mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A closure system comprising: a) a container having a finish and a land located at the top of the finish, wherein: i) the outer wall of the finish, just below the land, is vertical; and ii) the land slopes downwardly, toward the outside of the container, at an angle of between about 1° and 10°; b) a band adapted to be received onto the finish of the container, the band having a top portion and an annular lip extending inwardly form the top portion; and c) a disk adapted to be received between the band and the container land, the disk having a raised peripheral bead, the underside of the raised peripheral bead presenting a downwardly facing channel which contains a gasket material, wherein: i) the ratio of the width of the channel to the width of the container land is in the range of about 2:1 to 1:1; and ii) when the disk is received into the band, the annular lip of the band extends inwardly beyond the raised peripheral bead of the disk and has a hook portion that engages the top and inside edge of the raised peripheral bead. a) a container having a finish and a land located at the top of the finish, wherein: i) the outer wall of the finish, just below the land, is vertical; and ii) the land slopes downwardly, toward the outside of the container, at an angle of between about 1° and 10°; i) the outer wall of the finish, just below the land, is vertical; and ii) the land slopes downwardly, toward the outside of the container, at an angle of between about 1° and 10°; b) a band adapted to be received onto the finish of the container, the band having a top portion and an annular lip extending inwardly form the top portion; and c) a disk adapted to be received between the band and the container land, the disk having a raised peripheral bead, the underside of the raised peripheral bead presenting a downwardly facing channel which contains a gasket material, wherein: i) the ratio of the width of the channel to the width of the container land is in the range of about 2:1 to 1:1; and ii) when the disk is received into the band, the annular lip of the band extends inwardly beyond the raised peripheral bead of the disk and has a hook portion that engages the top and inside edge of the raised peripheral bead. i) the ratio of the width of the channel to the width of the container land is in the range of about 2:1 to 1:1; and ii) when the disk is received into the band, the annular lip of the band extends inwardly beyond the raised peripheral bead of the disk and has a hook portion that engages the top and inside edge of the raised peripheral bead.
A computer-implemented method of obtaining one or more probability density functions, each representing, for a different one tissue type from a plurality of possible tissue types of a predetermined classification scheme, a variation in a probability of obtaining a value of a first parameter associated with a first imaging modality over a range of possible values, the probability density function being for use in processing first imaging data obtained using the first imaging modality from a volume of tissue of a patient in order to assign each of first imaging voxels of the first imaging data to one of the tissue types of the classification scheme, the method comprising: accessing a reference database comprising second imaging data obtained from at least one reference tissue volume using a second imaging modality, the second imaging data comprising a value of a second parameter associated with the second imaging modality for each of a plurality of second imaging data voxels, and third imaging data obtained from the same at least one reference tissue volume using the first imaging modality, the third imaging data comprising a value of the first parameter for each of a plurality of third imaging data voxels; using the second imaging data to identify the tissue type, according to the predetermined classification scheme, of a plurality of the second imaging data voxels in the reference tissue volume; for each tissue type, identifying which third imaging data voxels correspond to second imaging data voxels of the tissue type in order to identify a set of third imaging data voxels corresponding to each tissue type; and analysing the distribution of values of the first parameter for the set of third imaging data voxels of each tissue type in order to determine the probability density function for the first parameter value for each of the tissue types. accessing a reference database comprising second imaging data obtained from at least one reference tissue volume using a second imaging modality, the second imaging data comprising a value of a second parameter associated with the second imaging modality for each of a plurality of second imaging data voxels, and third imaging data obtained from the same at least one reference tissue volume using the first imaging modality, the third imaging data comprising a value of the first parameter for each of a plurality of third imaging data voxels; using the second imaging data to identify the tissue type, according to the predetermined classification scheme, of a plurality of the second imaging data voxels in the reference tissue volume; for each tissue type, identifying which third imaging data voxels correspond to second imaging data voxels of the tissue type in order to identify a set of third imaging data voxels corresponding to each tissue type; and analysing the distribution of values of the first parameter for the set of third imaging data voxels of each tissue type in order to determine the probability density function for the first parameter value for each of the tissue types.
A method of treating Nitinol drawn wire to train the structure thereof to remain in the martensite state, comprising the steps of: subjecting the wire to a elongational strain of between 1% to 10% to stabilize the atomic structure thereof; and while subjected to strain, thermally cycling the wire between cold and hot baths for a minimum of about three cycles. subjecting the wire to a elongational strain of between 1% to 10% to stabilize the atomic structure thereof; and while subjected to strain, thermally cycling the wire between cold and hot baths for a minimum of about three cycles.
Ground coffee dispenser intended to cooperate with a coffee machine, which comprises a ground coffee storage reservoir provided with a contour and a bottom and a ground coffee distributor pouring a predefined quantity of ground coffee from the storage reservoir into a brewing area of the coffee machine, the ground coffee distributor comprising a disc driven in rotation on which at least one curved blade is attached onto a lower face of said disc, the disc having a periphery inscribed in a diameter, the bottom of the storage reservoir comprising an opening for transferring the ground coffee arranged under the disc and the curved blade extends from the periphery towards the inside of the disc to transfer the ground coffee admitted by a peripheral space into the transfer opening when the disc rotates, characterised in that the quantity of ground coffee poured is defined by the peripheral space arranged between the diameter of the periphery of the disc and an inner wall of the contour, close to the bottom of the storage reservoir and in that the disc is extended in the upper portion by a body in the shape of a bell, with the peripheral edge forming a lower portion of said disc.
A method of selecting an enhanced mode of operation in an appliance, such as a washing machine, during a laundry wash cycle utilizing a detergent composition, the detergent composition comprising a marker molecule and a surfactant, wherein the marker molecule is capable of being reversibly reduced or oxidized in response to a plurality of applied potential levels; wherein the marker molecule is detected in a solution of the detergent composition by a sensor assembly in the appliance, wherein the appliance is arranged to select between a normal mode of operation and an enhanced mode of operation based on the detected presence of the marker molecule in the solution of the detergent composition during the operation of the appliance, wherein the enhanced mode of operation comprises treatment of waste water generated during use of the appliance; wherein the sensor assembly comprises a pulse generator unit for generating a pulse train, a current measurement unit, and at least two electrodes (8, 9) in contact with the solution of the detergent composition, connected to the pulse generator unit and the current measurement unit, the pulse generator unit being arranged to supply the pulse train to the two electrodes (8, 9) during operation, the pulse train comprising at least two subsequent pulses each having a pulse duration and a pulse level (Vx, Vy), wherein the pulse levels (Vx, Vy) are each associated with a different reduction or oxidation event of the marker molecule in the solution, and wherein the sensor assembly detects the marker molecule by detecting a unique electrochemical signature generated by the marker molecule.
A method comprising: receiving, by a wireless device, a first message comprising a request for a user plane transmission of an indication of a position of the wireless device; sending, to a base station, a second message comprising a request for a positioning measurement associated with the wireless device; receiving, from the base station, an indication of the positioning measurement; and sending, via a user plane, information indicating a position of the wireless device, wherein the information indicating the position of the wireless device is based on the positioning measurement. receiving, by a wireless device, a first message comprising a request for a user plane transmission of an indication of a position of the wireless device; sending, to a base station, a second message comprising a request for a positioning measurement associated with the wireless device; receiving, from the base station, an indication of the positioning measurement; and sending, via a user plane, information indicating a position of the wireless device, wherein the information indicating the position of the wireless device is based on the positioning measurement.
A tissue sample container, comprising: a base having a bottom surface having a plurality of sample holding sections, which are configured to receive a plurality of tissue samples in a given orientation, said sample holding sections being demarcated by boundary ribs; and a lid configured to sealingly engage the base, wherein the sample holding sections are sized and shaped to correspond to a specific tissue sample size and shape such that the base in cooperation with the boundary ribs, maintain the given orientation and identity of the tissue samples within respective sample holding sections wherein the tissue sample container is sealed when the lid is placed on top of the base characterized by a retaining member configured to at least partially cover the sample holding sections and, in cooperation with the boundary ribs, maintain the given orientation of the tissue samples within the respective sample holding sections. a base having a bottom surface having a plurality of sample holding sections, which are configured to receive a plurality of tissue samples in a given orientation, said sample holding sections being demarcated by boundary ribs; and a lid configured to sealingly engage the base, wherein the sample holding sections are sized and shaped to correspond to a specific tissue sample size and shape such that the base in cooperation with the boundary ribs, maintain the given orientation and identity of the tissue samples within respective sample holding sections wherein the tissue sample container is sealed when the lid is placed on top of the base characterized by a retaining member configured to at least partially cover the sample holding sections and, in cooperation with the boundary ribs, maintain the given orientation of the tissue samples within the respective sample holding sections.
A computer-implemented method for generating a trajectory to control the movement of a motion device, the method comprising: i) receiving (312, 313) a specification of the trajectory, the specification comprising a commanded position to be reached in a shortest possible time; ii) receiving at least one jerk constraint; iii) using the at least one jerk constraint to generate a sequence of one or more trajectory segments, each of the one or more of trajectory segments being respective portions of the trajectory prescribing a jerk reference, an acceleration reference, a velocity reference and a position reference as a function of time; wherein the one or more trajectory segments of the sequence of trajectory segments are generated based on predicting a value of a parameter using a root finding algorithm to find a root of an objective function, the objective function being an amount of positional deviation of the magnitude of the position reference from the commanded position when the velocity reference is zero defining a desired final velocity reference and the acceleration reference is zero, and the root corresponding to the value of the parameter where the positional deviation from the commanded position being less than a predetermined threshold, characterized in that a length of travel to the commanded position is such that the motion device cannot reach a maximum velocity defined by a received velocity constraint, and wherein the parameter comprises a peak velocity that does not exceed the maximum velocity. i) receiving (312, 313) a specification of the trajectory, the specification comprising a commanded position to be reached in a shortest possible time; ii) receiving at least one jerk constraint; iii) using the at least one jerk constraint to generate a sequence of one or more trajectory segments, each of the one or more of trajectory segments being respective portions of the trajectory prescribing a jerk reference, an acceleration reference, a velocity reference and a position reference as a function of time; wherein the one or more trajectory segments of the sequence of trajectory segments are generated based on predicting a value of a parameter using a root finding algorithm to find a root of an objective function, the objective function being an amount of positional deviation of the magnitude of the position reference from the commanded position when the velocity reference is zero defining a desired final velocity reference and the acceleration reference is zero, and the root corresponding to the value of the parameter where the positional deviation from the commanded position being less than a predetermined threshold, characterized in that a length of travel to the commanded position is such that the motion device cannot reach a maximum velocity defined by a received velocity constraint, and wherein the parameter comprises a peak velocity that does not exceed the maximum velocity.
An oral care implement (10, 300, 310) having an overall length extension (15, 720) extending between a proximal end and a distal end (19, 760), the distal end (19, 760) being opposite the proximal end, the oral care implement (10, 300, 310) comprising a head at the proximal end and a handle (12, 600, 610), the handle (12, 600, 610) being at least partially made from a material having a density being higher than the density of the material of the head, the oral care implement (10, 300, 310) having a center of gravity (500, 510) located at a distance measured from the distal end (19, 760), wherein the ratio of said distance to the overall length extension (15, 720) of the oral care implement (10, 300, 310) is from about 0.30 to about 0.45, preferably from about 0.35 to about 0.42, further preferably from about 0.38 to about 0.41, characterized in that the material of the handle (12, 600, 610) comprises a magnetic and/or ferromagnetic material comprising from about 13 weight percent to about 30 weight percent of an amorphous thermoplastic resin; from about 3 weight percent to about 25 weight percent of aluminium oxide, boron nitride or aluminium silicate; and from about 45 weight percent to about 67 weight percent of iron oxide.
A main rotor blade assembly comprising: a main spar which comprises a root section, a main section, an outboard section and a tip section, wherein said root section forms an integral cuff, and wherein the main section shape and chord-wise dimensions are generally equivalent to the outboard section which has a decreased thickness with a transition area taper section therebetween. a main spar which comprises a root section, a main section, an outboard section and a tip section, wherein said root section forms an integral cuff, and wherein the main section shape and chord-wise dimensions are generally equivalent to the outboard section which has a decreased thickness with a transition area taper section therebetween.
An electrophotographic roller (49, 102) comprising a mandrel and an elastic layer on the mandrel; and having a crown shape in which a diameter decreases from a central position O in a longitudinal direction of the mandrel toward both ends thereof, characterised in that when a position of an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the elastic layer is defined as an end position X2, a position between the central position O and the end position X2 is defined as a position X1, a distance between the central position O and the position X1 is defined as L1, and a distance between the position X1 and the end position X2 is defined as L2, L 1 = 0.6 × L 1 + L 2, and when outer diameters of the electrophotographic roller (49, 102) at the central position O, the position X1 and the end position X2 are defined as Do, DX1 and DX2, respectively, and Z1 and Z2 are defined as follows: Z 1 = Do − DX 1 / 2, and Z 2 = DX 1 − DX 2 / 2, Z1, Z2, L1 and L2 satisfy a relationship expressed by the following calculation expression: Z 2 / L 2 < α × Z 1 / L 1 wherein α is 1.931, and wherein the electrophotographic roller (49, 102) satisfies 1.000 < [(Z2/L2)/(Z1/L1)] < 1.931. a position of an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the elastic layer is defined as an end position X2, a position between the central position O and the end position X2 is defined as a position X1, a distance between the central position O and the position X1 is defined as L1, and a distance between the position X1 and the end position X2 is defined as L2, L 1 = 0.6 × L 1 + L 2, and when outer diameters of the electrophotographic roller (49, 102) at the central position O, the position X1 and the end position X2 are defined as Do, DX1 and DX2, respectively, and Z1 and Z2 are defined as follows: Z 1 = Do − DX 1 / 2, and Z 2 = DX 1 − DX 2 / 2, Z1, Z2, L1 and L2 satisfy a relationship expressed by the following calculation expression: Z 2 / L 2 < α × Z 1 / L 1 wherein α is 1.931, and wherein the electrophotographic roller (49, 102) satisfies 1.000 < [(Z2/L2)/(Z1/L1)] < 1.931.
A device for axially attaching a first element to a retaining flange of a second element, the first element and the second element being intended to be submerged in an expanse of water, the device comprising: - a holder being intended to be fixed to the first element, - at least one connection element borne by the holder, the connection element being intended to engage on the retaining flange of the second element, the connection element being mounted with radial mobility in relation to the holder between a separated placement configuration and a contracted configuration for holding the connection elements on the second element; characterized in that the or each connection element comprises a self-locking system and a mobile catching member, the catching member being mounted with the ability to move in the self-locking system, the attachment device comprising an actuator for moving the catching member in the self-locking system between a deployed position and a position in which it is retracted in the self-locking system. - a holder being intended to be fixed to the first element, - at least one connection element borne by the holder, the connection element being intended to engage on the retaining flange of the second element, the connection element being mounted with radial mobility in relation to the holder between a separated placement configuration and a contracted configuration for holding the connection elements on the second element;
A processing method for a Zn-based plated workpiece having a predetermined shape produced by plastic working on a raw material that is a Zn-based plated steel sheet, comprising performing pressurization processing by applying reduction to a worked portion of the workpiece in a sheet thickness direction by using a processing punch and a processing die having a shape following a product shape of the worked portion such that a plated layer is rolled in an in-plane direction of an underlying steel sheet such that the plated layer collapses in the sheet thickness direction and expands in the in-plane direction of the plated layer to reduce an interval between working cracks in the plated layer.
Wireless system for dynamically configuring a multimode user interface on a portable terminal in such a way as to communicate with a local apparatus, comprising: an apparatus node tied operationally to the local apparatus and configured to transmit interface format data of the local apparatus destined for the portable terminal when in the vicinity of the apparatus node, the portable terminal emitting an interface request in response to the reception of the interface format data; a server node configured to receive the interface request from the portable terminal so as to identify a user interface or information based on a user preference to be delivered to the portable terminal with a view to an interactive use with the apparatus, the server node transmitting to the portable terminal the information so as to generate the user interface or the user interface identified and the portable terminal presenting the user interface or generating the user interface based on the user preference information to the user via a screen of the portable terminal in such a way as to allow the user to interact with the apparatus in accordance with the user interface identified. an apparatus node tied operationally to the local apparatus and configured to transmit interface format data of the local apparatus destined for the portable terminal when in the vicinity of the apparatus node, the portable terminal emitting an interface request in response to the reception of the interface format data; a server node configured to receive the interface request from the portable terminal so as to identify a user interface or information based on a user preference to be delivered to the portable terminal with a view to an interactive use with the apparatus, the server node transmitting to the portable terminal the information so as to generate the user interface or the user interface identified and the portable terminal presenting the user interface or generating the user interface based on the user preference information to the user via a screen of the portable terminal in such a way as to allow the user to interact with the apparatus in accordance with the user interface identified.