mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for framing a bit stream that is divided among a plurality of discrete physical frames (102 i, 102 i+1, 102 i+2,...), each physical frame is of a definite number of symbols in duration, each symbol is associated with at least one sub-carrier in a plurality of sub-carriers, a physical frame in the plurality of discrete physical frames is partitioned in time into at least an uplink zone (108 i, 108 i+1, 108 i+2,...) and a downlink zone (106 i, 106 i+1, 106 i+2,...), the method comprising the procedure of and characterized by: allocating a logical frame (114 i) in said bit stream, said logical frame having a logical frame start position that is offset from a reference symbol, said reference symbol is selected from said definite number of symbols; wherein said logical frame extends in time to coincide with at least part of the duration of said physical frame and at least part of the duration of another physical frame in said plurality of discrete physical frames. allocating a logical frame (114 i) in said bit stream, said logical frame having a logical frame start position that is offset from a reference symbol, said reference symbol is selected from said definite number of symbols; wherein said logical frame extends in time to coincide with at least part of the duration of said physical frame and at least part of the duration of another physical frame in said plurality of discrete physical frames.
A method for producing a solvent-based film or a solvent-based foil comprising the steps of a) applying at least one free-flowing material containing at least one solvent or a solvent mixture, for producing the solvent-based film or the solvent-based foil to a moving endless belt, b) partially drying the material on the endless belt by evaporating a part of the solvent, c) removing the partially dried material from the endless belt, d) clamping side edges of the material removed from the endless belt into at least one clamping device and stretching the removed material at least in a direction running transversely to a transport direction of the material in at least one stretching device following the endless belt in the transport direction, as well as further drying the material by evaporating solvent in the at least one stretching device, e) transferring the material from the at least one stretching device into at least one dryer, wherein the material is guided in a meander shape in the at least one dryer via rollers as well as further drying the material by evaporating solvent in the at least one dryer, f) drying at least a part of a gas mixture containing the evaporated solvent, in particular air, by cooling down the gas mixture as well as liquefying and separating at least a part of the solvent, wherein at least a part of the gas mixture dried in step f) is fed to the at least one dryer, characterized in that a part of the gas mixture dried in step f) is fed to a pouring region, in which the material is applied to the belt in step a). a) applying at least one free-flowing material containing at least one solvent or a solvent mixture, for producing the solvent-based film or the solvent-based foil to a moving endless belt, b) partially drying the material on the endless belt by evaporating a part of the solvent, c) removing the partially dried material from the endless belt, d) clamping side edges of the material removed from the endless belt into at least one clamping device and stretching the removed material at least in a direction running transversely to a transport direction of the material in at least one stretching device following the endless belt in the transport direction, as well as further drying the material by evaporating solvent in the at least one stretching device, e) transferring the material from the at least one stretching device into at least one dryer, wherein the material is guided in a meander shape in the at least one dryer via rollers as well as further drying the material by evaporating solvent in the at least one dryer, f) drying at least a part of a gas mixture containing the evaporated solvent, in particular air, by cooling down the gas mixture as well as liquefying and separating at least a part of the solvent, wherein at least a part of the gas mixture dried in step f) is fed to the at least one dryer, characterized in that a part of the gas mixture dried in step f) is fed to a pouring region, in which the material is applied to the belt in step a).
A display device, comprising: a substrate; a data conductive layer on the substrate and comprising a first voltage line; a via layer on the data conductive layer; a light emitting element on the via layer; a first contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a first end of the light emitting element; a second contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a second end of the light emitting element, a first bank on the via layer, wherein the first bank has a shape extending in a second direction; and a second bank including portions extending in a first direction and the second direction, wherein the portion of the second bank extending in the second direction is on the first bank, wherein the first bank and the second bank do not overlap the light emitting element in a thickness direction of the substrate, wherein the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are on the first bank, the second bank, and the via layer, wherein the second contact electrode is electrically coupled to the first voltage line through a contact hole penetrating the via layer; and wherein the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are directly on an upper surface and a side surface of the second bank and an upper surface and a side surface of the first bank exposed by the second bank. a substrate; a data conductive layer on the substrate and comprising a first voltage line; a via layer on the data conductive layer; a light emitting element on the via layer; a first contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a first end of the light emitting element; a second contact electrode on the light emitting element and contacting a second end of the light emitting element, a first bank on the via layer, wherein the first bank has a shape extending in a second direction; and a second bank including portions extending in a first direction and the second direction, wherein the portion of the second bank extending in the second direction is on the first bank, wherein the first bank and the second bank do not overlap the light emitting element in a thickness direction of the substrate, wherein the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are on the first bank, the second bank, and the via layer, wherein the second contact electrode is electrically coupled to the first voltage line through a contact hole penetrating the via layer; and wherein the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode are directly on an upper surface and a side surface of the second bank and an upper surface and a side surface of the first bank exposed by the second bank.
A medical device having a radially compressible and expandable lattice structure, which comprises at least one closed cell, each being delimited by four webs (11, 12, 13, 14) coupled to one another in one piece, of which two webs (11, 12, 13, 14) are configured as stabilisation webs (11, 13) with a first web breadth b 1 and two further webs (11, 12, 13, 14) are configured as connecting webs (12, 14) with a second web breadth b 2, wherein the ratio b 1 /b 2 between the first web breadth b 1 and the second web breadth b 2 is at least 1.2, wherein the connecting webs (12, 14) and the stabilisation webs (11, 13) are respectively disposed within the cell such that they lie parallel and opposite to one another and the connecting webs (12, 14) are connected together via the stabilisation webs (11, 13), and wherein the connecting webs (12, 14) are in an S-shaped configuration.
A device comprising: a cuff body (610, 661, 901, 961) defining a base (620, 920A), a first arm (634, 934), and a second arm (650, 950), wherein the first arm (634, 934) defines at least one segment of increased thickness and extends from the base (620, 920A) in a first circumferential direction, and further wherein the second arm (650, 950) extends from the base (620, 920A) in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction to exteriorly overlap a portion of the first arm (634, 934); the cuff body supporting at least one array of first electrodes (603A-C, 623A-C) extending axially along a length of the cuff body (610, 661, 901, 961) in a first orientation; at least one array of second electrodes (613A-C, 663A-C, 913A-C, 963A-C) extending in a second orientation, and wherein at least one of the second electrodes (613A-C, 663A-C) is at least partially housed by the at least one segment of increased thickness; wherein the arms (634, 650) are made of a resilient material and are shaped, sized, and biased to position a distal portion of the respective arms (634, 650) to be releasably engageable to define a re-closable lumen to encircle a nerve. a cuff body (610, 661, 901, 961) defining a base (620, 920A), a first arm (634, 934), and a second arm (650, 950), wherein the first arm (634, 934) defines at least one segment of increased thickness and extends from the base (620, 920A) in a first circumferential direction, and further wherein the second arm (650, 950) extends from the base (620, 920A) in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction to exteriorly overlap a portion of the first arm (634, 934); the cuff body supporting at least one array of first electrodes (603A-C, 623A-C) extending axially along a length of the cuff body (610, 661, 901, 961) in a first orientation; at least one array of second electrodes (613A-C, 663A-C, 913A-C, 963A-C) extending in a second orientation, and wherein at least one of the second electrodes (613A-C, 663A-C) is at least partially housed by the at least one segment of increased thickness; wherein the arms (634, 650) are made of a resilient material and are shaped, sized, and biased to position a distal portion of the respective arms (634, 650) to be releasably engageable to define a re-closable lumen to encircle a nerve.
An image forming apparatus comprising: a feeder unit configured to feed a sheet; a separating unit configured to separate the sheets fed by the feeder unit one by one; a conveying unit disposed downstream of the separating unit in a sheet feeding direction and configured to convey the sheet; an image forming unit (T2, 12) disposed downstream of the conveying unit in the feeding direction and configured to convey the sheet while forming an image on the sheet; a drive unit configured to drive the conveying unit; and a control unit configured to control the drive unit, wherein the control unit reduces a conveyance speed of the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit after the conveyed sheet reaches the image forming unit, characterized in that the control unit determines a point in time at which the conveyance speed of the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit is reduced in accordance with the length of the conveyed sheet in a conveyance direction, and wherein the control unit increases the conveyance speed of the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit before the leading edge of the sheet reaches the image forming unit. a feeder unit configured to feed a sheet; a separating unit configured to separate the sheets fed by the feeder unit one by one; a conveying unit disposed downstream of the separating unit in a sheet feeding direction and configured to convey the sheet; an image forming unit (T2, 12) disposed downstream of the conveying unit in the feeding direction and configured to convey the sheet while forming an image on the sheet; a drive unit configured to drive the conveying unit; and a control unit configured to control the drive unit, wherein the control unit reduces a conveyance speed of the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit after the conveyed sheet reaches the image forming unit, characterized in that the control unit determines a point in time at which the conveyance speed of the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit is reduced in accordance with the length of the conveyed sheet in a conveyance direction, and wherein the control unit increases the conveyance speed of the sheet conveyed by the conveying unit before the leading edge of the sheet reaches the image forming unit.
A computer-implemented audio processing method, comprising: training, by a control system that comprises one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory devices, an acoustic model for a far-field vocalization processing system, the acoustic model configured to map an input audio signal into linguistic or paralinguistic units, wherein the training involves imparting far-field acoustic characteristics upon near-field training vectors, wherein the near-field training vectors comprise a plurality of near-microphone vocalization signals, and wherein imparting the far-field acoustic characteristics involves: generating, by the control system, a plurality of simulated room impulse responses, wherein the generating simulated room impulse responses involves simulating diffuse room reverberation but not simulating individual early reflections from room surfaces; and imparting, via the control system, one or more of the simulated room impulse responses on the near-field training vectors, to produce a plurality of simulated far-field vocalization signals; and saving the plurality of simulated far-field vocalization signals in one or more non-transitory memory devices corresponding with the acoustic model. training, by a control system that comprises one or more processors and one or more non-transitory memory devices, an acoustic model for a far-field vocalization processing system, the acoustic model configured to map an input audio signal into linguistic or paralinguistic units, wherein the training involves imparting far-field acoustic characteristics upon near-field training vectors, wherein the near-field training vectors comprise a plurality of near-microphone vocalization signals, and wherein imparting the far-field acoustic characteristics involves: generating, by the control system, a plurality of simulated room impulse responses, wherein the generating simulated room impulse responses involves simulating diffuse room reverberation but not simulating individual early reflections from room surfaces; and imparting, via the control system, one or more of the simulated room impulse responses on the near-field training vectors, to produce a plurality of simulated far-field vocalization signals; and generating, by the control system, a plurality of simulated room impulse responses, wherein the generating simulated room impulse responses involves simulating diffuse room reverberation but not simulating individual early reflections from room surfaces; and imparting, via the control system, one or more of the simulated room impulse responses on the near-field training vectors, to produce a plurality of simulated far-field vocalization signals; and saving the plurality of simulated far-field vocalization signals in one or more non-transitory memory devices corresponding with the acoustic model.
A continuous inkjet printer having a fluids container and a level measurement facility external to said container for determining fluid levels within said container, said level measurement facility including a vertical array of discrete sensors adjacent to an exterior surface of said container; and a sensing circuit (18, 19) into which each of said sensors may be sequentially switched to determines solely whether a sensor is above or below a particular fluid level in said container, said printer being characterised in that said sensors are mounted on a carrier configured to ensure field lines from said sensors are directed into said fluids container, said carrier having a compliant mount to enable said sensors to assume positions that are substantially equi-distant from an exterior wall of said fluids container.
A cleaning trowel, comprising: a base having a first side, a second side, a flexible section, a blade section, and a mounting section positioned between the flexible section and the blade section; a handling device (28; 128) on the first side of the base at the mounting section; and a cleaning pad receiving region on the base. a base having a first side, a second side, a flexible section, a blade section, and a mounting section positioned between the flexible section and the blade section; a handling device (28; 128) on the first side of the base at the mounting section; and a cleaning pad receiving region on the base.
A sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber comprising a functional group A represented by General Formula below and positioned at a molecular terminal, wherein a mass ratio B/A of a content of a functional group B represented by General Formula below and positioned at a molecular terminal with respect to a content of the functional group A is 6.00 or less, and a total amount of the functional group A and the functional group B is 0.10 to 0.60% by mass, (In the formula, R a1 and R a2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a carboxy group, a carboxylate group, a cyano group, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, or an arylthio group which may have a substituent, and R a1 and R a2 may bond with each other to form a ring which may have a substituent) (In the formula, R b represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have a substituent) wherein the sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber is obtained by a method comprising: a step of subjecting chloroprene to emulsion polymerization in the presence of sulfur to obtain a polymer; and a mixing step of mixing the polymer and an imidazole, wherein, in the mixing step, the polymer, an imidazole, and an alkylxanthogen disulfide are mixed. a mass ratio B/A of a content of a functional group B represented by General Formula below and positioned at a molecular terminal with respect to a content of the functional group A is 6.00 or less, and a total amount of the functional group A and the functional group B is 0.10 to 0.60% by mass, (In the formula, R a1 and R a2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, a carboxy group, a carboxylate group, a cyano group, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, or an arylthio group which may have a substituent, and R a1 and R a2 may bond with each other to form a ring which may have a substituent) (In the formula, R b represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may have a substituent) wherein the sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber is obtained by a method comprising: a step of subjecting chloroprene to emulsion polymerization in the presence of sulfur to obtain a polymer; and a mixing step of mixing the polymer and an imidazole, wherein, in the mixing step, the polymer, an imidazole, and an alkylxanthogen disulfide are mixed. a step of subjecting chloroprene to emulsion polymerization in the presence of sulfur to obtain a polymer; and a mixing step of mixing the polymer and an imidazole, wherein, in the mixing step, the polymer, an imidazole, and an alkylxanthogen disulfide are mixed.
A state detection apparatus comprising: a communication circuit configured to transmit information to an external apparatus; a control circuit configured to operate the communication circuit at a first timing; a battery configured to supply electric power to the communication circuit and the control circuit; and a first explosion-proof barrier connected between a contact circuit and the control circuit, characterized in that the control circuit is configured to apply a test signal, generated based on a voltage outputted by the battery, to the contact circuit via the first explosion-proof barrier at a second timing that arrives at a shorter interval than the first timing, acquire, from the first explosion-proof barrier, a detection signal indicating that a current has flowed in the contact circuit due to application of the test signal to the contact circuit, and regardless of the first timing, operate the communication circuit at a timing at which the detection signal is acquired to transmit to the external apparatus that a state of a device connected to the contact circuit is an abnormal state. a communication circuit configured to transmit information to an external apparatus; a control circuit configured to operate the communication circuit at a first timing; a battery configured to supply electric power to the communication circuit and the control circuit; and a first explosion-proof barrier connected between a contact circuit and the control circuit, characterized in that the control circuit is configured to apply a test signal, generated based on a voltage outputted by the battery, to the contact circuit via the first explosion-proof barrier at a second timing that arrives at a shorter interval than the first timing, acquire, from the first explosion-proof barrier, a detection signal indicating that a current has flowed in the contact circuit due to application of the test signal to the contact circuit, and regardless of the first timing, operate the communication circuit at a timing at which the detection signal is acquired to transmit to the external apparatus that a state of a device connected to the contact circuit is an abnormal state. apply a test signal, generated based on a voltage outputted by the battery, to the contact circuit via the first explosion-proof barrier at a second timing that arrives at a shorter interval than the first timing, acquire, from the first explosion-proof barrier, a detection signal indicating that a current has flowed in the contact circuit due to application of the test signal to the contact circuit, and regardless of the first timing, operate the communication circuit at a timing at which the detection signal is acquired to transmit to the external apparatus that a state of a device connected to the contact circuit is an abnormal state.
A method for prioritising the fetching of instructions for each of a plurality of executing instruction threads in a multithreaded processor system from at least one source of instructions, the method comprising the steps of determining a first metric for each thread based on the number of instructions currently buffered for execution on that thread, each thread including a buffer for buffering a plurality of instructions, determining a priority order for fetching instructions from the first metrics from each of the threads, combining the priority order with an execution based priority metric for each of the threads, to determine an ordered list of thread priorities; and fetching an instruction from the source of instructions for the thread with the thus determined highest priority that is requesting an instruction; characterised in that the first metric is based on fullness data for each respective thread and the first metric initially determines the priority order such that instruction fetches are prioritised for threads which are running short of instructions in comparison with other threads, and the execution based priority metric determines the priority order between threads for which there is contention from the first metric.