mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A printing apparatus, comprising: a transport unit configured to transport a fabric formed with a first pattern in a transport direction; an imaging unit configured to image the fabric transported by the transport unit; a printing unit configured to perform printing on the fabric transported by the transport unit; a pattern correction unit configured to change a mutual positional relationship among a plurality of divided pieces of first image data obtained by dividing first image data representing the first pattern to generate corrected first image data having a center made up of four corners of the first image data; a pattern extracting unit configured to compare the corrected first image data with second image data generated by imaging the fabric by the imaging unit to extract a pattern region corresponding to a second pattern represented by the corrected first image data from the second image data; a printing image generation unit configured to arrange third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the first pattern so as to match a region having, as four corners, centers of a plurality of the pattern regions extracted to generate printing image data; and a printing control unit configured to cause the printing unit to print the printing image data on the fabric. a transport unit configured to transport a fabric formed with a first pattern in a transport direction; an imaging unit configured to image the fabric transported by the transport unit; a printing unit configured to perform printing on the fabric transported by the transport unit; a pattern correction unit configured to change a mutual positional relationship among a plurality of divided pieces of first image data obtained by dividing first image data representing the first pattern to generate corrected first image data having a center made up of four corners of the first image data; a pattern extracting unit configured to compare the corrected first image data with second image data generated by imaging the fabric by the imaging unit to extract a pattern region corresponding to a second pattern represented by the corrected first image data from the second image data; a printing image generation unit configured to arrange third image data representing an image to be printed overlaid on the first pattern so as to match a region having, as four corners, centers of a plurality of the pattern regions extracted to generate printing image data; and a printing control unit configured to cause the printing unit to print the printing image data on the fabric.
A method of MRI of a specimen wherein an MRI probe has previously been introduced into said specimen, wherein the MRI probe has a localized region of sensitivity within the specimen and includes an antenna which includes one or more winding leads (904a, 904b, 1002a, 1002b) coiled along a substantial length of the MRI probe, such that a spoiling magnetic field is provided along the substantial length of the antenna except from the localized region of sensitivity which is disk-shaped and perpendicular to a length axis of the MRI probe; the method comprising: using the antenna, acquiring image data of the specimen while the specimen is located in a main magnetic field (B 0) of an MRI scanner, locking a spatial coordinate frame of reference for imaging to the disk-shaped localized sensitive region of the MRI probe which is introduced into the specimen located in the main magnetic field (B 0) of the MRI scanner by using the loops to excite MRI signals selectively in the disk-shaped localized region of sensitivity. using the antenna, acquiring image data of the specimen while the specimen is located in a main magnetic field (B 0) of an MRI scanner, locking a spatial coordinate frame of reference for imaging to the disk-shaped localized sensitive region of the MRI probe which is introduced into the specimen located in the main magnetic field (B 0) of the MRI scanner by using the loops to excite MRI signals selectively in the disk-shaped localized region of sensitivity.
A method for removing contaminants from wastewater in a hydraulic fracturing process, the method comprising the steps of: (a) drilling a borehole from the surface to an underground shale matrix containing gas or oil; (b) inserting a pipe into the borehole; (c) creating openings in the pipe in fluid communication with fractures in the shale matrix; (d) pumping fluid under pressure into the fractures in the shale matrix; (e) allowing fluid from the shale matrix to re-enter the pipe; (f) allowing natural gas or oil from the shale to enter the pipe; characterized by (g) coating the interior surface of at least one section of the pipe with a contaminant-capturing substance; (h) allowing natural gas or oil to move to the surface to be collected; (i) allowing fluid from the shale matrix to move through the coated pipe section to the surface; (j) leaving the coated pipe section in the ground. (a) drilling a borehole from the surface to an underground shale matrix containing gas or oil; (b) inserting a pipe into the borehole; (c) creating openings in the pipe in fluid communication with fractures in the shale matrix; (d) pumping fluid under pressure into the fractures in the shale matrix; (e) allowing fluid from the shale matrix to re-enter the pipe; (f) allowing natural gas or oil from the shale to enter the pipe; characterized by (g) coating the interior surface of at least one section of the pipe with a contaminant-capturing substance; (h) allowing natural gas or oil to move to the surface to be collected; (i) allowing fluid from the shale matrix to move through the coated pipe section to the surface; (j) leaving the coated pipe section in the ground.
Switched-mode power converter configured to control at least one phase of a polyphase electrical receiver with at least three phases, comprising at least one block of two converter arms, wherein a half-arm (40, 41, 43, 45, 47) of each converter arm comprises: - a first set of P≥2 switches (I1, I2) in series; - a second set of P≥2 switches (I3, I4) in series, - said first set and second set being electrically connected between a power supply line (DCBUS+, DCBUS-) of a coplanar electrical power supply (DCBUS) and a power interface (51, 53); and - a third set of diodes (D1, D2, D3, D4), spatially arranged between the first set and the second set, comprising M≥2 subsets (SE1, SE2,...,SEM) in series, indexed i ∈ 〚 1; M 〛, respectively comprising N i ≥2 diodes in parallel, said third set being electrically connected between the power interface (51, 53) and the other power supply line (DCBUS-, DCBUS+) of the coplanar electrical power supply (DCBUS), said first, second and third sets being arranged to allow tolerance for the simple short-circuit or open-circuit failure of half-arm components (40, 41, 43, 45, 47). - a first set of P≥2 switches (I1, I2) in series; - a second set of P≥2 switches (I3, I4) in series, - said first set and second set being electrically connected between a power supply line (DCBUS+, DCBUS-) of a coplanar electrical power supply (DCBUS) and a power interface (51, 53); and - a third set of diodes (D1, D2, D3, D4), spatially arranged between the first set and the second set, comprising M≥2 subsets (SE1, SE2,...,SEM) in series, indexed i ∈ 〚 1; M 〛, respectively comprising N i ≥2 diodes in parallel, said third set being electrically connected between the power interface (51, 53) and the other power supply line (DCBUS-, DCBUS+) of the coplanar electrical power supply (DCBUS), said first, second and third sets being arranged to allow tolerance for the simple short-circuit or open-circuit failure of half-arm components (40, 41, 43, 45, 47).
A method for determining whether microbial growth is occurring within a specimen container comprising the steps of: incubating the specimen container comprising a sample medium and a growth medium; obtaining a series of measurement data points from the specimen container while the specimen container is incubated and storing the data points in a machine-readable memory, the series of measurement data points representing a growth curve of microbial growth within the specimen container from the sample medium; using a computer programmed to perform in parallel analytical methods (a) and (b), namely: (a) an analysis of variation in successive data points in the series of measurement data points, and (b) an analysis of changes in the area under the growth curve between sets of data points in the series of measurement data points; and imposing a limitation on the ability of the analytical method (b) to determine a positive condition for a period of time based on the analysis of variation in successive data points in analytical method (a); and wherein both analytical methods (a) and (b) include a processing step for determining a positive condition of microbial growth within the container from the measurement data points. incubating the specimen container comprising a sample medium and a growth medium; obtaining a series of measurement data points from the specimen container while the specimen container is incubated and storing the data points in a machine-readable memory, the series of measurement data points representing a growth curve of microbial growth within the specimen container from the sample medium; using a computer programmed to perform in parallel analytical methods (a) and (b), namely: (a) an analysis of variation in successive data points in the series of measurement data points, and (b) an analysis of changes in the area under the growth curve between sets of data points in the series of measurement data points; and (a) an analysis of variation in successive data points in the series of measurement data points, and (b) an analysis of changes in the area under the growth curve between sets of data points in the series of measurement data points; and imposing a limitation on the ability of the analytical method (b) to determine a positive condition for a period of time based on the analysis of variation in successive data points in analytical method (a); and wherein both analytical methods (a) and (b) include a processing step for determining a positive condition of microbial growth within the container from the measurement data points.
An agricultural vehicle, in particular a forage harvester, with two crawler drives disposed on either side of the vehicle which respectively cooperate with the vehicle on opposite ends of a front axle of the vehicle, the crawler drives respectively comprising: - at least two main wheels which are opposite each other, - at least one auxiliary wheel disposed between the main wheels, as well as - at least one crawler belt encompassing the main wheels, wherein the auxiliary wheel cooperates with a lower section of the crawler belt in a manner such that lifting of the crawler belt from a respective surface in the region between the main wheels is at least substantially preventable, wherein the crawler drives are respectively articulated on the front axle at an articulation position thereon so that the crawler drives are respectively pivotable relative to the vehicle about a pivot axis which is parallel to the front axle, characterized by at least one limiting means, by means of which a pivot angle range can be delimited or is delimited, within which a crawler drive associated with the limiting means is pivotable about the pivot axis relative to the rest of the vehicle, wherein the limiting means comprises at least one damping element by means of which a force of impact which arises at the moment of impact on mutually cooperating components of the limiting means can be damped. - at least two main wheels which are opposite each other, - at least one auxiliary wheel disposed between the main wheels, as well as - at least one crawler belt encompassing the main wheels,
A medical image processing apparatus comprising: a medical image acquiring unit that acquires a medical image through imaging of an observation target; a region-of-interest detecting unit that detects a region of interest in the observation target from the medical image acquired by the medical image acquiring unit; and a display control unit that sets an emphasized region having a larger area than the region of interest and including the region of interest and that displays the emphasized region in the medical image in a manner of emphasized display, the display control unit determining whether or not to change setting of the emphasized region in accordance with an amount of variation of the region of interest in the medical image, characterised in that the display control unit sets a reference region on an outer side of the region of interest and an inner side of the emphasized region when setting the emphasized region, and resets the emphasized region and the reference region in a case where at least a part of the region of interest has shifted to an outside of the reference region. a medical image acquiring unit that acquires a medical image through imaging of an observation target; a region-of-interest detecting unit that detects a region of interest in the observation target from the medical image acquired by the medical image acquiring unit; and a display control unit that sets an emphasized region having a larger area than the region of interest and including the region of interest and that displays the emphasized region in the medical image in a manner of emphasized display, the display control unit determining whether or not to change setting of the emphasized region in accordance with an amount of variation of the region of interest in the medical image, characterised in that the display control unit sets a reference region on an outer side of the region of interest and an inner side of the emphasized region when setting the emphasized region, and resets the emphasized region and the reference region in a case where at least a part of the region of interest has shifted to an outside of the reference region.
A method for characterizing a VAV valve that is configured to move a position of a valve member between a minimum open position and a maximum open position to control an airflow through the VAV valve, the method comprising: storing a generic characterization for the VAV valve that generically characterizes the position of the valve member versus the airflow through the VAV valve between the minimum open position and the maximum open position of the VAV valve; measuring the airflow at each of one or more positions of the valve member; comparing the measured airflow at each of the one or more positions of the valve member with the generic characterization of the VAV valve; determining a custom characterization for the VAV valve based on the comparison and the generic characterization of the VAV valve; and storing the custom characterization for subsequent use by the VAV valve. storing a generic characterization for the VAV valve that generically characterizes the position of the valve member versus the airflow through the VAV valve between the minimum open position and the maximum open position of the VAV valve; measuring the airflow at each of one or more positions of the valve member; comparing the measured airflow at each of the one or more positions of the valve member with the generic characterization of the VAV valve; determining a custom characterization for the VAV valve based on the comparison and the generic characterization of the VAV valve; and storing the custom characterization for subsequent use by the VAV valve.
A method for colouring hair comprising: a) carrying out the following sequence of steps: i) applying a first composition comprising at least one cationic polymer to a first portion of the hair; and ii) applying a second composition comprising at least one anionic polymer to a second portion of the hair; the first and the second portions of the hair having at least one common area; and optionally b) repeating step a) at least once, wherein the common area of each of the repeated steps a) has at least one common area with: - the common area of step a); and - the common area of each of the other repeated steps a) in case step a) is repeated more than once; wherein in step a) and/or in at least one of the repeated steps a), the cationic polymer is a cationic coloured polymer. a) carrying out the following sequence of steps: i) applying a first composition comprising at least one cationic polymer to a first portion of the hair; and ii) applying a second composition comprising at least one anionic polymer to a second portion of the hair; the first and the second portions of the hair having at least one common area; and optionally i) applying a first composition comprising at least one cationic polymer to a first portion of the hair; and ii) applying a second composition comprising at least one anionic polymer to a second portion of the hair; the first and the second portions of the hair having at least one common area; b) repeating step a) at least once, wherein the common area of each of the repeated steps a) has at least one common area with: - the common area of step a); and - the common area of each of the other repeated steps a) in case step a) is repeated more than once; wherein in step a) and/or in at least one of the repeated steps a), the cationic polymer is a cationic coloured polymer. - the common area of step a); and - the common area of each of the other repeated steps a) in case step a) is repeated more than once;
A power electronics rack comprising: a switch chamber having switches and a heat exchanger to receive a cooling liquid; a magnetics chamber containing magnetics chamber components including at least one of a filter, an inductor or a transformer; said magnetics chamber receiving said cooling liquid which directly contacts said at least one of a filter, an inductor and a transformer for cooling; a contactor chamber having contactors for connecting the switches in the switch chamber to components in the magnetics chamber; and a common cooling circuit (15, 17, 19) for delivering said cooling liquid to said heat exchanger, and for directly contacting said at least one of a filter, an inductor and a transformer. a switch chamber having switches and a heat exchanger to receive a cooling liquid; a magnetics chamber containing magnetics chamber components including at least one of a filter, an inductor or a transformer; said magnetics chamber receiving said cooling liquid which directly contacts said at least one of a filter, an inductor and a transformer for cooling; a contactor chamber having contactors for connecting the switches in the switch chamber to components in the magnetics chamber; and a common cooling circuit (15, 17, 19) for delivering said cooling liquid to said heat exchanger, and for directly contacting said at least one of a filter, an inductor and a transformer.
Device (2, 20) for transferring longitudinally supplied elongate food products, such as for instance sausages, comprising: - a holder body (9, 21) rotatable around a longitudinal rotation axis and provided with a peripheral surface and two end surfaces connecting on opposite sides to the peripheral surface, wherein the rotation axis passes through the centre of the two end surfaces, and wherein a plurality of elongate receiving spaces (10, 22) for elongate food products are recessed into the peripheral surface, wherein the receiving spaces (10,22) are located such that the longitudinal direction of the receiving spaces (10, 22) correspondents to projections of the rotation axis onto the peripheral surface, and which receiving spaces (10, 22) are also opened to at least one of the end surfaces for longitudinal feed of the elongate food products to the receiving spaces (10,22), and - drive means for rotating the holder body. - a holder body (9, 21) rotatable around a longitudinal rotation axis and provided with a peripheral surface and two end surfaces connecting on opposite sides to the peripheral surface, wherein the rotation axis passes through the centre of the two end surfaces, and wherein a plurality of elongate receiving spaces (10, 22) for elongate food products are recessed into the peripheral surface, wherein the receiving spaces (10,22) are located such that the longitudinal direction of the receiving spaces (10, 22) correspondents to projections of the rotation axis onto the peripheral surface, and which receiving spaces (10, 22) are also opened to at least one of the end surfaces for longitudinal feed of the elongate food products to the receiving spaces (10,22), and - drive means for rotating the holder body.
A packaged integrated circuit, IC, comprising: an IC die; a package body encapsulating the IC die, the package body defining a top surface and a bottom surface, and having a thickness dimension between the top and the bottom surfaces, a length dimension, and a width dimension, wherein the length dimension is at least 1.5 times greater than the width dimension, and wherein the length dimension includes a first end and a second end; and a plurality of leadless surface-mount electrical contacts (104a, 104b) on the bottom surface, including a first cluster of contacts situated proximate the first end and a second cluster of contacts situated proximate the second end, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of leadless surface-mount electrical contacts are electrically coupled to the die, and wherein the electrical contacts of the first cluster are arranged as a first band having a major dimension along the width dimension of the package body and a minor dimension along the length of the package body, wherein the package body has no electrical contacts on the bottom surface between the first cluster and the second cluster to define a span portion of the IC, wherein a ratio of the span portion to the length 2. of the package is between 0.40 and 0.90; and wherein the length and width dimensions of the package body and the span portion cause the package body to undergo cylindrical warpage with deformation of the span portion when the IC is subjected to a reflow soldering process. an IC die; a package body encapsulating the IC die, the package body defining a top surface and a bottom surface, and having a thickness dimension between the top and the bottom surfaces, a length dimension, and a width dimension, wherein the length dimension is at least 1.5 times greater than the width dimension, and wherein the length dimension includes a first end and a second end; and a plurality of leadless surface-mount electrical contacts (104a, 104b) on the bottom surface, including a first cluster of contacts situated proximate the first end and a second cluster of contacts situated proximate the second end, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of leadless surface-mount electrical contacts are electrically coupled to the die, and wherein the electrical contacts of the first cluster are arranged as a first band having a major dimension along the width dimension of the package body and a minor dimension along the length of the package body, wherein the package body has no electrical contacts on the bottom surface between the first cluster and the second cluster to define a span portion of the IC, wherein a ratio of the span portion to the length 2. of the package is between 0.40 and 0.90; and wherein the length and width dimensions of the package body and the span portion cause the package body to undergo cylindrical warpage with deformation of the span portion when the IC is subjected to a reflow soldering process.