mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for encoding video, comprising: means for receiving a video frame comprising a macroblock for quantization, means for determining quantization parameters for a plurality of neighboring macroblocks of the macroblock in the same video frame as the macroblock; means for determining an average of the quantization parameters for the neighboring macroblocks; means for selecting a predicted quantization parameter based on the average of the quantization parameters for the neighboring macroblocks; means for selecting a range of quantization parameters for quantizing the macroblock, wherein the range is a subset of possible quantization parameters and the range is based on the value of the predicted quantization parameter, means for determining the quantization parameter in the range which results in the optimal quantization for the macroblock; and means for encoding the macroblock using the determined quantization parameter, the system characterized in that when the macroblock is a P-slice macroblock, the range of quantization parameters is selected to be [QPpred-2, QPpred+1], wherein QPpred is the value of the predicted quantization parameter. means for receiving a video frame comprising a macroblock for quantization, means for determining quantization parameters for a plurality of neighboring macroblocks of the macroblock in the same video frame as the macroblock; means for determining an average of the quantization parameters for the neighboring macroblocks; means for selecting a predicted quantization parameter based on the average of the quantization parameters for the neighboring macroblocks; means for selecting a range of quantization parameters for quantizing the macroblock, wherein the range is a subset of possible quantization parameters and the range is based on the value of the predicted quantization parameter, means for determining the quantization parameter in the range which results in the optimal quantization for the macroblock; and means for encoding the macroblock using the determined quantization parameter, the system characterized in that when the macroblock is a P-slice macroblock, the range of quantization parameters is selected to be [QPpred-2, QPpred+1], wherein QPpred is the value of the predicted quantization parameter.
A device for packaging drug portions, having a plurality of reservoir and dispensing stations for dispensing individual drug portions, at least one conveyance and collecting apparatus for receiving the drug portions dispensed by the reservoir and dispensing stations and transferring the drug portions, a packaging material feed for feeding a flexible, elongated packaging material web, a packaging device with a folding and conveyance device, wherein the folding and conveyance device has a packaging material receiving area with a passage, and is designed in such a manner that the elongated packaging material web is fed to the passage, which is designed in such a manner that the elongated packaging material web is molded in the direction of movement into a tubular packaging material web, the shape of which is defined by the passage, having a packaging material overlap region, a first joining device arranged downstream of the folding and conveyance device, which joins the tubular packaging material web at the packaging material overlap region in the direction of movement of the tubular packaging material, and a second joining device arranged downstream of the first joining device, which joins the tubular packaging material web at prespecified intervals with respect to the direction of movement, such that a continuous blister tube is created, characterized by a guide device arranged above the folding and conveyance device, having a receiving segment for drug portions and a conveying segment which extends in the direction of the passage of the folding and conveyance device and which guides drug portions into the tubular packaging material web.
An agricultural tillage blade comprising: a plate (50, 60) having a central opening (52, 62) adapted to be disposed on a shaft for rotation the plate having an outer periphery that is exactly in the shape of a sine curve formed about a circle; the outer periphery being sharpened to more easily penetrate the soil and cut trash; wherein the radially outermost portions of the sharpened outer periphery of the blade lie generally in a first plane; and wherein the central portion of the disc is disposed at least partially in a second plane, which second plane is parallel to but spaced from the first plane. a plate (50, 60) having a central opening (52, 62) adapted to be disposed on a shaft for rotation the plate having an outer periphery that is exactly in the shape of a sine curve formed about a circle; the outer periphery being sharpened to more easily penetrate the soil and cut trash; wherein the radially outermost portions of the sharpened outer periphery of the blade lie generally in a first plane; and wherein the central portion of the disc is disposed at least partially in a second plane, which second plane is parallel to but spaced from the first plane.
Device for translational guidance of a load, said device comprising: - an elongate bed plate with a horizontal base; - a movable carriage that serves as a load support and of which at least a portion is disposed under lateral stress on said bed plate; and - a guidance means that are disposed at the junction between said bed plate and said carriage and which enables said carriage to move longitudinally relative to said bed plate, characterised in that said carriage comprises: - a bottom plate that is provided with through-cuts intended to give it at least some lateral elasticity and which is fitted under lateral stress onto said bed plate; and - a platform that is fixed to the upper face of said bottom plate at fixing points. - an elongate bed plate with a horizontal base; - a movable carriage that serves as a load support and of which at least a portion is disposed under lateral stress on said bed plate; and - a guidance means that are disposed at the junction between said bed plate and said carriage and which enables said carriage to move longitudinally relative to said bed plate, characterised in that said carriage comprises: - a bottom plate that is provided with through-cuts intended to give it at least some lateral elasticity and which is fitted under lateral stress onto said bed plate; and - a platform that is fixed to the upper face of said bottom plate at fixing points. - a bottom plate that is provided with through-cuts intended to give it at least some lateral elasticity and which is fitted under lateral stress onto said bed plate; and - a platform that is fixed to the upper face of said bottom plate at fixing points.
An endoscope, comprising: a lens unit containing a lens tube and a lens in the lens tube; an image capturing element including an image capturing surface, an element cover glass covering the image capturing element surface of the image capturing element; and wherein the lens unit is fixed to the element cover glass with a separation portion by an adhesive resin which is a light transmitting material, an optical axis of the lens being coincident with the center of the image capturing surface, wherein the separation portion is filled by the adhesive resin or includes an air layer, characterized in that an outer circumference of the lens and an outer circumference of the lens tube are simultaneously fixed by the adhesive resin. a lens unit containing a lens tube and a lens in the lens tube; an image capturing element including an image capturing surface, an element cover glass covering the image capturing element surface of the image capturing element; and wherein the lens unit is fixed to the element cover glass with a separation portion by an adhesive resin which is a light transmitting material, an optical axis of the lens being coincident with the center of the image capturing surface, wherein the separation portion is filled by the adhesive resin or includes an air layer, characterized in that an outer circumference of the lens and an outer circumference of the lens tube are simultaneously fixed by the adhesive resin.
An implantation alignment tool comprising: ❖ an elongated body having a central hollow spanning the length of said body; ❖ a stabilization structure terminally joined to said elongated body by a joint region having a central hollow and further comprising: ∘ a first region comprising a first diameter, which first diameter is smaller than a diameter of said elongated body; and o a second region having a second diameter, which second diameter is smaller than a diameter of said elongated body and larger than said first diameter, wherein said second region is sized to be of a dimension to facilitate a snug fit within the borders of a site of implantation; characterized in that said first region is positioned between said joint region and said second region; and wherein said stabilization structure comprises alternating first and second regions arranged in a desired pattern such that a second region is located at a distal terminus of said stabilization structure; or wherein said stabilization structure comprises alternating first and second regions along a horizontal axis of said stabilization structure; or wherein said stabilization structure comprises alternating first and second regions along a vertical axis of said stabilization structure. ❖ an elongated body having a central hollow spanning the length of said body; ❖ a stabilization structure terminally joined to said elongated body by a joint region having a central hollow and further comprising: ∘ a first region comprising a first diameter, which first diameter is smaller than a diameter of said elongated body; and o a second region having a second diameter, which second diameter is smaller than a diameter of said elongated body and larger than said first diameter, ∘ a first region comprising a first diameter, which first diameter is smaller than a diameter of said elongated body; and o a second region having a second diameter, which second diameter is smaller than a diameter of said elongated body and larger than said first diameter,
A hydrophobic compound loaded surfactant-copolymer complex for sustained release of hydrophobic compounds comprising hydrophobic compound in the range of 0.1% to 10% by weight, surfactant in the range of 0.1 to 30% by weight and copolymer in the range of 0.1% to 30% by weight and the remaining part being a solvent, wherein the complex is obtained by: a) dispersing copolymer in solvent in a ratio ranging between 1% to 40% to obtain a turbid solution of copolymer; b) dissolving the hydrophobic compound in surfactant in a ratio ranging between 1% to 50% weight of hydrophobic compound by weight of the surfactant, at a temperature in the range of 10°C to 80°C to obtain hydrophobic compound-surfactant mixture; c) adding hydrophobic compound-surfactant mixture as obtained in step (b) in water to obtain surfactant solution loaded with hydrophobic compound; d) adding surfactant solution loaded with hydrophobic compound as obtained in step (c) to the turbid solution of copolymer as obtained in step (a) to obtain hydrophobic compound loaded surfactant-copolymer complex, wherein the copolymer used is poly (maleic acid-alt-vinyl methyl ether) in the form of a copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and maleic acid anhydride, or maleic acid alkali or alkaline salts, C1 to C6 alkyl esters, or free acids, and wherein said surfactant is a nonionic surfactant, and wherein said nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of nonaoxyethylene-n-dodecyl ether, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 40, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 80 or a combination thereof. a) dispersing copolymer in solvent in a ratio ranging between 1% to 40% to obtain a turbid solution of copolymer; b) dissolving the hydrophobic compound in surfactant in a ratio ranging between 1% to 50% weight of hydrophobic compound by weight of the surfactant, at a temperature in the range of 10°C to 80°C to obtain hydrophobic compound-surfactant mixture; c) adding hydrophobic compound-surfactant mixture as obtained in step (b) in water to obtain surfactant solution loaded with hydrophobic compound; d) adding surfactant solution loaded with hydrophobic compound as obtained in step (c) to the turbid solution of copolymer as obtained in step (a) to obtain hydrophobic compound loaded surfactant-copolymer complex, wherein the copolymer used is poly (maleic acid-alt-vinyl methyl ether) in the form of a copolymer of methyl vinyl ether and maleic acid anhydride, or maleic acid alkali or alkaline salts, C1 to C6 alkyl esters, or free acids, and wherein said surfactant is a nonionic surfactant, and wherein said nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of nonaoxyethylene-n-dodecyl ether, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 40, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 80 or a combination thereof.
An additive force device in combination with a drug delivery device, the combination comprising: a drug delivery device having a dose setting knob at an end thereof; and a separate additive force device connectible to said dose setting knob end of said drug delivery device to increase the amount of force exerted by a user on the knob to facilitate injection, said additive force device including, a first spring; a loading barrel connected to said first spring for storing torque therein; a ratchet assembly connected to said loading barrel and to said first spring, said ratchet assembly having a first position in which torque is stored in said first spring and a second position in which torque is released from said first spring; and an inner barrel connected to said ratchet assembly and to said drug delivery device, said inner barrel transmitting the stored torque from said first spring to the drug delivery device to increase an injection force thereof. a drug delivery device having a dose setting knob at an end thereof; and a separate additive force device connectible to said dose setting knob end of said drug delivery device to increase the amount of force exerted by a user on the knob to facilitate injection, said additive force device including, a first spring; a loading barrel connected to said first spring for storing torque therein; a ratchet assembly connected to said loading barrel and to said first spring, said ratchet assembly having a first position in which torque is stored in said first spring and a second position in which torque is released from said first spring; and an inner barrel connected to said ratchet assembly and to said drug delivery device, said inner barrel transmitting the stored torque from said first spring to the drug delivery device to increase an injection force thereof.
An air bleed port member for use with a topical negative pressure wound dressing, the port member comprising: a body portion; a flanged base portion; a socket portion for receiving an aspirant conduit; an air bleed hole; and a filter element; wherein the filter element is configured to control the rate of air bleed flow into the topical negative pressure dressing; and characterized in that the port member further comprises a domed shape and an aperture located in the flanged base portion wherein said aperture is configured to be made coincident with an aperture formed in a sealing membrane covering the wound. a body portion; a flanged base portion; a socket portion for receiving an aspirant conduit; an air bleed hole; and a filter element; wherein the filter element is configured to control the rate of air bleed flow into the topical negative pressure dressing; and characterized in that the port member further comprises a domed shape and an aperture located in the flanged base portion wherein said aperture is configured to be made coincident with an aperture formed in a sealing membrane covering the wound.
A blower housing part with an inlet opening for sucking in blower air and with a bearing support that is held in the inlet opening for the purpose of supporting a blower motor, wherein the bearing support has a bearing bush that is open toward a blower motor side, which bearing bush is designed to accommodate at least one motor shaft bearing of the blower motor, wherein a bush-shaped elastomer element is arranged in the bearing bush and is designed to accommodate the at least one motor shaft bearing of the blower motor, and wherein the bush-shaped elastomer element has axial ribs that extend into a receiving space that is defined by the elastomer element.
A driving force adjustment apparatus comprising a differential apparatus that includes a differential gear, supported by a differential case, and a pair of left and right outputting shafts (13,14) and that is interposed between a left shaft and a right shaft of a vehicle, and a motor coupled to the differential apparatus, the driving force adjustment apparatus being characterized by comprising: a reverse rotating mechanism that is connected to a first outputting shaft (13,14) being one of the outputting shafts (13,14) of the differential apparatus and that generates rotation being reverse to rotation of the first outputting shaft (13,14) and having a same rotational speed as the rotation of the first outputting shaft (13,14); and a changeover mechanism that is interposed between the first outputting shaft (13,14) and one of the left shaft and the right shaft and that controls a power transmission state, wherein the changeover mechanism has a first state in which the one of the left shaft and the right shaft is coupled to the first outputting shaft (13,14), a second state in which one of the left shaft and the right shaft is not coupled to the differential apparatus and the reverse rotating mechanism, and a third state in which one of the left shaft and the right shaft is coupled to the reverse rotating mechanism. a reverse rotating mechanism that is connected to a first outputting shaft (13,14) being one of the outputting shafts (13,14) of the differential apparatus and that generates rotation being reverse to rotation of the first outputting shaft (13,14) and having a same rotational speed as the rotation of the first outputting shaft (13,14); and a changeover mechanism that is interposed between the first outputting shaft (13,14) and one of the left shaft and the right shaft and that controls a power transmission state, wherein the changeover mechanism has a first state in which the one of the left shaft and the right shaft is coupled to the first outputting shaft (13,14), a second state in which one of the left shaft and the right shaft is not coupled to the differential apparatus and the reverse rotating mechanism, and a third state in which one of the left shaft and the right shaft is coupled to the reverse rotating mechanism.
A gear box assembly comprising: an outer housing; a gear box shaft at least partially disposed in the outer housing, the gear box shaft comprising: an interior region having two volumes defined therein, the two volumes including a reservoir volume and a spline volume, the reservoir volume defined by a reservoir torus formed during rotation of the gear box shaft and having a height (Rh) and the spline volume defined by a spline torus formed during rotation of the gear box shaft and having a height (Sh) different than the height (Rh) of the reservoir volume; and a reservoir dam in the interior region that separates the interior region into the reservoir volume and the spline volume; and one or more gear box shaft venting holes formed through the gear box shaft near an end thereof; and a circular regulator disposed at least partially within the gear box shaft, the regulator including a base, a tubular side wall extending from the base and one or more regulator vent holes, wherein at least one of the regulator venting holes is in fluid communication with one of the one or more gear box shaft vent holes. an outer housing; a gear box shaft at least partially disposed in the outer housing, the gear box shaft comprising: an interior region having two volumes defined therein, the two volumes including a reservoir volume and a spline volume, the reservoir volume defined by a reservoir torus formed during rotation of the gear box shaft and having a height (Rh) and the spline volume defined by a spline torus formed during rotation of the gear box shaft and having a height (Sh) different than the height (Rh) of the reservoir volume; and a reservoir dam in the interior region that separates the interior region into the reservoir volume and the spline volume; and one or more gear box shaft venting holes formed through the gear box shaft near an end thereof; and a circular regulator disposed at least partially within the gear box shaft, the regulator including a base, a tubular side wall extending from the base and one or more regulator vent holes, wherein at least one of the regulator venting holes is in fluid communication with one of the one or more gear box shaft vent holes. an interior region having two volumes defined therein, the two volumes including a reservoir volume and a spline volume, the reservoir volume defined by a reservoir torus formed during rotation of the gear box shaft and having a height (Rh) and the spline volume defined by a spline torus formed during rotation of the gear box shaft and having a height (Sh) different than the height (Rh) of the reservoir volume; and a reservoir dam in the interior region that separates the interior region into the reservoir volume and the spline volume; and one or more gear box shaft venting holes formed through the gear box shaft near an end thereof; and a circular regulator disposed at least partially within the gear box shaft, the regulator including a base, a tubular side wall extending from the base and one or more regulator vent holes, wherein at least one of the regulator venting holes is in fluid communication with one of the one or more gear box shaft vent holes.
A collision avoidance device comprising: a collision avoidance executor (62; 63; 64) that can execute a collision avoidance function for a vehicle to avoid collision with an object to be avoided; a determiner that determines, when a driver operates a steering, whether to be able to avoid the collision with the object to be avoided, based on a turning parameter related to a turning caused by the steering; and a collision avoidance controller that inhibits the execution of the collision avoidance function when the collision with the object to be avoided is determined to be avoidable, characterized in that the determiner determines whether to be able to avoid the collision with the object to be avoided by determining whether a lateral acceleration or a yaw rate serving as the turning parameter is equal to or greater than a first threshold, and the collision avoidance controller inhibits the execution of the collision avoidance function when the lateral acceleration or the yaw rate of a vehicle is equal to or greater than the first threshold. a collision avoidance executor (62; 63; 64) that can execute a collision avoidance function for a vehicle to avoid collision with an object to be avoided; a determiner that determines, when a driver operates a steering, whether to be able to avoid the collision with the object to be avoided, based on a turning parameter related to a turning caused by the steering; and a collision avoidance controller that inhibits the execution of the collision avoidance function when the collision with the object to be avoided is determined to be avoidable, characterized in that the determiner determines whether to be able to avoid the collision with the object to be avoided by determining whether a lateral acceleration or a yaw rate serving as the turning parameter is equal to or greater than a first threshold, and the collision avoidance controller inhibits the execution of the collision avoidance function when the lateral acceleration or the yaw rate of a vehicle is equal to or greater than the first threshold.