mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A flow measurement combination whereas the flow measurement combination comprises a contoured insert configured at a location in a flow path of a fluid system, pre-calibrated to develop a flow coefficient that is used for verifying a volumetric flow rate in the flow path of the fluid system, and configured with a contour to create an artificial increase in an upstream pressure measurement resulting in a locally amplified pressure drop reading across the contoured insert that is directly proportional to a dynamic pressure component at the location; and an upstream and downstream pressure tap arrangement configured at the location upstream and downstream from the contoured insert to sense upstream and downstream pressure of the flow path in the fluid stream, and provide upstream and downstream pressure tap signaling containing information about the upstream and downstream pressure sensed for further processing to determine a flow measurement of the flow path in the fluid stream by applying a measured pressure differential between the upstream and downstream pressure tap signaling in relation to the flow coefficient developed by the contoured insert, characterized by the upstream and downstream pressure tap arrangement is configured with an upstream pressure sensor; the contour insert comprises a base portion configured with an upstream pressure tap formed therein; and the contour is configured with an upstream contour portion having a flat upwardly-angled surface (12e1) configured to direct a fluid flow stream towards the upstream pressure tap for sensing by the upstream pressure sensor of the upstream pressure tap arrangement and cause a dynamic upstream pressure component; and a flat downwardly-angled lower surface (12e2) configured to simultaneously direct a lower flow profile section down towards a main flow path, which minimize a total pressure drop, or head loss, of the flow measurement combination. a flat upwardly-angled surface (12e1) configured to direct a fluid flow stream towards the upstream pressure tap for sensing by the upstream pressure sensor of the upstream pressure tap arrangement and cause a dynamic upstream pressure component; and a flat downwardly-angled lower surface (12e2) configured to simultaneously direct a lower flow profile section down towards a main flow path, which minimize a total pressure drop, or head loss, of the flow measurement combination.
A storage device comprising: a base; and a number of side panels selectively coupled to the base (102, 103, 104, 105), wherein each of the side panels comprise a protrusion, wherein the base comprises a number of voids defined therein, and wherein the protrusions, once inserted into the voids, restrict movement of the side panels relative to the base in at least two coordinate directions, wherein each side panel comprises a securing device to secure the side panels to an adjacent one of the side panels, wherein each securing device comprises: a pin embedded in a first side panel; a groove defined in the pin; and a spring-loaded catch embedded in a second side panel adjacent the first side panel, the spring-loaded catch being spring biased to engage with the groove of the pin when the pin enters a first aperture defined in the second side panel, characterised in that the spring-loaded catch is embedded in a recess in the second side panel, wherein the recess comprises a second aperture such that the recess opens to an outside surface of the second side panel. a base; and a number of side panels selectively coupled to the base (102, 103, 104, 105), wherein each of the side panels comprise a protrusion, wherein the base comprises a number of voids defined therein, and wherein the protrusions, once inserted into the voids, restrict movement of the side panels relative to the base in at least two coordinate directions, wherein each side panel comprises a securing device to secure the side panels to an adjacent one of the side panels, wherein each securing device comprises: a pin embedded in a first side panel; a groove defined in the pin; and a spring-loaded catch embedded in a second side panel adjacent the first side panel, the spring-loaded catch being spring biased to engage with the groove of the pin when the pin enters a first aperture defined in the second side panel, characterised in that the spring-loaded catch is embedded in a recess in the second side panel, wherein the recess comprises a second aperture such that the recess opens to an outside surface of the second side panel. a pin embedded in a first side panel; a groove defined in the pin; and a spring-loaded catch embedded in a second side panel adjacent the first side panel, the spring-loaded catch being spring biased to engage with the groove of the pin when the pin enters a first aperture defined in the second side panel, characterised in that the spring-loaded catch is embedded in a recess in the second side panel, wherein the recess comprises a second aperture such that the recess opens to an outside surface of the second side panel.
A method for making foamed adhesive compositions suitable for use in adhesive dressings for topical application to the body, the method comprising: providing a molten adhesive composition, combining an inert gas with said molten adhesive composition in a first mixer comprising means for mixing said inert gas and molten adhesive, mixing said molten adhesive composition comprising said inert gas in the said mixer under conditions effective to form a first foamed adhesive composition; and mixing said first foamed adhesive composition in a second mixer comprising a means for mixing said first foamed adhesive composition under conditions effective to provide a second foamed adhesive composition comprising a substantially homogenous distribution of closed cells comprising said inert gas contain therein, wherein an internal pressure of said first foamed adhesive composition entering said second mixer is greater than an external pressure of said second foamed adhesive composition exiting said second mixer, thereby providing a pressure differential, wherein said internal pressure is from 2.59 MPa (375 psi) to 3.10 MPa (450 psi) and wherein said external pressure is from 1.21 MPa (175 psi) to 2.24 MPa (325 psi). providing a molten adhesive composition, combining an inert gas with said molten adhesive composition in a first mixer comprising means for mixing said inert gas and molten adhesive, mixing said molten adhesive composition comprising said inert gas in the said mixer under conditions effective to form a first foamed adhesive composition; and mixing said first foamed adhesive composition in a second mixer comprising a means for mixing said first foamed adhesive composition under conditions effective to provide a second foamed adhesive composition comprising a substantially homogenous distribution of closed cells comprising said inert gas contain therein, wherein an internal pressure of said first foamed adhesive composition entering said second mixer is greater than an external pressure of said second foamed adhesive composition exiting said second mixer, thereby providing a pressure differential, wherein said internal pressure is from 2.59 MPa (375 psi) to 3.10 MPa (450 psi) and wherein said external pressure is from 1.21 MPa (175 psi) to 2.24 MPa (325 psi).
An apparatus for classifying an image, comprising: an image divider adapted to divide an input image into blocks, wherein each block includes a plurality of pixels; and an image type determiner adapted to calculate a hue value and a chroma value for each of the blocks, to determine, for each one of the blocks, whether the one of the blocks is a color-changed block by calculating differences between the hue value and chroma value calculated for all blocks adjacent to the one of the blocks and the hue value and chroma value calculated for the one of the blocks, to determine a number of the color-changed blocks, to calculate a hue variance and a chroma variance for the entire input image if the number of the color-changed blocks is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold, and to determine that the input image is a non-monochromatic image if the hue variance for the entire input image is greater than or equal to a second preset threshold or the chroma variance for the entire input image is greater than or equal to a third preset threshold. an image divider adapted to divide an input image into blocks, wherein each block includes a plurality of pixels; and an image type determiner adapted to calculate a hue value and a chroma value for each of the blocks, to determine, for each one of the blocks, whether the one of the blocks is a color-changed block by calculating differences between the hue value and chroma value calculated for all blocks adjacent to the one of the blocks and the hue value and chroma value calculated for the one of the blocks, to determine a number of the color-changed blocks, to calculate a hue variance and a chroma variance for the entire input image if the number of the color-changed blocks is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold, and to determine that the input image is a non-monochromatic image if the hue variance for the entire input image is greater than or equal to a second preset threshold or the chroma variance for the entire input image is greater than or equal to a third preset threshold.
A system for reducing pulsatile arterial elastance and increasing pulsatile arterial compliance, comprising: a fluid reservoir (14, 14A, 14B) having a housing, said housing defining a unitary fluid chamber within said reservoir; an injection port (16, 16B) fluidly connected to said fluid reservoir, said injection port being separate from said fluid reservoir or mounted directly on said fluid reservoir; a transvascular conduit (18, 18B); and a compliant body (12, 12A, 12B) that is compressible and generally elastic, defines an internal volume, and is configured to be placed freely within a vascular lumen of a patient, characterized in that said internal volume of said compliant body is capable of responsively changing when subjected to changing pressure within the vascular lumen, and the transvascular conduit fluidly connects said fluid reservoir and said compliant body. a fluid reservoir (14, 14A, 14B) having a housing, said housing defining a unitary fluid chamber within said reservoir; an injection port (16, 16B) fluidly connected to said fluid reservoir, said injection port being separate from said fluid reservoir or mounted directly on said fluid reservoir; a transvascular conduit (18, 18B); and a compliant body (12, 12A, 12B) that is compressible and generally elastic, defines an internal volume, and is configured to be placed freely within a vascular lumen of a patient, characterized in that said internal volume of said compliant body is capable of responsively changing when subjected to changing pressure within the vascular lumen, and the transvascular conduit fluidly connects said fluid reservoir and said compliant body.
A method for determining a depth of a target object in an environment, comprising: sensing a depth of objects within the environment with a depth sensing apparatus, wherein the depth sensing apparatus comprises first and second elements located at first and second positions; identifying a disocclusion gap caused by the target object; identifying, within a map of the sensed depth data, a distant edge contour bounding an area of no depth data; identifying, within a texture image of the environment, wherein the texture image is associated with the depth data, a near edge contour substantially adjacent to the distant edge contour and having a corresponding profile; detecting a position of the said distant and near edge contours; wherein the said contours are contours of the said disocclusion gap; calculating a depth of the target object as an intersection of a line linking a point on the distant edge contour with the depth sensing element located furthest from the distant edge contour, and a line linking a point on the near edge contour with the other depth sensing element; wherein the x value of the point on the near edge contour corresponds to the first observed projection of the target object in the texture image, moving towards the right in the image texture from the location of the distant edge contour identified in the sensed depth data. sensing a depth of objects within the environment with a depth sensing apparatus, wherein the depth sensing apparatus comprises first and second elements located at first and second positions; identifying a disocclusion gap caused by the target object; identifying, within a map of the sensed depth data, a distant edge contour bounding an area of no depth data; identifying, within a texture image of the environment, wherein the texture image is associated with the depth data, a near edge contour substantially adjacent to the distant edge contour and having a corresponding profile; detecting a position of the said distant and near edge contours; wherein the said contours are contours of the said disocclusion gap; calculating a depth of the target object as an intersection of a line linking a point on the distant edge contour with the depth sensing element located furthest from the distant edge contour, and a line linking a point on the near edge contour with the other depth sensing element;
A method of tagging a substrate with a covert, spectroscopically detectable security feature, the method comprising the following steps: a) providing a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises at least one external surface comprising a salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound, b) providing a liquid treatment composition comprising at least one acid, c) applying the liquid treatment composition onto at least one region of the at least one external surface to form at least one surface-modified region on or within the at least one external surface, and d) applying an opaque top layer over the at least one surface-modified region obtained in step c); wherein the at least one external surface and the substrate of step a) are made from the same material and the substrate comprises the salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound in form of a filler material, the amount of salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound is from 8 to 40 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the substrate, and the salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound is an alkaline earth carbonate, wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of paper, cardboard, containerboard, plastic, non-wovens, cellophane, textile, wood, metal, glass, mica plate, marble, calcite, nitrocellulose, natural stone, composite stone, brick, concrete, and laminates or composites thereof, and wherein the covert security feature is detectable by a spectroscopic method selected from the group consisting of infrared spectroscopy, X-ray spectroscopy, and combinations thereof. a) providing a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises at least one external surface comprising a salifiable alkaline or alkaline earth compound, b) providing a liquid treatment composition comprising at least one acid, c) applying the liquid treatment composition onto at least one region of the at least one external surface to form at least one surface-modified region on or within the at least one external surface, and d) applying an opaque top layer over the at least one surface-modified region obtained in step c);
A driving information recording apparatus that is configured to record driving information of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a processor that is configured to record, in a recording medium, information related to a driving condition of the vehicle in association with a driving mode of the vehicle at a time at which the driving condition occurred, characterized in that the driving mode is configured to be automatically switched when the vehicle enters a place in which autonomous driving is allowed or not allowed, the information related to the driving condition of the vehicle includes location information of the vehicle, and based on the location information of the vehicle, the processor is configured to identify the information related to the driving condition immediately before and immediately after the vehicle entered a place in which the driving mode should be switched, and further configured to exclude the identified information from a target of overwriting in a case where a capacity of the recording medium has become full. a processor that is configured to record, in a recording medium, information related to a driving condition of the vehicle in association with a driving mode of the vehicle at a time at which the driving condition occurred, characterized in that the driving mode is configured to be automatically switched when the vehicle enters a place in which autonomous driving is allowed or not allowed, the information related to the driving condition of the vehicle includes location information of the vehicle, and based on the location information of the vehicle, the processor is configured to identify the information related to the driving condition immediately before and immediately after the vehicle entered a place in which the driving mode should be switched, and further configured to exclude the identified information from a target of overwriting in a case where a capacity of the recording medium has become full.
A medical imaging arrangement comprising: at least one medically operative member (10, 12, 100) being able to interact with or acquire data from a subject disposed in an examination region; a two-dimensional array of photosensors (70, 170) disposed on the at least one medically operative member, the array of photosensors arranged to view the examination region, wherein the at least one medically operative member (10, 12, 100) comprises a) at least one radiation detector (10, 12) having a radiation-sensitive face (14, 16) configured to detect radiation of interest, the array of photosensors being generally planar and arranged parallel with the radiation-sensitive face, or b) a medical imaging system including a generally cylindrical bore surrounding the examination region, the array of photosensors being disposed on an inner surface of the generally cylindrical bore so as to view the examination region; and a position-determining member (82, 82a, 82b) configured to determine a position of at least one optically detectable marker (72, 172) disposed with the subject in the examination region based on light from the at least one optically detectable marker sensed by the array of photosensors. at least one medically operative member (10, 12, 100) being able to interact with or acquire data from a subject disposed in an examination region; a two-dimensional array of photosensors (70, 170) disposed on the at least one medically operative member, the array of photosensors arranged to view the examination region, wherein the at least one medically operative member (10, 12, 100) comprises a) at least one radiation detector (10, 12) having a radiation-sensitive face (14, 16) configured to detect radiation of interest, the array of photosensors being generally planar and arranged parallel with the radiation-sensitive face, or b) a medical imaging system including a generally cylindrical bore surrounding the examination region, the array of photosensors being disposed on an inner surface of the generally cylindrical bore so as to view the examination region; and a position-determining member (82, 82a, 82b) configured to determine a position of at least one optically detectable marker (72, 172) disposed with the subject in the examination region based on light from the at least one optically detectable marker sensed by the array of photosensors.
Machine for forming containers made of thermoplastic material, comprising: - a mold made of at least two half-molds (12A, 12B) delimiting a molding cavity when their two joint faces are clamped transversely together, the molding cavity being intended to receive a container with a neck; - two supports (22A, 22B), each of which carries an associated half-mold (12A, 12B); - a forming pipe able to connect via a nozzle the neck of the container held in the molding cavity to at least one fluid source at a forming pressure (Pf); - first controlled sealing means interposed in the forming pipe; - at least one escape pipe connected as a bypass to the forming pipe between the first controlled sealing means and the nozzle; - second controlled sealing means interposed in each escape pipe; - at least one compensation chamber at fluid pressure which is interposed transversely between at least one support and the associated half-mold; - a compensation pipe which connects the compensation chamber to a source of fluid at a working pressure, the compensation pipe being arranged parallel to the forming pipe; - third controlled sealing means interposed in the compensation pipe; - a bypass pipe connected as a bypass to the compensation pipe between the third sealing means and the compensation chamber; - fourth controlled sealing means interposed in the bypass pipe; characterized in that the bypass pipe is connected to the forming pipe between the first sealing means and the nozzle. - a mold made of at least two half-molds (12A, 12B) delimiting a molding cavity when their two joint faces are clamped transversely together, the molding cavity being intended to receive a container with a neck; - two supports (22A, 22B), each of which carries an associated half-mold (12A, 12B); - a forming pipe able to connect via a nozzle the neck of the container held in the molding cavity to at least one fluid source at a forming pressure (Pf); - first controlled sealing means interposed in the forming pipe; - at least one escape pipe connected as a bypass to the forming pipe between the first controlled sealing means and the nozzle; - second controlled sealing means interposed in each escape pipe; - at least one compensation chamber at fluid pressure which is interposed transversely between at least one support and the associated half-mold; - a compensation pipe which connects the compensation chamber to a source of fluid at a working pressure, the compensation pipe being arranged parallel to the forming pipe; - third controlled sealing means interposed in the compensation pipe; - a bypass pipe connected as a bypass to the compensation pipe between the third sealing means and the compensation chamber; - fourth controlled sealing means interposed in the bypass pipe;
A method for protecting message data, comprising: padding the message data with padding bits generated based on a deterministic function performed on the message data, the deterministic function including a hash function; compressing the padded message data to generate compressed data, wherein a length of the compressed data is dependent on the padding bits; and encrypting the compressed data to generate encrypted message data. padding the message data with padding bits generated based on a deterministic function performed on the message data, the deterministic function including a hash function; compressing the padded message data to generate compressed data, wherein a length of the compressed data is dependent on the padding bits; and encrypting the compressed data to generate encrypted message data.