mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for positioning a shoe part in an automated manner during a shoe-manufacturing process, the method comprising: receiving (712; 812) an image depicting a two-dimensional representation of an attachment shoe part; characterized by determining an identity of the attachment shoe part by substantially matching the image to a reference image; determining (714; 814), from the image, a geometric coordinate of the attachment shoe part in a geometric coordinate system, which maps a three-dimensional space within which the attachment shoe part is positioned and a part-transfer apparatus operates; determining (718; 818), from a different image, a geometric coordinate of a base shoe part in the geometric coordinate system by analyzing the different image; and transferring (720; 820), by the part-transfer apparatus, the attachment shoe part to the geometric coordinate of the base shoe part. receiving (712; 812) an image depicting a two-dimensional representation of an attachment shoe part; characterized by determining an identity of the attachment shoe part by substantially matching the image to a reference image; determining (714; 814), from the image, a geometric coordinate of the attachment shoe part in a geometric coordinate system, which maps a three-dimensional space within which the attachment shoe part is positioned and a part-transfer apparatus operates; determining (718; 818), from a different image, a geometric coordinate of a base shoe part in the geometric coordinate system by analyzing the different image; and transferring (720; 820), by the part-transfer apparatus, the attachment shoe part to the geometric coordinate of the base shoe part.
A building construction comprising: a ventilation panel (21, 100, 200, 300, 400); a concrete slab poured on top of the ventilation panel (21, 100, 200, 300, 400); wherein said ventilation panel (21, 100, 200, 300, 400) comprises: a ventilation layer providing a two-dimensionally interconnected void; wherein the ventilation layer comprises a plurality of support pads (104, 204, 304, 404) projecting from the second surface, the support pads spaced apart from one another to provide the interconnected void; wherein the building construction further comprises a ventilation system connected to withdraw air from the interconnected void; characterized in that said ventilation panel (21, 100, 200, 300, 400) comprises: - a thermally-insulating material; - a generally planar body (102, 202, 302) having first and second opposed surfaces, the ventilation layer being on the second surface of the body (102, 202, 302); the ventilation panel (21, 100, 200, 300, 400) has a load-bearing capacity in a transverse direction of at least 150 pounds per square foot which corresponds to about 4.8 kPa; and wherein the support pads (104, 204, 304, 404) are made of the thermally-insulating material. a ventilation panel (21, 100, 200, 300, 400); a concrete slab poured on top of the ventilation panel (21, 100, 200, 300, 400); wherein said ventilation panel (21, 100, 200, 300, 400) comprises: a ventilation layer providing a two-dimensionally interconnected void; wherein the ventilation layer comprises a plurality of support pads (104, 204, 304, 404) projecting from the second surface, the support pads spaced apart from one another to provide the interconnected void; a ventilation layer providing a two-dimensionally interconnected void; wherein the ventilation layer comprises a plurality of support pads (104, 204, 304, 404) projecting from the second surface, the support pads spaced apart from one another to provide the interconnected void; wherein the building construction further comprises a ventilation system connected to withdraw air from the interconnected void; characterized in that said ventilation panel (21, 100, 200, 300, 400) comprises: - a thermally-insulating material; - a generally planar body (102, 202, 302) having first and second opposed surfaces, the ventilation layer being on the second surface of the body (102, 202, 302); - a thermally-insulating material; - a generally planar body (102, 202, 302) having first and second opposed surfaces, the ventilation layer being on the second surface of the body (102, 202, 302); the ventilation panel (21, 100, 200, 300, 400) has a load-bearing capacity in a transverse direction of at least 150 pounds per square foot which corresponds to about 4.8 kPa; and wherein the support pads (104, 204, 304, 404) are made of the thermally-insulating material.
A carousel for processing containers, which comprises a base structure that can rotate about the rotation axis of said carousel and supports a plurality of supporting elements that are mutually angularly spaced apart and are intended to support a respective container to be processed, said base structure being associated with at least one device for detecting the orientation of the containers carried by said supporting elements, said detection device comprising at least one sensor that can move about the rotation axis of said carousel between an initial angular position and a final angular position and vice versa, during movement from said initial angular position to said final angular position said at least one sensor being functionally associated with a container, which can move about the rotation axis of said carousel and about its own longitudinal axis that is parallel to said rotation axis, in order to detect a feature of said container, said carousel further comprising kinematic connection means arranged between said base structure and said at least one sensor, which are adapted to couple integrally in rotation said at least one sensor and said base structure during the movement of said at least one sensor between said initial angular position and said final angular position, characterized in that said kinematic connection means are associated with motor means adapted to return on command said at least one sensor from said final angular position to said initial angular position by way of an angular movement of said at least one sensor in the opposite direction with respect to the rotation of said base structure about the rotation axis of said carousel.
A washing and degreasing system for metal bands wrapped in coils, and having a thin thickness, said system comprising a fixed structure and a plurality of washing and degreasing groups on which said metal band is partially wound, said plurality of washing and degreasing groups being able to move said metal band along a washing and degreasing path, furthermore said washing and degreasing system comprising a plurality of nozzles able to spray on said metal band a washing and/or degreasing fluid, preferably of an alkaline and acid type, and also a rinsing fluid, characterized in that each washing and/or degreasing group comprises an upper roll having an outer profile which comprises a polymeric coating and which is linked to actuating means able to rotate the same, and at least one lower roll having an outer profile which comprises a polymeric coating and which is also linked to actuating means able to rotate the same and which is hinged to a fixed structure of said washing and/or degreasing system, each washing and degreasing group comprises an upper roll and at least two lower rolls, said polymeric coating of said upper roll being in contact and pressing against said polymeric coating of said at least two lower rolls, also in each washing and degreasing group said upper roll and said at least one lower roll having corresponding rotation axes which are mutually parallel and which are parallel to the rotation axes of the other washing and degreasing groups of said washing and degreasing system, furthermore with respect to a longitudinal plane orthogonal to said rotation axes the joining of the tracks of the rotation axes of the plurality of upper rolls and of the plurality of lower rolls being mutually joined in a continuous way and in sequence, it defines a line substantially shaped with triangular waves and said washing and degreasing system is able to work metal bands having very thin thicknesses, lower than 60 μm.
A custom tool for bonding orthodontic appliances in a mouth of a patient, the custom tool comprising: a facial body for a patient-specific, customized fit with the facial side of a plurality of teeth of the patient, wherein the facial body includes a plurality of receptacles aligned with the plurality of teeth to receive an orthodontic appliance; a lingual body for a patient-specific, customized fit with the lingual side of the plurality of teeth of the patient; wherein the facial body and lingual body are configured to interlock together; and wherein the facial body and lingual body are configured to combine with the teeth of the patient to position orthodontic appliances within the receptacles on the plurality of teeth, wherein each receptacle is holding an orthodontic appliance at a predetermined location and predetermined orientation on its respective tooth. a facial body for a patient-specific, customized fit with the facial side of a plurality of teeth of the patient, wherein the facial body includes a plurality of receptacles aligned with the plurality of teeth to receive an orthodontic appliance; a lingual body for a patient-specific, customized fit with the lingual side of the plurality of teeth of the patient; wherein the facial body and lingual body are configured to interlock together; and wherein the facial body and lingual body are configured to combine with the teeth of the patient to position orthodontic appliances within the receptacles on the plurality of teeth, wherein each receptacle is holding an orthodontic appliance at a predetermined location and predetermined orientation on its respective tooth.
A tone mapping method for a succession of images (INPUT_IMAGE f) implemented by an image processing device, the method including: a) the division of the images (INPUT_IMAGE f) of the succession of images in a plurality of sub-blocks (R b) of first pixels (P q); b) for a first image (INPUT_IMAGE f) of the succession of images, the application of a logarithmic function to the intensity of each pixel of the first image, and the creation of a first mini-image (MPIC f) comprising pixels of the first mini-image, each pixel of the first mini-image representing a corresponding sub-block (R b) of the first image, the intensity (PM b) of each pixel of the first mini-image being representative of the intensity of the first pixels of the corresponding sub-block after application of the logarithmic function to each pixel; c) the storage of the first mini-image (MPIC f) in a memory; d) for a second image (IMAGE f+1) of the succession of images, the creation of a gain map of the second image according to the first mini-image and the second image, the modification of the second image according to the gain map in order to generate an output image, the gain map being erased after the generation of the output image. a) the division of the images (INPUT_IMAGE f) of the succession of images in a plurality of sub-blocks (R b) of first pixels (P q); b) for a first image (INPUT_IMAGE f) of the succession of images, the application of a logarithmic function to the intensity of each pixel of the first image, and the creation of a first mini-image (MPIC f) comprising pixels of the first mini-image, each pixel of the first mini-image representing a corresponding sub-block (R b) of the first image, the intensity (PM b) of each pixel of the first mini-image being representative of the intensity of the first pixels of the corresponding sub-block after application of the logarithmic function to each pixel; c) the storage of the first mini-image (MPIC f) in a memory; d) for a second image (IMAGE f+1) of the succession of images, the creation of a gain map of the second image according to the first mini-image and the second image, the modification of the second image according to the gain map in order to generate an output image, the gain map being erased after the generation of the output image.
An aptamer having selective affinity for a glycosylated polypeptide, wherein the aptamer has selective affinity for a target polypeptide and a glycosylation chain thereon, and wherein the aptamer can selectively bind to a glycosylation site of the target polypeptide with a dissociation constant Kd comprised between 7-35 nM, said aptamer comprising a nucleotide monomer having the formula: wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of: a monophosphate ester, a diphosphate ester, and a triphosphate ester; wherein R 2 and R 3 are each individually selected from H, or OH; wherein R 4 is a base selected from the group consisting of: adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, hypoxanthine and uracil; wherein R 5 is a boronic acid other than an unsubstituted phenylboronic acid having the structure: and wherein R 5 is a boronic acid selected from the group consisting of: a phenylboronic acid, a naphthalenylboronic acid, a quinolinylboronic acid, a pyridinylboronic acid, a furanylboronic acid, a thiophenylboronic acid, an indolylboronic acid, a 1,8-naphthalimide-based boronic acid, an α-acetaminoalkylboronic acid, a quinolin-4-ylboronic acid, a quinolin-5-ylboronic acid, a quinolin-8-ylboronic acid, a pyridinylboronic acid, a furan-2-ylboronic acid, a thiophen-2-ylboronic acid, and a fluorescent boronic acid, wherein the fluorescent boronic acid is selected from the group consisting of the structures: and optionally comprising a tether linking R 4 and R 5.
Automated parking system for vehicles, wherein a vehicle to be parked is placed on a pallet (10, 10') at a transfer station (31, 41) and the pallet (10, 10') is then taken up by a mechanical device (20, 20') and moved to a parking space within a parking garage, comprising - a multiplicity of pallets (10, 10') which are arranged to be stored on parking spaces of the parking system in an elevated position relative to a floor in such a way that a low-floored manoeuvring vehicle (20, 20') can be driven under them, and - at least one robotically controlled, low-floored manoeuvring vehicle (20, 20') for transporting the pallets (10, 10'), the manoeuvring vehicle (20, 20') having an omnidirectional or differential drive (22, 61, 62) and being equipped with a preferably hydraulic lifting device (21, 21') in order to lift a pallet (10, 10') that has been driven under, characterised in that - the manoeuvring vehicle (20, 20') is equipped with distance sensors for determining the location of the manoeuvring vehicle (20, 20') by measuring distance from outside walls of the parking garage. - a multiplicity of pallets (10, 10') which are arranged to be stored on parking spaces of the parking system in an elevated position relative to a floor in such a way that a low-floored manoeuvring vehicle (20, 20') can be driven under them, and - at least one robotically controlled, low-floored manoeuvring vehicle (20, 20') for transporting the pallets (10, 10'), the manoeuvring vehicle (20, 20') having an omnidirectional or differential drive (22, 61, 62) and being equipped with a preferably hydraulic lifting device (21, 21') in order to lift a pallet (10, 10') that has been driven under, characterised in that - the manoeuvring vehicle (20, 20') is equipped with distance sensors for determining the location of the manoeuvring vehicle (20, 20') by measuring distance from outside walls of the parking garage.
Heat-sealable coating system suitable for the sealing of various types of substrates and comprising a film-forming dispersion, characterized in that this dispersion comprises a total of from 25% by weight to 65% by weight of a mixture of components A, B and C, where this mixture is composed of from 15% to 50% by weight of a polyester or polyester mixture as polymer type A, from 15% to 50% by weight of a poly (meth) acrylate or mixture of two or more poly (meth) acrylates as polymer type B and from 15% to 40% by weight of one or more rubbers comprising repeating styrene units as polymer type C, based in each case on the entire composition of the polymer types A, B and C, where components A, B and/or C can also entirely or to some extent take the form of graft copolymers AB or CB, in that the solids content of the dispersion is from 25 to 70% by weight, and in that component C is an SEBS, an SEB, is an SEBS grafted with acrylic acid, with methacrylic acid, with maleic acid and/or with maleic anhydride, is a mixture of SEBS and SEB or is a copolymer predominantly composed of styrene and also of (meth)acrylate esters of a fatty alcohol having at least 12 carbon atoms or of a hydrogenated, hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene.
A glass composition satisfying the following conditions to, and which does not contain PbO, the conditions being: a content ratio of TeO 2 is in a range from 75 to 95 mol%; a content ratio of B 2 O 3 is in a range from 1 to 33 mol%; a content ratio of ZnO is in a range from 1 to 37 mol%; a content ratio of Bi 2 O 3 is in a range from 1 to 18 mol%; a content ratio of P 2 O 5 is in a range from 0 to 15 mol%; a content ratio of R 2 O (where R represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, and K) is in a range from 0 to 13 mol%; a content ratio of MO (where M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba) is in a range from 0 to 13 mol%; a content ratio of TiO 2 is in a range from 0 to 13 mol%; a content ratio of Nb 2 O 5 is in a range from 0 to 10 mol%; a content ratio of Ta 2 O 5 is in a range from 0 to 13 mol%; a content ratio of L 2 O 3 (where L represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of yttrium and lanthanoids) is in a range from 0 to 11 mol%; and a content ratio of a total amount of P 2 O 5, R 2 O, MO, TiO 2, Nb 2 O 5, Ta 2 O 5, and L 2 O 3 described in to, respectively, is in a range from 0 to 15 mol%. a content ratio of TeO 2 is in a range from 75 to 95 mol%; a content ratio of B 2 O 3 is in a range from 1 to 33 mol%; a content ratio of ZnO is in a range from 1 to 37 mol%; a content ratio of Bi 2 O 3 is in a range from 1 to 18 mol%; a content ratio of P 2 O 5 is in a range from 0 to 15 mol%; a content ratio of R 2 O (where R represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, and K) is in a range from 0 to 13 mol%; a content ratio of MO (where M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba) is in a range from 0 to 13 mol%; a content ratio of TiO 2 is in a range from 0 to 13 mol%; a content ratio of Nb 2 O 5 is in a range from 0 to 10 mol%; a content ratio of Ta 2 O 5 is in a range from 0 to 13 mol%; a content ratio of L 2 O 3 (where L represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of yttrium and lanthanoids) is in a range from 0 to 11 mol%; and a content ratio of a total amount of P 2 O 5, R 2 O, MO, TiO 2, Nb 2 O 5, Ta 2 O 5, and L 2 O 3 described in to, respectively, is in a range from 0 to 15 mol%.
A computer-implemented method, comprising: communicating data traffic via a first cell of a first access node of a communication network, wherein a sector of the first access node comprises the first cell and a second cell of the first access node, characterized by: restricting amount of data traffic communicated via the first cell; and determining that a third cell of a second access node is overshooting, in response to determining, after restricting the amount of data traffic communicated via the first cell, that at least part of the data traffic is communicated via the third cell and not via the second cell. restricting amount of data traffic communicated via the first cell; and determining that a third cell of a second access node is overshooting, in response to determining, after restricting the amount of data traffic communicated via the first cell, that at least part of the data traffic is communicated via the third cell and not via the second cell.
A slot motor comprising: a slot motor structure structured to be disposed about a fixed contact, a movable contact and a portion of a movable arm carrying said movable contact, and an insulative housing at least substantially covering said slot motor structure, said insulative housing being structured to insulate said slot motor structure from said movable arm and said fixed and movable contacts, said insulative housing comprising a base and a pair of arms (44,46) disposed from said base, wherein each of said arms includes a first portion structured to be disposed proximate a number of first arc plates and a second portion structured to be disposed proximate a plurality of second arc plates, wherein a space extending from said first portion of said arms, which is not occupied by said second portion of said arms, is structured to be generally occupied by part of an arc chute including a portion of said second arc plates, characterized in that the second portion of said arms includes for each of said arms (44, 46) a structure which forms a portion of a debris shield and which has an edge that approximates a generally arcuate path. a slot motor structure structured to be disposed about a fixed contact, a movable contact and a portion of a movable arm carrying said movable contact, and an insulative housing at least substantially covering said slot motor structure, said insulative housing being structured to insulate said slot motor structure from said movable arm and said fixed and movable contacts, said insulative housing comprising a base and a pair of arms (44,46) disposed from said base, wherein each of said arms includes a first portion structured to be disposed proximate a number of first arc plates and a second portion structured to be disposed proximate a plurality of second arc plates, wherein a space extending from said first portion of said arms, which is not occupied by said second portion of said arms, is structured to be generally occupied by part of an arc chute including a portion of said second arc plates, characterized in that the second portion of said arms includes for each of said arms (44, 46) a structure which forms a portion of a debris shield and which has an edge that approximates a generally arcuate path.
A method of coupling a feedthrough assembly (102, 302) to a surrounding case (104, 304) of an implantable medical device (100, 300) comprising: providing an insulator (112, 312) having a plurality of conducting elements extending therethrough; placing the insulator (112, 312) with conducting elements within an opening of a case (104, 304), thereby defining a narrow space between the insulator (112, 312) and the case (104, 304); placing a braze preform (110a, 110b, 310a, 310b) adjacent the insulator (112, 312) and case (104, 304) in the narrow space; characterized in that the insulator (112, 312) is heated with a laser (140, 141, 340, 341) until raising the temperature of the adjacent preform (110a, 110b, 310a, 310b) above its melting point such that it flows and fills the space between the insulator (112, 312) and the case (104, 304). providing an insulator (112, 312) having a plurality of conducting elements extending therethrough; placing the insulator (112, 312) with conducting elements within an opening of a case (104, 304), thereby defining a narrow space between the insulator (112, 312) and the case (104, 304); placing a braze preform (110a, 110b, 310a, 310b) adjacent the insulator (112, 312) and case (104, 304) in the narrow space; characterized in that the insulator (112, 312) is heated with a laser (140, 141, 340, 341) until raising the temperature of the adjacent preform (110a, 110b, 310a, 310b) above its melting point such that it flows and fills the space between the insulator (112, 312) and the case (104, 304).