mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
- Method for increasing spatial resolution of a multispectral image, called "MS image", using a panchromatic image, called "PAN image", having a spatial resolution greater than the spatial resolution of the MS image, said MS image consisting of pixels representative of the multispectral reflectance, hereafter "MS reflectance" ( ρ MS) of a scene, said PAN image consisting of pixels representative of the panchromatic reflectance, hereafter "PAN reflectance" ( ρ PAN) of said scene, characterised in that it includes, for at least a portion of said scene: - obtaining particular values ( v̂ MS) of parameters of a scene model, said scene model allowing to simulate a reflectance of said scene portion in bands of wavelengths corresponding to the MS image and to the PAN image, respectively called simulated MS reflectance ( ρ model-MS) and simulated PAN reflectance ( ρ model-PAN), according to hypotheses associated with said parameters on said scene portion, said particular values of parameters being obtained according to a resemblance between the simulated MS reflectance and the MS reflectance for said scene portion, - determining a relative variation ( ðρ MS / ∂ρ PAN) in the simulated MS reflectance with respect to the simulated PAN reflectance near said particular values of parameters, - estimating a difference ( mod PAN) between the PAN reflectance and a reflectance of a PAN image with reduced spatial resolution obtained by low-pass filtering of the PAN image, this difference being called high spatial resolution PAN modulation, - determining an MS image with increased spatial resolution by oversampling of the MS image, by adding to the MS reflectance ( ρ MS-high) a correction corresponding to a product of said high spatial resolution PAN modulation and said relative variation. - obtaining particular values ( v̂ MS) of parameters of a scene model, said scene model allowing to simulate a reflectance of said scene portion in bands of wavelengths corresponding to the MS image and to the PAN image, respectively called simulated MS reflectance ( ρ model-MS) and simulated PAN reflectance ( ρ model-PAN), according to hypotheses associated with said parameters on said scene portion, said particular values of parameters being obtained according to a resemblance between the simulated MS reflectance and the MS reflectance for said scene portion, - determining a relative variation ( ðρ MS / ∂ρ PAN) in the simulated MS reflectance with respect to the simulated PAN reflectance near said particular values of parameters, - estimating a difference ( mod PAN) between the PAN reflectance and a reflectance of a PAN image with reduced spatial resolution obtained by low-pass filtering of the PAN image, this difference being called high spatial resolution PAN modulation, - determining an MS image with increased spatial resolution by oversampling of the MS image, by adding to the MS reflectance ( ρ MS-high) a correction corresponding to a product of said high spatial resolution PAN modulation and said relative variation.
A broken substrate removable system for use in a substrate processing system, comprising: a suction head having an inlet; a placing mechanism for moving the suction head to location of the broken substrate; a suction pump; and a hood positioned at the inlet of the suction head; characterized in that a flexible hose is provided coupling the suction head to the suction pump, and that the hood comprises setback extensions to allow air flow into the inlet to enable proper suction to remove broken substrate pieces. a suction head having an inlet; a placing mechanism for moving the suction head to location of the broken substrate; a suction pump; and a hood positioned at the inlet of the suction head; characterized in that a flexible hose is provided coupling the suction head to the suction pump, and that the hood comprises setback extensions to allow air flow into the inlet to enable proper suction to remove broken substrate pieces.
A security and inventory management tag (60; 72; 80), comprising; a housing having a cavity formed therein, the housing having a base portion and a top portion, first and second longitudinally extending side edges (12, 14), a first end and a second end (15, 17), the second end tapered from the first end, the first end having a bulbous element extending upwardly from the top portion and having an opening centrally disposed within the bulbous element; a radio frequency device disposed within the cavity, the radio frequency device including an inlay having a substrate with an antenna and an integrated circuit coupled to the antenna; and a locking mechanism placed in the first end and extending vertically into the bulbous element and upwardly to the opening.
An assembly capable of being installed in a bore of a subterranean formation; the assembly comprising: a well screen; a flow restricting device for controlling fluid flow through the well screen, the flow restricting device being positioned in a flow path between a port opening to an interior of a screen base pipe and the well screen, the assembly including wires longitudinally oriented along a certain length of the assembly that create a space between the screen base pipe and the well screen, the assembly arranged such that fluid can flow through the screen and into a channel, through the channel and into the flow restricting device and then exit the flow restricting device and enter the interior of the screen base pipe through the port; and a shunt tube system for providing an alternative path for gravel slurry about the well screen during a gravel packing operation, wherein the shunt tube system comprises a transport tube fluidly connected to a packing tube by a plurality of conduits distributed along the length of the transport tube, said packing tube comprising a plurality of nozzles through which the gravel slurry exits the shunt tube system. a well screen; a flow restricting device for controlling fluid flow through the well screen, the flow restricting device being positioned in a flow path between a port opening to an interior of a screen base pipe and the well screen, the assembly including wires longitudinally oriented along a certain length of the assembly that create a space between the screen base pipe and the well screen, the assembly arranged such that fluid can flow through the screen and into a channel, through the channel and into the flow restricting device and then exit the flow restricting device and enter the interior of the screen base pipe through the port; and a shunt tube system for providing an alternative path for gravel slurry about the well screen during a gravel packing operation, wherein the shunt tube system comprises a transport tube fluidly connected to a packing tube by a plurality of conduits distributed along the length of the transport tube, said packing tube comprising a plurality of nozzles through which the gravel slurry exits the shunt tube system.
Support structure of a bumper in a front-end region of a motor vehicle, in which are provided a front-end support with respective headlights having a headlight housing each held thereon and a bumper fascia of the bumper held by at least one bumper support, wherein the bumper support is supported on the headlight housing of the respectively associated headlight by way of at least one respective support element and the support element is supported in a receptacle provided at the headlight housing, which receptacle - as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle - is at least partially open at the top and/or the front, characterised in that the respective receptacle is designed to be shaft-shaped, and in that its internal dimensions are matched to the external dimensions of the support element held therein in such a way that a relative movement between the support element and the receptacle in the transverse direction of the vehicle (Y-direction) and the longitudinal direction of the vehicle (X-direction) is possible even after assembly.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: (i) a VEGF Trap comprising VEGFR1R2-FcΔC1(a) encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1; (ii) an anti-CTLA-4 antibody is ipilimumab; and (iii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent. (i) a VEGF Trap comprising VEGFR1R2-FcΔC1(a) encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1; (ii) an anti-CTLA-4 antibody is ipilimumab; and (iii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
An X-ray source comprising: a generator for generating an electron beam; an accelerator for accelerating the generated electron beam in a desired direction and to an electron beam energy of at least 5 MeV; and one or more magnetic elements (230, 250) for directing a first part of the electron beam in a first direction and a second part of the electron beam in a second direction, wherein the first and second direction are different; characterised by further comprising: a shaped target made from a low Z material, wherein the directed parts of the electron beam produce a fan beam of X-rays upon striking the target, and wherein, the magnetic elements comprise a defocusing magnet for transporting at least a part of the electron beam to a predefined area within a shaped magnetic field, the shaped magnetic field directing the part of the electron beam onto a predefined part of the shaped target, thereby causing production of X rays in a desired direction. a generator for generating an electron beam; an accelerator for accelerating the generated electron beam in a desired direction and to an electron beam energy of at least 5 MeV; and one or more magnetic elements (230, 250) for directing a first part of the electron beam in a first direction and a second part of the electron beam in a second direction, wherein the first and second direction are different; a shaped target made from a low Z material, wherein the directed parts of the electron beam produce a fan beam of X-rays upon striking the target, and wherein, the magnetic elements comprise a defocusing magnet for transporting at least a part of the electron beam to a predefined area within a shaped magnetic field, the shaped magnetic field directing the part of the electron beam onto a predefined part of the shaped target, thereby causing production of X rays in a desired direction.
An isolated human cell population comprising at least 60% of human adult liver progenitor cells, characterized in that said cells are measured positive for: (a) at least one hepatic marker selected from albumin, HNF-3B, HNF-4, CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2E1 and CYP3A4; (b) at least one mesenchymal marker selected from Vimentin, CD90, CD73, CD44, and CD29; (c) at least one liver-specific activity selected from urea secretion, bilirubin conjugation, alpha-1-antitrypsin secretion, and CYP3A4 activity; (d) Sushi domain containing protein 2 (SUSD2); (e) Cytokeratin-19 (CK-19); (f) Cytokeratin-18 (CK-18) and/or alpha smooth muscle actin (ASMA); and (g) at least one liver-specific activity selected from sulfotransferase activity, tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase activity, liver carboxylase activity, ammonia metabolism, and glycogen storage, wherein said cells are measured negative for one or more of CD140b, CD45, CD117, CD31, CD133, and CD326, and wherein said cells have a cuboidal meso-epithelial morphology. (a) at least one hepatic marker selected from albumin, HNF-3B, HNF-4, CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2E1 and CYP3A4; (b) at least one mesenchymal marker selected from Vimentin, CD90, CD73, CD44, and CD29; (c) at least one liver-specific activity selected from urea secretion, bilirubin conjugation, alpha-1-antitrypsin secretion, and CYP3A4 activity; (d) Sushi domain containing protein 2 (SUSD2); (e) Cytokeratin-19 (CK-19); (f) Cytokeratin-18 (CK-18) and/or alpha smooth muscle actin (ASMA); and (g) at least one liver-specific activity selected from sulfotransferase activity, tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase activity, liver carboxylase activity, ammonia metabolism, and glycogen storage,
A steering control apparatus of a vehicle comprising: an input shaft; an output shaft; a clutch configured to connect or disconnect the input shaft to or from the output shaft; a turning actuator configured to rotate the output shaft; and a control unit configured to control the turning actuator, characterized in that the clutch is a mechanical clutch such that, when the rotating speed of the output shaft is smaller than a rotating speed of the input shaft or when the output shaft rotates in a reverse direction of a direction of rotation of the input shaft, the clutch is connected, and the control unit controls the turning actuator such that the mechanical clutch runs idle as a normal condition by rotating the output shaft within a range of rotating speeds in the same direction as that of the input shaft, wherein a lower limit of the range of rotating speeds is the rotating speed of the input shaft. an input shaft; an output shaft; a clutch configured to connect or disconnect the input shaft to or from the output shaft; a turning actuator configured to rotate the output shaft; and a control unit configured to control the turning actuator, characterized in that the clutch is a mechanical clutch such that, when the rotating speed of the output shaft is smaller than a rotating speed of the input shaft or when the output shaft rotates in a reverse direction of a direction of rotation of the input shaft, the clutch is connected, and the control unit controls the turning actuator such that the mechanical clutch runs idle as a normal condition by rotating the output shaft within a range of rotating speeds in the same direction as that of the input shaft, wherein a lower limit of the range of rotating speeds is the rotating speed of the input shaft.
A vehicle comprising: an interior cabin; and a stowage bin assembly within the interior cabin, the stowage bin assembly comprising a weight sensor that is configured to detect the weight of the stowage bin assembly, and a stowage bin control unit in communication with the weight sensor; wherein the stowage bin control unit is configured to automatically close the stowage bin assembly in response to a weight of the stowage bin assembly being within a predetermined range of a maximum weight threshold. an interior cabin; and a stowage bin assembly within the interior cabin, the stowage bin assembly comprising a weight sensor that is configured to detect the weight of the stowage bin assembly, and a stowage bin control unit in communication with the weight sensor; wherein the stowage bin control unit is configured to automatically close the stowage bin assembly in response to a weight of the stowage bin assembly being within a predetermined range of a maximum weight threshold.
A human-machine interface assembly comprising: a fascia; a touch film (110, 513, 1300) having a first electrical contact facing a printed circuit board, PCB; the PCB (115, 512, 1200) having a second electrical contact facing the first electrical contact on the touch film; and a backer (130, 310, 400, 505, 800, 900, 1010) having an extending member (135, 305, 405, 510, 511, 805, 905) and attached to the fascia; characterized in that: the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact are raised contacts; and wherein the extending member (135, 305, 405, 510, 511, 805, 905) is configured to press the first electrical contact against the second electrical contact by applying a mechanical force to the PCB (115, 512, 1200) at substantially the second electrical contact to electrically couple the touch film and the PCB. a fascia; a touch film (110, 513, 1300) having a first electrical contact facing a printed circuit board, PCB; the PCB (115, 512, 1200) having a second electrical contact facing the first electrical contact on the touch film; and a backer (130, 310, 400, 505, 800, 900, 1010) having an extending member (135, 305, 405, 510, 511, 805, 905) and attached to the fascia; the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact are raised contacts; and wherein the extending member (135, 305, 405, 510, 511, 805, 905) is configured to press the first electrical contact against the second electrical contact by applying a mechanical force to the PCB (115, 512, 1200) at substantially the second electrical contact to electrically couple the touch film and the PCB.
An engine with a water jacket (11, 21), the water jacket (11, 21) comprising: a head water jacket formed in a cylinder head of the engine; a block water jacket formed in a cylinder block of the engine; and a variable partition wall which is configured to induce a cross flow of cooling water in a space between positions of cylinders (10, 20) in the head water jacket, wherein the variable partition wall has a shape configured to be varied according to an engine operating condition, and the variable partition wall allows the cooling water to flow in a selected one of the cross flow and a parallel flow according to the shape which is varied in the head water jacket, wherein the engine operating condition includes a temperature of the cooling water, characterized in that the variable partition wall includes a wax which is expanded or contracted according to the temperature of the cooling water and of which shape is varied. a head water jacket formed in a cylinder head of the engine; a block water jacket formed in a cylinder block of the engine; and a variable partition wall which is configured to induce a cross flow of cooling water in a space between positions of cylinders (10, 20) in the head water jacket, wherein the variable partition wall has a shape configured to be varied according to an engine operating condition, and the variable partition wall allows the cooling water to flow in a selected one of the cross flow and a parallel flow according to the shape which is varied in the head water jacket, wherein the engine operating condition includes a temperature of the cooling water,
A system for treatment of water, the system comprising: an inlet operative to receive source water having particles therein; a spiral mixer having a defined spiral channel operative to mix the source water with a coagulant material and an alkalinity material; a spiral separator operative to segregate the source water into effluent and waste water having aggregated floc particles therein; and, an outlet operative to provide a first path for the effluent and a second path for the waste water having aggregated floc particles; characterized in that the spiral mixer is configured to provide flash mixing and a custom shear rate which enforces growth of dense and uniformly sized aggregates so as to perform inline coagulation and flocculation processes within the defined spiral channel to form aggregated floc particles, the flash mixing achieved by configuration of the spiral mixer with an input angle to cause chaotic mixing when the incoming source water impinges on a lower wall of the spiral channel of the spiral mixer. an inlet operative to receive source water having particles therein; a spiral mixer having a defined spiral channel operative to mix the source water with a coagulant material and an alkalinity material; a spiral separator operative to segregate the source water into effluent and waste water having aggregated floc particles therein; and, an outlet operative to provide a first path for the effluent and a second path for the waste water having aggregated floc particles; characterized in that the spiral mixer is configured to provide flash mixing and a custom shear rate which enforces growth of dense and uniformly sized aggregates so as to perform inline coagulation and flocculation processes within the defined spiral channel to form aggregated floc particles, the flash mixing achieved by configuration of the spiral mixer with an input angle to cause chaotic mixing when the incoming source water impinges on a lower wall of the spiral channel of the spiral mixer.
A medical stereoscopic observation device comprising: an imaging unit (20,407) including a first imaging section configured to capture a left-eye image (G1L) and a second imaging section configured to capture a right-eye image (G1R); a support section (411-416,421-425) rotatably holding the imaging unit; an acquisition section configured to acquire, from the imaging unit, correction data for correcting an error related to capturing of an image between the first imaging section and the second imaging section; and a correction section comprising a processor configured to correct a difference of parallax between the left-eye image and the right-eye image on a basis of the correction data, using a position corresponding to a rotation axis of the imaging unit as a reference position; wherein the correction section processor corrects the difference of parallax by clipping, respectively from the left-eye image (G1L) and the right-eye image (G1R), partial images having image centers substantially matching the position corresponding to the rotation axis, and the partial images being images of a region in which respective imaging ranges of the first imaging section and the second imaging section overlap, as a new left-eye image (G2L) and a new right-eye image (G2R). an imaging unit (20,407) including a first imaging section configured to capture a left-eye image (G1L) and a second imaging section configured to capture a right-eye image (G1R); a support section (411-416,421-425) rotatably holding the imaging unit; an acquisition section configured to acquire, from the imaging unit, correction data for correcting an error related to capturing of an image between the first imaging section and the second imaging section; and a correction section comprising a processor configured to correct a difference of parallax between the left-eye image and the right-eye image on a basis of the correction data, using a position corresponding to a rotation axis of the imaging unit as a reference position; wherein the correction section processor corrects the difference of parallax by clipping, respectively from the left-eye image (G1L) and the right-eye image (G1R), partial images having image centers substantially matching the position corresponding to the rotation axis, and the partial images being images of a region in which respective imaging ranges of the first imaging section and the second imaging section overlap, as a new left-eye image (G2L) and a new right-eye image (G2R).
An outsole comprising: a first elastomeric material (110; 204); wherein the first elastomeric material forms a first portion of an externally-facing side of the outsole; wherein the first elastomeric material (110; 204) includes a mixture of a first cured rubber and a first polymeric hydrogel at a first concentration, in which the first polymeric hydrogel is distributed throughout and entrapped by a first polymeric network including the first cured rubber, and the first elastomeric material (110; 204) has a water uptake capacity of at least 40 percent by weight based on a total weight of the first elastomeric material (110; 204) present in the first portion. a first elastomeric material (110; 204); wherein the first elastomeric material forms a first portion of an externally-facing side of the outsole; wherein the first elastomeric material (110; 204) includes a mixture of a first cured rubber and a first polymeric hydrogel at a first concentration, in which the first polymeric hydrogel is distributed throughout and entrapped by a first polymeric network including the first cured rubber, and the first elastomeric material (110; 204) has a water uptake capacity of at least 40 percent by weight based on a total weight of the first elastomeric material (110; 204) present in the first portion.