mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method for configuring partitioning of parallel data into a collection of partitions for use in data parallelism, wherein data parallelism supports processing of two or more portions of a data set in parallel, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a data partitioning interface, namely, obtaining at least one procedure heading for invoking a procedure to create a data partitioning being a collection of data partitions and obtaining at least one procedure heading for invoking a procedure to obtain a data element from a data partition, the data partitioning having an organizational structure which is unspecified in the data partitioning interface; associating a data partitioning implementation with the data partitioning interface, namely, associating at least one procedure body which implements creation of a data partitioning and at least one procedure body which implements obtaining a data element from a data partition, the organizational structure of the data partitioning being specific in the data partitioning implementation; and implementing dynamic partitioning to facilitate load balancing by executing instructions by which an allowing thread grants other threads permission to process data elements of a given data partition, that were previously assigned to the allowing thread when the allowing thread goes into blocking. obtaining a data partitioning interface, namely, obtaining at least one procedure heading for invoking a procedure to create a data partitioning being a collection of data partitions and obtaining at least one procedure heading for invoking a procedure to obtain a data element from a data partition, the data partitioning having an organizational structure which is unspecified in the data partitioning interface; associating a data partitioning implementation with the data partitioning interface, namely, associating at least one procedure body which implements creation of a data partitioning and at least one procedure body which implements obtaining a data element from a data partition, the organizational structure of the data partitioning being specific in the data partitioning implementation; and implementing dynamic partitioning to facilitate load balancing by executing instructions by which an allowing thread grants other threads permission to process data elements of a given data partition, that were previously assigned to the allowing thread when the allowing thread goes into blocking.
A device for diverting items with respect to an overall direction of travel of the items, comprising: - a support plane defining a plurality of openings, - a plurality of diverting balls, each diverting ball being arranged in one of the openings and mounted with the ability to rotate with respect to the support plane about an axis of rotation, - at least one roller arranged underneath the support plane for driving the diverting balls, the roller extending in a transverse direction substantially parallel to the support plane and substantially perpendicular to the overall direction of travel of the items, and - a plurality of actuators, each actuator being suitable for selectively moving the axis of rotation of one of the diverting balls in rotation about an axis of direction with respect to the support plane between a plurality of positions, characterized in that the axis of direction passes through the center of the diverting ball and forms an acute angle (α) with the axis of rotation, the axis of rotation and the axis of direction defining a plane forming an angle of inclination (β) with a direction normal to the support plane, the plurality of positions of the axis of rotation defining a plurality of possible values for the angle of inclination (β). - a support plane defining a plurality of openings, - a plurality of diverting balls, each diverting ball being arranged in one of the openings and mounted with the ability to rotate with respect to the support plane about an axis of rotation, - at least one roller arranged underneath the support plane for driving the diverting balls, the roller extending in a transverse direction substantially parallel to the support plane and substantially perpendicular to the overall direction of travel of the items, and - a plurality of actuators, each actuator being suitable for selectively moving the axis of rotation of one of the diverting balls in rotation about an axis of direction with respect to the support plane between a plurality of positions, characterized in that the axis of direction passes through the center of the diverting ball and forms an acute angle (α) with the axis of rotation, the axis of rotation and the axis of direction defining a plane forming an angle of inclination (β) with a direction normal to the support plane, the plurality of positions of the axis of rotation defining a plurality of possible values for the angle of inclination (β).
A thermoformed microcapillary sheeting prepared by a process comprising the steps of: (a) providing a thermoplastic sheeting comprising a thermoplastic material, wherein the thermoplastic sheeting comprises at least one or more microcapillary channel disposed therein, the at least one or more microcapillary channel having an initial volume based on a total volume of the thermoplastic sheeting; and (b) heating the thermoplastic sheeting to a temperature at which the thermoplastic material is deformable to form a thermoformed microcapillary sheeting with the at least one or more microcapillary channel disposed therein, the at least one or more microcapillary channel having a final volume based on a total volume of the thermoformed microcapillary sheeting; characterized in that the final volume of the at least one or more microcapillary channel of the thermoformed microcapillary sheeting is at least about 10 percent of the initial volume of the at least one or more microcapillary channel of the thermoplastic sheeting. (a) providing a thermoplastic sheeting comprising a thermoplastic material, wherein the thermoplastic sheeting comprises at least one or more microcapillary channel disposed therein, the at least one or more microcapillary channel having an initial volume based on a total volume of the thermoplastic sheeting; and (b) heating the thermoplastic sheeting to a temperature at which the thermoplastic material is deformable to form a thermoformed microcapillary sheeting with the at least one or more microcapillary channel disposed therein, the at least one or more microcapillary channel having a final volume based on a total volume of the thermoformed microcapillary sheeting;
A method of estimating a position and an orientation of an imaging device, the method comprising: extracting (S002, S004), from an image, a plurality of characteristic points (MP7 to MP16) satisfying a certain requirement regarding changes in gray levels between the plurality of characteristic points and surrounding points; identifying, as map points (MP1 to MP4, MP12) from the plurality of characteristic points, characteristic points existing on planes, by excluding corners of an object depicted on the image; identifying, as another map point (MP5; MP6; MP7), a characteristic point from among the plurality of characteristic points, the characteristic point (MP5; MP6; MP7) existing at a corner of the object; extracting, from another image, another plurality of characteristic points satisfying the certain requirement; executing matching of the another plurality of characteristic points with the map points (MP1 to MP4, MP12) based on a region including the map points, and another matching using the another map point (MP5; MP6; MP7) when the number of successfully matched characteristic points that have been subjected to the matching is smaller than a certain value; estimating, based on results of the matching, a position and an orientation of an imaging device while the another image is captured; and storing the map points (MP1 to MP4, MP12) and the another map point (MP5; MP6; MP7) into a storage unit while distinguishing the map points (MP1 to MP4, MP12) from the another map point (MP5; MP6; MP7). extracting (S002, S004), from an image, a plurality of characteristic points (MP7 to MP16) satisfying a certain requirement regarding changes in gray levels between the plurality of characteristic points and surrounding points; identifying, as map points (MP1 to MP4, MP12) from the plurality of characteristic points, characteristic points existing on planes, by excluding corners of an object depicted on the image; identifying, as another map point (MP5; MP6; MP7), a characteristic point from among the plurality of characteristic points, the characteristic point (MP5; MP6; MP7) existing at a corner of the object; extracting, from another image, another plurality of characteristic points satisfying the certain requirement; executing matching of the another plurality of characteristic points with the map points (MP1 to MP4, MP12) based on a region including the map points, and another matching using the another map point (MP5; MP6; MP7) when the number of successfully matched characteristic points that have been subjected to the matching is smaller than a certain value; estimating, based on results of the matching, a position and an orientation of an imaging device while the another image is captured; and storing the map points (MP1 to MP4, MP12) and the another map point (MP5; MP6; MP7) into a storage unit while distinguishing the map points (MP1 to MP4, MP12) from the another map point (MP5; MP6; MP7).
Arrangement of a sensor in a holding device, wherein the holding device has a passage opening and wherein the sensor has a process connection which is arranged at least partially within the passage opening, wherein the holding device has an internal taper in a sub-region of the passage opening and the process connection has an external taper in a sub-region, which is constructed in a manner corresponding to the internal taper of the holding device and comes to bear against the same, wherein the external taper has a first section and a second section, characterized in that the first section and the second section are constructed of different materials.
A wearable infusion device comprising: a reservoir _that holds a liquid medicament; an outlet port that delivers liquid medicament to a patient; a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament when actuated; characterised in that the device further comprises a shuttle valve, the shuttle valve comprising a first valve, a second valve, and a third valve, the valves (212, 218, 224) establishing fluid connection between the reservoir and the pump when in a first valve configuration and establishing fluid connection between the pump and the outlet when in a second valve configuration, wherein at least two of the valves isolate the outlet from the reservoir when the valves are in the first valve configuration. a reservoir _that holds a liquid medicament; an outlet port that delivers liquid medicament to a patient; a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament when actuated; characterised in that the device further comprises a shuttle valve, the shuttle valve comprising a first valve, a second valve, and a third valve, the valves (212, 218, 224) establishing fluid connection between the reservoir and the pump when in a first valve configuration and establishing fluid connection between the pump and the outlet when in a second valve configuration, wherein at least two of the valves isolate the outlet from the reservoir when the valves are in the first valve configuration.
An flexible printed circuit board FPCB comprising a pattern circuit layer, wherein the pattern circuit layer has a pattern fuse embedded therein, characterised in that the pattern fuse comprises: a first conductive wire made of a metal and having a spiral structure; and a second conductive wire made of a metal and having a spiral structure, wherein the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire have a double helix structure. wherein the pattern circuit layer has a pattern fuse embedded therein, characterised in that the pattern fuse comprises: a first conductive wire made of a metal and having a spiral structure; and a second conductive wire made of a metal and having a spiral structure, wherein the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire have a double helix structure. a first conductive wire made of a metal and having a spiral structure; and a second conductive wire made of a metal and having a spiral structure, wherein the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire have a double helix structure.
A method for wireless power transmission between a plurality of piezoelectric power harvesting devices attached to a structure and a wireless power transmission device comprising a piezoelectric generator attached to said structure, said piezoelectric generator being arranged to generate vibrations in said structure, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of: receiving, at the wireless power transmission device, first data indicative of the harvested voltage for respective piezoelectric power harvesting devices in the plurality of piezoelectric power harvesting devices, in response to a first test generation frequency for said piezoelectric generator; receiving, at the wireless power transmission device, second data indicative of the harvested voltage for respective piezoelectric power harvesting devices in the plurality of piezoelectric power harvesting devices, in response to a second test generation frequency, incremented by a predetermined amount from the first test generation frequency, for said piezoelectric generator; selecting a generation frequency from one of said first test generation frequency and said second test generation frequency based on said harvested voltages for the plurality of piezoelectric power harvesting devices in accordance with a predetermined formula; and driving said piezoelectric generator to generate vibrations in said structure at said generation frequency. receiving, at the wireless power transmission device, first data indicative of the harvested voltage for respective piezoelectric power harvesting devices in the plurality of piezoelectric power harvesting devices, in response to a first test generation frequency for said piezoelectric generator; receiving, at the wireless power transmission device, second data indicative of the harvested voltage for respective piezoelectric power harvesting devices in the plurality of piezoelectric power harvesting devices, in response to a second test generation frequency, incremented by a predetermined amount from the first test generation frequency, for said piezoelectric generator; selecting a generation frequency from one of said first test generation frequency and said second test generation frequency based on said harvested voltages for the plurality of piezoelectric power harvesting devices in accordance with a predetermined formula; and driving said piezoelectric generator to generate vibrations in said structure at said generation frequency.
A handheld cannulation needle guard for use in cannulation of the umbilical cord of neonates, characterized by an umbilical cord channel which, along its length, comprises a securing portion and, following on from the latter, a cannulation portion, said securing portion having a grip part, which protrudes from the underside of the umbilical cord channel.
An apparatus comprising a wall frame and an application frame, wherein the application frame is movable with respect to the wall frame, said apparatus further comprising a first spring system and a second spring system, which two spring systems (4, 5) are each coupled with the wall frame and the application frame to apply forces on the application frame, wherein the first spring system has its opposite ends connected to the wall frame and the application frame respectively, and the second spring system is at a first end connected to the wall frame and said second spring system is at a second end (5") distant from the first end connected to an adjusting device which is coupled with the application frame, said adjusting device being arranged to vary an extension of the second spring system when the application frame moves with respect to the wall frame, characterized in that the second spring system and the adjusting device are facing each other at a single side of each other only and without the second spring system facing the adjusting device at any other side than said single side so as to provide an asymmetric placement of the springs and the adjusting device within the apparatus, and that the adjusting device comprises a single trajectory profile element, and only and no more than a first arm and a second arm that are connected to each other at a first hinge, wherein an end of the first arm distant from the first hinge is with a second hinge connected to the application frame, and an end of the second arm distant from the first hinge is with a third hinge connected to the second spring system, and that the first hinge that joins the first arm and the second arm is movably connected to and guided by the single trajectory profile element.
A system for obtaining a substance from a commodity comprising: a first apparatus, having a first opening and a second opening, said first apparatus comprising a means for moving the commodity from the first opening to the second opening, such that the commodity is continuously moved from the first opening to the second opening and at least one blade for shearing the commodity, the at least one blade positioned between the first opening of the first apparatus and the second opening of the first apparatus; a second apparatus having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening of the second apparatus fluidly connected to the second opening of the first apparatus, the second apparatus comprising a means for moving the sheared commodity from the first opening of the second apparatus to the second opening of the second apparatus such that the commodity is continuously moved from the first opening of the second apparatus to the second opening of the second apparatus; and a third apparatus for obtaining the substance from the sheared commodity, wherein the third apparatus is a separator, the separator having a first opening fluidly connected to the second opening of the second apparatus for continuously receiving the sheared commodity from the second apparatus; wherein the first apparatus comprises a means for anaerobically compacting the sheared commodity and wherein the second apparatus operates as a plug flow reactor. a first apparatus, having a first opening and a second opening, said first apparatus comprising a means for moving the commodity from the first opening to the second opening, such that the commodity is continuously moved from the first opening to the second opening and at least one blade for shearing the commodity, the at least one blade positioned between the first opening of the first apparatus and the second opening of the first apparatus; a second apparatus having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening of the second apparatus fluidly connected to the second opening of the first apparatus, the second apparatus comprising a means for moving the sheared commodity from the first opening of the second apparatus to the second opening of the second apparatus such that the commodity is continuously moved from the first opening of the second apparatus to the second opening of the second apparatus; and a third apparatus for obtaining the substance from the sheared commodity, wherein the third apparatus is a separator, the separator having a first opening fluidly connected to the second opening of the second apparatus for continuously receiving the sheared commodity from the second apparatus; wherein the first apparatus comprises a means for anaerobically compacting the sheared commodity and wherein the second apparatus operates as a plug flow reactor.
Interchangeable handle for garden tools or domestic implements comprising • a shaft to which different garden tool or domestic implement attachmentscan be detachably secured, • at least one lock element for locking a garden tool or domestic implement attachment to the shaft which can be moved at least in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the shaft into a locking position in which a garden tool or domestic implement attachment to be secured to the interchangeable handle can be locked to the shaft, • a slide displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the shaft which has control surfaces for controlling the lock element, and, due to co-operation of the control surfaces of the slide with corresponding complementary surfaces of the lock element, the movement of the slide causes the at least one lock element to move between the locking position and a release position in which a garden tool or domestic implement attachment to be secured to the interchangeable handle cannot be locked to the shaft, and • the lock element is biased into the locking position, • the slide is disposed in the interior of the shaft, and • an operating element for moving the slide is provided and the operating element can be operated by a user from outside the shaft and operation of the operating element moves the slide in the interior of the shaft from an initial position into an operating position in such a way that the lock element is moved from the locking position into the release position opposing its biasing force, characterised in that • the at least one lock element can be moved in at least a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the shaft guided by a stationary cage disposed in the shaft. • a shaft to which different garden tool or domestic implement attachmentscan be detachably secured, • at least one lock element for locking a garden tool or domestic implement attachment to the shaft which can be moved at least in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the shaft into a locking position in which a garden tool or domestic implement attachment to be secured to the interchangeable handle can be locked to the shaft, • a slide displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the shaft which has control surfaces for controlling the lock element, • the lock element is biased into the locking position, • the slide is disposed in the interior of the shaft, and • an operating element for moving the slide is provided and the operating element can be operated by a user from outside the shaft and operation of the operating element moves the slide in the interior of the shaft from an initial position into an operating position in such a way that the lock element is moved from the locking position into the release position opposing its biasing force, characterised in that • the at least one lock element can be moved in at least a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the shaft guided by a stationary cage disposed in the shaft.