mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for tracking a target object by means of a camera system of a motor vehicle, wherein a sequence of images of an environmental region of the motor vehicle is provided by a camera of the camera system, and the tracking is effected by an image processing device based on the sequence of the images, including the steps of: - detecting the target object in an image of the sequence and tracking the target object over subsequent images of the sequence using a tracking algorithm by the image processing device, - acquiring brightness values of pixels of the target object in the respective images, - detecting a change of a brightness of the depicted target object based on the brightness values, and - if the change of the brightness exceeds a predetermined amount, manipulating at least one parameter of the tracking algorithm and/or at least one parameter of the camera due to the detection of the change, wherein an average value of the brightness values of the pixels of the target object is respectively determined to each image, a ratio of the respective average value to a current integration time of an image sensor of the camera is respectively determined to each image and the change of the brightness is detected based on the ratios. - detecting the target object in an image of the sequence and tracking the target object over subsequent images of the sequence using a tracking algorithm by the image processing device, - acquiring brightness values of pixels of the target object in the respective images, - detecting a change of a brightness of the depicted target object based on the brightness values, and - if the change of the brightness exceeds a predetermined amount, manipulating at least one parameter of the tracking algorithm and/or at least one parameter of the camera due to the detection of the change, wherein an average value of the brightness values of the pixels of the target object is respectively determined to each image, a ratio of the respective average value to a current integration time of an image sensor of the camera is respectively determined to each image and the change of the brightness is detected based on the ratios.
A packet for smoking articles comprising an outer container, which is substantially in the shape of a parallelepiped and is provided with a rear wall, a front wall, two side walls, a bottom wall and an open top end; the outer container having hinged to it a lid, which can rotate between a position for opening and a position for closing the open top end and which is defined by a rear wall a front wall, two side walls and a top wall; one bottom edge of the front wall of the lid being integral with a reinforcement wall which is folded by 180° around the edge and which is positioned in abutment against the inside surface of the front wall of the lid; whereby the reinforcement wall comprises at least two panels ( 24', 25', 26') which are integral with each other in pairs along folding lines of weakness and which can be inclined relative to each other around the selfsame lines of weakness to be positioned in abutment, at least, against the inside surface of the lid at the top wall of the selfsame lid, the packet being characterized in that the reinforcement wall also comprises at least one panel positioned in abutment against the inside surface of the outer container at the rear wall of the selfsame outer container.
A system comprising an infusion device, the infusion device comprising: - a housing having a front side and a back side opposite to the front side, - a display device arranged at the front side of the housing, and - a pump mechanism for acting onto a disposable pump module (17, 4), the pump mechanism being included in the housing, - a holding device for holding the infusion device - wherein the housing is constituted to receive the disposable pump module (17, 4) at the back side, characterized by the holding device being constituted to hold the infusion device such that the infusion device is pivotable with respect to the holding device about a first pivot axis, wherein the holding device comprises a base and at least one arm (31, 32) extending from the base in a direction parallel to the first pivot axis, the at least one arm (31, 32) comprising a connection finger (310, 320) at an end opposite to the base for pivotably connecting the infusion device to the holding device, and further characterized in that a back part (16, 17) is connectable to the housing and in that the back part (16, 17) in a connected state is pivotable with respect to the housing. - a housing having a front side and a back side opposite to the front side, - a display device arranged at the front side of the housing, and - a pump mechanism for acting onto a disposable pump module (17, 4), the pump mechanism being included in the housing, - a holding device for holding the infusion device - wherein the housing is constituted to receive the disposable pump module (17, 4) at the back side, the holding device being constituted to hold the infusion device such that the infusion device is pivotable with respect to the holding device about a first pivot axis, wherein the holding device comprises a base and at least one arm (31, 32) extending from the base in a direction parallel to the first pivot axis, the at least one arm (31, 32) comprising a connection finger (310, 320) at an end opposite to the base for pivotably connecting the infusion device to the holding device, and further characterized in that a back part (16, 17) is connectable to the housing and in that the back part (16, 17) in a connected state is pivotable with respect to the housing.
A multilayer film-coated member fabricated by coating the surface of a substrate with at least two hard coating films having different compositions, which has at least a first composition hard coating film to be the outer layer of the member and a second composition hard coating film to be the inner layer thereof, and in which the first composition hard coating film is represented by Si a B b N c C d O e with a+b+c+d+e=1, 0.1 ≤ a ≤ 0.5, 0.01 ≤ b ≤ 0.2, 0.05 ≤ c ≤ 0.6, 0.1 ≤ d ≤ 0.7 and 0 < e ≤ 0.2, the second composition hard coating film is a hard film having at least two selected from Al, Ti, Cr, N, Ce, Mg, Nb, W, Si, V, Zr and Mo and at least one selected from N, B, C, O and S and in X-ray photoelectric spectrometry of the first composition hard coating film, Si-O bond and B-O bond are detected, the ratio of the peak area α of Si-C to the peak area β of Si-O, α/β, as obtained from the peak separation of the 2p orbit of Si, satisfies 10.0 ≤ α/β ≤ 20.0, and the ratio of the peak area X of B-O to the peak area Y of B-N, X/Y, as obtained from the peak separation of the Is orbit of B, satisfies 5.0 ≤ X/Y ≤ 10.0.
A plasma evaluation system, comprising: a treatment target material; and a weak current measurement unit including a resistor unit and a differential amplifier, wherein the treatment target material is connected to the weak current measurement unit via a treatment target side measurement terminal, wherein the resistor unit of the weak current measurement unit is connected to a ground side of a plasma generation power source, wherein the plasma evaluation system is configured to evaluate plasma by receiving plasma generated by a plasma treatment equipment with the treatment target material, measuring a current of a voltage across resistors of the resistor unit through the differential amplifier, and measuring an output voltage of the plasma generation power source, and wherein the plasma evaluation system is configured to measure an output signal of the differential amplifier and a signal of a voltage by transmitting the signals through an analog optical converter and an optical fiber, converting the signals to electric signals at a light receiving unit, and inputting the electric signals to an analog-digital converter, or to measure an output signal of the differential amplifier and a signal of a voltage by inputting the signals to an analog-digital converter, further converting the signals to light to thereby transmit the signals through an optical fiber as electrically insulated data, and inputting the signals to another analog-digital converter. a treatment target material; and a weak current measurement unit including a resistor unit and a differential amplifier, wherein the treatment target material is connected to the weak current measurement unit via a treatment target side measurement terminal, wherein the resistor unit of the weak current measurement unit is connected to a ground side of a plasma generation power source, wherein the plasma evaluation system is configured to evaluate plasma by receiving plasma generated by a plasma treatment equipment with the treatment target material, measuring a current of a voltage across resistors of the resistor unit through the differential amplifier, and measuring an output voltage of the plasma generation power source, and wherein the plasma evaluation system is configured to measure an output signal of the differential amplifier and a signal of a voltage by transmitting the signals through an analog optical converter and an optical fiber, converting the signals to electric signals at a light receiving unit, and inputting the electric signals to an analog-digital converter, or to measure an output signal of the differential amplifier and a signal of a voltage by inputting the signals to an analog-digital converter, further converting the signals to light to thereby transmit the signals through an optical fiber as electrically insulated data, and inputting the signals to another analog-digital converter.
A heterogeneous subpopulation of bone marrow cells for use in a method of treating neurodegeneration caused by ischemic stroke, the heterogeneous subpopulation of bone marrow cells being injected into the blood stream of a mammal with the neurodegeneration, wherein the heterogeneous subpopulation of bone marrow cells has been prepared by a process comprising: a) seeding a population of bone marrow cells obtained from human unprocessed bone marrow on a plastic surface at a low density of 10 5 to 10 6 cells / cm 2; b) washing the seeded cell population to remove non-adherent cells; c) culturing adherent cells from the washed cell population in serum-containing media; d) serially passaging the cultured cells for no more than 7 serial passages in the serum-containing media, wherein, at each passage, the cultured cells are seeded at a low density of about 750 cells/cm 2 or less, and e) obtaining said heterogeneous subpopulation of bone marrow cells, wherein said unprocessed bone marrow is obtained from a subject that is not pre-treated with a chemotherapy agent. wherein the heterogeneous subpopulation of bone marrow cells has been prepared by a process comprising: a) seeding a population of bone marrow cells obtained from human unprocessed bone marrow on a plastic surface at a low density of 10 5 to 10 6 cells / cm 2; b) washing the seeded cell population to remove non-adherent cells; c) culturing adherent cells from the washed cell population in serum-containing media; d) serially passaging the cultured cells for no more than 7 serial passages in the serum-containing media, wherein, at each passage, the cultured cells are seeded at a low density of about 750 cells/cm 2 or less, and e) obtaining said heterogeneous subpopulation of bone marrow cells, a) seeding a population of bone marrow cells obtained from human unprocessed bone marrow on a plastic surface at a low density of 10 5 to 10 6 cells / cm 2; b) washing the seeded cell population to remove non-adherent cells; c) culturing adherent cells from the washed cell population in serum-containing media; d) serially passaging the cultured cells for no more than 7 serial passages in the serum-containing media, wherein, at each passage, the cultured cells are seeded at a low density of about 750 cells/cm 2 or less, and e) obtaining said heterogeneous subpopulation of bone marrow cells, wherein said unprocessed bone marrow is obtained from a subject that is not pre-treated with a chemotherapy agent.
An auto-injector device comprising: a cap removal mechanism comprising a retractable component which is slidably mounted within a housing of the device, and a cap-removal actuator to push the retractable component out of the housing to remove a cap from the device; a dispense mechanism comprising a driving element to expel a medicament from the device; and a dispense button configured to activate the cap removal mechanism when pressed a first time, to engage with the dispense mechanism when released, and to activate the dispense mechanism when pressed a second time wherein the dispense mechanism comprises an engaging element configured to engage with the dispense button when the dispense button has been pressed for a first time and released. a cap removal mechanism comprising a retractable component which is slidably mounted within a housing of the device, and a cap-removal actuator to push the retractable component out of the housing to remove a cap from the device; a dispense mechanism comprising a driving element to expel a medicament from the device; and a dispense button configured to activate the cap removal mechanism when pressed a first time, to engage with the dispense mechanism when released, and to activate the dispense mechanism when pressed a second time wherein the dispense mechanism comprises an engaging element configured to engage with the dispense button when the dispense button has been pressed for a first time and released.
A method of selecting one transducer element to be used to scan a weld root and another transducer element to be used to scan a weld cap among a plurality of transducer elements of a phased-array ultrasonic weld inspection arrangement during inspection of a weld connecting portions (16A, 16B) of material having a known thickness to obtain optimum weld inspection coverage, wherein the transducer elements extend along an ultrasonic transmission wedge of the arrangement that supports the extent of the transducer elements at a wedge angle (W A) relative to the welded material; the method including: utilizing material thickness, offset distance of an edge (24A,24B) of the wedge from a weld centerline, number of transducer elements, the dimension of a cap of the weld and a vertical distance (Zo) between a probe center element (Co) and a surface of the connected portion (16A,16B) within calculation that yields the selection.
An underbody camera adapted to be mounted to a vehicle to capture image data beneath the vehicle and around wheels of the vehicle, the underbody camera comprising a mounting bracket coupled to the vehicle, a camera housing coupled to the mounting bracket and formed to include an interior camera compartment, the camera housing including an outer camera shell, a camera mount having an inner camera shell arranged to at least partially extend through a rear opening of the outer camera shell and an attachment plate configured to engage the outer camera shell and cover the rear opening, and a protective lens arranged to lie between a portion of the outer camera shell and the camera mount and to cover a front opening of the outer camera shell opposite the rear opening, and a camera coupled to the camera mount and arranged to lie within the interior camera compartment between the protective lens and attachment plate of the camera mount. a mounting bracket coupled to the vehicle, a camera housing coupled to the mounting bracket and formed to include an interior camera compartment, the camera housing including an outer camera shell, a camera mount having an inner camera shell arranged to at least partially extend through a rear opening of the outer camera shell and an attachment plate configured to engage the outer camera shell and cover the rear opening, and a protective lens arranged to lie between a portion of the outer camera shell and the camera mount and to cover a front opening of the outer camera shell opposite the rear opening, and a camera coupled to the camera mount and arranged to lie within the interior camera compartment between the protective lens and attachment plate of the camera mount.
An esophageal stent, comprising: a main body having a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, an outer surface, an inner surface, and defining a lumen extending from the first end to the second end; and a protrusion disposed on and extending inward from the inner surface relative to the longitudinal axis along a helical path on the inner surface, characterised in that the protrusion has a depth (d) extending from a free edge to the inner surface of the main body which is at least about 25% of the radius of said lumen. a main body having a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, an outer surface, an inner surface, and defining a lumen extending from the first end to the second end; and a protrusion disposed on and extending inward from the inner surface relative to the longitudinal axis along a helical path on the inner surface, characterised in that the protrusion has a depth (d) extending from a free edge to the inner surface of the main body which is at least about 25% of the radius of said lumen.
Device for crimping crimped plates onto an air spring bellows (2, 2a), characterized in that the device has two opposite forming tools (3, 4, 5, 6) each made of a pressure plate (3, 4) and a forming ring (5, 6), which are jointly arranged in a pressing device and are axially spaced apart such that an air spring bellows (2, 2a) is able to be inserted into the device between the forming tools (3, 4, 5, 6) with a precise fit with respect to each forming tool (3, 4, 5, 6).
A system for determining prioritisation values for two or more sounds within an audio clip, the system comprising: a feature extraction unit operable to extract characteristic features from the two or more sounds; a feature combination unit operable to generate a combined mix comprising extracted features from the two or more sounds; an audio assessment unit operable to identify the contribution of one or more of the features to the combined mix; a feature classification unit operable to assign a saliency score to each of the features in the combined mix; and an audio prioritisation unit operable to determine relative priority values for the two or more sounds in dependence upon the assigned saliency scores for each of one or more features of the sounds, characterised in that: one or more of the units is operable to utilise a machine learning model, and wherein: the feature combination unit is operable to generate successive iterations of combined mixes, the audio assessment unit is operable to identify the contribution of one or more features in each of the combined mixes, and the machine learning model is trained using the combined mixes and audio assessments as an input. a feature extraction unit operable to extract characteristic features from the two or more sounds; a feature combination unit operable to generate a combined mix comprising extracted features from the two or more sounds; an audio assessment unit operable to identify the contribution of one or more of the features to the combined mix; a feature classification unit operable to assign a saliency score to each of the features in the combined mix; and an audio prioritisation unit operable to determine relative priority values for the two or more sounds in dependence upon the assigned saliency scores for each of one or more features of the sounds, characterised in that: one or more of the units is operable to utilise a machine learning model, and wherein: the feature combination unit is operable to generate successive iterations of combined mixes, the audio assessment unit is operable to identify the contribution of one or more features in each of the combined mixes, and the machine learning model is trained using the combined mixes and audio assessments as an input. one or more of the units is operable to utilise a machine learning model, and wherein: the feature combination unit is operable to generate successive iterations of combined mixes, the audio assessment unit is operable to identify the contribution of one or more features in each of the combined mixes, and the machine learning model is trained using the combined mixes and audio assessments as an input.
A genetically modified higher plant, and/or any subsequent generations thereof, comprising four different stable and/or transient expression gene-products of the "Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CO2 concentration mechanism", wherein the expression takes place in the intermembrane space and/or one or more subcellular compartments of the chloroplasts of the higher plant, and wherein said gene-products of the "Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CO2 concentration mechanism" are bicarbonate transporter LCIA, bicarbonate transporter LCIB, carbonic anhydrases CAH1 and carbonic anhydrases CAH3 of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. wherein the expression takes place in the intermembrane space and/or one or more subcellular compartments of the chloroplasts of the higher plant, and wherein said gene-products of the "Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CO2 concentration mechanism" are bicarbonate transporter LCIA, bicarbonate transporter LCIB, carbonic anhydrases CAH1 and carbonic anhydrases CAH3 of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.