mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for creating a synthetic computed-tomography, CT, image volume, comprising: an affine registration module configured to register a first clinical image volume to each of a plurality of candidate CT image volumes and thereby obtain a plurality of corresponding candidate similarity metrics, and to register a reference CT image volume to a first clinical image volume and thereby produce a first registration, where the first clinical image volume is a magnetic resonance, MR, scan, a MR data portion of a positron emission tomography-MR, PET-MR, scan or a MR data portion of a single-proton emission tomography-MR, SPECT-MR, scan; a selection tool configured to select said reference CT image volume from among said plurality of candidate CT image volumes based on a comparison of each of said plurality of corresponding candidate similarity metrics to a desired similarity metric; a smoothing module configured to further refine said first registration and thereby produce a smoothed registration; a voxelwise intensity module configured to further refine said smoothed registration and thereby produce a synthetic CT image volume having characteristics correlated to those of said first clinical image volume; a synthetic CT engine configured to derive a map of attenuation coefficients based on said synthetic CT image volume; and an attenuation correction engine configured to correct the attenuation in a second clinical image volume based on said map, where the second clinical image volume is a PET scan, a PET data portion of the PET-MR scan, or a PET data portion of the SPECT-MR scan. an affine registration module configured to register a first clinical image volume to each of a plurality of candidate CT image volumes and thereby obtain a plurality of corresponding candidate similarity metrics, and to register a reference CT image volume to a first clinical image volume and thereby produce a first registration, where the first clinical image volume is a magnetic resonance, MR, scan, a MR data portion of a positron emission tomography-MR, PET-MR, scan or a MR data portion of a single-proton emission tomography-MR, SPECT-MR, scan; a selection tool configured to select said reference CT image volume from among said plurality of candidate CT image volumes based on a comparison of each of said plurality of corresponding candidate similarity metrics to a desired similarity metric; a smoothing module configured to further refine said first registration and thereby produce a smoothed registration; a voxelwise intensity module configured to further refine said smoothed registration and thereby produce a synthetic CT image volume having characteristics correlated to those of said first clinical image volume; a synthetic CT engine configured to derive a map of attenuation coefficients based on said synthetic CT image volume; and an attenuation correction engine configured to correct the attenuation in a second clinical image volume based on said map, where the second clinical image volume is a PET scan, a PET data portion of the PET-MR scan, or a PET data portion of the SPECT-MR scan.
A chewing gum comprising at least 50 wt. % polymer, less than 40 wt. % of bulking agent and filler combined wherein the chewing gum has an envelope density of less than 0.60 g/cc.
Brine tank, comprising a. a first compartment containing a solid salt, b. a second compartment for storing brine, c. a separation element between the two compartments, wherein d. the separation element contains openings which allow water and brine to pass therethrough but prevent passage of the solid salt, e. an inlet to feed water into the tank, f. an outlet to discharge brine from the tank, and g. a water level control device and/or at least one volume meter configured to measure the volume of brine discharged from the tank and/or the volume of water fed into the tank, wherein h. the water level control device and/or the at least one volume meter are configured to adjust a water level in the tank that allows a portion of the salt contained in the first compartment to be in contact with water fed into the tank such that salt is caused to dissolve in the water and form brine, and i. the first compartment, the second compartment and the separation element are arranged such that the brine formed in the first compartment is able to sink through the openings of the separation element into the second compartment, characterized in that j. the second compartment is connected to the first compartment by a return line through which brine is to be transferred from the second compartment into the first compartment and which allows to establish a circulation of brine within the brine tank and k. an electrolyzer cell capable of applying a current to the brine passed through the return line, thereby oxidizing chloride ions in the brine, is positioned in the return line. a. a first compartment containing a solid salt, b. a second compartment for storing brine, c. a separation element between the two compartments, d. the separation element contains openings which allow water and brine to pass therethrough but prevent passage of the solid salt, e. an inlet to feed water into the tank, f. an outlet to discharge brine from the tank, and g. a water level control device and/or at least one volume meter configured to measure the volume of brine discharged from the tank and/or the volume of water fed into the tank, h. the water level control device and/or the at least one volume meter are configured to adjust a water level in the tank that allows a portion of the salt contained in the first compartment to be in contact with water fed into the tank such that salt is caused to dissolve in the water and form brine, and i. the first compartment, the second compartment and the separation element are arranged such that the brine formed in the first compartment is able to sink through the openings of the separation element into the second compartment, j. the second compartment is connected to the first compartment by a return line through which brine is to be transferred from the second compartment into the first compartment and which allows to establish a circulation of brine within the brine tank and k. an electrolyzer cell capable of applying a current to the brine passed through the return line, thereby oxidizing chloride ions in the brine, is positioned in the return line.
A method of forming a transistor, comprising: implanting a Group III nitride layer at a defined position with ions to provide an ion-implanted region, characterized in that the implantation is carried out with an ion beam current between 30 μA and 130μA at a temperature between 250°C and 900°C. implanting a Group III nitride layer at a defined position with ions to provide an ion-implanted region, characterized in that the implantation is carried out with an ion beam current between 30 μA and 130μA at a temperature between 250°C and 900°C.
A switch for an electric vehicle, comprising: an ignition chamber; a pyrotechnic actuator arranged to release gas into the ignition chamber upon ignition; a first conductor and a second conductor, the first and second conductors comprising connection contacts (106a, 108a); and a third conductor moveable in a direction from a first position towards a second position upon actuation by the pyrotechnic actuator, the third conductor comprising: a base member, and a plurality of electrical finger contacts distributed around the base member; wherein in the first position the third conductor is resiliently supported between, and in electrical contact with, the first and second conductors by a resilient member to define a current conduction path, and wherein in the second position the third conductor is electrically separate from at least one of the first and second conductors so as to open the current conduction path; characterized in that the third conductor further comprises a retainer arranged, for each of the plurality of electrical finger contacts, to retain a portion of the electrical finger contact against the base member and to urge portions of the electrical finger contact located either side of the retained portion away from the base member and into electrical and physical contact with at least one of the first and second conductors, wherein the urged portions of the plurality of electrical finger contacts form the resilient member. an ignition chamber; a pyrotechnic actuator arranged to release gas into the ignition chamber upon ignition; a first conductor and a second conductor, the first and second conductors comprising connection contacts (106a, 108a); and a third conductor moveable in a direction from a first position towards a second position upon actuation by the pyrotechnic actuator, the third conductor comprising: a base member, and a plurality of electrical finger contacts distributed around the base member; a base member, and a plurality of electrical finger contacts distributed around the base member; wherein in the first position the third conductor is resiliently supported between, and in electrical contact with, the first and second conductors by a resilient member to define a current conduction path, and wherein in the second position the third conductor is electrically separate from at least one of the first and second conductors so as to open the current conduction path;
Bending machine having a preferably bar-shaped push rod, which has at least one bending surface for bending at least one wire and which is mounted on a machine frame by means of a first mounting mechanism and a second mounting mechanism, wherein the push rod is mounted moveable in a translational and a rotational manner through the first mounting mechanism and the second mounting mechanism, characterized in that, during the bending process, the push rod can be aligned in the direction of a force to be exerted on the wire through the first mounting mechanism and through the second mounting mechanism.
Device for fastening a first component with a through opening on a second component with a trough opening being essentially rectangular in cross section, comprising a first fastening element which comprises a radial flange on one end and a shaft section with rectangular cross section, which is insertable into the through opening of the second component, wherein the flange abuts against a surface of the second component, and comprising a second fastening element which relative to the first fastening element is at least partly axially moveable, but borne torque proof, which second fastening element comprises an axial bore for receiving a fastening screw guided through a through opening of the first component being placed against the flange of the first fastening element and through the flange of the first fastening element, characterized in that the first fastening element comprises at least one first section of a first, harder material and at least one second section of a second, softer material, wherein the second fastening element upon screwing the fastening screw into its axial bore is pressed against the second section of the first fastening element and thereby deforms the same such that the second section abuts in a sealing manner on the surface delimiting the through opening of the second component.
A data management system, comprising: at least one processor, configured to couple to a plurality of domains of a storage memory; and the at least one processor configured to perform actions comprising: encrypting data in each of the plurality of domains, using a plurality of domain protection keys, each domain protection key specific to one of the plurality of domains; encrypting the plurality of domain protection keys, using a system protection key; securing the system protection key, using a master key; creating an object by wrapping encrypted data of a first one of the plurality of domains and a domain protection key specific to the first one of the plurality of domains, with the domain protection key encrypted using a domain wrapper key, wherein the domain wrapper key is specific to the first one of the plurality of domains; and exporting the object and the domain wrapper key; said exporting being used for at least one operation of transferring said data, migrating said data, saving said data as backup data or restoring said data. at least one processor, configured to couple to a plurality of domains of a storage memory; and the at least one processor configured to perform actions comprising: encrypting data in each of the plurality of domains, using a plurality of domain protection keys, each domain protection key specific to one of the plurality of domains; encrypting the plurality of domain protection keys, using a system protection key; encrypting data in each of the plurality of domains, using a plurality of domain protection keys, each domain protection key specific to one of the plurality of domains; encrypting the plurality of domain protection keys, using a system protection key; securing the system protection key, using a master key; creating an object by wrapping encrypted data of a first one of the plurality of domains and a domain protection key specific to the first one of the plurality of domains, with the domain protection key encrypted using a domain wrapper key, wherein the domain wrapper key is specific to the first one of the plurality of domains; and exporting the object and the domain wrapper key; said exporting being used for at least one operation of transferring said data, migrating said data, saving said data as backup data or restoring said data.
A method comprising: - capturing a sequence of panoramic pictures from a stationary position at a first resolution; - identifying at least one feature of interest in said sequence; accessing a cropped picture that has been cropped, using a virtual camera window, from a picture in said sequence of pictures, said cropped picture including said identified feature of interest; characterized in that the method further comprises: - determining a camera vector capturing the motion of the virtual camera window; - determining a stationary motion vector for one or more features of interest of the cropped picture with respect to the stationary position; - for said identified feature of interest of the cropped picture: ∘ combining the camera vector and the feature stationary motion vector; ∘ determining motion blur for said feature of interest based on the combined vector; ∘ applying the determined motion blur to said feature in the cropped picture; and - downscaling the motion blurred cropped picture for a destination resolution. - capturing a sequence of panoramic pictures from a stationary position at a first resolution; - identifying at least one feature of interest in said sequence; - determining a camera vector capturing the motion of the virtual camera window; - determining a stationary motion vector for one or more features of interest of the cropped picture with respect to the stationary position; - for said identified feature of interest of the cropped picture: ∘ combining the camera vector and the feature stationary motion vector; ∘ determining motion blur for said feature of interest based on the combined vector; ∘ applying the determined motion blur to said feature in the cropped picture; and ∘ combining the camera vector and the feature stationary motion vector; ∘ determining motion blur for said feature of interest based on the combined vector; ∘ applying the determined motion blur to said feature in the cropped picture; and - downscaling the motion blurred cropped picture for a destination resolution.
An induction heating device comprising an electromagnetic coil connectable to a power supply, wherein the electromagnetic coil comprises a coil protection insert, wherein the coil protection insert protrudes from a first side of the coil towards a surface of a work piece to be heated by the induction heating device when the induction heating device is used for heating the work piece, the coil protection insert preventing contact between the coil and the surface of the work piece, characterised in that the coil protection insert comprises a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion being arranged at the first side of the coil.
Rotorcraft comprising an aerodynamic device arranged below a rotor which contributes at least to the lift of said rotorcraft in the air, said rotor rotating about a first axis of rotation, said aerodynamic device comprising a fairing having at least one air inlet (5, 25) to allow a flow of fresh air to flow from a zone located outside said rotorcraft to another zone located inside said rotorcraft, wherein, at least at a mouth (6, 26) of said at least one air inlet (5, 25) of said fairing, said aerodynamic device comprises at least one flap (V1, V2, V3, V1', V2', V3'), characterised in that said at least one flap can move in rotation, said at least one movable flap (V1, V2, V3, V1', V2', V3') having at least one degree of rotational freedom about a second axis of rotation (O 1 Y 1, O 2 Y 2, O 3 Y 3) relative to said fairing, said at least one movable flap (V1, V2, V3, V1', V2', V3') orienting itself automatically and passively according to a current orientation of said flow of fresh air at said mouth (6, 26) of said air inlet (5, 25), said second axis of rotation (O 1 Y 1, O 2 Y 2, O 3 Y 3) being arranged in a plane (X 1 O 1 Y 1, X 2 O 2 Y 2, X 3 O 3 Y 3) oriented perpendicularly relative to said first axis of rotation.
A tower structure comprising - a base portion with a number of recesses arranged in the base portion, wherein a recess is arranged to correspond to an anchoring means (4, 41) anchored in a foundation for the tower structure; - a number of reinforcing cables arranged in a wall of the tower structure such that a reinforcing cable lower portion extends into said recess; and - a connector element for connecting said reinforcing cable lower portion to an anchoring means upper portion. - a base portion with a number of recesses arranged in the base portion, wherein a recess is arranged to correspond to an anchoring means (4, 41) anchored in a foundation for the tower structure; - a number of reinforcing cables arranged in a wall of the tower structure such that a reinforcing cable lower portion extends into said recess; and - a connector element for connecting said reinforcing cable lower portion to an anchoring means upper portion.
A steering unit for a folding bicycle having a frame and a fork rotatably connected to the frame, said steering unit comprising: a coupling member having a first end and a second end; a steering member rotatably coupled to the coupling member; a plate fixedly coupled to the first end of the coupling member; a first pivot member rotatably connecting the steering member to the plate; a second pivot member capable of pivotally connecting the second end of the coupling member to an end of a fork; and a locking mechanism coupled to the second end of the coupling member for preventing the second pivot member from pivoting, characterized in that: the locking mechanism comprises two donut-shaped members (174, 176) and a locking pin, wherein the two donut-shaped members (174, 176) are fixedly coupled to an external surface of the coupling member near the second end of coupling member, and are adapted to fit within sidewalls of said fork; the donut-shaped members (174, 176) are cylindrical in shape and each contains a bore (194, 196), respectively, extending from end to end; and the locking pin comprises a cylindrical head portion and a cylindrical rod portion extending laterally from head portion. a coupling member having a first end and a second end; a steering member rotatably coupled to the coupling member; a plate fixedly coupled to the first end of the coupling member; a first pivot member rotatably connecting the steering member to the plate; a second pivot member capable of pivotally connecting the second end of the coupling member to an end of a fork; and a locking mechanism coupled to the second end of the coupling member for preventing the second pivot member from pivoting, characterized in that: the locking mechanism comprises two donut-shaped members (174, 176) and a locking pin, wherein the two donut-shaped members (174, 176) are fixedly coupled to an external surface of the coupling member near the second end of coupling member, and are adapted to fit within sidewalls of said fork; the donut-shaped members (174, 176) are cylindrical in shape and each contains a bore (194, 196), respectively, extending from end to end; and the locking pin comprises a cylindrical head portion and a cylindrical rod portion extending laterally from head portion. the locking mechanism comprises two donut-shaped members (174, 176) and a locking pin, wherein the two donut-shaped members (174, 176) are fixedly coupled to an external surface of the coupling member near the second end of coupling member, and are adapted to fit within sidewalls of said fork; the donut-shaped members (174, 176) are cylindrical in shape and each contains a bore (194, 196), respectively, extending from end to end; and the locking pin comprises a cylindrical head portion and a cylindrical rod portion extending laterally from head portion.
Sleeve for an end-to-end connection of two threaded bars (25, 26), comprising a substantially tubular steel body which is internally threaded, characterized in that the body is provided with a central rib which extends along a circumference of the body, in that the central rib is uninterrupted, bordered on either side by depressions (30, 31), and has a variable width along the circumference, and in that the sleeve is traversed by a threaded longitudinal passage.
A process for preparation of Montelukast or a salt thereof, said process comprising the steps of: a. reacting -1-(3-( -2-(7-chloroquinolin-2-yl) vinyl) phenyl)-3-(2-isopropenyl phenyl]propan-1-ol with methane sulfonyl chloride or toluene sulfonyl chloride to obtain the mesylated or tosylated derivative (styrene mesylate or styrene tosylate); b. condensing the styrene mesylate or styrene tosylate with 1-(mercapto methyl) cyclopropane acetic acid followed by saltification with an amine to obtain (1-[ -1-(3-[ -2-(7-chloroquinolin-2-yl)vinyl]-phenyl)-3-(2-isopropenylphenyl) propylsulfanyl methyl] cyclopropyl]acetic acid amine salt (styrene amine salt); c. converting the styrene amine salt to Montelukast amine salt; and d. converting the Montelukast amine salt to Montelukast free acid or alkali or an alkaline salt thereof. a. reacting -1-(3-( -2-(7-chloroquinolin-2-yl) vinyl) phenyl)-3-(2-isopropenyl phenyl]propan-1-ol with methane sulfonyl chloride or toluene sulfonyl chloride to obtain the mesylated or tosylated derivative (styrene mesylate or styrene tosylate); b. condensing the styrene mesylate or styrene tosylate with 1-(mercapto methyl) cyclopropane acetic acid followed by saltification with an amine to obtain (1-[ -1-(3-[ -2-(7-chloroquinolin-2-yl)vinyl]-phenyl)-3-(2-isopropenylphenyl) propylsulfanyl methyl] cyclopropyl]acetic acid amine salt (styrene amine salt); c. converting the styrene amine salt to Montelukast amine salt; and d. converting the Montelukast amine salt to Montelukast free acid or alkali or an alkaline salt thereof.