mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Apparatus for processing value documents, in particular banknotes, having at least one image capture device, which is designed to capture at least one image of at least two character strings (2, 3) that are on a value document, and an evaluation device, which is designed - to recognize in the at least one image one or more first characters contained in at least one first character string and one or more second characters contained in at least one second character string, - to form a compiled character string from at least some of the first characters and at least some of the second characters, characterized in that the evaluation device is designed to store those image portions (7, 8) from the at least one image that render the first and second characters contained in the compiled character string, and that are used to form the compiled character string, in a memory device together with the compiled character string. - to recognize in the at least one image one or more first characters contained in at least one first character string and one or more second characters contained in at least one second character string, - to form a compiled character string from at least some of the first characters and at least some of the second characters,
A zoom optical system comprising: a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group disposed closer to an image than the first lens group and having a negative refractive power; a third lens group disposed closer to an image than the second lens group and having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens group disposed closer to an image than the third lens group and having a negative refractive power; and a final lens group disposed closer to an image than the fourth lens group and having a negative refractive power, wherein a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group changes during zooming, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group changes during zooming, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group changes during zooming, the final lens group is secured during zooming, characterized in that the second lens group consists of a negative subgroup having a negative refractive power and a vibration proof group (L22, L23, L24) configured to move so as to have a displacement component in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis and having a negative refractive power disposed in order from an object, and a lens component including a positive lens is disposed at a position closest to an image in the vibration proof group. a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group disposed closer to an image than the first lens group and having a negative refractive power; a third lens group disposed closer to an image than the second lens group and having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens group disposed closer to an image than the third lens group and having a negative refractive power; and a final lens group disposed closer to an image than the fourth lens group and having a negative refractive power, wherein a distance between the first lens group and the second lens group changes during zooming, a distance between the second lens group and the third lens group changes during zooming, a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group changes during zooming, the final lens group is secured during zooming, characterized in that the second lens group consists of a negative subgroup having a negative refractive power and a vibration proof group (L22, L23, L24) configured to move so as to have a displacement component in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis and having a negative refractive power disposed in order from an object, and a lens component including a positive lens is disposed at a position closest to an image in the vibration proof group.
An apparatus comprising means for: determining that the apparatus needs to initiate access to a prospective serving cell using coverage extension techniques; attempting to detect one or more additional cells within range of the apparatus; attempting to read, for the detected one or more additional cells, a master information block or system information block; determining, for the detected one or more additional cells, whether the attempt to read the master information block or system information block was successful; and refraining from attempting access to the prospective serving cell using coverage extension techniques if at least one of: it is determined that the attempt to read the master information block or system information block of the detected one or more additional cells was unsuccessful; or it is determined that the attempt to read the master information block or system information block of the detected one or more additional cells was successful, and information provided by the master information block or system information block indicates that at least one of the successfully detected one or more additional cells does not support coverage extension. determining that the apparatus needs to initiate access to a prospective serving cell using coverage extension techniques; attempting to detect one or more additional cells within range of the apparatus; attempting to read, for the detected one or more additional cells, a master information block or system information block; determining, for the detected one or more additional cells, whether the attempt to read the master information block or system information block was successful; and refraining from attempting access to the prospective serving cell using coverage extension techniques if at least one of: it is determined that the attempt to read the master information block or system information block of the detected one or more additional cells was unsuccessful; or it is determined that the attempt to read the master information block or system information block of the detected one or more additional cells was successful, and information provided by the master information block or system information block indicates that at least one of the successfully detected one or more additional cells does not support coverage extension. it is determined that the attempt to read the master information block or system information block of the detected one or more additional cells was unsuccessful; or it is determined that the attempt to read the master information block or system information block of the detected one or more additional cells was successful, and information provided by the master information block or system information block indicates that at least one of the successfully detected one or more additional cells does not support coverage extension.
A method of making a marked paper product, the method comprising irradiating at least an area of a paper product with ionizing radiation under conditions selected to alter the functionalization of said area of the paper product so as to mark the paper product with a marking that is not visible to the naked eye.
Apparatus for drying and/or roasting beans, such as cocoa beans, or parts of beans, such as nibs, comprising a frame, a drum for receiving the beans or the parts of beans, rotatably mounted in the frame and provided with an inlet for a fluid, in particular a gas, such as heated air, a fan for feeding the fluid via the inlet to the drum, a burner for heating the exterior wall of the drum, a driving means for rotating the drum, which fluid inlet and driving means are located on the same end of the drum, a door, an outlet and an inlet for the beans or the parts of beans, and an outlet for the fluid, which door, outlet and inlet for the beans or the parts of beans and outlet for the fluid are located on the end of the drum opposite the fluid inlet and the driving means.
A gas-treatment device having a housing (1, 101), a first port adapted for connection to a patient breathing device, a gas-treatment element through which gas can flow in both directions to and from the patient and a second, oxygen supply port (5, 105, 105') by which oxygen can be supplied to the patient via the gas-treatment device, the oxygen supply port (5, 105, 105') being in the form of a tubular stem, wherein the housing (1,101) has a suction aperture located substantially opposite the first port, that the suction aperture is covered by a flap that is hinged at one end and can be displaced to enable a suction catheter to be extended through the suction aperture into the patient breathing device, characterised in that the housing (1, 101) has a recess (40, 140, 140') on its external surface, that the major part of the oxygen supply port (5,105, 105') extends within the recess when not in use.
A method of preparing a surface-modified superabsorbent polymer, comprising: a) providing a superabsorbent polymer; b) adding the superabsorbent polymer provided in a) with particles having i) a BET specific surface area of 300 to 1500 m 2 /g, ii) a porosity of 50% or more, measured through laser diffraction, iii) a particle size ranging from 2 nm to 50 μm, measured using a BET analyzer and iv) superhydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 125° or more; and c) adding the superabsorbent polymer pre-treated in b) with a water-soluble salt having a multivalent cation and mixing them together to thereby modify a surface of the superabsorbent polymer, wherein the cation of the water-soluble salt having a multivalent cation comprises any one or more selected from the group consisting of Al 3+, Zr4 +, Sc 3+, Ti 4+, V 5+, Cr 3+, Mn 2+, Fe 3+, Ni 2+, Cu 2+, Zn 2+, and Pt 4+, and an anion thereof comprises any one or more selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid group (SO 4 2-), a sulfurous acid group (SO 3 2-), a nitric acid group (NO 3 -), a metaphosphoric acid group (PO 3 -), and a phosphoric acid group (PO 4 3-). a) providing a superabsorbent polymer; b) adding the superabsorbent polymer provided in a) with particles having i) a BET specific surface area of 300 to 1500 m 2 /g, ii) a porosity of 50% or more, measured through laser diffraction, iii) a particle size ranging from 2 nm to 50 μm, measured using a BET analyzer and iv) superhydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 125° or more; and i) a BET specific surface area of 300 to 1500 m 2 /g, ii) a porosity of 50% or more, measured through laser diffraction, iii) a particle size ranging from 2 nm to 50 μm, measured using a BET analyzer and iv) superhydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 125° or more; and c) adding the superabsorbent polymer pre-treated in b) with a water-soluble salt having a multivalent cation and mixing them together to thereby modify a surface of the superabsorbent polymer, wherein the cation of the water-soluble salt having a multivalent cation comprises any one or more selected from the group consisting of Al 3+, Zr4 +, Sc 3+, Ti 4+, V 5+, Cr 3+, Mn 2+, Fe 3+, Ni 2+, Cu 2+, Zn 2+, and Pt 4+, and an anion thereof comprises any one or more selected from the group consisting of a sulfuric acid group (SO 4 2-), a sulfurous acid group (SO 3 2-), a nitric acid group (NO 3 -), a metaphosphoric acid group (PO 3 -), and a phosphoric acid group (PO 4 3-).
A method for the start-up of a process for the epoxidation of ethylene comprising: initiating an epoxidation reaction by reacting a feed gas composition containing ethylene, oxygen and a chloride moderator selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 8 halohydrocarbons in the presence of a high selectivity silver-based epoxidation catalyst at a first temperature from about 180°C to about 230°C, wherein said chloride moderator is present in the feed gas composition at a concentration equal to or greater than 2 ppm, and wherein said epoxidation reaction has a selectivity of less than 86 %; increasing the first temperature to a second temperature of about 235°C to about 270°C at a ramp of 0.5°C/h to about 10°C/h in the presence of the feed gas composition used during said initiating; maintaining the second temperature over a time period of from about 10 hours to about 400 hours in the presence of the feed gas composition used during said initiating; reducing the concentration of the chloride moderator in the feed gas composition below that used during said initiating and which is from 0.5 ppm to 3 ppm; and reducing the second temperature to a third temperature of from 180°C to 245°C in the presence of said feed gas composition including said reduced concentration of chloride moderator. initiating an epoxidation reaction by reacting a feed gas composition containing ethylene, oxygen and a chloride moderator selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 8 halohydrocarbons in the presence of a high selectivity silver-based epoxidation catalyst at a first temperature from about 180°C to about 230°C, wherein said chloride moderator is present in the feed gas composition at a concentration equal to or greater than 2 ppm, and wherein said epoxidation reaction has a selectivity of less than 86 %; increasing the first temperature to a second temperature of about 235°C to about 270°C at a ramp of 0.5°C/h to about 10°C/h in the presence of the feed gas composition used during said initiating; maintaining the second temperature over a time period of from about 10 hours to about 400 hours in the presence of the feed gas composition used during said initiating; reducing the concentration of the chloride moderator in the feed gas composition below that used during said initiating and which is from 0.5 ppm to 3 ppm; and reducing the second temperature to a third temperature of from 180°C to 245°C in the presence of said feed gas composition including said reduced concentration of chloride moderator.
A method of a sandwich assay, run by producing and assembling DNA or RNA aptamer-magnetic bead conjugates, for the capture and detection of a target analyte in a bulk solution, comprising: combining said bulk solution, an aptamer-magnetic bead conjugate ("aptamer-MB"), and an aptamer-fluorophore conjugate in a cuvette, wherein said aptamer-MB is able to bind with said target analyte at a first binding site and said aptamer-fluorophore conjugate is able to bind with said target analyte at a second binding site to form an analyte-aptamer-fluorophore complex, and wherein said cuvette has a translucent surface area so as to enable a fluorescent assay; allowing said aptamer-MB to bind with said target analyte at said first binding site and said aptamer-fluorophore conjugate to bind with said target analyte at said second binding site to form said analyte-aptamer-fluorophore complex; characterised in that the method further comprises positioning said cuvette in a position such that said translucent surface area is oriented substantially vertically; adhering said analyte-aptamer-fluorophore complex to said cuvette translucent surface area by applying an external magnetic field to attract said magnetic bead; and removing the external magnet; and assaying said analyte-aptamer-fluorophore complex that is adhered to said cuvette translucent surface area by illuminating the solution from the opposite side of the cuvette by an excitation source and placing the cuvette side with adherent assay materials proximal to a photodetector. combining said bulk solution, an aptamer-magnetic bead conjugate ("aptamer-MB"), and an aptamer-fluorophore conjugate in a cuvette, wherein said aptamer-MB is able to bind with said target analyte at a first binding site and said aptamer-fluorophore conjugate is able to bind with said target analyte at a second binding site to form an analyte-aptamer-fluorophore complex, and wherein said cuvette has a translucent surface area so as to enable a fluorescent assay; allowing said aptamer-MB to bind with said target analyte at said first binding site and said aptamer-fluorophore conjugate to bind with said target analyte at said second binding site to form said analyte-aptamer-fluorophore complex; characterised in that the method further comprises positioning said cuvette in a position such that said translucent surface area is oriented substantially vertically; adhering said analyte-aptamer-fluorophore complex to said cuvette translucent surface area by applying an external magnetic field to attract said magnetic bead; and removing the external magnet; and assaying said analyte-aptamer-fluorophore complex that is adhered to said cuvette translucent surface area by illuminating the solution from the opposite side of the cuvette by an excitation source and placing the cuvette side with adherent assay materials proximal to a photodetector.
Device for separating a mixture of gases into a product gas with certain purity requirements and a residual gas, which comprises the following components: - a compressor unit for supplying the mixture under pressure comprising adjustment means to adapt the flow to be supplied by the compressor unit; - a membrane unit connected to an outlet of the compressor unit that can separate the mixture into a permeate gas and a retentate gas, whereby the product gas is the retentate gas; - means for determining the purity of the product gas; and - a first control unit for controlling the device, characterised in that: - the compressor unit is equipped with a second control unit that can control the adjustment means as a function of a target value of the mixture of the gases at the outlet of the compressor unit; - the device (15,23) is equipped with a retentate control system and a measuring instrument for the pressure of the product gas; - the first control unit has a control connection to the second control unit and to the retentate control system whereby the first control unit comprises an algorithm that can determine and pass on the target value to the second compressor controller on the basis of the pressure and purity of the product gas and can control the retentate control system on the basis of the purity of the product gas; and - the device (15,23) is provided with a permeate control system to which the first control unit has a control connection. - a compressor unit for supplying the mixture under pressure comprising adjustment means to adapt the flow to be supplied by the compressor unit; - a membrane unit connected to an outlet of the compressor unit that can separate the mixture into a permeate gas and a retentate gas, whereby the product gas is the retentate gas; - means for determining the purity of the product gas; and - a first control unit for controlling the device, characterised in that: - the compressor unit is equipped with a second control unit that can control the adjustment means as a function of a target value of the mixture of the gases at the outlet of the compressor unit; - the device (15,23) is equipped with a retentate control system and a measuring instrument for the pressure of the product gas; - the first control unit has a control connection to the second control unit and to the retentate control system whereby the first control unit comprises an algorithm that can determine and pass on the target value to the second compressor controller on the basis of the pressure and purity of the product gas and can control the retentate control system on the basis of the purity of the product gas; and - the device (15,23) is provided with a permeate control system to which the first control unit has a control connection.
Method of injecting at least one treatment substance into an egg, comprising a step of piercing the shell and at least the shell membrane by moving a needle, and then a step of injecting the treatment substance via said needle, characterised in that said piercing step comprises a first movement of the needle to pierce the shell with a first penetration force and then a second movement of the needle to pierce at least the shell membrane with a second penetration force lower than the first penetration force.
Light-emitting diode arrangement (LED array) having a plurality of radiation-emitting semiconductor chips which each have a radiation coupling-out surface, the radiation emitted by the semiconductor chips being substantially coupled out by the radiation coupling-out surface, and having a cover body which is transparent for the emitted radiation, wherein - the transparent cover body has one or more conductor tracks (9, 10) on a surface which faces the radiation coupling-out surfaces of the semiconductor chips and is made of a conductive material which is transparent to the emitted radiation, the semiconductor chips each having at least one electrical contact on the radiation coupling-out surface which is connected to the conductor track (9, 10) or to at least one of the plurality of conductor tracks (9, 10), characterised in that - at least one luminescence conversion material is contained in the transparent cover body and/or is applied in a layer to the cover body and/or to the semiconductor chips, and - the transparent cover body is formed as an optical element for beam shaping the radiation emitted by the semiconductor chips, wherein - the cover body is a hollow body which is filled with a potting material and has a parabolically, elliptically or hyperbolically curved wall for the realisation of an optical functionality. - the transparent cover body has one or more conductor tracks (9, 10) on a surface which faces the radiation coupling-out surfaces of the semiconductor chips and is made of a conductive material which is transparent to the emitted radiation, the semiconductor chips each having at least one electrical contact on the radiation coupling-out surface which is connected to the conductor track (9, 10) or to at least one of the plurality of conductor tracks (9, 10), - at least one luminescence conversion material is contained in the transparent cover body and/or is applied in a layer to the cover body and/or to the semiconductor chips, and - the transparent cover body is formed as an optical element for beam shaping the radiation emitted by the semiconductor chips, wherein - the cover body is a hollow body which is filled with a potting material and has a parabolically, elliptically or hyperbolically curved wall for the realisation of an optical functionality.
A propylene-based elastomer comprising 50% by weight or more of a propylene-based repeating unit, and a residual amount of an olefin-based repeating unit comprising ethylene, wherein an ethylene content x (% by weight) and a molar ratio y (%) of propylene-propylene-ethylene sequence in the propylene-based elastomer satisfy a relationship of y ≥ 0.75x+9.5, wherein the content of ethylene-based repeating unit is in a range of 10 to 20% by weight.