mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A filter set for a signal processing apparatus for providing input signals to a loudspeaker array, the filter set comprising a plurality of delay-gain filter elements, and wherein the filter set comprises a plurality of loudspeaker-specific delay-gain filter elements which are each associated with each of different respective speakers of the loudspeaker array, and further comprising a plurality of loudspeaker-independent filter elements which are each common to some or all of the loudspeakers of the array, and the filter set arranged to receive updated operational control parameters based at least in part on a sensed instantaneous position of a listener relative to the loudspeaker array, said instantaneous position of a listener being sensed by a listener position tracker, wherein said the operational control parameters are adaptively tailored accordingly.
An apparatus for retrieving a fluid from a sampling zone in a borehole intersecting a formation, the apparatus comprising: - a sampling tool having a port positioned in the sampling zone; and characterised in further comprising: - a permeable media filling an annular space surrounding the port, the permeable media having: - a circumferential support face contacting a borehole wall, the support face extending axially and uniformly along a length of the sampling zone, - a first plurality of radial flow channels conveying fluid between the borehole wall and the port, and - a second plurality of radial flow channels conveying fluid between the borehole wall and a location isolated from the port. - a sampling tool having a port positioned in the sampling zone; and characterised in further comprising: - a permeable media filling an annular space surrounding the port, the permeable media having: - a circumferential support face contacting a borehole wall, the support face extending axially and uniformly along a length of the sampling zone, - a first plurality of radial flow channels conveying fluid between the borehole wall and the port, and - a second plurality of radial flow channels conveying fluid between the borehole wall and a location isolated from the port. - a first plurality of radial flow channels conveying fluid between the borehole wall and the port, and - a second plurality of radial flow channels conveying fluid between the borehole wall and a location isolated from the port.
A method for welding a connection between a first joining surface of a first molded part and a second joining surface of a second molded part, which by means of a clamping device are moved and braced with their joining surfaces in contact with one another, wherein the first molded part is at least partially transparent for a primary beam of a first radiation source and at least partially absorbent for a secondary beam of a second radiation source, and the second molded part is at least partially absorbent for the primary beam, wherein sequentially chronologically one after the other and in alternation the second molded part is irradiated with the primary beam and the first molded part is irradiated with the secondary beam, characterized in that a first focus of the primary beam lies on the second joining surface and a second focus of the secondary radiation lies within the volume of the first molded part.
A fluid bed reactor system for the manufacture of xylene by an alkylation reaction comprising contact of an alkylating agent with an aromatic hydrocarbon selected from benzene, toluene, and mixtures thereof, in the presence of a catalyst that promotes said alkylation reaction, said reactor system comprising the staged injection of at least one of said alkylating agent and said aromatic hydrocarbon, wherein said reactor system is characterized by plural injection stages separated by baffle material, said baffle material comprising structured packing and being suitable to decrease at least one of gas phase back-mixing, by-pass phenomena, and gas bubble size in the manufacture of xylene by said alkylation reaction.
A method for determining the accuracy of image segmentation in a patient-specific model, comprising: receiving volume data representative of a patient's joint; processing the volume data to create a three-dimensional surface model of a portion of the patient's joint; displaying the volume data and the surface model together on a monitor as an integrated image; intersecting the integrated image with a plane oblique to the volume data to produce a border curve, wherein the border curve is defined as an intersection of the plane and the surface model; and comparing the intersection of the volume data and the plane with the border curve to evaluate accuracy of the surface model, wherein the comparison comprises selecting a point on the surface model to designate a landmark point and highlighting the corresponding location of the point in the plane. receiving volume data representative of a patient's joint; processing the volume data to create a three-dimensional surface model of a portion of the patient's joint; displaying the volume data and the surface model together on a monitor as an integrated image; intersecting the integrated image with a plane oblique to the volume data to produce a border curve, wherein the border curve is defined as an intersection of the plane and the surface model; and comparing the intersection of the volume data and the plane with the border curve to evaluate accuracy of the surface model, wherein the comparison comprises selecting a point on the surface model to designate a landmark point and highlighting the corresponding location of the point in the plane.
An induction heating device electrically coupleable to an induction heating power source, the induction heating power source operable to provide power to induction heating devices of different types, wherein the induction heating device is configured to inductively heat a workpiece; characterised in that the induction heating device comprises an electrical component with a value that is representative of the induction heating device type; and the induction heating device is adapted to provide, when coupled to an induction heating power source, a signal representative of the induction heating device type to the induction heating power source by providing a signal in dependence on the value of the electrical component, the induction heating device, further comprising: a first electrical connector operable to couple the output of the induction heating power source to the induction heating device to produce a varying magnetic field; and a second electrical connector operable to couple the electrical component to the induction heating power source, wherein the electrical component has a value that is recognised by the induction heating power source as corresponding to a specific induction heating device type. a first electrical connector operable to couple the output of the induction heating power source to the induction heating device to produce a varying magnetic field; and a second electrical connector operable to couple the electrical component to the induction heating power source, wherein the electrical component has a value that is recognised by the induction heating power source as corresponding to a specific induction heating device type.
Use of a hair dye composition comprising the following components and, wherein a mass ratio of a component to a component, /, in a whole composition is 1 or more and 100 or less and pH (25°C) during application is 7.5 to 12, as a one-agent type hair dye composition:: one or more azo dyes selected from the group consisting of the following (A-1), (A-2) and (A-3):: at least one member selected from the group consisting of guanidine carbonate, guanidine hydrogen carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate and lithium carbonate.: one or more azo dyes selected from the group consisting of the following (A-1), (A-2) and (A-3):: at least one member selected from the group consisting of guanidine carbonate, guanidine hydrogen carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate and lithium carbonate.
A method for wireless communication, comprising: producing an input vector comprising a first sequence of input bits, a second sequence of input bits, and a plurality of frozen bits for a polar code, wherein the first sequence of input bits comprises K 1 information bits and a u 1 -bit error-detecting code, EDC, computed based on the K 1 information bits, the second sequence of input bits comprises K 2 information bits and a u 2 -bit EDC computed based on the K 2 information bits, and the first sequence of input bits occurs in the input vector prior to the second sequence of input bits, wherein K 1 differs from K 2; polar encoding the input vector comprising the first sequence of input bits, the second sequence of input bits, and the plurality of frozen bits, to produce a first codeword; and transmitting the first codeword over a physical channel. producing an input vector comprising a first sequence of input bits, a second sequence of input bits, and a plurality of frozen bits for a polar code, wherein the first sequence of input bits comprises K 1 information bits and a u 1 -bit error-detecting code, EDC, computed based on the K 1 information bits, the second sequence of input bits comprises K 2 information bits and a u 2 -bit EDC computed based on the K 2 information bits, and the first sequence of input bits occurs in the input vector prior to the second sequence of input bits, wherein K 1 differs from K 2; the first sequence of input bits comprises K 1 information bits and a u 1 -bit error-detecting code, EDC, computed based on the K 1 information bits, the second sequence of input bits comprises K 2 information bits and a u 2 -bit EDC computed based on the K 2 information bits, and the first sequence of input bits occurs in the input vector prior to the second sequence of input bits, wherein K 1 differs from K 2; polar encoding the input vector comprising the first sequence of input bits, the second sequence of input bits, and the plurality of frozen bits, to produce a first codeword; and transmitting the first codeword over a physical channel.
A clothes dryer comprising: a drying chamber that accommodates clothes; a loading port through which the clothes are loaded into and removed from the drying chamber; a door that closes the loading port; and a lint filter that is detachably attached to the door, wherein the door includes an accommodating unit that is disposed opposed to the loading port and that accommodates the lint filter, the lint filter and the accommodating unit are connected with each other via a sealing unit, characterized in that the sealing unit is inclined with respect to a vertical direction, wherein the door includes a guide portion, and the lint filter includes a projection fitted to the guide portion, wherein the guide portion further includes a bent portion in a lower portion of the guide portion and configured to have an upper portion and a lower portion bent into a predetermined angle, wherein the sealing unit of the lint filter is pressed against a press-contact wall of the accommodating unit. a drying chamber that accommodates clothes; a loading port through which the clothes are loaded into and removed from the drying chamber; a door that closes the loading port; and a lint filter that is detachably attached to the door, wherein the door includes an accommodating unit that is disposed opposed to the loading port and that accommodates the lint filter, the lint filter and the accommodating unit are connected with each other via a sealing unit, characterized in that the sealing unit is inclined with respect to a vertical direction, wherein the door includes a guide portion, and the lint filter includes a projection fitted to the guide portion, wherein the guide portion further includes a bent portion in a lower portion of the guide portion and configured to have an upper portion and a lower portion bent into a predetermined angle, wherein the sealing unit of the lint filter is pressed against a press-contact wall of the accommodating unit.
A method by an electronic device for controlling a frequency response of audio output, the method comprising: receiving an audio signal at the device; estimating a sound pressure level of the audio signal based on one or more attributes or settings of the electronic device and/or the audio signal; generating values of an adaptive loudness control curve along a range of frequencies, wherein the adaptive loudness control curve is generated based on a difference between values of an equal loudness curve at the estimated sound pressure level along the range of frequencies and values of an equal loudness curve at a reference sound pressure level along the range of frequencies; filtering the audio signal using values of the adaptive loudness control curve; and controlling output of the filtered audio signal as an audio output having substantially the same loudness along the range of frequencies. receiving an audio signal at the device; estimating a sound pressure level of the audio signal based on one or more attributes or settings of the electronic device and/or the audio signal; generating values of an adaptive loudness control curve along a range of frequencies, wherein the adaptive loudness control curve is generated based on a difference between values of an equal loudness curve at the estimated sound pressure level along the range of frequencies and values of an equal loudness curve at a reference sound pressure level along the range of frequencies; filtering the audio signal using values of the adaptive loudness control curve; and controlling output of the filtered audio signal as an audio output having substantially the same loudness along the range of frequencies.
A beverage maker device, comprising: a housing installable in an aircraft galley; a tank configured to hold a volume of a fluid, the tank coupled to a fluid supply via an inlet; and a manifold disposed within the housing and including one or more solenoid valves configured to control dispensing of the fluid from the tank through an outlet; and characterized by: at least one pressure transducer (224, 408, 410) operatively coupled to the inlet, the pressure transducer (224, 408, 410) configured to transmit at least one pressure signal corresponding to a pressure of the fluid through the inlet; and a process control board, PCB, disposed within the housing, the PCB comprising: at least one control processor; control circuitry communicatively coupled to the solenoid valves and to the pressure transducer (224, 408, 410), the control circuitry configured to: receive the at least one pressure signal; based on the received pressure signal, determine a flow volume of the fluid through the inlet; and if the determined flow volume reaches or exceeds a flow threshold, direct the solenoid valves to cease the dispensing of the fluid. a housing installable in an aircraft galley; a tank configured to hold a volume of a fluid, the tank coupled to a fluid supply via an inlet; and a manifold disposed within the housing and including one or more solenoid valves configured to control dispensing of the fluid from the tank through an outlet; and characterized by: at least one pressure transducer (224, 408, 410) operatively coupled to the inlet, the pressure transducer (224, 408, 410) configured to transmit at least one pressure signal corresponding to a pressure of the fluid through the inlet; and a process control board, PCB, disposed within the housing, the PCB comprising: at least one control processor; control circuitry communicatively coupled to the solenoid valves and to the pressure transducer (224, 408, 410), the control circuitry configured to: receive the at least one pressure signal; based on the received pressure signal, determine a flow volume of the fluid through the inlet; and if the determined flow volume reaches or exceeds a flow threshold, direct the solenoid valves to cease the dispensing of the fluid. at least one control processor; control circuitry communicatively coupled to the solenoid valves and to the pressure transducer (224, 408, 410), the control circuitry configured to: receive the at least one pressure signal; based on the received pressure signal, determine a flow volume of the fluid through the inlet; and if the determined flow volume reaches or exceeds a flow threshold, direct the solenoid valves to cease the dispensing of the fluid. receive the at least one pressure signal; based on the received pressure signal, determine a flow volume of the fluid through the inlet; and if the determined flow volume reaches or exceeds a flow threshold, direct the solenoid valves to cease the dispensing of the fluid.
An SPF-boosting composition having an SPF-index of at least 3.0, comprising organic UV-protective agents and a cosmetic powder, wherein a given level of UV protection is achieved at a lower concentration of organic UV-protective agents than is possible in the absence of the cosmetic powder, the composition comprising: up to 30 wt% of a non-volatile oil comprising at least two organic UV-active materials, at least 30 wt% of an aqueous phase; and from 10 wt% to 25 wt% of the cosmetic powder, wherein said cosmetic powder is coated with at least one surface-active agent chemically-immobilized to a surface thereof, wherein the cosmetic powder selected from the group consisting of mica, aluminum calcium sodium silicate, talc, kaolin, bismuth oxychloride and mixtures thereof; and wherein the at least one surface active agent is selected from any of triethoxycaprylylsilane, methicone, dimethicone, or triethoxycaprylylsilane (and) aluminum myristate (and) disodium stearoyl glutamate. up to 30 wt% of a non-volatile oil comprising at least two organic UV-active materials, at least 30 wt% of an aqueous phase; and from 10 wt% to 25 wt% of the cosmetic powder, wherein said cosmetic powder is coated with at least one surface-active agent chemically-immobilized to a surface thereof, wherein the cosmetic powder selected from the group consisting of mica, aluminum calcium sodium silicate, talc, kaolin, bismuth oxychloride and mixtures thereof; and wherein the at least one surface active agent is selected from any of triethoxycaprylylsilane, methicone, dimethicone, or triethoxycaprylylsilane (and) aluminum myristate (and) disodium stearoyl glutamate.
A pressure-measuring system having at least one measuring lumen (21,26, 27, 28, 29) which can be filled with a fluid, at least one tube system (23, 26, 27) for connecting a fluid reservoir to the at least one measuring lumen (21, 26, 27, 28,29), and an assembly or device for conveying the fluid through the at least one tube system (23, 26, 27), characterised in that the tube system (23, 26, 27) includes at least one first device for measuring pressure in the fluid, comprising a coupling element, at least one pressure transducer and at least one measuring chamber which can be filled with the fluid, wherein the coupling element with the measuring chamber is mechanically coupled via a membrane to the measuring area of the pressure transducer and the measuring chamber has at least two connection points (60, 63) for a fluid flow, and between the first device and the supply of the fluid, the tube system (23, 26, 27) includes a second device (24, 41) for regulating a fluid flow with a tube section through which fluid can flow and at least one tube clamp, and the second device (24, 41) can be set to the regulation positions open, closed and perfused, wherein in the closed position the lumen of the tube section is completely closed and in the perfused position, through a spacer inside the tube section, the lumen of the tube section is partially, more particularly slightly, open.
A method of wireless communications for establishing device-to-device, D2D, communication between two user equipments, UE, the method carried out at a first of the two UEs, the method comprising: generating a keystream based on a mobility management entity-user equipment, MME-UE, key, a non-access stratum, NAS, message count value, and a contextual string associated with an informational element to be used for said D2D communication; ciphering the informational element using the generated keystream; and sending the ciphered informational element, by the first UE, and via the MME, to the other UE involved in the D2D communication. generating a keystream based on a mobility management entity-user equipment, MME-UE, key, a non-access stratum, NAS, message count value, and a contextual string associated with an informational element to be used for said D2D communication; ciphering the informational element using the generated keystream; and sending the ciphered informational element, by the first UE, and via the MME, to the other UE involved in the D2D communication.
A composite cooling film comprising: an ultraviolet-reflective multilayer optical film (120, 220, 320) that is at least 50 percent reflective of ultraviolet radiation over a majority of the wavelength range of at least 340 but less than 400 nanometers; and a reflective microporous layer (110, 210) secured to the ultraviolet-reflective multilayer optical film (120, 220, 320), wherein the reflective microporous layer (110, 210) has a continuous phase comprising a nonfluorinated organic polymer and is diffusely reflective of solar radiation over a majority the wavelength range of 400 to 2500 nanometers, inclusive, wherein the composite cooling film has an average absorbance over the wavelength range 8-13 microns of at least 0.85. an ultraviolet-reflective multilayer optical film (120, 220, 320) that is at least 50 percent reflective of ultraviolet radiation over a majority of the wavelength range of at least 340 but less than 400 nanometers; and a reflective microporous layer (110, 210) secured to the ultraviolet-reflective multilayer optical film (120, 220, 320), wherein the reflective microporous layer (110, 210) has a continuous phase comprising a nonfluorinated organic polymer and is diffusely reflective of solar radiation over a majority the wavelength range of 400 to 2500 nanometers, inclusive, wherein the composite cooling film has an average absorbance over the wavelength range 8-13 microns of at least 0.85.
A method for checking a value document (12; 60; 74; 88) of a specified value-document type having a window (68; 82; 90) which has a foil region, in which measurement values for an ultrasound transmission of the value document (12; 60; 74; 88) are established in a spatially resolved manner, and wherein it is checked while employing the measurement values whether for a specified number of locations in a specified checking region (70; 86), which is selected such that for the value document type the window lies in the checking region, the ultrasound transmission according to a specified criterion is greater than a specified minimum ultrasound transmission that is characteristic of a specified portion, lying outside the checking region (70; 86), of at least one value document (12; 60; 74; 88) of the specified value-document type, and wherein the check involves establishing whether the respective ultrasound transmission lies within a specified interval whose lower limit is greater than the specified minimum ultrasound transmission, and in dependence on the result of the check a signal is formed which represents an indication of the authenticity of the value document and/or which represents an indication of the presence of a forgery of the value document or which describes whether or not an indication of a damaged state of the window or a damage of the window is present.