coatings, wherein the selected coating has a minimal resistance rating associated with the obtained total roughness value for the time period; - obtaining, for each coating in the set of coatings, a total roughness value of the external surface based on a fouling roughness value, a macro roughness value and a micro- roughness value associated with each coating, - selecting a coating from the set of coatings, wherein the selected coating has a minimal resistance rating associated with the obtained total roughness value for the time period;
A robotic apparatus for performing offshore drill floor operations, comprising: a support arrangement (2; 102; 202; 302; 402; 502); a plurality of manipulator arms (5; 105; 205a, 205b; 305a, 305b; 405a, 405b; 509a, 509b) configured for coupling to the support arrangement (2; 102; 202; 302; 402; 502), the manipulator arms (5; 105; 205a, 205b; 305a, 305b; 405a, 405b; 509a, 509b) each configured to carry an end effector (11; 111; 211a, 211b; 311a, 311b; 411a, 411b; 519a-519i) configured to manipulate one or more of tubing, tools and/or equipment on an offshore drill floor or pipe deck of an offshore oil and gas platform in order to perform a given offshore drill floor operation; wherein the support arrangement (2; 102; 202; 302; 402; 502) is configured to move across the offshore drill floor; and wherein the end effectors (11; 111; 211a, 211b; 311a, 311b; 411a; 411b: 519a-519i) carried by the manipulator arms (5; 105; 205a, 205b; 305a, 305b; 405a,405b; 509a, 509b) are interchangeable robotic tools and manipulator heads used for the various work tasks; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises an anchor arrangement (502; 521) configured to anchor the apparatus at a given location on the drill floor, wherein the anchor arrangement (502; 521) comprises a plurality of locking pins disposed in the support arrangement (2; 102; 202; 302; 402; 502), wherein the plurality of locking pins when activated are configured to extend into the drill floor and are secured by a wedge lock arrangement. a support arrangement (2; 102; 202; 302; 402; 502); a plurality of manipulator arms (5; 105; 205a, 205b; 305a, 305b; 405a, 405b; 509a, 509b) configured for coupling to the support arrangement (2; 102; 202; 302; 402; 502), the manipulator arms (5; 105; 205a, 205b; 305a, 305b; 405a, 405b; 509a, 509b) each configured to carry an end effector (11; 111; 211a, 211b; 311a, 311b; 411a, 411b; 519a-519i) configured to manipulate one or more of tubing, tools and/or equipment on an offshore drill floor or pipe deck of an offshore oil and gas platform in order to perform a given offshore drill floor operation; wherein the support arrangement (2; 102; 202; 302; 402; 502) is configured to move across the offshore drill floor; and wherein the end effectors (11; 111; 211a, 211b; 311a, 311b; 411a; 411b: 519a-519i) carried by the manipulator arms (5; 105; 205a, 205b; 305a, 305b; 405a,405b; 509a, 509b) are interchangeable robotic tools and manipulator heads used for the various work tasks; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises an anchor arrangement (502; 521) configured to anchor the apparatus at a given location on the drill floor, wherein the anchor arrangement (502; 521) comprises a plurality of locking pins disposed in the support arrangement (2; 102; 202; 302; 402; 502), wherein the plurality of locking pins when activated are configured to extend into the drill floor and are secured by a wedge lock arrangement.
An array antenna comprising: a plurality of three-dimensional radiator elements (1, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27), each three-dimensional radiator element comprising a plurality of conductive sidewalls and a conductive radiating top surface perpendicular to the plurality of sidewalls, the radiating top surface including a radiating patch antenna which is configured to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves, the three-dimensional radiator elements being so arranged that their radiating top surfaces are in a same plane and that at least one pair of adjacent three-dimensional radiator elements are separated by a dielectric gap between sidewalls of the respective three-dimensional radiator elements, the dielectric gap forming a waveguide configured to induce by a coupling effect electromagnetic interferences with the waves, characterised in that each of said at least one pair of adjacent three-dimensional radiator elements comprises means to suppress the coupling effect without establishing a galvanic contact with its adjacent three-dimensional radiator element, said means comprising corrugations (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) arranged at the sidewall facing the gap, the corrugations being arranged so that the corrugations of one of the three-dimensional radiator elements interlaces with the corrugations of the adjacent three-dimensional radiator element (1, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27), without establishing a mechanical contact. a plurality of three-dimensional radiator elements (1, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27), each three-dimensional radiator element comprising a plurality of conductive sidewalls and a conductive radiating top surface perpendicular to the plurality of sidewalls, the radiating top surface including a radiating patch antenna which is configured to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves, the three-dimensional radiator elements being so arranged that their radiating top surfaces are in a same plane and that at least one pair of adjacent three-dimensional radiator elements are separated by a dielectric gap between sidewalls of the respective three-dimensional radiator elements, the dielectric gap forming a waveguide configured to induce by a coupling effect electromagnetic interferences with the waves, characterised in that each of said at least one pair of adjacent three-dimensional radiator elements comprises means to suppress the coupling effect without establishing a galvanic contact with its adjacent three-dimensional radiator element, said means comprising corrugations (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) arranged at the sidewall facing the gap, the corrugations being arranged so that the corrugations of one of the three-dimensional radiator elements interlaces with the corrugations of the adjacent three-dimensional radiator element (1, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27), without establishing a mechanical contact.
A staple comprising: a crown section including a crown portion having an outer crown width and at least one radiused portion (18, 19) extending from either end of the crown portion, the crown portion has a substantially arcuate or semi-circular shape; a leg section including a pair of leg portions extending from the crown section and each having a distal end opposite the crown section, the leg portions being arranged in parallel and defining an inner leg width therebetween; and at least one barb protruding from each of the leg portions, the at least one barb having a projecting point that defines a distal edge of the barb, the distance between the distal edge of the barbs on opposing leg portions defining an outer leg width, characterised in that the outer crown width is greater than the outer leg width and wherein the crown portion has an inner crown width that is less than the outer crown width and greater than an inner leg width, wherein the distal end of each leg portion has an inclined or tapered surface, and wherein each barb is distanced from said inclined or tapered surface. a crown section including a crown portion having an outer crown width and at least one radiused portion (18, 19) extending from either end of the crown portion, the crown portion has a substantially arcuate or semi-circular shape; a leg section including a pair of leg portions extending from the crown section and each having a distal end opposite the crown section, the leg portions being arranged in parallel and defining an inner leg width therebetween; and at least one barb protruding from each of the leg portions, the at least one barb having a projecting point that defines a distal edge of the barb, the distance between the distal edge of the barbs on opposing leg portions defining an outer leg width, characterised in that the outer crown width is greater than the outer leg width and wherein the crown portion has an inner crown width that is less than the outer crown width and greater than an inner leg width, wherein the distal end of each leg portion has an inclined or tapered surface, and wherein each barb is distanced from said inclined or tapered surface.
A gabion deployment platform for storing a folded multi-compartment gabion and from which the gabion can be deployed, the deployment platform comprising: a base element for supporting the folded multi-compartmental gabion, the base element comprising a first member configured to extend along at least a part of a first side of said folded multi-compartment gabion, and a second member, extending transversely from said first member, said second member configured to extend along at least a part of a second side of said folded multi-compartmental gabion; and at least one retaining element, coupled at a first end thereof to said base element, said at least one retaining element being releasably attached, connected or retentively engaged, at least at one point of said at least one retaining element, by way of at least one releasable attaching, connecting or retentive engaging means (92, 94, 96, 98), to a portion of a compartment of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element configured to extend from said base element, over at least a portion of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element serving to attach, connect or retentively engage a part of the gabion to the base element when the gabion is folded but to release the gabion from the base element when the gabion is deployed. a base element for supporting the folded multi-compartmental gabion, the base element comprising a first member configured to extend along at least a part of a first side of said folded multi-compartment gabion, and a second member, extending transversely from said first member, said second member configured to extend along at least a part of a second side of said folded multi-compartmental gabion; and at least one retaining element, coupled at a first end thereof to said base element, said at least one retaining element being releasably attached, connected or retentively engaged, at least at one point of said at least one retaining element, by way of at least one releasable attaching, connecting or retentive engaging means (92, 94, 96, 98), to a portion of a compartment of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element configured to extend from said base element, over at least a portion of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element serving to attach, connect or retentively engage a part of the gabion to the base element when the gabion is folded but to release the gabion from the base element when the gabion is deployed.
A display module including: a display panel formed by an organic light emitting diode panel; a bottom chassis configured to cover a rear surface of the display panel; wherein the bottom chassis comprises: a reinforcing panel; a rear chassis member; wherein the rear chassis member comprises a front portion and a plurality of depressed portions (51a, 51a') depressed from the front portion towards a rear side of the display module, wherein each of the plurality of depressed portions (51a, 51a') includes: a bottom portion that is spaced apart from the reinforcing panel; and a plurality of side portions connecting the front portion and the bottom portion; characterised in that the front portion is attached to a surface of the refinforcing panel via a double-sided tape (54, 54') to increase a strength of the bottom chassis. a display panel formed by an organic light emitting diode panel; a bottom chassis configured to cover a rear surface of the display panel; wherein the bottom chassis comprises: a reinforcing panel; a rear chassis member; wherein the rear chassis member comprises a front portion and a plurality of depressed portions (51a, 51a') depressed from the front portion towards a rear side of the display module, a reinforcing panel; a rear chassis member; wherein the rear chassis member comprises a front portion and a plurality of depressed portions (51a, 51a') depressed from the front portion towards a rear side of the display module, wherein each of the plurality of depressed portions (51a, 51a') includes: a bottom portion that is spaced apart from the reinforcing panel; and a plurality of side portions connecting the front portion and the bottom portion; a bottom portion that is spaced apart from the reinforcing panel; and a plurality of side portions connecting the front portion and the bottom portion;
A system for counting scores in a racket sports match, such as a badminton, table tennis or tennis game, comprising at least two counting devices, each counting device including a transmitter, single activation means and a shell in which the transmitter is accommodated, and at least two display units, each display unit including a receiver and a screen, the transmitter of each counting device being configured to transmit a signal indicating a point, following activation of the activation means, to the receiver of the corresponding display unit to display a score based on the received signal, characterized in that the shell of each counting device is substantially tube-shaped and extends between a first end and a second end and has an exterior surface and an interior surface presenting an internal diameter dimensioned to allow mounting of the counting device on a shaft of a racket, and that the shell of each counting device comprises an open section extending from the first end of the shell to the second end of the shell such that the shell is adapted to be releasably snapped on a shaft of a racket.
Commercial vehicle, comprising a power train, where the power train comprises: - a motor, - a drive shaft being either drivable or driven by a motor, - a main transmission that works together with the drive shaft, and - a rear axle transmission that works together with the drive shaft and transfers the rotary movement of the drive shaft to at least two rear axles of the power train, - an intermediate transmission that works together with the drive shaft, whereby the intermediate transmission has been assigned between the main transmission and the rear axle transmission and has at least two stages, which can be changed using a shifter, characterised in that the commercial vehicle comprises a navigation system, which is set up to determine the topographical property of the surroundings of the commercial vehicle and to subdivide a route, leading from the current location of the commercial vehicle to the destination entered into the navigation system, into subsections which are assigned to a first topographical property, a second topographical property and a third topographical property, where the navigation system is either set up to transmit a signal to the driver when crossing from one sub-section to the next, so that he shifts the intermediate transmission using the shifter, or the navigation system is set up to automatically actuate the shifter when the commercial vehicle exits a subsection and enters the next. - a motor, - a drive shaft being either drivable or driven by a motor, - a main transmission that works together with the drive shaft, and - a rear axle transmission that works together with the drive shaft and transfers the rotary movement of the drive shaft to at least two rear axles of the power train, - an intermediate transmission that works together with the drive shaft, whereby the intermediate transmission has been assigned between the main transmission and the rear axle transmission and has at least two stages, which can be changed using a shifter,