mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A medical device having surface lubricity in wet state, characterized by comprising: - a base layer made of a metal material; - an intermediate layer that covers at least a part of said base layer and is made of a compound having a plurality of thiol groups in the molecule, which is selected from tetraethylene glycol bis(3-mercaptopropionate), tris-[(3-mercaptopropionyloxy-ethyl)-isocyanurate and dipentaerythritol hexakis(3-mercaptopropionate); and - a surface lubricating layer that covers a surface of said intermediate layer and is made of a hydrophilic polymer having a reactive functional group, wherein said surface lubricating layer is bonded to said base layer through said intermediate layer by reaction between said compound having the thiol groups and said hydrophilic polymer. - a base layer made of a metal material; - an intermediate layer that covers at least a part of said base layer and is made of a compound having a plurality of thiol groups in the molecule, which is selected from tetraethylene glycol bis(3-mercaptopropionate), tris-[(3-mercaptopropionyloxy-ethyl)-isocyanurate and dipentaerythritol hexakis(3-mercaptopropionate); and - a surface lubricating layer that covers a surface of said intermediate layer and is made of a hydrophilic polymer having a reactive functional group, wherein said surface lubricating layer is bonded to said base layer through said intermediate layer by reaction between said compound having the thiol groups and said hydrophilic polymer.
An Ni base alloy containing Al of 2.5 to 3.5%, Co of 1.5 to 5.5%, Cr of 11.8 to 13.8%, Mo of 0.4 to 1.4%, Ta of 3.0 to 5.0%, Ti of 5.1 to 6.1%, W of 3.3 to 4.3%, B of 0.01 to 0.02%, C of 0.08 to 0.12% in mass % and remainder containing Ni and inevitable impurities, as well as Nb of 0 to 0.2%, Hf of 0 to 2.0%, Re of 0 to 0.5%, Zr of 0 to 0.05%, O of 0 to 0.005%, N of 0 to 0.005%, Si of 0 to 0.01%, Mn of 0 to 0.02%, P of 0 to 0.01% and S of 0 to 0.01% in mass % as optional components.
Registration plate for a motor vehicle, having an internal face intended to be in contact with said motor vehicle, and an external face intended to be able to read visually or by an optical sensor, and comprising: - a vehicle registration plate support, - a retro-reflecting film, in contact with said support directly or via an adhesive layer, - the retro-reflecting film supporting a registration number of the motor vehicle, printed thereon, and - a diffractive structure, glued onto the retro-reflecting film, and - a secure customization print, secured to the retro-reflecting film and/or the diffractive structure, characterized in that it also comprises: - a transparent acrylic plate, in contact with the retro-reflecting film directly, or via an adhesive layer, and - a set of at least two images, secured to the retro-reflecting film and intended to present a moire effect, and a lens array, affixed in line with the set of said at least two images. - a vehicle registration plate support, - a retro-reflecting film, in contact with said support directly or via an adhesive layer, - the retro-reflecting film supporting a registration number of the motor vehicle, printed thereon, and - a diffractive structure, glued onto the retro-reflecting film, and - a secure customization print, secured to the retro-reflecting film and/or the diffractive structure, - a transparent acrylic plate, in contact with the retro-reflecting film directly, or via an adhesive layer, and - a set of at least two images, secured to the retro-reflecting film and intended to present a moire effect, and a lens array, affixed in line with the set of said at least two images.
A system configured for image segmentation, comprising: - an image data interface configured to access an image of an anatomical structure of a patient, wherein the image is acquired by a first imaging modality; - a memory comprising instruction data representing a set of instructions; - a processor configured to communicate with the image data interface and the memory and to execute the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: - segment the image to obtain a first segmentation of the anatomical structure of the patient; - access statistical data indicative of a structural difference in shape of the type of anatomical structure between a) images acquired by the first imaging modality and b) images acquired by a second imaging modality; and - based on the first segmentation and the statistical data, generate a second segmentation of the anatomical structure which represents an estimate of the structural shape of the anatomical structure of the patient in an image acquired by the second imaging modality. - an image data interface configured to access an image of an anatomical structure of a patient, wherein the image is acquired by a first imaging modality; - a memory comprising instruction data representing a set of instructions; - a processor configured to communicate with the image data interface and the memory and to execute the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: - segment the image to obtain a first segmentation of the anatomical structure of the patient; - access statistical data indicative of a structural difference in shape of the type of anatomical structure between a) images acquired by the first imaging modality and b) images acquired by a second imaging modality; and - based on the first segmentation and the statistical data, generate a second segmentation of the anatomical structure which represents an estimate of the structural shape of the anatomical structure of the patient in an image acquired by the second imaging modality. - segment the image to obtain a first segmentation of the anatomical structure of the patient; - access statistical data indicative of a structural difference in shape of the type of anatomical structure between a) images acquired by the first imaging modality and b) images acquired by a second imaging modality; and - based on the first segmentation and the statistical data, generate a second segmentation of the anatomical structure which represents an estimate of the structural shape of the anatomical structure of the patient in an image acquired by the second imaging modality.
An acoustic logging apparatus comprising: (a) a drill collar adapted to be conveyed in a borehole within a formation, wherein said drill collar when disposed in said borehole in use has a cut-off frequency for a quadrupole or higher order collar mode wave with in said drill collar, such that propagation of said quadrupole or higher order collar mode wave in said drill collar is possible only at a frequency or frequencies above said cut-off frequency; and (b) a transmitter on the collar, characterised in that said transmitter is arranged to produce a signal at a frecluency below said cut-off frequency in use, and wherein said transmitter is a quadrupole or higher order transmitter, and further comprises N pairs of diametrically opposed transmitter elements disposed circumferentially around said collar, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, (a) a drill collar adapted to be conveyed in a borehole within a formation, wherein said drill collar when disposed in said borehole in use has a cut-off frequency for a quadrupole or higher order collar mode wave with in said drill collar, such that propagation of said quadrupole or higher order collar mode wave in said drill collar is possible only at a frequency or frequencies above said cut-off frequency; and (b) a transmitter on the collar, characterised in that said transmitter is arranged to produce a signal at a frecluency below said cut-off frequency in use, and wherein said transmitter is a quadrupole or higher order transmitter, and further comprises N pairs of diametrically opposed transmitter elements disposed circumferentially around said collar, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2,
Laboratory centrifuge with a centrifugation drivetrain comprising a drive and a rotor driven by the drive, the centrifugation drivetrain being supported by at least one spring and/or damping device on a housing, characterised in that at least one inclination sensor (22, 23) is provided which senses an orientation of a longitudinal and/or rotational axis of the centrifugation drivetrain, the inclination sensor being a gyroscopic sensor and the gyroscopic sensor being held by a housing of the centrifugation drivetrain.
Dishwashing machine comprising - a washing chamber where objects to be washed are contained during operation of the machine, - a bottom surface forming a lower limitation of the washing chamber, - a sump cup for collecting and holding washing water from the washing chamber, - an arrangement for re-circulating washing water from the sump cup back into the washing chamber of the machine, and - a heating element for heating re-circulating washing water, - wherein the heating element is configured to contain a flowing heating medium and to allow through flow of the heating medium, wherein the heating element forms part of a heat exchange system through which the heating medium is intended to flow and take up energy/heat via a heat source and give off energy/heat via the heating element, characterized in that the heating element is arranged in the sump cup, wherein the bottom surface is provided with an opening and wherein the sump cup is arranged below the bottom surface in connection to the opening such as to allow washing water to flow from the washing chamber into the sump cup, and wherein the heating element is arranged to form a substantially vertical cavity with at least one open end, and wherein the heating element is positioned such that the at least one open end faces the opening in the bottom surface, and wherein the heating element comprises a pipe that is configured to contain the flowing heating medium and to allow through flow of the heating medium and that is arranged in a pattern that forms the substantially vertical cavity, and wherein the pipe is arranged in a coil structure. - a washing chamber where objects to be washed are contained during operation of the machine, - a bottom surface forming a lower limitation of the washing chamber, - a sump cup for collecting and holding washing water from the washing chamber, - an arrangement for re-circulating washing water from the sump cup back into the washing chamber of the machine, and - a heating element for heating re-circulating washing water, - wherein
A method of estimating the bias in an estimated distance between a mobile device and a base station, the method including the steps of: receiving, in the mobile device, wireless signals from the base station; estimating, from said wireless signals, the distance of the mobile device from the base station; and recursively estimating, from said estimated distances and the changes between differences of said estimated distances, the bias experienced in each of said estimates, characterised in that: the bias estimate b̂ i for the bias at time i is estimated using the recursive equation: b̂ i = ΔΔ d̂ i,i -1 +2 b̂ i -1 -b̂ i -2 wherein ΔΔ d̂ i,i -1 is the second difference in the estimate of the distance between the mobile device and the base station between the times i and i - 1. receiving, in the mobile device, wireless signals from the base station; estimating, from said wireless signals, the distance of the mobile device from the base station; and recursively estimating, from said estimated distances and the changes between differences of said estimated distances, the bias experienced in each of said estimates, characterised in that: the bias estimate b̂ i for the bias at time i is estimated using the recursive equation: b̂ i = ΔΔ d̂ i,i -1 +2 b̂ i -1 -b̂ i -2 wherein ΔΔ d̂ i,i -1 is the second difference in the estimate of the distance between the mobile device and the base station between the times i and i - 1. the bias estimate b̂ i for the bias at time i is estimated using the recursive equation: b̂ i = ΔΔ d̂ i,i -1 +2 b̂ i -1 -b̂ i -2 wherein ΔΔ d̂ i,i -1 is the second difference in the estimate of the distance between the mobile device and the base station between the times i and i - 1. b̂ i = ΔΔ d̂ i,i -1 +2 b̂ i -1 -b̂ i -2 wherein ΔΔ d̂ i,i -1 is the second difference in the estimate of the distance between the mobile device and the base station between the times i and i - 1.
An apparatus for shaping plastics-material pre-forms into plastics-material containers with a transport device on which a plurality of blow-moulding stations are arranged, wherein each of these blow-moulding stations has a blow mould inside which a plastics-material pre-form is capable of being shaped into a plastics-material container, wherein the apparatus comprises a clean room inside which the plastics-material pre-forms can be transported, wherein that region of the transport device on which the blow-moulding stations are arranged is arranged in the clean room and at least a further region of the transport device is arranged outside the clean room, wherein the clean room is limited by means of several walls (16, 17, 18) and at least one of these walls (16, 17, 18) is capable of being moved with respect to a further wall (16, 17, 18).
A method for regulating a reverse charging current, applied to a first terminal device with a reverse charging device, characterized in that, the method comprises: acquiring a total current value in a process of reversely charging a second terminal device through an On-The-Go, OTG, adapter, the total current value comprising a reverse charging current value and a value of current consumed by one or more application programs running on the first terminal device; comparing the total current value with a rated current value of a battery of the first terminal device; and when the total current value is kept higher than the rated current value for a preset time period, decreasing the reverse charging current value. acquiring a total current value in a process of reversely charging a second terminal device through an On-The-Go, OTG, adapter, the total current value comprising a reverse charging current value and a value of current consumed by one or more application programs running on the first terminal device; comparing the total current value with a rated current value of a battery of the first terminal device; and when the total current value is kept higher than the rated current value for a preset time period, decreasing the reverse charging current value.
Process for producing plastics products made of polyphenyl sulphone (PPSU) and polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE), characterized in that the PTFE content of the mixture is from 4.0% by weight to 6.0% by weight, that the PPSU content of the mixture is from 94.0% by weight to 96.0% by weight, that prior to the extrusion process the proportion of PTFE with a particle size smaller than 3 μm is from 8 to 12% by volume and the proportion of PTFE with a particle size smaller than 25 μm is at at least 88% by volume, and that the PTFE and the PPSU are mixed in an extruder at a temperature of from 340°C to 390°C at an ambient pressure of from 500 to 700 mbar, at a rotation rate of from 220 to 270 min -1, at a screw temperature of from 340 to 390°C and at a torque of from 50% to 80%, and are processed in a second extruder to give plastics mouldings.
Control device for a vehicle door locking system comprising: - a first locking control element which can move between a first control position and a second control position, - a second locking control element (7, 8) which can move between a first control position and a second control position, - means for driving the first control element and the second control element (7, 8) between their first control position and their second control position, characterised by the fact: - that the second control element (7, 8) comprises a selective coupling member, said coupling member also able to move relatively with the rest of the second control element (7, 8) between a first coupling position in which it kinematically interconnects the second control element (7, 8) and a bearing member of the means for driving and a second coupling position in which it kinematically interconnects the second control element and the first control element and in which it authorises the first control element to be driven by the bearing member, - it comprises return means for returning the coupling member in the second coupling position when the second control element (7, 8) is in second control position and return means in the first coupling position when the second control element (7, 8) is in the first control position. - a first locking control element which can move between a first control position and a second control position, - a second locking control element (7, 8) which can move between a first control position and a second control position, - means for driving the first control element and the second control element (7, 8) between their first control position and their second control position, - that the second control element (7, 8) comprises a selective coupling member, said coupling member also able to move relatively with the rest of the second control element (7, 8) between a first coupling position in which it kinematically interconnects the second control element (7, 8) and a bearing member of the means for driving and a second coupling position in which it kinematically interconnects the second control element and the first control element and in which it authorises the first control element to be driven by the bearing member, - it comprises return means for returning the coupling member in the second coupling position when the second control element (7, 8) is in second control position and return means in the first coupling position when the second control element (7, 8) is in the first control position.
A method for use in a system, the system comprising a computer host, an image storage device including a first wireless transceiver, and a second wireless transceiver, the image storage device being bound to a user and identifiable by an identifier, the method comprising: at the image storage device, recording encounter data indicative of the first wireless transceiver recording the observance of a beacon of the second wireless transceiver; at the computer host, receiving from the image storage device an upload of images, and in connection with the upload of images, further receiving from the image storage device an upload of the encounter data; at the computer host, using the identifier as an index to an account of the user bound to the image storage device, and associating the encounter data with user profile information that specifies social network contacts of the user bound to the image storage device to locate matches indicating that the second wireless transceiver is associated with one of the user's social network contacts; and informing a user of the image storage device of any matches with the social network contacts determined to be associated with the second wireless transceiver. at the image storage device, recording encounter data indicative of the first wireless transceiver recording the observance of a beacon of the second wireless transceiver; at the computer host, receiving from the image storage device an upload of images, and in connection with the upload of images, further receiving from the image storage device an upload of the encounter data; at the computer host, using the identifier as an index to an account of the user bound to the image storage device, and associating the encounter data with user profile information that specifies social network contacts of the user bound to the image storage device to locate matches indicating that the second wireless transceiver is associated with one of the user's social network contacts; and informing a user of the image storage device of any matches with the social network contacts determined to be associated with the second wireless transceiver.
Cellulose fibers having a number-average fiber diameter of 4 to 100 nm, wherein a part of the hydroxyl groups of the cellulose has been substituted with at least one of a carboxy group and formyl group of 0.1 mmol/g or larger based on the weight of the cellulose fibers, and has been further substituted with a chemical modification group other than the carboxy and formyl groups.
A user guidance method, comprising: reading destination information for a destination from a tag at a starting area using a portable electronic device; reading, from the portable electronic device and using a computer-based reader, the destination information; sending, by the reader, a command to a guidance computer coupled to the reader, wherein sending the command is based on the received destination information; determining, using the guidance computer, a route for the destination from a location of the computer-based reader; and providing directions to a user using a display or a speaker connected to the guidance computer, the guidance computer being separate from the portable electronic device, wherein providing the directions to the user is based on the determined route. reading destination information for a destination from a tag at a starting area using a portable electronic device; reading, from the portable electronic device and using a computer-based reader, the destination information; sending, by the reader, a command to a guidance computer coupled to the reader, wherein sending the command is based on the received destination information; determining, using the guidance computer, a route for the destination from a location of the computer-based reader; and providing directions to a user using a display or a speaker connected to the guidance computer, the guidance computer being separate from the portable electronic device, wherein providing the directions to the user is based on the determined route.
A method for detecting the presence in a nucleic acid-containing sample of at least one nucleic acid target sequence, comprising (a) providing in a sealable reaction chamber an immobilized medium that includes an aqueous liquid phase containing a primer-dependent exponential nucleic acid amplification system for producing at least one amplified product from at least one nucleic acid target sequence and a homogeneous fluorescent reporter system capable of reporting said at least one amplified target, said reporter system including at least one fluorescently labeled primer or hybridization probe whose signaling depends upon incorporation into or hybridization to the amplified product, and that includes a water-insoluble solid matrix entrapping said liquid phase; and wherein nucleic acids of the sample have been distributed in the matrix in a 2-D pattern; (b) incubating the reaction chamber under conditions providing for amplification of said at least one target sequence to create amplified-product colonies; and (c) detecting fluorescence in said colonies from the homogeneous fluorescent reporter system without post-amplification processing. (a) providing in a sealable reaction chamber an immobilized medium that includes an aqueous liquid phase containing a primer-dependent exponential nucleic acid amplification system for producing at least one amplified product from at least one nucleic acid target sequence and a homogeneous fluorescent reporter system capable of reporting said at least one amplified target, said reporter system including at least one fluorescently labeled primer or hybridization probe whose signaling depends upon incorporation into or hybridization to the amplified product, and that includes a water-insoluble solid matrix entrapping said liquid phase; and wherein nucleic acids of the sample have been distributed in the matrix in a 2-D pattern; (b) incubating the reaction chamber under conditions providing for amplification of said at least one target sequence to create amplified-product colonies; and (c) detecting fluorescence in said colonies from the homogeneous fluorescent reporter system without post-amplification processing.