mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image processing device comprising: a filtering unit configured to apply a deblocking filter including a first deblocking filter or a second deblocking filter having a stronger filter strength than the first deblocking filter to pixels neighboring a block boundary within a locally decoded image; characterised by a controller configured to control, when the second deblocking filter is applied as the deblocking filter, the second deblocking filter so as to apply a clipping process to a difference value that changes with the filtering process performed by the second deblocking filter using a second clipping value, which is larger than and an integer multiple of a first clipping value, which is used in case that a clipping process is applied to a difference value that changes with the filtering process performed by the first deblocking filter; and an encoding unit (621, 622) configured to encode an image using a filtered image filtered by the deblocking filter. a filtering unit configured to apply a deblocking filter including a first deblocking filter or a second deblocking filter having a stronger filter strength than the first deblocking filter to pixels neighboring a block boundary within a locally decoded image; characterised by a controller configured to control, when the second deblocking filter is applied as the deblocking filter, the second deblocking filter so as to apply a clipping process to a difference value that changes with the filtering process performed by the second deblocking filter using a second clipping value, which is larger than and an integer multiple of a first clipping value, which is used in case that a clipping process is applied to a difference value that changes with the filtering process performed by the first deblocking filter; and an encoding unit (621, 622) configured to encode an image using a filtered image filtered by the deblocking filter.
A disc-shaped augment for filling bone defects, in particular at the end of tubular bones such as the tibia, with a proximal side, a distal side, an outer sheath on lateral sides and an inner wall for a through-opening, running from the proximal side to the distal side, for an anchoring keel of an endoprosthesis arranged on the proximal side, wherein the augment has a generally C-shaped form with two legs (31, 32) flanking the through-opening, characterized in that a connecting piece between the legs (31, 32) is designed in the manner of a joint and interacts elastically with the legs (31, 32) so that a frame is formed and an outwardly directed restoring force is generated upon compression of the legs (31, 32), wherein the legs are designed in a skeleton construction with a plurality of adjacent disc segments separated by slots and arranged on the frame via webs.
A compound for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a parasitic mediated disease, the compound comprising a furanocoumarin derivative having the following core structure, its pharmaceutical acceptable salt, isomer or a combination thereof, wherein the furanocoumarin derivative has the structure or: wherein R 1 or R 2 is an aliphatic chain comprising a cyclic ester functional group.
An air-water extraction system comprising: a water selective membrane configured to transport water from humid air via selective diffusion through the water selective membrane from a first side to a second side; a low pressure chamber in fluid communication with the second side of the water selective membrane and a hydrogen gas inlet configured to deliver a dry hydrogen to the low pressure gas chamber; a membrane and electrode assembly comprising an anode, a proton exchange membrane, a cathode, and a power supply; wherein the anode is in fluid communication with the low pressure chamber; a high pressure chamber in fluid communication with the cathode for receiving a saturated hydrogen and a liquid water from the cathode; a water conduit in fluid communication with the high pressure chamber configured to remove the liquid water from the high pressure chamber; and a hydrogen conduit for removing the saturated hydrogen from the high pressure chamber. a water selective membrane configured to transport water from humid air via selective diffusion through the water selective membrane from a first side to a second side; a low pressure chamber in fluid communication with the second side of the water selective membrane and a hydrogen gas inlet configured to deliver a dry hydrogen to the low pressure gas chamber; a membrane and electrode assembly comprising an anode, a proton exchange membrane, a cathode, and a power supply; wherein the anode is in fluid communication with the low pressure chamber; a high pressure chamber in fluid communication with the cathode for receiving a saturated hydrogen and a liquid water from the cathode; a water conduit in fluid communication with the high pressure chamber configured to remove the liquid water from the high pressure chamber; and a hydrogen conduit for removing the saturated hydrogen from the high pressure chamber.
A method of producing an ironing cloth, wherein the ironing cloth comprises a heat-resistant inert fabric having a topside, which forms the ironing surface, and an underside, which rests on an ironing support, and the ironing cloth comprises along the ironing surface a thermal separating layer comprising mineral particles, characterized in that the method comprises the steps of a) providing mineral porous particles of submillimetre size, b) homogenizingly mixing the mineral particles with a binder to produce a particle-binder mixture, c) undersidedly applying the particle-binder mixture to a heat-resistant inert cotton fabric, d) consolidating the binder to produce an undersided thermal separating layer comprising porous absorbent particles, to obtain an ironing cloth in which the thermal separating layer consists at least partly of porous particles wherein pores having diameters in the micrometre region have been formed to have an enhanced capillary sucking effect on moisture in the ambient air. a) providing mineral porous particles of submillimetre size, b) homogenizingly mixing the mineral particles with a binder to produce a particle-binder mixture, c) undersidedly applying the particle-binder mixture to a heat-resistant inert cotton fabric, d) consolidating the binder to produce an undersided thermal separating layer comprising porous absorbent particles,
A filter medium for a filter, which is used as a constituent member of a filter and composed of a wet type nonwoven fabric, characterized in that the filter medium for a filter has a multilayer structure of two layers and in that there is no interface between two adjacent layers of the multilayer structure, wherein short-cut nanofibers composed of a fiber-forming thermoplastic polymer, having a single fiber diameter of 100 to 1,000 nm and obtained by performing cutting so that the ratio (L/D) of the length to the single fiber diameter is within the range of 100 to 2,500 are contained only in one layer of the multilayer structure of the filter medium for a filter.
A transparent display device, comprising: a display panel, including a display side and an incident side opposite to the display side; and a total internal reflection photonic crystal backplate, disposed at the incident side of the display panel, and including a substrate and a plurality of pillar structures periodically arranged in the substrate; wherein a refractive index of the plurality of pillar structures is different from a refractive index of the substrate; wherein the pillar structure includes a cylindrical structure; characterized in that: the cylindrical structure has a plurality of different diameters and the cylindrical structures include a plurality of first cylinders and a plurality of second cylinders, a diameter of the first cylinder is greater than a diameter of the second cylinder, and a refractive index of the first cylinder is greater than the refractive index of the substrate, and the second cylinders are arranged around the first cylinder; the diameter of the second cylinder is d, an axial distance between the first cylinder and the second cylinder is A, and d:A<0.2; and a ratio of a number of the first cylinders to a number of the second cylinders is not greater than 1:20. a display panel, including a display side and an incident side opposite to the display side; and a total internal reflection photonic crystal backplate, disposed at the incident side of the display panel, and including a substrate and a plurality of pillar structures periodically arranged in the substrate; wherein a refractive index of the plurality of pillar structures is different from a refractive index of the substrate; wherein the pillar structure includes a cylindrical structure; characterized in that: the cylindrical structure has a plurality of different diameters and the cylindrical structures include a plurality of first cylinders and a plurality of second cylinders, a diameter of the first cylinder is greater than a diameter of the second cylinder, and a refractive index of the first cylinder is greater than the refractive index of the substrate, and the second cylinders are arranged around the first cylinder; the diameter of the second cylinder is d, an axial distance between the first cylinder and the second cylinder is A, and d:A<0.2; and a ratio of a number of the first cylinders to a number of the second cylinders is not greater than 1:20.
An induction sealing device for heat sealing packaging material for producing sealed packages of pourable food products, comprising: - a first inductor which comprises, in turn, a first active surface adapted to be arranged on the side of said packaging material and to heat-seal said packaging material; and - a member made of plastic material; wherein said member covers said first active surface and is adapted to cooperate with said packaging material during the heat sealing of said packaging material, the induction sealing device characterized by comprising a second inductor which comprises, in turn, a second active surface adapted to heat-seal said packaging material; said second active surface protruding from said member on the side arranged, in use, towards said packaging material. - a first inductor which comprises, in turn, a first active surface adapted to be arranged on the side of said packaging material and to heat-seal said packaging material; and - a member made of plastic material;
Height measuring device for a vehicle, with a sensor assembly (18, 20), by means of which sensor signals (31, 32) that characterize a position of at least one chassis component relative to the vehicle structure can be generated, said chassis component connecting a vehicle wheel to a vehicle structure and being connected to the latter in an articulated manner, and with an evaluating device, which is connected to the sensor assembly (18, 20) and by means of which at least one item of height information that characterizes a height (h) of the vehicle structure by evaluating the sensor signals (31, 32) can be formed, wherein the sensor assembly (18, 20) comprises at least one acceleration sensor, which is stationary relative to the chassis component, is intended for detecting the acceleration acting on the chassis component and by means of which at least one sensor signal that characterizes this acceleration can be generated, and at least one reference sensor, which is stationary relative to the vehicle structure, is intended for detecting the acceleration acting on the vehicle structure and by means of which at least one sensor signal that characterizes this acceleration can be generated, characterized in that the inclination of the chassis component relative to the direction of the detected acceleration is characterized by at least one chassis-component inclination angle and the inclination of the vehicle structure relative to the direction of the detected acceleration is characterized by at least one vehicle-structure inclination angle, wherein, by comparison of the chassis-component inclination angle and the vehicle-structure inclination angle, a characterizing inclination-angle differential signal can be determined by means of the evaluating device, said signal characterizing the position of the chassis component relative to the vehicle structure.
A modulation pattern calculation apparatus configured to calculate a modulation pattern presented on a spatial light modulator for modulating at least one of an intensity spectrum and a phase spectrum of input light to bring a temporal intensity waveform of light close to a desired waveform, the apparatus comprising: an iterative Fourier transform unit (22a, 23a) configured to perform a Fourier transform on a waveform function in a frequency domain including an intensity spectrum function (A 0,k (ω)) and a phase spectrum function (Ψ 0,n (ω)), perform a first replacement of a temporal intensity waveform function based on the desired waveform in a time domain after the Fourier transform and then perform an inverse Fourier transform, and perform a second replacement to constrain one spectrum function of the intensity spectrum function and the phase spectrum function in the frequency domain after the inverse Fourier transform; and a modulation pattern calculation unit configured to calculate the modulation pattern on the basis of the other spectrum function output from the iterative Fourier transform unit (22a, 23a), characterized in that the iterative Fourier transform unit (22a, 23a) is configured to perform the first replacement using a result of multiplying a function representing the desired waveform by a coefficient (α), and the coefficient (α) has a value in which a difference between the function (α x Targeto(t)) after the multiplication and the temporal intensity waveform function (b n, k (t)) after the Fourier transform is smaller than a difference before the multiplication of the coefficient (α). an iterative Fourier transform unit (22a, 23a) configured to perform a Fourier transform on a waveform function in a frequency domain including an intensity spectrum function (A 0,k (ω)) and a phase spectrum function (Ψ 0,n (ω)), perform a first replacement of a temporal intensity waveform function based on the desired waveform in a time domain after the Fourier transform and then perform an inverse Fourier transform, and perform a second replacement to constrain one spectrum function of the intensity spectrum function and the phase spectrum function in the frequency domain after the inverse Fourier transform; and a modulation pattern calculation unit configured to calculate the modulation pattern on the basis of the other spectrum function output from the iterative Fourier transform unit (22a, 23a), characterized in that the iterative Fourier transform unit (22a, 23a) is configured to perform the first replacement using a result of multiplying a function representing the desired waveform by a coefficient (α), and the coefficient (α) has a value in which a difference between the function (α x Targeto(t)) after the multiplication and the temporal intensity waveform function (b n, k (t)) after the Fourier transform is smaller than a difference before the multiplication of the coefficient (α).
A compressor comprising: a housing comprising a rotor case, a bearing case and a discharge case, a first rotor having a first rotational axis; a second rotor having a second rotational axis and enmeshed with the first rotor; a third rotor having a third rotational axis and enmeshed with the first rotor; wherein the rotors (26,28,30) are within the rotor case and are for pumping and compressing a working fluid along a flowpath from a suction plenum to a discharge plenum within the discharge case which is separated from the rotor case by the bearing case and has a generally downstream-convergent interior surface; characterised by: a muffler downstream of the discharge plenum; a centerbody within the discharge plenum and spanning a major portion of the length between the bearing case and the muffler a housing comprising a rotor case, a bearing case and a discharge case, a first rotor having a first rotational axis; a second rotor having a second rotational axis and enmeshed with the first rotor; a third rotor having a third rotational axis and enmeshed with the first rotor; wherein the rotors (26,28,30) are within the rotor case and are for pumping and compressing a working fluid along a flowpath from a suction plenum to a discharge plenum within the discharge case which is separated from the rotor case by the bearing case and has a generally downstream-convergent interior surface; a muffler downstream of the discharge plenum; a centerbody within the discharge plenum and spanning a major portion of the length between the bearing case and the muffler
An absorption process for purposes of utilising waste heat from a combined heat and power plant, wherein a. at a low pressure level (3, 54) a weak aqueous solution is concentrated with evaporated ammonia as a working medium (6, 43), and the concentrated solution (10, 50) is compressed from the low pressure level (3, 54) to a medium pressure level (27, 56), b. at the medium pressure level (27, 56) of an aqueous donor solution, a first heat flow (4, 37) is supplied from the waste heat, gaseous ammonia is deposited as a donor working medium from the donor solution, the concentrated solution (10, 50) is further concentrated with the donor working medium to form a rich solution, the rich solution (21, 35) is compressed from the medium pressure level (27, 56) to a high pressure level (2, 41), and the weak solution (31, 57) is expanded to the low pressure level (3, 54), and c. at the high pressure level (2, 41) the rich solution (21, 35) (8, 38) is heated by means of a second heat flow (4, 34) from the waste heat, and is separated into the working medium (6, 43) in a gaseous aggregate state and a depleted solution (8, 38), the gaseous working medium (6, 43) is expanded to the low pressure level (3, 54) and the depleted solution (8, 38) is expanded to the medium pressure level (27, 56), characterised in that, at the medium pressure level (27, 56) the depleted solution (8, 38) as a donor solution is separated into the donor working medium and the weak solution (31, 57). a. at a low pressure level (3, 54) a weak aqueous solution is concentrated with evaporated ammonia as a working medium (6, 43), and the concentrated solution (10, 50) is compressed from the low pressure level (3, 54) to a medium pressure level (27, 56), b. at the medium pressure level (27, 56) of an aqueous donor solution, a first heat flow (4, 37) is supplied from the waste heat, gaseous ammonia is deposited as a donor working medium from the donor solution, the concentrated solution (10, 50) is further concentrated with the donor working medium to form a rich solution, the rich solution (21, 35) is compressed from the medium pressure level (27, 56) to a high pressure level (2, 41), and the weak solution (31, 57) is expanded to the low pressure level (3, 54), and c. at the high pressure level (2, 41) the rich solution (21, 35) (8, 38) is heated by means of a second heat flow (4, 34) from the waste heat, and is separated into the working medium (6, 43) in a gaseous aggregate state and a depleted solution (8, 38), the gaseous working medium (6, 43) is expanded to the low pressure level (3, 54) and the depleted solution (8, 38) is expanded to the medium pressure level (27, 56),
A surgical stapler for deploying staples into tissue, said stapler comprising: a. a body having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween, said proximal end comprising a handle and a proximal channel, and a distal end comprising a staple cartridge channel and an opposing anvil; and b. an actuator module for deploying staples, said actuator module including at least one longitudinally moveable member (37a, 37b, 9) for sequentially ejecting staples towards said anvil, characterized in that said actuating module further comprising a module pan having detent means (36a, 36b) and a protector cap for removably and slidably mounting said actuator module within said proximal channel. a. a body having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween, said proximal end comprising a handle and a proximal channel, and a distal end comprising a staple cartridge channel and an opposing anvil; and b. an actuator module for deploying staples, said actuator module including at least one longitudinally moveable member (37a, 37b, 9) for sequentially ejecting staples towards said anvil, characterized in that said actuating module further comprising a module pan having detent means (36a, 36b) and a protector cap for removably and slidably mounting said actuator module within said proximal channel.
A connecting device comprising: - a nut comprising a threaded portion for screwing a threaded stem; and - a plate formed in one piece and comprising: a) a guard for covering one end of said threaded stem which, in use, axially protrudes with respect to said nut; b) a base; c) a side arm joining said guard to said base; characterized by comprising welding means for fixing said base to a chassis portion, and in that said base is fixed to said nut even before screwing said threaded stem into said nut. - a nut comprising a threaded portion for screwing a threaded stem; and - a plate formed in one piece and comprising: a) a guard for covering one end of said threaded stem which, in use, axially protrudes with respect to said nut; b) a base; c) a side arm joining said guard to said base; a) a guard for covering one end of said threaded stem which, in use, axially protrudes with respect to said nut; b) a base; c) a side arm joining said guard to said base;
A method for recycling an inorganic storage phosphor panel comprising: providing an inorganic storage phosphor panel comprising at least one polymer, an inorganic storage phosphor material, and a copper phthalocyanine based blue dye; mechanically grinding the inorganic storage phosphor panel into a powder or flakes; melt extruding, injection molding or hot pressing the ground powder or flakes to form a recycled manufactured inorganic storage phosphor panel. providing an inorganic storage phosphor panel comprising at least one polymer, an inorganic storage phosphor material, and a copper phthalocyanine based blue dye; mechanically grinding the inorganic storage phosphor panel into a powder or flakes; melt extruding, injection molding or hot pressing the ground powder or flakes to form a recycled manufactured inorganic storage phosphor panel.
Method of manufacturing an orthodontic bracket having a bracket body having a slot and a bracket bonding pad, comprising the steps of: determining the three-dimensional shape of the orthodontic bracket; and manufacturing the bracket from materials having at least two different hardnesses, wherein the bracket is manufactured from a first relatively hard alloys or alloys forming the bracket body and a second relatively soft alloy or alloys forming the bracket bonding pad. determining the three-dimensional shape of the orthodontic bracket; and manufacturing the bracket from materials having at least two different hardnesses,
A method of filling a via in an electronic device with copper comprising: providing an acidic copper electroplating bath comprising a source of copper ions, an acid electrolyte, a source of halide ions, an accelerator, a leveler, and a suppressor, wherein the copper electroplating bath has a dynamic surface tension of ≤ 40 mN/m, as measured using a Krüss BP100 bubble tensiometer at a solution temperature of 25 °C and at a surface age of 30 sec; providing as a cathode an electronic device substrate having one or more vias to be filled with copper and having a conductive surface; contacting the electronic device substrate with the copper electroplating bath; and applying a potential for a period of time sufficient to fill the vias with a copper deposit; wherein the copper deposit in the vias is substantially void-free and substantially free of surface defects; characterized in that the suppressor comprises ethylene oxide as polymerized units and an end group formed from a branched secondary aliphatic alcohol.