mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A system for image processing, comprising: an obtaining module configured to obtain a target image to be processed, the target image including one or more target pixels to be processed; a processing module configured to: for each of the one or more target pixels, select one or more previous pixels and one or more subsequent pixels along a predetermined direction in the target image; determine a first gray value based on the one or more previous pixels and a second gray value based on the one or more subsequent pixels, wherein a count of previous pixels used for determining the first gray value is related to a global contrast of the target image or a local contrast of the target pixel and/or wherein a count of subsequent pixels used for determining the second gray value is related to a global contrast of the target image or a local contrast of the target pixel; select a target gray value from the first gray value and the second gray value based on an initial gray value of the target pixel; and determine an adjusted gray value of the target pixel based on the initial gray value and the target gray value. an obtaining module configured to obtain a target image to be processed, the target image including one or more target pixels to be processed; a processing module configured to: for each of the one or more target pixels, select one or more previous pixels and one or more subsequent pixels along a predetermined direction in the target image; determine a first gray value based on the one or more previous pixels and a second gray value based on the one or more subsequent pixels, wherein a count of previous pixels used for determining the first gray value is related to a global contrast of the target image or a local contrast of the target pixel and/or wherein a count of subsequent pixels used for determining the second gray value is related to a global contrast of the target image or a local contrast of the target pixel; select a target gray value from the first gray value and the second gray value based on an initial gray value of the target pixel; and determine an adjusted gray value of the target pixel based on the initial gray value and the target gray value. select one or more previous pixels and one or more subsequent pixels along a predetermined direction in the target image; determine a first gray value based on the one or more previous pixels and a second gray value based on the one or more subsequent pixels, wherein a count of previous pixels used for determining the first gray value is related to a global contrast of the target image or a local contrast of the target pixel and/or wherein a count of subsequent pixels used for determining the second gray value is related to a global contrast of the target image or a local contrast of the target pixel; select a target gray value from the first gray value and the second gray value based on an initial gray value of the target pixel; and determine an adjusted gray value of the target pixel based on the initial gray value and the target gray value.
A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a coordinate calculation program to be executed by a computer of a coordinate calculation apparatus comprising a marker portion for obtaining data from an input device including at least a gyroscope (55, 56) and an image pickup element, and calculating a two-dimensional coordinate point corresponding to the data, the program causing the computer to function as: orientation calculation means (10, S4) for calculating the orientation of the input device in accordance with an angular rate detected by the gyroscope; and coordinate calculation means (10, S7) for calculating in a virtual space, at a time when the user performs a predetermined operation, if no image of the marker portion is taken by the image pickup element of the input device: a vector representing the current orientation of the input device, and a plane set in the direction of the vector, the two-dimensional coordinate point representing coordinates of an intersection between a line segment continuing from the vector and the plane, the plane being a predetermined distance from the input device, and having a predetermined size, wherein the calculated two-dimensional coordinate point corresponds to a coordinate point on the screen of a display device. orientation calculation means (10, S4) for calculating the orientation of the input device in accordance with an angular rate detected by the gyroscope; and coordinate calculation means (10, S7) for calculating in a virtual space, at a time when the user performs a predetermined operation, if no image of the marker portion is taken by the image pickup element of the input device: a vector representing the current orientation of the input device, and a plane set in the direction of the vector, the two-dimensional coordinate point representing coordinates of an intersection between a line segment continuing from the vector and the plane, the plane being a predetermined distance from the input device, and having a predetermined size, wherein the calculated two-dimensional coordinate point corresponds to a coordinate point on the screen of a display device. a vector representing the current orientation of the input device, and a plane set in the direction of the vector, the two-dimensional coordinate point representing coordinates of an intersection between a line segment continuing from the vector and the plane, the plane being a predetermined distance from the input device, and having a predetermined size, wherein the calculated two-dimensional coordinate point corresponds to a coordinate point on the screen of a display device.
Wet strength, fibre-containing substrate, characterized in that the substrate comprises fibres, at least 1 binder, at least 1 amphoteric amine, which is a compound which may react both as Bronsted acid and as Brønsted base, and at least 1 moistening agent, wherein the at least 1 binder comprises at least 1 polysaccharide having at least 1 acid group-containing residue and wherein the at least 1 moistening agent comprises at least 1 organic component selected from the group consisting of aliphatic alcohols, aliphatic ethers, aliphatic esters, monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and mixtures thereof.
Mobile working machine having at least one working or supporting element (20, 22; 82) which has at least one motor drive mechanism, having a control device for controlling the at least one drive mechanism and having a remote control device which wirelessly communicates with the control device, the remote control device and/or the at least one working or supporting element (20, 22; 82) having a first distance sensor which defines an inner zone boundary and a second distance sensor which defines an outer zone boundary (66"), and the control device responding to remote control signals with the triggering of an actuation signal for the drive mechanism only when the remote control device is in the region between the inner zone boundary and the outer zone boundary (66"), characterized in that two transmitting units (62', 62") which wirelessly communicate with a receiving unit of the remote control device are arranged on the at least one working or supporting element (20, 22; 82), the transmitting ranges of which transmitting units are different, one transmitting unit defining an inner range limit corresponding to the inner zone boundary and the other transmitting unit (62") defining an outer range limit corresponding to the outer zone boundary (66"), and the control device responding with the triggering of an actuation signal for the drive mechanism only when the remote control device is in the region between the inner and outer zone boundaries (66', 66") opposite the associated working or supporting element (20, 22, 82).
An article of headwear configured to be worn on a head of a wearer comprising: a crown that is configured for covering a portion of the head; and a bill that defines an inner edge that is operably coupled to the crown, the bill also projecting away from the crown and terminating at an outer edge, the bill including: a stiffener that extends along and that stiffens the outer edge, the stiffener being spaced from the crown, the stiffener including a top surface, a covering layer that encloses the stiffener within the bill, a cavity defined between the covering layer, the stiffener, and the crown, and an insert that is received and enclosed within the cavity, the insert including an upper surface, characterized by the upper surface and the top surface of the stiffener being substantially aligned in a cross section of the bill. a crown that is configured for covering a portion of the head; and a bill that defines an inner edge that is operably coupled to the crown, the bill also projecting away from the crown and terminating at an outer edge, the bill including: a stiffener that extends along and that stiffens the outer edge, the stiffener being spaced from the crown, the stiffener including a top surface, a covering layer that encloses the stiffener within the bill, a cavity defined between the covering layer, the stiffener, and the crown, and an insert that is received and enclosed within the cavity, the insert including an upper surface, characterized by the upper surface and the top surface of the stiffener being substantially aligned in a cross section of the bill. a stiffener that extends along and that stiffens the outer edge, the stiffener being spaced from the crown, the stiffener including a top surface, a covering layer that encloses the stiffener within the bill, a cavity defined between the covering layer, the stiffener, and the crown, and an insert that is received and enclosed within the cavity, the insert including an upper surface, characterized by the upper surface and the top surface of the stiffener being substantially aligned in a cross section of the bill.
End cap for a wiper of a window of a vehicle including at least one flexible supporting element and a blade designed to be applied against the window, the end cap comprising: - a seat designed to receive an end portion of the flexible supporting element, - at least one means for locking the end portion of the flexible supporting element in an engaged position in the seat, - an outer wall delimiting the cap as well as an access orifice to the locking means, the locking means including - a portion able to form a longitudinal stop facing the flexible supporting element, - a first face that extends between the seat and the outer wall, and - a second face opposite the orifice, characterized in that the locking means include furthermore an elastic arm at the end of which are formed the portion and an element that emerges at the junction between the first face and the portion and that extends at least longitudinally beyond the portion. - a seat designed to receive an end portion of the flexible supporting element, - at least one means for locking the end portion of the flexible supporting element in an engaged position in the seat, - an outer wall delimiting the cap as well as an access orifice to the locking means, - a portion able to form a longitudinal stop facing the flexible supporting element, - a first face that extends between the seat and the outer wall, and - a second face opposite the orifice,
Apparatus for sealing circuit elements of an electrical circuit between a substrate upon which the circuit elements are mounted and a cover sheet overlying the substrate and circuit elements, each of the substrate and cover sheet being formed of liquid crystal polymer, said apparatus comprising: an iso-static press having a hollow interior, said hollow interior being connected to a first source of heated fluid and a second source of cooling fluid; a flexible membrane mounted to said iso-static press in position to contact the cover sheet; and a support for carrying the substrate and cover sheet; whereby said iso-static press and flexible membrane are adapted for exerting sufficient force and heat to cause the liquid crystal polymer forming both the cover sheet and the substrate to adhere together thus sealing the circuit elements between the two, characterised in that said iso-static press is adapted for being at least partially filled with heating fluid when said iso-static press is directed toward said support so that said iso-static press has been heated to an appropriate temperature before said flexible membrane contacts said cover sheet and substantially conforms to the shape of the circuit elements on the substrate. an iso-static press having a hollow interior, said hollow interior being connected to a first source of heated fluid and a second source of cooling fluid; a flexible membrane mounted to said iso-static press in position to contact the cover sheet; and a support for carrying the substrate and cover sheet; whereby said iso-static press and flexible membrane are adapted for exerting sufficient force and heat to cause the liquid crystal polymer forming both the cover sheet and the substrate to adhere together thus sealing the circuit elements between the two, characterised in that said iso-static press is adapted for being at least partially filled with heating fluid when said iso-static press is directed toward said support so that said iso-static press has been heated to an appropriate temperature before said flexible membrane contacts said cover sheet and substantially conforms to the shape of the circuit elements on the substrate.
An article transport feeder, comprising: an article transporter used to put in and transport an article, the article transporter being removably attachable to a vibratory head of a vibration mechanism; a fastening unit comprising an operation lever, the fastening unit rotating the operation lever to retainably engage the article transporter with the vibratory head by fastening; characterized in that the article transport feeder further comprises a movable coupling member comprising a spindle elastically deformable, the movable coupling member being coupleable to the fastening unit and allowed to move along with the rotation of the operation lever, the spindle being elastically deformable by moving the movable coupling member along with the rotation of the operation lever of the fastening unit to elastically retain the engagement of the article transporter with the vibratory head. an article transporter used to put in and transport an article, the article transporter being removably attachable to a vibratory head of a vibration mechanism; a fastening unit comprising an operation lever, the fastening unit rotating the operation lever to retainably engage the article transporter with the vibratory head by fastening; characterized in that the article transport feeder further comprises a movable coupling member comprising a spindle elastically deformable, the movable coupling member being coupleable to the fastening unit and allowed to move along with the rotation of the operation lever, the spindle being elastically deformable by moving the movable coupling member along with the rotation of the operation lever of the fastening unit to elastically retain the engagement of the article transporter with the vibratory head.
A building envelope surface element with controllable shadowing, which includes a capillary glass element in which a plurality of parallel capillary channels is formed and the capillary channels are connected to a first collecting channel on one side of the capillary glass element and to a second collecting channel on a second side, wherein the first collecting channel and the second collecting channel are integrated in a fluid circuit so that the capillary channels allow passage of a fluid therethrough via the collecting channels (24, 25), wherein the fluid flows in a circulating manner by means of a pump through the capillary channels via the fluid circuit, wherein particles in the form of a suspension are added to the fluid, characterized in that the particles are magnetic, and at least one particle collector with defined pipe sections is arranged in the fluid circuit outside the capillary channels, wherein the particle collector can be controlled in order to concentrate the magnetic particles added to the fluid in the defined pipe sections of the particle collector in a magnetically attractive manner and to decouple them transiently from the fluid circuit.
A maxillary protraction device comprising a cranial support configured to be attached over the frontal bone of the cranium of a user, a guide attached on a central position of the cranial support, a vertical rod attached to said guide, wherein said vertical rod comprises an upper end configured to be attached to the guide, a central part and a lower end, and a horizontal rod attached to the lower end of the vertical rod comprising gripping points configured to grip rubber bands, said rubber bands being configured to provide a tractive force on the jaw of the user; characterised in that the central part is connected to the upper end by a ratchet mechanism configured to adjust the distance of the vertical rod regarding to the user. a cranial support configured to be attached over the frontal bone of the cranium of a user, a guide attached on a central position of the cranial support, a vertical rod attached to said guide, wherein said vertical rod comprises an upper end configured to be attached to the guide, a central part and a lower end, and a horizontal rod attached to the lower end of the vertical rod comprising gripping points configured to grip rubber bands, said rubber bands being configured to provide a tractive force on the jaw of the user; characterised in that the central part is connected to the upper end by a ratchet mechanism configured to adjust the distance of the vertical rod regarding to the user.
A torque sensor that is configured to detect torque acting on a torsion bar coupling a first shaft and a second shaft that are supported in a housing to be free to rotate, comprising; a magnetism generating portion fixed to the first shaft: a rotary magnetic circuit portion fixed to the second shaft; a magnetism collecting ring (71, 72) attached to the housing so as to face the rotary magnetic circuit portion; and a magnetism detector that is configured to detect a magnetic flux density that is conducted from the magnetism generating portion to the magnetism collecting ring (71, 72) via the rotary magnetic circuit portion when the torsion bar undergoes torsional deformation, characterized in that the magnetism collecting ring (71, 72) is an annular member and comprises a central portion (71 B, 72B) and an axial direction end portion (71C,71D, 72C, 72D) of which a thickness is thinner than that of the central portion (7IB, 72B). and the housing comprises an annular groove formed to be capable of accommodating the magnetism collecting ring (71. 72) and provided as a recess in an inner peripheral wall of the housing so as to be deeper than a thickness of the axial direction end portion (71C. 71 D, 72C,72D) of the magnetism collecting ring (71, 72): and a caulk portion (25, 28) provided in the inner peripheral wall to caulk the magnetism collecting ring (71, 72) by covering the axial direction end portion (71C, 71D, 72C, 72D) of the magnetism collecting ring (71, 72) that is fitted into the annular groove, the caulk portion (25, 28) covering the axial direction J end portion (71C, 71 D, 72C. 72D) of the magnetism collecting ring (71, 72) being configured not to project further inward than the inner peripheral wall of the housing.
A spray drying apparatus comprising a spray drying chamber; a liquid feed atomizer; a drying gas disperser (5, 6; 25, 26); a perforated bottom (8, 19); at least one plenum chamber below the perforated bottom (8, 19); and an outlet of said plenum chamber, wherein said plenum chamber has a perforated ceiling, which is provided by an underside of said perforated bottom (8, 19), and a bottom, characterized in that at least one guide plate (40a, 40b, 40c) is provided in the at least one plenum chamber to direct gas, which is passing through the perforated bottom (8, 19) into the plenum chamber, towards the bottom of the plenum chamber, said guide plate (40a, 40b, 40c) having a lower edge and a longitudinal extent extending across an outlet direction towards the outlet, said guide plate (40a, 40b, 40c) through the longitudinal extent thereof extending on average down to at least half-way between the perforated ceiling and the bottom of the plenum chamber.
A radio frequency,RF, transmission system, comprising: an RF source that provides an RF input; an RF load; one or more RF microelectromechanical system, MEMS, transmission devices coupled to the RF source to receive the RF input therefrom and generate output signals for transmission to an RF load, wherein each of the one or more RF MEMS transmission devices comprises: a substrate; a conductive signal line formed on the substrate to provide signal transmission paths between a signal input of the RF MEMS transmission device and a signal output of the RF MEMS transmission device; and a plurality of switching elements (44, 46) positioned along the conductive signal line and selectively controllable to define the signal transmission paths between the signal input and the signal output; characterized in that each of the RF source and the RF load has a first characteristic impedance and the one or more RF MEMS transmission devices have a second characteristic impedance that is greater than the first characteristic impedance, wherein the first characteristic impedance of the RF source and the RF load is approximately 50 Ohms and the second characteristic impedance of the one or more RF MEMS transmission devices is approximately 150 Ohms. an RF source that provides an RF input; an RF load; one or more RF microelectromechanical system, MEMS, transmission devices coupled to the RF source to receive the RF input therefrom and generate output signals for transmission to an RF load, wherein each of the one or more RF MEMS transmission devices comprises: a substrate; a conductive signal line formed on the substrate to provide signal transmission paths between a signal input of the RF MEMS transmission device and a signal output of the RF MEMS transmission device; and a plurality of switching elements (44, 46) positioned along the conductive signal line and selectively controllable to define the signal transmission paths between the signal input and the signal output; a substrate; a conductive signal line formed on the substrate to provide signal transmission paths between a signal input of the RF MEMS transmission device and a signal output of the RF MEMS transmission device; and a plurality of switching elements (44, 46) positioned along the conductive signal line and selectively controllable to define the signal transmission paths between the signal input and the signal output; characterized in that each of the RF source and the RF load has a first characteristic impedance and the one or more RF MEMS transmission devices have a second characteristic impedance that is greater than the first characteristic impedance, wherein the first characteristic impedance of the RF source and the RF load is approximately 50 Ohms and the second characteristic impedance of the one or more RF MEMS transmission devices is approximately 150 Ohms.