mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of performing in-loop filtering on a video signal, comprising: (S910; S1110) determining an adaptive sampling rate based on information about properties of a decoded picture; (S920; S1120) performing a first in-loop filtering using samples positioned according to the adaptive sampling rate, wherein the adaptive sampling rate represents one of a uniform sampling rate, a reduced sampling rate, and a variable sampling rate, wherein the reduced sampling rate indicates a sampling rate reduced from a predetermined tap length, and the variable sampling rate indicates a non-equidistant sampling rate; and (S930; S1130) performing a second in-loop filtering using samples to which the first in-loop filtering has been applied, wherein the first and the second in-loop filtering are performed at different sampling rates, and a sampling rate of the second in-loop filtering is determined based on a rate conversion parameter which is used to map sample coordinates to indices of filter coefficients. (S910; S1110) determining an adaptive sampling rate based on information about properties of a decoded picture; (S920; S1120) performing a first in-loop filtering using samples positioned according to the adaptive sampling rate, wherein the adaptive sampling rate represents one of a uniform sampling rate, a reduced sampling rate, and a variable sampling rate, wherein the reduced sampling rate indicates a sampling rate reduced from a predetermined tap length, and the variable sampling rate indicates a non-equidistant sampling rate; and wherein the adaptive sampling rate represents one of a uniform sampling rate, a reduced sampling rate, and a variable sampling rate, a uniform sampling rate, a reduced sampling rate, and a variable sampling rate, wherein the reduced sampling rate indicates a sampling rate reduced from a predetermined tap length, and the variable sampling rate indicates a non-equidistant sampling rate; and (S930; S1130) performing a second in-loop filtering using samples to which the first in-loop filtering has been applied, wherein the first and the second in-loop filtering are performed at different sampling rates, and a sampling rate of the second in-loop filtering is determined based on a rate conversion parameter which is used to map sample coordinates to indices of filter coefficients.
A method for controlling wind turbine loading, the method comprising: determining a current thrust value for the wind turbine; calculating a thrust differential based on the current thrust value and a predetermined maximum thrust value, comprising: calculating an expected thrust value at a predetermined time based on the current thrust value, a wind speed change rate and a generator rotor speed change rate; and comparing the expected thrust value to the predetermined maximum thrust value to determine the thrust differential; calculating a desired pitch value based on the thrust differential; and adjusting a pitch of the wind turbine utilizing the desired pitch value. determining a current thrust value for the wind turbine; calculating a thrust differential based on the current thrust value and a predetermined maximum thrust value, comprising: calculating an expected thrust value at a predetermined time based on the current thrust value, a wind speed change rate and a generator rotor speed change rate; and comparing the expected thrust value to the predetermined maximum thrust value to determine the thrust differential; calculating an expected thrust value at a predetermined time based on the current thrust value, a wind speed change rate and a generator rotor speed change rate; and comparing the expected thrust value to the predetermined maximum thrust value to determine the thrust differential; calculating a desired pitch value based on the thrust differential; and adjusting a pitch of the wind turbine utilizing the desired pitch value.
A method for producing electricity, and hydrogen or syngas, using a molten carbonate fuel cell having an anode and cathode, the method comprising: introducing an anode fuel stream comprising a reformable fuel into the anode of the molten carbonate fuel cell, an internal reforming element associated with the anode of the molten carbonate fuel cell, or a combination thereof; introducing a cathode inlet stream comprising CO2 and O2 into the cathode of the molten carbonate fuel cell; generating electricity within the molten carbonate fuel cell; generating an anode exhaust from an anode outlet of the molten carbonate fuel cell; separating from the anode exhaust a hydrogen-containing stream, a syngas-containing stream, or a combination thereof, wherein an electrical efficiency for the molten carbonate fuel cell is between 10% and 40% and a total fuel cell efficiency for the fuel cell of at least 55%, wherein electrical efficiency is the electrochemical power produced by the fuel cell divided by the rate of Lower Heating Value of fuel input to the fuel cell, wherein the Lower Heating Value is the enthalpy of combustion of a fuel component to vapor phase, fully oxidized CO2 and H2O products and wherein total fuel cell efficiency is the electrochemical power generated by the fuel cell, plus the rate of Lower Heating Value of syngas produced by the fuel cell, divided by the rate of Lower Heating Value of fuel input to the anode. introducing an anode fuel stream comprising a reformable fuel into the anode of the molten carbonate fuel cell, an internal reforming element associated with the anode of the molten carbonate fuel cell, or a combination thereof; introducing a cathode inlet stream comprising CO2 and O2 into the cathode of the molten carbonate fuel cell; generating electricity within the molten carbonate fuel cell; generating an anode exhaust from an anode outlet of the molten carbonate fuel cell; separating from the anode exhaust a hydrogen-containing stream, a syngas-containing stream, or a combination thereof, wherein an electrical efficiency for the molten carbonate fuel cell is between 10% and 40% and a total fuel cell efficiency for the fuel cell of at least 55%, wherein electrical efficiency is the electrochemical power produced by the fuel cell divided by the rate of Lower Heating Value of fuel input to the fuel cell, wherein the Lower Heating Value is the enthalpy of combustion of a fuel component to vapor phase, fully oxidized CO2 and H2O products and wherein total fuel cell efficiency is the electrochemical power generated by the fuel cell, plus the rate of Lower Heating Value of syngas produced by the fuel cell, divided by the rate of Lower Heating Value of fuel input to the anode.
A dry powder formulation for administration by a dry powder inhaler for use in the prevention and/or treatment of an inflammatory or obstructive airways disease selected from the group consisting of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic obstructive bronchiolitis, and chronic bronchitis, said formulation comprising: a) a fraction of fine particles made of a mixture composed of 90 to 99.5 percent by weight of particles of alpha-lactose monohydrate and 0.5 to 10 percent by weight of magnesium stearate, said mixture having a mass median diameter lower than 20 micron; b) a fraction of coarse particles constituted of alpha-lactose monohydrate having a mass median diameter equal to or higher than 100 micron, wherein the ratio between the fine particles and the coarse particles is between 1:99 and' 30:70 percent by weight; and c) formoterol fumarate dihydrate in combination with beclometasone dipropionate as active ingredient both in form of micronized particles; wherein i) no more than 10% of said BDP particles have a volume diameter lower than 0.6 micron and the d(v,0.1) is comprised between 0.8 and 1.0 micron, ii) no more than 50% of said particles have a volume diameter comprised between 1.5 micron and 2.0 micron and the d(v,0.5) is comprised between 1.5 and 2.0 micron, and iii) at least 90% of said particles have a volume diameter lower than 4.7 micron and the d(v,0.9) is comprised between 3.0 and 4.0 micron; wherein said BDP particles are further characterized by a particle size span, defined as [d(v,0.9) - d(v,0.1)]/d(v,0.5), comprised between 1.2 and 2.2; and whereby said volume diameter is determined by laser diffraction using a Malvern apparatus. a) a fraction of fine particles made of a mixture composed of 90 to 99.5 percent by weight of particles of alpha-lactose monohydrate and 0.5 to 10 percent by weight of magnesium stearate, said mixture having a mass median diameter lower than 20 micron; b) a fraction of coarse particles constituted of alpha-lactose monohydrate having a mass median diameter equal to or higher than 100 micron, wherein the ratio between the fine particles and the coarse particles is between 1:99 and' 30:70 percent by weight; and c) formoterol fumarate dihydrate in combination with beclometasone dipropionate as active ingredient both in form of micronized particles; wherein i) no more than 10% of said BDP particles have a volume diameter lower than 0.6 micron and the d(v,0.1) is comprised between 0.8 and 1.0 micron, ii) no more than 50% of said particles have a volume diameter comprised between 1.5 micron and 2.0 micron and the d(v,0.5) is comprised between 1.5 and 2.0 micron, and iii) at least 90% of said particles have a volume diameter lower than 4.7 micron and the d(v,0.9) is comprised between 3.0 and 4.0 micron; wherein said BDP particles are further characterized by a particle size span, defined as [d(v,0.9) - d(v,0.1)]/d(v,0.5), comprised between 1.2 and 2.2; and
A cleaning adapter: for an endoscope, the cleaning adapter comprising a monolithic main stem comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end comprising an opening having a counterbore, and further comprising a first through hole extending transversely through the main stem, a second through hole extending transversely through the main stem, and a channel within the main stem fluidly coupling the first through hole to the second through hole.
A two-sided absorbing and cooling textile comprising: an absorbent side formed by two separate yarns comprising a first yarn and a second yarn, wherein the first yarn and the second yarn are located on separate but adjacent knitting bars during construction of the two-sided absorbing and cooling textile, and wherein the first yarn and the second yarn together form raised loops on the absorbent side greater than 0.2 millimeter in pile height for absorbing moisture from a skin surface; and a cooling side, wherein the cooling side is configured to transport the absorbed moisture from the absorbent side in order to expose the absorbed moisture to the cooling side for evaporation characterized in that the cooling side is formed by four separate yarns comprising the first yarn, the second yarn, an evaporative cooling yarn, and an elastomeric yarn. an absorbent side formed by two separate yarns comprising a first yarn and a second yarn, wherein the first yarn and the second yarn are located on separate but adjacent knitting bars during construction of the two-sided absorbing and cooling textile, and wherein the first yarn and the second yarn together form raised loops on the absorbent side greater than 0.2 millimeter in pile height for absorbing moisture from a skin surface; and a cooling side, wherein the cooling side is configured to transport the absorbed moisture from the absorbent side in order to expose the absorbed moisture to the cooling side for evaporation characterized in that the cooling side is formed by four separate yarns comprising the first yarn, the second yarn, an evaporative cooling yarn, and an elastomeric yarn.
Cosmetic or dermatological composition for topical use, in particular for photoprotecting the skin and/or the hair, characterized in that it comprises, in a cosmetically acceptable support: (a) at least one organic UV-screening agent of the benzotriazole type, which is insoluble in micronized form with a particle size ranging from 10 nm to 5 μ m, as first screening agent, and (b) as second screening agent, n-hexyl 2-(4-diethylamino-2-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoate. (a) at least one organic UV-screening agent of the benzotriazole type, which is insoluble in micronized form with a particle size ranging from 10 nm to 5 μ m, as first screening agent, and (b) as second screening agent, n-hexyl 2-(4-diethylamino-2-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoate.
A skin penetration device including: a housing (10, 12); a movable insertion element disposed in said housing and having a sharp tip and adapted to be inserted into the skin of a recipient; a depth penetration arrangement comprising a first, relatively fixed portion forming part of or secured to said housing, and a skin contacting portion being mounted for angular movement about an axis on said relatively fixed portion; one of the relatively fixed portion and the skin contacting portion having an interrupted cam surface (61, 63), and the other of the relatively fixed portion and the skin contacting portion having a cam follower adapted to cooperate with said interrupted cam surface whereby relative rotation of said skin contacting portion and said fixed portion varies the relative axial position thereof. a housing (10, 12); a movable insertion element disposed in said housing and having a sharp tip and adapted to be inserted into the skin of a recipient; a depth penetration arrangement comprising a first, relatively fixed portion forming part of or secured to said housing, and a skin contacting portion being mounted for angular movement about an axis on said relatively fixed portion;
An electronic device comprising: a first communication module configured to perform cellular communication; a second communication module configured to communicatively connect the electronic device to an external electronic device; and at least one processor electrically connected to the first and second communication modules and configured to: activate the first communication module in response to detecting a preset condition, and transmit, via the first communication module, a signal requesting call forwarding, wherein a call for the external electronic device is forwarded to the electronic device according to the signal requesting call forwarding, and wherein the preset condition includes a release of pairing between the electronic device and the external electronic device. a first communication module configured to perform cellular communication; a second communication module configured to communicatively connect the electronic device to an external electronic device; and at least one processor electrically connected to the first and second communication modules and configured to: activate the first communication module in response to detecting a preset condition, and transmit, via the first communication module, a signal requesting call forwarding, wherein a call for the external electronic device is forwarded to the electronic device according to the signal requesting call forwarding, and wherein the preset condition includes a release of pairing between the electronic device and the external electronic device. activate the first communication module in response to detecting a preset condition, and transmit, via the first communication module, a signal requesting call forwarding, wherein a call for the external electronic device is forwarded to the electronic device according to the signal requesting call forwarding, and wherein the preset condition includes a release of pairing between the electronic device and the external electronic device.
A removable single-block assembly for an ink circuit of a continuous inkjet printer, comprising a plate having a first fluid inlet (71 1 a second fluid inlet (71 3) and a third fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet (71 2), a second fluid outlet (71 4), and a third fluid outlet (71 6), this assembly further comprising: - a first pump, called pressure pump, a second pump, called recovery pump and a filter, - fluid connection means (301, 302, 331, 332, 401, 402) to allow fluids to flow: *between said first fluid inlet (71 1), said first pump and said first fluid outlet (71 2), *between said second fluid inlet (71 3), said filter and said second fluid outlet (71 4), *and between said third fluid inlet (71 5), said second pump and said third fluid outlet (71 6), - means for mounting and dismounting the assembly on the ink circuit. - a first pump, called pressure pump, a second pump, called recovery pump and a filter, - fluid connection means (301, 302, 331, 332, 401, 402) to allow fluids to flow: *between said first fluid inlet (71 1), said first pump and said first fluid outlet (71 2), *between said second fluid inlet (71 3), said filter and said second fluid outlet (71 4), *and between said third fluid inlet (71 5), said second pump and said third fluid outlet (71 6), *between said first fluid inlet (71 1), said first pump and said first fluid outlet (71 2), *between said second fluid inlet (71 3), said filter and said second fluid outlet (71 4), *and between said third fluid inlet (71 5), said second pump and said third fluid outlet (71 6), - means for mounting and dismounting the assembly on the ink circuit.
Device comprising a compliant mechanism (54, 56; 90) comprising a first monolithic flexible element, having first and second ends (54a, 54b) defining a first longitudinal direction, arranged such that it is able to be subjected to an elastic deformation involving a relative movement between said first and second ends (54a, 54b), and at least a second monolithic flexible element, having first and second ends (56a, 56b) defining a second longitudinal direction distinct from said first longitudinal direction, arranged such that it is able to be subjected to an elastic deformation involving a relative movement between said first and second ends (56a, 56b), characterized in that each of said first and second monolithic flexible elements (54, 56) comprises at least one opening located between its first and second ends (54a, 54b, 56a, 56b) and defining a passage for a portion of the other of said first and second monolithic flexible elements (54, 56) such that said first and second monolithic flexible elements (54, 56) are interlocked. a first monolithic flexible element, having first and second ends (54a, 54b) defining a first longitudinal direction, arranged such that it is able to be subjected to an elastic deformation involving a relative movement between said first and second ends (54a, 54b), and at least a second monolithic flexible element, having first and second ends (56a, 56b) defining a second longitudinal direction distinct from said first longitudinal direction, arranged such that it is able to be subjected to an elastic deformation involving a relative movement between said first and second ends (56a, 56b), characterized in that each of said first and second monolithic flexible elements (54, 56) comprises at least one opening located between its first and second ends (54a, 54b, 56a, 56b) and defining a passage for a portion of the other of said first and second monolithic flexible elements (54, 56) such that said first and second monolithic flexible elements (54, 56) are interlocked.
A method for use in a system comprising a transmitting haptic device, comprising a first haptic presentation device having an original set of haptic presentation properties, and a receiving haptic device (100A, 100B), comprising a second haptic presentation device having a set of haptic presentation properties, said method comprising receiving haptic content in said transmitting haptic device; obtaining an alignment point for the haptic content according to said original haptic presentation properties in said transmitting haptic device, wherein the alignment point is determined as a position for the haptic content or wherein the alignment point is obtained as a point of touch of a user of the transmitting device; transmitting by said transmitting haptic device, the haptic content and said alignment point to said second haptic device, wherein said alignment point is transmitted along with said haptic content or wherein said alignment point is transmitted upon a query from a user of said second haptic device; obtaining, in said receiving haptic device, a corresponding point to said alignment point according to the set of haptic presentation properties for the receiving haptic device; and presenting the haptic content in the receiving haptic device at the corresponding point. receiving haptic content in said transmitting haptic device; obtaining an alignment point for the haptic content according to said original haptic presentation properties in said transmitting haptic device, wherein the alignment point is determined as a position for the haptic content or wherein the alignment point is obtained as a point of touch of a user of the transmitting device; transmitting by said transmitting haptic device, the haptic content and said alignment point to said second haptic device, wherein said alignment point is transmitted along with said haptic content or wherein said alignment point is transmitted upon a query from a user of said second haptic device; obtaining, in said receiving haptic device, a corresponding point to said alignment point according to the set of haptic presentation properties for the receiving haptic device; and presenting the haptic content in the receiving haptic device at the corresponding point.
A wire processing system, comprising: a tray configured to sequentially receive one or more first wires of a first wire group and one or more second wires of a second wire group from a wire feed system of a wire processing machine, wherein the tray includes a plurality of counter-opposing ramps arranged in series and oriented in alternating opposing angled relation toward one another for biasing one or more wires into alignment with one another, the angle orientation of each ramp configured such that, in use, the portion of the one or more wires supported on each ramp are caused to slide downward under the force of gravity toward a lower portion of the ramp; and a separator device associated with the tray and configured to promote physical separation of the first wire group from the second wire group and thereby reduce wire entanglement, wherein the separator device comprises at least one separator post extending upwardly from a tray surface. a tray configured to sequentially receive one or more first wires of a first wire group and one or more second wires of a second wire group from a wire feed system of a wire processing machine, wherein the tray includes a plurality of counter-opposing ramps arranged in series and oriented in alternating opposing angled relation toward one another for biasing one or more wires into alignment with one another, the angle orientation of each ramp configured such that, in use, the portion of the one or more wires supported on each ramp are caused to slide downward under the force of gravity toward a lower portion of the ramp; and a separator device associated with the tray and configured to promote physical separation of the first wire group from the second wire group and thereby reduce wire entanglement, wherein the separator device comprises at least one separator post extending upwardly from a tray surface.