mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of detecting laser pulses having a predetermined pulse period by a multimode seeker, the method comprising: capturing image data, by the multimode seeker, during a search period, wherein the search period includes a plurality of search cycles; detecting, from the image data, at least one laser candidate; and tracking, by the multimode seeker, the at least one candidate laser during a track period; characterised in that a duration of each of the plurality of search cycle is equal to the predetermined pulse period plus a predetermined drift period; wherein capturing image data during the search period comprises: executing a plurality of search expose cycles at a predetermined duty cycle, each of the plurality of search expose cycles including a search expose pulse during which the image data is captured and a dark time during which the image data is not captured; wherein tracking, by the multimode seeker, the at least one candidate laser comprises: evaluating, by an image processor, the at least one candidate laser; and locking, by the multimode seeker, the at least one candidate laser as a tracked laser; and wherein detecting, from the image data, the at least one candidate laser comprises: performing, by an image processor, a peak-to-side-lobe analysis for the image data of each of the plurality of expose cycles; and determining the at least one candidate laser pulse based upon the peak-to-side-lobe analysis of the image data. capturing image data, by the multimode seeker, during a search period, wherein the search period includes a plurality of search cycles; detecting, from the image data, at least one laser candidate; and tracking, by the multimode seeker, the at least one candidate laser during a track period; characterised in that a duration of each of the plurality of search cycle is equal to the predetermined pulse period plus a predetermined drift period; wherein capturing image data during the search period comprises: executing a plurality of search expose cycles at a predetermined duty cycle, each of the plurality of search expose cycles including a search expose pulse during which the image data is captured and a dark time during which the image data is not captured; wherein tracking, by the multimode seeker, the at least one candidate laser comprises: evaluating, by an image processor, the at least one candidate laser; and locking, by the multimode seeker, the at least one candidate laser as a tracked laser; and wherein detecting, from the image data, the at least one candidate laser comprises: performing, by an image processor, a peak-to-side-lobe analysis for the image data of each of the plurality of expose cycles; and determining the at least one candidate laser pulse based upon the peak-to-side-lobe analysis of the image data. performing, by an image processor, a peak-to-side-lobe analysis for the image data of each of the plurality of expose cycles; and determining the at least one candidate laser pulse based upon the peak-to-side-lobe analysis of the image data.
Air spring comprising: a first mounting element being adapted for being mounted to a first vehicle portion, a second mounting element being adapted for being mounted to a second vehicle portion being resiliently movable with respect to the first vehicle portion, an air volume limited by a resilient bellow having an interior space, a first edge, and a second edge, which bellow with the first edge is sealed to the first mounting element and with the second edge is sealed to the second mounting edge, and an air spring height sensor, wherein the air spring height sensor is adapted for measuring a working stroke of the air spring, which working stroke corresponds to a distance between the first mounting element and the second mounting element; wherein the air spring height sensor comprises a height measuring signal transmitter, and a receiver, wherein the height measuring signal transmitter is adapted for transmitting a height measuring signal, wherein the receiver is adapted for sensing the height measuring signal transmitted by the height measuring signal transmitter, and wherein the height measuring signal indicates a distance between the height measuring signal transmitter and the receiver; characterized in that the bellow comprises a conductive layer arranged at an interior surface of the bellow, wherein said conductive layer is used as a passive receiver, and wherein the height measuring signal transmitter is adapted to generate a reference height measuring signal depending on the distance from the height measuring signal transmitter to the conductive layer. a first mounting element being adapted for being mounted to a first vehicle portion, a second mounting element being adapted for being mounted to a second vehicle portion being resiliently movable with respect to the first vehicle portion, an air volume limited by a resilient bellow having an interior space, a first edge, and a second edge, which bellow with the first edge is sealed to the first mounting element and with the second edge is sealed to the second mounting edge, and an air spring height sensor, wherein the air spring height sensor is adapted for measuring a working stroke of the air spring, which working stroke corresponds to a distance between the first mounting element and the second mounting element; wherein the air spring height sensor comprises a height measuring signal transmitter, and a receiver, wherein the height measuring signal transmitter is adapted for transmitting a height measuring signal, wherein the receiver is adapted for sensing the height measuring signal transmitted by the height measuring signal transmitter, and wherein the height measuring signal indicates a distance between the height measuring signal transmitter and the receiver; characterized in that the bellow comprises a conductive layer arranged at an interior surface of the bellow, wherein said conductive layer is used as a passive receiver, and wherein the height measuring signal transmitter is adapted to generate a reference height measuring signal depending on the distance from the height measuring signal transmitter to the conductive layer.
Universal slider for cleaning floors, having at least one slider blade and a handle which both are disposed on an elongate fastening element, wherein the universal slider has a first slider blade and a second slider blade, wherein the first slider blade has a fastening portion and a cleaning lip that projects beyond the fastening element, and wherein the fastening element has a bending which extends along the direction of longitudinal extent of said fastening element and by way of which an offset of a first face in relation to a second face of the fastening element is achieved, wherein the first face is part of a counter-fastening portion of the fastening element for the fastening portion of the first slider blade, characterized in that the second slider blade has a second fastening portion and a second cleaning lip that projects beyond the fastening element, and in that the fastening element has a second bending which extends along the direction of longitudinal extent of said fastening element and by way of which a second offset of a third face in relation to a second face of the fastening element is achieved, wherein the third face is part of a second counter-fastening portion of the fastening element for the second fastening portion of the second slider blade.
A diffuser for a fluid compression device, comprising at least one vane mounted on a hub, said vane comprising at least one opening (8, 5), said at least one opening starting at a distance measured from the leading edge ranging between 10 % and 60 % of the axial length of said vane, characterized in that said at least one opening comprises a slot having an axial length ranging between 10 % and 40 % of the axial length of said vane.
Video data stream having video content encoded therein, using predictive and entropy coding, in units of slices into which pictures of the video content are spatially sub-divided, using a coding order among the slices, with restricting predictions of the predictive coding and/or entropy coding to the inner of tiles into which the pictures of the video content are spatially sub-divided, wherein the sequence of the slices are packetized into payload packets of a sequence of packets of the video data stream in the coding order, the sequence of packets being divided into a sequence of access units so that each access unit collects the payload packets having packetized thereinto slices relating to a respective picture of the video content, wherein the sequence of packets has tile identification packets interspersed thereinto between payload packets of one access unit, identifying one or more tiles overlaid by any slice packetized into one or more payload packets immediately following the respective tile identification packet in the sequence of packets.
A device (100, 300, 400) for facet joint fixation, the device comprising: a fastener; and a cap, the cap including: a base portion having a circular perimeter; a raised portion having a non-circular perimeter protruding from the base portion, the raised portion including a first lobe and a second lobe, the first lobe wider than the second lobe, the widths of the first lobe and second lobe measured in a plane perpendicular to a cap axis; and an aperture extending through the base portion and the raised portion, the aperture shaped to receive the fastener to allow the fastener to fasten the cap to a facet joint to stabilize the facet joint, wherein the cap axis is centrally located relative to the aperture, wherein the base portion includes a plurality of teeth projecting from an attachment surface opposite the raised portion; characterized by the raised portion of the cap including one or more connection features shaped to receive a guiding instrument; wherein the one or more connection features are recesses (126, 128) or slots (18, 24) in communication with the aperture. a fastener; and a cap, the cap including: a base portion having a circular perimeter; a raised portion having a non-circular perimeter protruding from the base portion, the raised portion including a first lobe and a second lobe, the first lobe wider than the second lobe, the widths of the first lobe and second lobe measured in a plane perpendicular to a cap axis; and an aperture extending through the base portion and the raised portion, the aperture shaped to receive the fastener to allow the fastener to fasten the cap to a facet joint to stabilize the facet joint, wherein the cap axis is centrally located relative to the aperture, wherein the base portion includes a plurality of teeth projecting from an attachment surface opposite the raised portion; characterized by the raised portion of the cap including one or more connection features shaped to receive a guiding instrument; wherein the one or more connection features are recesses (126, 128) or slots (18, 24) in communication with the aperture.
A spinneret assembly for spinning polymeric fibers, comprising the following components: (a) a cap provided with an inlet port and a flared lower surface that flares outwardly from the inlet port in the direction of flow; (b) a spinneret having a central portion, said central portion having numerous spinning flow channels through its thickness; and (c) a flow guide with a tapered geometry mounted in a cavity defined by the cap and the spinneret, said flow guide having an apex facing the inlet port, a base facing the spinneret, and one or more side surfaces tapering up to the apex, said side surface(s) forming an acute angle with the base; wherein a diverging flow passage is defined by the tapering side surface(s) of the flow guide and the cap's flared lower surface, said diverging flow passage surrounds the tapering side surface(s) of the flow guide and is in fluid communication with the inlet port, and the base of the flow guide is spaced apart from an upper surface of the spinneret, creating a space that is in fluid communication with the divergent flow passage. (a) a cap provided with an inlet port and a flared lower surface that flares outwardly from the inlet port in the direction of flow; (b) a spinneret having a central portion, said central portion having numerous spinning flow channels through its thickness; and (c) a flow guide with a tapered geometry mounted in a cavity defined by the cap and the spinneret, said flow guide having an apex facing the inlet port, a base facing the spinneret, and one or more side surfaces tapering up to the apex, said side surface(s) forming an acute angle with the base; a diverging flow passage is defined by the tapering side surface(s) of the flow guide and the cap's flared lower surface, said diverging flow passage surrounds the tapering side surface(s) of the flow guide and is in fluid communication with the inlet port, and the base of the flow guide is spaced apart from an upper surface of the spinneret, creating a space that is in fluid communication with the divergent flow passage.
A tire for a two-wheeled automotive vehicle, the tire comprising: a tread; a carcass; and a band, wherein the band is layered inward of the tread in a radial direction and outward of the carcass in the radial direction, the band includes a center portion disposed at a center in an axial direction, a pair of intermediate portions each disposed outward of the center portion in the axial direction, and a pair of outer end portions disposed outward of the intermediate portions, respectively, in the axial direction; the center portion is formed from a first band member that is formed from a cord and a topping rubber and that extends in a circumferential direction, and each intermediate portion is formed from a second band member that is formed from a cord and a topping rubber and that extends so as to form a mesh-like shape, the second band member including a plurality of first tilt portions extending so as to be tilted relative to the circumferential direction and a plurality of second tilt portions extending so as to be tilted relative to the circumferential direction in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first tilt portions are tilted, characterized in that each outer end portion is formed from a third band member that is formed from a cord and a topping rubber and that extends in the circumferential direction. a tread; a carcass; and a band, wherein the band is layered inward of the tread in a radial direction and outward of the carcass in the radial direction, the band includes a center portion disposed at a center in an axial direction, a pair of intermediate portions each disposed outward of the center portion in the axial direction, and a pair of outer end portions disposed outward of the intermediate portions, respectively, in the axial direction; the center portion is formed from a first band member that is formed from a cord and a topping rubber and that extends in a circumferential direction, and each intermediate portion is formed from a second band member that is formed from a cord and a topping rubber and that extends so as to form a mesh-like shape, the second band member including a plurality of first tilt portions extending so as to be tilted relative to the circumferential direction and a plurality of second tilt portions extending so as to be tilted relative to the circumferential direction in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first tilt portions are tilted, characterized in that each outer end portion is formed from a third band member that is formed from a cord and a topping rubber and that extends in the circumferential direction.
A method of diagnosing or determining a predisposition to developing medullary cystic kidney disease type 1 (MCKD1) comprising detecting, in a sample, a point mutation resulting in insertion of a cytosine in the GC-rich variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) sequence of the coding region of the mucin 1 gene (MUC-1), wherein the presence of said point mutation indicates MCKD1 or predisposition to developing MCKD1.
Wind turbine comprising a hub carrying a plurality of blades, the hub being rotatably mounted on a frame, the frame extending forward into the hub, wherein the frame comprises a manhole and the frame is dimensioned such that an average-size adult human can move around through it at least up to the manhole, characterized in that the manhole is arranged in an upper side of the portion of the frame extending forward into the hub.
A multi-layer composite structure comprising: a first composite fiber layer (102, 402); a second composite fiber layer (104, 404); and a bonding agent (106, 116, 306,406, 206a, 206b, 406) disposed between the first and second composite fiber layers (104, 404), wherein the bonding agent (106, 116, 306,406, 206a, 206b, 406) forms a first bond (106a, 406a) and a second bond (106, 106b, 406b) between the first composite fiber layer (102, 402) and the second composite fiber layer (104, 404), the first and second bonds (106a, 106b, 406b) (106, 106b, 406b) being separated from one another by a gap, and wherein the gap isolates dis-bonding of the first bond (106a, 406a) from propagating to the second bond (106, 106b, 406b), and wherein the bonding agent (106, 116, 306,406, 206a, 206b, 406) forms a fillet profile at interfacial regions between the first and second composite fiber layers (104, 404). a first composite fiber layer (102, 402); a second composite fiber layer (104, 404); and a bonding agent (106, 116, 306,406, 206a, 206b, 406) disposed between the first and second composite fiber layers (104, 404), wherein the bonding agent (106, 116, 306,406, 206a, 206b, 406) forms a first bond (106a, 406a) and a second bond (106, 106b, 406b) between the first composite fiber layer (102, 402) and the second composite fiber layer (104, 404), the first and second bonds (106a, 106b, 406b) (106, 106b, 406b) being separated from one another by a gap, and wherein the gap isolates dis-bonding of the first bond (106a, 406a) from propagating to the second bond (106, 106b, 406b), and wherein the bonding agent (106, 116, 306,406, 206a, 206b, 406) forms a fillet profile at interfacial regions between the first and second composite fiber layers (104, 404).
A method for operating an ultrasound probe that is wirelessly connected to an ultrasound image providing apparatus via a communication channel, the method comprising: acquiring bandwidth information that relates to the communication channel; determining, based on the acquired bandwidth information, at least one parameter value that relates to a quality of an ultrasound image and a transmission speed of a frame that constitutes the ultrasound image; generating ultrasound image data that relates to an object based on the determined at least one parameter value; and transmitting the generated ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus at the determined transmission speed. acquiring bandwidth information that relates to the communication channel; determining, based on the acquired bandwidth information, at least one parameter value that relates to a quality of an ultrasound image and a transmission speed of a frame that constitutes the ultrasound image; generating ultrasound image data that relates to an object based on the determined at least one parameter value; and transmitting the generated ultrasound image data to the ultrasound image providing apparatus at the determined transmission speed.
A copper alloy sheet comprising a chemical composition containing from 2.50 to 4.00% in total of Ni and Co, from 0.50 to 2.00% of Co, from 0.70 to 1.50% of Si, from 0 to 0.50% of Fe, from 0 to 0.10% of Mg, from 0 to 0.50% of Sn, from 0 to 0.15% of Zn, from 0 to 0.07% of B, from 0 to 0.10% of P, from 0 to 0.10% of rare earth elements, from 0 to 0.01% in total of Cr, Zr, Hf, Nb and S, the balance of Cu, and unavoidable impurities, all in terms of percentage by mass; containing secondary phase particles, which are constituted mainly by a Co-Si intermetallic compound phase and a Ni-Si intermetallic compound phase, present in the parent phase, in which a number density of coarse secondary phase particles having a particle diameter of 5 μm or more is 10 per mm 2 or less, and a number density of fine secondary phase particles having a particle diameter of from 5 to 10 nm is 1.0 x 10 9 per mm 2 or more; having an Si concentration in the parent phase of 0.10% by mass or more, and having a conductivity of 30% IACS or more.
A proteinaceous antigen for use in the treatment of a type 1 hypersensitivity immune response of the respiratory tract in an individual in need thereof, wherein i) the type 1 hypersensitivity immune response is triggered by an allergen upon the individual's exposure to an environmental source material comprising said allergen; ii) the proteinaceous antigen is unrelated to the allergen(s) triggering the type 1 hypersensitivity immune response in the individual in the sense that it 1) does not bind IgE antibodies derived from said individual in detectable levels in a RAST test iii) the proteinaceous antigen is administered in a therapeutically effective amount to the sublingual mucosa of said individual, iv) the proteinaceous antigen is also administered to the respiratory tract within a period at least coinciding partly or entirely with the individual's exposure to said source material, and v) the proteinaceous antigen is not co-administered together with said allergen. i) the type 1 hypersensitivity immune response is triggered by an allergen upon the individual's exposure to an environmental source material comprising said allergen; ii) the proteinaceous antigen is unrelated to the allergen(s) triggering the type 1 hypersensitivity immune response in the individual in the sense that it 1) does not bind IgE antibodies derived from said individual in detectable levels in a RAST test iii) the proteinaceous antigen is administered in a therapeutically effective amount to the sublingual mucosa of said individual, iv) the proteinaceous antigen is also administered to the respiratory tract within a period at least coinciding partly or entirely with the individual's exposure to said source material, and v) the proteinaceous antigen is not co-administered together with said allergen.