mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A computed tomography system comprising: - a computed tomography image generating unit for generating a computed tomography image of an object within a computed tomography imaging region, - an optical image acquisition unit for acquiring an optical image of the object within an outside region outside of the computed tomography imaging region, - a movable support element for supporting the object and for moving the supported object from the outside region into the computed tomography imaging region and from the computed tomography imaging region into the outside region over a moving distance, - a path providing unit for providing a path from a location on an outer surface of the object to a target region within the object based on the generated computed tomography image, - a spatial relation providing unit for providing a spatial relation between a field of view of the computed tomography image generating unit and a field of view of the optical image acquisition unit, - an image fusion unit for generating a fusion image, in which the computed tomography image and the optical image are fused and which also shows the provided path, based on the computed tomography image, the optical image, the provided path, the provided spatial relation and the moving distance, characterized in that the optical image acquisition unit is a visible light optical image acquisition unit. - a computed tomography image generating unit for generating a computed tomography image of an object within a computed tomography imaging region, - an optical image acquisition unit for acquiring an optical image of the object within an outside region outside of the computed tomography imaging region, - a movable support element for supporting the object and for moving the supported object from the outside region into the computed tomography imaging region and from the computed tomography imaging region into the outside region over a moving distance, - a path providing unit for providing a path from a location on an outer surface of the object to a target region within the object based on the generated computed tomography image, - a spatial relation providing unit for providing a spatial relation between a field of view of the computed tomography image generating unit and a field of view of the optical image acquisition unit, - an image fusion unit for generating a fusion image, in which the computed tomography image and the optical image are fused and which also shows the provided path, based on the computed tomography image, the optical image, the provided path, the provided spatial relation and the moving distance, characterized in that the optical image acquisition unit is a visible light optical image acquisition unit.
A process for the manufacture of thermoplastic polymer particles, the process comprising combining a first solution comprising a thermoplastic polymer and an organic solvent with a second solution comprising an aqueous solvent and a surfactant comprising gelatin to provide an emulsion, wherein the emulsion comprises the surfactant in a surfactant-to-thermoplastic polymer weight ratio of 0.005 to 0.1; transferring the emulsion into a receiving water at a temperature of greater than or equal to 50°C, preferably 50 to 100°C, more preferably 55 to 95°C, even more preferably 55 to 85°C to remove the organic solvent and form an aqueous dispersion comprising a plurality of thermoplastic polymer particles dispersed in the aqueous solvent; and recovering thermoplastic polymer particles having a D50 of 20 to 100 μm, preferably 20 to 90 μm, more preferably 20 to 80 μm, even more preferably 30 to 70 μm; wherein the particles having a diameter less than 150 micrometers are recovered in a yield greater than 85%, preferably greater than 90%, more preferably greater than 95%, even more preferably greater than 97%.
A method for processing digital images comprising: (a) receiving a digital image to be printed; (b) selecting one of a predetermined set of target image gamma values; (c) transforming the digital image so that its gamma is equal to one of the predetermined set of target image gamma values; (d) applying a first image evaluation test to the transformed image, including measuring at least a first image parameter of the transformed digital image; (e) applying a second image evaluation test to the transformed image, including measuring at least a second image parameter of the transformed digital image, wherein the first and second image parameters are different; (f) calculating an image quality function value using a pre-defined image quality function employing the values of the first image parameter and the second image parameter; (g) repeating steps (c) through (f) for each of the set of predetermined target gamma values; (h) selecting the target gamma value that has best value of the image quality function; and (i) printing the image using the selected target gamma value. (a) receiving a digital image to be printed; (b) selecting one of a predetermined set of target image gamma values; (c) transforming the digital image so that its gamma is equal to one of the predetermined set of target image gamma values; (d) applying a first image evaluation test to the transformed image, including measuring at least a first image parameter of the transformed digital image; (e) applying a second image evaluation test to the transformed image, including measuring at least a second image parameter of the transformed digital image, wherein the first and second image parameters are different; (f) calculating an image quality function value using a pre-defined image quality function employing the values of the first image parameter and the second image parameter; (g) repeating steps (c) through (f) for each of the set of predetermined target gamma values; (h) selecting the target gamma value that has best value of the image quality function; and (i) printing the image using the selected target gamma value.
A method of controlling a liquid diffusion appliance (52; 100; 150) to treat, by a liquid, an enclosed space with which the appliance (52; 100; 150) is in fluid communication, the appliance (52; 100; 150) including: a reservoir of liquid; a source of pressurized gas; and a means of diffusing the liquid into the air of the space; the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of control schemes for the appliance (52; 100; 150) which based on characteristics of the liquid and a level of treatment desired for the space, each of the control schemes specifying operational parameters for the appliance (52; 100; 150) including a flow rate of liquid, and a periodic timing of operation of the diffusion means; providing the diffusion means including a venturi in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir, and the venturi in fluid communication with the source of pressurized gas, and wherein operation of the diffusion means comprises release of the pressurized gas into the venturi, the release of the gas into the venturi operating to draw liquid from the reservoir into the venturi where the liquid mixes with the gas at the desired flow rate, and then dispersing of the gas and liquid mixture into the space; determining a volume of the space to be treated; selecting one of the control schemes based on the volume of the space to be treated and a rate of decay of the liquid in the space, wherein the selected control scheme includes an anti-fatigue scheme that allows variation in a concentration of the liquid within the space above and below a desired levels of concentration; and operating the appliance (52; 100; 150) based on the selected control scheme. a reservoir of liquid; a source of pressurized gas; and a means of diffusing the liquid into the air of the space; providing a plurality of control schemes for the appliance (52; 100; 150) which based on characteristics of the liquid and a level of treatment desired for the space, each of the control schemes specifying operational parameters for the appliance (52; 100; 150) including a flow rate of liquid, and a periodic timing of operation of the diffusion means; providing the diffusion means including a venturi in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir, and the venturi in fluid communication with the source of pressurized gas, and wherein operation of the diffusion means comprises release of the pressurized gas into the venturi, the release of the gas into the venturi operating to draw liquid from the reservoir into the venturi where the liquid mixes with the gas at the desired flow rate, and then dispersing of the gas and liquid mixture into the space; determining a volume of the space to be treated; selecting one of the control schemes based on the volume of the space to be treated and a rate of decay of the liquid in the space, wherein the selected control scheme includes an anti-fatigue scheme that allows variation in a concentration of the liquid within the space above and below a desired levels of concentration; and operating the appliance (52; 100; 150) based on the selected control scheme.
A canisterless reduced pressure pump assembly (104, 1000) for reduced pressure wound therapy comprising: a housing (120, 1020), a pump (232, 1090) supported within or by the housing and a fluid flow pathway through the pump, wherein the pump comprises a motor, an inlet and an outlet, a first valve supported by the pump and configured to control a flow of a fluid through the inlet, and a second valve supported by the pump and configured to control a flow of a fluid through the outlet; and wherein the first valve and the second valve are configured to permit a sufficient flow of sterilization gas therethrough and wherein the pump is a sterile pump provided in a sterile condition before use and has been sterilized such that the entire fluid pathway within the pump has been exposed to the sterilization gas during the sterilization process and wherein the first and second valves are configured to be leaky in a closed position, thereby permitting a flow of sterilization gas to advance past the valves to sterilize the internal components of the pump when the first and second valves are in a closed position. a housing (120, 1020), a pump (232, 1090) supported within or by the housing and a fluid flow pathway through the pump, wherein the pump comprises a motor, an inlet and an outlet, a first valve supported by the pump and configured to control a flow of a fluid through the inlet, and a second valve supported by the pump and configured to control a flow of a fluid through the outlet; and wherein the first valve and the second valve are configured to permit a sufficient flow of sterilization gas therethrough and wherein the pump is a sterile pump provided in a sterile condition before use and has been sterilized such that the entire fluid pathway within the pump has been exposed to the sterilization gas during the sterilization process and wherein the first and second valves are configured to be leaky in a closed position, thereby permitting a flow of sterilization gas to advance past the valves to sterilize the internal components of the pump when the first and second valves are in a closed position.
Apparatus for cutting plastic films, having a housing, having a clamping device which comprises a clamping jaw mobile relative to the housing and a counter-support fixed with respect to the housing, an intermediate space for clamping the plastic films being arranged between them, wherein either the clamping jaw or the counter-support has a continuous gap in the direction of the respective other component (14, 18), and having a cutting device which is arranged at least partially in the housing and has a heatable cutting plate with a blunt edge and side faces, which extend in the direction of the blunt edge and face away from one another, and a pushing unit for pushing the cutting plate with the blunt edge forward in a pushing direction through the gap into the intermediate space and for retracting the cutting plate from the intermediate space into the housing counter to the pushing direction, characterised in that the pushing unit comprises a pneumatic cylinder for pushing and retracting the cutting plate, and in that a compressed air connection of the pneumatic cylinder has at least one outlet opening for flushing the housing interior with compressed air.
A superconducting-accelerator-cavity manufacturing method in which a plurality of ring-shaped bodies having opening portions at both ends thereof in an axial direction are placed one after another in the axial direction, contact portions where corresponding opening portions come into contact with each other are joined by welding, and thus, a superconducting accelerator cavity is manufactured, the method being characterized by comprising the steps of forming concave portions that are concave towards the outer side at inner circumferential surfaces located below the contact portions of the ring-shaped bodies positioned at the bottom; arranging the ring shaped bodies to be joined so that the axial direction thereof extends in a vertical direction and joining contact portions from outside by penetration welding so that all of the plurality of ring shaped bodies result arranged in the axial direction that extends in the vertical direction.
A sun screen device having a main body and a support structure for a spreadable planar fabric (7; 17), wherein the structure has a plurality of support elements (1; 10), and having a mechanism for the use of solar power, wherein the support elements (1; 10) divide the planar fabric (7; 17) into covering regions (7.1, 7.2; 17.1, 17.2) and wherein at least one support element (1; 10) is designed as a solar collector, characterized in that the support elements (1; 10) form a substantially closed casing when the sun screen device is in a folded-up unused position.
An attaching member to be attached to a blood purification apparatus including peristaltic pumps, the attaching member is configured to hold pump tubes to be squeezed in a predetermined direction by the peristaltic pumps for liquid delivery, the attaching member comprising: a body attachable to a predetermined position (Ba) of the blood purification apparatus, the body having an attaching surface that faces the predetermined position (Ba), when the attaching member is attached to the blood purification apparatus, and inclined surfaces each inclined at a predetermined angle (α) with respect to the attaching surface; and holding portions attached to the body and that are configured to hold the pump tubes, wherein the holding portions are provided on the inclined surfaces and are configured to hold the pump tubes, such that each of the pump tubes is inclined in a direction in which the pump tube is attached to the respective peristaltic pump. a body attachable to a predetermined position (Ba) of the blood purification apparatus, the body having an attaching surface that faces the predetermined position (Ba), when the attaching member is attached to the blood purification apparatus, and inclined surfaces each inclined at a predetermined angle (α) with respect to the attaching surface; and holding portions attached to the body and that are configured to hold the pump tubes, wherein the holding portions are provided on the inclined surfaces and are configured to hold the pump tubes, such that each of the pump tubes is inclined in a direction in which the pump tube is attached to the respective peristaltic pump.
A computer implemented method of finding a rule for a specified request comprising an objective/circumstance tuple, wherein the objective identifies a class of problems and the circumstance identifies a particular situation of interest, the method comprising the steps of: responding to said request for a rule associated with a specified objective and a specified circumstance by searching a rules base for a rule entry having an associated objective matching the specified objective and having an associated circumstance matching the specified circumstance, where the rules base comprises a plurality of rule entries, each rule entry having associated therewith (i) a rule, (ii) an objective and one or more circumstances, responding to a failed search in step by searching a translation table for a translation entry having an evaluatable expression that can be evaluated based on the request, where the translation table comprises a plurality of translation entries, one or more of which translation entries have associated therewith an evaluatable expression, being a function of the request tuple that evaluates to true in view of incoming request content, and a second circumstance, responding to a successful search in step of the translation table by searching the rules base for a rule entry having an associated objective matching the specified objective and having an associated circumstance matching the second circumstance associated with the translation entry found by the successful search in step, and returning a result of a successful search in step. responding to said request for a rule associated with a specified objective and a specified circumstance by searching a rules base for a rule entry having an associated objective matching the specified objective and having an associated circumstance matching the specified circumstance, where the rules base comprises a plurality of rule entries, each rule entry having associated therewith (i) a rule, (ii) an objective and one or more circumstances, (i) a rule, (ii) an objective and one or more circumstances, responding to a failed search in step by searching a translation table for a translation entry having an evaluatable expression that can be evaluated based on the request, where the translation table comprises a plurality of translation entries, one or more of which translation entries have associated therewith an evaluatable expression, being a function of the request tuple that evaluates to true in view of incoming request content, and a second circumstance, responding to a successful search in step of the translation table by searching the rules base for a rule entry having an associated objective matching the specified objective and having an associated circumstance matching the second circumstance associated with the translation entry found by the successful search in step, and returning a result of a successful search in step.
A lighting fixture, comprising a light source including at least one LED, characterized in that the lighting fixture further comprises an electrolysis based dehumidifying device (7, 9) for lowering humidity level in a closed environment defined inside the lighting fixture, wherein the electrolysis based dehumidifying device (7, 9) comprises a solid state polymeric ionic membrane interposed between a first porous electrode acting as an anode and a second porous electrode acting as a cathode, and wherein the first porous electrode faces said closed environment to remove moisture therefrom, the second porous electrode facing a space outside of the lighting fixture to discharge in said space moisture extracted from said closed environment.
A safety device for blocking an elevator car, wherein the elevator car is prevented from unpermitted movements and the travel path of the elevator car is limited by means of a blocking device (3, 9) provided for each guide rail of the elevator car, wherein the first blocking device interacts with the other blocking device, wherein the first blocking device activates the other blocking device, characterised in that each blocking device (3, 9) comprises an actuator (3.3, 9.3) and a housing (3.1, 9.1), wherein the actuator comprises bolts, which are guided in the longitudinal slots of the housing, and notches (9.4, 9.5) are arranged on the actuator (9.3) of the other blocking device, which notches can be detected by means of the sensors (13, 14), wherein different positions of the actuator (9.3) can be detected by means of the sensors (13, 14).
A genetically modified Sendai Virus (SeV) which, in comparison with the wild type (wt), comprises in its F gene at least a first genetic modification and in its P gene at least a second genetic modification, wherein by the first genetic modification the nucleotide sequence coding for the SeV wt protease cleavage site is replaced by a nucleotide sequence coding for a ubiquitous protease cleavage site, and wherein by the second genetic modification the coding nucleotide sequence of at least one of the accessory non-structural proteins encoded by the P gene is modified in such a manner that at least one of the accessory non-structural proteins is functionally destroyed.
Apparatus for applying printed elements on packets of smoking articles, comprising a first application unit configured to apply said printed elements on said packets, movement means configured to transport said packets toward said first application unit which is disposed along a substantially vertical processing line, and a feed transporter configured to feed said packets toward said movement means, wherein said movement means comprise a first transport unit disposed along said processing line, and wherein downstream of said first application unit there is disposed a rotating member configured to pick up, one at a time, said packets on which said printed elements have been applied and dispose them on a horizontal transporter, characterized in that said first transport unit is configured to transport said packets, disposed one in contact with the other, toward said first application unit, and in that it also comprises a second transport unit located downstream of, and in proximity to, said first transport unit and configured to distance said packets from each other according to a predefined pitch and in phase with said first application unit, before said packets arrive at said first application unit, said second transport unit being aligned with, or parallel to, said processing line.
Flap fitting for a flap or a lid of a piece of furniture, wherein the flap fitting has the following: a base element, a damper with a support element and with an actuator moveable relative thereto in a dampened manner as well as a pivot arm, which is attached to the base element pivotably between an open position and a closed position and which is supported against the base element at least in the open position indirectly by means of the damper characterised in that an opening angle limiter is provided, which is supported on the actuator of the damper, and that the opening angle limiter is detachably connected to the actuator. a base element, a damper with a support element and with an actuator moveable relative thereto in a dampened manner as well as a pivot arm, which is attached to the base element pivotably between an open position and a closed position and which is supported against the base element at least in the open position indirectly by means of the damper characterised in that an opening angle limiter is provided, which is supported on the actuator of the damper, and that the opening angle limiter is detachably connected to the actuator.