mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A biometric information input apparatus (10, 71) comprising: an image capturing section configured to obtain a captured image of a hand; a pliable part detecting section configured to obtain distances from the image capturing section to a plurality of points on a surface of a palm of the hand from the image captured by the image capturing section and to obtain an average distance by smoothing the obtained distances, and further configured to detect whether there is a pliable part on the surface of the palm, the pliable part having concavity and convexity on the surface of the palm that are detected based on an amount of shift between the obtained average distance and each of the obtained distances; and an extracting section configured to extract biometric information from the captured image if the pliable part is not detected by the pliable part detecting section. an image capturing section configured to obtain a captured image of a hand; a pliable part detecting section configured to obtain distances from the image capturing section to a plurality of points on a surface of a palm of the hand from the image captured by the image capturing section and to obtain an average distance by smoothing the obtained distances, and further configured to detect whether there is a pliable part on the surface of the palm, the pliable part having concavity and convexity on the surface of the palm that are detected based on an amount of shift between the obtained average distance and each of the obtained distances; and an extracting section configured to extract biometric information from the captured image if the pliable part is not detected by the pliable part detecting section.
An inspection system configured to inspect the secondary side of a steam generator, comprising: a first boom; a second boom having a proximal end pivotally attached to the first boom, and the second boom comprising a distal end bearing a delivery capsule, the delivery capsule defining a storage bay; and a first robotic inspection vehicle dimensioned to fit in the delivery capsule storage bay, the first robotic inspection vehicle defining a storage bay and comprising at least one inspection camera and at least one lighting system, the first robotic inspection vehicle further comprising cabling connecting the first robotic inspection vehicle to the delivery capsule; characterized in that: the second boom is a telescoping boom; the pivotal attachment of the second boom to the first boom permits upward rotation of the second boom relative to the first boom by an angle of about 90 degrees; and the inspection system further comprises a second robotic inspection vehicle dimensioned to fit in the first robotic inspection vehicle storage bay, the second robotic inspection vehicle comprising a drive system, at least one inspection camera and at least one lighting system and further comprising cabling connecting the second robotic inspection vehicle to the first robotic inspection vehicle. a first boom; a second boom having a proximal end pivotally attached to the first boom, and the second boom comprising a distal end bearing a delivery capsule, the delivery capsule defining a storage bay; and a first robotic inspection vehicle dimensioned to fit in the delivery capsule storage bay, the first robotic inspection vehicle defining a storage bay and comprising at least one inspection camera and at least one lighting system, the first robotic inspection vehicle further comprising cabling connecting the first robotic inspection vehicle to the delivery capsule; characterized in that: the second boom is a telescoping boom; the pivotal attachment of the second boom to the first boom permits upward rotation of the second boom relative to the first boom by an angle of about 90 degrees; and the inspection system further comprises a second robotic inspection vehicle dimensioned to fit in the first robotic inspection vehicle storage bay, the second robotic inspection vehicle comprising a drive system, at least one inspection camera and at least one lighting system and further comprising cabling connecting the second robotic inspection vehicle to the first robotic inspection vehicle. the second boom is a telescoping boom; the pivotal attachment of the second boom to the first boom permits upward rotation of the second boom relative to the first boom by an angle of about 90 degrees; and the inspection system further comprises a second robotic inspection vehicle dimensioned to fit in the first robotic inspection vehicle storage bay, the second robotic inspection vehicle comprising a drive system, at least one inspection camera and at least one lighting system and further comprising cabling connecting the second robotic inspection vehicle to the first robotic inspection vehicle.
Photo/electrochemical cell comprising an electrode for hydrogen reduction comprising a compound of the formula ABOx wherein x is > 1.5 and ≤ 2.5, A is independently selected from a transition metal of IUPAC groups 10 and 11, and B is independently selected from a transition metal of IUPAC group 6, 7, 8 or 9. x is > 1.5 and ≤ 2.5, A is independently selected from a transition metal of IUPAC groups 10 and 11, and B is independently selected from a transition metal of IUPAC group 6, 7, 8 or 9.
Printed image consisting of at least two area units on a substrate, where each of the area units contains flake-form effect pigments and a binder, where a first area unit contains a first flake-form effect pigment which is based on coated support flakes and has an outer layer comprising a non-metallic, inorganic material, and a second area unit contains a second flake-form effect pigment which is based on coated support flakes and has an outer layer comprising an organic surface modifier and has a layer comprising a non-metallic, inorganic material below the outer layer comprising an organic surface modifier, where the first and second area units are simultaneously visible to the naked eye and have different flop indices from one another.
A built-in housing for electrical installations and lights to be installed in lightweight hollow ceilings or walls including an installation hole adapted to the cross-section of the built-in housing, in which installation hole the built-in housing can be fitted, the built-in housing including a bottom and a circumferential wall extending from the bottom, the bottom including wave structures at least on its exterior side on its surface showing away from the interior of the built-in housing, characterized by that the wave structures form wide wave troughs towards the bottom or in the bottom surface, and that the wave crests extending from the bottom are formed by narrower sections compared to the wave troughs.
Wall of a building, having a wall, which is combined with at least (a) insulating panels at least from a thermal point of view, (b) external protection panels for the insulating panels, these protection panels advantageously being at a distance or separated from the insulating panels, and (c) sections serving to support at least a lower edge of the protection panels and possibly a lower edge of the insulating panels, these sections being attached to brackets, each attached to this wall by at least one means of fixing, each bracket comprising at least one reinforcement extending in an inclined, advantageously perpendicular, plane in relation to the wall, these insulating panels having openings to let through at least parts of the brackets and the means of fixing, these openings being at least partly filled by an insulating material, characterised in that the openings advantageously having a substantially parallelepiped shape are each filled by an insulating element at least from a thermal point of view, which is able to be fitted into an opening of one of the insulating panels, this element also having at least one slit or a recess that is suitable for receiving this reinforcement of a bracket, when this element fills this opening of the insulating panel considered, these elements preferably each having a lower face that is suitable for extending appreciably in the horizontal plane of a section, when the element considered fills or is fitted into an opening of one of the insulating panels.
A sheet stacking apparatus, comprising: a first stacking portion on which a sheet is stacked; a second stacking portion on which a sheet is stacked, the second stacking portion being movable with respect to the first stacking portion; a third stacking portion on which a sheet is stacked, the third stacking portion being detachably attachable to the first stacking portion or the second stacking portion; and a restricting portion which restricts the third stacking portion which has been attached, wherein the second stacking portion is movable such that the second stacking portion is located at a first position and a second position; characterized in that the restricting portion allows that the third stacking portion which has been attached is able to be removed from the first stacking portion or the second stacking portion when the second stacking portion is located at the first position and the restricting portion restricts so that the third stacking portion which has been attached cannot be removed from the first stacking portion or the second stacking portion when the second stacking portion is located at the second position. a first stacking portion on which a sheet is stacked; a second stacking portion on which a sheet is stacked, the second stacking portion being movable with respect to the first stacking portion; a third stacking portion on which a sheet is stacked, the third stacking portion being detachably attachable to the first stacking portion or the second stacking portion; and a restricting portion which restricts the third stacking portion which has been attached,
A suspended device fixed to a ceiling for displaying and storing food products comprising: a support rod; and a compartment that comprises a base, a top surface, a transparent housing, which compartment opens and closes through vertical movement of the base, wherein the support rod is connected to ceiling and the compartment, characterized in that said compartment comprises an temperature control system for stored products, and the top surface of the base has at least one external lighting device. a support rod; and a compartment that comprises a base, a top surface, a transparent housing, which compartment opens and closes through vertical movement of the base, wherein the support rod is connected to ceiling and the compartment, characterized in that said compartment comprises an temperature control system for stored products, and the top surface of the base has at least one external lighting device.
A method of controlling the operation of a wind turbine, the method comprising the steps of: - determining (28, 34) an alarm level for at least one component (1, 2) of the wind turbine,in the case that an alarm level for at least one component (1, 2) exceeds a predefined level: - estimating (29, 34) an expected remaining lifetime for said component (1, 2) under the current operating conditions, and - controlling (31, 32, 37, 38) operation of the wind turbine in order to adjust the expected remaining lifetime for said component (1, 2) to a desired expected remaining lifetime for said component (1, 2), characterised in that the step of controlling (31, 32, 37, 38) operation of the wind turbine comprises the steps of: - estimating an expected wind speed at the site of the wind turbine during the estimated expected remaining lifetime of said component (1, 2), - in the case that the estimated expected wind speed is below a predefined threshold value, controlling operation of the wind turbine to maintain an output power level of the wind turbine, and - in the case that the estimated expected wind speed is above the predefined threshold value, controlling operation of the wind turbine to reduce the output power level of the wind turbine. - determining (28, 34) an alarm level for at least one component (1, 2) of the wind turbine,in the case that an alarm level for at least one component (1, 2) exceeds a predefined level: - estimating (29, 34) an expected remaining lifetime for said component (1, 2) under the current operating conditions, and - controlling (31, 32, 37, 38) operation of the wind turbine in order to adjust the expected remaining lifetime for said component (1, 2) to a desired expected remaining lifetime for said component (1, 2), - estimating (29, 34) an expected remaining lifetime for said component (1, 2) under the current operating conditions, and - controlling (31, 32, 37, 38) operation of the wind turbine in order to adjust the expected remaining lifetime for said component (1, 2) to a desired expected remaining lifetime for said component (1, 2), - estimating an expected wind speed at the site of the wind turbine during the estimated expected remaining lifetime of said component (1, 2), - in the case that the estimated expected wind speed is below a predefined threshold value, controlling operation of the wind turbine to maintain an output power level of the wind turbine, and - in the case that the estimated expected wind speed is above the predefined threshold value, controlling operation of the wind turbine to reduce the output power level of the wind turbine.
A food-processing emulsion without gluten for coating of foods, characterized in that it consists of 20 to 50 % by weight of a dry mixture and water, wherein the dry mixture contains granulated native rice flour and at least one granulated native pulse flour, selected from the group comprising chickpea flour and lupine flour, and optionally extracted vegetable proteins.
A gas-generating material comprising a gas-generating agent which is an azo compound or an azide compound, a tertiary amine, a photosensitizing agent and a binder resin, the gas-generating agent being capable of generating a gas upon the application of an external stimulus of light, wherein the tertiary amine comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of a cyclic amine, a trialkylamine and an aromatic amine, the content of the gas-generating agent is 10 mass% or more and 90 mass% or less in 100 mass% of the gas-generating material, the content of the tertiary amine is 0.1 to 50 parts by mass inclusive relative to 100 parts by mass of the gas-generating agent, and the content of the photosensitizing agent is 0.1 to 50 parts by mass inclusive relative to 100 parts by mass of the gas-generating agent.
A method for sensing misalignment of a rotating shaft, the method comprising: rotating the shaft aligned along a shaft axis, wherein a first coupling with a first rim and a first axis is mounted to a first end of the shaft, and a second coupling with a second rim and a second axis is mounted to a second end of the shaft, wherein a first sensor is coupled to a portion of the shaft such that the first sensor rotates with the shaft as the shaft is rotated; sensing a distance from the first sensor to the first rim of the first coupling as the shaft rotates with the first sensor during a entire 360° revolution of the shaft; determining a change in the distance from the first sensor to the first rim of the first coupling during the revolution of the shaft; determining an angle of the first coupling based on the change in the distance from the first sensor to the first rim of the first coupling during the revolution of the shaft; creating a waveform signal representative of the change in the distance from the first sensor to the first outer rim during the revolution of the shaft; calculating a peak-to-peak value of the waveform signal; and converting the peak-to-peak value of the waveform signal to an amount of angular misalignment of the shaft. rotating the shaft aligned along a shaft axis, wherein a first coupling with a first rim and a first axis is mounted to a first end of the shaft, and a second coupling with a second rim and a second axis is mounted to a second end of the shaft, wherein a first sensor is coupled to a portion of the shaft such that the first sensor rotates with the shaft as the shaft is rotated; sensing a distance from the first sensor to the first rim of the first coupling as the shaft rotates with the first sensor during a entire 360° revolution of the shaft; determining a change in the distance from the first sensor to the first rim of the first coupling during the revolution of the shaft; determining an angle of the first coupling based on the change in the distance from the first sensor to the first rim of the first coupling during the revolution of the shaft; creating a waveform signal representative of the change in the distance from the first sensor to the first outer rim during the revolution of the shaft; calculating a peak-to-peak value of the waveform signal; and converting the peak-to-peak value of the waveform signal to an amount of angular misalignment of the shaft.
An autophagy-inducing compound comprising (a) an autophagy-inducing peptide comprising human Beclin-1 residues 269-283 as set forth in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 immediately flanked on each terminus by no more than 12 naturally-flanking Beclin 1 residues, wherein up to six of said residues of SEQ ID NO:1 maybe substituted, and (b) a first heterologous moiety that promotes therapeutic stability or delivery of the compound. (a) an autophagy-inducing peptide comprising human Beclin-1 residues 269-283 as set forth in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 immediately flanked on each terminus by no more than 12 naturally-flanking Beclin 1 residues, wherein up to six of said residues of SEQ ID NO:1 maybe substituted, and (b) a first heterologous moiety that promotes therapeutic stability or delivery of the compound.
A surgical instrument comprising: a drive unit for generating firing and retraction motions; a surgical end effector configured to perform at least one surgical function in response to an application of at least one of the firing and retraction motions thereto; firing member assembly comprising: a proximal firing member portion operably interfacing with the drive unit and configured to operably receive the firing and retraction motions therefrom; a distal firing member portion supported distal to the proximal firing member portion and being configured to transmit the firing and retraction motions to the surgical end effector; characterised by a retraction assembly operably coupled to the proximal firing member portion and the distal firing member portion and being selectively movable between an unactuated position and an actuated position, wherein, in the unactuated position the retraction assembly is configured to transfer the firing and retraction motions from the proximal firing member portion to the distal firing member portion such that the distal and proximal firing member portions move axially and when the retraction assembly is moved from the unactuated position to the actuated position the distal firing member portion is axially moved relative to the proximal firing member portion. a drive unit for generating firing and retraction motions; a surgical end effector configured to perform at least one surgical function in response to an application of at least one of the firing and retraction motions thereto; firing member assembly comprising: a proximal firing member portion operably interfacing with the drive unit and configured to operably receive the firing and retraction motions therefrom; a distal firing member portion supported distal to the proximal firing member portion and being configured to transmit the firing and retraction motions to the surgical end effector; characterised by a retraction assembly operably coupled to the proximal firing member portion and the distal firing member portion and being selectively movable between a proximal firing member portion operably interfacing with the drive unit and configured to operably receive the firing and retraction motions therefrom; a distal firing member portion supported distal to the proximal firing member portion and being configured to transmit the firing and retraction motions to the surgical end effector; characterised by a retraction assembly operably coupled to the proximal firing member portion and the distal firing member portion and being selectively movable between
A method for analog-to-digital conversion from an analog, at least substantially continuous input signal, which has a user signal superimposed by at least two interference signals (S1, S2) having different frequencies, into a digital output signal, wherein the input signal is sampled in a limited measurement cycle, and wherein the number and points in time of a plurality of sampling points (A1-A5) within the measurement cycle are determined as a function of a frequency of the input signal, wherein at least two sampling points (A1, A2) are determined as a function of the frequency of the low-frequency interference signal and at least two sampling points (A3-A4) are determined as a function of the frequency of the high-frequency interference signal, wherein at least four sampling points (A1-A4) are selected in a measurement cycle, of which a first sampling point and a second sampling point are selected at a distance (x 1) of a half period duration and one or more whole period durations (T 1) of the low-frequency interference signal, wherein the two sampling points (A3-A4) selected as a function of the high-frequency interference signal are determined as a function of the first and second sampling points (A1, A2), and wherein a third sampling point is placed at a distance (x 2) of a half period duration (1/2 T 2) of the high-frequency interference signal before or after the first sampling point, and a fourth sampling point is placed at a distance of a half period duration (1/2 T 2) of the high-frequency interference signal before or after the second sampling point.
A display substrate, comprising: a base substrate; a sealant on the base substrate; and a contact layer between the base substrate and the sealant, the contact layer being in contact with the sealant, a contact layer surface of the contact layer away from the base substrate is non-flat at a contact position where the contact layer is in contact with the sealant; wherein the contact layer surface comprises at least one contact layer groove at the contact position where the contact layer is in contact with the sealant, and the sealant extends into the at least one contact layer groove; wherein the at least one contact layer groove comprises a first groove and a second groove, and the first groove and the second groove are different in depth; wherein the first groove is plural; characterised in that the second groove is plural, and the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves are staggered; a the second groove is arranged between at least two adjacent first grooves, and/or a first groove is arranged between at least two adjacent second grooves; the contact layer is continuous in the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves. a base substrate; a sealant on the base substrate; and a contact layer between the base substrate and the sealant, the contact layer being in contact with the sealant, a contact layer surface of the contact layer away from the base substrate is non-flat at a contact position where the contact layer is in contact with the sealant; wherein the contact layer surface comprises at least one contact layer groove at the contact position where the contact layer is in contact with the sealant, and the sealant extends into the at least one contact layer groove; wherein the at least one contact layer groove comprises a first groove and a second groove, and the first groove and the second groove are different in depth; wherein the first groove is plural; characterised in that the second groove is plural, and the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves are staggered; a the second groove is arranged between at least two adjacent first grooves, and/or a first groove is arranged between at least two adjacent second grooves; the contact layer is continuous in the plurality of first grooves and the plurality of second grooves.