mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for processing a digital image comprising pixels with intensities relating to different energy levels, the method comprising the steps of: receiving first image data and second image data of the digital image, the first image data encoding a first energy level and the second image data encoding a second energy level, wherein each pixel of the digital image is associated with at least two intensities, which have been recorded at different energy levels that relate to different X-ray energies during the recording of the digital image, wherein the first image data and the second image data of the digital image are recorded simultaneously by an X-ray detector arrangement adapted for acquiring X-rays at different energy levels such that the first image data and second image data show the same geometry of a region of interest of a patient; determining a regression model from the first image data and the second image data, the regression model establishing a correlation between intensities of pixels of the first image data with intensities of pixels of the second image data; calculating residual mode image data from the first image data and the second image data, such that a pixel of the residual mode image data has an intensity based on the difference of an intensity of the second image data at the pixel and a correlated intensity of the pixel of the first image data, the correlated intensity being determined by applying the regression model to the intensity of pixel of the first image data. receiving first image data and second image data of the digital image, the first image data encoding a first energy level and the second image data encoding a second energy level, wherein each pixel of the digital image is associated with at least two intensities, which have been recorded at different energy levels that relate to different X-ray energies during the recording of the digital image, wherein the first image data and the second image data of the digital image are recorded simultaneously by an X-ray detector arrangement adapted for acquiring X-rays at different energy levels such that the first image data and second image data show the same geometry of a region of interest of a patient; determining a regression model from the first image data and the second image data, the regression model establishing a correlation between intensities of pixels of the first image data with intensities of pixels of the second image data; calculating residual mode image data from the first image data and the second image data, such that a pixel of the residual mode image data has an intensity based on the difference of an intensity of the second image data at the pixel and a correlated intensity of the pixel of the first image data, the correlated intensity being determined by applying the regression model to the intensity of pixel of the first image data.
A gear position detecting device that detects a gear position of a bicycle with a shift cable and displays the gear position, comprising: a sensor device that can be attached to and detached from said shift cable of said bicycle, and senses an amount of displacement of said shift cable with a variable resistor; and a cycle computer that can be attached to and detached from said bicycle, wherein said cycle computer is adapted to calculate a gear position corresponding to a sprocket being used amongst a plurality of sprockets, based on the amount of displacement of said shift cable sensed by said sensor device, and to display the gear position, said cycle computer is adapted to convert a voltage drop across said variable resistor into a gear position of said bicycle, wherein said sensor device has: a housing; said variable resistor accommodated in said housing; and an arm that is attached to said variable resistor, has an engaging portion with which said shift cable is brought into engagement, and moves relative to said housing along with displacement of said shift cable; characterized in that: said cycle computer has a calibration function; and said calibration function comprises storing the respective voltage drop across said variable resistor corresponding to each one of said plurality of sprockets. a sensor device that can be attached to and detached from said shift cable of said bicycle, and senses an amount of displacement of said shift cable with a variable resistor; and a cycle computer that can be attached to and detached from said bicycle, wherein said cycle computer is adapted to calculate a gear position corresponding to a sprocket being used amongst a plurality of sprockets, based on the amount of displacement of said shift cable sensed by said sensor device, and to display the gear position, said cycle computer is adapted to convert a voltage drop across said variable resistor into a gear position of said bicycle, wherein said sensor device has: a housing; said variable resistor accommodated in said housing; and an arm that is attached to said variable resistor, has an engaging portion with which said shift cable is brought into engagement, and moves relative to said housing along with displacement of said shift cable; characterized in that: a housing; said variable resistor accommodated in said housing; and an arm that is attached to said variable resistor, has an engaging portion with which said shift cable is brought into engagement, and moves relative to said housing along with displacement of said shift cable; characterized in that: said cycle computer has a calibration function; and said calibration function comprises storing the respective voltage drop across said variable resistor corresponding to each one of said plurality of sprockets.
A method for producing a valve body (16, 18) of a hollow valve, comprising the following steps: providing a preform comprising a valve head and a tubular wall, which surrounds a cylindrical cavity; flow forming the tubular wall above a flow forming mandrel, which is inserted into the cavity, in order to increase a length of the tubular wall, wherein several flow forming rollers (24, 26) are used during flow forming, wherein the several flow forming rollers (24, 26) are radially and axially offset to one another during the flow forming, characterized in that the flow forming mandrel rotates together with the preform and a tailstock, which supports the preform at the valve bottom. providing a preform comprising a valve head and a tubular wall, which surrounds a cylindrical cavity; flow forming the tubular wall above a flow forming mandrel, which is inserted into the cavity, in order to increase a length of the tubular wall, wherein several flow forming rollers (24, 26) are used during flow forming, wherein the several flow forming rollers (24, 26) are radially and axially offset to one another during the flow forming, characterized in that the flow forming mandrel rotates together with the preform and a tailstock, which supports the preform at the valve bottom.
A reinforced, lightweight, dimensionally stable building panel having a density of 60-85 pcf (961-1360 kg/m 3) comprising: a continuous phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture of a cementitious composition, the cementitious composition comprising, on a dry basis 35-70 wt. % reactive powder, 20-50 weight % lightweight filler, and 0.5-5.0 weight % polyvinyl alcohol fibers, the continuous phase uniformly containing the polyvinyl alcohol fibers, the continuous phase containing the lightweight filler, the lightweight filler comprising ceramic microspheres uniformly distributed in the continuous phase, the microspheres having: a particle specific gravity of from 0.02 to 1.00, and a mean particle diameter size from 50 to 250 microns (micrometers) and/or a particle diameter size range of 10 to 500 microns (micrometers), wherein the only fibers present in the cementitious composition are the polyvinyl alcohol fibers, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol fibers consist of monofilaments or multi-filament threads of polyvinyl alcohol optionally modified by a functional group selected from at least one member of the group consisting of carboxyl, amide, nitrile, phosphate, and sulphate, and an optional brightener in the polyvinyl alcohol fiber, an optional brightener on the polyvinyl alcohol fiber, an optional adhesive agent in the polyvinyl alcohol fiber, and an optional adhesive agent on the polyvinyl alcohol fiber, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol fibers have a diameter of 10 to 100 microns (micrometers) and a length of 0.1 to 1 inches (2.5 to 25.4 mm), and a fiber elastic modulus of 20-50 GPa, and wherein the lightweight building panel has a thickness of 0.25-1.0 in. (6.3-25.4 mm). a continuous phase resulting from the curing of an aqueous mixture of a cementitious composition, the cementitious composition comprising, on a dry basis 35-70 wt. % reactive powder, 20-50 weight % lightweight filler, and 0.5-5.0 weight % polyvinyl alcohol fibers, 35-70 wt. % reactive powder, 20-50 weight % lightweight filler, and 0.5-5.0 weight % polyvinyl alcohol fibers, the continuous phase uniformly containing the polyvinyl alcohol fibers, the continuous phase containing the lightweight filler, the lightweight filler comprising ceramic microspheres uniformly distributed in the continuous phase, the microspheres having: a particle specific gravity of from 0.02 to 1.00, and a mean particle diameter size from 50 to 250 microns (micrometers) and/or a particle diameter size range of 10 to 500 microns (micrometers), a particle specific gravity of from 0.02 to 1.00, and a mean particle diameter size from 50 to 250 microns (micrometers) and/or a particle diameter size range of 10 to 500 microns (micrometers),
An actuating mechanism for an intramedullary nail, the actuating mechanism comprising an actuator comprising: at least one magnet rotatably accommodated in a magnet housing and having an axis, the magnet being configured for rotation about the magnet axis; wherein the actuator is configured to at least partially surround an intramedullary nail, characterised in that the actuator comprises an actuator housing configured to at least partially surround a limb in which the intramedullary nail is present and the axis of the at least one magnet is non-parallel to an axis of the intramedullary nail.
A sidelink data transmission method, which is applied to a terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1), the method comprising: the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) sending a first sidelink data to another terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE2); the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) receiving acknowledgement information for the first sidelink data from the another terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE2), wherein the acknowledgement information is used to notify that the first sidelink data has been correctly received; the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) sending, to a network device (600, 820), the acknowledgement information for the first sidelink data; the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) receiving first information from the network device, wherein the first information is used for instructing the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) to retransmit the first sidelink data; the method is characterized in that the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) does not retransmit the first sidelink data when the first information is received, and the method further comprises: the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) sending the acknowledgement information to the network device (600, 820); or the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) sending second sidelink data to the another terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE2), wherein the second sidelink data is different from the first sidelink data. the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) sending a first sidelink data to another terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE2); the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) receiving acknowledgement information for the first sidelink data from the another terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE2), wherein the acknowledgement information is used to notify that the first sidelink data has been correctly received; the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) sending, to a network device (600, 820), the acknowledgement information for the first sidelink data; the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) receiving first information from the network device, wherein the first information is used for instructing the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) to retransmit the first sidelink data; the method is characterized in that the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) does not retransmit the first sidelink data when the first information is received, and the method further comprises: the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) sending the acknowledgement information to the network device (600, 820); or the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) sending second sidelink data to the another terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE2), wherein the second sidelink data is different from the first sidelink data. the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) sending the acknowledgement information to the network device (600, 820); or the terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE1) sending second sidelink data to the another terminal device (100, 600, 810, UE2), wherein the second sidelink data is different from the first sidelink data.
A marking apparatus for applying a message to an article, the apparatus comprising: a processor arranged to generate a print message by executing one or more message scripts to calculate dynamic fields of the print message; and; means for applying the print message to an article; the apparatus characterised by further comprising an input for allowing a user to select the one or more message scripts to be executed by the processor to generate the print message. a processor arranged to generate a print message by executing one or more message scripts to calculate dynamic fields of the print message; and; means for applying the print message to an article; the apparatus characterised by further comprising an input for allowing a user to select the one or more message scripts to be executed by the processor to generate the print message.
Cutting head for a motor strimmer, comprising a divided main body having an upper main body part and a lower main body part; wherein a screw element is disposed on the lower main body part; wherein the screw element serves for fastening to an output shaft of a motor strimmer; wherein at least one receptacle for fastening a cutting tool is provided between the upper main body part and the lower main body part; wherein the main body is able to be rotationally driven about its rotation axis during operation of a motor strimmer; wherein the upper main body part and the lower main body part are held to one another by means of a releasable snap-fit connection, characterized in that the snap-fit connection has a spacing (a) which is measured in the radial direction relative to the rotation axis and which is at most 40% of the diameter (d) of the cutting head. comprising a divided main body having an upper main body part and a lower main body part; wherein a screw element is disposed on the lower main body part; wherein the screw element serves for fastening to an output shaft of a motor strimmer; wherein at least one receptacle for fastening a cutting tool is provided between the upper main body part and the lower main body part; wherein the main body is able to be rotationally driven about its rotation axis during operation of a motor strimmer; wherein the upper main body part and the lower main body part are held to one another by means of a releasable snap-fit connection, characterized in that the snap-fit connection has a spacing (a) which is measured in the radial direction relative to the rotation axis and which is at most 40% of the diameter (d) of the cutting head.
An appliance comprising a feedback device for a haptic feedback on a screen or another operable surface in the appliance, comprising a housing, at least one return element, at least one screen, at least. one balancing mass (5, 5') and at least one actuator, wherein the at least one actuator is configured to generate a momentum and to transfer the momentum to the at least one screen, to generate a haptic feedback to a user input, wherein the at least one actuator is supported on the at least one balancing mass (5, 5') for outputting the momentum to transfer a counter-momentum corresponding to the momentum to the at least one balancing mass (5, 5'), characterized in that the at least one balancing mass (5, 5') is rotatably mounted in the housing and configured to convert the counter-momentum of the actuator into an angular momentum and to absorb the angular momentum by means of a moment of inertia of the at least one balancing mass (5, 5'), such that an input of the momentum from the at least one actuator into the housing is damped by means of the respective moment of inertia of the at least one balancing mass (5, 5').
A method for controlling a motor-driven mobile home automation screen having adjustable slats by means of an electromechanical actuator, in a building, the control being implemented through a control interface comprising a screen and a pointer tool to which a pointer on the screen corresponds, an action on the pointer tool allowing a movement of the pointer on the screen, the pointer tool comprising at least one control button for deployment and a scroll-assisting element for adjusted orientation of the slats, the method comprising: a. a step to activate a control window; b. a step to modify functionalities of the pointer tool in association with the control window, the pointer tool then losing part of its functionalities related to the operation of the computer as automation tool to gain new functionalities for controlling the home automation screen; c. a step to detect a mechanical action on a main button, a secondary button or a scroll-assisting element of the pointer tool; and d. a step to interpret the detected mechanical action as a deployment command or a slat orientation command, the mechanical action on one of the main or secondary buttons or on the scroll-assisting element respectively causing a deployment command or a slat orientation command. a. a step to activate a control window; b. a step to modify functionalities of the pointer tool in association with the control window, the pointer tool then losing part of its functionalities related to the operation of the computer as automation tool to gain new functionalities for controlling the home automation screen; c. a step to detect a mechanical action on a main button, a secondary button or a scroll-assisting element of the pointer tool; and d. a step to interpret the detected mechanical action as a deployment command or a slat orientation command, the mechanical action on one of the main or secondary buttons or on the scroll-assisting element respectively causing a deployment command or a slat orientation command.
Stratified storage device having a storage tank which has several water connections (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15), having one or more horizontal separating means which divide the water storage tank into several storage areas, wherein a separating means is formed from at least two surface elements (5, 6) which are each arranged to be displaced with respect to each other at a short vertical distance, wherein the surface elements are formed from at least one plate and at least one perforated plate which is adjacent to the wall of the water storage tank, and the plate is arranged in such a way that the hole of the perforated plate is covered at least partially, characterised in that the cross-sectional surface of the hole amounts to at least 70% of the horizontal cross-sectional surface of the water tank in the region of the perforated plate.
A tubular bandage which extends along a longitudinal axis, and which is open at two endings, wherein said tube comprises a radial outer layer which is connected to a radial inner layer, and wherein the outer layer has a diameter and an elasticity such that the bandage can be clamped adhesive-free around a body part to be treated, and wherein the inner layer is made of an elastic wound-protective material, characterized, in that said outer layer is made of an air-permeable and water-repellent thermoplastic elastomer with a hardness of 25 Shore A to 80 Shore A, and in that, at every point at the open endings, said outer layer extends in the longitudinal direction over the inner layer over a distance of more than 0.5 mm, such that by the combination of distance, diameter and elasticity of the outer layer, the latter touches the body part to be treated with its endings when applied, in order to close off the inner layer from the environment, and in that that part of said outer layer of which the endings extend in the longitudinal direction over the inner layer, does not comprise adhesive.
A polymer mixture comprising: i) from 98 to 99.99% by weight, based on components i to ii, of a polycondensate obtainable from the following monomers: a) at least one α,ω-C 18 -C 30 -dicarboxylic acid or a corresponding dicarboxylic acid derivative, and b) at least one α,ω-C 2 -C 30 -diol; or obtainable from the following monomer: a') a ω-hydroxy-α-C 10 -C 26 -carboxylic acid; ii) from 0.01 to 2% by weight, based on components i to ii, of at least one natural wax. i) from 98 to 99.99% by weight, based on components i to ii, of a polycondensate obtainable from the following monomers: a) at least one α,ω-C 18 -C 30 -dicarboxylic acid or a corresponding dicarboxylic acid derivative, and b) at least one α,ω-C 2 -C 30 -diol; or obtainable from the following monomer: a') a ω-hydroxy-α-C 10 -C 26 -carboxylic acid; a) at least one α,ω-C 18 -C 30 -dicarboxylic acid or a corresponding dicarboxylic acid derivative, and b) at least one α,ω-C 2 -C 30 -diol; a') a ω-hydroxy-α-C 10 -C 26 -carboxylic acid; ii) from 0.01 to 2% by weight, based on components i to ii, of at least one natural wax.