mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for correcting the contrast levels of a medical image of a vascular system, wherein the system is of one or more processing devices and one or more hardware storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processing devices, to cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising: identifying a global reference contrast level; for each image location which represents a location (204, 206, 208, 210, 406) within the vascular system, determining a corrected contrast level by multiplying the original contrast level of that location by the ratio of the global reference contrast level divided by a local reference contrast level; and producing a medical image in which contrast at each image location is adjusted using the corrected contrast. identifying a global reference contrast level; for each image location which represents a location (204, 206, 208, 210, 406) within the vascular system, determining a corrected contrast level by multiplying the original contrast level of that location by the ratio of the global reference contrast level divided by a local reference contrast level; and producing a medical image in which contrast at each image location is adjusted using the corrected contrast.
A variant of an alkenol dehydratase showing an improved activity in converting prenol into isoprene over the activity of the alkenol dehydratase of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein the alkenol dehydratase variant is characterized in that: a) it has a sequence identity of at least 80% to the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1; and b) it shows one or more substitutions occurring at positions 2, 7, 54, 55, 58, 88, 94, 105, 110, 111, 112, 113, 117, 171, 177, 189, 203, 208, 231, 240, 257, 270, 291, 299, 305, 349, 350, 395 and 397 in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or at a position corresponding to any of these positions. a) it has a sequence identity of at least 80% to the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1; and b) it shows one or more substitutions occurring at positions 2, 7, 54, 55, 58, 88, 94, 105, 110, 111, 112, 113, 117, 171, 177, 189, 203, 208, 231, 240, 257, 270, 291, 299, 305, 349, 350, 395 and 397 in the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:1 or at a position corresponding to any of these positions.
A fluid control system, comprising: a vortex separator having a fluid inlet arranged to receive a fluid, a first fluid outlet arranged to output a first phase of the fluid, and a second fluid outlet arranged to output at least one of a non-condensable gas and a second phase of the fluid; a fluid pump having a pump outlet and a pump inlet fluidly connected to the first fluid outlet; and characterized by further comprising an eductor having a first eductor inlet fluidly connected to the pump outlet that is configured for receiving the first phase of the fluid from the fluid pump, a second eductor inlet fluidly connected to the second fluid outlet that is configured for receiving the second phase of the fluid from the vortex separator, and an eductor outlet; and an accumulator having an accumulator inlet fluidly connected to the eductor outlet and an accumulator outlet fluidly connected to the fluid inlet; wherein the accumulator includes an accumulator body that defines a non-condensable gas storage container and a flow through chamber that are separated from each other by a porous barrier; wherein the porous barrier is arranged to separate the entrained second phase of the fluid from the first phase of the fluid and facilitates the trapping/storage/isolation of the second phase of the fluid within the storage container. a vortex separator having a fluid inlet arranged to receive a fluid, a first fluid outlet arranged to output a first phase of the fluid, and a second fluid outlet arranged to output at least one of a non-condensable gas and a second phase of the fluid; a fluid pump having a pump outlet and a pump inlet fluidly connected to the first fluid outlet; and characterized by further comprising an eductor having a first eductor inlet fluidly connected to the pump outlet that is configured for receiving the first phase of the fluid from the fluid pump, a second eductor inlet fluidly connected to the second fluid outlet that is configured for receiving the second phase of the fluid from the vortex separator, and an eductor outlet; and an accumulator having an accumulator inlet fluidly connected to the eductor outlet and an accumulator outlet fluidly connected to the fluid inlet; wherein the accumulator includes an accumulator body that defines a non-condensable gas storage container and a flow through chamber that are separated from each other by a porous barrier; wherein the porous barrier is arranged to separate the entrained second phase of the fluid from the first phase of the fluid and facilitates the trapping/storage/isolation of the second phase of the fluid within the storage container.
Level transmitter designed to determine and monitor a level of a medium located in the process area of a container using a microwave time-of-flight measurement method, consisting of a transmitter and an antenna unit, which comprises at least a waveguide and a horn-shaped radiating element, wherein a process separation element which is permeable to microwaves is inserted on the waveguide for process separation between the transmitter and the horn-shaped radiating element in contact with the process area, characterized in that the process separation element is designed as a hollow body with at least a tubular hollow body area that is adapted to the shape of the waveguide and a pointed hollow body area that continues from the tubular hollow body area in the direction of the horn-shaped radiating element with a wall thickness (d) that is adapted to the reflection of the microwave signals, in that an absorber element is fitted between the waveguide and the process separation element, and in that a metal pipe, which is electrically connected to the metal waveguide, or a metal coating of the inner wall of the tubular hollow body area of the process separation element, said metal coating being electrically connected to the metal waveguide, is introduced in the tubular hollow body area of the process separation element as far as the pointed hollow body area.
A method for automatically adjusting keypad brightness on a mobile electronic device having a light sensor, a keypad and a backlight for said keypad, the keypad having key indicia painted thereon, the key indicia having dark and light regions, wherein said dark regions and said light regions respectively comprise backlight characters and surrounding material, such that said characters change from being dark elements in high ambient light conditions to being light elements in low ambient light conditions, causing a contrast inversion, the method comprising: obtaining light level samples from said light sensor; and turning the backlight from off to on in the event a current light level sample is less than a first threshold value corresponding to a contrast ratio between the light and dark regions of key indicia below which legibility of the keypad starts to become a problem, wherein said first threshold value depends upon at least the reflectance of the paint used for the key indicia and is pi * Lbacklight / (3 *, Rkey - Rcharacter), where Lbacklight is the average luminance of said key indicia in cd/m 2, Rkey is the reflectance of said keypad, and Rcharacter Is the reflectance of said key indicia, and from on to off in the event the current light level sample is greater than a second threshold value that is higher than said first threshold value but less than a value that corresponds to a minimum contrast ratio (CRMinimum) between said light and dark regions of key indicia at which the indicia are no longer legible, wherein an ambient light level that corresponds to the minimum contrast ratio is pi * Lbacklight/ (2 * Rkey - Rcharacter), and wherein an ambient light level at which said contrast inversion takes place is pi * Lbacklight / (Rkey - Rcharacter), such that a difference in backlight switching thresholds results in a hysteresis loop that effectively shifts a contrast inversion point to a higher level before switching off the backlight: obtaining light level samples from said light sensor; and turning the backlight
A work device which performs a work with use of an end effector and has six degrees of freedom, the work device comprising: a linear motion unit obtained by combining three linear motion actuators (11, 12, 13), to have three degrees of freedom; and a rotation unit obtained by combining a plurality of rotation mechanisms (21, 22, 23) each having one or more degrees of rotational freedom, to have three degrees of freedom, wherein a base portion of the linear motion unit is fixed to a mount of the work device, a base portion of the rotation unit is fixed to an output portion of the linear motion unit, and the end effector is mounted to an output portion of the rotation unit, characterized in that an attachment angle of the base portion of the rotation unit relative to the output portion of the linear motion unit is changeable. a linear motion unit obtained by combining three linear motion actuators (11, 12, 13), to have three degrees of freedom; and a rotation unit obtained by combining a plurality of rotation mechanisms (21, 22, 23) each having one or more degrees of rotational freedom, to have three degrees of freedom, wherein a base portion of the linear motion unit is fixed to a mount of the work device, a base portion of the rotation unit is fixed to an output portion of the linear motion unit, and the end effector is mounted to an output portion of the rotation unit,
A method of lubricating a conveyor belt comprising the steps as follows: a) applying to the surface of the conveyor belt, in a dry lubrication process, a lubricant concentrate containing at least one fatty acid and a corrosion inhibitor, wherein the lubricant concentrate has a pH-value in the range of ≤ 4, wherein dry lubrication process means that the employed lubricant is applied on the respective conveyor belt that it remains on the surface of said conveyor belt either completely or that not more than 10% by volume of the employed lubricant are flown off the respective conveyor belt, b) applying to the surface of the conveyor belt a liquid composition, wherein the liquid composition has a pH-value in a range of ≥ 7, at least one base and at least one fatty acid; wherein the method is carried out continuously with steps a) and b) in alternate order and the corrosion inhibitor comprises at least one phosphate ester having the formula or wherein R is an alkyl or alkylaryl group; n is from 1 to 10; and/or at least one ethoxylated carboxylic acid containing a (C 4 -C 18)-alkyl-fragment and 1 to 6 EO-fragments. a) applying to the surface of the conveyor belt, in a dry lubrication process, a lubricant concentrate containing at least one fatty acid and a corrosion inhibitor, wherein the lubricant concentrate has a pH-value in the range of ≤ 4, wherein dry lubrication process means that the employed lubricant is applied on the respective conveyor belt that it remains on the surface of said conveyor belt either completely or that not more than 10% by volume of the employed lubricant are flown off the respective conveyor belt, b) applying to the surface of the conveyor belt a liquid composition, wherein the liquid composition has a pH-value in a range of ≥ 7, at least one base and at least one fatty acid;
A device for assisting the functioning of the heart of a patient, the device including: an aortic compression means adapted, when actuated, to compress an aorta; motive means to periodically actuate, and de-actuate, the aortic compression means in counter-pulsation with the patient's heart rhythm, characterised in that the device further comprises; an inelastic wrap for holding the device in place on the radially outer side of an ascending aorta, wherein the aortic compression means is adapted to compress only a portion of the circumference of the aorta, such that the aorta is caused to flex along a continuous line which increases in length as compression increases. an aortic compression means adapted, when actuated, to compress an aorta; motive means to periodically actuate, and de-actuate, the aortic compression means in counter-pulsation with the patient's heart rhythm, characterised in that the device further comprises; an inelastic wrap for holding the device in place on the radially outer side of an ascending aorta, wherein the aortic compression means is adapted to compress only a portion of the circumference of the aorta, such that the aorta is caused to flex along a continuous line which increases in length as compression increases. an inelastic wrap for holding the device in place on the radially outer side of an ascending aorta, wherein the aortic compression means is adapted to compress only a portion of the circumference of the aorta, such that the aorta is caused to flex along a continuous line which increases in length as compression increases.
Assembly comprising a socket and a lighting system which is mounted in a thermally conductive housing, comprising an electrical facility for powering a LED light, the LED light comprising LEDs, an inner surface of the socket is thermally associated with the thermally conductive housing when the LED light is mechanically associated with the electrical facility, characterized in that the socket comprises a sensor for indicating to a lighting system processor that the lighting system is properly engaged with the socket, and in that the LED light furthermore comprises a circuit board and a back plate, wherein the back plate is thermally associated with the thermally conductive housing
A system, comprising - a chamber in which a temperature and/or a pressure is controlled, the chamber having a platform on which a sample is to be placed; and - a sample insertion system for placing the sample onto the platform comprising: a channel having a port connectable to the chamber; a sealing element arranged in the channel, the sealing element sealing off a volume from the channel; and a vacuum device to decrease a pressure in the channel, wherein the sealing element comprises a carrier member to carry the sample and a sleeve member connected to the carrier member, wherein the carrier member and the sleeve member in combination seal the volume sealed-off by the sealing element in a gas-tight manner, and characterised in that the channel has a shape along an axis traversing the port, wherein the sleeve member is extendable and retractable along the axis, and wherein the carrier member is movable along the axis. - a chamber in which a temperature and/or a pressure is controlled, the chamber having a platform on which a sample is to be placed; and - a sample insertion system for placing the sample onto the platform comprising: a channel having a port connectable to the chamber; a sealing element arranged in the channel, the sealing element sealing off a volume from the channel; and a vacuum device to decrease a pressure in the channel, wherein the sealing element comprises a carrier member to carry the sample and a sleeve member connected to the carrier member, wherein the carrier member and the sleeve member in combination seal the volume sealed-off by the sealing element in a gas-tight manner, and characterised in that the channel has a shape along an axis traversing the port, wherein the sleeve member is extendable and retractable along the axis, and wherein the carrier member is movable along the axis. a channel having a port connectable to the chamber; a sealing element arranged in the channel, the sealing element sealing off a volume from the channel; and a vacuum device to decrease a pressure in the channel, wherein the sealing element comprises a carrier member to carry the sample and a sleeve member connected to the carrier member, wherein the carrier member and the sleeve member in combination seal the volume sealed-off by the sealing element in a gas-tight manner, and characterised in that the channel has a shape along an axis traversing the port, wherein the sleeve member is extendable and retractable along the axis, and wherein the carrier member is movable along the axis.
A method for evaluating energy loss in a polymer material, comprising irradiating the polymer material with X-rays or neutrons to perform X-ray scattering measurement or neutron scattering measurement, wherein the energy loss is evaluated based on a radius of gyration R g of 1 nm to 100 μm determined by curve fitting the following Formula 3-2 and Formula 3-3 to a scattering intensity curve I (q) obtained by the X-ray scattering measurement or neutron scattering measurement: q = 4 πsin θ / 2 λ wherein θ is the scattering angle; and λ is the wavelength of X-rays or neutrons, I q = ∑ i = 1 n 〈 P i erf qR gi 6 3 / q D fi exp − q 2 R g i + 1 2 3 + G i exp − q 2 R g i + 1 2 3 〉 + P n + 1 erf qR g n + 1 6 3 / q D f n + 1 erf z = 2 π ∫ 0 z e − t 2 dt wherein P i, G i, R gi, and D fi are fitting parameters; n is an integer; q is as defined above; and z and t are any positive numbers.
A size-reduction device comprising at least two parts for the size-reduction of coarse-grained material, in particular of coarse-grained materials from the foodstuffs sector, comprising - at least one first axially rotatable grinding means constituted as a circular cone with an outer lateral surface; - at least one funnel-shaped second grinding means, which is fixed with respect to the at least one first axially rotatable grinding means and which accommodates the at least one first axially rotatable grinding means and is operatively connected to the at least one first axially rotatable grinding means for the size-reduction of coarse-grained material, characterised in that - mutually facing lateral surfaces of the first grinding means and of the second grinding means each comprise teeth; - wherein the first axially rotatable grinding means comprises at least one delivery channel for the material to be sized-reduced in each case; - wherein the at least one delivery channel has at least one first portion extending in the axial direction and at least one second portion, which adjoins the at least one first portion at an angle and penetrates the outer lateral surface of the first axially rotatable grinding means. - at least one first axially rotatable grinding means constituted as a circular cone with an outer lateral surface; - at least one funnel-shaped second grinding means, which is fixed with respect to the at least one first axially rotatable grinding means and which accommodates the at least one first axially rotatable grinding means and is operatively connected to the at least one first axially rotatable grinding means for the size-reduction of coarse-grained material, characterised in that - mutually facing lateral surfaces of the first grinding means and of the second grinding means each comprise teeth; - wherein the first axially rotatable grinding means comprises at least one delivery channel for the material to be sized-reduced in each case; - wherein the at least one delivery channel has at least one first portion extending in the axial direction and at least one second portion, which adjoins the at least one first portion at an angle and penetrates the outer lateral surface of the first axially rotatable grinding means.
Ferritic stainless steel sheet excellent in heat resistance and workability characterized by consisting of, by mass%, C: 0.02% or less, N: 0.02% or less, Si: over 0.1 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.05 to 0.5%, P: 0.020 to 0.10%, Cr: 13.0 to 20.0%, Nb: 0.5 to 1.0%, Cu: 1.0 to 3.0%, Mo: 1.5 to 3.5%, W: 2.0% or less, B: 0.0001 to 0.0010%, and Al: 0.01 to 1.0%, and optionally one or more of Ti: 0.05 to 0.4%, V: 0.05 to 1.0%, Zr: 0.05 to 1.0%, Sn: 0.05 to 0.5%, and Ni: 0.05 to 1.0%, and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, where Mo+W is 2.0 to 3.5%.
An autonomous lawn mower comprising: a cutting deck comprising an upper wall and downwardly extending sidewalls (103, 105) forming a partially enclosed, downwardly opening cutting chamber; and a cutting blade assembly supported by the cutting deck; characterised in that the cutting blade assembly shifts laterally relative to the cutting deck as the mower is reconfigured between autonomous and manual modes, wherein when the mower is in the autonomous mode, the cutting blade assembly is located at a first position within the cutting chamber that is spaced-apart from one sidewall by a first offset distance, and when the mower is in the manual mode, the cutting blade assembly is repositioned to a second position that is closer, as compared to the first position, to the one sidewall. a cutting deck comprising an upper wall and downwardly extending sidewalls (103, 105) forming a partially enclosed, downwardly opening cutting chamber; and a cutting blade assembly supported by the cutting deck;
A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a first suitable cell, a control message including configuration information for a radio resource control, RRC, inactive state; entering the RRC inactive state based on the configuration information; performing cell selection; and in case that the terminal in the RRC inactive state does not find at least one suitable cell and camps on an acceptable cell based on the cell selection, entering an RRC idle state. receiving, from a first suitable cell, a control message including configuration information for a radio resource control, RRC, inactive state; entering the RRC inactive state based on the configuration information; performing cell selection; and in case that the terminal in the RRC inactive state does not find at least one suitable cell and camps on an acceptable cell based on the cell selection, entering an RRC idle state.
Adjustable camshaft for an internal combustion engine having a support shaft which extends in the direction of a rotational axis, at least one cam pack having at least one cam element being received on the support shaft such that it can be displaced in the direction of the rotational axis, it being possible for the cam pack to be latched on the support shaft in at least two axial latching positions, and at least one latching element which is prestressed by way of a spring element and at least one latching element receptacle arranged on the support shaft being provided in order to form the latching positions, with the result that the latching element can latch into the latching element receptacle in the latching positions, characterized in that the spring element and the latching element which is prestressed by way of the former are received in a receiving bore configured in the cam pack, the receiving bore being configured as a threaded bore, and a screw element being provided which is screwed into the threaded bore and the spring element being braced between the latching element and the screw element, with the result that the spring prestress against the latching element can be set by way of a change in the screw-in depth of the screw element in the receiving bore.
Stopper made of cork, in particular agglomerated cork, and formed in one piece for covering a container, provided with a wide neck that has a rolled rim, said stopper having - a distal or head portion, having a distal surface, an inner proximal surface, and a side surface, and - a proximal or body portion having a proximal surface and a side surface, the maximum distance (d) between the axis of the proximal portion and the side surface of the proximal portion being strictly less than the minimum distance between the axis of the distal portion and the side surface of the distal portion, characterized in that the generatrix of the truncated cone forming the proximal portion, corresponding to the side surface, forms an acute angle α with the base of the distal portion, the base of the distal portion corresponding to the proximal surface 23, said angle α having a value of from 81 degrees to 85 degrees. - a distal or head portion, having a distal surface, an inner proximal surface, and a side surface, and - a proximal or body portion having a proximal surface and a side surface,