mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A book readout system comprising a page state measuring unit, a book image acquisition unit, and a data processing unit, wherein: the page state measuring unit is configured to measure page states of a book that is in the process of being flipped through, wherein shape images are acquired by employing a pattern light; the book image acquisition unit comprises a plurality of first cameras; the plurality of first cameras is respectively configured to acquire book images for pages of the book from different directions, the plurality of first cameras configured to acquire a plurality of book images from a start of flipping to an end of flipping for each page; and the data processing unit, configured to correct book images acquired by said book image acquisition unit comprises: a page shape acquisition unit configured to acquire shapes of each page at a plurality of timings; a corrected image restoration unit configured to develop a corrected image based on a correspondence relationship using an error minimization between an acquired image of the shape of the page and an estimated observation image of the book; and a shape restoration unit configured to restore a shape of the book image at the timing of acquisition based on said correspondence relationship between said corrected image and the book image corresponding to said corrected image. the page state measuring unit is configured to measure page states of a book that is in the process of being flipped through, wherein shape images are acquired by employing a pattern light; the book image acquisition unit comprises a plurality of first cameras; the plurality of first cameras is respectively configured to acquire book images for pages of the book from different directions, the plurality of first cameras configured to acquire a plurality of book images from a start of flipping to an end of flipping for each page; and the data processing unit, configured to correct book images acquired by said book image acquisition unit comprises: a page shape acquisition unit configured to acquire shapes of each page at a plurality of timings; a corrected image restoration unit configured to develop a corrected image based on a correspondence relationship using an error minimization between an acquired image of the shape of the page and an estimated observation image of the book; and a shape restoration unit configured to restore a shape of the book image at the timing of acquisition based on said correspondence relationship between said corrected image and the book image corresponding to said corrected image. a page shape acquisition unit configured to acquire shapes of each page at a plurality of timings; a corrected image restoration unit configured to develop a corrected image based on a correspondence relationship using an error minimization between an acquired image of the shape of the page and an estimated observation image of the book; and a shape restoration unit configured to restore a shape of the book image at the timing of acquisition based on said correspondence relationship between said corrected image and the book image corresponding to said corrected image.
A method of making a workpiece in an additive manufacturing process in which a starting material is solidified in a layer by layer fashion, with each layer of the workpiece being solidified using a patterned image of radiant energy configured as a two-dimensional grid array of pixels, the method comprising: for each layer of the workpiece, determining a preferred angular orientation of the grid array, relative to the layer; and orienting the patterned image to the preferred angular orientation before solidifying the starting material for that layer; characterized in that the preferred angular orientation is selected to align an edge of one or more pixels with an edge of the workpiece. for each layer of the workpiece, determining a preferred angular orientation of the grid array, relative to the layer; and orienting the patterned image to the preferred angular orientation before solidifying the starting material for that layer; characterized in that the preferred angular orientation is selected to align an edge of one or more pixels with an edge of the workpiece.
Rail vehicle with a roof, wherein the roof is a profiled metal sheet with a plurality of profile valleys and profile peaks that follow one another in alternating succession, wherein the profile valleys and profile peaks that follow one another in alternating succession are in each case interconnected with at least one slope, characterised in that at least part of at least one slope between a first and a second profile valley or a first and a second profile peak has a lower material thickness d than the material thickness D of the profile valleys or profile peaks that are connected to the slope in each case.
An electronic percussion musical instrument system comprising: - an upper surface (15; 1), which is flat, is made out from one or two layers of any rigid material, is of any shape, for example round, oval, hexagonal, octagonal or any other geometrical form, and represents a percussion surface of the electronic percussion musical instrument system; - a lower flat surface (18; 5) made out from one layer or plate of any rigid or elastic material with the same or different dimensions of the upper surface (15; 1); - an electromagnetic sensor, operating according to Faraday-Neumann-Lentz physics law, comprising a magnet preferably having a cylindrical shape and a bobbin positioned in correspondence to the magnet, the magnet being positioned beneath, preferably in the centre, and in adherence to the upper surface (15; 1) and the bobbin being positioned on the lower surface (18; 5) or the magnet being positioned above the lower surface (18; 5) and the bobbin being positioned beneath and in adherence to the upper surface (15; 1); and - elastic means (19; 6) of any shape, thickness or dimension placed in adherence to the two surfaces, preferably to their extremities (15; 1, 18; 5). - an upper surface (15; 1), which is flat, is made out from one or two layers of any rigid material, is of any shape, for example round, oval, hexagonal, octagonal or any other geometrical form, and represents a percussion surface of the electronic percussion musical instrument system; - a lower flat surface (18; 5) made out from one layer or plate of any rigid or elastic material with the same or different dimensions of the upper surface (15; 1); - an electromagnetic sensor, operating according to Faraday-Neumann-Lentz physics law, comprising a magnet preferably having a cylindrical shape and a bobbin positioned in correspondence to the magnet, the magnet being positioned beneath, preferably in the centre, and in adherence to the upper surface (15; 1) and the bobbin being positioned on the lower surface (18; 5) or the magnet being positioned above the lower surface (18; 5) and the bobbin being positioned beneath and in adherence to the upper surface (15; 1); and - elastic means (19; 6) of any shape, thickness or dimension placed in adherence to the two surfaces, preferably to their extremities (15; 1, 18; 5).
Use of a rotary pipe coupling (11,12;13;23;51;66) in the form of a swivel joint on a loading arm for transport of cold media in the form of liquefied gas, comprising - a first pipe fastening component (24; 52) fastened to be rotated relative to a second pipe fastening component (25;53), - said pipe fastening components (24,25;52,53) being arranged in a mutually sealed state, - the pipe fastening components (24,25;52,53) forming an interior pipe channel section for passage of a cold media flow therethrough, and an outer bearing (26,27;56,57) of the rotary pipe coupling (11,12;13;23;51;66) spaced from said interior pipe channel section, characterized in that - the rotary pipe coupling (11,12;13;23;51;66) comprises a means for spacing the bearing (26,27) from the pipe channel section, said means being designed in such a manner that a heat flow between the pipe channel section and the bearing (26,27) is reduced in such a manner that, in operation of the rotary pipe coupling (11,12;13;23;51;66) with liquefied gas passing therethrough, a temperature is generated in the bearing (26,27) which is adapted to allow for grease lubrication of the bearing (26,27). - a first pipe fastening component (24; 52) fastened to be rotated relative to a second pipe fastening component (25;53), - said pipe fastening components (24,25;52,53) being arranged in a mutually sealed state, - the pipe fastening components (24,25;52,53) forming an interior pipe channel section for passage of a cold media flow therethrough, and an outer bearing (26,27;56,57) of the rotary pipe coupling (11,12;13;23;51;66) spaced from said interior pipe channel section, characterized in that - the rotary pipe coupling (11,12;13;23;51;66) comprises a means for spacing the bearing (26,27) from the pipe channel section, said means being designed in such a manner that a heat flow between the pipe channel section and the bearing (26,27) is reduced in such a manner that, in operation of the rotary pipe coupling (11,12;13;23;51;66) with liquefied gas passing therethrough, a temperature is generated in the bearing (26,27) which is adapted to allow for grease lubrication of the bearing (26,27).
A method for inter-changing, at a conference call location, conference information between a first conferencing device (710, 910) and a second conferencing device (720, 940), wherein the first conferencing device (710, 910) comprises a conferencing system (CS, 108) which acts as an end point in a conference call, and the second conferencing device (720, 940) comprises a controlling device (CD, 104, 106) for connecting to the conferencing system (CS, 108) to initiate a conference from the conferencing system (CS, 108), the method comprising: accessing with a first processor a meeting identification code; feeding the meeting identification code into a melody generation algorithm to generate using the first processor an acoustic melody (718, 912) in which the meeting identification code is embedded; transmitting the acoustic melody (718, 912) using one or more loudspeakers in the first conferencing device (710, 910); receiving using a microphone the acoustic melody (718, 912) in the second conferencing device (720, 940); decoding the received acoustic melody (718, 912) to extract the meeting identification code from the received acoustic melody (718, 912), by the second conferencing device (720, 940); and initiating or joining (726, 955) by the second conferencing device (720, 940) a conference identified by the extracted meeting identification code. accessing with a first processor a meeting identification code; feeding the meeting identification code into a melody generation algorithm to generate using the first processor an acoustic melody (718, 912) in which the meeting identification code is embedded; transmitting the acoustic melody (718, 912) using one or more loudspeakers in the first conferencing device (710, 910); receiving using a microphone the acoustic melody (718, 912) in the second conferencing device (720, 940); decoding the received acoustic melody (718, 912) to extract the meeting identification code from the received acoustic melody (718, 912), by the second conferencing device (720, 940); and initiating or joining (726, 955) by the second conferencing device (720, 940) a conference identified by the extracted meeting identification code.
Method for producing an electro-optical printed circuit board with optical waveguide structures which consist of an optically transparent bottom layer, a transparent core layer and a transparent cladding layer, comprising the steps of: - forming optically non-transparent areas on a substrate which consist of a non-transparent material; - applying the bottom layer to the substrate and structuring the bottom layer in such a way that the bottom layer does not cover the non-transparent areas; - either applying the core layer, with the core layer covering both the bottom layer as well as the non-transparent areas, or applying the core layer, with the core layer not covering the non-transparent areas, and applying a layer of photoresist which covers the non-transparent areas but not the core layer; - structuring the core layer and given the case the layer of photoresist by exposure to electromagnetic radiation through a single exposure mask and subsequently removing the non-exposed parts of the core layer and given the case the non-exposed parts of the layer of photoresist, in order to leave structured regions of the core layer on the bottom layer as part of the optical waveguide structures and in order to leave exposed parts of the core layer or given the case of photoresist on the non-transparent areas which form structured areas; - applying and structuring the cladding layer in such a way that the cladding layer does not cover the non-transparent areas, and - removing of material from the non-transparent areas within the structured areas in order to form reference marks. - forming optically non-transparent areas on a substrate which consist of a non-transparent material; - applying the bottom layer to the substrate and structuring the bottom layer in such a way that the bottom layer does not cover the non-transparent areas; - either applying the core layer, with the core layer covering both the bottom layer as well as the non-transparent areas, or applying the core layer, with the core layer not covering the non-transparent areas, and applying a layer of photoresist which covers the non-transparent areas but not the core layer; - structuring the core layer and given the case the layer of photoresist by exposure to electromagnetic radiation through a single exposure mask and subsequently removing the non-exposed parts of the core layer and given the case the non-exposed parts of the layer of photoresist, in order to leave structured regions of the core layer on the bottom layer as part of the optical waveguide structures and in order to leave exposed parts of the core layer or given the case of photoresist on the non-transparent areas which form structured areas; - applying and structuring the cladding layer in such a way that the cladding layer does not cover the non-transparent areas, and - removing of material from the non-transparent areas within the structured areas in order to form reference marks.
A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion provided with a plurality of blocks (20, 21, 22) divided by a plurality of main grooves (3, 4, 5) extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of axial grooves (16, 17) connecting between the main grooves (3, 4, 5), wherein the blocks (20, 21, 22) include a siped block, the siped block is provided with a first sipe extending in the tire axial direction across the block, and second sipes respectively disposed in regions (35a, 35b) subdivided by the first sipe, each of the second sipes is a closed sipe whose both ends are closed, and the maximum depth of the second sipe is less than the maximum depth of the first sipe, characterized in that the first sipe comprises a first portion including one end in the tire axial direction, a second portion including the other end in the tire axial direction, and a third portion between the first portion and the second portion, each of the first portion and the second portion has a wavy configuration extending in the tire axial direction while oscillating in the tire circumferential direction, the first portion and the second portion are shifted from each other in the tire circumferential direction, and the third portion extends straight while inclining with respect to the tire axial direction, wherein the axial length of the third portion is less than the axial length of the second sipe.
A method of operating circuitry in communication with a Coriolis flowmeter, the method comprising the step of: receiving pickoff signals and a temperature signal from the Coriolis flowmeter responsive to a fluid being flowed through the Coriolis flowmeter; the method being characterized by the step of: processing the pickoff signals and the temperature signal to determine the purity of the fluid, including the steps of: providing a reference density (ρ ref) of the fluid flowing through the Coriolis flowmeter, wherein the reference density represents the density of a majority component of the fluid at a reference temperature; processing the pickoff signals and determining a measured density of the fluid flowing through the Coriolis flowmeter therefrom; processing the temperature signal and determining a temperature-varying density (ρ temp) therefrom, the temperature signal representing the temperature of the fluid flowing through the Coriolis flowmeter; determining the fluid is substantially pure if the measured density equals the temperature-varying density; and determining the fluid contains a minority component in addition to the majority component if the measured density does not equal the temperature varying density. receiving pickoff signals and a temperature signal from the Coriolis flowmeter responsive to a fluid being flowed through the Coriolis flowmeter; the method being characterized by the step of: processing the pickoff signals and the temperature signal to determine the purity of the fluid, including the steps of: providing a reference density (ρ ref) of the fluid flowing through the Coriolis flowmeter, wherein the reference density represents the density of a majority component of the fluid at a reference temperature; processing the pickoff signals and determining a measured density of the fluid flowing through the Coriolis flowmeter therefrom; processing the temperature signal and determining a temperature-varying density (ρ temp) therefrom, the temperature signal representing the temperature of the fluid flowing through the Coriolis flowmeter; determining the fluid is substantially pure if the measured density equals the temperature-varying density; and determining the fluid contains a minority component in addition to the majority component if the measured density does not equal the temperature varying density. providing a reference density (ρ ref) of the fluid flowing through the Coriolis flowmeter, wherein the reference density represents the density of a majority component of the fluid at a reference temperature; processing the pickoff signals and determining a measured density of the fluid flowing through the Coriolis flowmeter therefrom; processing the temperature signal and determining a temperature-varying density (ρ temp) therefrom, the temperature signal representing the temperature of the fluid flowing through the Coriolis flowmeter; determining the fluid is substantially pure if the measured density equals the temperature-varying density; and determining the fluid contains a minority component in addition to the majority component if the measured density does not equal the temperature varying density.
A method of forming a chewing gum, the method comprising: providing a pair of moving walls including a first wall and a second wall; feeding a gum mass from a hopper, wherein the hopper constrains, accumulates, and feeds the gum mass continuously and directly to an inlet region between said pair of moving walls; sizing said gum mass into a gum sheet having a substantially uniform thickness between about 0.3 mm to 10 mm using only said pair of moving walls, said gum mass maintaining substantially continuous contact with at least one of said walls before and after said sizing; and wherein said first wall is a roller and said second wall is a conveyor belt. providing a pair of moving walls including a first wall and a second wall; feeding a gum mass from a hopper, wherein the hopper constrains, accumulates, and feeds the gum mass continuously and directly to an inlet region between said pair of moving walls; sizing said gum mass into a gum sheet having a substantially uniform thickness between about 0.3 mm to 10 mm using only said pair of moving walls, said gum mass maintaining substantially continuous contact with at least one of said walls before and after said sizing; and wherein said first wall is a roller and said second wall is a conveyor belt.
Method for actuating a valve unit, wherein the valve unit has a process pressure inlet, a process pressure outlet and a valve chamber connecting the process pressure inlet to the process pressure outlet and a movable piston for closing and opening the connection between the process pressure inlet and the process pressure outlet, wherein the piston is able to be subjected on a first side to a first control pressure and wherein the piston is able to be subjected on a second side to a second control pressure, wherein the piston is moved by means of the first control pressure and the second control pressure for the purpose of closing and opening the connection, characterized in that in the operating state of the valve unit the piston is permanently subjected to the first control pressure, the piston is additionally subjected to the second control pressure for moving the piston in one direction and a pressure which is higher than atmospheric pressure and lower than the second control pressure is used as the first control pressure. wherein the piston is moved by means of the first control pressure and the second control pressure for the purpose of closing and opening the connection, characterized in that in the operating state of the valve unit the piston is permanently subjected to the first control pressure, the piston is additionally subjected to the second control pressure for moving the piston in one direction and a pressure which is higher than atmospheric pressure and lower than the second control pressure is used as the first control pressure.
A method for determining a force called « tie-rod force » (F biellette) which is representative of the force exerted, at a considered instant, by the environment of a vehicle on a power steering mechanism which equips said vehicle and which is maneuvered at least by an assistance motor, said method comprising: - a step (a) of determining an actuating force during which the actuating force ( F action) exerted at the considered instant on the steering mechanism is determined, such that said actuating force results from the assistance force ( F assist) exerted by the assistance motor on the steering mechanism, and/or the driver force ( F cond) exerted by the driver of the vehicle on said steering mechanism, - a step (b) of assessing the dry friction, during which the dry friction force ( F dry, R dry), which is exerted on the steering mechanism at the considered instant is assessed, - a step (c) of calculating the tie-rod force (F biellette) which comprises a summing sub-step during which an expression representative of the tie-rod force is calculated, wherein said expression involves the algebraic sum of the actuating force ( F action) and the dry friction force ( F dry), and a filtering sub-step during which a low-pass filter is applied, in order to be able to smooth the result of said expression when said expression is calculated at the moment of a steering reversal of the steering mechanism. - a step (a) of determining an actuating force during which the actuating force ( F action) exerted at the considered instant on the steering mechanism is determined, such that said actuating force results from the assistance force ( F assist) exerted by the assistance motor on the steering mechanism, and/or the driver force ( F cond) exerted by the driver of the vehicle on said steering mechanism, - a step (b) of assessing the dry friction, during which the dry friction force ( F dry, R dry), which is exerted on the steering mechanism at the considered instant is assessed, - a step (c) of calculating the tie-rod force (F biellette) which comprises a summing sub-step during which an expression representative of the tie-rod force is calculated, wherein said expression involves the algebraic sum of the actuating force ( F action) and the dry friction force ( F dry), and a filtering sub-step during which a low-pass filter is applied, in order to be able to smooth the result of said expression when said expression is calculated at the moment of a steering reversal of the steering mechanism.