mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image processing apparatus for tracking a target object to be tracked included in a plurality of consecutively captured images, the image processing apparatus comprising: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image; and a tracking unit configured to detect a target object to be tracked included in the image by template matching and acquire over a plurality of the images an amount of movement of the target object to be tracked and a direction of the movement of the target object to be tracked, wherein the detection by template matching comprises: 1) performing a first matching by using a first template corresponding to the target object to be tracked, 2) performing a second matching by using a second template, which is different in size or shape from the first template, in a case where a score of a result of the first matching is lower than a first threshold value, and 3) determining whether or not tracking of the target object to be tracked is ended based on both of a score of a result of the second matching and an intensity of an edge in an area that is determined as a result of the matching, in a case where the second matching is performed. an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image; and a tracking unit configured to detect a target object to be tracked included in the image by template matching and acquire over a plurality of the images an amount of movement of the target object to be tracked and a direction of the movement of the target object to be tracked, wherein the detection by template matching comprises: 1) performing a first matching by using a first template corresponding to the target object to be tracked, 2) performing a second matching by using a second template, which is different in size or shape from the first template, in a case where a score of a result of the first matching is lower than a first threshold value, and 3) determining whether or not tracking of the target object to be tracked is ended based on both of a score of a result of the second matching and an intensity of an edge in an area that is determined as a result of the matching, in a case where the second matching is performed. 1) performing a first matching by using a first template corresponding to the target object to be tracked, 2) performing a second matching by using a second template, which is different in size or shape from the first template, in a case where a score of a result of the first matching is lower than a first threshold value, and 3) determining whether or not tracking of the target object to be tracked is ended based on both of a score of a result of the second matching and an intensity of an edge in an area that is determined as a result of the matching, in a case where the second matching is performed.
An aircraft comprising a fuselage and a wing; a thrust vectorable propulsor provided at the aft end of the fuselage and configured to selectively vary the exhaust efflux vector of the propulsor in at least one plane and configurable between a first mode, in which the thrust vectorable propulsor provides net forward thrust to the aircraft, and a second mode in which the thrust vectorable propulsor provides net drag to the aircraft, the thrust vectorable propulsor being positioned to ingest a boundary layer airflow of the fuselage of the aircraft in use when operating in the first mode; a deployable high lift device (17, 19) comprising at least one of one or more flaps located at a trailing edge of a wing, and one or more slats located at a leading edge of the wing, the deployable high lift device (17, 19) being deployable to increase the lift generated by the wing in flight; and a further propulsor located such that the high lift device (17, 19) is located in a slipstream of the further propulsor in use when deployed.
A catalyst system comprising the reaction product of a silica support treated with a fluoride compound, alkylalumoxane activator and at least two metallocene catalyst compounds, wherein: the first metallocene is a bridged monocyclopentadienyl group 4 transition metal compound and the second metallocene is a biscyclopentadientyl group 4 transition metal compound; the fluoride compound is one or more of NH 4 BF 4, (NH 4) 2 SiF 6, NH 4 PF 6, NH 4 F, (NH 4) 2 TaF 7, NH 4 NbF 4, (NH 4) 2 GeF 6, (NH 4) 2 SmF 6, (NH 4) 2 TiF 6, (NH 4) 2 ZrF 6, MoF 6, ReF 6, GaF 3, SO 2 ClF, F 2, SiF 4, SF 6, ClF 3, ClF 5, BrF 5, IF 7, NF 3, HF, BF 3, NHF 2 and NH 4 HF 2; and wherein the fluorided silica support has not been calcined at a temperature of 400°C or more. the first metallocene is a bridged monocyclopentadienyl group 4 transition metal compound and the second metallocene is a biscyclopentadientyl group 4 transition metal compound; the fluoride compound is one or more of NH 4 BF 4, (NH 4) 2 SiF 6, NH 4 PF 6, NH 4 F, (NH 4) 2 TaF 7, NH 4 NbF 4, (NH 4) 2 GeF 6, (NH 4) 2 SmF 6, (NH 4) 2 TiF 6, (NH 4) 2 ZrF 6, MoF 6, ReF 6, GaF 3, SO 2 ClF, F 2, SiF 4, SF 6, ClF 3, ClF 5, BrF 5, IF 7, NF 3, HF, BF 3, NHF 2 and NH 4 HF 2; and wherein the fluorided silica support has not been calcined at a temperature of 400°C or more.
An apparatus, comprising: a mouthpiece configured to fit within a patient's mouth, the mouthpiece including a bite tray and a flange coupled to the bite tray, an inner face of the flange forming a first angle with an upper surface of the bite tray, the flange being deflectable with respect to the bite tray such that a second angle is formed between the inner face of the posterior portion of the flange and the upper surface of the bite tray when the mouthpiece is disposed within the mouth, the second angle being different than the first angle, the flange having: a posterior portion including a groove (2532, 2533) configured to render the flange deflectable with respect to the bite tray; and an anterior portion, at least a portion of which is devoid of the groove; and a light emitter disposed within the flange, the light emitter configured to emit light to the patient's alveolar mucosa when the mouthpiece is disposed within the mouth. a posterior portion including a groove (2532, 2533) configured to render the flange deflectable with respect to the bite tray; and an anterior portion, at least a portion of which is devoid of the groove; and a light emitter disposed within the flange, the light emitter configured to emit light to the patient's alveolar mucosa when the mouthpiece is disposed within the mouth.
The use of branched polymers which can be obtained by means of polymerization of ethylenically monounsaturated compounds selected from N-vinylcaprolactam, N-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylpiperidone, N-vinylsuccinimide, N-vinylglutarimide, N-vinylacetamide, N-alkyl-N-vinylacetamide, N-vinylformamide, N-alkyl-N-vinylformamide and/or mixtures of at least two of said monomers, wherein the polymers are branched on account of the presence of a branching monomer selected from the compounds of the general formulae, or in which R represents H or a C 1-6 alkyl functional group, in particular a methyl functional group, X represents O or NH, Y represents cyclohexyl, phenyl, -(CR 1 R 2) n - or -(CR 1 R 2 -O) n -CR 1 R 2 -, R 1 and R 2 represent, independently of one another, H or a C 1-6 alkyl functional group, in particular a methyl functional group, and n represents a number from 1 to 30, in particular from 1 to 3, and mixtures thereof, and which polymers have an aggregation parameter X ag, in which X ag > 1 mN/m, for increasing the primary detergency of washing or cleaning agents when washing textiles or cleaning hard surfaces of dirt. R represents H or a C 1-6 alkyl functional group, in particular a methyl functional group, X represents O or NH, Y represents cyclohexyl, phenyl, -(CR 1 R 2) n - or -(CR 1 R 2 -O) n -CR 1 R 2 -, R 1 and R 2 represent, independently of one another, H or a C 1-6 alkyl functional group, in particular a methyl functional group, and n represents a number from 1 to 30, in particular from 1 to 3, and mixtures thereof, and which polymers have an aggregation parameter X ag, in which X ag > 1 mN/m, for increasing the primary detergency of washing or cleaning agents when washing textiles or cleaning hard surfaces of dirt.
A method for controlling a totem-pole PFC circuit, wherein the method is performed by a controller and comprises: sampling an electrical parameter of a PFC inductor in the totem-pole PFC circuit, wherein the electrical parameter is a current value of a current flowing through the PFC inductor; determining duration of a previous switching period of the totem-pole PFC circuit based on the electrical parameter of the PFC inductor, wherein the duration of the previous switching period is determined based on duration of previous charging of the PFC inductor and duration of previous discharging of the PFC inductor; and sending a control signal to a first switch when the duration of the previous switching period is less than specified switching duration, wherein the specified switching duration is less than a predetermined minimum duration indicative of a switching frequency exceeding a maximum specified switching frequency, wherein the first switch is a switch that enables the PFC inductor to be discharged when an alternating current of an input end of the totem-pole PFC circuit is in a positive half period, and the control signal is used to enable a bootstrap capacitor in a bootstrap circuit coupled to the switch to be discharged, characterized in that the sending a control signal to a first switch specifically comprises: sending the control signal to the first switch after a delay of specified threshold duration, wherein the specified threshold duration is greater than or equal to a difference between the specified switching duration and the previous switching period. sampling an electrical parameter of a PFC inductor in the totem-pole PFC circuit, wherein the electrical parameter is a current value of a current flowing through the PFC inductor; determining duration of a previous switching period of the totem-pole PFC circuit based on the electrical parameter of the PFC inductor, wherein the duration of the previous switching period is determined based on duration of previous charging of the PFC inductor and duration of previous discharging of the PFC inductor; and sending a control signal to a first switch when the duration of the previous switching period is less than specified switching duration, wherein the specified switching duration is less than a predetermined minimum duration indicative of a switching frequency exceeding a maximum specified switching frequency, wherein the first switch is a switch that enables the PFC inductor to be discharged when an alternating current of an input end of the totem-pole PFC circuit is in a positive half period, and the control signal is used to enable a bootstrap capacitor in a bootstrap circuit coupled to the switch to be discharged, characterized in that the sending a control signal to a first switch specifically comprises: sending the control signal to the first switch after a delay of specified threshold duration, wherein the specified threshold duration is greater than or equal to a difference between the specified switching duration and the previous switching period.
Distribution plate (1, 10, 126) for use in a distribution device for fluid substances, such as for example fertilizer, comprising a flat plate (1, 10, 126) provided with a flat supply side in which several passage openings (4, 127) for fluid substances are provided, said flat plate (1, 10, 126) comprising at least two plate parts (2, 3; 11, 12; 129, 130) movable relative to each other, wherein the size of at least some of the passage openings (4, 127) can be changed by the relative movement of the plate parts (2, 3; 11, 12; 129, 130), characterised in that the flat supply side of the distribution plate (1, 10, 126) is defined by the at least two plate parts (2, 3; 11, 12; 129, 130). wherein the size of at least some of the passage openings (4, 127) can be changed by the relative movement of the plate parts (2, 3; 11, 12; 129, 130), characterised in that the flat supply side of the distribution plate (1, 10, 126) is defined by the at least two plate parts (2, 3; 11, 12; 129, 130).
An infrared radiation device comprising a body including a heat generating part and first and second metamaterial structures (30a, 30b) that are capable of radiating infrared rays having a peak wavelength of a non-Planck distribution upon receipt of thermal energy from the heat generating part, wherein the first metamaterial structure is disposed on a first surface side of the heat generating part and the second metamaterial structure is disposed on a second surface side opposite to the first surface side of the heat generating part.
A washing machine, comprising a permanent magnet synchronous motor M which drives, in a rotating manner, an impeller for stirring washings in a washing drum, and a control unit C which controls the motor M, wherein the control unit C comprises: a torque command generation portion for generating a torque command according to a deviation between a command value of a motor rotating speed given as a control quantity and an estimated value of the motor rotating speed; a motor driving control portion for converting a deviation between a motor current during driving and a current command value corresponding to a torque command value into motor voltage command values so as to drive the motor M; wherein a load measurement portion is arranged in the control unit C and is configured to measure amount of washings as load magnitude according to the estimated value of the motor rotating speed estimated by the speed estimation portion in a state that the command of the torque command generation portion is stopped; characterized in that the washing machine further comprises a speed estimation portion for estimating a motor rotating speed by using motor currents and motor voltages associated with the motor voltage command values. a torque command generation portion for generating a torque command according to a deviation between a command value of a motor rotating speed given as a control quantity and an estimated value of the motor rotating speed; a motor driving control portion for converting a deviation between a motor current during driving and a current command value corresponding to a torque command value into motor voltage command values so as to drive the motor M; wherein a load measurement portion is arranged in the control unit C and is configured to measure amount of washings as load magnitude according to the estimated value of the motor rotating speed estimated by the speed estimation portion in a state that the command of the torque command generation portion is stopped; characterized in that the washing machine further comprises a speed estimation portion for estimating a motor rotating speed by using motor currents and motor voltages associated with the motor voltage command values.
A method in a base station serving a first cell in a cellular network, for supporting radio resource management in the cellular network, the method comprising: - obtaining measured values of signals transmitted in the first cell and measured values of signals transmitted in at least one neighbouring cell, the method being characterised in comprising: - determining a cell isolation factor of the first cell based on the obtained measured values, the cell isolation factor indicating insusceptibility to interference from signals transmitted in said at least one neighbouring cell and is determined as a ratio between the obtained measured values of signals transmitted in the first cell and the obtained measured values of signals transmitted in the at least one neighbouring cell, and - using said cell isolation factor to support radio resource management for wireless terminals in the cellular network. - obtaining measured values of signals transmitted in the first cell and measured values of signals transmitted in at least one neighbouring cell, the method being characterised in comprising: - determining a cell isolation factor of the first cell based on the obtained measured values, the cell isolation factor indicating insusceptibility to interference from signals transmitted in said at least one neighbouring cell and is determined as a ratio between the obtained measured values of signals transmitted in the first cell and the obtained measured values of signals transmitted in the at least one neighbouring cell, and - using said cell isolation factor to support radio resource management for wireless terminals in the cellular network.
A gas meter (1A; 1B) for ultrasound measurements in a breathing apparatus, comprising: a gas conduit having an inner wall defining an inlet in a first end of the gas conduit and an outlet in a second end of the gas conduit; an ultrasound transducer arrangement configured to measure the speed of sound in a gas flowing through a part of said gas conduit forming a measurement chamber; characterized in that at least a lower surface (5A; 6A) of the inner wall is inclined downwardly relative to the horizontal plane in the longitudinal direction of the gas conduit, at both sides of the measurement chamber, so that condensation water will be pulled away from the measurement chamber by gravity. a gas conduit having an inner wall defining an inlet in a first end of the gas conduit and an outlet in a second end of the gas conduit; an ultrasound transducer arrangement configured to measure the speed of sound in a gas flowing through a part of said gas conduit forming a measurement chamber;
A subsea pig launcher (16, 86) comprising a tubular magazine (42, 58, 60, 62, 74, 78) for holding a plurality of pipeline pigs in longitudinal succession ready for launching successively into a subsea pipeline, wherein the magazine (42, 58, 60, 62, 74, 78) is shaped to define at least one turn around an upright axis, the or each turn of the magazine (42, 58, 60, 62, 74, 78) completing a full or partial loop (70, 76, 80), characterised in that the magazine (42, 58, 60, 62, 74, 78) comprises a succession of full, intercommunicating loops (70, 76, 80) stacked or layered along the upright axis.
A microwave heating device comprising: a heating chamber being formed from a grounded wall surface and being adapted to heat an object to be heated; a microwave generating portion adapted to supply a microwave to inside the heating chamber; and a roasting grid for placing the object to be heated, the roasting grid being formed from metal rod members which are in contact with the opposite wall surfaces of the heating chamber to be electrically connected, wherein the roasting grid includes an outer frame, and a plurality of bridge members (26, 27) formed from metal rod members across an area encircled by the outer frame, the outer frame (21 B) is formed to have a substantially-rectangular shape from a linear rod member extending in a longitudinal direction and a linear rod member extending in a lateral direction, and each of the bridge members (26, 27) is provided in parallel with the rod member in the longitudinal direction of the outer frame or with the rod member in the lateral direction of the outer frame, respectively; the microwave heating device being characterised in that the bridge members (26, 27) are intersected with each other and contacted with each other to be in a state where the bridge members (26, 27) are electrically connected to each other, in a closed loop having a single opening which is formed by the bridge members (26, 27) and the outer frame; and in that a single side formed by one of the bridge members (26, 27), of which one end is contacted with the wall surface of the heating chamber and of which the other end is placed within the heating chamber, is made to have a length of an odd number multiple of about 1/8 the wavelength of the microwave supplied from the microwave generating portion. a heating chamber being formed from a grounded wall surface and being adapted to heat an object to be heated; a microwave generating portion adapted to supply a microwave to inside the heating chamber; and a roasting grid for placing the object to be heated, the roasting grid being formed from metal rod members which are in contact with the opposite wall surfaces of the heating chamber to be electrically connected,
A pressure sensitive adhesive comprising: a) a multi-arm block copolymer of the formula Q n -Y, wherein: (i) Q represents an arm of the multi-arm block copolymer and each arm independently has the formula G-R, (ii) n represents the number of arms and is a whole number of at least 3, and (iii) Y is the residue of a multifunctional coupling agent, wherein each R is a rubbery block comprising a polymerized conjugated diene, a hydrogenated derivative of a polymerized conjugated diene, or any combinations thereof; and each G is a glassy block comprising a polymerized monovinyl aromatic monomer; b) a polymeric plasticizer having a weight average molecular weight Mw of at least 10.000 g/mol; c) at least one hydrocarbon tackifier, wherein the hydrocarbon tackifier(s) have a Volatile Organic Compound value of less than 1000 ppm, when measured by thermogravimetric analysis according to the weight loss test method (TGA test method) described in the experimental section; and d) a linear block copolymer of the formula L - m, wherein L is a rubbery block comprising a polymerized olefin, a polymerized conjugated diene, a hydrogenated derivative of a polymerized conjugated diene, or any combinations thereof; G is a glassy block comprising a polymerized monovinyl aromatic monomer; and wherein m is 1 or 2. a) a multi-arm block copolymer of the formula Q n -Y, wherein: (i) Q represents an arm of the multi-arm block copolymer and each arm independently has the formula G-R, (ii) n represents the number of arms and is a whole number of at least 3, and (iii) Y is the residue of a multifunctional coupling agent, wherein each R is a rubbery block comprising a polymerized conjugated diene, a hydrogenated derivative of a polymerized conjugated diene, or any combinations thereof; and each G is a glassy block comprising a polymerized monovinyl aromatic monomer; (i) Q represents an arm of the multi-arm block copolymer and each arm independently has the formula G-R, (ii) n represents the number of arms and is a whole number of at least 3, and (iii) Y is the residue of a multifunctional coupling agent, b) a polymeric plasticizer having a weight average molecular weight Mw of at least 10.000 g/mol; c) at least one hydrocarbon tackifier, wherein the hydrocarbon tackifier(s) have a Volatile Organic Compound value of less than 1000 ppm, when measured by thermogravimetric analysis according to the weight loss test method (TGA test method) described in the experimental section; and d) a linear block copolymer of the formula L - m, wherein L is a rubbery block comprising a polymerized olefin, a polymerized conjugated diene, a hydrogenated derivative of a polymerized conjugated diene, or any combinations thereof; G is a glassy block comprising a polymerized monovinyl aromatic monomer; and wherein m is 1 or 2.