mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A display (12; 12') comprising a backlight, said backlight comprising: an optical waveguide (44; 44') with opposing front and back faces; an injection optic configured to inject light into the waveguide at a variable injection angle, the injection angle influencing a reflection angle at which the light reflects from the front and back faces (46, 48) on propagating through the waveguide; and arranged on or within the waveguide, a hologram configured to release a portion of the light from the waveguide when excited at a predetermined reflection angle; characterised in that the hologram is one of a plurality of volume holograms superposed in a light-extraction layer (52; 52') arranged on or within the waveguide, and wherein each volume hologram is configured to release the light in a predetermined, different direction when excited at a corresponding reflection angle. an optical waveguide (44; 44') with opposing front and back faces; an injection optic configured to inject light into the waveguide at a variable injection angle, the injection angle influencing a reflection angle at which the light reflects from the front and back faces (46, 48) on propagating through the waveguide; and arranged on or within the waveguide, a hologram configured to release a portion of the light from the waveguide when excited at a predetermined reflection angle; characterised in that the hologram is one of a plurality of volume holograms superposed in a light-extraction layer (52; 52') arranged on or within the waveguide, and wherein each volume hologram is configured to release the light in a predetermined, different direction when excited at a corresponding reflection angle.
A navigation device comprising a receiver for receiving signals from position sensors indicative of the position of the navigation device, a memory having stored therein a seed position and map data which comprises a map of navigable routes in an area, an output device for outputting a current location and a processor for determining distance travelled and changes in orientation from the signals (405, 412) and estimating the current location of the navigation device on one of the navigable routes of the map data, the step of estimating comprising: using the initial determined distance travelled and initial changes in orientation to extrapolate from the seed position a first set of possible paths along the navigable routes that the navigation device may have travelled and assigning to each path of the first set of possible paths a probability that the navigation device travelled that path, assigning the current location to be a current predicted position of the navigation device on the path with the highest probability of the first set of possible paths, for further changes in orientation and/or further determined distance travelled, using the further determined distance travelled and further changes in orientation to expand each of the first set of possible paths to determine a second set of possible paths and assigning to each path of the second set of possible paths a probability that the navigation device travelled that path, and assigning the current location to be a current predicted position of the navigation device on the path with the highest probability of the second set of possible paths. using the initial determined distance travelled and initial changes in orientation to extrapolate from the seed position a first set of possible paths along the navigable routes that the navigation device may have travelled and assigning to each path of the first set of possible paths a probability that the navigation device travelled that path, assigning the current location to be a current predicted position of the navigation device on the path with the highest probability of the first set of possible paths, for further changes in orientation and/or further determined distance travelled, using the further determined distance travelled and further changes in orientation to expand each of the first set of possible paths to determine a second set of possible paths and assigning to each path of the second set of possible paths a probability that the navigation device travelled that path, and assigning the current location to be a current predicted position of the navigation device on the path with the highest probability of the second set of possible paths.
Method for manufacturing an escapement wheel characterised in that it comprises steps of: - creating an escapement wheel ébauche comprising a hub connected to a felloe by radial arms, and teeth regularly distributed around the periphery of the felloe, - simultaneous machining of a reduction of cross-section of the free end of each tooth, by a cutting tool aligned coaxially with the escapement wheel ébauche. - creating an escapement wheel ébauche comprising a hub connected to a felloe by radial arms, and teeth regularly distributed around the periphery of the felloe, - simultaneous machining of a reduction of cross-section of the free end of each tooth, by a cutting tool aligned coaxially with the escapement wheel ébauche.
An endoscopic system, comprising: an endoscopic imager configured to capture image frames of a target site within a living body; a processor configured to: apply a spatial transform to a preliminary set of image frames, the spatial transform converting the image frames into cylindrical coordinates; calculate a map image from the spatially transformed image frames, each pixel position in the map image being defined with a vector of fixed dimension; align a current image frame with the map image and apply the spatial transform to the current image frame; fuse the spatially transformed current image frame to the map image to generate a fused image; and apply an inverse spatial transform to the fused image to generate an enhanced current image frame having a greater spatial resolution than the current image frame; and a display configured to display the enhanced current image frame. an endoscopic imager configured to capture image frames of a target site within a living body; a processor configured to: apply a spatial transform to a preliminary set of image frames, the spatial transform converting the image frames into cylindrical coordinates; calculate a map image from the spatially transformed image frames, each pixel position in the map image being defined with a vector of fixed dimension; align a current image frame with the map image and apply the spatial transform to the current image frame; fuse the spatially transformed current image frame to the map image to generate a fused image; and apply an inverse spatial transform to the fused image to generate an enhanced current image frame having a greater spatial resolution than the current image frame; and apply a spatial transform to a preliminary set of image frames, the spatial transform converting the image frames into cylindrical coordinates; calculate a map image from the spatially transformed image frames, each pixel position in the map image being defined with a vector of fixed dimension; align a current image frame with the map image and apply the spatial transform to the current image frame; fuse the spatially transformed current image frame to the map image to generate a fused image; and apply an inverse spatial transform to the fused image to generate an enhanced current image frame having a greater spatial resolution than the current image frame; and a display configured to display the enhanced current image frame.
A toothbrush comprising: a head; a handle extending along a longitudinal axis, a proximal end of the handle comprising a flat base surface, wherein the handle comprises an elongated gripping portion and a base portion detachably coupled to the elongated gripping portion, the base portion comprising the flat base surface, and wherein the base portion comprises a waist having a transverse cross-sectional area that is less than a transverse cross-sectional area of the flat base surface; a neck connecting the head to a distal end of the handle, the neck extending along a longitudinal axis that is inclined at an acute angle of between 10° and 60° relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle; a mechanical vibratory device located in the neck and operatively connected to an electric power source located in the handle, the mechanical vibratory device comprising an eccentric that imparts vibration to the head when the mechanical vibratory device is activated, wherein the eccentric is offset from the longitudinal axis of the handle; and wherein the flat base surface is oriented relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle so that the toothbrush can stand in a self-supporting upright orientation on a substantially horizontal flat surface, and wherein when the toothbrush stands in the self-supporting upright orientation and the mechanical vibratory device is activated, the toothbrush rotates about the longitudinal axis while maintaining the self-supporting upright orientation. a head; a handle extending along a longitudinal axis, a proximal end of the handle comprising a flat base surface, wherein the handle comprises an elongated gripping portion and a base portion detachably coupled to the elongated gripping portion, the base portion comprising the flat base surface, and wherein the base portion comprises a waist having a transverse cross-sectional area that is less than a transverse cross-sectional area of the flat base surface; a neck connecting the head to a distal end of the handle, the neck extending along a longitudinal axis that is inclined at an acute angle of between 10° and 60° relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle; a mechanical vibratory device located in the neck and operatively connected to an electric power source located in the handle, the mechanical vibratory device comprising an eccentric that imparts vibration to the head when the mechanical vibratory device is activated, wherein the eccentric is offset from the longitudinal axis of the handle; and wherein the flat base surface is oriented relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle so that the toothbrush can stand in a self-supporting upright orientation on a substantially horizontal flat surface, and wherein when the toothbrush stands in the self-supporting upright orientation and the mechanical vibratory device is activated, the toothbrush rotates about the longitudinal axis while maintaining the self-supporting upright orientation.
A method for controlling switching of proximity-event detection elements, being performed by a terminal device comprising a touch screen configured to work as a touch screen proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor, the method comprising: obtaining an instruction of switching the screen of the terminal device from a current first state to a second state, wherein the first state and the second state are respectively a screen-on state and a screen-off state, or respectively the screen-off state and the screen-on state; invoking a pre-established switching thread to switch from the touch screen proximity sensor corresponding to the screen-on state to the infrared proximity sensor corresponding to the screen-off state when the first state is the screen-on state and the second state is the screen-off state, and to switch from the infrared proximity sensor corresponding to the screen-off state to the touch screen proximity sensor corresponding to the screen-on state when the current first state is the screen-off state and the second state is the screen-on state, so that the infrared proximity sensor is configured to detect a screen proximity event when the screen is in the screen-off state, and the touch screen proximity sensor is configured to detect a screen proximity event when the screen is in the screen-on state; and switching the screen of the terminal device from the first state to the second state, in response to obtaining a switching success notification from the switching thread. obtaining an instruction of switching the screen of the terminal device from a current first state to a second state, wherein the first state and the second state are respectively a screen-on state and a screen-off state, or respectively the screen-off state and the screen-on state; invoking a pre-established switching thread to switch from the touch screen proximity sensor corresponding to the screen-on state to the infrared proximity sensor corresponding to the screen-off state when the first state is the screen-on state and the second state is the screen-off state, and to switch from the infrared proximity sensor corresponding to the screen-off state to the touch screen proximity sensor corresponding to the screen-on state when the current first state is the screen-off state and the second state is the screen-on state, so that the infrared proximity sensor is configured to detect a screen proximity event when the screen is in the screen-off state, and the touch screen proximity sensor is configured to detect a screen proximity event when the screen is in the screen-on state; and switching the screen of the terminal device from the first state to the second state, in response to obtaining a switching success notification from the switching thread.
Dishwasher, comprising a cleaning chamber for accommodating washware, wherein the dishwasher is configured to apply at least one washing liquid and at least one final-rinse liquid to the washware in the cleaning chamber, wherein the dishwasher has a controller, wherein the controller is configured to perform at least one cleaning program, wherein the cleaning program comprises at least one washing step, in which the washing liquid is applied to the washware, and at least one final-rinse step, in which the final-rinse liquid is applied to the washware, wherein the dishwasher has at least one control element operable by a user, wherein the controller is configured in such a way that the final-rinse step is performable at least once due to an operation of the control element after performance of at least the washing step of the cleaning program, wherein the controller is configured to perform the cleaning program in the first instance in full and including the washing step and the final-rinse step, and then to perform the final-rinse step at least once again due to operation of the control element, wherein the controller is configured to identify that the washware has remained in the cleaning chamber for longer than a prespecified time period after the cleaning program has been carried out, and to allow the final-rinse step to be performed once again due to the operation of the control element only when this condition is identified.
A method for the automated control of the size of a nozzle discharge gap of a nozzle arrangement, wherein the nozzle arrangement has a first and a second nozzle lip as well as a nozzle discharge gap arranged between the nozzle lips for the controlled setting of a thickness profile of a conveyable melt, wherein a plurality of adjusting elements, in particular a plurality of adjusting bolts is arranged on the first nozzle lip, which are each coupled with an associated thermoelement, wherein the thermoelements can be controlled by the control in such a manner that due to expansion or contraction of the thermoelements the gap adjustment can be realized by means of a mechanical force acting from the respective thermoelement via an associated adjusting element on the first nozzle lip characterized in that when the nozzle arrangement is put into operation for conveying the melt, the adjusting elements for a subsequent control of the gap size are set once without play as an initial setting, wherein the degree of freedom from play of the adjusting elements is set depending on the type of melt and/or depending on the size of a basic gap of the nozzle arrangement. wherein the nozzle arrangement has a first and a second nozzle lip as well as a nozzle discharge gap arranged between the nozzle lips for the controlled setting of a thickness profile of a conveyable melt, wherein a plurality of adjusting elements, in particular a plurality of adjusting bolts is arranged on the first nozzle lip, which are each coupled with an associated thermoelement, wherein the thermoelements can be controlled by the control in such a manner that due to expansion or contraction of the thermoelements the gap adjustment can be realized by means of a mechanical force acting from the respective thermoelement via an associated adjusting element on the first nozzle lip characterized in that when the nozzle arrangement is put into operation for conveying the melt, the adjusting elements for a subsequent control of the gap size are set once without play as an initial setting, wherein the degree of freedom from play of the adjusting elements is set depending on the type of melt and/or depending on the size of a basic gap of the nozzle arrangement.
Sheath assembly configured to be positioned over a needle of a needle assembly or over a needle of a catheter assembly, the sheath assembly comprising an elongated tube and a connector, wherein the elongated tube has a defined bore and comprises an echogenic structure, wherein the echogenic structure is configured to be inserted into a body of a patient and to provide echogenicity inside the body, characterized in that the connector is configured to be fixated to an outside of the cannula wall of the needle, thereby fixating the sheath assembly. wherein the elongated tube has a defined bore and comprises an echogenic structure, wherein the echogenic structure is configured to be inserted into a body of a patient and to provide echogenicity inside the body, characterized in that the connector is configured to be fixated to an outside of the cannula wall of the needle, thereby fixating the sheath assembly.
Storage compartment, in particular door shelf for a refrigeration device, in particular domestic refrigerator, having a base plate, a front wall and side panels, characterised in that at least one fastening element for a decorative part (16, 22) adjacent to an upper edge of the front wall is arranged on an inner side of the front wall, wherein the fastening element has the shape of a horizontal web which extends parallel to an upper edge of the front wall horizontally between the side panels, and the decorative part (16, 22) has a substantially flat plate (17, 23) and a U-profile (18, 25) moulded to the upper edge of the plate (17, 23) and that the decorative part (16, 22) is fastened in a form- and/or force-fit manner to the horizontal web on the inner side of the front wall, so that either the front wall is transparent and the substantially flat plate is visible through the front wall or the substantially flat plate rests externally on the front wall, wherein for assembly of the decorative part, the U-profile in the form of a flat groove engages with the tip of the web and is then pivoted by reversible elastic deformation.
A helical auger turbine comprising: a generally helical turbine blade mounted on a central shaft, the turbine blade configured to be rotatable by a moving fluid; an outer spiral flange extending approximately perpendicularly from an outer edge of the turbine blade, the outer spiral flange configured to capture at least a percentage of an energy of the moving fluid; at least one turbine blade support connection (16, 18) for connecting the central shaft to a support structure, characterized by tapered terminal sections located at each end of the turbine blade, the tapered terminal sections having a diameter of the turbine blade that is gradually reduced such that the tapered terminal sections are tapered into the central shaft, the diameter of the tapered terminal sections being gradually reduced within a range of rotation of a helix around the central shaft. a generally helical turbine blade mounted on a central shaft, the turbine blade configured to be rotatable by a moving fluid; an outer spiral flange extending approximately perpendicularly from an outer edge of the turbine blade, the outer spiral flange configured to capture at least a percentage of an energy of the moving fluid; at least one turbine blade support connection (16, 18) for connecting the central shaft to a support structure, characterized by tapered terminal sections located at each end of the turbine blade, the tapered terminal sections having a diameter of the turbine blade that is gradually reduced such that the tapered terminal sections are tapered into the central shaft, the diameter of the tapered terminal sections being gradually reduced within a range of rotation of a helix around the central shaft.
A method for migrating very high speed broadband VHBB services from ADSL/2/2+ technique to VDSL2 technique, in which a port is reconfigured into VDSL2 mode by means of DSL system elements, including an access multiplexer and a modem, characterised in that a VDSL2 port in a Backward Compatibility mode, with connected modem in ADSL/2/2+ technique is monitored by the access multiplexer, and after connection of a VDSL2 technique modem to the VDSL2 port, at the level of DSL physical layer, the modem is synchronised with the access multiplexer, then at least one modem identification parameter is transmitted from the modem to the access multiplexer, at the level of the access multiplexer the type of modem is verified, and after confirmation of the modem change, VDSL2 port operating mode is changed with the use of the access multiplexer by leaving the Backward Compatibility mode.
A method of identifying a maize plant that displays increased cell wall digestibility, the method comprising detecting in the germplasm of the maize plant at least one allele of a marker locus wherein: a. the marker locus is located within a chromosomal interval on chromosome 1 comprising and flanked by PHM8098 (SEQ ID NO: 1) and PHM9167 (SEQ ID NO: 8); and b. the at least one allele is associated with increased cell wall digestibility. a. the marker locus is located within a chromosomal interval on chromosome 1 comprising and flanked by PHM8098 (SEQ ID NO: 1) and PHM9167 (SEQ ID NO: 8); and b. the at least one allele is associated with increased cell wall digestibility.