mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A multimodal detection agent comprising a plurality of metallic nanoparticles attached to a surface of a polymeric carrier; wherein the polymeric carrier is constructed of a core particle comprising one or more of silica, poly(epsilon-caprolactone), poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) and/or modifications thereof, or wherein the core particle is produced from a polymer selected from the group consisting of: polythiolates, cysteine containing peptides, polyacrylates, polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl pyrrolidone (pvp), polyethylene glycol (peg), polynucleotides, poly(hydroxyethyloxazoline), polynucleic acid, poly(hydroxyethylmethacylate), polyallylamine, polyaminoacids, polysaccharides, chitosan, carbophil, carbomer, carbopol, poly(dimethylaminalkyl methacrylates) and poly(dimethylaminalkyl acrylates), or wherein the core particle is produced from a copolymer selected from the group consisting of: poly(dimethylaminalkyl methacrylates-co-trimethylaminoalkyl methacryalte) and poly(dimethylaminalkyl acrylates-co-trimethylaminoalkyl acryalte); the detection agent further comprising one or more target-specific binding agents attached to the metallic nanoparticles or the polymeric carrier.
A method of providing services for a mail delivery point (106; 206), comprising: acquiring a delivery point identifier from a tag located at the mail delivery point, wherein the delivery point identifier of the tag is machine-readable; accessing delivery point data corresponding to the delivery point identifier, said delivery point data being accessed from the tag and/or from an Internet site; and providing at least one service that is at least partly in response to the delivery point data; characterised in that: the delivery point data is at least partly modifiable by a recipient who is able to receive physical mail at the delivery point; and a portion of the delivery point data is modifiable by the recipient via said Internet site. acquiring a delivery point identifier from a tag located at the mail delivery point, wherein the delivery point identifier of the tag is machine-readable; accessing delivery point data corresponding to the delivery point identifier, said delivery point data being accessed from the tag and/or from an Internet site; and providing at least one service that is at least partly in response to the delivery point data; characterised in that: the delivery point data is at least partly modifiable by a recipient who is able to receive physical mail at the delivery point; and a portion of the delivery point data is modifiable by the recipient via said Internet site. the delivery point data is at least partly modifiable by a recipient who is able to receive physical mail at the delivery point; and a portion of the delivery point data is modifiable by the recipient via said Internet site.
A gateway device for associating the gateway device and tracking sensors as single a cargo unit (106a, 106b): - the gateway device being associable with a cargo unit (106a, 106b), said gateway device comprising: - means to detect position or movement, and - short-range wireless communication means for sending out a beacon signal and connecting with nodes, characterized in that the gateway device is arranged to detect which nodes are still in short-range communications range when movement is detected and associating the nodes that are still in range with as being part of the same cargo unit (106a, 106b) as the gateway device, wherein the movement is detected in accordance with predetermined geofences, such as that movement is detected by movement in or out of geofences. - the gateway device being associable with a cargo unit (106a, 106b), said gateway device comprising: - means to detect position or movement, and - short-range wireless communication means for sending out a beacon signal and connecting with nodes, characterized in that the gateway device is arranged to detect which nodes are still in short-range communications range when movement is detected and associating the nodes that are still in range with as being part of the same cargo unit (106a, 106b) as the gateway device, wherein the movement is detected in accordance with predetermined geofences, such as that movement is detected by movement in or out of geofences. - means to detect position or movement, and - short-range wireless communication means for sending out a beacon signal and connecting with nodes,
A biaxial hinge including a first main body, an intermediate body coupled to the first main body so that the intermediate body can rotate around a first shaft and a second main body coupled to the intermediate body so that the second main body can rotate around a second shaft which is in parallel with the first shaft, comprising: two or more laminated first friction plates engaged with the first shaft in an interference fitting state; and two or more laminated second friction plates engaged with the second shaft in an interference fitting state, wherein the first shaft cannot rotate with respect to one of the first main body and the intermediate body in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction, wherein the two or more first friction plates cannot rotate with respect to the other one of the first main body and the intermediate body in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, wherein torque proportional to the number of the two or more first friction plates is generated to the first shaft which relatively rotates, wherein the second shaft cannot rotate with respect to one of the second main body and the intermediate body in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, wherein the two or more second friction plates cannot rotate with respect to the other one of the second main body and the intermediate body in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, wherein torque proportional to the number of the two or more second friction plates is generated to the second shaft which relatively rotates, and wherein a shape of each of the first friction plates is identical to a shape of each of the second friction plates. two or more laminated first friction plates engaged with the first shaft in an interference fitting state; and two or more laminated second friction plates engaged with the second shaft in an interference fitting state, wherein the first shaft cannot rotate with respect to one of the first main body and the intermediate body in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction, wherein the two or more first friction plates cannot rotate with respect to the other one of the first main body and the intermediate body in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, wherein torque proportional to the number of the two or more first friction plates is generated to the first shaft which relatively rotates, wherein the second shaft cannot rotate with respect to one of the second main body and the intermediate body in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, wherein the two or more second friction plates cannot rotate with respect to the other one of the second main body and the intermediate body in the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, wherein torque proportional to the number of the two or more second friction plates is generated to the second shaft which relatively rotates, and wherein a shape of each of the first friction plates is identical to a shape of each of the second friction plates.
Case with a holding device for holding an oxygenator and a blood pump, which has a frame which can be connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a case housing for fixing the oxygenator and the blood pump relative to one another, wherein the frame has a frame section for connecting in a rotationally fixed manner to the oxygenator and another frame section for connecting in a rotationally fixed manner to the blood pump, wherein the holding device is partially arranged in the case housing, and characterized in that the holding device has a handle, that the handle is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the frame, and that the handle is arranged outside the case housing.
An electronic module for level measurement, pressure measurement or density measurement, the electronic module comprising: a first section; a second section separated from the first section; a first subsystem, in the first section, which is configured to implement a safety function and to monitor a controlled internal variable; a second subsystem, in the second section, which generates the controlled internal variable; and a third subsystem, in the second section, which is configured to control the controlled internal variable, wherein the first section is designed as safety critical; wherein the monitoring is performed by means of a diagnostic function; characterised in that the second section is designed as non-safety critical. a first section; a second section separated from the first section; a first subsystem, in the first section, which is configured to implement a safety function and to monitor a controlled internal variable; a second subsystem, in the second section, which generates the controlled internal variable; and a third subsystem, in the second section, which is configured to control the controlled internal variable, wherein the first section is designed as safety critical; wherein the monitoring is performed by means of a diagnostic function; characterised in that the second section is designed as non-safety critical.
A method for providing initial navigation guidance, the method comprising: determining, by one or more processors, a route from a current location of a portable device to a destination, the route including a sequence of directed sections; generating, by the one or more processors, navigation instructions to guide a user of the portable device along the route to the destination, including: identifying an auditory navigation landmark corresponding to a source of sound proximate the current location of the portable device, generating an initial instruction in the navigation instructions prior to determining a direction of movement of the user, the initial instruction referencing the identified auditory navigation landmark; and causing the initial navigation instruction to be provided via a user interface of the portable device; wherein generating the initial instruction includes directing the user to walk toward the source of sound. determining, by one or more processors, a route from a current location of a portable device to a destination, the route including a sequence of directed sections; generating, by the one or more processors, navigation instructions to guide a user of the portable device along the route to the destination, including: identifying an auditory navigation landmark corresponding to a source of sound proximate the current location of the portable device, generating an initial instruction in the navigation instructions prior to determining a direction of movement of the user, the initial instruction referencing the identified auditory navigation landmark; and identifying an auditory navigation landmark corresponding to a source of sound proximate the current location of the portable device, generating an initial instruction in the navigation instructions prior to determining a direction of movement of the user, the initial instruction referencing the identified auditory navigation landmark; and causing the initial navigation instruction to be provided via a user interface of the portable device; wherein generating the initial instruction includes directing the user to walk toward the source of sound.
A balancing arrangement for a piston engine, which arrangement comprises a rotatable balancing mass, a driving pulley, which driving pulley can be arranged in force transmission connection with a crankshaft of the engine, a toothed belt for transmitting the rotational movement of the driving pulley to the balancing mass, and a belt tensioning device, the balancing mass being provided with a toothed circumference that can be engaged with the toothed belt, characterized in that for providing a modular structure for the balancing arrangement, the balancing arrangement is provided with a self-supporting frame to which the balancing mass and the shaft of the driving pulley can be attached.
A LED apparatus comprising: a power source outputting a source DC power at a source DC voltage; and an LED module physically separated from the power source and comprising one or more LED submodules, each LED submodule comprising therein a DC/DC converter and a plurality of LEDs electrically coupled to the DC/DC converter, the plurality of LEDs being drivable by a driving DC power at a driving DC voltage lower than the source DC voltage; wherein the DC/DC converter of each LED submodule is configured for electrically coupling to the power source via a power cable and for converting the source DC power to the driving DC power at the driving DC voltage for driving the plurality of LEDs of the LED submodule; wherein in each LED submodule, the DC/DC converter comprises a plurality of outputs each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of LEDs in the LED submodule for outputting the driving DC power thereto; the LED apparatus being characterized in that, in each LED submodule, the DC/DC converter is configured to smoothly modulate a current at each output of the DC/DC converter by ramping up and down a corresponding output voltage, to thereby smoothly modulate a light intensity of the LED coupled to the respective output of the DC/DC converter for smooth dimming. a power source outputting a source DC power at a source DC voltage; and an LED module physically separated from the power source and comprising one or more LED submodules, each LED submodule comprising therein a DC/DC converter and a plurality of LEDs electrically coupled to the DC/DC converter, the plurality of LEDs being drivable by a driving DC power at a driving DC voltage lower than the source DC voltage; wherein the DC/DC converter of each LED submodule is configured for electrically coupling to the power source via a power cable and for converting the source DC power to the driving DC power at the driving DC voltage for driving the plurality of LEDs of the LED submodule; wherein in each LED submodule, the DC/DC converter comprises a plurality of outputs each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of LEDs in the LED submodule for outputting the driving DC power thereto; the LED apparatus being characterized in that, in each LED submodule, the DC/DC converter is configured to smoothly modulate a current at each output of the DC/DC converter by ramping up and down a corresponding output voltage, to thereby smoothly modulate a light intensity of the LED coupled to the respective output of the DC/DC converter for smooth dimming.
A polymerization unit comprising an improved manhole mounted on an opening in a wall of said polymerization unit, said manhole comprising a hollow body (14; 50) mounted in said opening and projecting from said wall of said polymerization unit, said hollow body (14; 50) comprising a cylindrical hole aligned with said opening of said polymerization unit, and a closure member provided with a cover plate, wherein: - said cylindrical hole of said hollow body (14; 50) comprises a first hole portion (22; 52) and a second hole portion (24; 54) in communication with the inside of said polymerization unit, said first hole portion (22; 52) having a diameter (D h) and said second hole portion (24; 54) having a diameter (d h), said diameter (D h) of said first hole portion (22; 52) being larger than the diameter (d h) of said second hole portion (24; 54), whereby a shoulder (28; 58) is formed between said first (22; 52) and second (24; 54) hole portions of said hollow body (14; 50); - said closure member comprises a cylindrical plug operatively inserted in said cylindrical hole of said hollow body (14; 50), said cylindrical plug comprising a first plug portion having a diameter (D p), and a second plug portion having a diameter (d p), said diameter (D p) of said first plug portion being larger than diameter (d p) of said second plug portion, said first and second plug portions forming a shoulder operatively abutting against said shoulder (28; 58) formed in said hollow body (14; 50), said second plug portion having an end wall matching the shape of the inner wall of said polymerization unit, whereby said wall of said polymerization unit is continuous when said closure member is inserted in said flange. - said cylindrical hole of said hollow body (14; 50) comprises a first hole portion (22; 52) and a second hole portion (24; 54) in communication with the inside of said polymerization unit, said first hole portion (22; 52) having a diameter (D h) and said second hole portion (24; 54) having a diameter (d h), said diameter (D h) of said first hole portion (22; 52) being larger than the diameter (d h) of said second hole portion (24; 54), whereby a shoulder (28; 58) is formed between said first (22; 52) and second (24; 54) hole portions of said hollow body (14; 50); - said closure member comprises a cylindrical plug operatively inserted in said cylindrical hole of said hollow body (14; 50), said cylindrical plug comprising a first plug portion having a diameter (D p), and a second plug portion having a diameter (d p), said diameter (D p) of said first plug portion being larger than diameter (d p) of said second plug portion, said first and second plug portions forming a shoulder operatively abutting against said shoulder (28; 58) formed in said hollow body (14; 50), said second plug portion having an end wall matching the shape of the inner wall of said polymerization unit, whereby said wall of said polymerization unit is continuous when said closure member is inserted in said flange.
A computer-implemented method for generating a graphical interface window for viewing content, the method comprising: receiving a fling gesture associated with an access point, wherein the fling gesture comprises a movement along a path from a first fling location (224FL1) on a output display screen of the computing device on or near the access point to a second fling location (224FL2) on the output display screen of the computing device away from the access point, and wherein the access point is a link to content; generating, in response to the received fling gesture, an off-screen graphical interface window; and loading the content linked to by the access point within the off-screen graphical interface window; and characterized in that a swipe gesture causes the off-screen graphical interface window to be displayed on the display screen, and wherein the swipe gesture is a movement along a path from a first swipe location (224SL1) in a direction away from an edge of the display screen towards which the fling gesture was directed. receiving a fling gesture associated with an access point, wherein the fling gesture comprises a movement along a path from a first fling location (224FL1) on a output display screen of the computing device on or near the access point to a second fling location (224FL2) on the output display screen of the computing device away from the access point, and wherein the access point is a link to content; generating, in response to the received fling gesture, an off-screen graphical interface window; and loading the content linked to by the access point within the off-screen graphical interface window; and characterized in that a swipe gesture causes the off-screen graphical interface window to be displayed on the display screen, and wherein the swipe gesture is a movement along a path from a first swipe location (224SL1) in a direction away from an edge of the display screen towards which the fling gesture was directed.
Cooking appliance comprising at least one heatable cooking chamber which has at least one feed opening, at least one cooking chamber door for closing the feed opening, at least one venting device for removing vapours by means of at least one vent opening and at least one shutter device, it being possible to shift the shutter device between at least one rest position and at least one operating position, the shutter device being designed as a front panel, at least one operating device being provided above and/or below the cooking chamber, characterised in that the shutter device, when the cooking chamber door is closed, substantially covers the vent opening in the rest position, and the shutter device, when the cooking chamber door is closed, uncovers the vent opening at least in portions in the operating position, and the shutter device covers substantially the entirety of the cooking appliance front at least in the rest position, the at least one operating device being covered at least in portions by the shutter device at least in the rest position.
A video encoding apparatus for encoding a video signal, comprising: an encoding unit adapted to perform an arithmetic encoding process with context modeling on the video signal using a context value and generating a bit stream of the video signal and a controlling unit (45, 46) adapted to control the arithmetic encoding process, characterized in that said bit stream generated by the arithmetic encoding process includes uncompressed data in a unit of encoding, and said controlling unit (45, 46) is adapted to control the arithmetic encoding process so as to reuse a same context value used in an arithmetic encoding process just before the unit of encoding including the uncompressed data. an encoding unit adapted to perform an arithmetic encoding process with context modeling on the video signal using a context value and generating a bit stream of the video signal and a controlling unit (45, 46) adapted to control the arithmetic encoding process,
Pneumatic vehicle tyre having a profiled tread with profile elements (1, 1', 1"), such as profile blocks or profile ribs (1', 1"), in which sipes (3, 3', 3") with a width (b 1) of 0.4 mm to 1.0 mm form in each case one sipe group (2, 2', 2") and open out into one another at a crossing point, wherein the sipes (3, 3', 3") are adjoined by cylindrical or tube-segment-shaped cavities (6, 6', 6") at a particularly constant depth (t 2) of 50% to 80% of the profile depth of the tyre, characterized in that the sipe group (2, 2', 2") consists of three sipes (3, 3', 3") which extend radially apart from their crossing point and which are adjoined in the profile-element interior by in each case one cavity (6, 6', 6"), wherein all the cavities (6, 6', 6") open out into one another at the crossing point, wherein either all the sipes (3, 3') of the sipe group (2, 2') extend and end within the profile element (1, 1'), or at least one sipe (3"), at most two sipes, of a sipe group (2") extends or extend as far as a groove which delimits the profile element (1"), wherein the cavity (6") belonging to this sipe (3") either opens out into the groove or ends within the profile element (1"). in that the sipe group (2, 2', 2") consists of three sipes (3, 3', 3") which extend radially apart from their crossing point and which are adjoined in the profile-element interior by in each case one cavity (6, 6', 6"), wherein all the cavities (6, 6', 6") open out into one another at the crossing point, wherein either all the sipes (3, 3') of the sipe group (2, 2') extend and end within the profile element (1, 1'), or at least one sipe (3"), at most two sipes, of a sipe group (2") extends or extend as far as a groove which delimits the profile element (1"), wherein the cavity (6") belonging to this sipe (3") either opens out into the groove or ends within the profile element (1").