mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for playing media comprising media segments in the media player of a browser application, said media segments comprising video and/or audio payload data encoded by a codec supported by said browser application, and wherein said media segments are not playable by the media player of the browser application, the method comprising the following steps performed by said browser application: - obtaining a first subset of media segments of said media from a content distribution network; - constructing a first media file (21, 41) playable by the media player of the browser application comprising said video and/or audio payload data of said first subset of media segments; - obtaining a second subset of media segments of said media from said content distribution network, said second subset being subsequent in time to said first subset; - constructing a second media file (22, 42) playable by the media player of the browser application comprising said video and/or audio payload data of said second subset of media segments; and - playing said first and second media file in the media player of said browser application according to said codec and wherein said media segments comprise index information, said index information comprising location information about the location of said audio and/or video payload data within said media segments; the method further comprising the steps of: - extracting said video and/or audio payload data from said media segments using said index information; - storing said video and/or audio payload data; and - using said stored video and/or audio payload data for said constructing steps thereby reformatting said segments to a compatible format supported by said browser application. - obtaining a first subset of media segments of said media from a content distribution network; - constructing a first media file (21, 41) playable by the media player of the browser application comprising said video and/or audio payload data of said first subset of media segments; - obtaining a second subset of media segments of said media from said content distribution network, said second subset being subsequent in time to said first subset; - constructing a second media file (22, 42) playable by the media player of the browser application comprising said video and/or audio payload data of said second subset of media segments; and - playing said first and second media file in the media player of said browser application according to said codec - extracting said video and/or audio payload data from said media segments using said index information; - storing said video and/or audio payload data; and - using said stored video and/or audio payload data for said constructing steps thereby reformatting said segments to a compatible format supported by said browser application.
A method for antiskid brake control, comprising: receiving, by a brake control unit, an aircraft mass; receiving, by the brake control unit, a wheel speed signal; characterised by determining, by the brake control unit, an aircraft speed based upon the wheel speed signal; adjusting, by the brake control unit, an antiskid parameter based upon the aircraft mass and the aircraft speed; generating, by the brake control unit, an antiskid brake command signal based upon the adjusted antiskid parameter; and sending, by the brake control unit, the antiskid brake command signal to a brake control component to apply a stopping force to a wheel assembly. receiving, by a brake control unit, an aircraft mass; receiving, by the brake control unit, a wheel speed signal; characterised by determining, by the brake control unit, an aircraft speed based upon the wheel speed signal; adjusting, by the brake control unit, an antiskid parameter based upon the aircraft mass and the aircraft speed; generating, by the brake control unit, an antiskid brake command signal based upon the adjusted antiskid parameter; and sending, by the brake control unit, the antiskid brake command signal to a brake control component to apply a stopping force to a wheel assembly.
A pump for pumping an abrasive material, the pump comprising: a pump body; a first seal supported by the pump body; a cylinder sleeve supported by the pump body; a piston at least partially disposed within the pump body and configured to reciprocate along a pump axis; a first piston sleeve mounted on the piston, wherein the first piston sleeve interfaces with the first seal during reciprocation of the piston; and a piston seal mounted on the piston and interfacing with the cylinder sleeve, wherein the piston seal is an only portion of the piston interfacing with the cylinder sleeve during reciprocation of the piston; characterised in that: the piston includes a proximal rod extending out of the pump body, an intermediate rod connected to the proximal rod, a distal rod connected to the intermediate rod at an opposite end of the intermediate rod from the proximal rod, the first piston sleeve is mounted on the proximal rod, and a second piston sleeve is mounted on the distal rod; and the intermediate rod interfaces with the first piston sleeve and does not interface with the second piston sleeve. a pump body; a first seal supported by the pump body; a cylinder sleeve supported by the pump body; a piston at least partially disposed within the pump body and configured to reciprocate along a pump axis; a first piston sleeve mounted on the piston, wherein the first piston sleeve interfaces with the first seal during reciprocation of the piston; and a piston seal mounted on the piston and interfacing with the cylinder sleeve, wherein the piston seal is an only portion of the piston interfacing with the cylinder sleeve during reciprocation of the piston; characterised in that: the piston includes a proximal rod extending out of the pump body, an intermediate rod connected to the proximal rod, a distal rod connected to the intermediate rod at an opposite end of the intermediate rod from the proximal rod, the first piston sleeve is mounted on the proximal rod, and a second piston sleeve is mounted on the distal rod; and the intermediate rod interfaces with the first piston sleeve and does not interface with the second piston sleeve. the piston includes a proximal rod extending out of the pump body, an intermediate rod connected to the proximal rod, a distal rod connected to the intermediate rod at an opposite end of the intermediate rod from the proximal rod, the first piston sleeve is mounted on the proximal rod, and a second piston sleeve is mounted on the distal rod; and the intermediate rod interfaces with the first piston sleeve and does not interface with the second piston sleeve.
An in vitro blood testing method using a staining patch, which includes a gel type mesh structural body forming micro- or nano-sized cavities and contains a staining reagent for staining staining targets present in blood in the cavities, to perform a blood test through staining of the staining target, the blood testing method comprising: placing blood in a reaction region; and providing the staining reagent to the reaction region using the staining patch containing the staining reagent, wherein the providing the staining reagent to the reaction region using the staining patch includes: contacting the staining patch with the reaction region in which the blood is placed to deliver a portion of the contained staining reagent to the reaction region; and separating the staining patch from the reaction region to absorb a portion of the delivered staining reagent that has not reacted with the staining target into the patch by moving the water film formed on the contact surface between the patch and the reaction region along with the patch. placing blood in a reaction region; and providing the staining reagent to the reaction region using the staining patch containing the staining reagent, wherein the providing the staining reagent to the reaction region using the staining patch includes: contacting the staining patch with the reaction region in which the blood is placed to deliver a portion of the contained staining reagent to the reaction region; and separating the staining patch from the reaction region to absorb a portion of the delivered staining reagent that has not reacted with the staining target into the patch by moving the water film formed on the contact surface between the patch and the reaction region along with the patch. contacting the staining patch with the reaction region in which the blood is placed to deliver a portion of the contained staining reagent to the reaction region; and separating the staining patch from the reaction region to absorb a portion of the delivered staining reagent that has not reacted with the staining target into the patch by moving the water film formed on the contact surface between the patch and the reaction region along with the patch.
A transgenic plant material comprising a LnΔ9D or AnΔ9 desaturase and a recombinant polynucleotide that is at least 60% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, the polynucleotide being operably linked to a gene regulatory element and encoding a Δ 9 desaturase enzyme.
An abatement system for treating an effluent gas stream, the system comprising: a two-stage liquid ring pump, the stages comprising respective gas inlets and gas outlets; and at least one abatement apparatus (22, 24), wherein the gas inlet of the first stage of the liquid ring pump is arranged to receive said effluent gas stream for treatment in the first stage and the gas outlet of the first stage is arranged to exhaust gas to the abatement apparatus, and the gas inlet of the second stage of the liquid ring pump is arranged to receive gas treated by the abatement apparatus for treatment by the second stage and the gas outlet of the second stage is arranged to exhaust gas so that the effluent gas stream can be treated in series by the first stage of the liquid ring pump, the abatement apparatus and the second stage of the liquid ring pump. a two-stage liquid ring pump, the stages comprising respective gas inlets and gas outlets; and at least one abatement apparatus (22, 24), wherein the gas inlet of the first stage of the liquid ring pump is arranged to receive said effluent gas stream for treatment in the first stage and the gas outlet of the first stage is arranged to exhaust gas to the abatement apparatus, and the gas inlet of the second stage of the liquid ring pump is arranged to receive gas treated by the abatement apparatus for treatment by the second stage and the gas outlet of the second stage is arranged to exhaust gas so that the effluent gas stream can be treated in series by the first stage of the liquid ring pump, the abatement apparatus and the second stage of the liquid ring pump.
An electrical energy transmission apparatus (1-II, 1-IV), comprising: an input component (11-II, 11-IV), connected to a direct current energy storage component (3-II, 3-III, 3-IV); an output component (13-11, 13-IV), comprising an alternating current device interface (19-11, 19-IV) comprising a connection terminal (53-II) for connection to an AC device; and an adapter component (15-11, 15-IV), arranged to transfer electrical energy from the input component (11-II, 11-IV) to the output component (13-11, 13-IV); wherein the adapter component (15-11, 15-IV) comprises a DC driving unit and an AC driving unit, the DC driving unit being arranged to convert energy of the DC energy storage component (3-II, 3-III, 3-IV) into DC power, the AC driving unit being arranged to convert energy of the DC energy storage component (3-II, 3-III, 3-IV) into AC power, and characterised in that the DC driving unit and the AC driving unit (114-II) are connected to the AC device interface (19-11, 19-IV) to provide DC power or AC power to the AC device interface (19-11, 19-IV). an input component (11-II, 11-IV), connected to a direct current energy storage component (3-II, 3-III, 3-IV); an output component (13-11, 13-IV), comprising an alternating current device interface (19-11, 19-IV) comprising a connection terminal (53-II) for connection to an AC device; and an adapter component (15-11, 15-IV), arranged to transfer electrical energy from the input component (11-II, 11-IV) to the output component (13-11, 13-IV); wherein the adapter component (15-11, 15-IV) comprises a DC driving unit and an AC driving unit, the DC driving unit being arranged to convert energy of the DC energy storage component (3-II, 3-III, 3-IV) into DC power, the AC driving unit being arranged to convert energy of the DC energy storage component (3-II, 3-III, 3-IV) into AC power, and characterised in that the DC driving unit and the AC driving unit (114-II) are connected to the AC device interface (19-11, 19-IV) to provide DC power or AC power to the AC device interface (19-11, 19-IV).
Surgical microscope for ophthalmic surgery, comprising two stereoscopic observation beam paths, each with an observation beam, and comprising an illumination device, comprising at least one light source for producing two illumination beams for illuminating an eye to be observed, wherein the optical axes of the illumination beams extend in coaxial fashion, i.e., at exactly zero degrees, or in the form of a near-axis oblique illumination at an angle of less than or equal to 2 degrees in relation to the optical axes of the observation beams, wherein the illumination beams from two illumination spots on the fundus of the eye to be observed, said illumination spots being produced by means of two pinhole apertures in the intermediate image plane using an aperture stop, wherein the illumination spots have a round geometry with a diameter and wherein the size of the illumination spots on the fundus preferably does not exceed 1-times, preferably 0.7-times, more preferably 0.5-times, particularly preferably 0.3-times the cross-sectional area of the observation beams on the fundus.
A computer-implemented method for determining computed tomography scan parameters for performing a CT scan of an anatomical target region of a patient, the method comprising: - Determining, based on optical imaging data depicting the patient, an initial set of attenuation curves associated with the anatomical target region of the patient; - Determining an initial set of the CT scan parameters based on the initial set of attenuation curves; and - Performing the CT scan starting with the initial set of the CT scan parameters; wherein said determining of the initial set of attenuation curves associated with the anatomical target region of the patient comprises: - Obtaining at least one instance of the optical imaging data; - applying a first trained machine-learning algorithm to the at least one instance of the optical imaging data; - generating, by the first trained machine-learning algorithm, at least one latent vector representing the at least one instance of the optical imaging data; - applying a second trained machine-learning algorithm to the at least one latent vector; - generating, by the second trained machine-learning algorithm, the initial set of the attenuation curves. - Determining, based on optical imaging data depicting the patient, an initial set of attenuation curves associated with the anatomical target region of the patient; - Determining an initial set of the CT scan parameters based on the initial set of attenuation curves; and - Performing the CT scan starting with the initial set of the CT scan parameters; - Obtaining at least one instance of the optical imaging data; - applying a first trained machine-learning algorithm to the at least one instance of the optical imaging data; - generating, by the first trained machine-learning algorithm, at least one latent vector representing the at least one instance of the optical imaging data; - applying a second trained machine-learning algorithm to the at least one latent vector; - generating, by the second trained machine-learning algorithm, the initial set of the attenuation curves.
Locking device for locking a door of a domestic appliance, having: - a locking element for mechanically locking the door, - a driving element for moving the locking element from an unlocking position, in which the door is unlocked, into a locking position, in which the door is locked by the locking element, as a function of a current flow through the driving element, wherein the driving element is electrically coupled to a DC voltage source, - a switching element (22, 23) electrically coupled to the driving element for controlling the current flow through the driving element, and - a control device for controlling the switching element (22, 23), wherein the control device is designed to output at least one control pulse to the switching element (22, 23) in order to control the current flow through the driving element, characterised in that the locking device has means for detecting a present voltage value of a DC voltage (V ZK) provided by the DC voltage source and the control device is designed to set a pulse length (w) of the at least one control pulse as a function of the present voltage value. - a locking element for mechanically locking the door, - a driving element for moving the locking element from an unlocking position, in which the door is unlocked, into a locking position, in which the door is locked by the locking element, as a function of a current flow through the driving element, wherein the driving element is electrically coupled to a DC voltage source, - a switching element (22, 23) electrically coupled to the driving element for controlling the current flow through the driving element, and - a control device for controlling the switching element (22, 23), wherein the control device is designed to output at least one control pulse to the switching element (22, 23) in order to control the current flow through the driving element,
Rectifier circuit having a three-phase, six-pulse rectifier arrangement of semiconductor valves, preferably a bridge rectifier circuit of diodes, with a load, wherein the rectifier arrangement has a three-phase mains-side input and a DC-side output comprising three switching elements (S1, S2, S3) and a three-pole circuit, and each phase (U, V, W) of the mains-side input can be respectively connected to a switching element (S 1, S 2, S 3) to form a first pole connection of the three-pole circuit for diverting an injection current (i h3) into the three-pole circuit, and a second and third pole connection (B, C) of the three-pole circuit is respectively connected to an output line (P DC, N DC) of the DC-side output for control currents (i cp, i cn), wherein the three-pole circuit is configured as a regulating circuit for actively regulating, independently of one another, at least two of the three currents (i cp, i cn, i h3) given by control currents (i cp, i cn) and injection current (i h3) so as to generate sinusoidal rectifier input currents and has controllable semiconductor valves (S cp+, S ep-, S en+, S cn-), preferably IGBTs, for actively regulating two of the three currents (i cp, i cn, i h3) given by control currents (i cp, i cn) and injection current (i h3), and a choke is arranged on one of the output lines (P DC, N DC) of the DC-side output between the second pole connection and the load or between the third pole connection and the load on the DC-side output, and the load on the DC-side output is a time-variable load, wherein the regulating circuit is configured to supply the injection current only in the phase that remains currentless due to operation of the six-pulse rectifier arrangement.
A sensor system for monitoring temperature loads, wind strength, tension and /or height on electrical supply installations comprising - at least two sensor devices arrangeable in series in the electrical supply installation to be monitored; where each sensor device comprises a RFID signal transmitter capable of receiving and responding to radio frequency signals, and further comprises a signal receiver where the sensor devices are adapted to communicate with and receive signals from the RFID signal transmitters of another sensor device and relaying them; and - a reading unit connected to at least one of the signal receivers to process the signals and provide an indication signal, where the reading unit is in communication with an alarm center, mobile phone or computer. - at least two sensor devices arrangeable in series in the electrical supply installation to be monitored; where each sensor device comprises a RFID signal transmitter capable of receiving and responding to radio frequency signals, and further comprises a signal receiver where the sensor devices are adapted to communicate with and receive signals from the RFID signal transmitters of another sensor device and relaying them; and - a reading unit connected to at least one of the signal receivers to process the signals and provide an indication signal, where the reading unit is in communication with an alarm center, mobile phone or computer.
A nozzle for a gas-cooled plasma arc torch, the nozzle comprising: a nozzle body having a hollow substantially cylindrical proximal end and a distal end that together define a nozzle body length and a longitudinal axis, the body including; an exit orifice defined by the distal end of the nozzle body; a plenum within the nozzle body, the plenum extending from the proximal end of the nozzle body to a plenum floor, a distance from the plenum floor to the distal end defining a plenum floor thickness, and a distance from the plenum floor to the proximal end of the nozzle body defining a proximal end length; and a bore extending from the plenum floor to the exit orifice, the bore having a bore length and a bore width, wherein the nozzle body has a nozzle width in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein the nozzle body length is greater than the nozzle width, and wherein a ratio of the proximal end length to the plenum floor thickness is less than 2.0. a nozzle body having a hollow substantially cylindrical proximal end and a distal end that together define a nozzle body length and a longitudinal axis, the body including; an exit orifice defined by the distal end of the nozzle body; a plenum within the nozzle body, the plenum extending from the proximal end of the nozzle body to a plenum floor, a distance from the plenum floor to the distal end defining a plenum floor thickness, and a distance from the plenum floor to the proximal end of the nozzle body defining a proximal end length; and a bore extending from the plenum floor to the exit orifice, the bore having a bore length and a bore width, wherein the nozzle body has a nozzle width in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, wherein the nozzle body length is greater than the nozzle width, and wherein a ratio of the proximal end length to the plenum floor thickness is less than 2.0.
A surgical robotic drape for enveloping a portion of a surgical robot to define a sterile boundary thereover, the surgical robot comprising an instrument comprising three joints, and a robotic arm comprising a drive assembly configured to provide linear mechanical drive for selectively actuating the three joints, the instrument and drive assembly each having a plurality of interfaces for coupling linear mechanical drive from the drive assembly to the instrument, the drape comprising: a planar portion; and the drape comprising: at least three pockets each comprising a plurality of interface elements, each pocket configured to engage with both a drive assembly interface and an instrument interface to couple the drive assembly to the instrument to thereby transfer linear mechanical drive provided by the drive assembly through the drape in a direction parallel to the planar extent of the drape to selectively actuate a respective joint of the instrument, the plurality of interface elements being attached to the material of the drape in a spatial arrangement so that each interface element is separated from each of the other interface elements by the material of the drape, each of the interface elements configured to act as reinforcement structures to the material of the drape.