mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An ultrasound imaging method for imaging a part, the method comprising the following steps: ▪ acquiring a set of M × N ultrasound signals S ij (t), where M is the number of transmitters capable of transmitting an ultrasound signal in said part to be imaged, N is the number of receivers capable of receiving one of the ultrasound signals S ij (t) originating from the part to be imaged, the index i denoting one of the transmitters, the index j denoting one of the receivers and t being a variable representing time; ▪ for each point P of a zone of the part to be imaged and for each transmitter-receiver pair ij, - determining a flight time T ij that corresponds to a theoretical duration needed for the ultrasound signal S ij (t) to cover a path from the transmitter i to the receiver j, while passing through point P; - determining an angle θ ij formed between a portion of the path arriving at point P and a portion of the path leaving point P; ▪ determining, for each point P, a weighted sum I of the amplitudes extracted from the signals S ij (t) at the flight times T ij that correspond to the considered point P: I P = ∑ i = 1 N ∑ j = 1 M f θ ij P. S ij T ij P, where f(θ ij) is a weighting function that is determined so as to attenuate the signals S ij (T ij) that correspond to the paths for which the angle θ ij is close to π compared to the signals S ij (T ij) that correspond to the paths for which the angle θ ij is close to the zero value. ▪ acquiring a set of M × N ultrasound signals S ij (t), where M is the number of transmitters capable of transmitting an ultrasound signal in said part to be imaged, N is the number of receivers capable of receiving one of the ultrasound signals S ij (t) originating from the part to be imaged, the index i denoting one of the transmitters, the index j denoting one of the receivers and t being a variable representing time; ▪ for each point P of a zone of the part to be imaged and for each transmitter-receiver pair ij, - determining a flight time T ij that corresponds to a theoretical duration needed for the ultrasound signal S ij (t) to cover a path from the transmitter i to the receiver j, while passing through point P; - determining an angle θ ij formed between a portion of the path arriving at point P and a portion of the path leaving point P; - determining a flight time T ij that corresponds to a theoretical duration needed for the ultrasound signal S ij (t) to cover a path from the transmitter i to the receiver j, while passing through point P; - determining an angle θ ij formed between a portion of the path arriving at point P and a portion of the path leaving point P; ▪ determining, for each point P, a weighted sum I of the amplitudes extracted from the signals S ij (t) at the flight times T ij that correspond to the considered point P: I P = ∑ i = 1 N ∑ j = 1 M f θ ij P. S ij T ij P, where f(θ ij) is a weighting function that is determined so as to attenuate the signals S ij (T ij) that correspond to the paths for which the angle θ ij is close to π compared to the signals S ij (T ij) that correspond to the paths for which the angle θ ij is close to the zero value.
A method for locating anatomical landmarks in image data, comprising: receiving, at a processor, image data representative of a patient's joint, wherein the image data comprises multiple image slices taken in image planes selected from sagittal planes, coronal planes and axial planes of the patient; identifying an oblique plane intersecting a soft tissue represented in the image data and normal to a longitudinal axis of the soft tissue; identifying, with the processor, a set of planes comprising the oblique plane and at least one other plane parallel or orthogonal to the oblique plane; generating, with the processor, a set of reformatted images, from the image data, sampled along the set of planes; tracing a feature of the soft tissue in the set of reformatted images; and generating, with the processor, a 3-D marking representing the traced feature on a 3-D model; wherein generating the set of reformatted images comprises: identifying, with the processor, four corners of the oblique plane; generating, with the processor, texture coordinates using the corner locations; and interpolating, with the processor, pixel intensities for the texture coordinates using the image data. receiving, at a processor, image data representative of a patient's joint, wherein the image data comprises multiple image slices taken in image planes selected from sagittal planes, coronal planes and axial planes of the patient; identifying an oblique plane intersecting a soft tissue represented in the image data and normal to a longitudinal axis of the soft tissue; identifying, with the processor, a set of planes comprising the oblique plane and at least one other plane parallel or orthogonal to the oblique plane; generating, with the processor, a set of reformatted images, from the image data, sampled along the set of planes; tracing a feature of the soft tissue in the set of reformatted images; and generating, with the processor, a 3-D marking representing the traced feature on a 3-D model; wherein generating the set of reformatted images comprises: identifying, with the processor, four corners of the oblique plane; generating, with the processor, texture coordinates using the corner locations; and interpolating, with the processor, pixel intensities for the texture coordinates using the image data. identifying, with the processor, four corners of the oblique plane; generating, with the processor, texture coordinates using the corner locations; and interpolating, with the processor, pixel intensities for the texture coordinates using the image data.
A battery pack comprising: a secondary battery; a molded body configured to store therein the secondary battery; a foamable layer provided between the secondary battery and an inner surface of the molded body so that the foamable layer contacts the inner surface of the molded body and configured to foam at a predetermined temperature or higher to form a foam heat insulating layer; and a block layer provided between the secondary battery and the foamable layer to block leakage from the secondary battery, wherein the foamable layer contains silicate of alkali metal, and the block layer is formed by a material resistant to molten alkali salt, the material containing iron, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, molybdenum, tantalum, tungsten, titanium nitride, or stainless steel. a secondary battery; a molded body configured to store therein the secondary battery; a foamable layer provided between the secondary battery and an inner surface of the molded body so that the foamable layer contacts the inner surface of the molded body and configured to foam at a predetermined temperature or higher to form a foam heat insulating layer; and a block layer provided between the secondary battery and the foamable layer to block leakage from the secondary battery, wherein the foamable layer contains silicate of alkali metal, and the block layer is formed by a material resistant to molten alkali salt, the material containing iron, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, molybdenum, tantalum, tungsten, titanium nitride, or stainless steel.
A secondary battery, comprising: a circuit board (20, 120) comprising first and second connection terminals (26a, 26b; 126a, 126b) wherein the first connection terminal (26a, 126a) comprises a first connection pad disposed towards a first edge of the circuit board (20, 120) and the second connection terminal (26b, 126b) comprises a second connection pad disposed towards a second edge of the circuit board, the circuit board having a circuit module (22, 122) mounted thereon and being coated with a protection layer (28, 128); a first electrode layer (32, 132) disposed on the protection layer of the circuit board so as to fully cover the circuit module (22, 122), the first electrode layer comprising a first electrode portion (32a, 132a) and a first tab portion (32b, 132b) extending from a corner of the first electrode portion, the first tab portion being directly connected to the first connection pad through a first opening in the protection layer; a second electrode layer (36, 136) disposed on the first electrode layer (32, 132), the second electrode layer comprising a second electrode portion (36a, 136a) and a second tab portion (36b, 136b) extending from a corner of the second electrode portion, the second tab portion being directly connected to the second connection pad through a second opening in the protection layer; and a separator (34, 134) interposed between the first and second electrode layers. a circuit board (20, 120) comprising first and second connection terminals (26a, 26b; 126a, 126b) wherein the first connection terminal (26a, 126a) comprises a first connection pad disposed towards a first edge of the circuit board (20, 120) and the second connection terminal (26b, 126b) comprises a second connection pad disposed towards a second edge of the circuit board, the circuit board having a circuit module (22, 122) mounted thereon and being coated with a protection layer (28, 128); a first electrode layer (32, 132) disposed on the protection layer of the circuit board so as to fully cover the circuit module (22, 122), the first electrode layer comprising a first electrode portion (32a, 132a) and a first tab portion (32b, 132b) extending from a corner of the first electrode portion, the first tab portion being directly connected to the first connection pad through a first opening in the protection layer; a second electrode layer (36, 136) disposed on the first electrode layer (32, 132), the second electrode layer comprising a second electrode portion (36a, 136a) and a second tab portion (36b, 136b) extending from a corner of the second electrode portion, the second tab portion being directly connected to the second connection pad through a second opening in the protection layer; and a separator (34, 134) interposed between the first and second electrode layers.
A communications device, comprising: a bio-antenna conducting surface configured to receive a set of bio-antenna modulated broadcast signals; wherein the conducting surface is configured to receive the set of bio-antenna modulated broadcast signals through a capacitively coupling; a broadcast receiver coupled to the conducting surface; a coil and a near field communication circuit, wherein the coil couples the near field communication circuit to the conducting surface; wherein the conducting surface is configured to: pass the broadcast signals to the broadcast receiver; and transmit and receive near field communication signals. a bio-antenna conducting surface configured to receive a set of bio-antenna modulated broadcast signals; wherein the conducting surface is configured to receive the set of bio-antenna modulated broadcast signals through a capacitively coupling; a broadcast receiver coupled to the conducting surface; a coil and a near field communication circuit, wherein the coil couples the near field communication circuit to the conducting surface; wherein the conducting surface is configured to: pass the broadcast signals to the broadcast receiver; and transmit and receive near field communication signals. pass the broadcast signals to the broadcast receiver; and transmit and receive near field communication signals.
A method for operating a digital assistant, the method comprising: at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory: receiving a user utterance of a dialogue; determining 1206), based on one or more text representations of the user utterance, one or more user intents corresponding to the user utterance; the method being characterised by further comprising: determining a belief state for the dialogue, the belief state comprising a plurality of dialogue slots, wherein each dialogue slot of the plurality of dialogue slots includes a respective marginal certainty for a concept or property represented by the respective dialogue slot, and wherein a first dialogue slot of the plurality of dialogue slots further includes one or more joint certainties for one or more interpretations arising from the first dialogue slot; selecting, based on the marginal certainty of each dialogue slot of the plurality of dialogue slots and the one or more joint certainties of the first dialogue slot, a policy action from a plurality of candidate policy actions that correspond to the belief state; and performing the selected policy action, including outputting results of the policy action for presentation. receiving a user utterance of a dialogue; determining 1206), based on one or more text representations of the user utterance, one or more user intents corresponding to the user utterance; the method being characterised by further comprising: determining a belief state for the dialogue, the belief state comprising a plurality of dialogue slots, wherein each dialogue slot of the plurality of dialogue slots includes a respective marginal certainty for a concept or property represented by the respective dialogue slot, and wherein a first dialogue slot of the plurality of dialogue slots further includes one or more joint certainties for one or more interpretations arising from the first dialogue slot; selecting, based on the marginal certainty of each dialogue slot of the plurality of dialogue slots and the one or more joint certainties of the first dialogue slot, a policy action from a plurality of candidate policy actions that correspond to the belief state; and performing the selected policy action, including outputting results of the policy action for presentation.
A machine part for agricultural, equipment for processing material, comprising: a body comprising a base material of a first hardness; and forming at least one of a chopper, fan blade or a rotating agricultural part configured for engaging at least one of grain or stalk material, a clad material deposited on the base material and forming at least one blunt edge along the body, the clad material comprising a second hardness greater than the first hardness, characterized in that the machine part includes a material thickness defined between two sides (146, 148), the two sides (146, 148) defining width and length spans that are each at least 5 times or more than the material thickness, wherein a material thickness edge forms a periphery of the body and extends transversely between the two sides (146, 148), wherein the machine part has an impact zone at a leading edge, the impact zone when in use contacting a flow of material prior to other remaining portions of the machine part, and in that the clad material (24, 118) is deposited only upon the material thickness edge and not along either of the two sides (146, 148), and that the clad material (24, 118) covers the impact zone and not the remaining portions of the machine part. a body comprising a base material of a first hardness; and forming at least one of a chopper, fan blade or a rotating agricultural part configured for engaging at least one of grain or stalk material, a clad material deposited on the base material and forming at least one blunt edge along the body, the clad material comprising a second hardness greater than the first hardness, characterized in that the machine part includes a material thickness defined between two sides (146, 148), the two sides (146, 148) defining width and length spans that are each at least 5 times or more than the material thickness, wherein a material thickness edge forms a periphery of the body and extends transversely between the two sides (146, 148), wherein the machine part has an impact zone at a leading edge, the impact zone when in use contacting a flow of material prior to other remaining portions of the machine part, and in that the clad material (24, 118) is deposited only upon the material thickness edge and not along either of the two sides (146, 148), and that the clad material (24, 118) covers the impact zone and not the remaining portions of the machine part.
Method for managing the temperature of a battery of an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising: - a step of recording in a memory a temperature value (Ts) at which the cooling or the heating of the battery is triggered; characterized in that said method comprises, for two consecutive values of the state of charge of the battery (SOC(i), SOC(i-x)) in a predefined sequence: - a step of comparing the value of a real gradient ((dT/dSOC) real) of the temperature of the battery to a reference gradient ((dT/dSOC)_target) of the temperature of the battery; and - a step of modifying, depending on the result of the step of comparison, o the temperature value (Ts) at which the cooling or the heating of the battery is triggered; or o the value of the power delivered by means for cooling or heating the battery; and in that the method comprises a step including - applying the modified trigger temperature value (Ts) or the modified delivered power value for the following two consecutive values of the state of charge of the battery (SOC(i-x), SOC(i-2x)) in the predefined sequence. - a step of recording in a memory a temperature value (Ts) at which the cooling or the heating of the battery is triggered; - a step of comparing the value of a real gradient ((dT/dSOC) real) of the temperature of the battery to a reference gradient ((dT/dSOC)_target) of the temperature of the battery; and - a step of modifying, depending on the result of the step of comparison, o the temperature value (Ts) at which the cooling or the heating of the battery is triggered; or o the value of the power delivered by means for cooling or heating the battery; o the temperature value (Ts) at which the cooling or the heating of the battery is triggered; or o the value of the power delivered by means for cooling or heating the battery; - applying the modified trigger temperature value (Ts) or the modified delivered power value for the following two consecutive values of the state of charge of the battery (SOC(i-x), SOC(i-2x)) in the predefined sequence.
A method, comprising: establishing a primary connection with a UE in a primary cell belonging to a primary base station, referred to as evolved Node-B, eNB, with a first UE-ID, wherein the primary cell comprises a downlink component carrier, CC, and an uplink component carrier; configuring a second connection with the UE in a second cell belonging to a second base station, eNB, wherein the second cell comprises a downlink CC and an uplink CC; configuring and aggregating component carriers of the primary cell and the second cell for the primary connection and the second connection; and performing mobility management functions through the primary connection, characterized by the method further comprising: configuring the uplink CC of the first and second connection, respectively, as a feedback channel for the downlink CC of the corresponding connection; performing Radio Link Monitoring, RLM, functions on the primary connection and the second connection; performing cell reselection when radio link failure of the primary connection occurs; and suspending uplink transmission of the second connection when radio link failure of the second connection occurs. establishing a primary connection with a UE in a primary cell belonging to a primary base station, referred to as evolved Node-B, eNB, with a first UE-ID, wherein the primary cell comprises a downlink component carrier, CC, and an uplink component carrier; configuring a second connection with the UE in a second cell belonging to a second base station, eNB, wherein the second cell comprises a downlink CC and an uplink CC; configuring and aggregating component carriers of the primary cell and the second cell for the primary connection and the second connection; and performing mobility management functions through the primary connection, characterized by the method further comprising: configuring the uplink CC of the first and second connection, respectively, as a feedback channel for the downlink CC of the corresponding connection; performing Radio Link Monitoring, RLM, functions on the primary connection and the second connection; performing cell reselection when radio link failure of the primary connection occurs; and suspending uplink transmission of the second connection when radio link failure of the second connection occurs. configuring the uplink CC of the first and second connection, respectively, as a feedback channel for the downlink CC of the corresponding connection; performing Radio Link Monitoring, RLM, functions on the primary connection and the second connection; performing cell reselection when radio link failure of the primary connection occurs; and suspending uplink transmission of the second connection when radio link failure of the second connection occurs.
A lubricating composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and a block arm star polymer, wherein the block arm star polymer has at least 3 block arms, the block arms having an inner block and an outer block, wherein the star polymer comprises a core bonded to the inner blocks, which are in turn bonded to one or more outer blocks, wherein the inner block consists of: (a) 20 wt% to 90 wt % of C 1-4 -alkyl (meth)acrylate-derived unit, (b) 10 wt % to 80 wt % of a C 4-18 -alkyl (meth)acrylate-derived unit (or C 5-18 -alkyl (meth)acrylate-derived unit) different from (a), wherein the (meth)acrylate alkyl group of the inner block has a number average number of carbons of 1.5 to 8; and (c) 0 wt % to 5 wt % of a vinyl aromatic derived unit from a monomer (such as styrene, or vinyl toluene); (d) 0 wt % to 5 wt % of a dispersant unit derived from a dispersant monomer, wherein the outer block consists of: (a) 50 to 95 wt % of a C 10-16 -alkyl (meth)acrylate-derived unit, and (b) 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a C 1-20 -alkyl methacrylate-derived unit different from (a) and wherein the outer block is different from the inner block, and (c) 0 wt % to 5 wt % of a dispersant unit, wherein the dispersant unit is derived from a dispersant monomer, wherein the (meth)acrylate alkyl group of the outer block has a number average number of carbons of greater than 7, and (d) 0 wt % to 5 wt % of a vinyl aromatic derived unit from a monomer (such as styrene, or vinyl toluene); and wherein the difference in the number average number of carbon atoms between the alkyl groups of the inner block and the alkyl groups of the outer block is at least 0.8 (the difference in the number average number of carbon atoms between the inner block and outer block may be at least 1.2 or at least 2.0 or at least 2.8, or a range including 0.8 to 8 or 2 to 5); wherein the number average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl groups of the inner block is less than the average number of carbon atoms in the alkyl groups of the outer block, and wherein the ratio of the inner block to the outer block is 20:80 to 80:20 by weight; and wherein the dispersant unit is derived from a nitrogen-containing compound or an oxygen-containing compound, or mixtures thereof. (a) 20 wt% to 90 wt % of C 1-4 -alkyl (meth)acrylate-derived unit, (b) 10 wt % to 80 wt % of a C 4-18 -alkyl (meth)acrylate-derived unit (or C 5-18 -alkyl (meth)acrylate-derived unit) different from (a), (c) 0 wt % to 5 wt % of a vinyl aromatic derived unit from a monomer (such as styrene, or vinyl toluene); (d) 0 wt % to 5 wt % of a dispersant unit derived from a dispersant monomer, (a) 50 to 95 wt % of a C 10-16 -alkyl (meth)acrylate-derived unit, and (b) 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a C 1-20 -alkyl methacrylate-derived unit different from (a) and wherein the outer block is different from the inner block, and (c) 0 wt % to 5 wt % of a dispersant unit, wherein the dispersant unit is derived from a dispersant monomer, (d) 0 wt % to 5 wt % of a vinyl aromatic derived unit from a monomer (such as styrene, or vinyl toluene); and