mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of determining a pseudo-identity from characteristics of a set of minutiae corresponding to a fingerprint, comprising the steps of: - estimating additional information on said fingerprint from characteristics of said set of minutiae and with a given level of confidence; - determining local descriptors around at least some of the minutiae of said set of minutiae, the local descriptors comprising, relative to zones containing additional information estimated with the given level of confidence, values calculated from said information and, relative to zones not containing additional information estimated with the given level of confidence, erasures; - quantizing the determined local descriptors according to a given number of integer values, a value being reserved for the erasures; - coding the quantized local descriptors using an error-tolerant coding algorithm associated with a decoding algorithm devised in order to take account of the errors and erasures within the coded quantized local descriptors; and - determining a pseudo-identity based on at least some of the coded quantized local descriptors. - estimating additional information on said fingerprint from characteristics of said set of minutiae and with a given level of confidence; - determining local descriptors around at least some of the minutiae of said set of minutiae, the local descriptors comprising, relative to zones containing additional information estimated with the given level of confidence, values calculated from said information and, relative to zones not containing additional information estimated with the given level of confidence, erasures; - quantizing the determined local descriptors according to a given number of integer values, a value being reserved for the erasures; - coding the quantized local descriptors using an error-tolerant coding algorithm associated with a decoding algorithm devised in order to take account of the errors and erasures within the coded quantized local descriptors; and - determining a pseudo-identity based on at least some of the coded quantized local descriptors.
An x-ray interferometric imaging system comprising: a source of x-rays comprising: a vacuum chamber; an emitter for an electron beam; and an electron target comprising: a substrate comprising a first material and, embedded in the substrate, at least a plurality of discrete structures (700, 701) comprising a second material selected for its x-ray generating properties, and in which said plurality of discrete structures (700, 701) are arranged within a periodic pattern of sub-sources of x-rays; a beam-splitting x-ray grating comprising periodic structures that form an x-ray phase-shifting grating positioned to diffract x-rays generated by the sub-sources of x-rays; an x-ray detector comprising a two-dimensional array of x-ray detecting elements, positioned to detect the x-rays diffracted by the beam-splitting grating; and an antiscattering grid having periodic array of absorbing structures comprising an x-ray absorbing material positioned between the beam splitting x-ray grating and the detector. a source of x-rays comprising: a vacuum chamber; an emitter for an electron beam; and an electron target comprising: a substrate comprising a first material and, embedded in the substrate, at least a plurality of discrete structures (700, 701) comprising a second material selected for its x-ray generating properties, and in which said plurality of discrete structures (700, 701) are arranged within a periodic pattern of sub-sources of x-rays; a vacuum chamber; an emitter for an electron beam; and an electron target comprising: a substrate comprising a first material and, embedded in the substrate, at least a plurality of discrete structures (700, 701) comprising a second material selected for its x-ray generating properties, and in which said plurality of discrete structures (700, 701) are arranged within a periodic pattern of sub-sources of x-rays; a substrate comprising a first material and, embedded in the substrate, at least a plurality of discrete structures (700, 701) comprising a second material selected for its x-ray generating properties, and in which said plurality of discrete structures (700, 701) are arranged within a periodic pattern of sub-sources of x-rays; a beam-splitting x-ray grating comprising periodic structures that form an x-ray phase-shifting grating positioned to diffract x-rays generated by the sub-sources of x-rays; an x-ray detector comprising a two-dimensional array of x-ray detecting elements, positioned to detect the x-rays diffracted by the beam-splitting grating; and an antiscattering grid having periodic array of absorbing structures comprising an x-ray absorbing material positioned between the beam splitting x-ray grating and the detector.
An article for reflecting solar energy, comprising: a coating stack comprising: solar reflecting films and metal oxide films, the coating stack applied on a major surface of a glass substrate; and a protective overcoat; and a polymer encapsulant over outer wall surfaces of the coating stack, the outer surface of the protective overcoat and over peripheral edges of the coated article, the encapsulant comprising a base layer, a top layer and metallic corrosion-inhibitive material in the base layer. solar reflecting films and metal oxide films, the coating stack applied on a major surface of a glass substrate; and a protective overcoat; and a polymer encapsulant over outer wall surfaces of the coating stack, the outer surface of the protective overcoat and over peripheral edges of the coated article, the encapsulant comprising a base layer, a top layer and metallic corrosion-inhibitive material in the base layer.
A film capacitor comprising a film that comprises a blend of polypropylene and cyclo-olefin copolymer, wherein the blend comprises an amount of at least two thirds by weight of polypropylene, and wherein the cyclo-olefin copolymer comprises ethylene in the range of 23 weight% to 27 weight% and norbornene in the range of 73 weight% to 77 weight%, wherein the film capacitor comprises a metallization which forms electrodes of the film capacitor and the electrodes comprise any alloy of aluminium, zinc or magnesium.
A roof window or a roof hatch with a sash openable outwards, where the sash comprising an upper member, a side members, a lower member, and the roof window or the roof hatch comprising casings mounted on the sash frame, including side casings, covering basically the side sash frame members, an upper casing covering basically the upper sash frame member, and a lower casing covering basically the lower sash frame member, also comprising two fixing assemblies, being mutual mirror images in relation to a plane of symmetry of the upper casing, arranged for fixing the upper casing and the side casings of the roof window sash using connecting elements which do not require breaching a structural integrity of the casing, and the fixing assembly comprising a fixing element arranged for fixing the upper casing, containing a mounting slot for a longitudinal insertion of an edge of the upper casing, the element being immovably mounted on a bracket, said bracket comprising a stem fixed to the sash frame, and a mounting arm with a mounting surface and a locking hole arranged for mounting the fixing element on the mounting arm and lock them using a locking mechanism characterised in that the locking mechanism is formed by a pin with a transverse groove fixed in the internal surface of the fixing element, the locking hole in the mounting arm, and a locking bolt, being inserted into the transverse groove of pin, installed rotatably on the mounting arm in a plane parallel to the window plane.
A transport system for the transport of samples in an analysis laboratory, in particular a medical and/or chemical analysis laboratory, having a transport rail defining travel paths and having at least one transport trolley which is set up for movement along the travel paths on the transport rail and has a receptacle set up for picking up, holding and carrying along a sample vessel containing a sample to be transported, holding and carrying a receptacle which contains a sample vessel to be transported, wherein the transport trolley has electromotively driven wheels, an electrical energy store for providing electrical energy for the electromotive drive of the wheels and a controller for the electromotive drive (9, 10), wherein longitudinal grooves are guided along the travel paths in the transport rail and a guide projection is formed on the transport trolley projecting on the underside and designed to engage in the longitudinal grooves, and wherein the transport trolley has four wheels (7, 8) which are each placed in an arrangement of two axles aligned parallel to one another, characterised in that of the four wheels (7, 8) the wheels of a first axle are driven, the wheels of a second axle are not driven and in that the wheels of the driven axle are each connected to their own electric motor drive (9, 10) and can each be driven via the latter at a rotational speed which can be individually preset by the control system. wherein longitudinal grooves are guided along the travel paths in the transport rail and a guide projection is formed on the transport trolley projecting on the underside and designed to engage in the longitudinal grooves, and wherein the transport trolley has four wheels (7, 8) which are each placed in an arrangement of two axles aligned parallel to one another, characterised in that of the four wheels (7, 8) the wheels of a first axle are driven, the wheels of a second axle are not driven and in that the wheels of the driven axle are each connected to their own electric motor drive (9, 10) and can each be driven via the latter at a rotational speed which can be individually preset by the control system.
A nonionic surfactant comprising polyglycerol monoether represented by the following formula: wherein a ring Z represents a condensed ring of an aromatic hydrocarbon ring having 6 to 14 carbon atoms and a 3 to 6-membered heterocycle containing an oxygen atom as a heteroatom; R 1 is a substituent bonded to the ring Z and represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 14 to 25 carbon atoms; the ring Z optionally has one or more substituents other than R 1; and n is an average number of monomers of glycerol and represents 2 to 20.
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet comprising a storage compartment; a door rotatably provided in the cabinet; and a dispenser provided in the door to supply water outside the door, characterized in that the dispenser comprises a power supply part which is able to be connected with an external device containing a predetermined liquid, and to supply an electric power to the external device, wherein the external device comprises a terminal that can be supplied with the electric power via the power supply part. a cabinet comprising a storage compartment; a door rotatably provided in the cabinet; and a dispenser provided in the door to supply water outside the door, characterized in that the dispenser comprises a power supply part which is able to be connected with an external device containing a predetermined liquid, and to supply an electric power to the external device, wherein the external device comprises a terminal that can be supplied with the electric power via the power supply part.
A detergent feeding device, comprising a water box, and a feeding box installed in the water box; wherein, at least one feeding chamber is arranged in the feeding box; a baffle board is pivoted and installed in the feeding chamber for preventing water from flowing to a water outlet; characterized in that a gap portion is formed on the baffle board, an auxiliary baffle board is vertically arranged in the feeding chamber, and the gap portion is blocked by the auxiliary baffle board when the baffle board is reset, so that an inlet water flow of the water box flows to the gap portion of the baffle board being open when the baffle board is pivoted, the inlet water flow washes a bottom wall of the feeding chamber below the baffle board after passing through the baffle board from the gap portion. at least one feeding chamber is arranged in the feeding box; a baffle board is pivoted and installed in the feeding chamber for preventing water from flowing to a water outlet; characterized in that a gap portion is formed on the baffle board, an auxiliary baffle board is vertically arranged in the feeding chamber, and the gap portion is blocked by the auxiliary baffle board when the baffle board is reset, so that an inlet water flow of the water box flows to the gap portion of the baffle board being open when the baffle board is pivoted, the inlet water flow washes a bottom wall of the feeding chamber below the baffle board after passing through the baffle board from the gap portion.
A wiping system for a glass surface of a vehicle, the wiping system comprising at least one wiper blade for wiping the glass surface, and an arm carrying the wiper blade the arm comprising: - at least one driver, the driver being configured to drive the wiper blade in a reciprocating manner; - a rod at the end of which the wiper blade is arranged; - at least one connecting member arranged between the rod and the driver the arm having a pivot connection between the connecting member and the driver and a rotational connection between the connecting member and the rod the wiping system comprising a means for limiting the pivoting of the pivot connection between the connecting member and the driver, characterized in that the pivot limiting means comprises at least one groove arranged on the driver and at least one pin projecting from the connecting member, and/or at least one groove arranged on the connecting member and at least one pin projecting from the driver, said at least one pin cooperating with said at least one groove to block the pivoting of the connecting member about the axis of the pivot connection at the level of the pivot connection, the pin cooperating with the groove to block the pivoting of the connecting member about the axis of the pivot connection at a first end of the at least one groove or at a second end of the at least one groove. - at least one driver, the driver being configured to drive the wiper blade in a reciprocating manner; - a rod at the end of which the wiper blade is arranged; - at least one connecting member arranged between the rod and the driver the arm having a pivot connection between the connecting member and the driver and a rotational connection between the connecting member and the rod the wiping system comprising a means for limiting the pivoting of the pivot connection between the connecting member and the driver, characterized in that the pivot limiting means comprises at least one groove arranged on the driver and at least one pin projecting from the connecting member, and/or at least one groove arranged on the connecting member and at least one pin projecting from the driver, said at least one pin cooperating with said at least one groove to block the pivoting of the connecting member about the axis of the pivot connection at the level of the pivot connection, the pin cooperating with the groove to block the pivoting of the connecting member about the axis of the pivot connection at a first end of the at least one groove or at a second end of the at least one groove.
A method of determining a speed of rotation of an axially symmetrical vibrating sensor having a vibrating member associated with control electrodes and detection electrodes to generate vibration presenting deformation that possesses periodicity of order n and that has a position (θ) that is variable as a function of the rotation of the sensor, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: · evaluating the speed of rotation in succession at a number N of positions of the vibration relative to the electrodes, the positions being geometrically offset through a predetermined angle and the vibration being moved from one position to another by applying a precession command while using a pre-established scale factor; and · taking the average of the speeds of rotation as evaluated in the N positions; the number N of positions and the angle between the positions being such that averaging the evaluations serves to eliminate at least one component of the harmonic drift error of the vibration. · evaluating the speed of rotation in succession at a number N of positions of the vibration relative to the electrodes, the positions being geometrically offset through a predetermined angle and the vibration being moved from one position to another by applying a precession command while using a pre-established scale factor; and · taking the average of the speeds of rotation as evaluated in the N positions;
A method testing computer software (110, 204, 504) after modification of one or more portions of code (104, 210) of the computer software, the method comprising: performing by a computer system (108, 201-202, 216, 606, 700) programmed with code (104, 210) stored in a memory and executable by a processor of the computer system for: determining which of the one or more portions of code (104, 210) of the computer software (110, 204, 504) were modified; accessing data correlating one or more test cases to respective portions of the code (104, 210), wherein each test case that is correlated to a portion of code tests the correlated portion of code during a test of the computer software (110, 204, 504); identifying one or more correlated test cases, wherein the correlated test cases are the one or more test cases that correlate with the one or more portions of code (104, 210) that were modified; iterating through multiple test cases to determine which one or more test cases are prerequisites to the identified one or more correlated test cases; continue iterating through the multiple test cases to determine which of the multiple tests cases are prerequisites to the one or more determined prerequisite test cases; repeating the continue iterating element until all prerequisite test cases are determined; and testing the computer software (110, 204, 504) using the determined one or more prerequisite test cases and the one or more identified correlated test cases. determining which of the one or more portions of code (104, 210) of the computer software (110, 204, 504) were modified; accessing data correlating one or more test cases to respective portions of the code (104, 210), wherein each test case that is correlated to a portion of code tests the correlated portion of code during a test of the computer software (110, 204, 504); identifying one or more correlated test cases, wherein the correlated test cases are the one or more test cases that correlate with the one or more portions of code (104, 210) that were modified; iterating through multiple test cases to determine which one or more test cases are prerequisites to the identified one or more correlated test cases; continue iterating through the multiple test cases to determine which of the multiple tests cases are prerequisites to the one or more determined prerequisite test cases; repeating the continue iterating element until all prerequisite test cases are determined; and testing the computer software (110, 204, 504) using the determined one or more prerequisite test cases and the one or more identified correlated test cases.
A cable staple tool assembly comprising: a cable staple driver; a nosepiece assembly defining a driver channel through which the cable staple driver is driven, the nosepiece assembly having a contact end; and a self-adjusting cable guide coupled to the nosepiece assembly and movable between an extended guide position and a retracted guide position relative to the contact end of the nosepiece assembly, the self-adjusting cable guide including a guide recess between two arms extending outwardly away from the contact end of the nosepiece assembly; characterised by a contact trip arm adjacent the self-adjusting cable guide and having a distal end positioned to contact a cable received within a guide recess of the self-adjusting cable guide, the contact trip arm being movable between an extended arm position corresponding to an inactive state of the tool and a retracted arm position corresponding to an active state of the tool. a cable staple driver; a nosepiece assembly defining a driver channel through which the cable staple driver is driven, the nosepiece assembly having a contact end; and a self-adjusting cable guide coupled to the nosepiece assembly and movable between an extended guide position and a retracted guide position relative to the contact end of the nosepiece assembly, the self-adjusting cable guide including a guide recess between two arms extending outwardly away from the contact end of the nosepiece assembly; characterised by a contact trip arm adjacent the self-adjusting cable guide and having a distal end positioned to contact a cable received within a guide recess of the self-adjusting cable guide, the contact trip arm being movable between an extended arm position corresponding to an inactive state of the tool and a retracted arm position corresponding to an active state of the tool.
Disc brake for a commercial vehicle, with a brake calliper having a receiving space for an application means, which engages over a brake disc that can be brought into operational connection with brake linings, with a retaining bracket detachably fixed to the brake calliper, on which retaining bracket lining retainer springs acting on the outer edge of the brake linings rest, wherein the retaining bracket is held with one end in the brake calliper by means of an integrally formed fixing element, characterised in that the fixing element is configured as a sleeve and has at least one engagement tongue for displacement security, the engagement tongue corresponding to the brake calliper, wherein the sleeve is provided at the end lying opposite the engagement tongue with a collar formed thereon and forming an axial stop.
A mass spectrometry ionization method comprising: directing an ion beam at a solid sample matrix containing analyte thereby adding unbalanced charge to the analyte and sample matrix; and desorbing the charged analyte with a desorption laser, wherein the ion beam energy is from about 5 to about 50 electron volts.
An ophthalmic lens comprising: a • a substrate made of organic glass, said substrate comprising front and rear main faces, b • an optically transparent composite film deposited on the front main face of the substrate, said transparent composite film comprising: - a latex layer having an outer main face provided with parallel microgrooves, and - a polarizing dye material filling at least partially the said microgrooves. a • a substrate made of organic glass, said substrate comprising front and rear main faces, b • an optically transparent composite film deposited on the front main face of the substrate, said transparent composite film comprising: - a latex layer having an outer main face provided with parallel microgrooves, and - a polarizing dye material filling at least partially the said microgrooves. - a latex layer having an outer main face provided with parallel microgrooves, and - a polarizing dye material filling at least partially the said microgrooves.