mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of host-directed illumination for verifying the validity of biometric data of a user, said method comprising: a host authentication system randomly selecting at least one illumination instruction from a list of illumination instructions stored within an authentication database and transmitting over a network the selected at least one illumination instruction to an authentication device; the authentication device executing the received illumination instruction while capturing biometric data from a user such that the captured biometric data includes a biometric data component and illumination characteristics resultant from the received illumination instruction, superimposed on the biometric data component, the authentication device transmitting the captured biometric data to the host authentication system; the host authentication system separating the illumination characteristics from the biometric data component; comparing the separated illumination characteristics against illumination characteristics expected to result from said executing step; and determining the user is live when the illumination characteristics match. a host authentication system randomly selecting at least one illumination instruction from a list of illumination instructions stored within an authentication database and transmitting over a network the selected at least one illumination instruction to an authentication device; the authentication device executing the received illumination instruction while capturing biometric data from a user such that the captured biometric data includes a biometric data component and illumination characteristics resultant from the received illumination instruction, superimposed on the biometric data component, the authentication device transmitting the captured biometric data to the host authentication system; the host authentication system separating the illumination characteristics from the biometric data component; comparing the separated illumination characteristics against illumination characteristics expected to result from said executing step; and determining the user is live when the illumination characteristics match. separating the illumination characteristics from the biometric data component; comparing the separated illumination characteristics against illumination characteristics expected to result from said executing step; and determining the user is live when the illumination characteristics match.
An implantable medical device, which is a stent, having at least one pharmaceutical agent contained within a biocompatible coating applied to the device wherein said coating comprises a hydrophobic cross-linked fluorine-containing copolymer of vinylidene fluoride, hexafluoropropylene, and perfluoro-polyether, the copolymer having a formula consisting of (poly(VDF-co-HFP-co-PFPE)).
Pipe insert for arrangement in a pipe for setting the volumetric flow rate of a fluid conducted within the pipe, comprising a base body and at least one closure element (8, 9), wherein the base body comprises a plurality of connecting channels (6, 7, 12, 13), and wherein the at least one closure element (8, 9) can be inserted into one of the connecting channels (6, 7, 12, 13), characterized in that the closure element (8, 9) is formed from a fluid-permeable material, wherein a portion of the connecting channels are not closed off and a portion of the connecting channels are closed off by the at least one closure element.
A computer-implemented method of modeling skin, the method comprising: under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions: obtaining (210, 262) a geometric model of at least a portion of an animated character, the geometric model comprising an initial mesh defined by a first number of polygons; obtaining microstructure parameter values from a procedural modeling process based on one or more sets of rules, wherein the microstructure parameter values at least partially define locations and appearance of microstructures comprising pores; generating (225, 268) pore microstructure locations based, at least in part, on a first set of the microstructure parameter values; generating (230, 266) an intermediate mesh by generating pore microstructures at the pore microstructure locations by dividing at least one polygon at the pore microstructure locations of the initial mesh into smaller polygons to define pore microstructure and leaving other polygons undivided, the intermediate mesh comprising a second number of polygons, the second number of polygons being greater than the first number of polygons, the second number of polygons being determined, at least in part, by the pore microstructure locations, wherein a pore microstructure appearance of the pore microstructures is based, at least in part, on a second set of the microstructure parameter values; and generating (255, 284) a volumetric mesh comprising the pore microstructures, the volumetric mesh being configured to be applied to the geometric model as skin covering the portion of the character. under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions: obtaining (210, 262) a geometric model of at least a portion of an animated character, the geometric model comprising an initial mesh defined by a first number of polygons; obtaining microstructure parameter values from a procedural modeling process based on one or more sets of rules, wherein the microstructure parameter values at least partially define locations and appearance of microstructures comprising pores; generating (225, 268) pore microstructure locations based, at least in part, on a first set of the microstructure parameter values; generating (230, 266) an intermediate mesh by generating pore microstructures at the pore microstructure locations by dividing at least one polygon at the pore microstructure locations of the initial mesh into smaller polygons to define pore microstructure and leaving other polygons undivided, the intermediate mesh comprising a second number of polygons, the second number of polygons being greater than the first number of polygons, the second number of polygons being determined, at least in part, by the pore microstructure locations, wherein a pore microstructure appearance of the pore microstructures is based, at least in part, on a second set of the microstructure parameter values; and generating (255, 284) a volumetric mesh comprising the pore microstructures, the volumetric mesh being configured to be applied to the geometric model as skin covering the portion of the character.
Apparatus (100, 300, 400, 700, 800) for applying an adhesive layer (122, 322, 422, 722, 822) to an adhesive roll (140, 340, 440, 740, 840) in a contact cleaning device, said apparatus comprising an applicator (120, 320, 420, 720, 820) arranged and configured to apply a length of adhesive layer (122, 322, 422, 722, 822) sufficient to circumferentially cover an outer surface (142, 342, 442, 742, 842) of the adhesive roll (140, 340, 440, 740, 840) in a single adhesive layer (122, 322, 422, 722, 822).
A retaining device of a still or video camera in the interior of a motor vehicle, comprising a fastening device (5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) attaching the retaining device to a vehicle seat part, such as a backrest, headrest, or headrest holder of a vehicle seat, and a carrier arm (6, 6', 6", 60, 60', 60", 62, 62', 62") which is oriented approximately horizontally and parallel with respect to the broad side of the backrest and at one end of which a holder is arranged for receiving a camera, wherein the carrier arm (6, 6', 6", 60, 60', 60", 62, 62', 62") protrudes beyond the vehicle seat part (2, 3, 4) to such an extent that, when the camera is held at the carrier arm, the lens of the camera has an uninterrupted view towards the front in the driving direction and/or towards the rear in the direction counter to the driving direction, wherein the carrier arm (6, 6', 6", 60, 60', 60", 62, 62', 62") is connected over a releasable coupling (5a, 5b, 5d, 5e) with the fastening device (5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) wherein the carrier arm (6, 6', 6", 60, 60', 60", 62, 62', 62") at its other end is connected via a first rotary joint with an approximately vertically-oriented rotational axis Z2 to the fastening device (5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e) and can be pivoted in an approximately horizontal plane, characterized in that the rotational axis Z2 is arranged approximately in the center with respect to the broad side of the backrest, and the carrier arm (6, 6', 6", 60, 60', 60", 62, 62', 62") is pivotable through about 180° around the rotational axis Z2 and in the two end positions, is oriented approximately parallel with respect to the broad side of the backrest, such that a camera held at the carrier arm (6, 6', 6", 60, 60', 60", 62, 62', 62") can be pivoted to the left or right side of the vehicle seat part (2, 3, 4), wherein between the first rotary joint and the fastening device (5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e), a second rotary joint with a rotational Y2 axis oriented approximately horizontally and parallel to the plane of the backrest is provided, with which the rotational axis Z2 of the first rotary joint can be aligned perpendicularly when the backrest is in the inclined position. the rotational axis Z2 is arranged approximately in the center with respect to the broad side of the backrest, and the carrier arm (6, 6', 6", 60, 60', 60", 62, 62', 62") is pivotable through about 180° around the rotational axis Z2 and in the two end positions, is oriented approximately parallel with respect to the broad side of the backrest, such that a camera held at the carrier arm (6, 6', 6", 60, 60', 60", 62, 62', 62") can be pivoted to the left or right side of the vehicle seat part (2, 3, 4), wherein between the first rotary joint and the fastening device (5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e), a second rotary joint with a rotational Y2 axis oriented approximately horizontally and parallel to the plane of the backrest is provided, with which the rotational axis Z2 of the first rotary joint can be aligned perpendicularly when the backrest is in the inclined position.
A combination comprising: - An expression cassette comprising a gene of interest coding for a polypeptide having a therapeutic effect toward a targeted disease, operably linked to an inducible promotor comprising (i) at least one CARE (C/EBP-ATF responsive element) regulatory sequence comprising one AARE (Amino Acid Responsive Element) sequence, and (ii) a minimal promotor, a vector comprising said expression cassette, a host cell comprising said vector or said expression cassette, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising said expression cassette, said vector, or said host cell, and - An essential amino-acids-deficient diet, for a simultaneous, separate, or sequential application for treating through gene therapy a targeted disease selected from the group comprising proliferative diseases, infectious diseases, genetic diseases, neurological diseases, or cardiovascular diseases. - An expression cassette comprising a gene of interest coding for a polypeptide having a therapeutic effect toward a targeted disease, operably linked to an inducible promotor comprising (i) at least one CARE (C/EBP-ATF responsive element) regulatory sequence comprising one AARE (Amino Acid Responsive Element) sequence, and (ii) a minimal promotor, a vector comprising said expression cassette, a host cell comprising said vector or said expression cassette, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising said expression cassette, said vector, or said host cell, and - An essential amino-acids-deficient diet, for a simultaneous, separate, or sequential application for treating through gene therapy a targeted disease selected from the group comprising proliferative diseases, infectious diseases, genetic diseases, neurological diseases, or cardiovascular diseases.
An air freshening system comprising: (a) a plurality of scent emitters displaced relative to each other in the freshening system, wherein each of the plurality of scent emitters is configured to emit an air freshening composition; (b) at least one sensor responsive to a stimulus the sensor is capable of sensing; (c) a communication interface configured to communicate with the plurality of scent emitters; and (d) wherein each of the plurality of scent emitters comprises an emission processor, wherein each emission processor is: (i) responsive to the sensor; (ii) configured to controlling scent emission from the respective scent emitter; and (iii) configured to make scent emission decisions through distributed processing across the system based on information exchange among the scent emitters through the communication interface. (a) a plurality of scent emitters displaced relative to each other in the freshening system, wherein each of the plurality of scent emitters is configured to emit an air freshening composition; (b) at least one sensor responsive to a stimulus the sensor is capable of sensing; (c) a communication interface configured to communicate with the plurality of scent emitters; and (d) wherein each of the plurality of scent emitters comprises an emission processor, wherein each emission processor is: (i) responsive to the sensor; (ii) configured to controlling scent emission from the respective scent emitter; and (iii) configured to make scent emission decisions through distributed processing across the system based on information exchange among the scent emitters through the communication interface. (i) responsive to the sensor; (ii) configured to controlling scent emission from the respective scent emitter; and (iii) configured to make scent emission decisions through distributed processing across the system based on information exchange among the scent emitters through the communication interface.
A supported catalyst comprising a transition metal compound represented by the following formula 1, wherein the transition metal compound is bound to a support: wherein M is titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr) or hafnium (Hf); Q 1 and Q 2 are independently methyl or chlorine; R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, and R 5 are independently hydrogen or methyl; and R 6, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10, R 11, R 12, and R 13 are independently hydrogen, and wherein the support is silica. wherein M is titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr) or hafnium (Hf); Q 1 and Q 2 are independently methyl or chlorine; R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4, and R 5 are independently hydrogen or methyl; and R 6, R 7, R 8, R 9, R 10, R 11, R 12, and R 13 are independently hydrogen, and wherein the support is silica.
A multiaxial pivoting head intended to be mounted at the end of moving arm of a machine-tool, said pivoting head comprising, on the one hand, a yoke including a support shaft, said yoke being able to be mounted rotatably on said arm, while said support shaft extends substantially perpendicular to said arm, and on the other hand, at least two working members (38, 40) installed on said support shaft in positions angularly offset relative to one another, said support shaft being rotatable to be able to alternately bring each of said at least two working members (38, 40) between a position retracted inside said yoke and a working position protruding from said yoke; characterized in that one of said at least two working members is a waterjet cutting device including an injection nozzle and a recovery receptacle mounted across from said injection nozzle.
A sighting system for use with firearms having a barrel for releasing a projectile toward a target, comprising: an LED light; a power source for powering the LED light; a circuit that receives power from the power source and provides it to the LED light and controls the LED light; a housing (205, 255) for encasing the LED light and circuit to act as an independent unit; wherein the housing (205, 255) is designed to be retrofit entirely on top of the firearm, so that in dim light a user is guided by light from the LED light to align the barrel toward the target; characterized in that the housing (205, 255) further comprises the power source and in that the system further comprises a screw (230, 280) to anchor the housing (205, 255) onto the firearm, the screw (230, 280) configured to prevent the housing (205, 255) from sliding off; and wherein the screw (230, 280) is configured to activate the LED light when the screw (230, 280) is tightened. an LED light; a power source for powering the LED light; a circuit that receives power from the power source and provides it to the LED light and controls the LED light; a housing (205, 255) for encasing the LED light and circuit to act as an independent unit; wherein the housing (205, 255) is designed to be retrofit entirely on top of the firearm, so that in dim light a user is guided by light from the LED light to align the barrel toward the target; characterized in that the housing (205, 255) further comprises the power source and in that the system further comprises a screw (230, 280) to anchor the housing (205, 255) onto the firearm, the screw (230, 280) configured to prevent the housing (205, 255) from sliding off; and wherein the screw (230, 280) is configured to activate the LED light when the screw (230, 280) is tightened.
A production method for a plasma display panel comprising a front substrate including a scanning electrode, a sustaining electrode, a dielectric layer, and a protective layer, and a back substrate including an address electrode, a barrier rib, and a phosphor (91R, 91G, 91B), the production method comprising the step of: forming, as the protective layer of the front substrate, an MgO layer having a orientation, in which the MgO layer is formed by an electron beam vapor deposition method at a deposition rate of 8000 Å*m/min or more and at a substrate temperature of 120°C or less. forming, as the protective layer of the front substrate, an MgO layer having a orientation, in which the MgO layer is formed by an electron beam vapor deposition method at a deposition rate of 8000 Å*m/min or more and at a substrate temperature of 120°C or less.
A microwave heating apparatus comprising: a solid state microwave energy source; a first dielectric resonator antenna that includes a first exciter dielectric resonator and a first feed structure in proximity to the first exciter dielectric resonator, wherein the first exciter dielectric resonator has a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, wherein the first feed structure is electrically coupled to the microwave energy source to receive a first excitation signal from the microwave energy source, and wherein the first exciter dielectric resonator is configured to produce a first electric field in response to the excitation signal provided to the first feed structure; and one or more second dielectric resonators positioned within a distance less than one fifth of a wavelength of a resonant frequency of the first exciter dielectric resonator to form a dielectric resonator antenna array, wherein the distance is selected so that each of the second dielectric resonators is closely capacitively coupled with the first exciter dielectric resonator when the excitation signal is provided. a solid state microwave energy source; a first dielectric resonator antenna that includes a first exciter dielectric resonator and a first feed structure in proximity to the first exciter dielectric resonator, wherein the first exciter dielectric resonator has a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, wherein the first feed structure is electrically coupled to the microwave energy source to receive a first excitation signal from the microwave energy source, and wherein the first exciter dielectric resonator is configured to produce a first electric field in response to the excitation signal provided to the first feed structure; and one or more second dielectric resonators positioned within a distance less than one fifth of a wavelength of a resonant frequency of the first exciter dielectric resonator to form a dielectric resonator antenna array, wherein the distance is selected so that each of the second dielectric resonators is closely capacitively coupled with the first exciter dielectric resonator when the excitation signal is provided.
A food waste disposer system comprising: a food waste disposer including a food conveying section, a motor section and a grind and discharge section, the food conveying section conveying food waste to a grind section of the grind and discharge section; the grind section including a grind mechanism, the grind mechanism including a rotatable shredder plate assembly, the rotatable shredder plate assembly rotated by a motor of the motor section; the motor comprising a permanent magnet direct current motor having a nominal no-load speed in the range of 15,000 revolutions per minute to 30,000 revolutions per minute; the motor section including a gear reduction mechanism coupling the rotor shaft of a rotor of the motor to the rotatable shredder plate assembly, the gear reduction mechanism having an input/output gear reduction ratio in a range of 4.3 - 30 to 1 wherein the nominal no-load speed of the motor and the input/output ratio of the gear reduction mechanism are configured so that an output shaft of the gear reduction mechanism rotates in a range of 1,000 revolutions per minute to 3,500 revolutions per minute when the motor is running at its nominal no-load speed; and a rechargeable power source that provides power to the motor. a food waste disposer including a food conveying section, a motor section and a grind and discharge section, the food conveying section conveying food waste to a grind section of the grind and discharge section; the grind section including a grind mechanism, the grind mechanism including a rotatable shredder plate assembly, the rotatable shredder plate assembly rotated by a motor of the motor section; the motor comprising a permanent magnet direct current motor having a nominal no-load speed in the range of 15,000 revolutions per minute to 30,000 revolutions per minute; the grind section including a grind mechanism, the grind mechanism including a rotatable shredder plate assembly, the rotatable shredder plate assembly rotated by a motor of the motor section; the motor comprising a permanent magnet direct current motor having a nominal no-load speed in the range of 15,000 revolutions per minute to 30,000 revolutions per minute; the motor section including a gear reduction mechanism coupling the rotor shaft of a rotor of the motor to the rotatable shredder plate assembly, the gear reduction mechanism having an input/output gear reduction ratio in a range of 4.3 - 30 to 1 wherein the nominal no-load speed of the motor and the input/output ratio of the gear reduction mechanism are configured so that an output shaft of the gear reduction mechanism rotates in a range of 1,000 revolutions per minute to 3,500 revolutions per minute when the motor is running at its nominal no-load speed; and a rechargeable power source that provides power to the motor.
A surgical device comprising: a handle body extending along a handle axis, the handle body being releasably engaged to a tunneling shaft extending along a shaft axis transverse to the handle axis; characterised by at least one tool mounted to the handle body, each said tool having a working end adapted to actuate an element of an implantable device; and by the tunneling shaft having at least one hole transverse to the shaft axis. a handle body extending along a handle axis, the handle body being releasably engaged to a tunneling shaft extending along a shaft axis transverse to the handle axis; characterised by at least one tool mounted to the handle body, each said tool having a working end adapted to actuate an element of an implantable device; and by the tunneling shaft having at least one hole transverse to the shaft axis.