mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image processing apparatus comprising: an image dividing portion configured to divide an image acquired by capturing a view ahead of a vehicle into a plurality of blocks defined according to distances of a plurality of forward areas from the vehicle, wherein an up-down-direction range of each block is determined so as to include an entire image of a pedestrian if the pedestrian is assumed to be present on a side strip and a road shoulder; a luminance estimation portion configured to, based on image information of the plurality of blocks, estimate a luminance of atmosphere of each of the plurality of forward areas respectively corresponding to the plurality of blocks; and: a luminance forecasting portion configured to forecast change of a luminance of atmosphere in an irradiation region capable of being irradiated with light from a headlamp unit, based on the estimated luminance of atmosphere of each of the plurality of forward areas differing from one another in distance from the vehicle; or a visibility-level forecasting portion configured to forecast change of a visibility level in an irradiation region capable of being irradiated with light from a headlamp unit, based on the estimated luminance of atmosphere of each of the plurality of forward areas differing from one another in distance from the vehicle. an image dividing portion configured to divide an image acquired by capturing a view ahead of a vehicle into a plurality of blocks defined according to distances of a plurality of forward areas from the vehicle, wherein an up-down-direction range of each block is determined so as to include an entire image of a pedestrian if the pedestrian is assumed to be present on a side strip and a road shoulder; a luminance estimation portion configured to, based on image information of the plurality of blocks, estimate a luminance of atmosphere of each of the plurality of forward areas respectively corresponding to the plurality of blocks; and: a luminance forecasting portion configured to forecast change of a luminance of atmosphere in an irradiation region capable of being irradiated with light from a headlamp unit, based on the estimated luminance of atmosphere of each of the plurality of forward areas differing from one another in distance from the vehicle; or a visibility-level forecasting portion configured to forecast change of a visibility level in an irradiation region capable of being irradiated with light from a headlamp unit, based on the estimated luminance of atmosphere of each of the plurality of forward areas differing from one another in distance from the vehicle.
A sample tube transport apparatus, comprising: a sample tube container; a sample tube spinner; a load unit configured to, before NMR measurement is performed with respect to a sample inside a sample tube, jet a load gas to a first position in a pathway between the sample tube container and the sample tube spinner, and thereby generate a first gas stream that transports the sample tube from the sample tube container to the sample tube spinner; and an eject unit configured to, after NMR measurement is performed with respect to the sample, jet an eject gas to a second position in the pathway, and thereby generate a second gas stream that transports the sample tube from the sample tube spinner to the sample tube container, wherein the load unit includes a first slit which has a first outlet oriented toward the sample tube spinner and through which the load gas is jetted into the pathway, the eject unit includes a second slit which has a second outlet oriented toward the sample tube container and through which the eject gas is jetted into the pathway, each of the first slit and the second slit is a cone-shaped slit, and each of the first outlet and the second outlet is an annular outlet. a sample tube container; a sample tube spinner; a load unit configured to, before NMR measurement is performed with respect to a sample inside a sample tube, jet a load gas to a first position in a pathway between the sample tube container and the sample tube spinner, and thereby generate a first gas stream that transports the sample tube from the sample tube container to the sample tube spinner; and an eject unit configured to, after NMR measurement is performed with respect to the sample, jet an eject gas to a second position in the pathway, and thereby generate a second gas stream that transports the sample tube from the sample tube spinner to the sample tube container, wherein the load unit includes a first slit which has a first outlet oriented toward the sample tube spinner and through which the load gas is jetted into the pathway, the eject unit includes a second slit which has a second outlet oriented toward the sample tube container and through which the eject gas is jetted into the pathway, each of the first slit and the second slit is a cone-shaped slit, and each of the first outlet and the second outlet is an annular outlet.
A computer-implemented method for converting streams of an audio signal into haptic effects, the computer-implemented method being characterized by comprising: receiving a plurality of streams of the audio signal, wherein each stream comprises one or more parameters, and wherein the parameters comprise a haptic conversion indication parameter that indicates whether the corresponding stream is to be converted into a haptic effect and one or more haptic parameters that configure a haptic signal that is generated based on the stream; for each stream of the plurality of streams, determining whether the haptic conversion indication parameter indicates that the stream is to be converted into a haptic effect; identifying the streams of the plurality of streams that include the haptic conversion indication parameter that indicates the corresponding stream is to be converted into the haptic effect; generating haptic signals based only on each of the corresponding identified streams; and sending the haptic signals to an actuator to generate haptic effects. receiving a plurality of streams of the audio signal, wherein each stream comprises one or more parameters, and wherein the parameters comprise a haptic conversion indication parameter that indicates whether the corresponding stream is to be converted into a haptic effect and one or more haptic parameters that configure a haptic signal that is generated based on the stream; for each stream of the plurality of streams, determining whether the haptic conversion indication parameter indicates that the stream is to be converted into a haptic effect; identifying the streams of the plurality of streams that include the haptic conversion indication parameter that indicates the corresponding stream is to be converted into the haptic effect; generating haptic signals based only on each of the corresponding identified streams; and sending the haptic signals to an actuator to generate haptic effects.
A method of making an edible caramel color composition comprising the step of: heating a reaction mixture under pressure to form a caramel color composition, wherein the reaction mixture comprises: a carbohydrate, and a sulfite compound, in the absence of a caustic compound and in the absence of an ammonium compound, wherein the edible caramel color composition has a color hue from 3.8 to 4.5. heating a reaction mixture under pressure to form a caramel color composition, wherein the reaction mixture comprises: a carbohydrate, and a sulfite compound, in the absence of a caustic compound and in the absence of an ammonium compound, wherein a carbohydrate, and a sulfite compound, in the absence of a caustic compound and in the absence of an ammonium compound, wherein the edible caramel color composition has a color hue from 3.8 to 4.5.
Method for manufacturing a motor vehicle part made of a light metal alloy, comprising following method steps: - extruding an extruded profile having in cross-section at least two wall thicknesses (W1, W2, W3, W4, W5) different from one another, wherein in cross-section at the edge portions in each case a greater wall thickness (W1, W2, W3, W4, W5) is formed in relation to the other wall thicknesses (W1, W2, W3, W4, W5), - winding up the extruded profile to form a coil, - unwinding the coil, - forming by means of deep drawing or press working to form the motor vehicle part, wherein singulating takes place prior to or after the forming. - extruding an extruded profile having in cross-section at least two wall thicknesses (W1, W2, W3, W4, W5) different from one another, wherein in cross-section at the edge portions in each case a greater wall thickness (W1, W2, W3, W4, W5) is formed in relation to the other wall thicknesses (W1, W2, W3, W4, W5), - winding up the extruded profile to form a coil, - unwinding the coil, - forming by means of deep drawing or press working to form the motor vehicle part, wherein singulating takes place prior to or after the forming.
Process for producing an NO/N 2 gas mixture comprising the steps of: a) carrying out a purification of impure nitrogen gas containing impurities of at least the O 2 type by: i) contacting the impure nitrogen with a catalyst in order to remove or transform at least a part of the impurities of the O 2 type, ii) contacting the nitrogen purified in substep i) with a molecular sieve to remove at least a part of the impurities of the H 2 O type resulting from step i), b) mixing the pure nitrogen resulting from step a) with nitric oxide, c) obtaining a mixture composed of NO and pure nitrogen that has an NO content of less than 20% by volume and a proportion of impurities of the O 2 type of less than 5 ppmv and of the H 2 O type of less than 40 ppmv, d) carrying out an additional dilution of the NO/N 2 mixture obtained from step c) with nitrogen so as to obtain a final NO/N 2 mixture that has an NO content of less than or equal to 5000 ppmv, and e) packaging the final NO/N 2 mixture obtained from step d) in one or more gas cylinders. a) carrying out a purification of impure nitrogen gas containing impurities of at least the O 2 type by: i) contacting the impure nitrogen with a catalyst in order to remove or transform at least a part of the impurities of the O 2 type, ii) contacting the nitrogen purified in substep i) with a molecular sieve to remove at least a part of the impurities of the H 2 O type resulting from step i), i) contacting the impure nitrogen with a catalyst in order to remove or transform at least a part of the impurities of the O 2 type, ii) contacting the nitrogen purified in substep i) with a molecular sieve to remove at least a part of the impurities of the H 2 O type resulting from step i), b) mixing the pure nitrogen resulting from step a) with nitric oxide, c) obtaining a mixture composed of NO and pure nitrogen that has an NO content of less than 20% by volume and a proportion of impurities of the O 2 type of less than 5 ppmv and of the H 2 O type of less than 40 ppmv, d) carrying out an additional dilution of the NO/N 2 mixture obtained from step c) with nitrogen so as to obtain a final NO/N 2 mixture that has an NO content of less than or equal to 5000 ppmv, and e) packaging the final NO/N 2 mixture obtained from step d) in one or more gas cylinders.
An emissions cleaning module for a combustion engine, the emissions cleaning module comprising an outlet module having an outlet providing an exit for fluid from the emissions cleaning module, the outlet module comprising: i) a housing formed from a first cover member and a second cover member connected together to define an outlet chamber, the first cover member of the housing being provided with a first aperture forming an inlet of the outlet module and a second aperture; and the second cover member being provided with a third aperture; and ii) a tubular member forming an outlet of the outlet module; wherein the tubular member is mounted in the second aperture such that: an internal portion of the tubular member is located within the outlet chamber and into a mounting contact with the second cover member wherein it is received within the third aperture; and an external portion of the tubular member extends from the housing in a cantilevered manner; and wherein the internal portion of the tubular member comprises a plurality of apertures for conveying a fluid flow into an interior of the tubular member and wherein the plurality of apertures is distributed both (a) around a circumference of the internal portion of the tubular member and (b) along an axial length of the internal portion of the tubular member wherein the tubular member comprises a first open end forming the outlet and a second end that is closed by an end cap the prevents fluid exiting the tubular member. i) a housing formed from a first cover member and a second cover member connected together to define an outlet chamber, the first cover member of the housing being provided with a first aperture forming an inlet of the outlet module and a second aperture; and the second cover member being provided with a third aperture; and ii) a tubular member forming an outlet of the outlet module; wherein the tubular member is mounted in the second aperture such that: an internal portion of the tubular member is located within the outlet chamber and into a mounting contact with the second cover member wherein it is received within the third aperture; and an external portion of the tubular member extends from the housing in a cantilevered manner; and an internal portion of the tubular member is located within the outlet chamber and into a mounting contact with the second cover member wherein it is received within the third aperture; and an external portion of the tubular member extends from the housing in a cantilevered manner; and
A liquid chromatography system comprising: (a) a trapping column comprising a first chromatographic material having a first chromatographic surface that comprises first hydrophobic surface groups and first ionizable surface groups having a first pKa value; (b) an analytical column comprising a second chromatographic material having a second chromatographic surface that comprises second hydrophobic surface groups having a hydrophobicity that is greater than a hydrophobicity of the first hydrophobic surface groups and (i) permanently ionized surface groups or (ii) second ionizable surface groups having a second pKa value that differs from the first pKa value by 1-12 units; (c) an injector for introducing a liquid sample into the system; (d) a detector capable of detecting a property of the components; (e) a first flow path including the injector and the trapping column but not the analytical column; (f) a second flow path including the trapping column and the analytical column; and (g) one or more mobile phase delivery sources configured to pump a first mobile phase along the first flow path and to pump a second mobile phase along the second flow path. (a) a trapping column comprising a first chromatographic material having a first chromatographic surface that comprises first hydrophobic surface groups and first ionizable surface groups having a first pKa value; (b) an analytical column comprising a second chromatographic material having a second chromatographic surface that comprises second hydrophobic surface groups having a hydrophobicity that is greater than a hydrophobicity of the first hydrophobic surface groups and (i) permanently ionized surface groups or (ii) second ionizable surface groups having a second pKa value that differs from the first pKa value by 1-12 units; (c) an injector for introducing a liquid sample into the system; (d) a detector capable of detecting a property of the components; (e) a first flow path including the injector and the trapping column but not the analytical column; (f) a second flow path including the trapping column and the analytical column; and (g) one or more mobile phase delivery sources configured to pump a first mobile phase along the first flow path and to pump a second mobile phase along the second flow path.
A toothbrush, comprising: a head including a plurality of cleaning elements extending from a face of the head; the plurality of cleaning elements including: a plurality of central cleaning elements of densely packed bristles having free ends that form a cup-like shape; and a plurality of bristle rings spaced from and surrounding each of the central cleaning elements, the central cleaning elements being located within the bristle rings; wherein each of the central cleaning elements and the surrounding bristle rings are aligned along a central longitudinal axis of the head; and the bristle rings have a greater height than the central cleaning elements. a head including a plurality of cleaning elements extending from a face of the head; the plurality of cleaning elements including: a plurality of central cleaning elements of densely packed bristles having free ends that form a cup-like shape; and a plurality of bristle rings spaced from and surrounding each of the central cleaning elements, the central cleaning elements being located within the bristle rings; wherein each of the central cleaning elements and the surrounding bristle rings are aligned along a central longitudinal axis of the head; and the bristle rings have a greater height than the central cleaning elements. a plurality of central cleaning elements of densely packed bristles having free ends that form a cup-like shape; and a plurality of bristle rings spaced from and surrounding each of the central cleaning elements, the central cleaning elements being located within the bristle rings; wherein each of the central cleaning elements and the surrounding bristle rings are aligned along a central longitudinal axis of the head; and the bristle rings have a greater height than the central cleaning elements.
A self-adhering, flexible gonioscopic lens (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520) for adhering to cornea and scleral regions of an eye, the gonioscopic lens comprising: a body including a central lens portion (22; 122; 222; 322; 422; 522) including a contact surface (30; 130; 230; 330; 430; 530) and a viewing surface (40; 140; 240; 340; 440; 540), the contact surface (30; 130; 230; 330; 430; 530) having a radius of curvature R1 that approximates the radius of curvature of the cornea, and an eye fixation system (24; 124; 224; 324; 424; 524) configured for fixing the central lens portion (22; 122; 222; 322; 422; 522) to the eye, wherein the eye fixation system (24; 124; 224; 324; 424; 524) extends from a perimeter of the contact surface (30; 130; 230; 330; 430; 530) of the central lens portion (22; 122; 222; 322; 422; 522) defining a cut-out portion (52; 262, 264; 352; 562) in the eye fixation system (24; 124; 224; 324; 424; 524) of the gonioscopic lens (20; 120; 220; 320; 420; 520).
Use of one or more nucleotides, one or more amino acids selected from the group consisting of glycine, asparagine, alanine, cysteine, histidine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, serine, tryptophan and tyrosine and one or more furanones for increasing the palatability of a foodstuff to a companion animal.
Photovoltaic system for generating solar power, having a large number of photovoltaic modules, - wherein the photovoltaic modules are combined to form at least one photovoltaic module row (R1, R2, R3), wherein each photovoltaic module row comprises at least three photovoltaic modules arranged in series, - wherein the photovoltaic modules of each photovoltaic module row are connected to each other such that the angle between adjacent photovoltaic modules is at least partially less than 180° and the photovoltaic module row therefore has an arcuate cross section, characterized - in that the photovoltaic modules are connected to each other by a plurality of connecting elements (7, 7'), which each connect at least two photovoltaic modules to each other and are additionally connected to at least one of the other connecting elements, and - in that at least photovoltaic modules of the same photovoltaic module row (R1, R2, R3) are connected to each other by way of the connecting elements (7, 7'). - wherein the photovoltaic modules are combined to form at least one photovoltaic module row (R1, R2, R3), wherein each photovoltaic module row comprises at least three photovoltaic modules arranged in series, - wherein the photovoltaic modules of each photovoltaic module row are connected to each other such that the angle between adjacent photovoltaic modules is at least partially less than 180° and the photovoltaic module row therefore has an arcuate cross section, - in that the photovoltaic modules are connected to each other by a plurality of connecting elements (7, 7'), which each connect at least two photovoltaic modules to each other and are additionally connected to at least one of the other connecting elements, and - in that at least photovoltaic modules of the same photovoltaic module row (R1, R2, R3) are connected to each other by way of the connecting elements (7, 7').
A connecting device (1,10,10',10") between construction elements (L, C) for the controlled dissipation of energy comprising at least one plate comprising, in turn, at least a first portion (2, 12, 12',12"), said at least first portion (2, 12, 12',12") comprises: - a plurality of first holes (3,30,30',30") dimensioned and mutually spaced such to create a plurality of first dissipative elements (4,40,40',40") directed in the main development direction of the plate and intended to absorb axial stresses applied on said connecting device (1,10,10',10") and - a plurality of second holes (5,50,50',50") dimensioned and mutually spaced such to create a plurality of second dissipative elements (6,60,60',60") directed perpendicularly to the main development direction of the plate and intended to absorb bending stresses applied on said connecting device (1,10,10',10"), wherein the first and second holes have a substantially rectangular shape with rounded angles (α) and are arranged such that the second dissipative elements are arranged in sequence along the long sides of an internally solid U-shaped curve and wherein the first dissipative elements are arranged along the short side of the U-shaped curve. - a plurality of first holes (3,30,30',30") dimensioned and mutually spaced such to create a plurality of first dissipative elements (4,40,40',40") directed in the main development direction of the plate and intended to absorb axial stresses applied on said connecting device (1,10,10',10") and - a plurality of second holes (5,50,50',50") dimensioned and mutually spaced such to create a plurality of second dissipative elements (6,60,60',60") directed perpendicularly to the main development direction of the plate and intended to absorb bending stresses applied on said connecting device (1,10,10',10"),
A load measuring device for measuring a pressing load applied by a mounting head to a component in a mounter having the mounting head that applies a pressing force when mounting the component on a board, the load measuring device being configured to be conveyed by a conveyor of the mounter in place of the board, the load measuring device comprising: a body; a start command section provided on the body, the start command section being configured to issue a start command based on a start instruction from the mounter; and a load acquiring section configured to acquire a pressing load applied by the mounting head onto the load acquiring section in accordance with the start command from the start command section. a body; a start command section provided on the body, the start command section being configured to issue a start command based on a start instruction from the mounter; and a load acquiring section configured to acquire a pressing load applied by the mounting head onto the load acquiring section in accordance with the start command from the start command section.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula 265: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, hydrate, or solvate thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in the form of a capsule, tablet, aerosol, solution, suspension or is formulated for topical application.