mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of replacing at least one piece of graphical content to be replaced with at least one piece of replacing graphical content in at least one image of a scene recorded by a camera, wherein the at least one piece of graphical content to be replaced is an image of at least one feature in the scene, with a color or colors of the at least one feature being at least one primary color; wherein, in a first step, a respective intensity mask is produced at least for every primary color that is a color of the feature; and in a second step a gray scale mask is calculated from all the intensity masks produced in the first step; and wherein the content to be replaced is replaced by the replacing content in accordance with the gray scale mask in the image recorded by the camera, wherein, in the first step, the intensity masks for the primary colors that are colors of the feature are produced in that respective intensity values E red = max 0, R − max G, B E green = max 0, G − max R, B E blue = max 0, B − max R, B E cyan = max 0, min G, B − R E magenta = max 0, min R, B − G E yellow = max 0, min R, G − B are calculated for the pixels of at least one region of the image of the camera, where R is a red value; G is a green value; and B is a blue value of the image of the camera in the corresponding pixel, wherein the gray scale mask is calculated in that the respective gray scale E = f red ∗ E red + f green ∗ E green + f blue ∗ E blue + f cyan ∗ E cyan + f magenta ∗ E magenta + f yellow ∗ E yellow is calculated for the pixels of the region of the image from the intensity values, where f red, f green, f blue, f cyan, f magenta, f yellow are weighting factors, or wherein the gray scale mask is calculated in that the gray scale E = max f red ∗ E red, f green ∗ E green, f blue ∗ E blue, f cyan ∗ E cyan, f magenta ∗ E magenta, f yellow ∗ E yellow is respectively calculated for the pixels of the region of the image from the intensity values, where f red, f green, f blue, f cyan, f magenta, f yellow are weighting factors.
A portable self-heating steam generating device (13, 13a, 13b, 113, 213) for surface treating comprising: a heating cell (28, 128, 219) having a fluid permeable wall (29; 129) defining an interior space of the cell and having fluid activated material (30, 130, 230) located in the interior space of the cell, the material reacting exothermically when contacted with a fluid that moves through the wall into the interior space of the cell; an outer cover (12, 14, 112, 114, 212, 214) having a fluid permeable section; and characterised by an absorbent layer (15, 115, 215) positioned external to the interior space of the cell, wherein the heating cell and the absorbent layer are positioned within a cavity formed by the outer cover such that the absorbent layer contacts the heating cell. a heating cell (28, 128, 219) having a fluid permeable wall (29; 129) defining an interior space of the cell and having fluid activated material (30, 130, 230) located in the interior space of the cell, the material reacting exothermically when contacted with a fluid that moves through the wall into the interior space of the cell; an outer cover (12, 14, 112, 114, 212, 214) having a fluid permeable section; and characterised by an absorbent layer (15, 115, 215) positioned external to the interior space of the cell, wherein the heating cell and the absorbent layer are positioned within a cavity formed by the outer cover such that the absorbent layer contacts the heating cell.
A method for scheduling uplink data transmission for a plurality of terminals in a wireless communication system, comprising: evaluating performance of each hypothesis of a respective plurality of possible sets of terminals for transmission on a channel; wherein said evaluating step comprises forming one or more orderings of the terminals in each set, wherein each terminal ordering corresponds to a sub-hypothesis to be evaluated, wherein the performance of each sub-hypothesis is evaluated and one of the plurality of sub-hypotheses is selected based on its performance; and scheduling the terminals in the selected sub-hypothesis for data transmission on the channel, wherein signals transmitted from the scheduled terminals are processed in an order defined by the selected sub-hypothesis. evaluating performance of each hypothesis of a respective plurality of possible sets of terminals for transmission on a channel; wherein said evaluating step comprises forming one or more orderings of the terminals in each set, wherein each terminal ordering corresponds to a sub-hypothesis to be evaluated, wherein the performance of each sub-hypothesis is evaluated and one of the plurality of sub-hypotheses is selected based on its performance; and scheduling the terminals in the selected sub-hypothesis for data transmission on the channel, wherein signals transmitted from the scheduled terminals are processed in an order defined by the selected sub-hypothesis.
A compound of formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in treating cancer: wherein Q is S or O; R 1 represents a side chain of an amino acid residue Ser or Thr, optionally substituted with alkyl or acyl; R 2 is hydrogen or -CO-Aaa; Aaa is an amino acid residue selected from Thr and Ser; wherein a C-terminus thereof is a free terminus, is amidated, or is esterified; R 3 represents a side chain of an amino acid residue selected from Asn, Asp, Gln, and Glu; ----- is an optional bond; R 4 and R 5 independently are hydrogen or absent; R 6 is hydrogen, alkyl, or acyl. Q is S or O; R 1 represents a side chain of an amino acid residue Ser or Thr, optionally substituted with alkyl or acyl; R 2 is hydrogen or -CO-Aaa; Aaa is an amino acid residue selected from Thr and Ser; wherein a C-terminus thereof is a free terminus, is amidated, or is esterified; R 3 represents a side chain of an amino acid residue selected from Asn, Asp, Gln, and Glu; ----- is an optional bond; R 4 and R 5 independently are hydrogen or absent; R 6 is hydrogen, alkyl, or acyl.
A gas-particle processor (2, 102) comprising: a chamber (3,103) having a gas inlet (25, 125), a gas outlet (26, 126) and one or more particle inlets (4, 104); a gas flow arrangement (14, 114) operable to flow gas through the chamber from the gas inlet to the gas outlet at a first controlled mass flowrate; and a particle flow arrangement (5, 110) operable to introduce particles in one or more streams into the chamber at a second controlled mass flowrate, each particle stream flowing through respective processing regions (18A-C, 118A-C) in the chamber, characterised in that the processor is operable to control the first and/or second controlled mass flowrates to provide a gas-particle mixture porosity in a substantial portion of each processing region of 0.900-0.995. a chamber (3,103) having a gas inlet (25, 125), a gas outlet (26, 126) and one or more particle inlets (4, 104); a gas flow arrangement (14, 114) operable to flow gas through the chamber from the gas inlet to the gas outlet at a first controlled mass flowrate; and a particle flow arrangement (5, 110) operable to introduce particles in one or more streams into the chamber at a second controlled mass flowrate, each particle stream flowing through respective processing regions (18A-C, 118A-C) in the chamber, characterised in that the processor is operable to control the first and/or second controlled mass flowrates to provide a gas-particle mixture porosity in a substantial portion of each processing region of 0.900-0.995.
Use of a compound of formula, formula or formula (IIb) in the manufacture of an oligonucleotide, wherein R 5 is a hydroxyl protecting group; R x is phenyl, nitrophenyl, phenylalkyl, halophenylalkyl, cyanoalkyl, phenylcarbonylsulfanylalkyl, halophenylcarbonylsulfanylalkyl, alkylcarbonylsulfanylalkyl or alkylcarbonylcarbonylsulfanylalkyl; R y is dialkylamino or pyrrolidinyl; and Nu is a nucleobase or a protected nucleobase; wherein the oligonucleotide is an antisense gapmer oligonucleotide comprising a phosphorodithioate linkage of formula or in at least one flank region of the gapmer oligonucleotide wherein in R is hydrogen or a phosphate protecting group, and in M+ is a cation, such as a metal cation, such as an alkali metal cation, such as Na+ or K+ cation; or M+ is an ammonium cation, and wherein the oligonucleotide further comprises phosphorothioate internucleoside linkages. R 5 is a hydroxyl protecting group; R x is phenyl, nitrophenyl, phenylalkyl, halophenylalkyl, cyanoalkyl, phenylcarbonylsulfanylalkyl, halophenylcarbonylsulfanylalkyl, alkylcarbonylsulfanylalkyl or alkylcarbonylcarbonylsulfanylalkyl; R y is dialkylamino or pyrrolidinyl; and Nu is a nucleobase or a protected nucleobase; wherein the oligonucleotide is an antisense gapmer oligonucleotide comprising a phosphorodithioate linkage of formula or in at least one flank region of the gapmer oligonucleotide wherein in R is hydrogen or a phosphate protecting group, and in M+ is a cation, such as a metal cation, such as an alkali metal cation, such as Na+ or K+ cation; or M+ is an ammonium cation, and wherein the oligonucleotide further comprises phosphorothioate internucleoside linkages.
An ophthalmic surgical system, comprising: an intraocular pressure controller; an imaging device configured to acquire a first image of a fundus of an eye; a hemorrhage detecting unit comprising a processor configured to: receive the first fundus image from the imaging device; analyze the first fundus image to detect a hemorrhage in the eye; and in response to detecting the hemorrhage, send a signal to said intraocular pressure controller; the intraocular pressure controller comprising a processor configured to: receive the signal from the hemorrhage detecting unit; in response to the received signal, determine if a current intraoperative pressure of the eye is below a predetermined threshold; and in response to determining the current intraoperative pressure of the eye is below the predetermined threshold, generate a signal to increase the intraoperative pressure of the eye. an intraocular pressure controller; an imaging device configured to acquire a first image of a fundus of an eye; a hemorrhage detecting unit comprising a processor configured to: receive the first fundus image from the imaging device; analyze the first fundus image to detect a hemorrhage in the eye; and in response to detecting the hemorrhage, send a signal to said intraocular pressure controller; receive the first fundus image from the imaging device; analyze the first fundus image to detect a hemorrhage in the eye; and in response to detecting the hemorrhage, send a signal to said intraocular pressure controller; the intraocular pressure controller comprising a processor configured to: receive the signal from the hemorrhage detecting unit; in response to the received signal, determine if a current intraoperative pressure of the eye is below a predetermined threshold; and in response to determining the current intraoperative pressure of the eye is below the predetermined threshold, generate a signal to increase the intraoperative pressure of the eye. receive the signal from the hemorrhage detecting unit; in response to the received signal, determine if a current intraoperative pressure of the eye is below a predetermined threshold; and in response to determining the current intraoperative pressure of the eye is below the predetermined threshold, generate a signal to increase the intraoperative pressure of the eye.
Aircraft seat support device with at least one aircraft seat support unit, which is configured to be arranged, in at least one assembled state, on at least one backrest unit of a seat unit, wherein the aircraft seat support unit comprises at least one base unit and at least one cover unit, which is implemented separately from the base unit and is configured to be connected to the base unit in the assembled state, characterised in that the aircraft seat support unit is embodied by a backrest bridge, i.e. a unit configured to at least partially bridge the backrest unit, and that the aircraft seat support unit comprises at least one hollow space, which is implemented at least substantially by the base unit and the cover unit and is configured to store at least one additional component.
A method of identifying a super-enhancer, the method comprising: cross-linking, preferably covalently cross-linking, chromatin from a cell such that chromosomal nucleic acid is cross-linked to a super-enhancer component with which the chromosomal nucleic acid is associated to form a cross-linked complex; contacting the cross-linked complex with a ligand having affinity for the super-enhancer component or a surrogate mark of enhancers; determining an amount of ligand bound to each enhancer or surrogate mark in the cross-linked complex; and utilizing the determined amount of ligand bound to each enhancer or surrogate mark to identify a super-enhancer, wherein an enhancer that is bound to at least 10-fold more ligand than is bound to an average single enhancer within the cell identifies a super-enhancer. cross-linking, preferably covalently cross-linking, chromatin from a cell such that chromosomal nucleic acid is cross-linked to a super-enhancer component with which the chromosomal nucleic acid is associated to form a cross-linked complex; contacting the cross-linked complex with a ligand having affinity for the super-enhancer component or a surrogate mark of enhancers; determining an amount of ligand bound to each enhancer or surrogate mark in the cross-linked complex; and utilizing the determined amount of ligand bound to each enhancer or surrogate mark to identify a super-enhancer, wherein an enhancer that is bound to at least 10-fold more ligand than is bound to an average single enhancer within the cell identifies a super-enhancer.
Use, in a fluid aqueous composition suitable for forming a coating on the surface of a substrate used in the building and construction industry, of at least one UCST-type phase-change polymer as an additive to reduce the drying time required to form said coating under ambient temperature conditions below the upper critical solution temperature, or UCST, value of the polymer in water.
A television program profile interface, comprising: a television viewer profile represented by weighted viewer preferences, wherein: said weighted viewer preferences change with respect to an axis; and said television program profile interface means further comprises means for allowing a viewer to modify said weighted viewer preferences by traversing said axis characterized in that the axis is a time axis. a television viewer profile represented by weighted viewer preferences, wherein: said weighted viewer preferences change with respect to an axis; and said television program profile interface means further comprises means for allowing a viewer to modify said weighted viewer preferences by traversing said axis characterized in that the axis is a time axis. said weighted viewer preferences change with respect to an axis; and said television program profile interface means further comprises means for allowing a viewer to modify said weighted viewer preferences by traversing said axis
A method of preparing a resin composition containing a polyalkylene carbonate, comprising the steps of: (a) polymerizing using a zinc-based catalyst, a solvent, carbon dioxide, and an epoxide compound; (b) recovering unreacted residual monomers from a polymerization solution obtained after the polymerization step and containing a polyalkylene carbonate, unreacted residual monomers, a catalyst residue, a solvent, and cyclic alkylene carbonate-based byproducts; (c) removing the catalyst residue from the polymerization solution and recovering raw materials of the catalyst; (d) solution-blending by mixing the polymerization solution containing the polyalkylene carbonate, the solvent, and the cyclic alkylene carbonate-based byproducts with a thermostable blending resin to prepare a resin composition containing the polyalkylene carbonate; (e) recovering the solvent from the resin composition containing the polyalkylene carbonate; and (f) removing the cyclic alkylene carbonate-based byproducts from the resin composition containing the polyalkylene carbonate. (a) polymerizing using a zinc-based catalyst, a solvent, carbon dioxide, and an epoxide compound; (b) recovering unreacted residual monomers from a polymerization solution obtained after the polymerization step and containing a polyalkylene carbonate, unreacted residual monomers, a catalyst residue, a solvent, and cyclic alkylene carbonate-based byproducts; (c) removing the catalyst residue from the polymerization solution and recovering raw materials of the catalyst; (d) solution-blending by mixing the polymerization solution containing the polyalkylene carbonate, the solvent, and the cyclic alkylene carbonate-based byproducts with a thermostable blending resin to prepare a resin composition containing the polyalkylene carbonate; (e) recovering the solvent from the resin composition containing the polyalkylene carbonate; and (f) removing the cyclic alkylene carbonate-based byproducts from the resin composition containing the polyalkylene carbonate.
A medical cutting instrument, comprising: a shank portion formed of a round stainless steel bar or a round tool steel bar, the shank portion having a first brazing surface, the shank portion being gripped and rotated by a chuck when the medical cutting instrument is in a cutting operation; a working portion which has a second brazing surface and is formed of cemented carbide or ceramic at a leading end of the shank portion; and a solder for bonding the first brazing surface and the second brazing surface, wherein the first brazing surface is formed as a raised sloped surface including a single apex, and wherein the solder is provided in a space formed between the first brazing surface and the second brazing surface, characterized in that the first brazing surface is in a point contact with the second brazing surface only at the single apex. a shank portion formed of a round stainless steel bar or a round tool steel bar, the shank portion having a first brazing surface, the shank portion being gripped and rotated by a chuck when the medical cutting instrument is in a cutting operation; a working portion which has a second brazing surface and is formed of cemented carbide or ceramic at a leading end of the shank portion; and a solder for bonding the first brazing surface and the second brazing surface, wherein the first brazing surface is formed as a raised sloped surface including a single apex, and wherein the solder is provided in a space formed between the first brazing surface and the second brazing surface, characterized in that the first brazing surface is in a point contact with the second brazing surface only at the single apex.
Combination of a building surface which is formed as a high, vertical wall of a room of a building, having a lamp for illuminating the building surface, wherein the lamp is elongated in the longitudinal direction, and generates a first light distribution along a first plane comprising the longitudinal direction, and a second light distribution along a second plane, the normal vector of which is provided by the longitudinal direction, wherein the lamp comprises multiples LEDs (18a, 18b, 18c) as primary optics, to each of which collimating optics (17a, 17b, 17c) is assigned as secondary optics, by which light is guided along a main axis having in each case a very narrow light distribution of a tertiary optics, along the first plane and along the second plane, wherein the tertiary optics has diffusing means, by means of which light distribution is diffused along the first plane, and light deflecting means, by means of which predominant shares of the entire light flow are directed into a half-space bordered by the first plane, while maintaining a narrow or substantially narrow light distribution along the second plane, wherein the light deflecting means are prisms extending therefrom in the longitudinal direction, and wherein the light diffusing means are formed by lenticular lenses which are formed elongated along a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction.
An air conditioning device for a vehicle, comprising an inlet duct for supplying fresh air, an air transmission branch and an air heating branch both supplied by the inlet duct and communicating with each other through a mixing zone, and mixing means arranged at the mixing zone for distributing an air flow between the air transmission branch and the air heating branch, wherein said mixing means are movable between an extreme hot position wherein the mixing means prevent communication between the air transmission branch and the mixing zone and force the air flow to pass through the air heating branch, an extreme cold position wherein the mixing means prevent communication between the air heating branch and the mixing zone and force the air flow to pass through the air transmission branch, and an extreme closed position wherein the mixing means prevent communication between the mixing zone and both the air transmission branch and the air heating branch; wherein said mixing means comprise a butterfly flap pivotably mounted about a rotation axis arranged at the mixing zone, said butterfly flap comprising a first wing associated with one of said air transmission and air heating branches, hereinafter first branch, and a second wing, associated with the other of said air transmission and air heating branches, hereinafter second branch, as well as a wing extension hinged to said first wing according to a hinge axis parallel to the rotation axis of the butterfly flap, wherein, in said extreme closed position, the wing extension prevents communication between the first branch and the mixing zone, and the second wing prevents communication between the second branch and the mixing zone characterised in that, said wing extension is elastically hinged to said first wing; and in that, within the first branch there are arranged abutment means (51, 52) adapted to be engaged by the wing extension and to cause, during rotation of the butterfly flap, the wing extension to rotate relative to the first wing.
Method for coating the head of a lollipop, wherein the lollipop comprises a head and a stick, with a powdery and/or granular coating material which is provided as a bed, characterized in, that the lollipop is moved during coating and that the head of the lollipop is submerged into the coating material but only until the boundary between the stick and the head of the lollipop and that the coating material is moved during coating in the same direction as the transport direction of the lollipops.
Method for fine-machining of a toothed workpiece, using a toothed finishing tool which meshes with the workpiece in mutual tooth engagement, wherein the finishing tool is subjected to a dressing process in which the finishing tool and a toothed dressing tool, in tooth engagement with each other, rotate around their respective gear axes (C 2, C 1), which are arranged at a centre distance (a) different from zero and an axis-crossing angle different from zero, characterised in that the gear axes (C 2, C 1) of the finishing tool and dressing tool are arranged relative to each other in a position of a smaller centre distance (a) in comparison with a maximum centre distance (a').