mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A paper sheet processing apparatus characterized by comprising: a supply unit configured to store a plurality of stacked paper sheets; a pick-up mechanism configured to pick up the paper sheets from the supply unit; an inspection device configured to inspect paper sheets which have been picked up; a stacking device (64a, 64b) configured to stack a predetermined number of paper sheets which have been inspected; and a wrapping device configured to wind a band around a stacked paper sheet bundle and wrap the stacked paper sheet bundle, the wrapping device comprising: a clamp mechanism configured to curve the stacked paper sheet bundle by pressing both side portions of the stacked paper sheet bundle; a band winding device configured to wind a wrapper band around the curved stacked paper sheet bundle, and to pull and tighten the wrapper band; and a heater configured to heat-seal an end of the wrapper band which has been wound, the clamp mechanism comprising a press member configured to adjust a degree of curvature of the stacked paper sheet bundle. a supply unit configured to store a plurality of stacked paper sheets; a pick-up mechanism configured to pick up the paper sheets from the supply unit; an inspection device configured to inspect paper sheets which have been picked up; a stacking device (64a, 64b) configured to stack a predetermined number of paper sheets which have been inspected; and a wrapping device configured to wind a band around a stacked paper sheet bundle and wrap the stacked paper sheet bundle, the wrapping device comprising: a clamp mechanism configured to curve the stacked paper sheet bundle by pressing both side portions of the stacked paper sheet bundle; a band winding device configured to wind a wrapper band around the curved stacked paper sheet bundle, and to pull and tighten the wrapper band; and a heater configured to heat-seal an end of the wrapper band which has been wound, the clamp mechanism comprising a press member configured to adjust a degree of curvature of the stacked paper sheet bundle.
Method for determining material boundaries of a test object, wherein - three-dimensional image data of the test object are generated or three-dimensional image data of the test object are available, wherein image values of the image data are or were obtained by means of invasive radiation, - a point on an expected interface of the material is established from CAD (computer-aided design) data of the test object, which represent information about an intended state of the test object, and an evaluation line for evaluating the image data relative to the test object is set, wherein the evaluation line is set in such a way that it extends through the point on the expected interface of the material and it has a direction which is perpendicular to the expected interface at said point, - the three-dimensional image data of the test object and the CAD data are registered, i.e. the coordinate systems thereof are related to one another, and - a location of a material boundary of the test object is determined by evaluating image values, which lie along the evaluation lines, in the three-dimensional image data such that the magnitude of the first partial derivative of the image values in the direction of the evaluation line has a local maximum at the location of the material boundary. - three-dimensional image data of the test object are generated or three-dimensional image data of the test object are available, wherein image values of the image data are or were obtained by means of invasive radiation, - a point on an expected interface of the material is established from CAD (computer-aided design) data of the test object, which represent information about an intended state of the test object, and an evaluation line for evaluating the image data relative to the test object is set, wherein the evaluation line is set in such a way that it extends through the point on the expected interface of the material and it has a direction which is perpendicular to the expected interface at said point, - the three-dimensional image data of the test object and the CAD data are registered, i.e. the coordinate systems thereof are related to one another, and - a location of a material boundary of the test object is determined by evaluating image values, which lie along the evaluation lines, in the three-dimensional image data such that the magnitude of the first partial derivative of the image values in the direction of the evaluation line has a local maximum at the location of the material boundary.
Device (1; 101) for controlling the movement of a ring gate (2; 102) of a hydraulic machine comprising a runner, the ring gate (2; 102) defining a closed contour and being able to move between a position of opening and a position of closing at least one line for supplying the runner with water, the device (1; 101) comprising at least four dual-action hydraulic cylinders (11, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32; 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132), each cylinder (11, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32; 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132) comprising: - a rod (11.3, 12.3), - a piston (11.4, 12.4; 111.4, 112.4), - a first chamber (11.1, 12.1; 111.1, 112.1) and - a second chamber (11.2, 12.2; 111.2, 112.2), the first chamber (11.1, 12.1; 111.1, 112.1) and the second chamber (11.2, 12.2; 111.2, 112.2) being adapted to receive an actuating fluid, the piston (11.4, 12.4; 111.4, 112.4) being connected to the rod (11.3, 12.3) so as to separate the first chamber (11.1, 12.1; 111.1, 112.1) from the second chamber (11.2, 12.2; 111.2, 112.2), the first chamber (11.1, 12.1; 111.1, 112.1) being situated on the rod (11.3, 12.3) side with respect to the piston (11.4, 12.4; 111.4, 112.4) and the second chamber (11.2, 12.2; 111.2, 112.2) being situated on the side opposite the rod (11.3, 12.3) with respect to the piston (11.4, 12.4; 111.4, 112.4), the rods (11.3, 12.3) being adapted to be connected to the ring gate (2; 102) at locations (P11, P12, P21, P22, P31, P32) located on a perimeter adapted to coincide with the contour of the ring gate (2; 102), the device (1; 101) being characterized in that it additionally comprises at least two hydraulic members (10.1, 20.1, 30.1; 110.1, 120.1, 130.1) for synchronizing the distances travelled by the pistons (11.4, 12.4; 111.4, 112.4) in the main direction of movement of the ring gate (2; 102), the hydraulic synchronization members (10.1, 20.1, 30.1; 110.1, 120.1, 130.1) being connected to the cylinders (11, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32; 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132) so as to form at least two separate groups (10, 20, 30; 110, 120, 130) of cylinders, each group (10, 20, 30; 110, 120, 130) encompassing at least two cylinders (11-12, 21-22, 31-32; 111-112, 121-122, 131-132) connected by at least one hydraulic synchronization member (10.1, 20.1, 30.1; 110.1, 120.1, 130.1), two cylinders (11, 21, 31, 12, 22, 32; 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132) belonging to two separate groups (10, 20, 30; 110, 120, 130) not being connected by a hydraulic synchronization member (10.1, 20.1, 30.1; 110.1, 120.1, 130.1). - a rod (11.3, 12.3), - a piston (11.4, 12.4; 111.4, 112.4), - a first chamber (11.1, 12.1; 111.1, 112.1) and - a second chamber (11.2, 12.2; 111.2, 112.2),
A content delivery method, comprising: obtaining trend data relative to a particular content to be distributed in a geographical region serviced by a content delivery network (102, 202, 250); obtaining demographic data of subscribers serviced by the content delivery network (102, 202, 250); obtaining licensing data relative to the particular content from a content provider; forecasting an expected popularity distribution of the particular content in the geographical region based on a metric depending on at least one of the trend data and the demographic data; effectuating a push policy for pushing the particular content to one or more nodes of the content delivery network (102, 202, 250) based on the expected popularity distribution of the particular content relative to the geographical region serviced by the content delivery network (102, 202, 250); assigning a push weight for distributing the particular content via the content delivery network (102, 202, 250) based on comparing a current date against a licensing start date relative to the particular content; provisioning a push pipe based on the push weight as part of the push policy for distributing the particular content to the one or more nodes of the content delivery network (102, 202, 250); providing the push policy to a central distribution node of the content delivery network (102, 202, 250); and pushing the particular content to one or more nodes of the content delivery network according to the push policy. obtaining trend data relative to a particular content to be distributed in a geographical region serviced by a content delivery network (102, 202, 250); obtaining demographic data of subscribers serviced by the content delivery network (102, 202, 250); obtaining licensing data relative to the particular content from a content provider; forecasting an expected popularity distribution of the particular content in the geographical region based on a metric depending on at least one of the trend data and the demographic data; effectuating a push policy for pushing the particular content to one or more nodes of the content delivery network (102, 202, 250) based on the expected popularity distribution of the particular content relative to the geographical region serviced by the content delivery network (102, 202, 250); assigning a push weight for distributing the particular content via the content delivery network (102, 202, 250) based on comparing a current date against a licensing start date relative to the particular content; provisioning a push pipe based on the push weight as part of the push policy for distributing the particular content to the one or more nodes of the content delivery network (102, 202, 250); providing the push policy to a central distribution node of the content delivery network (102, 202, 250); and pushing the particular content to one or more nodes of the content delivery network according to the push policy.
A tracheostomy tube comprising a shaft for providing a gas passage to the trachea, a coupling for enabling gas connection with the shaft, and a flange for securing the tube with a patient's neck, wherein the coupling is of a harder material than the shaft, the rear, machine end of the shaft is attached with the coupling by material of the shaft flowed around a retaining formation at the patient end of the coupling to form a subassembly by mechanical interlocking of the shaft with the coupling, the external surface at the rear end of the subassembly is formed with an abutment surface facing towards the forward, patient end of the tube, and the flange has an attachment portion with an abutment surface facing rearwardly, the abutment surface on the flange abutting the abutment surface on the subassembly so as to prevent forward movement of the subassembly relative to the flange.
A process for obtaining purified fluoromethyl 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl ether (sevoflurane) from crude sevoflurane that comprises sevoflurane and more than 100 ppm 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP), or even more than 200 ppm HFIP, the process comprising: a) combining the crude sevoflurane with water in an amount sufficient to produce a multiphase mixture comprising an aqueous phase and a sevoflurane phase; b) contacting the aqueous phase and the sevoflurane phase with each other in a vessel under conditions which promote turbulence to, thereby, mix both phases, wherein said contacting is undertaken for a period of time so as to extract at least a portion of the HFIP from the sevoflurane phase into the aqueous phase; c) separating the phases of the multiphase mixture without fractional distillation; d) if necessary, repeating steps a) through c) until the level of HFIP in the sevoflurane phase is reduced to (i) no more than 100 ppm or, when said crude sevoflurane comprised more than 200 ppm HFIP, to (ii) no more than 200 ppm; and e) isolating purified sevoflurane comprising no more than (i) 100 ppm of HFIP, or, when said crude sevoflurane comprised more than 200 ppm HFIP, (ii) no more than 200 ppm of HFIP; wherein the HFIP is removed from the crude sevoflurane without contacting the crude sevoflurane with an aqueous basic solution. a) combining the crude sevoflurane with water in an amount sufficient to produce a multiphase mixture comprising an aqueous phase and a sevoflurane phase; b) contacting the aqueous phase and the sevoflurane phase with each other in a vessel under conditions which promote turbulence to, thereby, mix both phases, wherein said contacting is undertaken for a period of time so as to extract at least a portion of the HFIP from the sevoflurane phase into the aqueous phase; c) separating the phases of the multiphase mixture without fractional distillation; d) if necessary, repeating steps a) through c) until the level of HFIP in the sevoflurane phase is reduced to (i) no more than 100 ppm or, when said crude sevoflurane comprised more than 200 ppm HFIP, to (ii) no more than 200 ppm; and (i) no more than 100 ppm or, when said crude sevoflurane comprised more than 200 ppm HFIP, to (ii) no more than 200 ppm; and e) isolating purified sevoflurane comprising no more than (i) 100 ppm of HFIP, or, when said crude sevoflurane comprised more than 200 ppm HFIP, (ii) no more than 200 ppm of HFIP; wherein the HFIP is removed from the crude sevoflurane without contacting the crude sevoflurane with an aqueous basic solution.
A process for treating a raw water containing Selenium in a lower than 10 μg/l content, the Selenium being partly in the form of Selenite, comprising the following successive steps: a. a first production step in which raw water is filtered through a filter material containing iron oxide hydroxide and/or titanium oxide in order to selectively remove almost all the Selenite from said raw water; b. a regeneration step in which ozonated water is passed through the filter in order to oxidize into Selenate the Selenite retained by said filter material during the first production step; c. optionally a rinsing step in order to flush ozonation by-products out of the filter; d. a second production step in which raw water is filtered through the regenerated filter material obtained in step b) or c) in order to selectively remove almost all the Selenite from said raw water and to release Selenate from the filter material in said raw water, wherein said release is continuous during the whole second production step and wherein the Selenium content obtained in the treated water does not exceed 10 μg/l. a. a first production step in which raw water is filtered through a filter material containing iron oxide hydroxide and/or titanium oxide in order to selectively remove almost all the Selenite from said raw water; b. a regeneration step in which ozonated water is passed through the filter in order to oxidize into Selenate the Selenite retained by said filter material during the first production step; c. optionally a rinsing step in order to flush ozonation by-products out of the filter; d. a second production step in which raw water is filtered through the regenerated filter material obtained in step b) or c) in order to selectively remove almost all the Selenite from said raw water and to release Selenate from the filter material in said raw water, wherein said release is continuous during the whole second production step and wherein the Selenium content obtained in the treated water does not exceed 10 μg/l.
Telescope comprising at least one primary mirror, one secondary mirror, a mechanical structure and a set of several identical blades connecting the periphery of the secondary mirror to said mechanical structure, each blade being located in a plane comprising the optical axis of the secondary mirror, characterized in that each blade comprises at least one flat stop of the same length than that of the blade, said stop comprising a cutting edge and being perpendicular to the blade, the width of said stopper being at least one order of magnitude less than the height (h) of the blade, the ratio of the width of the stop to the height of the blade being substantially equal to or greater than the tangent of the angle (α) corresponding to the object field of the telescope, the blade not comprising a light-absorbing coating.
A method for producing an electrode-separator assembly for a battery cell, comprising: - supplying a separator material by means of a separator supply device; - supplying an electrode (9; 10) by means of an electrode supply device (11; 12); - producing an electrode-separator assembly by means of a joining device, the electrode (9; 10) being joined to the separator material and an adhesive bond being formed between the electrode (9; 10) and the separator material by means of an adhesive application to one side of the electrode; wherein the electrode (9; 10) and the separator material are joined using at least one vacuum roller (5; 6) which is configured to, at least for supply, hold the electrode (9; 10) by means of a roller suction device, in a first surface region of a roller body (22; 23) of the vacuum roller (5; 6),, on the roller body (22; 23) and, by means of a roller nozzle device, in a second surface region of the roller body (22; 23) which is different from the first surface region, to push the electrode away from the vacuum roller (5; 6) towards the separator material for joining, the separator material being supported for joining by a support device which is arranged opposite the vacuum roller (5; 6). - supplying a separator material by means of a separator supply device; - supplying an electrode (9; 10) by means of an electrode supply device (11; 12); - producing an electrode-separator assembly by means of a joining device, the electrode (9; 10) being joined to the separator material and an adhesive bond being formed between the electrode (9; 10) and the separator material by means of an adhesive application to one side of the electrode;
Signalling light for a motor vehicle comprising a lighting device (2C, 2D, 2E, 2F) comprising a light guide delimited by a front face, a light source lighting a first end of the light guide as well as a first mask positioned in front of the light source and a part of the front face of the light guide, so that the first mask hides the light source to an observer looking at the front face of the light guide, the front face of the light guide, opposite the first mask, being at least partially covered by a interlayer reflecting the light emitted by the light source, characterized in that the interlayer is set back from the end of the first mask that covers the front face of the light guide.
A method for item recognition, comprising: • capturing an image of an item; • calculating a first encoding based on the image using an item classifier, wherein the first encoding is output from an intermediate layer of a neural network of the item classifier; • calculating a second encoding based on the first encoding using a combination classifier trained to identify items, wherein the second encoding is output from an intermediate layer of a neural network of the combination classifier; and • determining an item identifier for the item based on a similarity between the second encoding and each of a set of predetermined encodings, the method further comprising: • generating an item height map from the image; and • determining a shape encoding based on the item height map using a shape classifier; • wherein the second encoding is calculated based on the shape encoding. • capturing an image of an item; • calculating a first encoding based on the image using an item classifier, wherein the first encoding is output from an intermediate layer of a neural network of the item classifier; • calculating a second encoding based on the first encoding using a combination classifier trained to identify items, wherein the second encoding is output from an intermediate layer of a neural network of the combination classifier; and • determining an item identifier for the item based on a similarity between the second encoding and each of a set of predetermined encodings, the method further comprising: • generating an item height map from the image; and • determining a shape encoding based on the item height map using a shape classifier; • wherein the second encoding is calculated based on the shape encoding. • generating an item height map from the image; and • determining a shape encoding based on the item height map using a shape classifier; • wherein the second encoding is calculated based on the shape encoding.
A method for making an immunogenic conjugate comprising Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 polysaccharide covalently linked to a carrier protein, the method comprising: (a) reacting purified serotype 1 polysaccharide with an alkaline pH buffer resulting in a partially de-O-acetylated serotype 1 polysaccharide; (b) reacting the partially de-O-acetylated serotype 1 polysaccharide with a mild acid or with a low ionic strength mineral acid resulting in a neutralized, partially de-O-acetylated serotype 1 polysaccharide; (c) reacting the neutralized, partially de-O-acetylated serotype 1 polysaccharide with an oxidizing agent resulting in an activated serotype 1 polysaccharide; (d) compounding the activated serotype 1 polysaccharide with a carrier protein; (e) co-lyophilizing the compounded, activated serotype 1 polysaccharide and carrier protein; (f) reacting the compounded, activated serotype 1 polysaccharide and carrier protein with a reducing agent resulting in a serotype 1 polysaccharide:carrier protein conjugate; and (g) capping unreacted aldehydes in the serotype 1 polysaccharide:carrier protein conjugate resulting in an immunogenic conjugate comprising Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 polysaccharide covalently linked to a carrier protein. (a) reacting purified serotype 1 polysaccharide with an alkaline pH buffer resulting in a partially de-O-acetylated serotype 1 polysaccharide; (b) reacting the partially de-O-acetylated serotype 1 polysaccharide with a mild acid or with a low ionic strength mineral acid resulting in a neutralized, partially de-O-acetylated serotype 1 polysaccharide; (c) reacting the neutralized, partially de-O-acetylated serotype 1 polysaccharide with an oxidizing agent resulting in an activated serotype 1 polysaccharide; (d) compounding the activated serotype 1 polysaccharide with a carrier protein; (e) co-lyophilizing the compounded, activated serotype 1 polysaccharide and carrier protein; (f) reacting the compounded, activated serotype 1 polysaccharide and carrier protein with a reducing agent resulting in a serotype 1 polysaccharide:carrier protein conjugate; and (g) capping unreacted aldehydes in the serotype 1 polysaccharide:carrier protein conjugate resulting in an immunogenic conjugate comprising Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 1 polysaccharide covalently linked to a carrier protein.