mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet fed from a sheet feeding device in an image forming portion, the sheet feeding device comprising: a tray for supporting sheets stacked on the tray in a sheet stacking direction; an air blowing portion for blowing air to an end portion of the sheets supported by the tray; a conveying portion for sucking and conveying the sheet blown up with air blown by the air blowing portion; and a sheet surface detecting mechanism for detecting an upper surface of the sheet blown up, wherein the sheet surface detecting mechanism includes: a sensor portion (54, 55); and a sensor flag mechanism, the position of which relative to the sensor portion (54, 55) determines ON/OFF output signals of the sensor portion (54, 55), wherein the sensor flag mechanism comprises a sheet surface detecting member that is contactable with the sheet blown up, characterized in that the sensor portion (54, 55) is disposed at a position outside the conveying portion on an upstream side in a sheet conveying direction, wherein the sensor flag mechanism further has a sensor flag, and the sheet surface detecting member connected to the sensor flag is arranged along the sheet conveying direction and extends from the sensor flag to under the conveying portion and towards a downstream of the conveying portion in the sheet conveying direction, wherein the sheet surface detecting member is configured to move in the sheet stacking direction upon a contact with the sheet blown up such that the sheet surface detecting member is maintained in a parallel state being in parallel with an upper surface of the tray on that the sheets are stacked. a tray for supporting sheets stacked on the tray in a sheet stacking direction; an air blowing portion for blowing air to an end portion of the sheets supported by the tray; a conveying portion for sucking and conveying the sheet blown up with air blown by the air blowing portion; and a sheet surface detecting mechanism for detecting an upper surface of the sheet blown up, a sensor portion (54, 55); and a sensor flag mechanism, the position of which relative to the sensor portion (54, 55) determines ON/OFF output signals of the sensor portion (54, 55), wherein the sensor flag mechanism comprises a sheet surface detecting member that is contactable with the sheet blown up, characterized in that the sensor portion (54, 55) is disposed at a position outside the conveying portion on an upstream side in a sheet conveying direction, wherein the sensor flag mechanism further has a sensor flag, and the sheet surface detecting member connected to the sensor flag is arranged along the sheet conveying direction and extends from the sensor flag to under the conveying portion and towards a downstream of the conveying portion in the sheet conveying direction, wherein the sheet surface detecting member is configured to move in the sheet stacking direction upon a contact with the sheet blown up such that the sheet surface detecting member is maintained in a parallel state being in parallel with an upper surface of the tray on that the sheets are stacked.
A chip processing self-service kiosk comprising: a chip slot; a chip sensor; and a mechanical arrangement disposed downstream of the chip slot, the mechanical arrangement configured to allow received chips from the chip slot to be stacked in an orientation where the received chips are countable by the chip sensor, characterised in that the mechanical arrangement comprises a receptacle for the received chips from the chip slot and an actuator coupled to the receptacle, the actuator configured to tilt the receptacle to the orientation where the received chips are countable by the chip sensor. a chip slot; a chip sensor; and a mechanical arrangement disposed downstream of the chip slot, the mechanical arrangement configured to allow received chips from the chip slot to be stacked in an orientation where the received chips are countable by the chip sensor, characterised in that the mechanical arrangement comprises a receptacle for the received chips from the chip slot and an actuator coupled to the receptacle, the actuator configured to tilt the receptacle to the orientation where the received chips are countable by the chip sensor.
An injection system (14, 214) comprising an injection module (18, 218) and a carrier (22, 222), the injection module (18, 218) being removably attached to the carrier (22, 222) to be removably attachable to an injection molding machine (10, 210), the injection module (18, 218) comprising: a material inlet through which material may be introduced into the module; a manifold (140, 480) defining an interior configured to receive a volume of material introduced into the module via the material inlet; and a material outlet (32, 232) through which the volume of material disposed in the interior may be injected into a mold, wherein the material inlet, the interior and the material outlet (32, 232) define at least a portion of a flow path from a source of material to a mold, characterised in that the injection module (18, 218) further comprises an injection rod (92, 292) disposed within the interior, the injection rod (92, 292) selectively movable in a first direction, the movement in the first direction drawing the volume of material into the interior, and in a second direction opposite the first direction, the movement in the second direction injecting the volume of material into a mold. a material inlet through which material may be introduced into the module; a manifold (140, 480) defining an interior configured to receive a volume of material introduced into the module via the material inlet; and a material outlet (32, 232) through which the volume of material disposed in the interior may be injected into a mold, wherein the material inlet, the interior and the material outlet (32, 232) define at least a portion of a flow path from a source of material to a mold, characterised in that the injection module (18, 218) further comprises an injection rod (92, 292) disposed within the interior, the injection rod (92, 292) selectively movable in a first direction, the movement in the first direction drawing the volume of material into the interior, and in a second direction opposite the first direction, the movement in the second direction injecting the volume of material into a mold.
Method for decoding a quality-scalable data stream into which picture or video source data is encoded, the quality-scalable data stream comprising a base layer data stream representing the picture or video source data with a first picture sample bit depth and a first spatial resolution, an enhancement layer data stream representing a prediction residual with a second picture sample bit depth being higher than the first picture sample bit depth and a second spatial resolution higher than the first spatial resolution, and a local mapping function defined at a second granularity, the method comprising: decoding the base layer data stream into a lower bit-depth reconstructed picture or video data; decoding the enhancement data stream into the prediction residual; spatially interpolate, using a spatial interpolation filter, samples of the lower bit-depth reconstructed picture or video data so as to increase the first spatial resolution to correspond with the second spatial resolution; mapping samples of the lower bit-depth reconstructed picture or video data with the first picture sample bit depth from a first dynamic range corresponding to the first picture sample bit depth to a second dynamic range greater than the first dynamic range and corresponding to the second picture sample bit depth, by use of one or more global mapping functions being constant within the video or varying at a first granularity, and a local mapping function locally modifying the one or more global mapping functions at the second granularity being smaller than the first granularity, to obtain a prediction of the picture or video source data having the second picture sample bit depth; and reconstructing the picture with the second picture sample bit depth based on the prediction and the prediction residual. decoding the base layer data stream into a lower bit-depth reconstructed picture or video data; decoding the enhancement data stream into the prediction residual; spatially interpolate, using a spatial interpolation filter, samples of the lower bit-depth reconstructed picture or video data so as to increase the first spatial resolution to correspond with the second spatial resolution; mapping samples of the lower bit-depth reconstructed picture or video data with the first picture sample bit depth from a first dynamic range corresponding to the first picture sample bit depth to a second dynamic range greater than the first dynamic range and corresponding to the second picture sample bit depth, by use of one or more global mapping functions being constant within the video or varying at a first granularity, and a local mapping function locally modifying the one or more global mapping functions at the second granularity being smaller than the first granularity, to obtain a prediction of the picture or video source data having the second picture sample bit depth; and reconstructing the picture with the second picture sample bit depth based on the prediction and the prediction residual.
An apparatus configured to mount a windshield to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a flexible bladder configured to encase an energy-absorbing material, wherein the flexible bladder is configured to be positioned between the windshield and a frame of the vehicle along a portion of an interior perimeter of the windshield; one or more rigid components (1104A, 1104B) configured to attach to the interior perimeter of the windshield and compress the flexible bladder when the windshield is deformed; and a body plate configured to attach the flexible bladder to the frame of the vehicle. a flexible bladder configured to encase an energy-absorbing material, wherein the flexible bladder is configured to be positioned between the windshield and a frame of the vehicle along a portion of an interior perimeter of the windshield; one or more rigid components (1104A, 1104B) configured to attach to the interior perimeter of the windshield and compress the flexible bladder when the windshield is deformed; and a body plate configured to attach the flexible bladder to the frame of the vehicle.
Showerhead comprising - a top plate, comprising at least one water inlet, - a bottom plate, comprising a plurality of holes through which the water is delivered, - a membrane, comprising a disc of predefined thickness and a plurality of nozzles extending from the disc and inserted inside the holes of the bottom plate, the membrane comprises a peripheral portion with thickness greater than the thickness of the disk, suitable for defining a water flow passage from the inlet to the plurality of nozzles between the top plate and the disc and characterized in that said peripheral portion includes a flexible tongue extending into the water flow passage and forming a seal against the top plate, wherein the tongue comprises: - a tip closer to a centre of the disc than a base of the tongue, - a second surface in contact with a bottom surface of the top plate, - a first surface opposite to the second surface between the tip and the disc, suitable for remaining in contact with the water during delivery, so as to compress the tip against the bottom of the top plate. - a top plate, comprising at least one water inlet, - a bottom plate, comprising a plurality of holes through which the water is delivered, - a membrane, comprising a disc of predefined thickness and a plurality of nozzles extending from the disc and inserted inside the holes of the bottom plate, - a tip closer to a centre of the disc than a base of the tongue, - a second surface in contact with a bottom surface of the top plate, - a first surface opposite to the second surface between the tip and the disc, suitable for remaining in contact with the water during delivery, so as to compress the tip against the bottom of the top plate.
Metal cord characterized in that it is rubberized in situ by a rubber composition (32, 34) comprising a styrene-butadiene copolymer comprising: - a proportion of styrene units of between 25% and 35%, limits included, by weight of the total weight of the copolymer, and - a proportion of trans-1,4-bonds of between 73% and 83%, limits included, by weight of the total weight of the butadiene part of the copolymer. - a proportion of styrene units of between 25% and 35%, limits included, by weight of the total weight of the copolymer, and - a proportion of trans-1,4-bonds of between 73% and 83%, limits included, by weight of the total weight of the butadiene part of the copolymer.
An aircraft window comprising: a first glass layer extending across the aircraft window; a second glass layer extending across the aircraft window, the second glass layer overlapping the first glass layer, the second glass layer being a type of glass that is different from the first glass layer, the aircraft window having a peripheral edge around the aircraft window; a layer of electromagnetic shielding material extending across the aircraft window between the first and second glass layers; an electrical conductor on the peripheral edge, the electrical conductor being connected in electric communication with the layer of electromagnetic shielding material; characterized by an electrical check pad on the peripheral edge, the electrical check pad being a monitoring device, the electrical check pad being operable to monitor the electrical conductivity between the electrical conductor and a portion of an aircraft on which the window is used. a first glass layer extending across the aircraft window; a second glass layer extending across the aircraft window, the second glass layer overlapping the first glass layer, the second glass layer being a type of glass that is different from the first glass layer, the aircraft window having a peripheral edge around the aircraft window; a layer of electromagnetic shielding material extending across the aircraft window between the first and second glass layers; an electrical conductor on the peripheral edge, the electrical conductor being connected in electric communication with the layer of electromagnetic shielding material; characterized by an electrical check pad on the peripheral edge, the electrical check pad being a monitoring device, the electrical check pad being operable to monitor the electrical conductivity between the electrical conductor and a portion of an aircraft on which the window is used.
A cannula securing assembly for selectively engaging and disengaging a cannula in a surgical system, the cannula securing assembly comprising: - a housing including at least one aperture to receive a portion of the cannula; - a locking plate affixed within the housing, including at least one aperture that engages when in operation with the portion of cannula received in the at least one aperture of the housing and a releasing mechanism at one end of the locking plate, wherein the releasing mechanism is exposed when in operation on an exterior surface of the housing; and characterized in that the cannula securing assembly further comprises - a compression mechanism affixed to a slot on an interior surface of the housing at a first end and engaging the locking plate at a second end, wherein the compression mechanism biases the locking plate to facilitate engaging of the cannula with the cannula securing assembly and the releasing mechanism disconnects when in operation the biasing of the locking plate to facilitate disengaging of the cannula with the cannula securing assembly. - a housing including at least one aperture to receive a portion of the cannula; - a locking plate affixed within the housing, including at least one aperture that engages when in operation with the portion of cannula received in the at least one aperture of the housing and a releasing mechanism at one end of the locking plate, wherein the releasing mechanism is exposed when in operation on an exterior surface of the housing; and characterized in that the cannula securing assembly further comprises - a compression mechanism affixed to a slot on an interior surface of the housing at a first end and engaging the locking plate at a second end,
Coil insulator, intended in particular to be positioned around a tooth of a stator or of a rotor of an electric machine, this coil insulator having a body including walls forming a frame along with a front rim and a back rim defining, with the walls of the frame, a groove for mounting a winding of a coil wire around a winding axis (x), the insulator comprising at least one device for fastening one end (191, 192) of the wire and in that the fastening device comprises a fastening tab characterized in that the fastening tab is rigidly connected to one of the rims (261, 262), the fastening tab being elastically movable with respect to this rim between a rest position and a fastening position, the fastening position corresponding to a position in which the fastening tab makes contact with and bears against said end (191, 192) of the wire, which end is then held between the fastening tab and said rim bearing the fastening device.
A multi-volume Container made of a first and at least a second element, wherein the first element comprises a first mantle portion, the first mantle portion defining a first internal volume and having a first and a second opening, the first and the second opening being defined by a first and a second boundary region, respectively, and the second element comprises a second mantle portion, the second mantle portion defining a second internal volume and having a third opening, the third opening being defined by a third boundary region, wherein at least a portion of the second element is arranged inside the first internal volume, and the first element and the second element are in a substantially fixed spatial arrangement relative to one another so that the first opening at least partially overlaps the third opening, wherein at least a first portion of the first mantle portion is in intimate contact with at least a first portion of the second mantle portion, and at least a second portion of the second mantle portion constitutes a septum providing a fluid tight separation between the first and the second opening of the first element, wherein the multi-volume container comprises a first closing element and a second closing element, the first and/or the third opening being sealable by means of the first closing element and the second opening being sealable by means of the second closing element, wherein the third opening is in opposite arrangement with a base of the second mantle portion, and characterised in that the base constitutes the septum.
A method of determining the amount of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in a sample, wherein the following method steps are performed: a) haemolysis of the erythrocytes in the sample to release the HbA1c contained therein, b) bringing the HbA1c released in method step a) into contact with a proteolytic agent for producing glycated haemoglobin degradation products, c) determining the amount of HbA1c by quantification of the glycated haemoglobin degradation products produced in method step b) characterised in that haemolysis in method step a) is effected by adding a haemolysis solution, wherein that haemolysis solution has a pH-value in the range of 1 to 3 and contains a haemolytic detergent and at least one stabiliser, wherein the at least one stabiliser is a 2-(methacryloxyethyl)-2'-(trimethyl ammoniumethyl)phosphate polymer or copolymer of the general formula wherein in addition to the units of the above-specified general formula the copolymer comprises further methacrylate units which are esterified with aliphatic or aromatic residues. a) haemolysis of the erythrocytes in the sample to release the HbA1c contained therein, b) bringing the HbA1c released in method step a) into contact with a proteolytic agent for producing glycated haemoglobin degradation products, c) determining the amount of HbA1c by quantification of the glycated haemoglobin degradation products produced in method step b)
A method for determining adaptation parameters for use in pre-distorters of a multi-band power amplifier system (66, 68), the method comprising: receiving, at an adaptor a reference signal produced by adding a first plurality of signals having substantially overlapping frequency spectra substantially centered at baseband, each of the first plurality of signals being input to a corresponding one of a plurality of pre-distorters (12, 14); receiving, at the adaptor an observation signal produced by adding a second plurality of signals tuned to substantially a same frequency to have substantially overlapping frequency spectra substantially centered at baseband, each of the second plurality of signals being derived from an output of the multi-band power amplifier system (66, 68); and computing, at the adaptor the adaptation parameters based on the reference signal and the observation signal. receiving, at an adaptor a reference signal produced by adding a first plurality of signals having substantially overlapping frequency spectra substantially centered at baseband, each of the first plurality of signals being input to a corresponding one of a plurality of pre-distorters (12, 14); receiving, at the adaptor an observation signal produced by adding a second plurality of signals tuned to substantially a same frequency to have substantially overlapping frequency spectra substantially centered at baseband, each of the second plurality of signals being derived from an output of the multi-band power amplifier system (66, 68); and computing, at the adaptor the adaptation parameters based on the reference signal and the observation signal.
Method for decoding a data signal representing at least one current image (I N) split up into partitions, said method comprising, for at least one current partition to be reconstructed in said image, the steps of: - prediction of said current partition from at least one already decoded first causal partition, - reconstruction of said current partition, from said predicted current partition, delivering a reconstructed current partition ( B̂), said decoding method being characterized in that it implements, following said reconstruction step, the steps of: - determination of at least one already decoded second causal partition (B*) using a motion estimation applied to said reconstructed current partition ( B̂), - modification of said reconstructed current partition ( B̂) by calculation of an average applied both to said determined second causal partition (B*) and to said reconstructed current partition ( B̂), delivering a modified reconstructed current partition ( B̃). - prediction of said current partition from at least one already decoded first causal partition, - reconstruction of said current partition, from said predicted current partition, delivering a reconstructed current partition ( B̂), - determination of at least one already decoded second causal partition (B*) using a motion estimation applied to said reconstructed current partition ( B̂), - modification of said reconstructed current partition ( B̂) by calculation of an average applied both to said determined second causal partition (B*) and to said reconstructed current partition ( B̂), delivering a modified reconstructed current partition ( B̃).