mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of controlling a vehicle system in a motor vehicle, comprising: receiving monitoring information; determining a body state index for a driver based on the monitoring information, the body state index characterizing drowsiness; determining a control parameter using the body state index; and operating a vehicle system using the control parameter, characterized in that the vehicle system is a blind spot indicator system and operating the vehicle system includes increasing a blind spot detection area based on the control parameter. receiving monitoring information; determining a body state index for a driver based on the monitoring information, the body state index characterizing drowsiness; determining a control parameter using the body state index; and operating a vehicle system using the control parameter, characterized in that the vehicle system is a blind spot indicator system and operating the vehicle system includes increasing a blind spot detection area based on the control parameter.
A respirator attachment component comprising: a polymeric rigid respirator attachment body portion having a first surface and a second surface; a port extending through the body portion and a plurality of apertures extend through the body portion and disposed about the port; and a silicone sealing element disposed about the port and interpenetrates the plurality of a pertures, wherein the silicone sealing element is chemically bonded to the first or second surface (21, 22); wherein the polymeric rigid respirator attachment body portion comprises a diaphragm attached to the polymeric rigid respirator attachment body portion and forms an inhalation valve, an exhalation valve, or a speaking diaphragm. a polymeric rigid respirator attachment body portion having a first surface and a second surface; a port extending through the body portion and a plurality of apertures extend through the body portion and disposed about the port; and a silicone sealing element disposed about the port and interpenetrates the plurality of a pertures, wherein the silicone sealing element is chemically bonded to the first or second surface (21, 22); wherein the polymeric rigid respirator attachment body portion comprises a diaphragm attached to the polymeric rigid respirator attachment body portion and forms an inhalation valve, an exhalation valve, or a speaking diaphragm.
A control device for an aerosol inhalation device, the control device comprising: first and second switches (Q1, Q2) electrically connected in parallel between a power supply and a load configured to heat an aerosol source and having a correlation between a temperature and an electrical resistance value; a first resistor electrically connected in series with the second switch such that the second switch and the first resistor are electrically connected in parallel with the first switch; a second resistor electrically connected in series with a circuit comprised of the first and second switches (Q1, Q2) and the first resistor, and electrically connected in parallel with the load; an operational amplifier including a noninverting input terminal electrically connected to a node between the first resistor and the load, an inverting input terminal which is grounded, and an output terminal configured to generate a voltage according to a voltage applied to the load; a control unit including an input terminal and configured to perform processing based on a voltage applied to the input terminal; and a voltage dividing circuit configured to electrically connect the output terminal of the operational amplifier and the input terminal of the control unit, wherein a power supply voltage of the operational amplifier is higher than a power supply voltage of the control unit, and equals a voltage applied to an aerosol generator including the load. first and second switches (Q1, Q2) electrically connected in parallel between a power supply and a load configured to heat an aerosol source and having a correlation between a temperature and an electrical resistance value; a first resistor electrically connected in series with the second switch such that the second switch and the first resistor are electrically connected in parallel with the first switch; a second resistor electrically connected in series with a circuit comprised of the first and second switches (Q1, Q2) and the first resistor, and electrically connected in parallel with the load; an operational amplifier including a noninverting input terminal electrically connected to a node between the first resistor and the load, an inverting input terminal which is grounded, and an output terminal configured to generate a voltage according to a voltage applied to the load; a control unit including an input terminal and configured to perform processing based on a voltage applied to the input terminal; and a voltage dividing circuit configured to electrically connect the output terminal of the operational amplifier and the input terminal of the control unit, wherein a power supply voltage of the operational amplifier is higher than a power supply voltage of the control unit, and equals a voltage applied to an aerosol generator including the load.
Brush protection cap for use with make-up, cosmetic, paint or artists' brushes and disposed to allow the introduction of multiple brushes simultaneously, having a first open end which is formed by a first portion of the brush protection cap and having a second open end which is formed by a second portion of the brush protection cap, wherein the second open end has a radially expandable design and, when the brush protection cap is correctly used, comes to rest against a brush stem of a brush introduced into the brush protection cap, wherein the brush protection cap has on the second portion a plurality of radially pliable expansion members and the second portion of the brush protection cap tapers towards the second open end, wherein the expansion members extend radially inwards starting from a base and/or are radially inwardly curved starting from the base and wherein the expansion members become narrower as the distance from the base increases.
A computer implemented method for managing conditions for electronic trade finance transactions utilizing distributed ledgers of a decentralized blockchain system to provide a cryptographically linked sequence of records, each electronic trade finance transaction including a payment that is triggered upon the satisfaction of transaction parameters, the method comprising: receiving a new electronic trade finance transaction request, the request identifying trade finance transaction parameters, and a plurality of conditions of the trade finance transaction associated with computing systems corresponding to one or more inventory management devices or one or more shipping management devices; generating a plurality of blocks on a distributed ledger on a node of a distributed plurality of nodes maintaining the decentralized blockchain system, each of the plurality of blocks associated with a corresponding condition of the plurality of conditions to be effected and encrypted with a public key corresponding to the computing systems corresponding to the one or more inventory management devices or the one or more shipping management devices associated with the corresponding condition, wherein the plurality of blocks are in a sequential arrangement such that the corresponding condition of a first block in the plurality of blocks must be satisfied prior to the satisfaction of the corresponding condition of a second block in the plurality of blocks, and wherein the corresponding conditions of the first and second blocks are in a sequential arrangement by utilizing cascaded hashes of the public keys of the first and second blocks; and generating signals to initiate propagation of the plurality of blocks to the distributed plurality of nodes. receiving a new electronic trade finance transaction request, the request identifying trade finance transaction parameters, and a plurality of conditions of the trade finance transaction associated with computing systems corresponding to one or more inventory management devices or one or more shipping management devices; generating a plurality of blocks on a distributed ledger on a node of a distributed plurality of nodes maintaining the decentralized blockchain system, each of the plurality of blocks associated with a corresponding condition of the plurality of conditions to be effected and encrypted with a public key corresponding to the computing systems corresponding to the one or more inventory management devices or the one or more shipping management devices associated with the corresponding condition, wherein the plurality of blocks are in a sequential arrangement such that the corresponding condition of a first block in the plurality of blocks must be satisfied prior to the satisfaction of the corresponding condition of a second block in the plurality of blocks, and wherein the corresponding conditions of the first and second blocks are in a sequential arrangement by utilizing cascaded hashes of the public keys of the first and second blocks; and generating signals to initiate propagation of the plurality of blocks to the distributed plurality of nodes.
An in vitro method of generating cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) that target at least one antigen from two or more viruses, comprising the steps of: - contacting peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with at least two libraries of peptides, said libraries of peptides each comprising peptides that overlap in sequence to span part or all of a viral antigen and that are at least seven amino acids in length; and - expanding the quantity of virus-specific T cells in the presence of one or more cytokines, wherein: (a) one of the viruses is BK virus and the antigen is selected from LT and VP-1; or (b) one of the viruses is HHV6 and the antigen is selected from U14, U11, U71, U54, and U90; or (c) one of the viruses is RSV and the antigen is selected from N and F; or (d) one of the viruses is Influenza and the antigen is selected from MP1 and NP1, and wherein the method is performed in the absence of isolated peptide-pulsed dendritic cells. - contacting peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with at least two libraries of peptides, said libraries of peptides each comprising peptides that overlap in sequence to span part or all of a viral antigen and that are at least seven amino acids in length; and - expanding the quantity of virus-specific T cells in the presence of one or more cytokines, (a) one of the viruses is BK virus and the antigen is selected from LT and VP-1; or (b) one of the viruses is HHV6 and the antigen is selected from U14, U11, U71, U54, and U90; or (c) one of the viruses is RSV and the antigen is selected from N and F; or (d) one of the viruses is Influenza and the antigen is selected from MP1 and NP1,
An electronic apparatus comprising: a switch control section configured to: determine whether a received signal is any one of a power signal and a data signal based on the received signal; and select any one of a power-reception operation and a data-transmission operation based on the determination of the received signal, characterized in that the switch control section is configured to perform switching control by selecting any one of a power-reception operation and a data-transmission operation based on a magnitude of a signal level of the received signal of each of a frequency component for the power transmission and a frequency component for the data transmission in the signal. a switch control section configured to: determine whether a received signal is any one of a power signal and a data signal based on the received signal; and select any one of a power-reception operation and a data-transmission operation based on the determination of the received signal, characterized in that the switch control section is configured to perform switching control by selecting any one of a power-reception operation and a data-transmission operation based on a magnitude of a signal level of the received signal of each of a frequency component for the power transmission and a frequency component for the data transmission in the signal. determine whether a received signal is any one of a power signal and a data signal based on the received signal; and select any one of a power-reception operation and a data-transmission operation based on the determination of the received signal, characterized in that the switch control section is configured to perform switching control by selecting any one of a power-reception operation and a data-transmission operation based on a magnitude of a signal level of the received signal of each of a frequency component for the power transmission and a frequency component for the data transmission in the signal.
Connection device for a wiping system, in particular for wiping a motor vehicle windscreen, having two driving arms (2, 3) for a wiper of said system, said device comprising a first articulation with one of said arms configured to allow the first of said arms to pivot about a first pivot axis and a second articulation with the other of said arms configured to allow the second of said arms to pivot about a second pivot axis, said first pivot axis and said second pivot axis are parallel to one another in a direction, known as the articulation direction, said device being configured to receive the wiper between the first and the second articulation, in a direction passing through said articulations (20, 30), said device comprising a body in which said articulations (20, 30) are formed, the device being characterized in that said body comprises two flanges (52, 54), one being known as the upper flange and the other as the lower flange, and at least one of said articulations (20, 30) is defined by two articulation orifices (56, 58) formed respectively in each of said flanges (52, 54), said orifices (56, 58) being located opposite one another in said articulation direction.
An optical system comprising: a light source; and a lens assembly, comprising: an optical lens positioned to transmit and refract light provided by the light source; and a lens holder coupled to the optical lens and maintaining a position of the optical lens relative to the light source, the optical lens coupled to the lens holder with a bonding agent arranged in an interrupted configuration at positions proximate to a circumference of the optical lens, and wherein the light source provides light to the optical lens of the lens assembly, characterised in that: the optical system further comprises a beam shaping element coupled to the optical system to provide an optical footprint in the light provided to the optical lens, wherein the optical footprint includes a plurality of high-intensity regions separated from one another by low-intensity regions; and the bonding agent is positioned in a circumferential orientation relative to the light source such that the bonding agent is in positions corresponding to low-intensity regions of the optical footprint of the light and is spaced apart from the high-intensity regions of the optical footprint of the light. a light source; and a lens assembly, comprising: an optical lens positioned to transmit and refract light provided by the light source; and a lens holder coupled to the optical lens and maintaining a position of the optical lens relative to the light source, the optical lens coupled to the lens holder with a bonding agent arranged in an interrupted configuration at positions proximate to a circumference of the optical lens, and an optical lens positioned to transmit and refract light provided by the light source; and a lens holder coupled to the optical lens and maintaining a position of the optical lens relative to the light source, the optical lens coupled to the lens holder with a bonding agent arranged in an interrupted configuration at positions proximate to a circumference of the optical lens, and wherein the light source provides light to the optical lens of the lens assembly, the optical system further comprises a beam shaping element coupled to the optical system to provide an optical footprint in the light provided to the optical lens, wherein the optical footprint includes a plurality of high-intensity regions separated from one another by low-intensity regions; and the bonding agent is positioned in a circumferential orientation relative to the light source such that the bonding agent is in positions corresponding to low-intensity regions of the optical footprint of the light and is spaced apart from the high-intensity regions of the optical footprint of the light.
A method for evaluating the toxicity of a chemical by using an alga, comprising: (a) a thawing step of thawing frozen algal cells by heating, and diluting the obtained suspension of the cells by adding a culture medium thereto; (b) a recovery culture step of culturing the algal cells obtained in the thawing step (a) to allow the algal cells to recover from the effects of freezing and thawing; (c) a confirmation step of collecting a part of the algal cells after the recovery culture step (b), diluting the part of the algal cells by adding a culture medium thereto, and measuring the amount of the luminescence of the delayed luminescence of the algal cells as initial value data; (d) an exposure step of mixing the algal cells after the confirmation step (c) with a solution containing a test substance to prepare an exposure sample, and culturing the exposure sample; (e) a measurement step of measuring the amount of the luminescence of the delayed luminescence of the exposure sample after the exposure step (d) as exposure data; and (f) an evaluation step of calculating an evaluation value based on the initial value data and the exposure data, and evaluating the toxicity of the test substance based on the evaluation value, characterized in that the recovery culture step (b) and the confirmation step (c) are repeated until the initial value data obtained in the confirmation step (c) reaches a predetermined value. (a) a thawing step of thawing frozen algal cells by heating, and diluting the obtained suspension of the cells by adding a culture medium thereto; (b) a recovery culture step of culturing the algal cells obtained in the thawing step (a) to allow the algal cells to recover from the effects of freezing and thawing; (c) a confirmation step of collecting a part of the algal cells after the recovery culture step (b), diluting the part of the algal cells by adding a culture medium thereto, and measuring the amount of the luminescence of the delayed luminescence of the algal cells as initial value data; (d) an exposure step of mixing the algal cells after the confirmation step (c) with a solution containing a test substance to prepare an exposure sample, and culturing the exposure sample; (e) a measurement step of measuring the amount of the luminescence of the delayed luminescence of the exposure sample after the exposure step (d) as exposure data; and (f) an evaluation step of calculating an evaluation value based on the initial value data and the exposure data, and evaluating the toxicity of the test substance based on the evaluation value,
A method for wireless communication, the method being executed by a first station and comprising: sending a request to reduce interference from the first station to at least one interfering station on first frequency resources reserved for sending the request to reduce interference, the first station and the at least one interfering station being asynchronous and having different frame timing; and receiving data from a second station after the at least one interfering station has reduced interference to the first station. sending a request to reduce interference from the first station to at least one interfering station on first frequency resources reserved for sending the request to reduce interference, the first station and the at least one interfering station being asynchronous and having different frame timing; and receiving data from a second station after the at least one interfering station has reduced interference to the first station.
Pressing device comprising at least one carrier element with at least two carrier lugs (3, 4), in each of which at least one carrier opening (5, 6) is arranged, and at least one pressing element (7, 8) with at least one bearing opening (14, 15), for applying a pressing force to a workpiece, wherein the at least one pressing element (7, 8) is mounted on the carrier element such that it can be pivoted about at least one pivot axis (A1, A2), wherein a respective bolt (9, 10) extends through the at least one carrier opening (5, 6) and the bearing opening (14, 15), said bolt providing the bearing means and the pivot axis (A1, A2), wherein at least one of the carrier lugs is formed with a larger material fraction than the other one of the carrier lugs, characterized in that two spaced-apart carrier elements with the said larger material fractions are arranged, wherein the carrier elements are arranged in relation to one another such that the carrier lug with the larger material fraction of the first carrier element is located above the carrier lug without the larger material fraction of the second carrier element, and in that the carrier lug without the larger material fraction of the first carrier element is located above the carrier lug with the larger material fraction of the second carrier element.
A method for estimating a value of power level, by a first mobile station included in a pair in a Multiple Users Reusing One Single time slot, MUROS, system including the pair of two mobile stations (204, 206) connected to a base transceiver station, BTS, the method comprising: after transmitting a receiving quality for a complex symbol signal received from the BTS, receiving a first value of power level of the complex symbol signal from the BTS; determining a mean value of signal strength using the complex symbol signal; and after receiving the complex symbol signal retransmitted from the BTS, estimating a second value of power level of a second mobile station included in the pair using the first value of power level and the mean value of signal strength; estimating a channel for the first mobile station using the second value and the first value; and transmitting information about the estimated channel to the BTS. after transmitting a receiving quality for a complex symbol signal received from the BTS, receiving a first value of power level of the complex symbol signal from the BTS; determining a mean value of signal strength using the complex symbol signal; and after receiving the complex symbol signal retransmitted from the BTS, estimating a second value of power level of a second mobile station included in the pair using the first value of power level and the mean value of signal strength; estimating a channel for the first mobile station using the second value and the first value; and transmitting information about the estimated channel to the BTS.