mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for thermal image processing, the method comprising: obtaining a thermal image acquired by a thermal camera and depicting a scene; obtaining a frequency distribution based on pixel intensities of the thermal image; processing the frequency distribution to determine whether the frequency distribution comprises a peak, caused by a hot object in the scene, which is separated from a thermal background of the scene by more than an intensity threshold; and in response to determining that the frequency distribution comprises the peak which is separated from the thermal background by more than the intensity threshold, processing the thermal image to suppress a ghost image of the hot object in the thermal image, wherein the ghost image is caused by internal reflections of radiation from the hot object in the thermal camera, and wherein the processing of the thermal image comprises: estimating a location of ghost image pixels forming the ghost image; and suppressing the ghost image in the thermal image by adjusting intensities of the ghost image pixels. obtaining a thermal image acquired by a thermal camera and depicting a scene; obtaining a frequency distribution based on pixel intensities of the thermal image; processing the frequency distribution to determine whether the frequency distribution comprises a peak, caused by a hot object in the scene, which is separated from a thermal background of the scene by more than an intensity threshold; and in response to determining that the frequency distribution comprises the peak which is separated from the thermal background by more than the intensity threshold, processing the thermal image to suppress a ghost image of the hot object in the thermal image, wherein the ghost image is caused by internal reflections of radiation from the hot object in the thermal camera, and wherein the processing of the thermal image comprises: estimating a location of ghost image pixels forming the ghost image; and suppressing the ghost image in the thermal image by adjusting intensities of the ghost image pixels. estimating a location of ghost image pixels forming the ghost image; and suppressing the ghost image in the thermal image by adjusting intensities of the ghost image pixels.
A filter arrangement for a reductant supply system of a selective catalytic reduction system, the reductant supply system comprising a tank and a suction tube mounted at least partially in the tank for receiving reductant liquid from the tank, wherein the filter arrangement comprises: a rigid restraining body comprising a distal body side; a filter mounted adjacent to and/or to the distal body side of the restraining body and extending at least partially across the distal body side of the restraining body and at least partially forming a filter chamber; a filter outlet from the filter chamber formed through the restraining body and/or filter, wherein the filter outlet is configured to direct liquid along a longitudinal axis between the filter chamber and the suction tube; and a filter mount mounted to the restraining body and/or filter, wherein the filter mount is for mounting the filter arrangement to the suction tube such that (a) the filter chamber is in fluid communication with the suction tube via the filter outlet and (b) the filter is on the distal body side of the restraining body to the suction tube, wherein the restraining body extends radially outwardly at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis away from the filter mount and is configured to restrain the filter such that, under the effect of buoyancy in the tank in use, gas in the filter chamber is directed towards the filter outlet. a rigid restraining body comprising a distal body side; a filter mounted adjacent to and/or to the distal body side of the restraining body and extending at least partially across the distal body side of the restraining body and at least partially forming a filter chamber; a filter outlet from the filter chamber formed through the restraining body and/or filter, wherein the filter outlet is configured to direct liquid along a longitudinal axis between the filter chamber and the suction tube; and a filter mount mounted to the restraining body and/or filter, wherein the filter mount is for mounting the filter arrangement to the suction tube such that (a) the filter chamber is in fluid communication with the suction tube via the filter outlet and (b) the filter is on the distal body side of the restraining body to the suction tube, wherein the restraining body extends radially outwardly at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis away from the filter mount and is configured to restrain the filter such that, under the effect of buoyancy in the tank in use, gas in the filter chamber is directed towards the filter outlet.
A communication apparatus comprising: circuitry, which is configured to obtain one or more quality of service configurations provisioned in the communication apparatus; an application layer configured to forward vehicular data together with a priority indication to a transmission layer; the transmission layer, which is coupled to the circuitry, is configured to determine one of the one or more quality of service configurations depending on the forwarded priority indication; and perform autonomous radio resource allocation for transmitting the vehicular data via a sidelink interface based on the determined one quality of service configuration, and transmit the vehicular data via the sidelink interface to one or more receiving apparatuses according to the autonomous radio resource allocation, wherein, in case different sidelink logical channels are multiplexed in one transport block, TB, to transmit the vehicular data, transmission of the TB via the sidelink interface is performed based on a sidelink logical channel associated with the highest priority among the different sidelink logical channels. circuitry, which is configured to obtain one or more quality of service configurations provisioned in the communication apparatus; an application layer configured to forward vehicular data together with a priority indication to a transmission layer; obtain one or more quality of service configurations provisioned in the communication apparatus; an application layer configured to forward vehicular data together with a priority indication to a transmission layer; the transmission layer, which is coupled to the circuitry, is configured to determine one of the one or more quality of service configurations depending on the forwarded priority indication; and perform autonomous radio resource allocation for transmitting the vehicular data via a sidelink interface based on the determined one quality of service configuration, and transmit the vehicular data via the sidelink interface to one or more receiving apparatuses according to the autonomous radio resource allocation, perform autonomous radio resource allocation for transmitting the vehicular data via a sidelink interface based on the determined one quality of service configuration, and transmit the vehicular data via the sidelink interface to one or more receiving apparatuses according to the autonomous radio resource allocation, wherein, in case different sidelink logical channels are multiplexed in one transport block, TB, to transmit the vehicular data, transmission of the TB via the sidelink interface is performed based on a sidelink logical channel associated with the highest priority among the different sidelink logical channels.
An electrically powered vertical takeoff and vertical landing (VTOL) aircraft, wherein the aircraft comprises at least two main propellers (101a, 101b), and wherein the main propellers are adapted to produce at least 70% of the aircraft propulsion, characterized in that the aircraft comprises at least one adjustment propeller, which adjustment propeller is at least one of the main propellers (101a, 101b) having its propeller slipstream adapted to produce a torque (113, 114, 115) relative to a first axis or the first and a second axes with respect to a fuselage of the aircraft for turning the aircraft relative to said first axis or said first and the second axes for turning the aircraft from a vertical position to level flight and vice versa, and that, regarding the aircraft's mass, not less than 35%, but not more than 85%, is adapted to lie, during takeoff and/or landing, on a rear side of a propeller line of said main propellers (101a, 101b) with respect to a nose of the aircraft, and wherein the adjustment propeller (101a, 101b) has its shaft adapted to be pivotable and being thereby adapted to produce said torque.
A phototherapy apparatus comprising: a treatment site detection unit for detecting a treatment site in a user's body; a treatment unit comprising a first moving unit movable in a vertical direction, a body mounted on the first moving unit, a light source unit comprising multiple light sources disposed on a lower surface of the body and emitting therapeutic light; and a controller for controlling operation of the first moving unit and the light source unit, the controller being configured to control: upon detection of the treatment site with the treatment site detection unit, the first moving unit to bring the light source unit into contact with the treatment site; and, upon determination of contact between the light source unit and the treatment site, the light source unit positioned at the treatment site to emit the therapeutic light; and, wherein the body of the treatment unit is deformable by pressure of the treatment site against the multiple light sources and, upon release of the pressure, the body of the treatment unit is configured to return to an original shape thereof. a treatment site detection unit for detecting a treatment site in a user's body; a treatment unit comprising a first moving unit movable in a vertical direction, a body mounted on the first moving unit, a light source unit comprising multiple light sources disposed on a lower surface of the body and emitting therapeutic light; and a controller for controlling operation of the first moving unit and the light source unit, the controller being configured to control: upon detection of the treatment site with the treatment site detection unit, the first moving unit to bring the light source unit into contact with the treatment site; and, upon determination of contact between the light source unit and the treatment site, the light source unit positioned at the treatment site to emit the therapeutic light; and, wherein the body of the treatment unit is deformable by pressure of the treatment site against the multiple light sources and, upon release of the pressure, the body of the treatment unit is configured to return to an original shape thereof.
Apparatus for sorting mixed waste materials, comprising: a housing configured to be vibrated to assist sorting; means to vibrate the housing; and a screen supported by the housing and having an inlet end for receiving waste materials and an outlet end for discharging at least some waste received at the inlet end, the screen comprising at least one portion pivotally coupled adjacent the inlet end to a substantially horizontal axle mounted in the housing, enabling the at least one portion to pivot about the substantially horizontal axle; characterized by drive means (224,226,228) configured to pivot the at least one portion of the screen about the axle with a controlled reciprocating action. a housing configured to be vibrated to assist sorting; means to vibrate the housing; and a screen supported by the housing and having an inlet end for receiving waste materials and an outlet end for discharging at least some waste received at the inlet end, the screen comprising at least one portion pivotally coupled adjacent the inlet end to a substantially horizontal axle mounted in the housing, enabling the at least one portion to pivot about the substantially horizontal axle; characterized by drive means (224,226,228) configured to pivot the at least one portion of the screen about the axle with a controlled reciprocating action.
A method for shaping a coating on a razor blade, comprising the steps of: providing a razor blade having a tip end defined by at least one tip surface (52,54) and a cutting edge; applying a surface coating having a first thickness on at least one tip surface (52,54), wherein the surface coating comprises a fluoropolymer; sintering the applied surface coating, including heating the applied surface coating to a temperature at which the applied surface coating is in a plastic state; shaping the applied surface coating on the at least one tip surface (52,54) to have a second thickness using a fluid stream, which is less than the first thickness; and wherein the fluid stream comprises a gas that is non-reactive with one or both of a surface coating material and a razor blade material. providing a razor blade having a tip end defined by at least one tip surface (52,54) and a cutting edge; applying a surface coating having a first thickness on at least one tip surface (52,54), wherein the surface coating comprises a fluoropolymer; sintering the applied surface coating, including heating the applied surface coating to a temperature at which the applied surface coating is in a plastic state; shaping the applied surface coating on the at least one tip surface (52,54) to have a second thickness using a fluid stream, which is less than the first thickness; and wherein the fluid stream comprises a gas that is non-reactive with one or both of a surface coating material and a razor blade material.
Method for coding communication conductors of a linear sensor belonging to a system, the system comprising a central unit and a plurality of linear sensors each comprising a first end and a second end and which are connected to one another in series to form a differential bus, which is functionally connected to said central unit by at least one end of said differential bus, each linear sensor comprising at least: - a first connector at a first end of said linear sensor, the first connector comprising a management module connected to a communication module, - a second connector at a second end of said linear sensor; - two communication conductors, the two communication conductors being connected to the first connector at a first end of said two communication conductors, and to the second connector at a second end of said two communication conductors; the method comprising the following steps: - coding at least two information signals simultaneously as follows: at least one information signal being coded by the central unit by increasing voltage T on the first communication conductor; at least one information signal being coded by the central unit by decreasing voltage T on the second communication conductor; - the central unit reading a voltage by measuring the voltage difference between the two communication conductors; and the system also comprises at least one accessory allowing a modular system to be created. - a first connector at a first end of said linear sensor, the first connector comprising a management module connected to a communication module, - a second connector at a second end of said linear sensor; - two communication conductors, the two communication conductors being connected to the first connector at a first end of said two communication conductors, and to the second connector at a second end of said two communication conductors; - coding at least two information signals simultaneously as follows: at least one information signal being coded by the central unit by increasing voltage T on the first communication conductor; at least one information signal being coded by the central unit by decreasing voltage T on the second communication conductor; at least one information signal being coded by the central unit by increasing voltage T on the first communication conductor; at least one information signal being coded by the central unit by decreasing voltage T on the second communication conductor; - the central unit reading a voltage by measuring the voltage difference between the two communication conductors; and
A polycondensation process for producing polyethylene terephthalate comprising: (a) heating an initial reaction medium flowing upwardly through a heat exchanger to thereby provide a heated reaction medium; and (b) disengaging a vapor from said heated reaction medium in a horizontally elongated disengagement vessel to thereby provide a predominately liquid product, wherein at least a portion of said vapor is a byproduct of a polycondensation reaction carried out in said heat exchanger and/or in said disengagement vessel, wherein said disengagement vessel has a length- to-diameter (L:D) ratio in the range of from 1.25:1 to 8:1, wherein the initial reaction medium is a polyethylene terephthalate polycondensation feed having an initial intrinsic viscosity (It.V.) in the range of 0.1 to 0.5 dL/g, the predominantly liquid product comprises polyethylene terephthalate at least partly formed by the polycondensation reaction, the It.V. of the polycondensation product represents an increase from the initial It.V. to a value in the range of from 0.3 to 1.2 dL/g, and wherein said disengagement vessel is directly coupled to said heat exchanger, wherein a distance between an outlet of the heat exchanger and a feed inlet of the disengagement vessel is less than 5D, wherein a horizontal distance between the feed inlet of the disengagement vessel and a liquid outlet and a vapor outlet of the disengagement vessel is at least 1.25D, and wherein a vertical distance between the feed inlet of the disengagement vessel and the liquid outlet of the disengagement vessel is in the range of from 0.20D to 1D, and a vertical distance between liquid outlet of the disengagement vessel and the vapor outlet of the disengagement vessel is at least 0.50D.
A vaccine composition comprising an antigen component and an adjuvant component, wherein the adjuvant component comprises a P-class CpG oligonucleotide and a combination of a saponin and a sterol; and wherein said antigen component is a Leishmania antigen.
A method for controlling a carbon dioxide concentration within an interior space of a transport unit, the method comprising: determining the carbon dioxide concentration within the interior space; enabling a carbon dioxide injection system when the carbon dioxide concentration is not at a set point value; disabling the carbon dioxide injection system when the carbon dioxide concentration is at the set point value; characterised by ventilating the interior space to decrease the carbon dioxide concentration by enabling a controlled atmosphere system when the carbon dioxide concentration is greater than a threshold range based on the set point value, the controlled atmosphere system including a nitrogen separation membrane, wherein the ventilating includes bypassing the nitrogen separation membrane thereby increasing a concentration of oxygen in the interior space of the transport unit. determining the carbon dioxide concentration within the interior space; enabling a carbon dioxide injection system when the carbon dioxide concentration is not at a set point value; disabling the carbon dioxide injection system when the carbon dioxide concentration is at the set point value; characterised by ventilating the interior space to decrease the carbon dioxide concentration by enabling a controlled atmosphere system when the carbon dioxide concentration is greater than a threshold range based on the set point value, the controlled atmosphere system including a nitrogen separation membrane, wherein the ventilating includes bypassing the nitrogen separation membrane thereby increasing a concentration of oxygen in the interior space of the transport unit.
A method of imaging a body part of a patient, the method comprising: securing the patient to a table; locating a first, a second and a third anatomical reference area of the body part, corresponding to an ankle, a knee, and a hip; acquiring a first, a second and a third set of image data from the first, second and third anatomical reference areas, respectively, while the first, second and third anatomical reference areas are immobilized relative to the table; compiling the first, second and third sets of image data to produce a map having known positional information of the first, second and third anatomical reference areas relative to each other; subsequent to the patient moving relative to the table, acquiring a fourth, a fifth and a sixth set of image data of the first, second and third anatomical reference areas, respectively, the fourth, the fifth and the sixth sets of image data having increased image information relative to the first, second and third sets of image data, respectively; correlating locations of the fourth, fifth and sixth sets of image data relative to the first, second and third sets of image data using the map; and determining a characteristic of the body part based on the correlating. securing the patient to a table; locating a first, a second and a third anatomical reference area of the body part, corresponding to an ankle, a knee, and a hip; acquiring a first, a second and a third set of image data from the first, second and third anatomical reference areas, respectively, while the first, second and third anatomical reference areas are immobilized relative to the table; compiling the first, second and third sets of image data to produce a map having known positional information of the first, second and third anatomical reference areas relative to each other; subsequent to the patient moving relative to the table, acquiring a fourth, a fifth and a sixth set of image data of the first, second and third anatomical reference areas, respectively, the fourth, the fifth and the sixth sets of image data having increased image information relative to the first, second and third sets of image data, respectively; correlating locations of the fourth, fifth and sixth sets of image data relative to the first, second and third sets of image data using the map; and determining a characteristic of the body part based on the correlating.
A plate heat exchanger comprising a stack of plate elements each plate element being of a double wall construction comprising a first heat transfer plate and a second heat transfer plate each comprising a central heat exchanging portion provided with surface patterns adapted for a surface pattern of first heat transfer plate of one plate element to contact a surface pattern of a second heat transfer plate of a neighbouring plate element forming a first flow path for a first fluid at the one side and second flow path for a second fluid at the second side of a plate element, where the plate elements are formed with openings (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) in opening areas (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d), wherein a first heat transfer plate in an opening area (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d) is formed with a closed projection projecting in a first direction, wherein the closed projection is adapted to close for fluid and seal the respective opening (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) from the respective flow path (A, B), characterized in that in the same opening area (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d) the second heat transfer plate is formed with an open projection projecting in a second direction being opposite to the first direction, such that the closed and open projections together define a first leak cavity, where the open projection is adapted to allow fluid to pass between the respective opening (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) and the respective flow path (A, B) when connected to open projections of a neighbouring plate element, wherein a plurality of open projections are positioned around the full circumference of the respective opening (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d), and where a single closed projection circumferences the respective opening (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d).