mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A pipelined analog-to-digital converter, ADC, comprising: a continuous-time, CT, residue generation front end to quantize an analog input signal and generate a first digital signal and an amplified residue signal, wherein the CT residue generation front end is driven by a first clock frequency f ck and comprises: a quantizer to generate the first digital signal, the quantizer being driven by the first clock frequency f ck, and further being a flash analog-to-digital converter, ADC; a digital-to-analog converter to receive the first digital signal and generate a first reconstructed analog signal; a delay circuit for delaying the analog input signal to generate a first delayed analog input signal, wherein a response of the delay circuit matches a response of a signal path having the quantizer and the digital-to-analog converter; a node to output a first residue signal representing a difference between the first delayed analog input signal and the first reconstructed analog signal; and a residue amplifier to amplify the first residue signal to generate the amplified residue signal; the pipelined analog-to-digital converter further comprising: a voltage-controlled-oscillator, VCO, ADC back end to quantize the amplified residue signal and generate a second digital signal, wherein the VCO ADC back end is driven by a second clock frequency K·f ck, wherein K is an integer of 2 or more; and a digital signal reconstruction filter to filter the first digital signal and the second digital signal and to generate a final digital signal. a quantizer to generate the first digital signal, the quantizer being driven by the first clock frequency f ck, and further being a flash analog-to-digital converter, ADC; a digital-to-analog converter to receive the first digital signal and generate a first reconstructed analog signal; a delay circuit for delaying the analog input signal to generate a first delayed analog input signal, wherein a response of the delay circuit matches a response of a signal path having the quantizer and the digital-to-analog converter; a node to output a first residue signal representing a difference between the first delayed analog input signal and the first reconstructed analog signal; and a residue amplifier to amplify the first residue signal to generate the amplified residue signal; the pipelined analog-to-digital converter further comprising: a voltage-controlled-oscillator, VCO, ADC back end to quantize the amplified residue signal and generate a second digital signal, wherein the VCO ADC back end is driven by a second clock frequency K·f ck, wherein K is an integer of 2 or more; and a digital signal reconstruction filter to filter the first digital signal and the second digital signal and to generate a final digital signal. a voltage-controlled-oscillator, VCO, ADC back end to quantize the amplified residue signal and generate a second digital signal, wherein the VCO ADC back end is driven by a second clock frequency K·f ck, wherein K is an integer of 2 or more; and a digital signal reconstruction filter to filter the first digital signal and the second digital signal and to generate a final digital signal.
A power supply system comprising: - an electric power generator adapted to supply electric power to an electric power consumer, - an electrical energy storage device, and - a power supply regulator disposed between the electric power generator and the electric energy storage device, the power supply system comprising a controller adapted to control the power supply regulator to operate in at least one of the following two modes a) a load-shedding mode when an indication of the electrical power supplied by the electrical power generator is above a load-shedding threshold, in which mode the power supply controller draws electrical power from the electrical energy storage device to supply at least a portion of that electrical power to the electrical power consumer, the power supply controller operating as a pure current generator; and (b) a ballast mode when an indication of the electrical power supplied by the electrical power generator is below a ballast threshold, in which mode the power supply controller draws electrical power from the electrical power generator to supply at least part of that electrical power to the electrical energy storage device, characterized in that the controller is adapted to control the power supply regulator so that in at least one of the two modes, the load-shedding mode and the ballast mode, the electrical power drawn from the electrical energy storage device in the case of the load-shedding mode or the electrical power from the electrical energy storage device supplied to the electrical consumer in the case of the load-shedding mode, varies as a function of a difference between, on the one hand, the indication of the electrical power supplied by the power generator and, on the other hand, the load shedding threshold in load shedding mode, and the ballast threshold in ballast mode. - an electric power generator adapted to supply electric power to an electric power consumer, - an electrical energy storage device, and - a power supply regulator disposed between the electric power generator and the electric energy storage device, a) a load-shedding mode when an indication of the electrical power supplied by the electrical power generator is above a load-shedding threshold, in which mode the power supply controller draws electrical power from the electrical energy storage device to supply at least a portion of that electrical power to the electrical power consumer, the power supply controller operating as a pure current generator; and (b) a ballast mode when an indication of the electrical power supplied by the electrical power generator is below a ballast threshold, in which mode the power supply controller draws electrical power from the electrical power generator to supply at least part of that electrical power to the electrical energy storage device,
A computer-implemented method of monitoring and/or assessing cardiac health, comprising: (a) segmenting short and long axis MRI images of a heart of a patient into a number of segments using left ventricle contours; (b) obtaining a plurality of circumferential and longitudinal strain measurements derived from the MRI images by measuring the strain in each segment, wherein the strain measurements comprise strain measurements for longitudinal left ventricular segments and circumferential left ventricular segments; and (c) programmatically calculating a risk score using the plurality of strain measurements, wherein the risk score is calculated as a ratio of: - a number of circumferential and longitudinal segments having strain in a first range being less than or equal to -17%; and/or - a number of circumferential and longitudinal segments having strain above the first range relative to an overall number of the longitudinal and circumferential segments, and wherein the risk score is provided in a numerical range with a first end of the numerical range associated with a healthy (normal) heart and a second end of the numerical range corresponding to heart failure thereby providing a measure of current status of cardiac health. (a) segmenting short and long axis MRI images of a heart of a patient into a number of segments using left ventricle contours; (b) obtaining a plurality of circumferential and longitudinal strain measurements derived from the MRI images by measuring the strain in each segment, wherein the strain measurements comprise strain measurements for longitudinal left ventricular segments and circumferential left ventricular segments; and (c) programmatically calculating a risk score using the plurality of strain measurements, wherein the risk score is calculated as a ratio of: - a number of circumferential and longitudinal segments having strain in a first range being less than or equal to -17%; and/or - a number of circumferential and longitudinal segments having strain above the first range relative to an overall number of the longitudinal and circumferential segments, and wherein the risk score is provided in a numerical range with a first end of the numerical range associated with a healthy (normal) heart and a second end of the numerical range corresponding to heart failure thereby providing a measure of current status of cardiac health. - a number of circumferential and longitudinal segments having strain in a first range being less than or equal to -17%; and/or - a number of circumferential and longitudinal segments having strain above the first range
An apparatus for processing a medical image of a body lumen, the apparatus comprising, an image analysis unit arranged to extract a center line of the body lumen from the medical image, a first body lumen region which is substantially perpendicular to the center line of the body lumen at a first position along the center line, and a second body lumen region which is substantially perpendicular to the center line of the body lumen at a second position along the center line, different from the first position, and a measuring unit arranged to calculate a first body lumen value by accumulating or summing brightness intensities of the first body lumen region and a second body lumen value by accumulating or summing brightness intensities of the second body lumen region, to compare the first body lumen value and the second body lumen value to detect a stenosis region and a normal body region, wherein a normal body region is detected when the calculated body lumen value remains substantially the same as a normal region and a stenosis region is detected when the calculated body lumen value differs from a calculated body lumen value of adjacent regions by a predetermined fraction, and to quantify the degree of stenosis of a detected stenosis region by calculating a ratio or difference between the first body lumen value and the second body lumen value, wherein the image analysis unit and the measuring unit are formed so as to operate at least one processor.
Containment can having a primary shell (20, 220), in particular a containment can for a containment can assembly, wherein the primary shell (20, 220) has a cylindrical, non-metallic main body (21, 221) and a connection geometry (22, 222) which is situated at an end of the primary shell (20, 220), wherein the connection geometry (22, 222) extends inwards in a collar-like manner, wherein the connection geometry (22, 222) has two end surfaces (24, 26, 224, 226) which are parallel to one another and which are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the primary shell (20, 220), wherein the connection geometry (22, 222) is able to be connected to a closure piece (30, 30') constituting the closure surface of the containment can base, which closure surface is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the primary shell (20, 220), wherein the closure piece (30, 30') has an outer diameter which is smaller than the inner diameter of the primary shell (20, 220), characterized in that an end surface (24, 26, 224, 226) on the connection geometry (22,222) is an inner end surface (24, 224) into which a sealing element (34, 34') is able to be received or onto which a sealing element (34, 34') is able to be pressed, wherein sealing action between the connection geometry (22, 222) and the closure piece (30, 30') is able to be produced by means of the sealing element (34, 34').
A compound which is 2-Methyl-amino-3-[(4-fluorophenyl)carbonyl]indolizine-1-carboxamide, of the structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A coated sliding member for use under an environment where it is in contact with lubricant, comprising: a base material consisting of iron, cast iron, cemented carbide or stainless steel; and a hard carbon film formed on a surface of the base material, the hard carbon film being constituted of a first hard carbon layer having a thickness of 3 μm or more formed on a surface of the base material by a vacuum arc method using carbon and consisting of diamond-like carbon, containing a hydrogen content of 2 atom % or less and being constituted only of carbon, and a second hard carbon layer formed on a surface of the first hard carbon layer by a vacuum arc method using carbon and consisting of diamond-like carbon, containing a hydrogen content of 2 atom% or less and being constituted only of carbon and nitrogen, the film thickness of the second hard carbon layer being 3 to 35% of the film thickness of the first hard carbon layer. a base material consisting of iron, cast iron, cemented carbide or stainless steel; and a hard carbon film formed on a surface of the base material, the hard carbon film being constituted of a first hard carbon layer having a thickness of 3 μm or more formed on a surface of the base material by a vacuum arc method using carbon and consisting of diamond-like carbon, containing a hydrogen content of 2 atom % or less and being constituted only of carbon, and a second hard carbon layer formed on a surface of the first hard carbon layer by a vacuum arc method using carbon and consisting of diamond-like carbon, containing a hydrogen content of 2 atom% or less and being constituted only of carbon and nitrogen, a first hard carbon layer having a thickness of 3 μm or more formed on a surface of the base material by a vacuum arc method using carbon and consisting of diamond-like carbon, containing a hydrogen content of 2 atom % or less and being constituted only of carbon, and a second hard carbon layer formed on a surface of the first hard carbon layer by a vacuum arc method using carbon and consisting of diamond-like carbon, containing a hydrogen content of 2 atom% or less and being constituted only of carbon and nitrogen, the film thickness of the second hard carbon layer being 3 to 35% of the film thickness of the first hard carbon layer.
A spark plug comprising: a circular columnar insulator having a through hole extending in an axial direction; a center electrode fixed in the through hole of the insulator; a terminal shell fixed in the through hole of the insulator; and a resistor which is provided in the through hole and between the terminal shell and the center electrode, and which contains glass, a Ti component, a Zr component, and a non-metallic electrically conductive material, the spark plug being characterized in that in a cross section of a conduction path portion of the resistor, the conduction path portion containing the Zr component and the Ti component, the average of the Ti component contents by weight of five continuous circular regions (f1 to f5, f11 to f15), each region having a diameter of 20 μm, is 0.5 wt.% to 15 wt.%; and when A represents the average of the Ti component contents by weight of any 30 circular regions, each region having a diameter of 20 μm, in the conduction path portion, and when B represents the Ti component content by weight of each of the 30 circular regions, the total of the number of circular regions in which B is less than 0.25 times A and the number of circular regions in which B is greater than 3.0 times A is 2 or less. a circular columnar insulator having a through hole extending in an axial direction; a center electrode fixed in the through hole of the insulator; a terminal shell fixed in the through hole of the insulator; and a resistor which is provided in the through hole and between the terminal shell and the center electrode, and which contains glass, a Ti component, a Zr component, and a non-metallic electrically conductive material, the spark plug being characterized in that in a cross section of a conduction path portion of the resistor, the conduction path portion containing the Zr component and the Ti component, the average of the Ti component contents by weight of five continuous circular regions (f1 to f5, f11 to f15), each region having a diameter of 20 μm, is 0.5 wt.% to 15 wt.%; and when A represents the average of the Ti component contents by weight of any 30 circular regions, each region having a diameter of 20 μm, in the conduction path portion, and when B represents the Ti component content by weight of each of the 30 circular regions, the total of the number of circular regions in which B is less than 0.25 times A and the number of circular regions in which B is greater than 3.0 times A is 2 or less.
Control module, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising: - at least one sensor comprising a plurality of active control zones - a front panel comprising at least one deformable zone associated with at least one active zone of said sensor, in which said module comprises a wall (15, 115, 215, 315) positioned facing said active zones of said sensor, said wall (15, 115, 215, 315) having force-concentrating protuberances configured to come into contact with said active zones of said sensor upon a press on said at least one deformable zone of the front panel associated with at least one active zone of said sensor, and said active zones are inserted between neutral zones of said sensor, and said wall (15, 115, 215, 315) has separating abutments facing neutral zones of said sensor, characterized in that the separating abutments are configured to come into contact with the facing neutral zones upon a press on the front panel so as to prevent the untimely activation of several active zones. - at least one sensor comprising a plurality of active control zones - a front panel comprising at least one deformable zone associated with at least one active zone of said sensor,
An optical connector (300,400) comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end positioned at opposite ends of an optical axis of the housing; a chamber disposed in an interior volume of the housing such that the optical axis of the housing passes through the chamber, a light source coupled to the first end of the housing wherein, when the light source is powered on, divergent light from the light source propagates through the chamber; characterised in that the chamber tapers from the first end of the housing to the second end of the housing such that a first diameter of the chamber at the first end of the housing is larger than a second diameter of the chamber at the second end of the housing; and the chamber has a reflecting material positioned on a sidewall of the chamber so that the divergent light from the light source that propagates through the chamber is reflected by the reflecting material to concentrate the light proximate the second end of the housing. a housing having a first end and a second end positioned at opposite ends of an optical axis of the housing; a chamber disposed in an interior volume of the housing such that the optical axis of the housing passes through the chamber, a light source coupled to the first end of the housing wherein, when the light source is powered on, divergent light from the light source propagates through the chamber; characterised in that the chamber tapers from the first end of the housing to the second end of the housing such that a first diameter of the chamber at the first end of the housing is larger than a second diameter of the chamber at the second end of the housing; and the chamber has a reflecting material positioned on a sidewall of the chamber so that the divergent light from the light source that propagates through the chamber is reflected by the reflecting material to concentrate the light proximate the second end of the housing.
An apparatus comprising: means for receiving depth data for a first plurality of pixels of a video image of a scene; characterized by means for selecting a second plurality of pixels such that a distribution of said second plurality of pixels complies with a distribution function, wherein the second plurality of pixels is a subset of the first plurality of pixels and wherein the distribution function has a weighting that is at least partially dependent on location of a respective pixel within the scene, and wherein the second plurality of pixels are non-contiguous such that the second plurality of pixels are located in a plurality of contiguous groups that are not contiguous with one another, and each contiguous group comprises less than a threshold number of pixels; means for determining depth data over time for each of the second plurality of pixels of the video image; and means for processing the determined depth data of successive instances of the second plurality of pixels to generate movement data providing an indication of a degree of movement between one instance of depth data and the next, wherein each instance of the second plurality of pixels comprises depth data of the second plurality of pixels. means for receiving depth data for a first plurality of pixels of a video image of a scene; characterized by means for selecting a second plurality of pixels such that a distribution of said second plurality of pixels complies with a distribution function, wherein the second plurality of pixels is a subset of the first plurality of pixels and wherein the distribution function has a weighting that is at least partially dependent on location of a respective pixel within the scene, and wherein the second plurality of pixels are non-contiguous such that the second plurality of pixels are located in a plurality of contiguous groups that are not contiguous with one another, and each contiguous group comprises less than a threshold number of pixels; means for determining depth data over time for each of the second plurality of pixels of the video image; and means for processing the determined depth data of successive instances of the second plurality of pixels to generate movement data providing an indication of a degree of movement between one instance of depth data and the next, wherein each instance of the second plurality of pixels comprises depth data of the second plurality of pixels.
A fastening device for the military sector for fastening to a surface, comprising: a fastening element which comprises a receiving portion for a fastening means, a first adhesive surface which is provided on the fastening element and comprises a first adhesive, and a second adhesive surface which is separated from the first adhesive surface and provided on the fastening element, which second adhesive surface comprises a second adhesive, wherein the first adhesive and the second adhesive are chemically different from each other, wherein the first adhesive has a greater stretchability than the second adhesive, characterized in that the less stretchable second adhesive after both the first adhesive and the second adhesive have completely set or cured is operable to transfer quasi-static and dynamic loads, wherein the first adhesive is operable to absorb a highly dynamic load, and wherein the second adhesive fails during the highly dynamic load, so that after the highly dynamic load, the fixation of the fastening device is only ensured by means of the first adhesive. a fastening element which comprises a receiving portion for a fastening means, a first adhesive surface which is provided on the fastening element and comprises a first adhesive, and a second adhesive surface which is separated from the first adhesive surface and provided on the fastening element, which second adhesive surface comprises a second adhesive, wherein the first adhesive and the second adhesive are chemically different from each other, wherein the first adhesive has a greater stretchability than the second adhesive, characterized in that the less stretchable second adhesive after both the first adhesive and the second adhesive have completely set or cured is operable to transfer quasi-static and dynamic loads, wherein the first adhesive is operable to absorb a highly dynamic load, and wherein the second adhesive fails during the highly dynamic load, so that after the highly dynamic load, the fixation of the fastening device is only ensured by means of the first adhesive.