mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An iterative low density parity check (LDPC) decoder, comprising: a first plurality of shift registers configured for storing component vectors of bit estimates, a plurality of banks of parity-check node processors (PCNPs) coupled to the first plurality of shift registers, each of the plurality of banks of parity PCNPs configured for processing the component vectors to generate a plurality of messages, a second plurality of shift registers coupled to the plurality of banks of PCNPs and configured for storing the plurality of messages, a plurality of combiners configured for combining the plurality of messages with a plurality of bit estimates generated during a previous iteration for producing updated bit estimates, a plurality of fixed permuters configured for permuting the updated bit estimates for producing permuted updated bit estimates, and a subtraction module coupled between the first plurality of shift registers and the plurality of fixed permuters and configured for subtracting messages generated during a predetermined earlier iteration from the permuted updated bit estimates, producing final updated bit estimates which are stored in the first plurality of shift registers. a first plurality of shift registers configured for storing component vectors of bit estimates, a plurality of banks of parity-check node processors (PCNPs) coupled to the first plurality of shift registers, each of the plurality of banks of parity PCNPs configured for processing the component vectors to generate a plurality of messages, a second plurality of shift registers coupled to the plurality of banks of PCNPs and configured for storing the plurality of messages, a plurality of combiners configured for combining the plurality of messages with a plurality of bit estimates generated during a previous iteration for producing updated bit estimates, a plurality of fixed permuters configured for permuting the updated bit estimates for producing permuted updated bit estimates, and a subtraction module coupled between the first plurality of shift registers and the plurality of fixed permuters and configured for subtracting messages generated during a predetermined earlier iteration from the permuted updated bit estimates, producing final updated bit estimates which are stored in the first plurality of shift registers.
Use of a probe comprising a DNA of the following (a) or (b): (a) a DNA having a base sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 4 or 15; (b) a DNA which hybridizes to the DNA of (a) under stringent conditions, and which encodes a protein specifically expressed in an ES cell, for determining if a cell which has not been derived from a human embryo is an ES cell. (a) a DNA having a base sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 4 or 15; (b) a DNA which hybridizes to the DNA of (a) under stringent conditions, and which encodes a protein specifically expressed in an ES cell,
A vector encoding a connexin 43 polypeptide sequence operably linked to a promoter that is active in cardiac muscle tissue, for use in a method for treating a structural-based cardiovascular disease or condition in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject said vector, wherein, as a result of the administration of an effective amount of the vector, connexin 43 levels in at least a portion of the heart of the subject are increased, wherein the cardiovascular disease or condition is arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. comprising administering to the subject said vector, wherein, as a result of the administration of an effective amount of the vector, connexin 43 levels in at least a portion of the heart of the subject are increased, wherein the cardiovascular disease or condition is arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
A spot welding method for a member to be welded constituted of a plurality of steel sheets that are overlapped at least at a welding zone, wherein the member to be welded includes at least one steel sheet which is coated with zinc plating at at least an overlapped face at the welding zone, and a total sheet thickness t (mm) of the plurality of steel sheets is 2.4 mm or more, and 7.0 mm or less, and being characterized in that a squeeze time St (seconds) from when welding electrodes are brought into contact with the member to be welded to when electric current flow for welding starts satisfies Expression 1, and a hold time Ht (seconds) after welding from when electric current flow for welding between the welding electrodes ends to when the welding electrodes and the member to be welded are brought out of contact satisfies Expression 2, wherein immediately before the welding electrodes are brought into contact with the member to be welded, one or two or more of the following conditions (a) to (d) are satisfied: (a) a state in which an axial core of the welding electrode and a perpendicular line of a surface of the steel sheet that is brought into contact with the welding electrode are not parallel with each other; (b) a state in which a distance from a front end section of one welding electrode to a surface of one steel sheet and a distance from a front end section of the other welding electrode to a surface of the other steel sheet are different from each other; (c) a state in which an axial core of the other welding electrode is shifted from an extended line of an axial core of one welding electrode; and (d) a state in which a gap is provided between the overlapped faces at the welding zone, with the following expressions: 0.020 ≤ St 0.015 t 2 + 0.020 ≤ Ht (a) a state in which an axial core of the welding electrode and a perpendicular line of a surface of the steel sheet that is brought into contact with the welding electrode are not parallel with each other; (b) a state in which a distance from a front end section of one welding electrode to a surface of one steel sheet and a distance from a front end section of the other welding electrode to a surface of the other steel sheet are different from each other; (c) a state in which an axial core of the other welding electrode is shifted from an extended line of an axial core of one welding electrode; and (d) a state in which a gap is provided between the overlapped faces at the welding zone, with the following expressions: 0.020 ≤ St 0.015 t 2 + 0.020 ≤ Ht
A charge air guide element for an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine with a plurality of cylinder units (16A-161), the charge air guide element comprising: a through flow section comprising a first passage fluidly connecting a front side of the charge air guide element with a back side of the charge air guide element; a supply section at a cylinder unit side of the through flow section, the supply section comprising a second passage fluidly connecting a top side of the charge air guide element with the first passage; characterised in that, integrated into a wall structure of the charge air guide element, a cooling water channel system comprises at least one opening at the cylinder unit side of the through flow section, which opens towards the top side of the charge air guide element, and at least one opening at an access side of the charge air guide element, the access side being opposite to the cylinder unit side. a through flow section comprising a first passage fluidly connecting a front side of the charge air guide element with a back side of the charge air guide element; a supply section at a cylinder unit side of the through flow section, the supply section comprising a second passage fluidly connecting a top side of the charge air guide element with the first passage; characterised in that, integrated into a wall structure of the charge air guide element, a cooling water channel system comprises at least one opening at the cylinder unit side of the through flow section, which opens towards the top side of the charge air guide element, and at least one opening at an access side of the charge air guide element, the access side being opposite to the cylinder unit side.
A support structure for a prosthetic heart valve, the support structure including a tubular body having a longitudinal axis (X f), the tubular body comprising: a first region that is annular shape and is characterized by a first transverse deformation resistance; and a second region that is annular in shape and is characterized by a second transverse deformation resistance, the second region including a plurality of strut elements defining the annular shape of the second region, at least a portion of each of the plurality of strut elements having a region of reduced cross section including a width in a radial direction transverse to the longitudinal axis (X f) of the tubular body and a thickness in a longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (X f) of the tubular body, the width in the region of reduced cross section being at least four times the thickness such that the second region exhibits a relatively higher degree of compressibility in the longitudinal direction than in the radial direction. a first region that is annular shape and is characterized by a first transverse deformation resistance; and a second region that is annular in shape and is characterized by a second transverse deformation resistance, the second region including a plurality of strut elements defining the annular shape of the second region, at least a portion of each of the plurality of strut elements having a region of reduced cross section including a width in a radial direction transverse to the longitudinal axis (X f) of the tubular body and a thickness in a longitudinal direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (X f) of the tubular body, the width in the region of reduced cross section being at least four times the thickness such that the second region exhibits a relatively higher degree of compressibility in the longitudinal direction than in the radial direction.
A method for evaluating rebound resilience of a polymer material, characterized in that it comprises irradiating the polymer material with X-rays or neutrons to perform X-ray scattering measurement or neutron scattering measurement, wherein the rebound resilience is evaluated based on a radius of gyration R g1 determined by curve fitting the following Formula 1-2 using the definition in Formula 1-3 to a scattering intensity curve I (q) obtained by the X-ray scattering measurement or neutron scattering measurement: I q = P 1 erf q R g 0 6 3 / q D f 1 exp − q 2 R g 1 2 3 + G 1 exp − q 2 R g 1 2 3 + P 2 erf q R g 1 6 3 / q D f 2 erf z = 2 π ∫ 0 z e − t 2 dt wherein P 1, P 2, G 1, R g0, R g1, D f1, and D f2 are fitting parameters; and z and t are any positive numbers, and wherein q is defined by the following Formula 1-1 q = 4 π sin θ / 2 λ in which θ is the scattering angle and λ is the wavelength of the X-rays or neutrons.
A battery comprising a plurality of electrochemical cells (15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F), connected in series with each other and adapted for each generating an electric current from an oxidation-reduction reaction between an oxidizing fluid and a reducing fluid, and, for each electrochemical cell (15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F), a device (30, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F) for controlling the voltage across the terminals of said cell (15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F), characterized in that it comprises a voltage regulator device (32, 32C, 32D, 32E, 32F), electrically connected to said cell (15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F) so that the control device (30, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F) measures the voltage across the terminals of the cell (15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E, 15F), increased by an offset voltage (ΔV) across the terminals of the regulator device (32, 32C, 32D, 32E, 32F).
A method for coating a surface of a hole with molten filler material, the method comprising steps of: (a) drilling the hole in a composite layer, the hole being defined by a side wall; (b) heating filler material comprising an electrically conductive low-melting alloy to a molten state to produce the molten filler material; (c) inserting a nozzle having an internal channel system into the hole with a gap separating the nozzle and the side wall; (d) forcing the molten filler material into, through, and out of the internal channel system of the nozzle and into the gap; and (e) retracting the nozzle from the hole, wherein the molten filler material exits the nozzle through a circular circumferential orifice and is redirected and pushed in a direction having a radially outward component by a contoured flow-redirecting surface of the nozzle during the step of retracting the nozzle from the hole. (a) drilling the hole in a composite layer, the hole being defined by a side wall; (b) heating filler material comprising an electrically conductive low-melting alloy to a molten state to produce the molten filler material; (c) inserting a nozzle having an internal channel system into the hole with a gap separating the nozzle and the side wall; (d) forcing the molten filler material into, through, and out of the internal channel system of the nozzle and into the gap; and (e) retracting the nozzle from the hole,
A subscriber data entity, comprising: means for defining a first record comprising a wildcarded public user identity covering a plurality of public user identities of users; characterized in that the subscriber data entity further comprises means for defining a second record comprising a public user identity of a user, wherein the public user identity belongs to the plurality of public user identities which the wildcarded public user identity covers; means for assigning the first record and the second record to the same registration set, wherein the registration set comprises public user identities to be registered together, and, means for assigning different service profiles for the first record and the second record. means for defining a first record comprising a wildcarded public user identity covering a plurality of public user identities of users; characterized in that the subscriber data entity further comprises means for defining a second record comprising a public user identity of a user, wherein the public user identity belongs to the plurality of public user identities which the wildcarded public user identity covers; means for assigning the first record and the second record to the same registration set, wherein the registration set comprises public user identities to be registered together, and, means for assigning different service profiles for the first record and the second record.
An electronic device (101, 200, 300, 400) comprising: a motor; a microphone (240, 310, 410); a display which is capable of changing between an expanded state and a reduced state; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a request for changing a state of the display area while an application using a sound received via the microphone is executed; drive the motor to change the state of the display area in response to the request; apply a first filter to a sound received via the microphone while changing the state of the display area; and apply a second filter different from the first filter to a sound received via the microphone in response to identifying that changing in the state of the display area is completed. a motor; a microphone (240, 310, 410); a display which is capable of changing between an expanded state and a reduced state; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a request for changing a state of the display area while an application using a sound received via the microphone is executed; drive the motor to change the state of the display area in response to the request; apply a first filter to a sound received via the microphone while changing the state of the display area; and apply a second filter different from the first filter to a sound received via the microphone in response to identifying that changing in the state of the display area is completed. receive a request for changing a state of the display area while an application using a sound received via the microphone is executed; drive the motor to change the state of the display area in response to the request; apply a first filter to a sound received via the microphone while changing the state of the display area; and apply a second filter different from the first filter to a sound received via the microphone in response to identifying that changing in the state of the display area is completed.
A light bulb assembly comprising: a bulb housing that is configured to be mounted to a base that includes an electrically conductive shell configured to be connected to a light bulb socket, the shell defining a negative terminal of the light bulb assembly; a light bulb held by the bulb housing and comprising a printed circuit board; and an electrical connector comprising a connector housing, a negative contact, and a positive terminal of the light bulb assembly, the positive terminal and the negative contact being held by the connector housing, the electrical connector being mounted to the PCB such that the positive terminal and the negative contact are electrically connected to the PCB, the negative contact being configured to mate with the shell of the base, wherein the positive terminal is configured to be exposed for mating with a corresponding terminal of the light bulb socket when the bulb housing is mounted to the base, wherein the connector housing comprises an electrically insulative plug that is configured to extend within a through opening of the shell of the base, the positive terminal comprising a mating end that is held by the plug such that the mating end is exposed at the through opening for mating with the corresponding terminal of the light bulb socket. a bulb housing that is configured to be mounted to a base that includes an electrically conductive shell configured to be connected to a light bulb socket, the shell defining a negative terminal of the light bulb assembly; a light bulb held by the bulb housing and comprising a printed circuit board; and an electrical connector comprising a connector housing, a negative contact, and a positive terminal of the light bulb assembly, the positive terminal and the negative contact being held by the connector housing, the electrical connector being mounted to the PCB such that the positive terminal and the negative contact are electrically connected to the PCB, the negative contact being configured to mate with the shell of the base, wherein the positive terminal is configured to be exposed for mating with a corresponding terminal of the light bulb socket when the bulb housing is mounted to the base, wherein the connector housing comprises an electrically insulative plug that is configured to extend within a through opening of the shell of the base, the positive terminal comprising a mating end that is held by the plug such that the mating end is exposed at the through opening for mating with the corresponding terminal of the light bulb socket.
A method for controlling power in a communication system by adjusting a reference signal-to-interference ratio value, comprising: • determining a block error rate based on a first error rate information of data blocks received on a first transport channel and a second error rate information of data blocks of at least a second transport channel; and • determining the reference signal-to-interference ratio value corresponding to the first transport channel based on the block error rate and a target block error rate for the first transport channel, wherein • the first and second error rate information indicates whether data blocks are correctly received on respective first and second transport channels or not, and • in the step of determining the reference signal-to-interference ratio value, the second error rate information corresponding to the data blocks of at least the second transport channel is weighted according to at least one of channel coding, a code rate, rate matching, and a current signal-to-interference ratio value of the first and second transport channels, and is used with the first error rate information for determining the block error rate. • determining a block error rate based on a first error rate information of data blocks received on a first transport channel and a second error rate information of data blocks of at least a second transport channel; and • determining the reference signal-to-interference ratio value corresponding to the first transport channel based on the block error rate and a target block error rate for the first transport channel, • the first and second error rate information indicates whether data blocks are correctly received on respective first and second transport channels or not, and • in the step of determining the reference signal-to-interference ratio value, the second error rate information corresponding to the data blocks of at least the second transport channel is weighted according to at least one of channel coding, a code rate, rate matching, and a current signal-to-interference ratio value of the first and second transport channels, and is used with the first error rate information for determining the block error rate.
A seal assembly for a pump, comprising: a gland housing for mounting to the pump casing; a staging flow pathway within the gland housing defining first and second seal chambers (130, 132); a rotor assembly pumping a coolant fluid through said gland housing, the rotor assembly having at least one acceleration surface (143, 146), wherein fluid passing through the staging flow pathway is accelerated by said at least one acceleration surface (143, 146); first and second seal stages within said first and second seal chambers (130, 132), each having a static sealing element and a rotating sealing element, said sealing elements engaging one another to form a fluid-tight seal, wherein said sealing elements are configured to thermally expand; an inlet passage for feeding the coolant fluid into said staging flow pathway and past said at least one acceleration surface (143, 146); characterised by expansion-control rings configured to restrict expansion of said rotating sealing element below a threshold temperature, wherein said expansion-control rings comprise a first expansion control ring around said rotating sealing element and a second expansion control ring around said rotating sealing element, wherein said first expansion control ring is configured to expand out of contact with said rotating sealing element at a lower temperature than said second expansion control ring. a gland housing for mounting to the pump casing; a staging flow pathway within the gland housing defining first and second seal chambers (130, 132); a rotor assembly pumping a coolant fluid through said gland housing, the rotor assembly having at least one acceleration surface (143, 146), wherein fluid passing through the staging flow pathway is accelerated by said at least one acceleration surface (143, 146); first and second seal stages within said first and second seal chambers (130, 132), each having a static sealing element and a rotating sealing element, said sealing elements engaging one another to form a fluid-tight seal, wherein said sealing elements are configured to thermally expand; an inlet passage for feeding the coolant fluid into said staging flow pathway and past said at least one acceleration surface (143, 146); characterised by expansion-control rings configured to restrict expansion of said rotating sealing element below a threshold temperature, wherein said expansion-control rings comprise a first expansion control ring around said rotating sealing element and a second expansion control ring around said rotating sealing element, wherein said first expansion control ring is configured to expand out of contact with said rotating sealing element at a lower temperature than said second expansion control ring.