mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for multispectral imaging, the method comprising: positioning a continuously graded color filter in front of a plurality of detectors, wherein wavelengths of energy passed by the filter vary smoothly as a function of location along the length of the filter, and wherein longitudinally adjacent points on the filter pass wavelengths of energy of overlapping bands, and wherein the detectors are configured in a pattern having a plurality of rows each having a plurality of detectors, and wherein each of the plurality of rows is oriented across the length of the filter; measuring outputs of the detectors in response to moving an image along the length of the filter; and characterized by generating a spectrum response function for the image by selecting two or more adjacent rows of the detectors that correspond to portions of the filter passing wavelengths of energy that have an average wavelength that is characteristic of specific features in known sets of targets and by summing the outputs of the selected rows of the detectors using a time delayed integration method to increase the sensitivity of the multispectral imaging in a band of wavelengths. positioning a continuously graded color filter in front of a plurality of detectors, wherein wavelengths of energy passed by the filter vary smoothly as a function of location along the length of the filter, and wherein longitudinally adjacent points on the filter pass wavelengths of energy of overlapping bands, and wherein the detectors are configured in a pattern having a plurality of rows each having a plurality of detectors, and wherein each of the plurality of rows is oriented across the length of the filter; measuring outputs of the detectors in response to moving an image along the length of the filter; and characterized by generating a spectrum response function for the image by selecting two or more adjacent rows of the detectors that correspond to portions of the filter passing wavelengths of energy that have an average wavelength that is characteristic of specific features in known sets of targets and by summing the outputs of the selected rows of the detectors using a time delayed integration method to increase the sensitivity of the multispectral imaging in a band of wavelengths.
A method of detecting motion during a PET imaging acquisition with a medical imaging system, comprising the steps of: - conducting a PET imaging acquisition of an imaged subject 104 with a PET imaging system, which system is configured to detect photon coincidence events and the difference in arrival time of the two coincident photons, to generate PET image acquisition data including time of flight data; wherein the PET image acquisition data is list mode data, - monitoring the time of flight data during the imaging acquisition to collect time of flight differences from the list mode data to generate aggregate time of flight data; wherein the aggregate time of flight data is a selection of the time of flight differences from list mode data; - analyzing the aggregate time of flight data to detect motion of the imaged subject during the imaging acquisition; and - converting the aggregate time of flight data into a position metric representative of motion of the imaged subject during the imaging acquisition. - conducting a PET imaging acquisition of an imaged subject 104 with a PET imaging system, which system is configured to detect photon coincidence events and the difference in arrival time of the two coincident photons, to generate PET image acquisition data including time of flight data; wherein the PET image acquisition data is list mode data, - monitoring the time of flight data during the imaging acquisition to collect time of flight differences from the list mode data to generate aggregate time of flight data; wherein the aggregate time of flight data is a selection of the time of flight differences from list mode data; - analyzing the aggregate time of flight data to detect motion of the imaged subject during the imaging acquisition; and - converting the aggregate time of flight data into a position metric representative of motion of the imaged subject during the imaging acquisition.
A small internal combustion engine arranged in an overhead valve configuration, the engine comprising: a cylinder head defining a head of a combustion chamber, the cylinder head comprising an intake port on a first side of the cylinder head and an exhaust port on a second side of the cylinder head, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side; an intake valve and an exhaust valve extending through the cylinder head; and a rocker arm for the exhaust valve; and a rocker arm for the intake valve; wherein the combustion chamber receives air passing through the intake valve directed from the intake port, and wherein the exhaust port receives exhaust directed from the combustion chamber through the exhaust valve; wherein the head of the combustion chamber includes a first half and a second half, wherein the first half is closer to the intake port than the second half is to the intake port, wherein the exhaust valve is located on the second half of the head of the combustion chamber characterized in that the rocker arm for the exhaust valve is longer than the rocker arm for the intake valve. a cylinder head defining a head of a combustion chamber, the cylinder head comprising an intake port on a first side of the cylinder head and an exhaust port on a second side of the cylinder head, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side; an intake valve and an exhaust valve extending through the cylinder head; and a rocker arm for the exhaust valve; and a rocker arm for the intake valve; wherein the combustion chamber receives air passing through the intake valve directed from the intake port, and wherein the exhaust port receives exhaust directed from the combustion chamber through the exhaust valve; wherein the head of the combustion chamber includes a first half and a second half, wherein the first half is closer to the intake port than the second half is to the intake port, wherein the exhaust valve is located on the second half of the head of the combustion chamber characterized in that the rocker arm for the exhaust valve is longer than the rocker arm for the intake valve.
A human detection system for a construction machine that is configured to detect the presence of a human around the construction machine by using an image captured by an imaging device attachable to the construction machine, the system comprising: an extracting part configured to extract a part of the captured image as a target image that is a target of an image identification process; and an identifying part configured to identify, in the image identification process, whether the target image includes a human image, characterized in that: a region of the target image in the captured image is preliminarily associated with one of predetermined image positions in the captured image, and the extracting part finds out a feature image representing a characteristic portion of a human in the captured image, and extracts the target image including the feature image by associating a position of the feature image with the one of the predetermined image positions. an extracting part configured to extract a part of the captured image as a target image that is a target of an image identification process; and an identifying part configured to identify, in the image identification process, whether the target image includes a human image, characterized in that: a region of the target image in the captured image is preliminarily associated with one of predetermined image positions in the captured image, and the extracting part finds out a feature image representing a characteristic portion of a human in the captured image, and extracts the target image including the feature image by associating a position of the feature image with the one of the predetermined image positions. a region of the target image in the captured image is preliminarily associated with one of predetermined image positions in the captured image, and the extracting part finds out a feature image representing a characteristic portion of a human in the captured image, and extracts the target image including the feature image by associating a position of the feature image with the one of the predetermined image positions.
Use of insoluble and soluble biopolymers extracted from the organic fraction of the aragonitic inner layer and/or of the calcitic outer layer of the shell of bivalve molluscs selected from the group comprising Pinctadines, notably Pinctada maxima, margaritifera, and Tridacnes, notably Tridacna gigas, maxima, derasa, tevaroa, squamosa, crocea, Hippopus hippopus, Hippopus porcelanus, as additives of pulverulent composition comprising calcium salts, natural or synthetic polymers, collagen, mineral structures of bony tissues of human or animal origin, characterized in that the pulverulent composition is a pulverulent semisynthetic material derived from a natural marine biomaterial with addition of calcium carbonate transformed by carbonation, said natural marine biomaterial being the aragonitic inner layer of the shell of bivalve molluscs selected from the group consisting of Pinctadines, notably Pinctada maxima, margaritifera, and Tridacnes, notably Tridacna gigas, maxima, derasa, tevaroa, squamosa, crocea, Hippopus hippopus, Hippopus porcelanus.
A method, comprising routing mobile terminated SMS messages in a network node (SMSR) of a communications system, providing a service comprising one or more functions to be invoked in response to receiving a request to forward a mobile terminated SMS message addressed to a first mobile station; receiving a request to forward a mobile terminated SMS message addressed to the first mobile station; characterized in that the method further comprises: determining (42, 43, 44) a type of transmission of the received mobile terminated SMS message, the type of transmission indicating whether or not a request for forwarding the same mobile terminated SMS message has been previously received in the network node (SMSR); adjusting an implementation of the service for the mobile terminated SMS message on the basis of the determined type of transmission of the mobile terminated SMS message; and invoking (45, 46) adjusted functions of the service according to the determined type of transmission, wherein the adjusted functions of the service comprise storing SMS message identification information of the mobile terminated SMS message. determining (42, 43, 44) a type of transmission of the received mobile terminated SMS message, the type of transmission indicating whether or not a request for forwarding the same mobile terminated SMS message has been previously received in the network node (SMSR); adjusting an implementation of the service for the mobile terminated SMS message on the basis of the determined type of transmission of the mobile terminated SMS message; and invoking (45, 46) adjusted functions of the service according to the determined type of transmission, wherein the adjusted functions of the service comprise storing SMS message identification information of the mobile terminated SMS message.
A pesticidal composition in the form of an aqueous emulsion, comprising: (a) fenpyrazamine; (b) a hydrophobic organic solvent selected from vegetable oils, esters, ketones and paraffins; (c) a water-soluble polymer dispersing agent selected from one or more water-soluble polymer dispersing agent(s) selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-based polymer of polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, vinyl acetate copolymer, and sodium polyacrylate, and polysaccharides of gum arabic, xanthan gum, rhamsan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, welan gum, alginic acid, alginate, gum tragacanth, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and hydroxypropyl cellulose; and (d) water; wherein liquid droplets in which the fenpyrazamine is suspended or dissolved in the hydrophobic organic solvent are emulsified in an aqueous continuous phase, and also a weight ratio of the fenpyrazamine to the hydrophobic organic solvent is from 5:95 to 70:30; wherein the liquid droplets have an average particle diameter of 5 to 60 μm. (a) fenpyrazamine; (b) a hydrophobic organic solvent selected from vegetable oils, esters, ketones and paraffins; (c) a water-soluble polymer dispersing agent selected from one or more water-soluble polymer dispersing agent(s) selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-based polymer of polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, vinyl acetate copolymer, and sodium polyacrylate, and polysaccharides of gum arabic, xanthan gum, rhamsan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, welan gum, alginic acid, alginate, gum tragacanth, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and hydroxypropyl cellulose; and (d) water;
A combustion staging system for fuel injectors of a multi-stage combustor of a gas turbine engine, the system including: a splitting unit which receives a metered fuel flow and controllably splits the received fuel flow into pilot and mains flows for injecting respectively at pilot and mains fuel stages of the injectors to perform staging control of the combustor; and pilot (31a, b) and mains fuel manifolds respectively distributing fuel from the splitting unit to the pilot and mains stages; wherein the splitting unit is operable to select the pilot manifold (31a, b) and deselect the mains manifold for pilot-only operation in which there is a pilot flow but no mains flow from the splitting unit, and is operable to select both the pilot (31a, b) and mains manifolds for pilot and mains operation in which there are pilot and mains flows from the splitting unit; wherein the system further includes a cooling flow recirculation line having a delivery section arranged to provide a cooling flow of fuel to the mains manifold when it is deselected during pilot-only operation so that the deselected mains manifold remains primed with relatively cool fuel, and a return section arranged to collect the cooling flow from the mains manifold; wherein the system further includes a fuel recirculating control valve which has an open position so that the cooling flow enters the delivery section at the fuel recirculating control valve during pilot-only operation, and a shut off position which prevents the cooling flow entering the delivery section through the fuel recirculating control valve during pilot and mains operation; and characterised in that the splitting unit is configured to divert a portion of the mains flow into the delivery section during pilot and mains operation, the diverted portion re-joining the rest of the mains flow in the mains fuel stages of the injectors. a splitting unit which receives a metered fuel flow and controllably splits the received fuel flow into pilot and mains flows for injecting respectively at pilot and mains fuel stages of the injectors to perform staging control of the combustor; and pilot (31a, b) and mains fuel manifolds respectively distributing fuel from the splitting unit to the pilot and mains stages;
A computer-implemented method for creating cryptographically secure digital assets, comprising: (a) receiving, over a ticket delivery or management network, ticket information regarding an event ticket, including a ticket identifier and an event identifier, from a ticket issuing system; (b) creating a digital ticket for the event ticket based on the ticket information, wherein the digital ticket maintains a state that is indicative of ownership and/or transfer status of the event ticket, and wherein the digital ticket encodes a set of policies governing one or more ticket transactions of the event ticket, wherein the set of policies enforces spatial and temporal requirements with respect to the event ticket, and wherein enforcement of the spatial requirements includes obtaining and confirming global positioning system coordinates of the location of the one or more ticket transactions; (c) deploying, over the ticket delivery or management network, the digital ticket to a blockchain system that implements cryptographic contract protocols, such that the one or more ticket transactions are supported by the implementation; and (d) storing, in a database, a reference to the deployed digital ticket on the blockchain system. (a) receiving, over a ticket delivery or management network, ticket information regarding an event ticket, including a ticket identifier and an event identifier, from a ticket issuing system; (b) creating a digital ticket for the event ticket based on the ticket information, wherein the digital ticket maintains a state that is indicative of ownership and/or transfer status of the event ticket, and wherein the digital ticket encodes a set of policies governing one or more ticket transactions of the event ticket, wherein the set of policies enforces spatial and temporal requirements with respect to the event ticket, and wherein enforcement of the spatial requirements includes obtaining and confirming global positioning system coordinates of the location of the one or more ticket transactions; (c) deploying, over the ticket delivery or management network, the digital ticket to a blockchain system that implements cryptographic contract protocols, such that the one or more ticket transactions are supported by the implementation; and (d) storing, in a database, a reference to the deployed digital ticket on the blockchain system.
A charger comprising a constant voltage and constant current DC power source and a battery voltage detection circuit that detects voltages of a plurality of batteries (21, 22, 23), characterized in that: the charger has a plurality of charging circuits (12, 13, 14), each charging circuit (12, 13, 14) being provided to the respective battery (21, 22, 23) and each charging circuit (12, 13, 14) including a respective current limiting resistor (R1, R2, R3), each of the current limiting resistors (R1, R2, R3) being identical in resistance value, a first charging path that supplies the batteries (21, 22, 23) with DC power that is outputted from the constant voltage and constant DC current power source via the current limiting resistors (R1, R2, R3), a second charging path that supplies the batteries (21, 22, 23) with DC power that is outputted from the constant voltage and constant current power source without passing through the current limiting resistors (R1, R2, R3), and a charging path switching circuit (Tr1, Tr2, Tr3, Tr4, Tr5 and Tr6) that is capable of selectively switching between the first charging path and the second charging path; and a controller that controls the charging circuits (12, 13, 14) so that all the batteries (21, 22, 23) are charged through the first charging path when there is difference in the voltages of the batteries (21, 22, 23), and that all the batteries (21, 22, 23) are charged through the second charging path when there is no difference in the voltages of the batteries (21, 22, 23). the charger has a plurality of charging circuits (12, 13, 14), each charging circuit (12, 13, 14) being provided to the respective battery (21, 22, 23) and each charging circuit (12, 13, 14) including a respective current limiting resistor (R1, R2, R3), each of the current limiting resistors (R1, R2, R3) being identical in resistance value, a first charging path that supplies the batteries (21, 22, 23) with DC power that is outputted from the constant voltage and constant DC current power source via the current limiting resistors (R1, R2, R3), a second charging path that supplies the batteries (21, 22, 23) with DC power that is outputted from the constant voltage and constant current power source without passing through the current limiting resistors (R1, R2, R3), and a charging path switching circuit (Tr1, Tr2, Tr3, Tr4, Tr5 and Tr6) that is capable of selectively switching between the first charging path and the second charging path; and a controller that controls the charging circuits (12, 13, 14) so that all the batteries (21, 22, 23) are charged through the first charging path when there is difference in the voltages of the batteries (21, 22, 23), and that all the batteries (21, 22, 23) are charged through the second charging path when there is no difference in the voltages of the batteries (21, 22, 23).
An audio signal coding method, wherein the method comprises: obtaining a frequency domain signal according to an input signal; allocating predetermined bits to the frequency domain signal according to a predetermined allocation rule, wherein a majority of bits in the predetermined bits are allocated to a low frequency band signal in the frequency domain signal; adjusting the bit allocation for the frequency domain signal when a highest frequency of the frequency domain signal to which bits are allocated is greater than a predetermined value, wherein the highest frequency of the frequency domain signal to which bits are allocated is represented by an index number of a sub-band in which the highest frequency is located, and the predetermined value is an index number of a sub-band of the frequency domain signal; wherein the adjusting the bit allocation for the frequency domain signal comprises: reducing the number of bits allocated to the low frequency band signal, and increasing the number of bits allocated to the sub-band in which the highest frequency is located and a nearby sub-band of the sub-band in which the highest frequency is located; and coding the frequency domain signal according to the bit allocation for the frequency domain signal. obtaining a frequency domain signal according to an input signal; allocating predetermined bits to the frequency domain signal according to a predetermined allocation rule, wherein a majority of bits in the predetermined bits are allocated to a low frequency band signal in the frequency domain signal; adjusting the bit allocation for the frequency domain signal when a highest frequency of the frequency domain signal to which bits are allocated is greater than a predetermined value, wherein the highest frequency of the frequency domain signal to which bits are allocated is represented by an index number of a sub-band in which the highest frequency is located, and the predetermined value is an index number of a sub-band of the frequency domain signal; wherein the adjusting the bit allocation for the frequency domain signal comprises: reducing the number of bits allocated to the low frequency band signal, and increasing the number of bits allocated to the sub-band in which the highest frequency is located and a nearby sub-band of the sub-band in which the highest frequency is located; and coding the frequency domain signal according to the bit allocation for the frequency domain signal.
An apparatus for monitoring particles in a channel or a space comprising aerosol, the apparatus comprising: - an ejector; - gas supply (6, 16, 18, 19) arranged to feed essentially particle free ionized gas flow to the ejector for charging at least a fraction of the particles of the sample aerosol flow; - a sample-inlet arrangement arranged to provide a sample aerosol flow from the channel or the space into the ejector by means of suction provided by the gas supply (6, 16, 18, 19) and the ejector; and - an ion trap for removing ions not attached to the particles from an ejector flow; characterized in that the ion trap is provided as a flow guide arrangement essentially downstream of the ejector for changing the direction of the ejector flow discharging from the ejector. - an ejector; - gas supply (6, 16, 18, 19) arranged to feed essentially particle free ionized gas flow to the ejector for charging at least a fraction of the particles of the sample aerosol flow; - a sample-inlet arrangement arranged to provide a sample aerosol flow from the channel or the space into the ejector by means of suction provided by the gas supply (6, 16, 18, 19) and the ejector; and - an ion trap for removing ions not attached to the particles from an ejector flow;