mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of acquiring geometry of a specular object, the method comprising: receiving an input of a composite image including at least one of a depth image and an infrared, IR, intensity image; calibrating the composite image, wherein the calibrating of the composite image comprises performing camera calibration by matching feature points extracted from a grid pattern; detecting an error area in the calibrated composite image; and correcting a missing depth value of the error area based on the calibrating of the composite image, wherein the correcting of the missing depth value of the error area comprises: separating a view-dependent pixel and a view-independent pixel from the composite image, wherein the view-independent pixel is set to a value corresponding to a minimum value among values of an IR intensity image observed in a multi-view image and the view-dependent pixel is set to a remainder obtained by subtracting the value of the view-independent pixel from a corresponding pixel value, and representing the composite image as a sum of the view-dependent pixel and the view-independent pixel; and applying different specular models to the view-dependent pixel and the view-independent pixel. receiving an input of a composite image including at least one of a depth image and an infrared, IR, intensity image; calibrating the composite image, wherein the calibrating of the composite image comprises performing camera calibration by matching feature points extracted from a grid pattern; detecting an error area in the calibrated composite image; and correcting a missing depth value of the error area based on the calibrating of the composite image, wherein the correcting of the missing depth value of the error area comprises: separating a view-dependent pixel and a view-independent pixel from the composite image, wherein the view-independent pixel is set to a value corresponding to a minimum value among values of an IR intensity image observed in a multi-view image and the view-dependent pixel is set to a remainder obtained by subtracting the value of the view-independent pixel from a corresponding pixel value, and representing the composite image as a sum of the view-dependent pixel and the view-independent pixel; and applying different specular models to the view-dependent pixel and the view-independent pixel. separating a view-dependent pixel and a view-independent pixel from the composite image, wherein the view-independent pixel is set to a value corresponding to a minimum value among values of an IR intensity image observed in a multi-view image and the view-dependent pixel is set to a remainder obtained by subtracting the value of the view-independent pixel from a corresponding pixel value, and representing the composite image as a sum of the view-dependent pixel and the view-independent pixel; and applying different specular models to the view-dependent pixel and the view-independent pixel.
A puncture instrument for forming, in a vertebral pedicle, a pilot hole for embedding a pedicle screw, the puncture instrument comprising: a puncture needle for forming the pilot hole; and a reference bar that is provided at the puncture needle and serves as a reference for guiding the puncture needle to a desired position at a desired angle, characterized in that the proximal end section of the reference bar is fixed to the side surface of the puncture needle at a predetermined angle with respect to the puncture needle, in the range of 30 degrees to 60 degrees with respect to the puncture needle, wherein the length from a proximal end to a distal end of the reference bar is set to allow the tip of the puncture needle to be located on a straight line intersecting perpendicularly with the longitudinal axis of the reference bar at the distal end of the reference bar, wherein a first auxiliary bar is provided at the distal end of the reference bar and a second auxiliary bar is provided at the proximal end of the reference bar, and wherein the first auxiliary bar and the second auxiliary bar are formed to respectively project from the reference bar in the directions that are perpendicular to the reference bar and opposite each other.
A receiver for a magnetic resonance system comprising: a first analog-to-digital converter having an input for receiving a reference signal from a transmitter and producing a complex digital reference signal therefrom; a second analog-to-digital converter having an input for receiving an NMR signal or an ESR signal produced by a subject placed in the MRI system and producing a complex digital NMR signal or complex digital ESR signal therefrom; a normalizer connected to receive and normalize the digital reference signal; and a mixer connected to receive the normalized digital reference signal and the complex digital NMR signal or complex digital ESR signal, the mixer being configured to mix the normalized digital reference signal with the complex digital NMR signal or the complex digital ESR signal. a first analog-to-digital converter having an input for receiving a reference signal from a transmitter and producing a complex digital reference signal therefrom; a second analog-to-digital converter having an input for receiving an NMR signal or an ESR signal produced by a subject placed in the MRI system and producing a complex digital NMR signal or complex digital ESR signal therefrom; a normalizer connected to receive and normalize the digital reference signal; and a mixer connected to receive the normalized digital reference signal and the complex digital NMR signal or complex digital ESR signal, the mixer being configured to mix the normalized digital reference signal with the complex digital NMR signal or the complex digital ESR signal.
A device for treating fluids, comprising: - at least one electromagnetic field inductor element made of magnetically permeable material, configured to be coupled in a predefined positional relationship with respect to a duct or tank within which fluids are likely to be present, - a radiofrequency generator, comprising an output configured to supply a radiofrequency signal to the electromagnetic field inductor element; the device being characterized in that said radio frequency generator is configured to generate a signal comprising at least one pulses packet in turn comprising at least a first pulses train and a second pulses train; said first pulses train having a first predefined frequency; said second pulses train having a second predefined frequency; said first predefined frequency being distinct from the second predefined frequency. - at least one electromagnetic field inductor element made of magnetically permeable material, configured to be coupled in a predefined positional relationship with respect to a duct or tank within which fluids are likely to be present, - a radiofrequency generator, comprising an output configured to supply a radiofrequency signal to the electromagnetic field inductor element; the device being characterized in that said radio frequency generator is configured to generate a signal comprising at least one pulses packet in turn comprising at least a first pulses train and a second pulses train; said first pulses train having a first predefined frequency; said second pulses train having a second predefined frequency; said first predefined frequency being distinct from the second predefined frequency.
A method of manufacturing a security device, the method comprising providing an array of lenticular focusing elements on one side of a transparent substrate; and providing a corresponding array of sets of image strips (A, B...) on the other side of the transparent substrate, the image strips (A, B...) and lenticular focusing elements defining a lenticular device such that at different viewing directions a corresponding image strip (A, B...) from each set is viewed via respective lenticular focusing elements, wherein the image strips (A, B...) are formed at least in part as a relief structure, characterised in that the relief structure comprises raised features provided with ink, the method further comprising providing ink onto the raised features of the relief structure after formation of the relief structure.
A LED light simulating the structure of incandescent light comprising a lamp holder, a light-emitting component connecting with the lamp holder and a glass bulb surrounding the outside of light-emitting component and connecting with the lamp holder; wherein said light-emitting component comprises a LED filament and a stem; one end of the stem is connected with said lamp holder, the other end of the stem is connected with the LED filament, and said stem is set with a wire; said LED filament comprises a metal wire substrate, an electrode, an insulation joint, a LED chip, a gold bonding wire and a fluorescent colloid; the LED chip is attached and fixed onto the front of the metal wire substrate; the anode and cathode of the LED chip are directly or indirectly connected with the anode and cathode of the metal wire substrate through the gold bonding wire; said anode and cathode of the LED chip are respectively connected with outer leads of the anode and cathode set on the metal wire substrate; one end of said electrode is connected with outer leads of the metal wire substrate through the gold bonding wire and fixed with the outer lead of the metal substrate through the insulation joint; the other end of said electrode is connected with the lamp holder through the wire; the fluorescent colloid is coated on the front and back of the metal wire substrate through a transparent AB glue, and covers the LED chip; said LED chip is blue light wafer, and said fluorescent colloid is RGB three-color fluorescent powder to make LED filament a white light LED source, characterized in that said wire comprises inner wire, Dumet wire and outer wire, wherein said inner wire is used to conduct electricity and fix the LED filament, and said inner wire is made with copper wire or nickel-plated iron wire, and wherein said Dumet wire is wrapped outside the inner wire, said outer wire is wrapped outside said Dumet wire, said outer wire is made of copper wire, and the outer wire is used to connect the filament and the lamp holder.
A circuit interrupting device for use with an electrical power distribution system, comprising: a circuit interrupter including a primary contact and a movable contact movable relative to said primary contact between a closed position allowing current to pass through said circuit interrupter and an open position separating said contacts (32,34) and preventing current from passing through said circuit interrupter; an actuator coupled to said circuit interrupter, said actuator including a shaft coupled to said movable contact of said circuit interrupter for substantially simultaneous movement, said shaft moving said movable contact from said closed position to said open position upon occurrence of a fault current; and an electronic control electrically connected to said actuator and communicating with said actuator to trigger said shaft to move said movable contact of said circuit interrupter from said closed position to said open position; characterized in that a continuous conductive path is provided between said shaft and said movable contact without insulation being disposed between them; and said circuit interrupter, said actuator and said electronic control are electrically isolated from earth ground and are maintained at the same potential as the power distribution system. a circuit interrupter including a primary contact and a movable contact movable relative to said primary contact between a closed position allowing current to pass through said circuit interrupter and an open position separating said contacts (32,34) and preventing current from passing through said circuit interrupter; an actuator coupled to said circuit interrupter, said actuator including a shaft coupled to said movable contact of said circuit interrupter for substantially simultaneous movement, said shaft moving said movable contact from said closed position to said open position upon occurrence of a fault current; and an electronic control electrically connected to said actuator and communicating with said actuator to trigger said shaft to move said movable contact of said circuit interrupter from said closed position to said open position; characterized in that a continuous conductive path is provided between said shaft and said movable contact without insulation being disposed between them; and said circuit interrupter, said actuator and said electronic control are electrically isolated from earth ground and are maintained at the same potential as the power distribution system.
A transdermal delivery device comprising: a canister for holding a substance, the canister including an elongated spout through which the substance is dispensable from the canister; a dispensing mechanism that is operable to dispense the substance from the canister through the elongated spout when the canister is installed in the device; and at least one iontophoresis electrode having a surface that is placeable against skin and chargeable to generate an electric field to enable transdermal delivery of an active ingredient of the substance when the substance is dispensed onto skin, wherein the device comprises an opening configured to enable the elongated spout to extend out of the device through the opening when the canister is installed in the device and to enable the substance to be dispensed directly from the canister onto the skin. a canister for holding a substance, the canister including an elongated spout through which the substance is dispensable from the canister; a dispensing mechanism that is operable to dispense the substance from the canister through the elongated spout when the canister is installed in the device; and at least one iontophoresis electrode having a surface that is placeable against skin and chargeable to generate an electric field to enable transdermal delivery of an active ingredient of the substance when the substance is dispensed onto skin, wherein the device comprises an opening configured to enable the elongated spout to extend out of the device through the opening when the canister is installed in the device and to enable the substance to be dispensed directly from the canister onto the skin.
Equipment to provide a digital print on a building panel comprising a surface, the equipment comprising a conveyor, a digital drop application head, a dry ink application station and a dry ink removal station, wherein the conveyor is adapted to displace the building panel essentially horizontally under the digital drop application head, wherein the digital drop application head is adapted to apply a liquid binder on the surface, wherein the dry ink application station is adapted to apply dry ink comprising dry colourants on the liquid binder, the liquid binder being adapted to bond a part of the colourants to the surface, and wherein the dry ink removal station is adapted to remove non-bonded colourants from the surface after each application of liquid binder and dry ink, characterised in that the equipment further comprises a stabilizing station adapted to provide moisture and heat to stabilize said surface provided in the form of a powder surface, wherein the stabilization is made prior to the application of the liquid binder, and wherein the heat is provided by infrared, IR, lamps. wherein the conveyor is adapted to displace the building panel essentially horizontally under the digital drop application head, wherein the digital drop application head is adapted to apply a liquid binder on the surface, wherein the dry ink application station is adapted to apply dry ink comprising dry colourants on the liquid binder, the liquid binder being adapted to bond a part of the colourants to the surface, and wherein the dry ink removal station is adapted to remove non-bonded colourants from the surface after each application of liquid binder and dry ink, characterised in that the equipment further comprises a stabilizing station adapted to provide moisture and heat to stabilize said surface provided in the form of a powder surface, wherein the stabilization is made prior to the application of the liquid binder, and wherein the heat is provided by infrared, IR, lamps.
A N-[5-(amino-sulfonyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-N-methyl-2-[4-(2-pyridinyl)phenyl]acetamide free base hemihydrate having the molecular formula C 18 H 18 N 4 O 3 S 2 x 0.5 H 2 O.
A method for acquiring Multicast Control Channel MCCH information, comprising: in an overlapping area of two or more Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Network MBSFN areas each of which corresponds to one MCCH, receiving by a User Equipment UE information related to a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service MBMS (301; 401); detecting by the UE whether an interested MBMS service has been started according to the received information and stored MCCH information (303; 402); when detecting that the interested MBMS service has been started, determining by the UE whether there is a correlation between the interested MBMS service and one of the MCCHs indicated in the received information (304; 403); when there is a correlation between the interested MBMS service and one of the MCCHs (305; 306; 404; 405), only acquiring by the UE MCCH information corresponding to the interested MBMS service, otherwise, acquiring by the UE all MCCH information in the overlapping area; wherein the information related to the MBMS service is sent to the UE through at least one of following messages; Electronic Service Navigation ESG, MCCH information, a short message, a multimedia short message, a system message, Radio Resource Control RRC information. in an overlapping area of two or more Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Network MBSFN areas each of which corresponds to one MCCH, receiving by a User Equipment UE information related to a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service MBMS (301; 401); detecting by the UE whether an interested MBMS service has been started according to the received information and stored MCCH information (303; 402); when detecting that the interested MBMS service has been started, determining by the UE whether there is a correlation between the interested MBMS service and one of the MCCHs indicated in the received information (304; 403); when there is a correlation between the interested MBMS service and one of the MCCHs (305; 306; 404; 405), only acquiring by the UE MCCH information corresponding to the interested MBMS service, otherwise, acquiring by the UE all MCCH information in the overlapping area; wherein the information related to the MBMS service is sent to the UE through at least one of following messages; Electronic Service Navigation ESG, MCCH information, a short message, a multimedia short message, a system message, Radio Resource Control RRC information.
Device for assisting the nighttime driving of a motor vehicle, the vehicle being fitted with at least one lighting device for emitting a beam for the illumination of the road scene in front of the vehicle in accordance with regulations, - the illumination emitted by the lighting device being variable between a maximum value (E MAX) and a minimum value (E min) - the device including at least one variable-transmission screen (26, F, 28) placed between the road scene and the driver of the vehicle, - the coefficient of transmission of the screen (26, F, 28) being variable between a maximum value (CT MAX) and a minimum value (CT min), - the switching on of at least one light source of the lighting device and the coefficient of transmission of the variable-transmission screen being controlled by the same control unit in synchronization, - the illumination reaching its maximum value (E MAX) substantially when the coefficient of transmission of the screen (26, F, 28) reaches its maximum value (CT MAX) characterized in that the control unit controls a circuit for regulating the power supply to the light source of the lighting device and a transmitter of remote control waves directed toward a receiver, the coefficient of transmission of the variable-transmission screen being controlled by said receiver receiving the remote control waves transmitted by the transmitter of the remote control waves. - the illumination emitted by the lighting device being variable between a maximum value (E MAX) and a minimum value (E min) - the device including at least one variable-transmission screen (26, F, 28) placed between the road scene and the driver of the vehicle, - the coefficient of transmission of the screen (26, F, 28) being variable between a maximum value (CT MAX) and a minimum value (CT min), - the switching on of at least one light source of the lighting device and the coefficient of transmission of the variable-transmission screen being controlled by the same control unit in synchronization, - the illumination reaching its maximum value (E MAX) substantially when the coefficient of transmission of the screen (26, F, 28) reaches its maximum value (CT MAX)
A smoking article comprising: an aerosol generating substrate; and a mouthpiece comprising a cavity at least partially filled with a particulate material and containing a breakable capsule of a liquid flavourant at least partially surrounded by the particulate material, wherein the force required to break the capsule within the mouthpiece to release the liquid flavourant is less than three times the inherent burst strength of the capsule. an aerosol generating substrate; and a mouthpiece comprising a cavity at least partially filled with a particulate material and containing a breakable capsule of a liquid flavourant at least partially surrounded by the particulate material, wherein the force required to break the capsule within the mouthpiece to release the liquid flavourant is less than three times the inherent burst strength of the capsule.
A row unit (20, 120) for a header comprising: a first deck plate assembly that includes: a first body having a first gear, a first deck plate extending from the first body, and a biasing member operatively connected to the first body; and a second deck plate assembly that includes: a second body having a second gear operatively engaged with the first gear, a second deck plate extending from the second body and defining a stalk receiving gap with the first deck plate, wherein the biasing member biases the first body to urge the first and second deck plates towards each other, and characterized in that the biasing member is a torsion spring. a first deck plate assembly that includes: a first body having a first gear, a first deck plate extending from the first body, and a biasing member operatively connected to the first body; and a first body having a first gear, a first deck plate extending from the first body, and a biasing member operatively connected to the first body; and a second deck plate assembly that includes: a second body having a second gear operatively engaged with the first gear, a second deck plate extending from the second body and defining a stalk receiving gap with the first deck plate, wherein the biasing member biases the first body to urge the first and second deck plates towards each other, and characterized in that the biasing member is a torsion spring. a second body having a second gear operatively engaged with the first gear, a second deck plate extending from the second body and defining a stalk receiving gap with the first deck plate, wherein the biasing member biases the first body to urge the first and second deck plates towards each other, and characterized in that the biasing member is a torsion spring.