mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Transmission method in a first node device of a power line communication network, the first node device being configured so as to apply a reception mode for receiving data transmitted by a second node device in one or more separate frequency bands in parallel, comprising steps of: - converting data received in the form of an analogue signal in one or more of said separate frequency bands into a first series of data, - filtering said first series of data in parallel through the same number of filtering circuits as there are frequency bands for which the first node device is configured in reception mode, so as to obtain the same number of second series of data as there are frequency bands for which the first node device is configured in reception mode, - demodulating said second series of data through the same number of demodulation circuits as there are frequency bands for which the first node device is configured in reception mode, so as to obtain third series of data, and - recording the third series of data in a first buffer memory (MEM1 27), the method being characterized in that it furthermore comprises steps of: - de-interleaving data, for each of the separate frequency bands, in a de-interleaving mode specific to the separate frequency band for which the de-interleaving is performed, detecting whether the de-interleaved data are coherent and, if the de-interleaved data are coherent, supplying the de-interleaved data with a view to subsequent processing. - converting data received in the form of an analogue signal in one or more of said separate frequency bands into a first series of data, - filtering said first series of data in parallel through the same number of filtering circuits as there are frequency bands for which the first node device is configured in reception mode, so as to obtain the same number of second series of data as there are frequency bands for which the first node device is configured in reception mode, - demodulating said second series of data through the same number of demodulation circuits as there are frequency bands for which the first node device is configured in reception mode, so as to obtain third series of data, and - recording the third series of data in a first buffer memory (MEM1 27), - de-interleaving data, for each of the separate frequency bands, in a de-interleaving mode specific to the separate frequency band for which the de-interleaving is performed, detecting whether the de-interleaved data are coherent and, if the de-interleaved data are coherent, supplying the de-interleaved data with a view to subsequent processing.
A system comprising: a casing; a light emitter stationary relative to the casing; a beam-steering device configured to adjustably reflect light from the light emitter into a field of illumination; a photodetector pivotally supported by the casing and having a field of view overlapping the field of illumination; an actuator between the casing and the photodetector and configured to pivot the photodetector relative to the casing; a controller programmed to: receive an indication that the field of view needs adjustment when the field of view is vertically offset from a horizontal position, adjust the position of the photodetector to vertically position the field of to a desired position, adjust the field of illumination to align the field of illumination with the field of view. a casing; a light emitter stationary relative to the casing; a beam-steering device configured to adjustably reflect light from the light emitter into a field of illumination; a photodetector pivotally supported by the casing and having a field of view overlapping the field of illumination; an actuator between the casing and the photodetector and configured to pivot the photodetector relative to the casing; a controller programmed to: receive an indication that the field of view needs adjustment when the field of view is vertically offset from a horizontal position, adjust the position of the photodetector to vertically position the field of to a desired position, adjust the field of illumination to align the field of illumination with the field of view. receive an indication that the field of view needs adjustment when the field of view is vertically offset from a horizontal position, adjust the position of the photodetector to vertically position the field of to a desired position, adjust the field of illumination to align the field of illumination with the field of view.
A system for imaging and treating tissue, the system comprising: an imaging sensor, adapted to receive imaging information from a location internal to a human or animal subject; a tissue therapy output for applying a tissue therapy to tissue at the location internal to the subject; and controller circuitry, comprising signal-processing circuitry configured for image-processing the imaging information to determine a structure or other characteristic at or near the location internal to the subject, and to tailor a parameter or algorithm, controlling the tissue therapy output, at least in part based on the imaging information; the system including an end effector including the tissue therapy output; wherein the end effector includes a forceps comprising a jaw assembly including: a first jaw member; and a second jaw member pivotably coupled to the first jaw member, wherein: the jaw assembly is movable between a first position, in which the first and second jaw members are spaced apart from each other, and a second position, in which the first and second jaw members are positioned closer to each other than in the first position; and at least one of the first and second jaw members includes the tissue therapy output. an imaging sensor, adapted to receive imaging information from a location internal to a human or animal subject; a tissue therapy output for applying a tissue therapy to tissue at the location internal to the subject; and controller circuitry, comprising signal-processing circuitry configured for image-processing the imaging information to determine a structure or other characteristic at or near the location internal to the subject, and to tailor a parameter or algorithm, controlling the tissue therapy output, at least in part based on the imaging information; the system including an end effector including the tissue therapy output; wherein the end effector includes a forceps comprising a jaw assembly including: a first jaw member; and a second jaw member pivotably coupled to the first jaw member, wherein: the jaw assembly is movable between a first position, in which the first and second jaw members are spaced apart from each other, and a second position, in which the first and second jaw members are positioned closer to each other than in the first position; and at least one of the first and second jaw members includes the tissue therapy output. a first jaw member; and a second jaw member pivotably coupled to the first jaw member, wherein: the jaw assembly is movable between a first position, in which the first and second jaw members are spaced apart from each other, and a second position, in which the first and second jaw members are positioned closer to each other than in the first position; and at least one of the first and second jaw members includes the tissue therapy output.
A wound therapy system, comprising: a dressing; an instillation pump fluidly communicable with the dressing and configured to provide instillation fluid to the dressing; a negative pressure pump fluidly communicable with the dressing (1040 and configured to remove air from the dressing; and a control circuit communicably coupled to the instillation pump and the negative pressure pump and configured to: control the instillation pump to provide an amount of the instillation fluid to the dressing; provide a soak period; and control the negative pressure pump to provide a cyclic variation of negative pressure at the dressing; characterized by the dressing comprising a perforated layer comprising a plurality of holes extending therethrough; wherein the dressing is coupleable to a wound bed; and wherein the cyclic variation of negative pressure deforms the wound bed at the holes; wherein the cyclic variation of negative pressure comprises a plurality of cycles; and wherein each cycle does an amount of work of within a range between 2 mJ and 30 mJ for each of the plurality of holes. a dressing; an instillation pump fluidly communicable with the dressing and configured to provide instillation fluid to the dressing; a negative pressure pump fluidly communicable with the dressing (1040 and configured to remove air from the dressing; and a control circuit communicably coupled to the instillation pump and the negative pressure pump and configured to: control the instillation pump to provide an amount of the instillation fluid to the dressing; provide a soak period; and control the negative pressure pump to provide a cyclic variation of negative pressure at the dressing; characterized by control the instillation pump to provide an amount of the instillation fluid to the dressing; provide a soak period; and control the negative pressure pump to provide a cyclic variation of negative pressure at the dressing; characterized by the dressing comprising a perforated layer comprising a plurality of holes extending therethrough; wherein the dressing is coupleable to a wound bed; and wherein the cyclic variation of negative pressure deforms the wound bed at the holes; wherein the cyclic variation of negative pressure comprises a plurality of cycles; and wherein each cycle does an amount of work of within a range between 2 mJ and 30 mJ for each of the plurality of holes.
A computer-implemented information processing method for determining whether a neural network was generated by modifying or re-training another neural network, thereby enabling unauthorized re-use of model parameters to be detected, the method comprising: reading a layer structure and parameters of layers from each of models of two neural networks; determining a degree of matching between the models of the two neural networks, by comparing layers, of the respective models of the two neural networks, that are configured as a graph-like form in respective hidden layers, in order from an input layer using breadth first search or depth first search, based on similarities between respective layers; and from the determined degree of matching, determining that one of the neural networks was generated by modifying or re-training the other neural network, thereby enabling unauthorized re-use of model parameters to be detected. reading a layer structure and parameters of layers from each of models of two neural networks; determining a degree of matching between the models of the two neural networks, by comparing layers, of the respective models of the two neural networks, that are configured as a graph-like form in respective hidden layers, in order from an input layer using breadth first search or depth first search, based on similarities between respective layers; and from the determined degree of matching, determining that one of the neural networks was generated by modifying or re-training the other neural network, thereby enabling unauthorized re-use of model parameters to be detected.
A method for preparing an electrode containing lithium nickel oxide, the method comprising the following steps: a) forming an electrode containing a layer of Li x Ni 1-y O, wherein 0.4 < x < 1 and 0 < y < 1, on a conductive substrate; and b) applying an oxidative voltage to the electrode to completely oxidize the Ni 2+ In the electrode to Ni 3+, and then applying a reductive voltage to the electrode In an electrolyte containing Li' to reduce Ni 3+ in the electrode to Ni 2+, the application of oxidative and reductive voltages being performed once or more than once so that the nickel in the electrode is completely reduced to Ni 2+; wherein the Li x Ni 1-y O layer has a thickness in the range of 150 nm to 10 μm; and wherein the oxidative voltage in step b) is in the range of 1 V to 3.2 V and the reductive voltage is in the range of -1 V to -2.7 V. a) forming an electrode containing a layer of Li x Ni 1-y O, wherein 0.4 < x < 1 and 0 < y < 1, on a conductive substrate; and b) applying an oxidative voltage to the electrode to completely oxidize the Ni 2+ In the electrode to Ni 3+, and then applying a reductive voltage to the electrode In an electrolyte containing Li' to reduce Ni 3+ in the electrode to Ni 2+, the application of oxidative and reductive voltages being performed once or more than once so that the nickel in the electrode is completely reduced to Ni 2+;
A silicon nitride substrate (1, 1a) comprising a substrate comprising a silicon nitride sintered body, and a plurality of granular bodies containing silicon and integrated to a principal surface of the substrate, wherein a plurality of needle crystals (1c, 1e) or column crystals comprising mainly silicon nitride are extended from a portion of the granular bodies.
A liquid discharge apparatus, comprising a liquid channel, wherein the liquid channel comprises an inner pipe, and an outer pipe wraps at least partially the inner pipe and is spaced apart from the inner pipe, the inner pipe and the outer pipe have a shared liquid discharge pipe orifice, and a flow limiting device is arranged at the shared liquid discharge pipe orifice, wherein the flow limiting device comprises an inner pipe connection port communicated with the inner pipe, an outer pipe connection port communicated with the outer pipe, and a liquid discharge pipe orifice connection port communicated with the shared liquid discharge pipe orifice, characterized in that at the outer pipe connection port is provided a one-way valve for preventing liquid in the inner pipe from flowing into the outer pipe through the outer pipe connection port.
Method for controlling a display of an augmented-reality head-up display for a means of transportation, comprising the steps of: - determining at least one safety-relevant parameter, wherein the at least one safety-relevant parameter is a distance (d) of the means of transportation from a target element or a time (t) until collision with the target element; and - adapting an intensity of a display element, which is intended to be presented by the augmented-reality head-up display and is positioned at the position of the target element perpendicular to the road surface, in dependence on the at least one safety-relevant parameter, wherein the intensity is reduced as the distance (d) of the means of transportation from the target element decreases or the time (t) until collision with the target element decreases, characterized in that an opacity of the display element is set and a surface portion of the display element occupied by image elements is adapted, wherein the presented display elements are reduced to contour lines. - determining at least one safety-relevant parameter, wherein the at least one safety-relevant parameter is a distance (d) of the means of transportation from a target element or a time (t) until collision with the target element; and - adapting an intensity of a display element, which is intended to be presented by the augmented-reality head-up display and is positioned at the position of the target element perpendicular to the road surface, in dependence on the at least one safety-relevant parameter, wherein the intensity is reduced as the distance (d) of the means of transportation from the target element decreases or the time (t) until collision with the target element decreases, characterized in that an opacity of the display element is set and a surface portion of the display element occupied by image elements is adapted, wherein the presented display elements are reduced to contour lines.
A capacitive sensor comprising: a first electrode; a displacement element moveably mounted relative to the first electrode; and a second electrode (5, 15) coupled to the displacement element so that displacement of the displacement element along a displacement direction changes a separation between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a controller element configured to selectively operate in a displacement sensing mode and in a proximity sensing mode, wherein in the proximity sensing mode, the controller element is configured to electrically couple the second electrode to capacitance measurement circuitry to measure a capacitance characteristic associated with the second electrode to detect the presence of an object in proximity to the second electrode; and in the displacement sensing mode, the controller element is configured to electrically couple the second electrode to a reference potential signal, wherein the second electrode comprises a deformable electrode arranged between the displacement element and the first electrode, wherein the deformable electrode has a contact surface facing the first electrode and insulated therefrom by an insulator layer, and wherein at least part of the contact surface is inclined relative to an opposing surface of the first electrode such that when the deformable electrode is compressed along the displacement direction by a displacement of the displacement element relative to the first electrode there is a reduction in separation between the contact surface and the opposing surface of the first electrode. a first electrode; a displacement element moveably mounted relative to the first electrode; and a second electrode (5, 15) coupled to the displacement element so that displacement of the displacement element along a displacement direction changes a separation between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a controller element configured to selectively operate in a displacement sensing mode and in a proximity sensing mode, wherein in the proximity sensing mode, the controller element is configured to electrically couple the second electrode to capacitance measurement circuitry to measure a capacitance characteristic associated with the second electrode to detect the presence of an object in proximity to the second electrode; and in the displacement sensing mode, the controller element is configured to electrically couple the second electrode to a reference potential signal, wherein the second electrode comprises a deformable electrode arranged between the displacement element and the first electrode, wherein the deformable electrode has a contact surface facing the first electrode and insulated therefrom by an insulator layer, and wherein at least part of the contact surface is inclined relative to an opposing surface of the first electrode such that when the deformable electrode is compressed along the displacement direction by a displacement of the displacement element relative to the first electrode there is a reduction in separation between the contact surface and the opposing surface of the first electrode.
A heat-not-burn smoking article comprising a tobacco filler containing tobacco, an aerosol former, and an organic acid; and a filter disposed downstream of the tobacco filler, wherein the tobacco filler is a tobacco filler that provides an aerosol having a pH of 7.8 or less, the tobacco is present in the form of tobacco shreds, regenerated sheets, or dust, the aerosol former is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,3-butanediol, methyl stearate, dimethyl dodecanedioate, dimethyl tetradecanedioate, triethyl citrate, triacetin and combinations thereof, the organic acid includes at least one of benzoic acid and levulinic acid, the content of the organic acid is 0.1 to 10 mass% relative to 100 mass% of the tobacco filler, and the filter includes a cellulose, polypropylene, polylactic acid, and paper primarily made of pulp. a tobacco filler containing tobacco, an aerosol former, and an organic acid; and a filter disposed downstream of the tobacco filler, wherein the tobacco filler is a tobacco filler that provides an aerosol having a pH of 7.8 or less, the tobacco is present in the form of tobacco shreds, regenerated sheets, or dust, the aerosol former is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,3-butanediol, methyl stearate, dimethyl dodecanedioate, dimethyl tetradecanedioate, triethyl citrate, triacetin and combinations thereof, the organic acid includes at least one of benzoic acid and levulinic acid, the content of the organic acid is 0.1 to 10 mass% relative to 100 mass% of the tobacco filler, and the filter includes a cellulose, polypropylene, polylactic acid, and paper primarily made of pulp.
Method for treating the underside of a planar substrate with a treatment medium, in which - an underside of the substrate is hydrophobized by means of one-sided, wet-chemical etching; - subsequently, a protective liquid film is formed on a top side of the substrate; - subsequently, the treatment medium is brought into contact with the underside of the substrate and in the process the top side is protected from any action of the treatment medium and/or the outgassings thereof by means of the protective liquid film. - an underside of the substrate is hydrophobized by means of one-sided, wet-chemical etching; - subsequently, a protective liquid film is formed on a top side of the substrate; - subsequently, the treatment medium is brought into contact with the underside of the substrate and in the process the top side is protected from any action of the treatment medium and/or the outgassings thereof by means of the protective liquid film.
A composition for use in a method of treating a drug-induced atrioventricular block, the composition comprising a lipid and the method comprising: providing a subject in need of a drug therapy that is contraindicated to treat a disease or condition in the subject, wherein the drug causes an AV block, with an amount of the lipid sufficient to reduce or eliminate the AV block caused by the drug, wherein the lipid comprises at least one of 1,2-Dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine (DMPC), 1,2-Dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylglycerol (DMPG), 1-Myristoyl-2-Hydroxy-sn-Glycero-3-Phosphocholine, DMPC/DMPG, 1-myristoyl-2-hydroxy- sn -glycero-3-phospho-(1'- rac -glycerol) (LysoPG), 1-myristoyl-2-hydroxy- sn -glycero-3-phospho-(1'- rac -glycerol) (LysoPG), 1-myristoyl-2-hydroxy-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (LysoPC), wherein the drug is fingolimod, or is a combination of fingolimod and verapamil and the reduction in AV block is at least 50, 60, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100%.
A medical device comprising a drug-eluting rotational spun coating, wherein the drug-eluting rotational spun coating comprises at least two layers of rotational spun fibers having a diameter of between 50 nanometers and 3 micrometers, and a therapeutic agent in an amount configured to deliver a pharmaceutically effective dose to a target tissue, wherein the drug-eluting rotational spun coating is configured to provide a controlled release of the pharmaceutically effective dose of the therapeutic agent to a target tissue, wherein the drug-eluting rotational spun coating has a percent porosity of between 30% and 80%, and wherein the therapeutic agent is associated with the drug-eluting rotational spun coating via covalent or ionic bonding.