mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for performing a white balance operation on an image with pixels, the method comprising: determining (102, 302) global colour gain values common for substantially all pixels of the image, characterised by determining (110, 306) local colour gain values for individual pixels of the image based on analyses of a local window comprising said individual pixel and a number of adjacent pixels; determining (112, 314) final colour gain values for individual pixels of the image as a weighted average of the global and the local colour gain values; and performing a white balance operation on the image using the final colour gain values; wherein the step of determining local colour gain values further comprises: determining said local window such that it comprises a movable window around individual pixels for which the local colour gain value is to be determined, the window comprising a plurality of pixels. determining (102, 302) global colour gain values common for substantially all pixels of the image, characterised by determining (110, 306) local colour gain values for individual pixels of the image based on analyses of a local window comprising said individual pixel and a number of adjacent pixels; determining (112, 314) final colour gain values for individual pixels of the image as a weighted average of the global and the local colour gain values; and performing a white balance operation on the image using the final colour gain values; wherein the step of determining local colour gain values further comprises: determining said local window such that it comprises a movable window around individual pixels for which the local colour gain value is to be determined, the window comprising a plurality of pixels. determining said local window such that it comprises a movable window around individual pixels for which the local colour gain value is to be determined, the window comprising a plurality of pixels.
Subscriber station (10; 30) for a communication system, having a control unit (12; 34) for controlling access by the subscriber station (10; 30) to a bus of a second bus system of the communication system by means of a first bus system, wherein the first bus system is configured for communication in which exclusive collision-free access by one of at least two subscriber stations (10, 20, 30) of the communication system to a bus of the first bus system is at least intermittently ensured, characterized in that the bus of the second bus system has at least two channels (K1, K2 to KNHF) that can be used to transmit messages (51, 53) of the at least two subscriber stations (10, 30) of the communication system in different separate frequency bands at mutually independent times.
An apparatus comprising: a body configured for resilient contortion from a neutral equilibrium shape by a user, the body having an outer deformable portion that provides at least part of an exterior surface that resiliently contorts in response to user actuation and defines at least part of an exterior surface of the apparatus, and the body having a plurality of interconnected interior rigid cores configured to move relative to each other in dependence on resilient contortion of the body; electronic circuitry comprised within different ones of the interconnected interior rigid cores, including a processor; and a display, configured to be controlled by the processor, on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the body, wherein: the display is configured for resilient contortion and overlies the plurality of interconnected interior rigid cores; or the display is formed from a plurality of display segments supported by different ones of the interconnected interior rigid cores. a body configured for resilient contortion from a neutral equilibrium shape by a user, the body having an outer deformable portion that provides at least part of an exterior surface that resiliently contorts in response to user actuation and defines at least part of an exterior surface of the apparatus, and the body having a plurality of interconnected interior rigid cores configured to move relative to each other in dependence on resilient contortion of the body; electronic circuitry comprised within different ones of the interconnected interior rigid cores, including a processor; and a display, configured to be controlled by the processor, on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the body, wherein: the display is configured for resilient contortion and overlies the plurality of interconnected interior rigid cores; or the display is formed from a plurality of display segments supported by different ones of the interconnected interior rigid cores. the display is configured for resilient contortion and overlies the plurality of interconnected interior rigid cores; or the display is formed from a plurality of display segments supported by different ones of the interconnected interior rigid cores.
A method for sterilizing at least one medical hose kit, wherein the hose kit is exposed to a sterilization agent, wherein at least one first support pressure and at least one second support pressure are applied, characterized in that a sterilization of at least one first region of the hose kit takes place by the sterilization agent including at least partially ozone and/or hydrogen peroxide at the first support pressure and a sterilization of at least one second region of the hose kit takes place at the second support pressure differing from the first support pressure, wherein the at least one first support pressure and the at least one second support pressure are generated by introducing a support gas into a sterilization chamber and are held for a duration whose length is in the range of minutes, wherein the support gas includes at least partially an inert gas and/or air and wherein the first support pressure and the second support pressure are below the atmospheric pressure and the first support pressure is at least 500 mbar abs and the second support pressure is at least 50 mbar abs and wherein the introduction of a sterilization agent into the sterilization chamber takes place at a pressure in the sterilization chamber which is below the atmospheric pressure.
A carbonation machine comprising: a pneumatic chamber with a movable wall, the movable wall configured to move outward to cause a pin of a gas release valve of a gas canister that is held in a canister holder of the machine to be depressed when air pressure in the chamber is increased; an air release valve that is closable to retain air in the chamber; an air pump that is operable to pump air from an ambient atmosphere into the chamber so as to increase air pressure in the chamber; characterized in that the carbonation machine comprises a bottle holder and a controller that is configured to close the air release valve and to operate the air pump to increase the air pressure in the chamber to move the movable wall outward to open the gas release valve of the canister to cause release of gas from the canister to carbonate a liquid in a removable bottle that is held to a carbonation head by the bottle holder, and to open the air release valve to enable the gas release valve to close and to enable removal of the bottle from the carbonation head. a pneumatic chamber with a movable wall, the movable wall configured to move outward to cause a pin of a gas release valve of a gas canister that is held in a canister holder of the machine to be depressed when air pressure in the chamber is increased; an air release valve that is closable to retain air in the chamber; an air pump that is operable to pump air from an ambient atmosphere into the chamber so as to increase air pressure in the chamber; characterized in that the carbonation machine comprises a bottle holder and a controller that is configured to close the air release valve and to operate the air pump to increase the air pressure in the chamber to move the movable wall outward to open the gas release valve of the canister to cause release of gas from the canister to carbonate a liquid in a removable bottle that is held to a carbonation head by the bottle holder, and to open the air release valve to enable the gas release valve to close and to enable removal of the bottle from the carbonation head.
A pulse generator, comprising: a plurality of electrode nodes, wherein each electrode node is configured to provide stimulation pulses, and wherein each electrode node is configured to be coupled to one of a plurality of electrodes in contact with a patient's tissue; a plurality of switches, wherein each of the switches is configured to couple a reference voltage to a different one of the electrode nodes; stimulation circuity, configured to provide stimulation pulses to two or more of the electrode nodes; and characterized by control circuitry configured to repeatedly close and open at least some of the plurality of switches during a time period when the stimulation circuitry is not providing stimulation pulses. a plurality of electrode nodes, wherein each electrode node is configured to provide stimulation pulses, and wherein each electrode node is configured to be coupled to one of a plurality of electrodes in contact with a patient's tissue; a plurality of switches, wherein each of the switches is configured to couple a reference voltage to a different one of the electrode nodes; stimulation circuity, configured to provide stimulation pulses to two or more of the electrode nodes; and characterized by control circuitry configured to repeatedly close and open at least some of the plurality of switches during a time period when the stimulation circuitry is not providing stimulation pulses.
A radiotherapy system comprising processing circuitry (61, 71A, 71B), the processing circuitry (61, 71A, 71B)configured to: obtain classification result information including a result of classification of a tumor area (RCn) included in a medical image of a patient as either a primary lesion or a metastatic lesion; sort the tumor area (RCn) into one or more groups of primary lesion based on the classification result information; and produce a radiotherapy plan in which radiation of a primary lesion included in the group is prioritized to radiation of a metastatic lesion belonging to the same group. obtain classification result information including a result of classification of a tumor area (RCn) included in a medical image of a patient as either a primary lesion or a metastatic lesion; sort the tumor area (RCn) into one or more groups of primary lesion based on the classification result information; and produce a radiotherapy plan in which radiation of a primary lesion included in the group is prioritized to radiation of a metastatic lesion belonging to the same group.
Heating element for supplying an inhalable aerosol, comprising: a basic body comprising an electrically insulating material; a heating structure arranged on the basic body; and a cover layer adapted to fix the heating structure on the basic body, wherein the basic body comprises a sleeve, characterised in that the heating structure is incorporated into a metallic foil as a conductor path and the accordingly structured metallic foil is in turn arranged in the basic body and held by the cover layer. a basic body comprising an electrically insulating material; a heating structure arranged on the basic body; and a cover layer adapted to fix the heating structure on the basic body, wherein the basic body comprises a sleeve, characterised in that the heating structure is incorporated into a metallic foil as a conductor path and the accordingly structured metallic foil is in turn arranged in the basic body and held by the cover layer.
An analytic substrate coating apparatus, comprising: a movable applicator cartridge holder supporting a removable applicator cartridge, the applicator cartridge for applying a quantity of a coating composition to an analytic substrate to form a coating thereon forming a coated analytic substrate, the applicator cartridge comprising a reservoir for containing the coating composition; a positioning mechanism for automatically moving the movable applicator cartridge holder and applicator cartridge supported therein in at least one direction; an analytic substrate support mechanism for holding the analytic substrate in a coating application position and comprising a conveyor device for conveying the analytic substrate to the coating application position; an analytic substrate supplying station for supplying the analytic substrate to the analytic substrate support mechanism for application of the coating by the applicator cartridge; an analytic substrate receiving station for receiving the coated analytic substrate from the analytic substrate support mechanism; and a control mechanism for directing movement of the positioning mechanism for moving the movable applicator cartridge holder to cause the applicator cartridge to apply the coating to the analytic substrate in a predetermined pattern for producing the coated analytic substrate, characterised in that the applicator cartridge comprises an applicator device for spreading the coating composition on the analytic substrate and the applicator device being a wiping device. a movable applicator cartridge holder supporting a removable applicator cartridge, the applicator cartridge for applying a quantity of a coating composition to an analytic substrate to form a coating thereon forming a coated analytic substrate, the applicator cartridge comprising a reservoir for containing the coating composition; a positioning mechanism for automatically moving the movable applicator cartridge holder and applicator cartridge supported therein in at least one direction; an analytic substrate support mechanism for holding the analytic substrate in a coating application position and comprising a conveyor device for conveying the analytic substrate to the coating application position; an analytic substrate supplying station for supplying the analytic substrate to the analytic substrate support mechanism for application of the coating by the applicator cartridge; an analytic substrate receiving station for receiving the coated analytic substrate from the analytic substrate support mechanism; and a control mechanism for directing movement of the positioning mechanism for moving the movable applicator cartridge holder to cause the applicator cartridge to apply the coating to the analytic substrate in a predetermined pattern for producing the coated analytic substrate, characterised in that the applicator cartridge comprises an applicator device for spreading the coating composition on the analytic substrate and the applicator device being a wiping device.
A kinetic energy rod warhead comprising: a hull; a core which is in the hull and which includes a plurality of individual lengthy rod penetrators each having a non-cylindrical cross-section portion which provides one or more of improved strength, weight reduction, packaging efficiency, penetrability and lethality; an explosive charge in the hull about the core; and means for aligning the individual lengthy rod penetrators when the explosive charge deploys the lengthy rod penetrators, and the kinetic energy rod warhead being characterised in that: the means for aligning includes a body in the core with orifices therein, the penetrators being disposed in the orifices of the body. a hull; a core which is in the hull and which includes a plurality of individual lengthy rod penetrators each having a non-cylindrical cross-section portion which provides one or more of improved strength, weight reduction, packaging efficiency, penetrability and lethality; an explosive charge in the hull about the core; and means for aligning the individual lengthy rod penetrators when the explosive charge deploys the lengthy rod penetrators, the means for aligning includes a body in the core with orifices therein, the penetrators being disposed in the orifices of the body.
A heater comprising a rod-shaped ceramic body; a heating resistor embedded in the ceramic body; a conductor layer on at least a surface of the ceramic body at one end of the ceramic body, the conductor layer being electrically connected to the heating resistor; and a metal cap for external connection, the metal cap covering the one end of the ceramic body together with at least a portion of the conductor layer, characterized in that the metal cap has a slit in a portion of an outer periphery of the metal cap, the slit extending from an outer region toward an inner region.
An anticorrosive surface coating composition comprising (a) a resin system, and (b) a hydrophobic metal oxide aerogel comprising silyl moieties on the surface thereof, wherein the hydrophobic metal oxide aerogel is obtainable via a wet process and has a surface area as determined by the BET method of at least 350m 2 /g. (a) a resin system, and (b) a hydrophobic metal oxide aerogel comprising silyl moieties on the surface thereof, wherein the hydrophobic metal oxide aerogel is obtainable via a wet process and has a surface area as determined by the BET method of at least 350m 2 /g.
A method, comprising: receiving, at a layer-3 root module (423; 523), a first signal including a data packet, the data packet being associated with a multicast group, the layer-3 root module being instantiated at a compute device (422; 522) configured to be operatively coupled to a multicast group management module (425; 525) and a switch fabric, the layer-3 root module being associated with the multicast group, receiving, at the layer-3 root module, a second signal indicating a plurality of virtual local area networks, "VLANs" (480,485; 580, 585), each VLAN from the plurality of VLANs being associated with at least one peripheral processing device (441-446; 541-546) from a plurality of peripheral processing devices included in the multicast group, sending, from the layer-3 root module to a replication engine associated with a first VLAN from the plurality of VLANs, a third signal such that the replication engine sends, via a packet forwarding engine instantiated at an access switch operatively coupled to the switch fabric, to a first peripheral processing device from the plurality of peripheral processing devices, a fourth signal including a copy of the data packet, the first peripheral processing device being a member of the first VLAN from the plurality of VLANs, and sending, from the replication engine to at least one further replication engine associated with the first VLAN, a signal including a copy of the data packet for copying and transmission thereof to a further peripheral processing device of the first VLAN from the plurality of VLANs. receiving, at a layer-3 root module (423; 523), a first signal including a data packet, the data packet being associated with a multicast group, the layer-3 root module being instantiated at a compute device (422; 522) configured to be operatively coupled to a multicast group management module (425; 525) and a switch fabric, the layer-3 root module being associated with the multicast group, receiving, at the layer-3 root module, a second signal indicating a plurality of virtual local area networks, "VLANs" (480,485; 580, 585), each VLAN from the plurality of VLANs being associated with at least one peripheral processing device (441-446; 541-546) from a plurality of peripheral processing devices included in the multicast group, sending, from the layer-3 root module to a replication engine associated with a first VLAN from the plurality of VLANs, a third signal such that the replication engine sends, via a packet forwarding engine instantiated at an access switch operatively coupled to the switch fabric, to a first peripheral processing device from the plurality of peripheral processing devices, a fourth signal including a copy of the data packet, the first peripheral processing device being a member of the first VLAN from the plurality of VLANs, and sending, from the replication engine to at least one further replication engine associated with the first VLAN, a signal including a copy of the data packet for copying and transmission thereof to a further peripheral processing device of the first VLAN from the plurality of VLANs.
A compound of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof, wherein: at least one of Y 1, Y 2 and Y 5 is a hydrogen that is isotopically enriched with deuterium having a minimum isotopic enrichment factor of at least 1000, and the others of Y 1, Y 2, Y 3, Y 4, Y 5, Y 6, Y 7, Y 8, Y 9, Y 10, Y 11, Y 12, Y 13 and Y 14 are non-enriched hydrogen atoms.
A security door having: - a frame structure in the lateral surface of which a plurality of doorways (14, 16, 18, 20) is constructed, wherein a first doorway constructed in the lateral surface of the frame structure has a first width along an inner circumference of the frame structure, and wherein lateral surface portions (22, 24) delimiting the first doorway in a first direction (R 1) and a second direction (R 2), opposing the first direction (R 1), along the inner circumference of the frame structure have a second width, and - a lock element received in the frame structure, wherein the lock element comprises a first segment, which is movable along the inner circumference of the frame structure relative to the frame structure, and a second segment, which is movable independently of the first segment along the inner circumference of the frame structure relative to the frame structure, wherein the first segment of the lock element is dimensioned so that, in a position in which it closes the first doorway, it also closes a second doorway adjacent to the first doorway in the first direction (R 1) along the inner circumference of the frame structure, wherein the second segment of the lock element is dimensioned so that, in a position in which the second segment in the second direction (R 2) along the inner circumference of the frame structure is immediately adjacent to the first segment closing the first doorway, it is able to close a third doorway adjacent to the first doorway in the second direction (R 2) along the inner circumference of the frame structure, and wherein a fourth doorway opposite the first doorway is constructed in the lateral surface of the frame structure. - a frame structure in the lateral surface of which a plurality of doorways (14, 16, 18, 20) is constructed, wherein a first doorway constructed in the lateral surface of the frame structure has a first width along an inner circumference of the frame structure, and wherein lateral surface portions (22, 24) delimiting the first doorway in a first direction (R 1) and a second direction (R 2), opposing the first direction (R 1), along the inner circumference of the frame structure have a second width, and - a lock element received in the frame structure, wherein the lock element comprises a first segment, which is movable along the inner circumference of the frame structure relative to the frame structure, and a second segment, which is movable independently of the first segment along the inner circumference of the frame structure relative to the frame structure, wherein the first segment of the lock element is dimensioned so that, in a position in which it closes the first doorway, it also closes a second doorway adjacent to the first doorway in the first direction (R 1) along the inner circumference of the frame structure,