mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A computer-implemented process to dynamically update firmware, the firmware including data volumes including respective data-objects (448; 458; 468) along with associated data-object identifiers (IDs) (440; 450; 460) and data-object version IDs (444; 454; 464), the process comprising: writing an updated version of a data object to an unused area of firmware memory of a computer without overwriting any prior version of the data object in the firmware memory; after notification of the writing, a data manager finding the updated version of the data object and its immediate predecessor version of the data object in the firmware memory based on their respective data-object version IDs; if an attribute for the predecessor version of the data object is dynamic, the data manager attempting to validate the updated version of the data object; if the updated version of the data object is determined to be valid, the data manager identifying from a data structure, a callback handle for the updated version of the dynamic data object; if the predecessor version of the data object is in use by a software entity, the data manager notifying, using the callback handle, the software entity of the updated version of the dynamic data object. writing an updated version of a data object to an unused area of firmware memory of a computer without overwriting any prior version of the data object in the firmware memory; after notification of the writing, a data manager finding the updated version of the data object and its immediate predecessor version of the data object in the firmware memory based on their respective data-object version IDs; if an attribute for the predecessor version of the data object is dynamic, the data manager attempting to validate the updated version of the data object; if the updated version of the data object is determined to be valid, the data manager identifying from a data structure, a callback handle for the updated version of the dynamic data object; if the predecessor version of the data object is in use by a software entity, the data manager notifying, using the callback handle, the software entity of the updated version of the dynamic data object.
Electrical machine having a component to be cooled and having a cooling device for cooling said component of the electrical machine, the cooling device comprising a combination of at least two phase change materials (PCMs) which exhibit a reversible, thermally inducible, endothermic phase transition at a phase transition temperature (T tr), wherein a first phase transition temperature (T tr1) of a first phase change material lies above 40°C and within a non-critical operating temperature range of the component to be cooled and a second phase transition temperature (T tr2) of a second phase change material lies above the first phase transition temperature (T tr1) and above the non-critical operating temperature range, wherein the second phase transition temperature (T tr2) can be tolerated in the short term but would lead to damage to the component to be cooled if it persists in the long term, wherein, even in the case of the non-critical operating temperature range being present in the long term or permanently, no temperature-related material damage to the component is expected and wherein at least one of the phase change materials (PCMs) is present within a closed-off volume that is in thermal contact with the component to be cooled.
An information processing apparatus, comprising: a first displaying portion (14, 50, S3) which displays a map image; a second displaying portion (12, 50, S11) which displays a part of a panoramic image corresponding to a predetermined position; and a display changing portion (50, S35-S49) which turns the map image in response to a predetermined input and changes a part of the panoramic image being displayed by the second displaying portion (12, 50, S11) in correspondence to turning of the map image. wherein the display changing portion determines a direction and a distance that a part of the panoramic image displayed on the second displaying portion (12, 50, S11) is changed so as to correspond to a direction and an angle that the map image is to be turned; characterised in that the map image is turned with a center that is the center of the map image being displayed and the center does not coincide with the predetermined position. a first displaying portion (14, 50, S3) which displays a map image; a second displaying portion (12, 50, S11) which displays a part of a panoramic image corresponding to a predetermined position; and a display changing portion (50, S35-S49) which turns the map image in response to a predetermined input and changes a part of the panoramic image being displayed by the second displaying portion (12, 50, S11) in correspondence to turning of the map image. wherein the display changing portion determines a direction and a distance that a part of the panoramic image displayed on the second displaying portion (12, 50, S11) is changed so as to correspond to a direction and an angle that the map image is to be turned; characterised in that the map image is turned with a center that is the center of the map image being displayed and the center does not coincide with the predetermined position.
A method of forming a particle, the method comprising: in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups, wherein the hydrophilic monomer is a radically polymerizable monomer and the dispersed phase further includes a diacrylamide crosslinker having a hydrophobic protection group.; and converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle. in a disperse phase within an aqueous suspension, polymerizing a plurality of mer units of a hydrophilic monomer having a hydrophobic protection group, thereby forming a polymeric particle including a plurality of the hydrophobic protection groups, wherein the hydrophilic monomer is a radically polymerizable monomer and the dispersed phase further includes a diacrylamide crosslinker having a hydrophobic protection group.; and converting the polymeric particle to a hydrophilic particle.
A passenger seat comprising: a seat bottom assembly (201, 6201) with a forward edge and a rear edge; and a seat back assembly (101, 4101) extending up from the rear edge of the seat bottom assembly (201, 6201), wherein: the seat back assembly comprises a frame and a plurality of panels (104, 105, 106, 107); and the seat bottom assembly comprises a frame and a plurality of panels (204, 205, 206); characterized in that the seat back assembly further comprises at least one attachment member configured to attach the plurality of panels to the frame, the plurality of panels (104, 105, 106, 107) of the seat back assembly and/or the seat bottom assembly are within a perimeter of their respective frames (103, 203). a seat bottom assembly (201, 6201) with a forward edge and a rear edge; and a seat back assembly (101, 4101) extending up from the rear edge of the seat bottom assembly (201, 6201), wherein: the seat back assembly comprises a frame and a plurality of panels (104, 105, 106, 107); and the seat bottom assembly comprises a frame and a plurality of panels (204, 205, 206); the seat back assembly comprises a frame and a plurality of panels (104, 105, 106, 107); and the seat bottom assembly comprises a frame and a plurality of panels (204, 205, 206);
Ion accelerator arrangement having an apparatus for reducing the impact of positively charged ions on a surface section, having an ionization chamber and a device for ionizing a working gas that is introduced into the ionization chamber and also an electrode arrangement for electrostatically accelerating the ions produced by way of a static high-voltage and the emission thereof in the form of a plasma beam from a beam exit opening of the ionization chamber suitable as a propulsion device, arranged in a spacecraft on the outside thereof, with a beam direction which is directed away from the spacecraft, wherein a shielding surface, which is laterally offset with respect to the exit opening, in particular surrounds it and faces the emitted plasma beam, during operation of the ion accelerator arrangement is spatially between the emitted plasma beam and parts that are at earth potential, in particular external surfaces of the spacecraft that are at earth potential, and is electrically at a potential that is separate from the earth potential of the spacecraft, characterized in that a magnet arrangement produces a magnetic field which has in a spatial region between the shielding surface and the plasma beam a curved magnetic field line orientation with a field component that is substantially parallel with respect to the shielding surface.
A method for adapting models for a speech recognition system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a speech input using a computing device, the computing device having at least one processor and a memory; deriving a hypothesis, using the processor running speech recognition algorithms and a library of models stored in the memory, the hypothesis comprising a sequence of hypothesis words; assigning each hypothesis word a confidence score; characterized by retrieving from the memory an expected response comprising a sequence of at least one expected word and at least one wildcard word; comparing the hypothesis word-by-word to the expected response, wherein the wildcard word is a word in the expected response that matches any recognized word in the corresponding position of the hypothesis; and adjusting an acceptance threshold for each hypothesis word based on the results of the comparison. receiving a speech input using a computing device, the computing device having at least one processor and a memory; deriving a hypothesis, using the processor running speech recognition algorithms and a library of models stored in the memory, the hypothesis comprising a sequence of hypothesis words; assigning each hypothesis word a confidence score; characterized by retrieving from the memory an expected response comprising a sequence of at least one expected word and at least one wildcard word; comparing the hypothesis word-by-word to the expected response, wherein the wildcard word is a word in the expected response that matches any recognized word in the corresponding position of the hypothesis; and adjusting an acceptance threshold for each hypothesis word based on the results of the comparison.
A railway crossing radar obstacle detector, the railway crossing radar obstacle detector comprising: a waveguide; a transmitting element for emitting microwaves, the transmitting element being positioned in the waveguide wherein the transmitting element transmits a radio signal with a frequency of 76GHz; a sectoral horn coupled to the waveguide, wherein the sectoral horn is configured to radiate a radar beam having an angle (α) of 5 to 2 degrees in the plane of flared sides and having a beam aperture angle (β) of 20 to 35 degrees in a plane orthogonal to the plane of the flared sides; and a dielectric insert inserted into a first aperture of the sectoral horn. a waveguide; a transmitting element for emitting microwaves, the transmitting element being positioned in the waveguide wherein the transmitting element transmits a radio signal with a frequency of 76GHz; a sectoral horn coupled to the waveguide, wherein the sectoral horn is configured to radiate a radar beam having an angle (α) of 5 to 2 degrees in the plane of flared sides and having a beam aperture angle (β) of 20 to 35 degrees in a plane orthogonal to the plane of the flared sides; and a dielectric insert inserted into a first aperture of the sectoral horn.
A bicycle stand, comprising: - a frame; and - a support part connected to the frame, which is configured to support at least a wheel of a bicycle that is or is to be parked, and which is provided with at least two upwardly extending support elements (5A, 5B) configured to engage either side of the bicycle, that is or is to be parked; the bicycle stand further comprises: - translation means configured to translate the support part, including the bicycle, that is or is to be parked thereon, in a substantially horizontal translation direction between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the frame; characterised by, a - pivot means configured to pivot the support part about a pivot axis parallel to the horizontal translation direction, such that the bicycle that is or is to be parked is placed at an angle α relative to the vertical direction in a retracted position of the support part. - a frame; and - a support part connected to the frame, which is configured to support at least a wheel of a bicycle that is or is to be parked, and which is provided with at least two upwardly extending support elements (5A, 5B) configured to engage either side of the bicycle, that is or is to be parked; the bicycle stand further comprises: - translation means configured to translate the support part, including the bicycle, that is or is to be parked thereon, in a substantially horizontal translation direction between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the frame; characterised by, a - pivot means configured to pivot the support part about a pivot axis parallel to the horizontal translation direction, such that the bicycle that is or is to be parked is placed at an angle α relative to the vertical direction in a retracted position of the support part.
A liquid ejection head comprising: an ejection orifice through which a liquid is ejected; a first liquid flow path which is in communication with the ejection orifice; a second liquid flow path which is in communication with the ejection orifice on the opposite side of the first liquid flow path with respect to the ejection orifice, wherein the liquid is to be supplied through the first liquid flow path to the ejection orifice for ejection, wherein liquid which is not ejected from the ejection orifice is to be guided through the second liquid flow path; characterised in that the liquid ejection head further comprises a first electrode and a second electrode provided in the first liquid flow path and the second liquid flow path, respectively, wherein the second electrode is configured to generate an electro-osmotic flow in the liquid supplied to the ejection orifice together with the first electrode. an ejection orifice through which a liquid is ejected; a first liquid flow path which is in communication with the ejection orifice; a second liquid flow path which is in communication with the ejection orifice on the opposite side of the first liquid flow path with respect to the ejection orifice, wherein the liquid is to be supplied through the first liquid flow path to the ejection orifice for ejection, wherein liquid which is not ejected from the ejection orifice is to be guided through the second liquid flow path; characterised in that the liquid ejection head further comprises a first electrode and a second electrode provided in the first liquid flow path and the second liquid flow path, respectively, wherein the second electrode is configured to generate an electro-osmotic flow in the liquid supplied to the ejection orifice together with the first electrode.
An electrochemical energy storage apparatus, comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode plate comprises a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active substance layer disposed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, and a safety layer disposed between the positive electrode active substance layer and the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active substance layer comprises a positive electrode active substance, and the safety layer comprises a binding substance, a conductive substance, and an overcharge sensitive substance; the overcharge sensitive substance is a polymer containing monosaccharide structural units and containing at least one of carbonate groups or phosphate groups; and the electrolyte comprises a solvent and an electrolytic salt, and the solvent comprises a carbonate-based solvent. the overcharge sensitive substance is a polymer containing monosaccharide structural units and containing at least one of carbonate groups or phosphate groups; and the electrolyte comprises a solvent and an electrolytic salt, and the solvent comprises a carbonate-based solvent.
Method for mixing and metering solid materials to be metered (Z, B), such as at least one cereal, in particular a solid, particulate, swellable cereal, and/or at least one other small-size addition, into a carrier liquid, by means of which method a mixture consisting of the carrier fluid and the at least one solid material to be metered (Z, B) is produced, wherein, in stationary operation, a volume flow of carrier liquid (Q TF) and the at least one solid material to be metered (Z, B) are each forcibly fed to a provided volume of the mixture and all mixture components (TF, Z, B) are mixed together, wherein the mixture is continuously and forcibly discharged at a constant volume flow of mixture (Q G) from the provided volume, wherein the provided volume, which has a free level, is controlled by means of this free level and is thus kept constant, wherein the volume flow of carrier liquid (Q TF) and a volume flow of air (Q L) are kept constant and are steadily and continuously supplied, the volume flow of carrier liquid (Q TF) and optionally the volume flow of air (Q L) in each case being quantitatively presettable and alterable within limits, wherein the volume flow of carrier liquid (Q TF) is introduced into the mixture below the free level such that a rotational flow is fluidically generated in the mixture as a result, wherein the at least one solid material to be metered (Z, B) is in each case in the form of a constant volume flow of the at least one solid material to be metered (Q*),wherein the volume flow of the at least one solid material to be metered (Q*) can in each case be quantitively preset and altered within limits,wherein the volume flow of air (Q L), when viewed in the direction of flow towards the provided volume, comes into contact with the constant volume flow of the at least one solid material to be metered (Q*) and both are firstly combined and then introduced into the provided volume via the free level as the resulting mixture (Q L +Q*), and wherein the volume flow of air (Q L) can function as a mixing, drying, discharging and carrier medium for the relevant at least one solid material to be metered (Z, B), wherein, in the region where the volume flow of air (Q L) and the volume flow of the at least one solid material to be metered (Q*) converge, an air speed (c L) given by the volume flow of air (Q L) is greater by a factor of 50 to 100 than a feed speed (c Q *; c Z; c B) given by the volume flow of the at least one solid material to be metered (Q*).
A tissue resecting device comprising: a motor having a drive shaft, the motor configured to rotate the drive shaft in a single rotational direction around a longitudinal axis; a gear mechanism comprising a plurality of gears (655A-E) coupled to an output shaft, the plurality of gears (655A-E) comprising a first set of pinion gears (655A-C), a second set of pinion gears (655D-E), and a ring gear partially circumferentially surrounding the first set of pinion gears (655A-C) and the second set of pinion gears (655D-E), the plurality of gears (655A-E) being coupled to the drive shaft and configured to produce oscillation of the output shaft between a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction in response to rotation of the drive shaft in the single rotational direction, wherein the oscillation of the output shaft is around the longitudinal axis; a cutting member coupled to the drive shaft such that oscillation of the drive shaft causes oscillation of the cutting member; and a handpiece encasing at least the motor. a motor having a drive shaft, the motor configured to rotate the drive shaft in a single rotational direction around a longitudinal axis; a gear mechanism comprising a plurality of gears (655A-E) coupled to an output shaft, the plurality of gears (655A-E) comprising a first set of pinion gears (655A-C), a second set of pinion gears (655D-E), and a ring gear partially circumferentially surrounding the first set of pinion gears (655A-C) and the second set of pinion gears (655D-E), the plurality of gears (655A-E) being coupled to the drive shaft and configured to produce oscillation of the output shaft between a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction in response to rotation of the drive shaft in the single rotational direction, wherein the oscillation of the output shaft is around the longitudinal axis; a cutting member coupled to the drive shaft such that oscillation of the drive shaft causes oscillation of the cutting member; and a handpiece encasing at least the motor.
Implant comprising a tubular perforated structure extending in the longitudinal direction or in the circumferential direction and composed of a plurality of bars which extend at least partially in the longitudinal direction, wherein at least one joint element (60, 160, 260, 360, 460, 560), the main web of which (64, 164, 264, 364, 464, 564) extending substantially in the longitudinal direction has a continuous gap (63, 163, 263, 363, 463, 563), wherein the joint element (60, 160, 260, 360, 460, 560) has at least one bridge web (65, 165, 265, 365, 465, 565), preferably two bridge webs, wherein each bridge web (65, 165, 265, 365, 465, 565) is arranged in a circumferential direction of the tubular structure next to the main web (64, 164, 264, 364, 464, 564) and is connected to the main web (64, 164, 264, 364, 464, 564) in the longitudinal direction in front of and behind the gap (63, 163, 263, 363, 463, 563), characterized in that the width of the bridge web (65, 165, 265, 365, 465, 565) corresponds to at least 20% of the web width of the main web, and the sum of the width of all bridge webs of an articulated element does not exceed the width of the main web.