mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A driving assembly (20, 30) for an electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette comprising a heating assembly, the driving assembly (20, 30) being configured for driving the heating assembly to heat liquid or tobacco so as to generate an aerosol, the driving assembly (20, 30) comprising: a master control circuit, characterized in that the master control circuit comprises an analog-digital converter, the analog-digital converter comprising an input end coupled to a power supply; and an output power control circuit, the output power control circuit comprising an input end coupled to the power supply, an output end coupled to the heating assembly, and a control end coupled to the master control circuit; wherein the master control circuit is configured for detecting an output voltage of the power supply, and the master control circuit is configured to calculate a duty ratio meeting a preset power using the detected output voltage and an effective resistance of the heating assembly, and output the duty ratio to the output power control circuit; and the output power control circuit is configured for driving, according to the duty ratio, a current circuit of the heating assembly to switch on or switch off, so that the heating assembly operates under the preset power. a master control circuit, characterized in that the master control circuit comprises an analog-digital converter, the analog-digital converter comprising an input end coupled to a power supply; and an output power control circuit, the output power control circuit comprising an input end coupled to the power supply, an output end coupled to the heating assembly, and a control end coupled to the master control circuit; wherein the master control circuit is configured for detecting an output voltage of the power supply, and the master control circuit is configured to calculate a duty ratio meeting a preset power using the detected output voltage and an effective resistance of the heating assembly, and output the duty ratio to the output power control circuit; and the output power control circuit is configured for driving, according to the duty ratio, a current circuit of the heating assembly to switch on or switch off, so that the heating assembly operates under the preset power.
Acid polysaccharides selected from hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulphate, dermatan sulphate, heparan sulphate and cheratan sulphate, characterised by the concomitant presence of alcohol groups esterified with butyric and formic acids, said acid polysaccharides being obtained by a process that comprises: a) dissolving the acid polysaccharide, salified with sodium or other alkali metals, in formamide by heating; b) adding to the resulting solution, at room temperature, an organic base, followed, after 15 minutes, by butyric anhydride; c) diluting the homogenous, viscous reaction mixture with an aqueous solution of NaCl and neutralising it to pH 6-7.5; d) purifying the dilute reaction mixture by dialysis or tangential filtration; e) freezing the purified polysaccharide solution and recovering the product by freeze-drying or spray-drying. a) dissolving the acid polysaccharide, salified with sodium or other alkali metals, in formamide by heating; b) adding to the resulting solution, at room temperature, an organic base, followed, after 15 minutes, by butyric anhydride; c) diluting the homogenous, viscous reaction mixture with an aqueous solution of NaCl and neutralising it to pH 6-7.5; d) purifying the dilute reaction mixture by dialysis or tangential filtration; e) freezing the purified polysaccharide solution and recovering the product by freeze-drying or spray-drying.
A Roseburia flagellin, and/or a polynucleotide sequence encoding said Roseburia flagellin, and/or a vector comprising said polynucleotide sequence, and/or a host cell, including bacteria, comprising said vector, and/or a host cell, including bacteria, comprising said polynucleotide sequence, for use in medicine.
Computer implemented method for determining an entry of an occupancy map of a vicinity of a vehicle, the method comprising the following steps carried out by computer hardware components: - acquiring first sensor data of a first sensor of the vicinity of the vehicle; - acquiring second sensor data of a second sensor of the vicinity of the vehicle; - determining a first sensor data portion of the first sensor data which represents a potential object in the vicinity of the vehicle; - based on the first sensor data portion, determining a second sensor data portion of the second sensor data which corresponds to a location of the potential object; and - determining an entry of the occupancy map based on the first sensor data portion and the second sensor data portion; wherein the first sensor data portion is a first sensor patch of a pre-determined first sensor data portion size; wherein the second sensor data portion is a second sensor patch of a pre-determined second sensor data portion dimension size; and wherein the entry of the occupancy map is determined using an artificial neural network based on the first sensor data portion and the second sensor data portion. the method comprising the following steps carried out by computer hardware components: - acquiring first sensor data of a first sensor of the vicinity of the vehicle; - acquiring second sensor data of a second sensor of the vicinity of the vehicle; - determining a first sensor data portion of the first sensor data which represents a potential object in the vicinity of the vehicle; - based on the first sensor data portion, determining a second sensor data portion of the second sensor data which corresponds to a location of the potential object; and - determining an entry of the occupancy map based on the first sensor data portion and the second sensor data portion; - acquiring first sensor data of a first sensor of the vicinity of the vehicle; - acquiring second sensor data of a second sensor of the vicinity of the vehicle; - determining a first sensor data portion of the first sensor data which represents a potential object in the vicinity of the vehicle; - based on the first sensor data portion, determining a second sensor data portion of the second sensor data which corresponds to a location of the potential object; and - determining an entry of the occupancy map based on the first sensor data portion and the second sensor data portion; wherein the first sensor data portion is a first sensor patch of a pre-determined first sensor data portion size; wherein the second sensor data portion is a second sensor patch of a pre-determined second sensor data portion dimension size; and wherein the entry of the occupancy map is determined using an artificial neural network based on the first sensor data portion and the second sensor data portion.
A method for controlling voice activity detection, VAD, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: determining, by a switch, whether a ring back tone, RBT, is a personalized RBT when a called party sends the RBT in response to a call request of a calling party, wherein the RBT comprises one of the personalized RBT and a standard RBT, and the personalized RBT is a color ring back tone, CRBT; if the RBT is the personalized RBT, turning off, by the switch, a VAD function of an encoder in a call path; and turning on, by the switch, the VAD function of the encoder when the switch identifies the calling party and the called party are in a conversation state. determining, by a switch, whether a ring back tone, RBT, is a personalized RBT when a called party sends the RBT in response to a call request of a calling party, wherein the RBT comprises one of the personalized RBT and a standard RBT, and the personalized RBT is a color ring back tone, CRBT; if the RBT is the personalized RBT, turning off, by the switch, a VAD function of an encoder in a call path; and turning on, by the switch, the VAD function of the encoder when the switch identifies the calling party and the called party are in a conversation state.
A closure cap comprises: - a rigid element at the upper surface of the cap, which, on one side, can be tilted about a pivot which is located in the upper surface or which extends parallel to said upper surface, and said rigid element is connected, on the other side, with a flexible member which causes the rigid element to tilt when pressure is exerted thereon, and - an initially closed space, located below the upper surface, which is bounded at the end faces by at least the tiltable, rigid element to which an opening member projecting into said space is secured, and by a seal which, when the rigid element is tilted, is opened by the opening member, characterized in that, at least prior to the exertion of pressure, the lower end of the opening member projecting into said space is fixedly connected to the seal. - a rigid element at the upper surface of the cap, which, on one side, can be tilted about a pivot which is located in the upper surface or which extends parallel to said upper surface, and said rigid element is connected, on the other side, with a flexible member which causes the rigid element to tilt when pressure is exerted thereon, and - an initially closed space, located below the upper surface, which is bounded at the end faces by at least the tiltable, rigid element to which an opening member projecting into said space is secured, and by a seal which, when the rigid element is tilted, is opened by the opening member,
A method of monitoring and controlling movement of shopping cart, the method comprising: monitoring a location of a shopping cart via bi-directional radio frequency communications with a cart transceiver of the shopping cart, said cart transceiver electrically coupled to a brake mechanism of the shopping cart; and automatically determining whether to activate the brake mechanism to inhibit the shopping cart from exiting a store based, at least in part, on: (i) a path taken by the shopping cart before proceeding to an exit of the store, as determined from said monitoring; and (ii) a speed at which the shopping cart passed through a checkout lane. monitoring a location of a shopping cart via bi-directional radio frequency communications with a cart transceiver of the shopping cart, said cart transceiver electrically coupled to a brake mechanism of the shopping cart; and automatically determining whether to activate the brake mechanism to inhibit the shopping cart from exiting a store based, at least in part, on: (i) a path taken by the shopping cart before proceeding to an exit of the store, as determined from said monitoring; and (ii) a speed at which the shopping cart passed through a checkout lane. (i) a path taken by the shopping cart before proceeding to an exit of the store, as determined from said monitoring; and (ii) a speed at which the shopping cart passed through a checkout lane.
Ship drive having a hubless propeller, comprising the following components or features: 1.1 a rotor having a rotor ring made of carbon steel; 1.2 a plurality of rotor blades which are carried by the rotor ring and face radially inward; 1.3 with a stator and a laminated stator core; 1.4 a plurality of permanent magnets carried by the rotor ring; 1.5 the propeller is enclosed by a cylindrical flow guide housing; 1.6 the flow guide housing is enclosed by a cylindrical tunnel wall; 1.7 an annular gap having openings for the inlet and outlet of seawater is disposed between the flow guide housing and the tunnel wall; 1.8 there are provided radial positioning means for radially positioning and fixing the flow guide housing relative to the tunnel wall; 1.9 the radial positioning means comprise punches (13.1) movable in the radial direction; 1.10 the one end of a punch (13.1) is mounted in a socket either on the wall of the flow guide housing or on the tunnel wall, and the other end is accommodated in a receptacle on the respective other wall (10, 11). 1.1 a rotor having a rotor ring made of carbon steel; 1.2 a plurality of rotor blades which are carried by the rotor ring and face radially inward; 1.3 with a stator and a laminated stator core; 1.4 a plurality of permanent magnets carried by the rotor ring; 1.5 the propeller is enclosed by a cylindrical flow guide housing; 1.6 the flow guide housing is enclosed by a cylindrical tunnel wall; 1.7 an annular gap having openings for the inlet and outlet of seawater is disposed between the flow guide housing and the tunnel wall; 1.8 there are provided radial positioning means for radially positioning and fixing the flow guide housing relative to the tunnel wall; 1.9 the radial positioning means comprise punches (13.1) movable in the radial direction; 1.10 the one end of a punch (13.1) is mounted in a socket either on the wall of the flow guide housing or on the tunnel wall, and the other end is accommodated in a receptacle on the respective other wall (10, 11).
A system for secure storage audit verification comprising: a transaction pool; and a processor configured to: verify a transaction stored in the transaction pool, wherein the transaction comprises one of the following: a key request by a Key Management System, a consumption of a released key by the KMS, a key released by the KMS, or a key released by a Key Release System; characterized in that the processor is further configured to: sign a proposed block, wherein the proposed block is based at least in part on the transaction; request to counter sign the proposed block; receive a counter signed proposed block; and add the counter signed proposed block to a blockchain. a transaction pool; and a processor configured to: verify a transaction stored in the transaction pool, wherein the transaction comprises one of the following: a key request by a Key Management System, a consumption of a released key by the KMS, a key released by the KMS, or a key released by a Key Release System; characterized in that the processor is further configured to: sign a proposed block, wherein the proposed block is based at least in part on the transaction; request to counter sign the proposed block; receive a counter signed proposed block; and add the counter signed proposed block to a blockchain. verify a transaction stored in the transaction pool, wherein the transaction comprises one of the following: a key request by a Key Management System, a consumption of a released key by the KMS, a key released by the KMS, or a key released by a Key Release System; characterized in that the processor is further configured to: sign a proposed block, wherein the proposed block is based at least in part on the transaction; request to counter sign the proposed block; receive a counter signed proposed block; and add the counter signed proposed block to a blockchain. sign a proposed block, wherein the proposed block is based at least in part on the transaction; request to counter sign the proposed block; receive a counter signed proposed block; and add the counter signed proposed block to a blockchain.
A method of decoding a compressed Higher Order Ambisonics, HOA, representation of a sound or sound field, the method comprising: receiving a bit stream containing the compressed HOA representation corresponding to a plurality of hierarchical layers that include a base layer and two or more hierarchical enhancement layers, and containing basic side information that is associated with the base layer and enhancement side information that is associated with the two or more hierarchical enhancement layers, wherein the plurality of layers have assigned thereto components of a basic compressed sound representation of the sound or sound field, the components being assigned to respective layers in respective groups of components, and wherein the two or more hierarchical enhancement layers comprises a highest usable hierarchical enhancement layer, characterized in that each of the two or more hierarchical enhancement layers includes a portion of the enhancement side information including parameters for improving a basic reconstructed sound representation obtainable from data included in the respective layer and any layers lower than the respective layer; and the method further comprises decoding the compressed HOA representation based on the basic side information that is associated with the base layer, based on the portion of the enhancement side information that is associated with the highest usable hierarchical enhancement layer, and not based on the portion of the enhancement side information that is associated with any other layer of the two or more hierarchical enhancement layers. receiving a bit stream containing the compressed HOA representation corresponding to a plurality of hierarchical layers that include a base layer and two or more hierarchical enhancement layers, and containing basic side information that is associated with the base layer and enhancement side information that is associated with the two or more hierarchical enhancement layers, wherein the plurality of layers have assigned thereto components of a basic compressed sound representation of the sound or sound field, the components being assigned to respective layers in respective groups of components, and wherein the two or more hierarchical enhancement layers comprises a highest usable hierarchical enhancement layer, characterized in that each of the two or more hierarchical enhancement layers includes a portion of the enhancement side information including parameters for improving a basic reconstructed sound representation obtainable from data included in the respective layer and any layers lower than the respective layer; and the method further comprises decoding the compressed HOA representation based on the basic side information that is associated with the base layer, based on the portion of the enhancement side information that is associated with the highest usable hierarchical enhancement layer, and not based on the portion of the enhancement side information that is associated with any other layer of the two or more hierarchical enhancement layers.
System for at least partially covering a structure such as a wall or roof with trays with plants and/or panels which system is provided with a number of trays (6; 106), a number of profiles or strips (7; 107) or cables which are adapted for attachment to the structure, and a number of support members (8; 108) on which the trays can support, which support members can be attached to the profiles, strips or cables such that the trays can be ordered in columns and rows, wherein each support member (8; 108) is provided with a generally U-shaped part (108A; 108B; 108C) and that each tray (6; 106) is provided with a first protrusion (9; 109) on one side and provided with a second protrusion (10; 110) on an opposite side, wherein the first protrusion (9; 109) is intended to be received in the U-shaped part of a first support member (8; 108), and wherein the second protrusion (10; 110) is intended for placing against the U-shaped part of a second support member (8; 108) such that each tray can be attached in secured manner to the structure by means of at least two support members.
A polymeric sorbent comprising a reaction product of (a) a precursor polymeric material comprising a polymerized product of a polymerizable composition comprising 8 to 40 weight percent maleic anhydride based on a total weight of monomers in the polymerizable composition; 48 to 75 weight percent divinylbenzene based on the total weight of monomers in the polymerizable composition; and 0 to 20 weight percent of a styrene-type monomer based on the total weight of monomers in the polymerizable composition, wherein the styrene-type monomer is styrene, an alkyl-substituted styrene, or a combination thereof; and (b) a nitrogen-containing compound that is selected from ammonia, a compound having a single primary amino group (-NH 2), or a compound having at least two amino groups of formula -NHR where R is hydrogen or alkyl, wherein the polymeric sorbent has a covalently attached nitrogen-containing group. (a) a precursor polymeric material comprising a polymerized product of a polymerizable composition comprising 8 to 40 weight percent maleic anhydride based on a total weight of monomers in the polymerizable composition; 48 to 75 weight percent divinylbenzene based on the total weight of monomers in the polymerizable composition; and 0 to 20 weight percent of a styrene-type monomer based on the total weight of monomers in the polymerizable composition, wherein the styrene-type monomer is styrene, an alkyl-substituted styrene, or a combination thereof; and 8 to 40 weight percent maleic anhydride based on a total weight of monomers in the polymerizable composition; 48 to 75 weight percent divinylbenzene based on the total weight of monomers in the polymerizable composition; and 0 to 20 weight percent of a styrene-type monomer based on the total weight of monomers in the polymerizable composition, wherein the styrene-type monomer is styrene, an alkyl-substituted styrene, or a combination thereof; and (b) a nitrogen-containing compound that is selected from ammonia, a compound having a single primary amino group (-NH 2), or a compound having at least two amino groups of formula -NHR where R is hydrogen or alkyl,
A method for forming a butt joint between ends of a first and a second ply (211, 212) and splicing the first and second ply (211, 212) together or of forming a continuous material ply of the type used to make vehicle tires, the continuous material ply being made by joining multiple plies (211, 212), the method comprising the steps of: positioning a first splice edge of a first ply at a first location; positioning a second splice edge of a second ply at a second location; wrapping a gum strip around the first splice edge such that the gum strip forms a U-shaped structure in cross section that allows the gum strip to extend from a first planar side of the first ply over the first splice edge to a second opposite planar side of the first ply; not wrapping a gum strip around the second splice edge; placing the first splice edge in abutting relationship to the second splice edge; and curing the first splice edge to the second splice edge; characterized in that the method further comprises stitching the first splice edge to the second splice edge such that stitches each extend from a first planar side of the first ply, through the gum strip, to a first planar side of the second ply. positioning a first splice edge of a first ply at a first location; positioning a second splice edge of a second ply at a second location; wrapping a gum strip around the first splice edge such that the gum strip forms a U-shaped structure in cross section that allows the gum strip to extend from a first planar side of the first ply over the first splice edge to a second opposite planar side of the first ply; not wrapping a gum strip around the second splice edge; placing the first splice edge in abutting relationship to the second splice edge; and curing the first splice edge to the second splice edge; characterized in that the method further comprises stitching the first splice edge to the second splice edge such that stitches each extend from a first planar side of the first ply, through the gum strip, to a first planar side of the second ply.