mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A pump assembly for an internal combustion engine characterised in that the assembly comprises paired turbine and compressor wheels rotatable about a common axis, an inner pair of said wheels (11, 12) being connected by a tubular shaft rotatable relative to a spindle passing through said shaft and connecting an outer pair of said wheels (13, 14) each having a central aperture defining a through passage for gas flow to the inner pair of said wheels (11, 12), one pair of said wheels comprising a turbocharger for the inlet of said engine, and another pair of said wheels comprising a pump for exhaust gas re-circulated to said inlet.
A process for catalytically cracking and oxidatively desulfurizing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing organosulfur compounds to thereby recover a product stream including lower boiling hydrocarbon components and having a reduced concentration of organosulfur compounds as compared to the hydrocarbon feedstock, the process comprising the steps of: a. combining the hydrocarbon feedstock, an effective amount of oxygen containing gas, an effective amount of heated cracking catalyst and optionally an effective amount of heterogeneous catalyst additive containing oxidation functionality to form a suspension; b. maintaining the suspension through a reaction zone of a fluid catalytic cracking reactor apparatus to oxidize at least a portion of organosulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon feedstock to form oxidized organosulfur compounds, cleave carbon-sulfur bonds of oxidized organosulfur compounds to form sulfur-free hydrocarbon compounds and sulfur oxide, and catalytically crack oxidized and unoxidized compounds, including unoxidized sulfur-free hydrocarbon compounds, unoxidized organosulfur compounds, and oxidized organosulfur compounds, into hydrocarbon compounds of lower boiling points, wherein catalytic cracking occurs under conditions that favor catalytic cracking over thermal cracking of compounds in the hydrocarbon feedstock; c. separating and recovering cracked components and the cracking catalyst particles; d. regenerating at least a portion of the separated cracking catalyst particles; and e. returning at least a portion of the regenerated cracking catalyst particles with the hydrocarbon feedstock and oxygen containing gas in step (a). a. combining the hydrocarbon feedstock, an effective amount of oxygen containing gas, an effective amount of heated cracking catalyst and optionally an effective amount of heterogeneous catalyst additive containing oxidation functionality to form a suspension; b. maintaining the suspension through a reaction zone of a fluid catalytic cracking reactor apparatus to oxidize at least a portion of organosulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon feedstock to form oxidized organosulfur compounds, cleave carbon-sulfur bonds of oxidized organosulfur compounds to form sulfur-free hydrocarbon compounds and sulfur oxide, and catalytically crack oxidized and unoxidized compounds, including unoxidized sulfur-free hydrocarbon compounds, unoxidized organosulfur compounds, and oxidized organosulfur compounds, into hydrocarbon compounds of lower boiling points, wherein catalytic cracking occurs under conditions that favor catalytic cracking over thermal cracking of compounds in the hydrocarbon feedstock; c. separating and recovering cracked components and the cracking catalyst particles; d. regenerating at least a portion of the separated cracking catalyst particles; and e. returning at least a portion of the regenerated cracking catalyst particles with the hydrocarbon feedstock and oxygen containing gas in step (a).
A polymer, wherein the polymer is comprised of a complex where a compound A represented by formula 1 below is bound to at least one specific metal ion selected from the group consisting of a first metal ion having a coordination number of 4, a second metal ion having a coordination number of 6, and a third metal ion having coordination numbers of 4 and 6: BP 1 -L 1 -BP 2 wherein L 1 represents a divalent group selected from the group consisting of: an alkenylene group; an alkynylene group; a condensed aromatic heterocycle in which three or more rings are condensed; and any combination thereof, and BP 1 and BP 2 are each independently selected from 2,2'-bipyridine, 3,3'-bipyridine, 4,4'-bipyridine, 2,3'-bipyridine, 2,4'-bipyridine, 3,4'-bipyridine, and a compound in which at least one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms of these derivatives is substituted with a monovalent group other than a pyridyl group. wherein L 1 represents a divalent group selected from the group consisting of: an alkenylene group; an alkynylene group; a condensed aromatic heterocycle in which three or more rings are condensed; and any combination thereof, and BP 1 and BP 2 are each independently selected from 2,2'-bipyridine, 3,3'-bipyridine, 4,4'-bipyridine, 2,3'-bipyridine, 2,4'-bipyridine, 3,4'-bipyridine, and a compound in which at least one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms of these derivatives is substituted with a monovalent group other than a pyridyl group.
A method of reducing carbon dioxide pollutants comprising the steps of: producing at least some carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel consumption source; containing said at least some carbon dioxide emissions from said fossil fuel consumption source; efficiently introducing said at least some carbon dioxide emissions from said fossil fuel consumption source into at least one processing reactor; chemoautotrophically digesting carbon dioxide of said at least some carbon dioxide emissions with a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria in said at least one processing reactor; recycling an energy supply to said chemoautotrophic bacteria, whereby the step of recycling comprises supplying sulfates generated by said chemoautotrophic bacteria in said at least one processing reactor to sulfate reducing bacteria contained in a second processing reactor and supplying sulfur-containing compounds generated by said sulfate reducing bacteria in said second processing reactor to said chemoautotrophic bacteria in said at least one processing reactor; biologically producing at least some biomass from said chemoautotrophic digestion of said carbon dioxide with said chemoautotrophic bacteria; and ecologically reducing atmospheric release of said carbon dioxide emitted from said fossil fuel consumption source. producing at least some carbon dioxide emissions from a fossil fuel consumption source; containing said at least some carbon dioxide emissions from said fossil fuel consumption source; efficiently introducing said at least some carbon dioxide emissions from said fossil fuel consumption source into at least one processing reactor; chemoautotrophically digesting carbon dioxide of said at least some carbon dioxide emissions with a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria in said at least one processing reactor; recycling an energy supply to said chemoautotrophic bacteria, whereby the step of recycling comprises supplying sulfates generated by said chemoautotrophic bacteria in said at least one processing reactor to sulfate reducing bacteria contained in a second processing reactor and supplying sulfur-containing compounds generated by said sulfate reducing bacteria in said second processing reactor to said chemoautotrophic bacteria in said at least one processing reactor; biologically producing at least some biomass from said chemoautotrophic digestion of said carbon dioxide with said chemoautotrophic bacteria; and ecologically reducing atmospheric release of said carbon dioxide emitted from said fossil fuel consumption source.
A positive type planographic printing plate precursor, comprising: a support; and an image recording layer provided on the support, wherein the image recording layer comprises: a phenol compound comprising a phenolic hydroxyl group and a substituent A represented by -CH 2 OR in a molecule thereof, and having a molecular weight of from 200 to 2,000; a polymer comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a urea bond and a urethane bond in a main chain thereof; and an infrared absorbent; and wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an acyl group, and in a case in which a plurality of the substituents A are present, a plurality of R's may be the same as or different from each other. a support; and an image recording layer provided on the support, wherein the image recording layer comprises: a phenol compound comprising a phenolic hydroxyl group and a substituent A represented by -CH 2 OR in a molecule thereof, and having a molecular weight of from 200 to 2,000; a polymer comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a urea bond and a urethane bond in a main chain thereof; and an infrared absorbent; and wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an acyl group, and in a case in which a plurality of the substituents A are present, a plurality of R's may be the same as or different from each other.
An arithmetic decoding device for arithmetically decoding coded data of a transform coefficient obtained by performing a frequency transform on a target image for each unit region, comprising: a syntax decoder configured to decode a first syntax element by using arithmetic decoding with a context, a second syntax element by using arithmetic decoding with a context and a third syntax element of a type of syntax elements by using arithmetic decoding without a context, in a case that a condition is true, wherein the first syntax element is a syntax element relating to whether or not a transform coefficient is non-zero, the second syntax element is a syntax element relating to whether or not an absolute value of the transform coefficient is larger than one, and the third syntax element is a syntax element indicating a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined value from the absolute value of the transform coefficient, wherein the syntax decoder is configured to decode the first syntax element by using arithmetic decoding with a context, the third syntax element by using arithmetic decoding without a context, and not to decode the second syntax element, in a case that the condition is false. a syntax decoder configured to decode a first syntax element by using arithmetic decoding with a context, a second syntax element by using arithmetic decoding with a context and a third syntax element of a type of syntax elements by using arithmetic decoding without a context, in a case that a condition is true, wherein the first syntax element is a syntax element relating to whether or not a transform coefficient is non-zero, the second syntax element is a syntax element relating to whether or not an absolute value of the transform coefficient is larger than one, and the third syntax element is a syntax element indicating a value obtained by subtracting a predetermined value from the absolute value of the transform coefficient, wherein the syntax decoder is configured to decode the first syntax element by using arithmetic decoding with a context, the third syntax element by using arithmetic decoding without a context, and not to decode the second syntax element, in a case that the condition is false.
Amplifier circuit having - a first and a second switching element (12, 14) which are connected in series between a first and a second voltage potential (16, 18) and are driven in a clocked manner in amplifier operation, wherein a capacitive element (20, 22) is connected in parallel with at least one of the two switching elements, - a measuring circuit for measuring the switching edges which occur during switching of the switching elements, and - a current determination circuit for determining the output current on the basis of the measured switching edges. - a first and a second switching element (12, 14) which are connected in series between a first and a second voltage potential (16, 18) and are driven in a clocked manner in amplifier operation, wherein a capacitive element (20, 22) is connected in parallel with at least one of the two switching elements, - a measuring circuit for measuring the switching edges which occur during switching of the switching elements, and - a current determination circuit for determining the output current on the basis of the measured switching edges.
A method of enhancing the visibility of blood vessels in a colour image captured by an image capturing device of a medical device based on a received user input resulting in a first value of a user parameter, said colour image having a plurality of colour channels and having a plurality of pixels, wherein said method comprises for at least some of said plurality of pixels the steps of: (a) processing data obtained from a first colour channel together with data obtained from a second colour channel to determine a value of a first parameter indicative of the intensity in the red spectrum relative to the total intensity of said pixel; and (b) using said value of said first parameter and the first value of the user parameter to alter said pixel so as to generate a pixel of an enhanced image, the first value of the user parameter has at least three possible values, and wherein the strength of the alteration is dependent on both the value of said first parameter and the first value of said user parameter, wherein a high value of the first parameter indicates a high intensity in the red spectrum relative to the total intensity of said pixel and a low value of the first parameter indicates a low intensity in the red spectrum relative to the total intensity of said pixel, and wherein values of the first parameter that are among the 50% highest of all possible values results in alterations that are more significant than the alterations that results from values of the first parameter that are among the 50% lowest of all possible values. (a) processing data obtained from a first colour channel together with data obtained from a second colour channel to determine a value of a first parameter indicative of the intensity in the red spectrum relative to the total intensity of said pixel; and (b) using said value of said first parameter and the first value of the user parameter to alter said pixel so as to generate a pixel of an enhanced image, the first value of the user parameter has at least three possible values, and wherein the strength of the alteration is dependent on both the value of said first parameter and the first value of said user parameter, wherein a high value of the first parameter indicates a high intensity in the red spectrum relative to the total intensity of said pixel and a low value of the first parameter indicates a low intensity in the red spectrum relative to the total intensity of said pixel, and wherein values of the first parameter that are among the 50% highest of all possible values results in alterations that are more significant than the alterations that results from values of the first parameter that are among the 50% lowest of all possible values.
A communication method, comprising: receiving first indication information and second indication information from a network device, wherein the first indication information indicates a quantity of phase tracking reference signal, PTRS, chunks mapped to one discrete fourier transform-spread-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, DFT-s-OFDM, symbol, the second indication information is used for determining an orthogonal cover code, OCC, for performing code division multiplexing, CDM, on each of the PTRS chunks; sending a DFT-s-OFDM symbol to which the same quantity of PTRS chunks are mapped, wherein: each of the PTRS chunks on the DFT-s-OFDM symbol is code division multiplexed using the OCC. receiving first indication information and second indication information from a network device, wherein the first indication information indicates a quantity of phase tracking reference signal, PTRS, chunks mapped to one discrete fourier transform-spread-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, DFT-s-OFDM, symbol, the second indication information is used for determining an orthogonal cover code, OCC, for performing code division multiplexing, CDM, on each of the PTRS chunks; sending a DFT-s-OFDM symbol to which the same quantity of PTRS chunks are mapped, wherein: each of the PTRS chunks on the DFT-s-OFDM symbol is code division multiplexed using the OCC.
A breast prosthesis having an elastically deformable outer body whose outer surface is patterned on the shape of the breast and having a plastically deformable inner body whose inner surface can adapt to irregularities of the tissue, wherein the outer body has a rubber-elastic compound enclosed in an outer chamber and the inner body has a plastically deformable compound enclosed in an inner chamber, and wherein the outer and inner chambers are formed by three plastic films welded along the total circumference and the inner boundary film of the outer body corresponds to the outer boundary film of the inner body, characterized in that the inner surface of the inner body has a three-dimensional structure and/or is provided with a textile that is designed such that a ventilation of the tissue surface can be achieved.
A consumer product comprising: an elastic constriction ring comprising a tubular ring of resilient elastic material; and a reusable packaging and storage article for reusably packaging and storing said elastic constriction ring; wherein the article comprises a top member and a bottom member configured to releasably engage with each other, wherein the bottom member comprises: a cavity of substantially circular shape having a perimeter lip with an inner and outer surface to house, in use, a portion of the elastic constriction ring; and a pillar extending from a substantially central portion of the cavity; and wherein a summit of the pillar has a diameter less than the diameter of a central aperture of the elastic constriction ring, and a lower portion of the pillar has a diameter greater than the diameter of said central aperture of the elastic constriction ring; wherein the pillar is configured with an impingement point such that, in use, a bottom surface of the elastic constriction ring is suspended above an upper surface of the cavity of the bottom member; and wherein the top member comprises: a cavity of substantially circular shape having a perimeter lip with an inner and outer surface to house, in use, a portion of the elastic constriction ring, wherein the diameter of an inner surface of the perimeter lip of the top member is the same or greater than the diameter of the outer surface of the perimeter lip of the bottom member. an elastic constriction ring comprising a tubular ring of resilient elastic material; and a reusable packaging and storage article for reusably packaging and storing said elastic constriction ring; wherein the article comprises a top member and a bottom member configured to releasably engage with each other, wherein the bottom member comprises: a cavity of substantially circular shape having a perimeter lip with an inner and outer surface to house, in use, a portion of the elastic constriction ring; and a pillar extending from a substantially central portion of the cavity; and wherein a summit of the pillar has a diameter less than the diameter of a central aperture of the elastic constriction ring, and a lower portion of the pillar has a diameter greater than the diameter of said central aperture of the elastic constriction ring; wherein the pillar is configured with an impingement point such that, in use, a bottom surface of the elastic constriction ring is suspended above an upper surface of the cavity of the bottom member; and wherein the top member comprises: a cavity of substantially circular shape having a perimeter lip with an inner and outer surface to house, in use, a portion of the elastic constriction ring, wherein the diameter of an inner surface of the perimeter lip of the top member is the same or greater than the diameter of the outer surface of the perimeter lip of the bottom member.
A method for computing impact time between an image sensing circuitry and an object relatively moving at least partially towards, or away from, the image sensing circuitry, wherein the method comprises: - receiving image data associated with a respective image frame of a sequence (1..N) of image frames sensed by said image sensing circuitry and which image frames are imaging said object, and - computing, for each one (i) of multiple pixel positions, a respective duration value (f(i)) indicative of a largest duration of consecutively occurring local extreme points in said sequence (1..N) of image frames, wherein a local extreme point is present in a pixel position (i) when an image data value of the pixel position (i) is a maxima or minima in relation to image data values of those pixel positions that are closest neighbours to said pixel position (i). - receiving image data associated with a respective image frame of a sequence (1..N) of image frames sensed by said image sensing circuitry and which image frames are imaging said object, and - computing, for each one (i) of multiple pixel positions, a respective duration value (f(i)) indicative of a largest duration of consecutively occurring local extreme points in said sequence (1..N) of image frames, wherein a local extreme point is present in a pixel position (i) when an image data value of the pixel position (i) is a maxima or minima in relation to image data values of those pixel positions that are closest neighbours to said pixel position (i).
A method for transmitting a signal by a device in a wireless communication system supporting a direct device to device communication, D2D communication, comprising: transmitting, to an opponent device, a first D2D parameter associated with a discontinuous reception, DRX, for a D2D communication with the opponent device; receiving, from the opponent device, a second D2D parameter associated with the DRX for the D2D communication with the opponent device; entering a sleep mode during the D2D communication with the opponent device, based on the second D2D parameter; transmitting a paging signal for the opponent device to a base station connected to the device to request a transmission of the paging signal to the opponent device, when data to be transmitted to the opponent device is generated during the sleep mode; and resuming the D2D communication with the opponent device which receives the paging signal through the base station. transmitting, to an opponent device, a first D2D parameter associated with a discontinuous reception, DRX, for a D2D communication with the opponent device; receiving, from the opponent device, a second D2D parameter associated with the DRX for the D2D communication with the opponent device; entering a sleep mode during the D2D communication with the opponent device, based on the second D2D parameter; transmitting a paging signal for the opponent device to a base station connected to the device to request a transmission of the paging signal to the opponent device, when data to be transmitted to the opponent device is generated during the sleep mode; and resuming the D2D communication with the opponent device which receives the paging signal through the base station.
A method of increasing the availability of phosphorus for plant uptake from soil, which method comprises introducing into the soil inoculums of the two strains of the fungus Penicillium NRRL 50169 and NRRL 50162, to release for plant uptake said phosphorus from a source thereof selected from the group consisting of sources originally present in the soil, sources added to the soil as amendments and combinations thereof.