mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image frame processing method for creating fast-forwarding frames from image frames of image frame sequences stored in a memory, comprising: acquiring forwarding speed information written in a fast forwarding request; calculating a number of image frames needed for creating a fast-forwarding frame based on the forwarding speed information; selecting consecutive image frames, a number of the consecutive image frames being equal to the calculated number of image frames; calculating movement information between each two consecutive image frames of the selected consecutive image frames, the movement information assigning motion vectors to areas of the image frames; separating each image frame of the selected consecutive image frames into a particular image area and a non-particular image area; integrating the non-particular image areas of all selected consecutive image frames to form an integrated non-particular image area; selecting one area out of the particular image areas of the selected consecutive image frames; and combining the integrated non-particular image area and the selected particular image area to create the fast-forwarding frame; characterized in that the particular image area is an area to which a motion vector has been assigned whose absolute value is larger than a predetermined threshold, and wherein the non-particular image area is the area other than the particular image area. acquiring forwarding speed information written in a fast forwarding request; calculating a number of image frames needed for creating a fast-forwarding frame based on the forwarding speed information; selecting consecutive image frames, a number of the consecutive image frames being equal to the calculated number of image frames; calculating movement information between each two consecutive image frames of the selected consecutive image frames, the movement information assigning motion vectors to areas of the image frames; separating each image frame of the selected consecutive image frames into a particular image area and a non-particular image area; integrating the non-particular image areas of all selected consecutive image frames to form an integrated non-particular image area; selecting one area out of the particular image areas of the selected consecutive image frames; and combining the integrated non-particular image area and the selected particular image area to create the fast-forwarding frame; characterized in that the particular image area is an area to which a motion vector has been assigned whose absolute value is larger than a predetermined threshold, and wherein the non-particular image area is the area other than the particular image area.
A transmission method using a server for transmitting information relating to a fault in an electrical installation, wherein the server regularly receives status information (D, D 1, D N) relating to at least one electrical device (p 1, p N, P 1, P N) of the electrical installation, the transmission method comprising the following steps implemented by the server: • when the server does not receive said status information (D, D 1, D N) during a determined time period, emitting (E18; E20) to a user information (A 2; A 3) that a fault has occurred; characterised in that it comprises the following additional steps: • after said emission (E18; E20), receiving new status information (D, D 1, D N); • as a function of the new status information (D, D 1, D N), determining a type for the fault that has occurred; and • emitting (E26; E28) to the user data (A 4; A 5) specifying the type of the fault that has occurred. • when the server does not receive said status information (D, D 1, D N) during a determined time period, emitting (E18; E20) to a user information (A 2; A 3) that a fault has occurred; • after said emission (E18; E20), receiving new status information (D, D 1, D N); • as a function of the new status information (D, D 1, D N), determining a type for the fault that has occurred; and • emitting (E26; E28) to the user data (A 4; A 5) specifying the type of the fault that has occurred.
A container 10 comprising: a flexible body 12 having a closed top and an open bottom, the body defining a chamber for holding a liquid; a base 14 attached to the open bottom of the body, the base comprising a floor 16 and a peripheral rim 18 extending below the floor, the peripheral rim defining a footprint area 40; a nozzle 20 extending from the floor; and a closure 22 slidingly engaged with the nozzle, wherein the nozzle and closure together form a push-pull closure assembly, characterised in that the closure comprises a panel-cap 24 in the form of a flat and extended structure having a flat bottom surface and an aperture 25 through which the liquid is dispensed, the panel-cap having an area from 20% to 60% of the footprint area. a flexible body 12 having a closed top and an open bottom, the body defining a chamber for holding a liquid; a base 14 attached to the open bottom of the body, the base comprising a floor 16 and a peripheral rim 18 extending below the floor, the peripheral rim defining a footprint area 40; a nozzle 20 extending from the floor; and a closure 22 slidingly engaged with the nozzle,
Process for the preparation of compound of formula: wherein R is H or Ac; comprising the reaction of compound of formula: wherein R is H or Ac; with a oxidant agent in an organic solvent, characterized in that the reaction is performed in presence of a acid. wherein R is H or Ac; comprising the reaction of compound of formula: wherein R is H or Ac; with a oxidant agent in an organic solvent, characterized in that the reaction is performed in presence of a acid.
A method of steam reforming natural gas comprising flowing natural gas from an inlet through a catalyst bed formed of a catalyst on alumina pellets, wherein the catalyst is nickel and the nickel concentration in the catalyst bed decreases in discrete stages with distance from said inlet, the method being characterized by flowing natural gas through a first stage having a nickel concentration of between 10% and 25% and through a second stage having a nickel concentration of more than zero % but less than 10%.
A depilling device for a blister package comprising at least one dosage form to be dispensed, wherein: - said at least one dosage form is contained within a blister formed as a covered cavity bounded by a backing; and - said device comprises a double action depilling mechanism, comprising: - a first pusher, sized and adapted to engage a top surface of said covered cavity and to exert a first sufficient force thereagainst so as to push said dosage form contained therein against its respective bounding backing; and - a second pusher sized and adapted to more forcibly engage said top surface of said covered cavity and to exert a second sufficient force thereagainst so as to expel said dosage form from said blister. - said at least one dosage form is contained within a blister formed as a covered cavity bounded by a backing; and - said device comprises a double action depilling mechanism, comprising: - a first pusher, sized and adapted to engage a top surface of said covered cavity and to exert a first sufficient force thereagainst so as to push said dosage form contained therein against its respective bounding backing; and - a second pusher sized and adapted to more forcibly engage said top surface of said covered cavity and to exert a second sufficient force thereagainst so as to expel said dosage form from said blister. - a first pusher, sized and adapted to engage a top surface of said covered cavity and to exert a first sufficient force thereagainst so as to push said dosage form contained therein against its respective bounding backing; and - a second pusher sized and adapted to more forcibly engage said top surface of said covered cavity and to exert a second sufficient force thereagainst so as to expel said dosage form from said blister.
A method for producing muconic acid and furan chemicals from aldaric acid, characterized in that the method comprises selective catalytic dehydroxylation of the aldaric acid by heating the aldaric acid with a solvent, selected from methanol, ethanol or butanol, and hydrogen reductant in a pressurized container to temperatures between 90 and 300 °C in the presence of a transition metal catalyst, selected from rhenium, palladium, vanadium and molybdenum catalysts, for a pre-determined reaction time and purifying the resulting product(s), wherein the catalysis is directed towards compounds having structural formulas II, III, VIII and IX by using catalytic temperatures between 90 and 150 °C: and towards compounds having structural formulas IV-VII by using catalytic temperatures between 150 and 300 °C:
A method of synthesizing a peptide product comprising an N-terminal hydantoin group of formula or a salt or solvate thereof: wherein R 1 and R 2 are amino acid side chains, P is a peptidic residue, and (*) in each case independently denotes an optionally asymmetric C-atom, comprising the steps: (a) coupling a hydantoin building block of formula wherein R 1' is an optionally protected amino acid side chain, R 2' is an optionally protected amino acid side chain, Z is a carboxy group, and (*) in each case independently denotes an optionally asymmetric C-atom to a peptide product of formula H 2 N-P' wherein P' is a peptidic residue optionally comprising protected amino acid side chains, preferably coupled to a solid phase carrier, (b) optionally cleaving off protecting groups from protected amino acid side chains, and (c) isolating and optionally purifying the peptide product. R 1 and R 2 are amino acid side chains, P is a peptidic residue, and (*) in each case independently denotes an optionally asymmetric C-atom, comprising the steps: (a) coupling a hydantoin building block of formula wherein R 1' is an optionally protected amino acid side chain, R 2' is an optionally protected amino acid side chain, Z is a carboxy group, and (*) in each case independently denotes an optionally asymmetric C-atom to a peptide product of formula H 2 N-P' wherein P' is a peptidic residue optionally comprising protected amino acid side chains, preferably coupled to a solid phase carrier, (b) optionally cleaving off protecting groups from protected amino acid side chains, and (c) isolating and optionally purifying the peptide product. (a) coupling a hydantoin building block of formula wherein R 1' is an optionally protected amino acid side chain, R 2' is an optionally protected amino acid side chain, Z is a carboxy group, and (*) in each case independently denotes an optionally asymmetric C-atom to a peptide product of formula H 2 N-P' wherein P' is a peptidic residue optionally comprising protected amino acid side chains, preferably coupled to a solid phase carrier, R 1' is an optionally protected amino acid side chain, R 2' is an optionally protected amino acid side chain, Z is a carboxy group, and (*) in each case independently denotes an optionally asymmetric C-atom to a peptide product of formula H 2 N-P' wherein P' is a peptidic residue optionally comprising protected amino acid side chains, preferably coupled to a solid phase carrier, (b) optionally cleaving off protecting groups from protected amino acid side chains, and (c) isolating and optionally purifying the peptide product.
A process for simultaneously producing purified streams of 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene and 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, the process comprising: a. providing a crude product stream containing 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, where the crude product stream includes ferric chloride; b. subjecting the crude product stream to reactive distillation within a distillation column having a bottom and a height under conditions sufficient to form a gradient within the column, wherein the distillation column includes a gradient of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane within the bottom of the column and part way up the height of the column, where the gradient includes a maximum concentration of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane at the bottom of the gradient and a maximum concentration of 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene at the top of the gradient; and c. removing the 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane from the distillation column at a location from a side-draw tray within the gradient proximate to the maximum concentration of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane within the gradient, wherein packing material is provided at or near the side-draw tray to inhibit iron chlorides from entering the 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane stream removed from the column via the side-draw tray. a. providing a crude product stream containing 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, where the crude product stream includes ferric chloride; b. subjecting the crude product stream to reactive distillation within a distillation column having a bottom and a height under conditions sufficient to form a gradient within the column, wherein the distillation column includes a gradient of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane within the bottom of the column and part way up the height of the column, where the gradient includes a maximum concentration of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane at the bottom of the gradient and a maximum concentration of 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene at the top of the gradient; and c. removing the 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane from the distillation column at a location from a side-draw tray within the gradient proximate to the maximum concentration of 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane within the gradient, wherein packing material is provided at or near the side-draw tray to inhibit iron chlorides from entering the 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane stream removed from the column via the side-draw tray.
Method for updating a household appliance, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - determining a configuration of the household appliance, wherein the configuration relates to a state of at least one component of the household appliance; - determining a restriction assigned to predetermined update information for household appliances, which comprise the household appliance; - updating control information of at least one component of the household appliance based on the update information if the configuration of the household appliance fulfils the restriction; characterised in that - the configuration comprises an attribute of a component of the household appliance; and - the attribute is determined by means of an update server on the basis of an identification of the household appliance and assignment of the identification to the attribute, wherein the update server comprises a first data memory for storing the identification of the household appliance and an attribute assigned to the identification. - determining a configuration of the household appliance, wherein the configuration relates to a state of at least one component of the household appliance; - determining a restriction assigned to predetermined update information for household appliances, which comprise the household appliance; - updating control information of at least one component of the household appliance based on the update information if the configuration of the household appliance fulfils the restriction; - the configuration comprises an attribute of a component of the household appliance; and - the attribute is determined by means of an update server on the basis of an identification of the household appliance and assignment of the identification to the attribute, wherein the update server comprises a first data memory for storing the identification of the household appliance and an attribute assigned to the identification.
An image processing device comprising: characteristic parameter acquisition means for acquiring characteristic parameters related to characteristics of a printing system; and halftone process generation means for generating halftone processing rules based on the acquired characteristic parameters of the printing system, wherein the printing system is capable of two or more kinds of halftone processes of which balances of priority for a plurality of requirements required in the halftone processes are different, and each of the halftone processing rules defines processing contents of a corresponding one of the halftone processes, wherein the plurality of requirements includes at least two items of image quality, cost, a halftone generating time, a halftone processing time, tolerance to a system error, or tolerance to environment change. characteristic parameter acquisition means for acquiring characteristic parameters related to characteristics of a printing system; and halftone process generation means for generating halftone processing rules based on the acquired characteristic parameters of the printing system, wherein the printing system is capable of two or more kinds of halftone processes of which balances of priority for a plurality of requirements required in the halftone processes are different, and each of the halftone processing rules defines processing contents of a corresponding one of the halftone processes, wherein the plurality of requirements includes at least two items of image quality, cost, a halftone generating time, a halftone processing time, tolerance to a system error, or tolerance to environment change.
A method for the automated detection of a location of a person equipped with a suitable terminal, wherein at points of time which are respectively coordinated with each other a) geo data as well as b) acceleration information and c) at least one surroundings information item of the type acoustic values and/or temperature values and/or information provided via WLAN will be collected which will then be evaluated by means of stored reference data related to acceleration and surroundings which are respectively characteristic of certain locations, characterized in that the reference data comprise real-time information. a) geo data as well as b) acceleration information and c) at least one surroundings information item of the type acoustic values and/or temperature values and/or information provided via WLAN
A base fabric for a press felt, wherein the base fabric is a flat formed structure and comprises: several machine direction yarns; several cross machine direction yarns; a first end region and a second end region, wherein at said end regions the fabric is folded and one or more adjacent cross machine direction yarn(s) is/are removed so that the machine direction yarns, which are also folded, form seam loops at the end regions; and transverse bonding sections at proximity of the end regions (E1, E2) for bonding the folded fabric sections together; characterized in that the seam loops are slanted whereby the folded machine direction yarns forming the seam loops are without alignment at the end regions (E1, E2); the machine direction yarns are twisted relative to their longitudinal axis at the end regions (E1, E2) in order to allow formation of the slanted seam loops; and the end regions (E1, E2) comprise at least two different zones in the transverse direction provided with the slanted seam loops, the seam loops in one zone differing from the seam loops in the other zone regarding their slanting direction and/or their angle of slant. several machine direction yarns; several cross machine direction yarns; a first end region and a second end region, wherein at said end regions the fabric is folded and one or more adjacent cross machine direction yarn(s) is/are removed so that the machine direction yarns, which are also folded, form seam loops at the end regions; and transverse bonding sections at proximity of the end regions (E1, E2) for bonding the folded fabric sections together; characterized in that the seam loops are slanted whereby the folded machine direction yarns forming the seam loops are without alignment at the end regions (E1, E2); the machine direction yarns are twisted relative to their longitudinal axis at the end regions (E1, E2) in order to allow formation of the slanted seam loops; and the end regions (E1, E2) comprise at least two different zones in the transverse direction provided with the slanted seam loops, the seam loops in one zone differing from the seam loops in the other zone regarding their slanting direction and/or their angle of slant.
A variable nozzle used for ejecting exhaust gas of an aeronautic gas turbine engine along its axis from a fore end toward an aft end, comprising: an exhaust duct vectoring a flow of the exhaust gas to the aft end; a plurality of primary flaps arranged to define a primary flow path converging toward the aft end, each of the primary flaps being swingably pivoted on the exhaust duct to regulate a degree of opening the primary flow path and including a first section at its front and a second section unitarily continuous to the first section; and a plurality of secondary flaps arranged to define a secondary flow path in communication with the primary flow path, the secondary flow path being capable of divergent toward the aft end, the secondary flaps being respectively swingably pivoted on the second sections of the primary flaps to regulate a degree of opening the secondary flow path, characterized in that: the first section and the second section are respectively flat and the second section forms an angle (alpha) in a range of 132 degrees to 148 degrees radially outward relative to the first section. an exhaust duct vectoring a flow of the exhaust gas to the aft end; a plurality of primary flaps arranged to define a primary flow path converging toward the aft end, each of the primary flaps being swingably pivoted on the exhaust duct to regulate a degree of opening the primary flow path and including a first section at its front and a second section unitarily continuous to the first section; and a plurality of secondary flaps arranged to define a secondary flow path in communication with the primary flow path, the secondary flow path being capable of divergent toward the aft end, the secondary flaps being respectively swingably pivoted on the second sections of the primary flaps to regulate a degree of opening the secondary flow path, characterized in that: the first section and the second section are respectively flat and the second section forms an angle (alpha) in a range of 132 degrees to 148 degrees radially outward relative to the first section.
A small power appliance, comprising: a handle housing acting mainly as a cover of the small power appliance; a drive member having a distal end portion, providing in operation a motion to a driven member assembly; and a driven member assembly having a workpiece at a distal end thereof which moves in response to the operation of the drive member; characterized by an interface registration element, having a plurality of interface portions, wherein a first interface portion has fixedly connected thereto in a pre-established position the distal end portion of said drive member, wherein the driven member assembly is mounted in a fixed relationship with the interface element at a second interface portion thereof, so that a reliable, fixed alignment between the drive member and the driven member assembly results, and wherein the interface registration element is connected in a fixed physical relationship to the handle housing. a handle housing acting mainly as a cover of the small power appliance; a drive member having a distal end portion, providing in operation a motion to a driven member assembly; and a driven member assembly having a workpiece at a distal end thereof which moves in response to the operation of the drive member; characterized by an interface registration element, having a plurality of interface portions, wherein a first interface portion has fixedly connected thereto in a pre-established position the distal end portion of said drive member, wherein the driven member assembly is mounted in a fixed relationship with the interface element at a second interface portion thereof, so that a reliable, fixed alignment between the drive member and the driven member assembly results, and wherein the interface registration element is connected in a fixed physical relationship to the handle housing.