mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of encoding a point cloud to generate a bitstream of compressed point cloud data, the point cloud being located within a volumetric space recursively split into sub-volumes and containing the points of the point cloud, each of the points having a geometric location within the volumetric space, wherein a volume contains a set of points the locations of which are to-be-coded, and wherein occupancy of sub-volumes of the volume is indicated using a bit sequence with each bit of the bit sequence indicating whether a respective sub-volume in a scan order within the volume contains at least one of the points in the set of points, the method comprising: determining a predicted set of points for the volume based on a set of previously-coded points and a selected coding mode; determining a predicted occupancy pattern that includes an ordered series of bits, each bit corresponding to one of the respective sub-volumes and indicating whether that respective sub-volume contains at least one of the predicted points from the predicted set of points; and determining that the predicted occupancy pattern is not all zero and, on that basis, enabling predictive coding and characterized in that for each respective sub-volume within the volume, determining, from a bit in the ordered series of bits corresponding to a respective sub-volume, whether that respective sub-volume is predicted to be empty and, if so, selecting a first context set containing at least one first context, and, if not, selecting a second context set containing at least one second context, the at least one first context being mutually exclusive from the at least one second context, and context-adaptively entropy coding a bit of the bit sequence corresponding to that respective sub-volume based on a context selected from the selected context set, to produce encoded data for the bitstream. determining a predicted set of points for the volume based on a set of previously-coded points and a selected coding mode; determining a predicted occupancy pattern that includes an ordered series of bits, each bit corresponding to one of the respective sub-volumes and indicating whether that respective sub-volume contains at least one of the predicted points from the predicted set of points; and determining that the predicted occupancy pattern is not all zero and, on that basis, enabling predictive coding and characterized in that for each respective sub-volume within the volume, determining, from a bit in the ordered series of bits corresponding to a respective sub-volume, whether that respective sub-volume is predicted to be empty and, if so, selecting a first context set containing at least one first context, and, if not, selecting a second context set containing at least one second context, the at least one first context being mutually exclusive from the at least one second context, and context-adaptively entropy coding a bit of the bit sequence corresponding to that respective sub-volume based on a context selected from the selected context set, to produce encoded data for the bitstream.
Electrically heatable sheathed-element glow plug having a heating element having the following: a closed glow tube, an electrically conductive heating spiral, an electrically conductive connection bolt that is electrically connected to the heating spiral, and a filler material which is provided in the glow tube and receives the heating spiral and at least part of the connection bolt, wherein the heating spiral is made of at least one temperature-resistant material having a specific electrical resistance that is high for an electrical conductor and is only slightly temperature-dependent, and the filler material consists at least partially of at least one material having a negative temperature coefficient of the electrical resistance, characterized in that the filler material consists of a mixture of at least one material having a negative temperature coefficient of the electrical resistance and an insulating material, preferably magnesium oxide, wherein the mixture is adapted to have low specific electrical resistance between 100°C and 400°C, or to have a specific electrical resistance that drops sharply between 800°C and 1300°C. a closed glow tube, an electrically conductive heating spiral, an electrically conductive connection bolt that is electrically connected to the heating spiral, and a filler material which is provided in the glow tube and receives the heating spiral and at least part of the connection bolt, wherein the heating spiral is made of at least one temperature-resistant material having a specific electrical resistance that is high for an electrical conductor and is only slightly temperature-dependent, and the filler material consists at least partially of at least one material having a negative temperature coefficient of the electrical resistance, characterized in that the filler material consists of a mixture of at least one material having a negative temperature coefficient of the electrical resistance and an insulating material, preferably magnesium oxide, wherein the mixture is adapted to have low specific electrical resistance between 100°C and 400°C, or to have a specific electrical resistance that drops sharply between 800°C and 1300°C.
Base station for cleaning and/or emptying a suction dust compartment of a first vacuum cleaner, which base station comprises a base dust chamber, a first air inlet in fluid connection with the base dust chamber and a first air outlet in fluid connection with the base dust chamber, the air inlet and the air outlet being connectable to an air channel of the first vacuum cleaner such that suction material contained in the suction dust compartment of the first vacuum cleaner can be conveyed into the base dust chamber by means of a fan, in particular a fan of the first vacuum cleaner, characterised in that the base station comprises at least one interface for detachable connection to an adapter module, which interface comprises a closable second air inlet which is in fluid connection with the base dust chamber, by means of which inlet suction material contained in a suction dust compartment of a second vacuum cleaner can be conveyed into the base dust chamber when the adapter module is connected to the second vacuum cleaner.
Piston ring or cylinder liner comprising a sliding element comprising at least in one section, at least one a-C:H:Me layer, wherein the layer as Me contains both germanium and silicon, and the thickness of the a-C:H:Me layer(s) is 15-40 μm.
A protective multi-layered material against arc flash, comprising a fabric layer of para-aramid fibres, surmounted by a fabric layer of flame-retardant fibres, and a layer of silicone rubber comprising micro-powder of iron oxide, said multi-layered material being characterised in that: - it further comprises a further layer of silicone rubber, intermediate between said two layers of fibrous fabrics, and comprising glass hollow microspheres with diameter size lower than 150 μm and micro-powder of iron oxide with particles having average diameter size lower than 5 μm incorporated in said further layer of silicone rubber; - it has a thickness lower than 1 mm; and - it has a protection value against arc flash ATPV (Arc Thermal Performance Value), determined according to Live working - Protective Clothing Against the Thermal Hazard of an Electric Arc in IEC 61482-1-1:2009, higher than 45 cal/cm 2. - it further comprises a further layer of silicone rubber, intermediate between said two layers of fibrous fabrics, and comprising glass hollow microspheres with diameter size lower than 150 μm and micro-powder of iron oxide with particles having average diameter size lower than 5 μm incorporated in said further layer of silicone rubber; - it has a thickness lower than 1 mm; and - it has a protection value against arc flash ATPV (Arc Thermal Performance Value), determined according to Live working - Protective Clothing Against the Thermal Hazard of an Electric Arc in IEC 61482-1-1:2009, higher than 45 cal/cm 2.
A device for delivering a substance to the eye of a human or animal subject, said device comprising: a substance eluting implant having a) a tube functioning as a shunt J having a proximal end and a distal end, b) a substantially conical tip member on the distal end of the tube, c) a plurality of side openings formed around the substantially conical tip member and d) at least one tissue engaging member configured to allow the shunt to be advanced, tip member first, into tissue but to engage said tissue in such a manner as to subsequently deter retraction of the shunt out of the tissue; the entire device being implantable in an implantation position within the eye such that the proximal end of the tube is positioned in the posterior segment of the eye and the conical tip is inserted in the optic nerve; the substance being contained in the device and the device being further constructed so that a therapeutic amount of the substance will elute from the implant while the entire device is implanted in said implantation position and while fluid concurrently flows from the eye, through the tube and out of the side openings so that it drains into the sub-arachnoid space. a substance eluting implant having a) a tube functioning as a shunt J having a proximal end and a distal end, b) a substantially conical tip member on the distal end of the tube, c) a plurality of side openings formed around the substantially conical tip member and d) at least one tissue engaging member configured to allow the shunt to be advanced, tip member first, into tissue but to engage said tissue in such a manner as to subsequently deter retraction of the shunt out of the tissue; the entire device being implantable in an implantation position within the eye such that the proximal end of the tube is positioned in the posterior segment of the eye and the conical tip is inserted in the optic nerve; the substance being contained in the device and the device being further constructed so that a therapeutic amount of the substance will elute from the implant while the entire device is implanted in said implantation position and while fluid concurrently flows from the eye, through the tube and out of the side openings so that it drains into the sub-arachnoid space.
Tool for cutting and/or forming planar workpieces, in particular metal sheets, - with an upper tool and a lower tool, which are movable towards one another for machining a workpiece arranged therebetween, - wherein the upper tool comprises at least one cutting tool with at least one cutting edge and a clamping shaft, and the upper tool has a positioning axis, - wherein the lower tool comprises a main body, which has a rest surface for the workpiece with an opening, with which an inner counter cutting edge is associated, in order to eject a workpiece part formed following separation downwardly through the opening and the lower tool has a positioning axis, - with at least one counter cutting edge provided outside of the opening and associated with the rest surface, characterized in that - the outer counter cutting edge is oriented towards an outer side of the rest surface bordering the rest surface, - a distance of the outer counter cutting edge from the positioning axis of the main body of the lower tool and a distance of the inner counter cutting edge from the positioning axis of the main body of the lower tool deviate from one another. - with an upper tool and a lower tool, which are movable towards one another for machining a workpiece arranged therebetween, - wherein the upper tool comprises at least one cutting tool with at least one cutting edge and a clamping shaft, and the upper tool has a positioning axis, - wherein the lower tool comprises a main body, which has a rest surface for the workpiece with an opening, with which an inner counter cutting edge is associated, in order to eject a workpiece part formed following separation downwardly through the opening and the lower tool has a positioning axis, - with at least one counter cutting edge provided outside of the opening and associated with the rest surface, characterized in that - the outer counter cutting edge is oriented towards an outer side of the rest surface bordering the rest surface, - a distance of the outer counter cutting edge from the positioning axis of the main body of the lower tool and a distance of the inner counter cutting edge from the positioning axis of the main body of the lower tool deviate from one another.
A method for measuring the dimensions and characteristic angles of the wheels, steering system and chassis of vehicles by means of an apparatus comprising a plurality of 3D scanners (2, 22), functionally connected to a computer and arranged peripherally to a vehicle (3, 33) whose dimensions and characteristic angles of the wheels (4, 44), steering system and chassis are to be measured; each one of said 3D scanners (2, 22) having a viewing field (5, 55), the merging of said viewing fields (5, 55) defining a viewing field of the apparatus; said method comprising: a total measurement step, in which all the wheels (4, 44) of the vehicle (3, 33) are at least partially visible in the viewing field of the apparatus; and a partial measurement step, in which at least one wheel (4, 44) of the vehicle (3, 33) is not visible in the viewing field of the apparatus; said method being characterized in that said 3D scanners (2, 22) are fixed with respect to themselves and to a support of the vehicle (3, 33), between said total measurement step and said partial measurement step. a total measurement step, in which all the wheels (4, 44) of the vehicle (3, 33) are at least partially visible in the viewing field of the apparatus; and a partial measurement step, in which at least one wheel (4, 44) of the vehicle (3, 33) is not visible in the viewing field of the apparatus; said method being characterized in that said 3D scanners (2, 22) are fixed with respect to themselves and to a support of the vehicle (3, 33), between said total measurement step and said partial measurement step.
A method of producing a compostable film, comprising: blending a mixture of polypropiolactone polymers having different average molecular weights; and blowing the mixture by blown film extrusion to form the film, wherein the film has a biocontent of at least 60% (w/w), determined as described in the description. blending a mixture of polypropiolactone polymers having different average molecular weights; and blowing the mixture by blown film extrusion to form the film, wherein the film has a biocontent of at least 60% (w/w), determined as described in the description.
Method for updating a map using a server, comprising the following steps: - receiving a plurality of data packets that have been transmitted by a plurality of vehicles each using a method for transmitting data from a vehicle to the server, - computing at least some map data on the basis of raw data contained in the data packets, and - updating the map on the basis of the map data, wherein the method for transmitting data from a vehicle to the server comprises the following steps: - receiving satellite navigation signals, - ascertaining the raw data from the satellite navigation signals, - ascertaining position data from the raw data, characterized in that - the data packets are compiled, at least some of the data packets containing raw data, and - the data packets are transmitted to the server. - receiving a plurality of data packets that have been transmitted by a plurality of vehicles each using a method for transmitting data from a vehicle to the server, - computing at least some map data on the basis of raw data contained in the data packets, and - updating the map on the basis of the map data, wherein the method for transmitting data from a vehicle to the server comprises the following steps: - receiving satellite navigation signals, - ascertaining the raw data from the satellite navigation signals, - ascertaining position data from the raw data, characterized in that - the data packets are compiled, at least some of the data packets containing raw data, and - the data packets are transmitted to the server. - receiving satellite navigation signals, - ascertaining the raw data from the satellite navigation signals, - ascertaining position data from the raw data, characterized in that - the data packets are compiled, at least some of the data packets containing raw data, and - the data packets are transmitted to the server.
A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods, including an interior for receiving the transport goods, which is defined by an enclosure made up of several layers comprising at least one latent heat accumulator layer, wherein at least one energy distribution layer (9, 11) made of a highly heat-conductive material is disposed on the side facing away from the interior and on the side facing the interior, of the at least one latent heat accumulator layer, characterized in that the energy distribution layers (9, 11) each surround the interior of the transport container on all sides and wherein the at least one energy distribution layer (9, 11) comprises a thermal conductivity λ > 200 W/(m.K).
A time-of-flight mass spectrometer having a flight tube and a pusher cell to pulse ions into the flight tube, the pusher cell comprising: a pusher plate (12, 13) and a puller plate (10, 11), both plates being slotted by slits into electrically insulated half plates, wherein the pusher and puller plates (10, 11, 12, 13) are spaced apart from, and arranged parallel to, one another; an RF voltage generator, the voltage of which being applicable between the pusher half plates (12, 13) and, with reversed phase, between the puller half plates (10, 11), the RF voltage generator being configured to generate a quadrupolar storage volume for ions between the slits of the plates (10, 11, 12, 13); and a DC voltage generator, the voltage of which being applicable between pusher plate (12, 13) and puller plate (10, 11), the DC voltage generator being configured to generate an accelerating field that accelerates the ions through the slit in the puller plate (10, 11) in a non-mass discriminating manner. a pusher plate (12, 13) and a puller plate (10, 11), both plates being slotted by slits into electrically insulated half plates, wherein the pusher and puller plates (10, 11, 12, 13) are spaced apart from, and arranged parallel to, one another; an RF voltage generator, the voltage of which being applicable between the pusher half plates (12, 13) and, with reversed phase, between the puller half plates (10, 11), the RF voltage generator being configured to generate a quadrupolar storage volume for ions between the slits of the plates (10, 11, 12, 13); and a DC voltage generator, the voltage of which being applicable between pusher plate (12, 13) and puller plate (10, 11), the DC voltage generator being configured to generate an accelerating field that accelerates the ions through the slit in the puller plate (10, 11) in a non-mass discriminating manner.
An optical element, comprising: a solid crystal including crystal molecules aligned in a predetermined alignment pattern at least partially defined by an alignment structure; characterized in that the optical element is configured to function as a Pancharatnam Berry Phase optical element. a solid crystal including crystal molecules aligned in a predetermined alignment pattern at least partially defined by an alignment structure; characterized in that the optical element is configured to function as a Pancharatnam Berry Phase optical element.
A method of determining a geographic location of a network client, the method comprising: receiving a request from a network client at a coordination server; and determining at the coordination server a geographic location of the network client using probe information gathered by the network client; wherein the probe information comprises delay data for traffic between the network client and a landmark server (106A, 106B, 106C, 120A, a20B, 120C); wherein landmark servers have a known geographic location; wherein the determining the geographic location comprises: determining a region based on a network address of the network client; probing a first set of landmark servers (120A, 106A) to determine a geographic area within the region based on ranking probe information from the plurality of probes by a relative magnitude of delay of traffic between the network client and the first set of landmark servers (120A, 106A); and probing a second set of landmark servers (106C, 114) located within the determined geographic area to determine a city in which the network client is located based on ranking probe information from the plurality of probes by a relative magnitude of delay of traffic between the network client and the second set of landmark servers (106C, 114). receiving a request from a network client at a coordination server; and determining at the coordination server a geographic location of the network client using probe information gathered by the network client; wherein the probe information comprises delay data for traffic between the network client and a landmark server (106A, 106B, 106C, 120A, a20B, 120C); wherein landmark servers have a known geographic location; wherein the determining the geographic location comprises: determining a region based on a network address of the network client; probing a first set of landmark servers (120A, 106A) to determine a geographic area within the region based on ranking probe information from the plurality of probes by a relative magnitude of delay of traffic between the network client and the first set of landmark servers (120A, 106A); and probing a second set of landmark servers (106C, 114) located within the determined geographic area to determine a city in which the network client is located based on ranking probe information from the plurality of probes by a relative magnitude of delay of traffic between the network client and the second set of landmark servers (106C, 114). determining a region based on a network address of the network client; probing a first set of landmark servers (120A, 106A) to determine a geographic area within the region based on ranking probe information from the plurality of probes by a relative magnitude of delay of traffic between the network client and the first set of landmark servers (120A, 106A); and probing a second set of landmark servers (106C, 114) located within the determined geographic area to determine a city in which the network client is located based on ranking probe information from the plurality of probes by a relative magnitude of delay of traffic between the network client and the second set of landmark servers (106C, 114).
A curing apparatus comprising: a conveyor system for transporting a low temperature substrate having a layer of thin film thereon; a strobe head having a flash lamp for providing a plurality of light pulses to said layer of thin film; a strobe control module for controlling power, duration and repetition rate of said plurality of light pulses generated by said flash lamp; and a conveyor control module operable in conjunction with said strobe control module to synchronize in real-time said repetition rate of said plurality of light pulses with the speed at which said substrate is being moved under said strobe head; characterised in that the curing apparatus further includes an air knife for cooling said substrate. a conveyor system for transporting a low temperature substrate having a layer of thin film thereon; a strobe head having a flash lamp for providing a plurality of light pulses to said layer of thin film; a strobe control module for controlling power, duration and repetition rate of said plurality of light pulses generated by said flash lamp; and a conveyor control module operable in conjunction with said strobe control module to synchronize in real-time said repetition rate of said plurality of light pulses with the speed at which said substrate is being moved under said strobe head; characterised in that the curing apparatus further includes an air knife for cooling said substrate.