mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A detection apparatus for detecting photons, the detection apparatus comprising: - a detection unit for detecting photons, wherein the detection unit is adapted to generate detection signal pulses being indicative of the detected photons, - a pile-up determining unit for determining whether a detection signal pulse is caused by a pile-up event or by a non-pile-up event, - a detection values generating unit for generating detection values depending on the detection signal pulses and depending on the determination whether the respective detection signal pulse is caused by a pile-up event or by a non-pile-up event, wherein the detection values generating unit is adapted to: - bin the detection signal pulses, which are caused by a non-pile-up event, into several bins depending on a property of the detection signal pulses, - determine for each bin a non-pile-up number by counting the detection signal pulses of the respective bin, which are caused by a non-pile-up event, thereby generating a non-pile-up distribution, - determine a pile-up number by counting the detection signal pulses, which are caused by a pile-up event, characterised in that said detection values generating unit is further adapted to: - estimate a pile-up distribution such that the integral of the pile-up distribution corresponds to the product of the determined pile-up number with a provided expected mean number of photons contributing to a pile-up event, - correct the non-pile-up distribution based on the pile-up distribution, - generate detection values depending on the corrected non-pile-up distribution. - a detection unit for detecting photons, wherein the detection unit is adapted to generate detection signal pulses being indicative of the detected photons, - a pile-up determining unit for determining whether a detection signal pulse is caused by a pile-up event or by a non-pile-up event, - a detection values generating unit for generating detection values depending on the detection signal pulses and depending on the determination whether the respective detection signal pulse is caused by a pile-up event or by a non-pile-up event, wherein the detection values generating unit is adapted to: - bin the detection signal pulses, which are caused by a non-pile-up event, into several bins depending on a property of the detection signal pulses, - determine for each bin a non-pile-up number by counting the detection signal pulses of the respective bin, which are caused by a non-pile-up event, thereby generating a non-pile-up distribution, - determine a pile-up number by counting the detection signal pulses, which are caused by a pile-up event, - estimate a pile-up distribution such that the integral of the pile-up distribution corresponds to the product of the determined pile-up number with a provided expected mean number of photons contributing to a pile-up event, - correct the non-pile-up distribution based on the pile-up distribution, - generate detection values depending on the corrected non-pile-up distribution.
At least one computer-readable storage disk or storage device comprising instructions that, when executed by a budgeting system, cause the budgeting system to at least: present a user interface (28, 30) to receive an input to at least one of prevent or permit download of high bandwidth usage data to a mobile device (12a-12c, 12e) based on availability of a Wi-Fi connection (16, 18); determine at least one of a cellular connection or the Wi-Fi connection (16, 18) is available to the mobile device (12a-12c, 12e); prevent download of the high bandwidth usage data to the mobile device (12a-12c, 12e) via the cellular connection, but permit such download in response to determining that a billing cycle threshold is reached and a data usage threshold is not reached; permit low bandwidth usage data via the cellular connection, the high bandwidth usage data to use more bandwidth than the low bandwidth usage data, the high first bandwidth usage data including video data, the low bandwidth usage data including message data; permit the download of the high bandwidth usage data to the mobile device (12a-12c, 12e) via the Wi-Fi connection (16, 18). present a user interface (28, 30) to receive an input to at least one of prevent or permit download of high bandwidth usage data to a mobile device (12a-12c, 12e) based on availability of a Wi-Fi connection (16, 18); determine at least one of a cellular connection or the Wi-Fi connection (16, 18) is available to the mobile device (12a-12c, 12e); prevent download of the high bandwidth usage data to the mobile device (12a-12c, 12e) via the cellular connection, but permit such download in response to determining that a billing cycle threshold is reached and a data usage threshold is not reached; permit low bandwidth usage data via the cellular connection, the high bandwidth usage data to use more bandwidth than the low bandwidth usage data, the high first bandwidth usage data including video data, the low bandwidth usage data including message data; permit the download of the high bandwidth usage data to the mobile device (12a-12c, 12e) via the Wi-Fi connection (16, 18).
A method for injecting a sample into a flow of a liquid chromatography system, the method comprising: providing a flow of a mobile phase at a first volumetric flow rate through a valve (24, 42) to a chromatographic column, the valve (24, 42) being operable in at least two states; and combining a flow of a sample at a second volumetric flow rate and the flow of the mobile phase in the valve (24, 42), wherein the flow of the sample is dispensed into the mobile phase via a syringe, wherein the combined flows create a diluted sample in the valve (24, 42) that has a dilution ratio that is responsive to the first and second volumetric flow rates characterized in that the second volumetric flow rate is controlled via a control module to a value so that the dilution ratio has a predetermined value. providing a flow of a mobile phase at a first volumetric flow rate through a valve (24, 42) to a chromatographic column, the valve (24, 42) being operable in at least two states; and combining a flow of a sample at a second volumetric flow rate and the flow of the mobile phase in the valve (24, 42), wherein the flow of the sample is dispensed into the mobile phase via a syringe, wherein the combined flows create a diluted sample in the valve (24, 42) that has a dilution ratio that is responsive to the first and second volumetric flow rates characterized in that the second volumetric flow rate is controlled via a control module to a value so that the dilution ratio has a predetermined value.
A fluidized bed air distribution nozzle with the following features in its functional position: - a gas inlet pipe, having - an inner surface, an outer surface, a lower end section adapted to receive air from an associated air source, and an upper end section, - an air distribution cap, having - an upper boundary, fixed to the upper end section of the gas inlet pipe, - a lower bottom, arranged at a vertical distance below said upper boundary and surrounding the gas inlet pipe, - a peripheral wall, having an inner surface and an outer surface and extending between said upper boundary and said lower bottom, thereby defining at least one space between corresponding sections of the outer surface of the gas inlet pipe and the inner surface of the wall of the air distributor cap, - first air outlet means allow an air flow from the central gas inlet pipe into the space and - a plurality of second air outlet means allow an air flow from said space into an ambient area, - first and second air outlet means (12, 22) are arranged vertically offset, - at least one of said second air outlet means has an outer cross-section along the outer surface of said wall that varies in its vertical height along its horizontal extension, wherein the outer cross section of the at least one of said second air outlet means is defined by a restricted passage between its end zones to the left and to the right. - a gas inlet pipe, having - an inner surface, an outer surface, a lower end section adapted to receive air from an associated air source, and an upper end section, - an air distribution cap, having - an upper boundary, fixed to the upper end section of the gas inlet pipe, - a lower bottom, arranged at a vertical distance below said upper boundary and surrounding the gas inlet pipe, - a peripheral wall, having an inner surface and an outer surface and extending between said upper boundary and said lower bottom, thereby defining at least one space between corresponding sections of the outer surface of the gas inlet pipe and the inner surface of the wall of the air distributor cap, - first air outlet means allow an air flow from the central gas inlet pipe into the space and - a plurality of second air outlet means allow an air flow from said space into an ambient area, - first and second air outlet means (12, 22) are arranged vertically offset, - at least one of said second air outlet means has an outer cross-section along the outer surface of said wall that varies in its vertical height along its horizontal extension, wherein the outer cross section of the at least one of said second air outlet means is defined by a restricted passage between its end zones to the left and to the right.
A cutting and creasing system comprising: a) a conveyer supporting a cardboard; b) a cardboard-motion-control unit configured to control the motion of said conveyer in a first direction; c) at least one punching head unit including an array of punching elements that are individually and selectively actuatable by a punching-control-unit to move axially with a distal tip that faces said cardboard, between a withdrawn position and a cutting position, wherein said punching head unit is firmly held such that said punching elements are orthogonal to the cardboard; wherein said punching elements are distributed in a selected areal pattern within said array and with respect to said first direction and with respect to a perpendicular-second-direction, and wherein said perpendicular-second-direction is perpendicular to said first direction; wherein said punching control unit is preconfigured to timely move each said punching element from said withdrawn position to said cutting position, relative to said conveyer, and to immediately withdraw back punching element to said withdrawn position, to thereby form a through hole across said cardboard or a non-through hole or cut; wherein a cut line is formed by a respective cluster of overlapping said through holes; and wherein a crease line (161, 163) is formed by a respective cluster of either non-overlapping said through holes or either overlapping or non-overlapping said non-through holes or cuts. a) a conveyer supporting a cardboard; b) a cardboard-motion-control unit configured to control the motion of said conveyer in a first direction; c) at least one punching head unit including an array of punching elements that are individually and selectively actuatable by a punching-control-unit to move axially with a distal tip that faces said cardboard, between a withdrawn position and a cutting position,
A crash box comprising a longer-length metallic tubular body and a set plate, the tubular body having a basic cross-sectional shape that is a polygon surrounded by a plurality of ridges (2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4) extending in a first direction and a plurality of side wall portions, the tubular body including one or more groove portions (3-1, 3-2) in side wall portions on long sides that are substantially parallel to a major axis direction of the cross section, the groove portions (3-1, 3-2) extending in the first direction, and the tubular body including a curved portion and outward flanges (5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4) at an end portion of the tubular body in the first direction, wherein the outward flanges are molded integrally with the tubular body; wherein the set plate includes a locking section (8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4) that is provided projecting from a surface of the plate and wherein the locking section (8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4) includes a curved portion that is butted against the curved portion of the tubular body so as to support the curved portion of the tubular body and wherein the set plate is welded in the tubular body with the outward flanges (5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4) interposed therebetween.
A microwave communication package (10, 110) comprising, in combination: an electrically conducting base plate having a first side; an antenna apparatus mounted on a second side of the base plate opposite the first side; a dielectric substrate mounted on the first side of the base plate; circuitry supported by the substrate, the circuitry comprising one or more components mounted on a first side of the substrate; one or more microstrip lines for microwave signal transmission on the first side of the substrate, and a ground plane member within the substrate parallel with the microstrip line; and one or more waveguides each comprising an opening extending through the base plate, each waveguide being coupled to one of the microstrip lines on the first side of the substrate and being coupled to the antenna apparatus on the second side of the base plate; characterized in that the first side of the base plate defines a base plate cavity; the substrate covers the base plate cavity such that the components are within the base plate cavity; sealing apparatus (72, 172) contacts the substrate and the base plate completely around the base plate cavity, whereby the base plate cavity is substantially hermetically sealed; and in that the or each waveguide is coupled directly to the microstrip lines and the antenna apparatus. an electrically conducting base plate having a first side; an antenna apparatus mounted on a second side of the base plate opposite the first side; a dielectric substrate mounted on the first side of the base plate; circuitry supported by the substrate, the circuitry comprising one or more components mounted on a first side of the substrate; one or more microstrip lines for microwave signal transmission on the first side of the substrate, and a ground plane member within the substrate parallel with the microstrip line; and one or more waveguides each comprising an opening extending through the base plate, each waveguide being coupled to one of the microstrip lines on the first side of the substrate and being coupled to the antenna apparatus on the second side of the base plate; characterized in that the first side of the base plate defines a base plate cavity; the substrate covers the base plate cavity such that the components are within the base plate cavity; sealing apparatus (72, 172) contacts the substrate and the base plate completely around the base plate cavity, whereby the base plate cavity is substantially hermetically sealed; and in that the or each waveguide is coupled directly to the microstrip lines and the antenna apparatus.
An image archiving method for use with a writing target, comprising the steps of: receiving a series of captured images of the writing target; detecting difference between first and second candidate received images separated by a predetermined period of time, where additive differences are indicative of writing and subtractive differences are indicative of erasure; estimating a change rate as an amount of difference between the first and second images within the predetermined period of time; upon detecting subtractive difference denoting a change starting point, wherein a change starting point is based on the change rate exceeding a noise floor threshold, temporarily retaining a last candidate image captured prior to the detection, and detecting whether a subtractive difference relative to the retained image subsequently exceeds a subtraction threshold amount; and if so, then storing the retained image. receiving a series of captured images of the writing target; detecting difference between first and second candidate received images separated by a predetermined period of time, where additive differences are indicative of writing and subtractive differences are indicative of erasure; estimating a change rate as an amount of difference between the first and second images within the predetermined period of time; upon detecting subtractive difference denoting a change starting point, wherein a change starting point is based on the change rate exceeding a noise floor threshold, temporarily retaining a last candidate image captured prior to the detection, and detecting whether a subtractive difference relative to the retained image subsequently exceeds a subtraction threshold amount; and if so, then storing the retained image.
A sealing device for sealing an annular gap (2 1, 2 2, 2 3) in connection with structures of a pyrometallurgical furnace to isolate an inner atmosphere of the furnace from the atmosphere residing outside the furnace, for preventing a gas leakage to and from the furnace, the sealing device comprising a tube of refractory fabric, characterized in that the tube is filled with granular refractory material and placed to cover the annular gap (2 1, 2 2, 2 3).
An insulation element for the heat and/or sound insulation of pipes, in particular of flue ducts, with at least a pipe shell configured of hardened mineral wool containing a binding agent, wherein the pipe shell with its inner lateral surface limits a preferably cylindrical hollow space which extends along the axis of the pipe shell for receiving the pipe to be insulated, and wherein the pipe shell is configured in a multilayered, in particular a two-layered way, characterized in that the pipe shell includes an inner and an outer pipe-shaped layer and that the outer pipe layer is formed of a wrapped pipe shell body and the inner pipe layer is formed of a cut pipe shell body.
A noise barrier, which has a plurality of bales of straw, and which has a base area, to which the plurality of cuboidal, unpackaged bales of straw are attached to form a wall, which has a depth to a height in the ratio of between 1 to 2 and 1 to 3, wherein, on a crown completing the wall at the top end, a roof is arranged, which has a substructure, which has first construction elements running in the longitudinal direction of the noise barrier and resting on the crown, characterised in that the base area of the noise barrier is formed by a base layer with a water-repellent function, and the wall is attached in masonry bond, and wherein the substructure of the roof is fastened to the wall via fastening means, which are positioned at a predetermined height of the wall, which corresponds maximally to one third of the total height of the wall, between two layers of bales of straw located one on top of the other, extend through the wall, and in each case encompass at least the bales of straw, which are located above the predetermined height of the wall, and at least one of the first construction elements.
Method for producing a high-pressure laminate consisting of a structure of resin-impregnated paper layers (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), of which at least one layer has a decoration, the layer located there above is cured to be transparent and the structure is pressed in a press to form a laminate of desired thickness, characterized in that by using a structure enhancer consisting of a carrier material with a positive structure applied thereto in 3D printing, a negative structure is pressed into the uppermost paper layer and during pressing a film for adjusting the gloss level of the pressed laminate is arranged between the structure enhancer and the uppermost paper layer, and is removed after pressing with the structure enhancer.
An electrical connector comprising: a socket shell comprising a body having a socket cavity with an internal socket surface extending through the body, and a shell layer having a shell cavity and an external shell surface isomorphic to at least a portion of the internal socket surface and affixed to at least said portion of the internal socket surface, and a contact probe comprising: at least one plunger slidably received in the shell cavity and extending through a first opening in a first end of the shell cavity, and a biasing device configured to exert a biasing force on the at least one plunger, characterized in that the shell layer comprises a first layer formed of a first shell material, the first layer forming the shell cavity, and a second layer formed of a second shell material, the second layer forming the external shell surface, the shell layer being press fit into the socket cavity to affix the shell layer to the portion of the internal socket surface. a socket shell comprising a body having a socket cavity with an internal socket surface extending through the body, and a shell layer having a shell cavity and an external shell surface isomorphic to at least a portion of the internal socket surface and affixed to at least said portion of the internal socket surface, and a contact probe comprising: at least one plunger slidably received in the shell cavity and extending through a first opening in a first end of the shell cavity, and a biasing device configured to exert a biasing force on the at least one plunger, at least one plunger slidably received in the shell cavity and extending through a first opening in a first end of the shell cavity, and a biasing device configured to exert a biasing force on the at least one plunger,
A fixing device (12, 200) comprising: a bracket and at least one installation member connected to the bracket; wherein an insertion member (34, 202) is connected to the bracket and has a slot, an engaging member (36, 204) is pivotally connected relative to the bracket and has an arm (62, 208) which extends through the slot of the insertion member (34, 202), the arm (62, 208) has a first protrusion, a resilient member provides a force to the engaging member (36, 204) to extend the first protrusion beyond the slot of the insertion member (34, 202), wherein the bracket has a side wall and an end wall, the side wall has a window, the end wall is substantially perpendicularly connected to the side wall, the engaging member (36, 204) has an operation portion which is located corresponding to the window of the side wall of the bracket, characterized in that the end wall has a through hole and the insertion member (34, 202) extends through the through hole, and wherein the end wall has two installation holes, a fixing member comprising the insertion member (34, 202) and two installation members, wherein the installation members are connected to the fixing member, the fixing member is fixed to the bracket, and the installation members extend through the installation holes of the end wall of the bracket respectively. a bracket and at least one installation member connected to the bracket; wherein an insertion member (34, 202) is connected to the bracket and has a slot, an engaging member (36, 204) is pivotally connected relative to the bracket and has an arm (62, 208) which extends through the slot of the insertion member (34, 202), the arm (62, 208) has a first protrusion, a resilient member provides a force to the engaging member (36, 204) to extend the first protrusion beyond the slot of the insertion member (34, 202), wherein the bracket has a side wall and an end wall, the side wall has a window, the end wall is substantially perpendicularly connected to the side wall, the engaging member (36, 204) has an operation portion which is located corresponding to the window of the side wall of the bracket, characterized in that the end wall has a through hole and the insertion member (34, 202) extends through the through hole, and wherein the end wall has two installation holes, a fixing member comprising the insertion member (34, 202) and two installation members, wherein the installation members are connected to the fixing member, the fixing member is fixed to the bracket, and the installation members extend through the installation holes of the end wall of the bracket respectively.