mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
device comprising a vehicle headlamp arranged to produce a controllable light beam for illuminating a scene, the vehicle headlamp comprising: a light source arranged to provide a beam of incident light; an addressable spatial light modulator arranged to provide a selectable phase delay distribution to a beam of incident light; Fourier optics arranged to receive phase-modulated light from the spatial light modulator and form a light distribution; and projection optics arranged to project the light distribution to form a pattern of illumination as said controllable light beam wherein the device is arranged to determine that the location of a feature of the scene has been detected whilst using a set of phase delay distributions on the spatial light modulator to produce the controllable light beam to provide illumination of the scene, and, in response to determining that the location of a feature of the scene has been detected, modify the set of phase delay distributions on the spatial light modulator to modify the illumination of the scene so as to provide additional illumination at the location of the feature of the scene, wherein the feature is a sign, obstacle or road side information and wherein the device is arranged to receive an input from a sign recognition system and/or collision avoidance system having detected the location of the feature of the scene, the device being arranged to determine the size and distribution of the additional illumination in response to the input from the sign recognition system and/or collision avoidance system. a light source arranged to provide a beam of incident light; an addressable spatial light modulator arranged to provide a selectable phase delay distribution to a beam of incident light; Fourier optics arranged to receive phase-modulated light from the spatial light modulator and form a light distribution; and projection optics arranged to project the light distribution to form a pattern of illumination as said controllable light beam wherein the device is arranged to determine that the location of a feature of the scene has been detected whilst using a set of phase delay distributions on the spatial light modulator to produce the controllable light beam to provide illumination of the scene, and, in response to determining that the location of a feature of the scene has been detected, modify the set of phase delay distributions on the spatial light modulator to modify the illumination of the scene so as to provide additional illumination at the location of the feature of the scene, wherein the feature is a sign, obstacle or road side information and wherein the device is arranged to receive an input from a sign recognition system and/or collision avoidance system having detected the location of the feature of the scene, the device being arranged to determine the size and distribution of the additional illumination in response to the input from the sign recognition system and/or collision avoidance system.
A method for automatically searching for an online version of transmitted programmes comprising the steps of, at the receiving apparatus: - receiving, at one or more inputs, from a first source, transmitted programmes and identification data identifying the transmitted programmes and the series to which a transmitted programme belongs; characterised by - receiving, at an input interface, input events indicating whether one or more of said received transmitted programmes have been viewed or recorded by a user; - generating values for ranking the series to which each of the received programmes belong based upon the received input events wherein each of the series ranking values corresponds to a likelihood that the programmes of a series were viewed or recorded; - selecting subsequently received transmitted programmes based on the generated values, the selected programmes belonging to a series for which a value has been generated; the method further comprising: - receiving, from a second source, ID data identifying transmitted programmes that are stored remotely from the apparatus; - comparing, for a selected programme, ID data received from the first and second sources; and - if there is a match between the ID data from the first and second sources, storing a tag in a memory identifying the location of the remotely stored selected programme. - receiving, at one or more inputs, from a first source, transmitted programmes and identification data identifying the transmitted programmes and the series to which a transmitted programme belongs; characterised by - receiving, at an input interface, input events indicating whether one or more of said received transmitted programmes have been viewed or recorded by a user; - generating values for ranking the series to which each of the received programmes belong based upon the received input events wherein each of the series ranking values corresponds to a likelihood that the programmes of a series were viewed or recorded; - selecting subsequently received transmitted programmes based on the generated values, the selected programmes belonging to a series for which a value has been generated; - receiving, from a second source, ID data identifying transmitted programmes that are stored remotely from the apparatus; - comparing, for a selected programme, ID data received from the first and second sources; and - if there is a match between the ID data from the first and second sources, storing a tag in a memory identifying the location of the remotely stored selected programme.
A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery, comprising: a negative current collector, a negative active material layer, and a negative functional layer which are sequentially laminated, the negative active material layer comprising a negative active material including a crystalline carbonaceous material having a ratio l /l of X-ray diffraction peak intensity at a plane to X-ray diffraction peak intensity at a plane of the crystalline carbonaceous material ranging from 30 to 110 determined by using a CuKa ray, and the negative functional layer comprises flake-shaped polyethylene particles, wherein the flake-shaped polyethylene particles have a ratio of a length of a long axis to a length of a short axis of 1.1 to 4.5. a negative current collector, a negative active material layer, and a negative functional layer which are sequentially laminated, the negative active material layer comprising a negative active material including a crystalline carbonaceous material having a ratio l /l of X-ray diffraction peak intensity at a plane to X-ray diffraction peak intensity at a plane of the crystalline carbonaceous material ranging from 30 to 110 determined by using a CuKa ray, and the negative functional layer comprises flake-shaped polyethylene particles, wherein the flake-shaped polyethylene particles have a ratio of a length of a long axis to a length of a short axis of 1.1 to 4.5.
An apparatus comprising: a pipe section for process flow; a coil for generating a magnetic field across the pipe section; a current source for energizing the coil to generate the magnetic field, wherein the current source is arranged to energize the coil at a plurality of different pulse frequencies and duty cycles, and the plurality of different pulse frequencies includes at least three pulse frequencies spaced so that their harmonics do not overlap so that repeated harmonic sampling of a noise signal is avoided and bias from the noise signal is reduced; an electrode for sensing an electromotive force induced across the process flow by the magnetic field; and a processor for calculating a function of the electromotive force at the plurality of different pulse frequencies, and for generating a flow output based on the function. a pipe section for process flow; a coil for generating a magnetic field across the pipe section; a current source for energizing the coil to generate the magnetic field, wherein the current source is arranged to energize the coil at a plurality of different pulse frequencies and duty cycles, and the plurality of different pulse frequencies includes at least three pulse frequencies spaced so that their harmonics do not overlap so that repeated harmonic sampling of a noise signal is avoided and bias from the noise signal is reduced; an electrode for sensing an electromotive force induced across the process flow by the magnetic field; and a processor for calculating a function of the electromotive force at the plurality of different pulse frequencies, and for generating a flow output based on the function.
A highly flexible, kink resistant catheter, comprising: an elongate tubular body, having a proximal portion having a proximal end, a distal portion having a distal end and a central lumen, the tubular body comprising: an inner tubular layer surrounding the lumen; a helical support, carried concentrically over the inner layer and having adjacent loops spaced axially apart; and an outer tubular layer, carried concentrically over the helical support; wherein a distal portion of the tubular body is more flexible than a proximal portion of the tubular body, characterized in that, in the distal portion at least the inner layer and the outer layer are bonded together in the space between adjacent loops of the tubular support to form a helical channel, the helical support is floating unbonded within the helical channel, the inner tubular layer comprises ePTFE having a wall thickness of no more than about 0.10 mm (0.004 inches), and the distal portion includes a corrugated outer surface and a smooth inner surface. an inner tubular layer surrounding the lumen; a helical support, carried concentrically over the inner layer and having adjacent loops spaced axially apart; and an outer tubular layer, carried concentrically over the helical support; wherein a distal portion of the tubular body is more flexible than a proximal portion of the tubular body, characterized in that, in the distal portion at least the inner layer and the outer layer are bonded together in the space between adjacent loops of the tubular support to form a helical channel, the helical support is floating unbonded within the helical channel, the inner tubular layer comprises ePTFE having a wall thickness of no more than about 0.10 mm (0.004 inches), and the distal portion includes a corrugated outer surface and a smooth inner surface. wherein a distal portion of the tubular body is more flexible than a proximal portion of the tubular body, characterized in that, in the distal portion at least the inner layer and the outer layer are bonded together in the space between adjacent loops of the tubular support to form a helical channel, the helical support is floating unbonded within the helical channel, the inner tubular layer comprises ePTFE having a wall thickness of no more than about 0.10 mm (0.004 inches), and the distal portion includes a corrugated outer surface and a smooth inner surface.
A device for moving a movable furniture part in an opening direction, including: - an entrainment member which is acted upon in the opening direction by an ejection spring and by which the movable furniture part, in the assembled condition of the device, is movable in the opening direction, and - a locking mechanism for locking the entrainment member in a position in which the ejection spring acting on the entrainment member is loaded, - wherein the locking mechanism includes a lock member which is acted upon by a force storage means and which locks the entrainment member in a locking position, wherein the force storage means acts on the lock member in the direction of an unlocking position, wherein in the locking position of the entrainment member, a movement of the lock member into the unlocking position is blocked by a mechanical contact between the lock member and the entrainment member, and wherein the mechanical contact between the lock member and the entrainment member can be released by a movement of the movable furniture part in opposite relationship to the opening direction, characterized in that in the locking position, the lock member is connected to the entrainment member by way of a mechanical frictional connection, whereby a movement of the lock member into the unlocking position is restrained. - an entrainment member which is acted upon in the opening direction by an ejection spring and by which the movable furniture part, in the assembled condition of the device, is movable in the opening direction, and - a locking mechanism for locking the entrainment member in a position in which the ejection spring acting on the entrainment member is loaded, - wherein the locking mechanism includes a lock member which is acted upon by a force storage means and which locks the entrainment member in a locking position, wherein the force storage means acts on the lock member in the direction of an unlocking position, wherein in the locking position of the entrainment member, a movement of the lock member into the unlocking position is blocked by a mechanical contact between the lock member and the entrainment member, and wherein the mechanical contact between the lock member and the entrainment member can be released by a movement of the movable furniture part in opposite relationship to the opening direction,
Method of thermoacoustic imaging, comprising the steps of: - pre-calculating a forward model matrix M representing a relation between an amount of electromagnetic energy absorbed in an object and thermoacoustic signals produced in response to a delivery of electromagnetic energy into the object, wherein the following matrix equation is fulfilled: p=Mh, wherein h is a vector having elements h i that correspond to amounts of electromagnetic energy absorbed at coordinates x i in the object and p is a vector having elements p j corresponding to thermoacoustic signals at coordinates x j and at times t j, - delivering electromagnetic energy to the object, - recording thermoacoustic signals (p(x j, t j)) representing a mechanical wave response to the delivery of electromagnetic energy to the object, and - reconstructing an energy deposition image representing a local energy deposition within the object based on the recorded thermoacoustic signals (p(x j, t j)), said reconstructing step including inverting the matrix equation p=Mh to recover the energy deposition image by - calculating a pseudo-inverse of the forward model matrix M and multiplying the pseudo-inverse of the forward model matrix M with the vector containing the recorded thermoacoustic signals (p(x j, t j)), or - least square error minimization of the matrix equation p=Mh, wherein the vector p contains the recorded thermoacoustic signals (p(x j, t j)). - pre-calculating a forward model matrix M representing a relation between an amount of electromagnetic energy absorbed in an object and thermoacoustic signals produced in response to a delivery of electromagnetic energy into the object, wherein the following matrix equation is fulfilled: p=Mh, wherein h is a vector having elements h i that correspond to amounts of electromagnetic energy absorbed at coordinates x i in the object and p is a vector having elements p j corresponding to thermoacoustic signals at coordinates x j and at times t j, - delivering electromagnetic energy to the object, - recording thermoacoustic signals (p(x j, t j)) representing a mechanical wave response to the delivery of electromagnetic energy to the object, and - reconstructing an energy deposition image representing a local energy deposition within the object based on the recorded thermoacoustic signals (p(x j, t j)), said reconstructing step including inverting the matrix equation p=Mh to recover the energy deposition image by - calculating a pseudo-inverse of the forward model matrix M and multiplying the pseudo-inverse of the forward model matrix M with the vector containing the recorded thermoacoustic signals (p(x j, t j)), or - least square error minimization of the matrix equation p=Mh, wherein the vector p contains the recorded thermoacoustic signals (p(x j, t j)). - calculating a pseudo-inverse of the forward model matrix M and multiplying the pseudo-inverse of the forward model matrix M with the vector containing the recorded thermoacoustic signals (p(x j, t j)), or - least square error minimization of the matrix equation p=Mh, wherein the vector p contains the recorded thermoacoustic signals (p(x j, t j)).
An antibody, comprising a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein the heavy chain comprises a heavy chain variable region and a heavy chain constant region, and the light chain comprises a light chain variable region; wherein the VL region comprises a VL complementary determining region 1, a VL CDR2, and a VL CDR3, and wherein the VH region comprises a VH CDR1, a VH CDR2, and a VH CDR3; wherein the VL CDR1 comprises SEQ ID NO: 1; wherein the VL CDR2 comprises SEQ ID NO: 2; wherein the VL CDR3 comprises SEQ ID NO: 3; wherein the VH CDR1 comprises SEQ ID NO: 4; wherein the VH CDR2 comprises SEQ ID NO: 5; wherein the VH CDR3 comprises SEQ ID NO: 6; wherein the heavy chain constant region comprises a sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 28, wherein amino acid residue 308 of the heavy chain constant region corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 28 is Leu, and amino acid residue 314 of the heavy chain constant region corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 28 is Ser; wherein the antibody specifically binds activated C1s and has longer half-life as compared to comparable anti-C1s antibodies having a wildtype Fc region according to SEQ ID NO: 52 or an Fc region according to SEQ ID NO: 53. wherein the VL region comprises a VL complementary determining region 1, a VL CDR2, and a VL CDR3, and wherein the VH region comprises a VH CDR1, a VH CDR2, and a VH CDR3; wherein the VL CDR1 comprises SEQ ID NO: 1; wherein the VL CDR2 comprises SEQ ID NO: 2; wherein the VL CDR3 comprises SEQ ID NO: 3; wherein the VH CDR1 comprises SEQ ID NO: 4; wherein the VH CDR2 comprises SEQ ID NO: 5; wherein the VH CDR3 comprises SEQ ID NO: 6; wherein the heavy chain constant region comprises a sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO: 28, wherein amino acid residue 308 of the heavy chain constant region corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 28 is Leu, and amino acid residue 314 of the heavy chain constant region corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 28 is Ser; wherein the antibody specifically binds activated C1s and has longer half-life as compared to comparable anti-C1s antibodies having a wildtype Fc region according to SEQ ID NO: 52 or an Fc region according to SEQ ID NO: 53.
A device for printing and die-cutting a web, wherein the device comprises at least one printing device, wherein the web is printed with a recurring print image with a printing length Lb in the printing device, and wherein the web has an essentially uniform printing web speed v20 in the region of the at least one printing device, and wherein the device comprises a die-cutting unit, wherein the die-cutting unit has a die-cutting length Ls, and wherein a pattern with a pattern length Lm can be die cut or embossed by means of the die-cutting unit, wherein the pattern length Lm is smaller than or equal to the printing length Lb, characterized in that the die-cutting length Ls of the die-cutting unit is larger than the pattern length Lm, and wherein the device comprises at least one deflection device for cyclically changing the web speed v. wherein the device comprises at least one printing device, wherein the web is printed with a recurring print image with a printing length Lb in the printing device, and wherein the web has an essentially uniform printing web speed v20 in the region of the at least one printing device, and wherein the device comprises a die-cutting unit, wherein the die-cutting unit has a die-cutting length Ls, and wherein a pattern with a pattern length Lm can be die cut or embossed by means of the die-cutting unit, wherein the pattern length Lm is smaller than or equal to the printing length Lb, characterized in that the die-cutting length Ls of the die-cutting unit is larger than the pattern length Lm, and wherein the device comprises at least one deflection device for cyclically changing the web speed v.
A wet cleaning apparatus comprising: a cleaner head having at least one dirt inlet (142A, 142B), and a porous material comprising a porous material layer sealingly attached to the at least one dirt inlet; and an underpressure generator arrangement comprising an underpressure generator having an underpressure generator outlet, the underpressure generator being activatable to provide a flow for drawing fluid from the at least one dirt inlet to and through the underpressure generator outlet, and deactivatable to cease the flow, characterised in that the underpressure generator arrangement is configured to restrict the passage of fluid from the underpressure generator outlet towards the at least one dirt inlet at least when the underpressure generator is deactivated. a cleaner head having at least one dirt inlet (142A, 142B), and a porous material comprising a porous material layer sealingly attached to the at least one dirt inlet; and an underpressure generator arrangement comprising an underpressure generator having an underpressure generator outlet, the underpressure generator being activatable to provide a flow for drawing fluid from the at least one dirt inlet to and through the underpressure generator outlet, and deactivatable to cease the flow, characterised in that the underpressure generator arrangement is configured to restrict the passage of fluid from the underpressure generator outlet towards the at least one dirt inlet at least when the underpressure generator is deactivated.