mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image processing apparatus comprising: data obtaining means for obtaining a first image and a second image obtained by imaging an object under different conditions by one or more modalities, wherein the first image and the second image are three-dimensional tomographic images; region-of-interest obtaining means for obtaining a region of interest in the first image; first deformation obtaining means for obtaining a first deformation displacement field between the first image and the second image; deformation approximation means for approximating the first deformation displacement field in the region of interest using an approximation transformation model of a degree of freedom lower than that of the first deformation displacement field, thereby generating an approximated displacement field; corresponding information generation means for generating, concerning the region of interest, corresponding information between the first image and the second image, based on the approximated displacement field; and second deformation obtaining means for obtaining a second deformation displacement field between the first image and the second image by using the corresponding information as a constraint which restricts a transformation of the region of interest to the approximation transformation model. data obtaining means for obtaining a first image and a second image obtained by imaging an object under different conditions by one or more modalities, wherein the first image and the second image are three-dimensional tomographic images; region-of-interest obtaining means for obtaining a region of interest in the first image; first deformation obtaining means for obtaining a first deformation displacement field between the first image and the second image; deformation approximation means for approximating the first deformation displacement field in the region of interest using an approximation transformation model of a degree of freedom lower than that of the first deformation displacement field, thereby generating an approximated displacement field; corresponding information generation means for generating, concerning the region of interest, corresponding information between the first image and the second image, based on the approximated displacement field; and second deformation obtaining means for obtaining a second deformation displacement field between the first image and the second image by using the corresponding information as a constraint which restricts a transformation of the region of interest to the approximation transformation model.
A method for the rotary electromagnetic stirring of molten metal during the casting of XXL-format metallic products of round, square or rectangular cross-section, wherein a stirring equipment comprising sliding magnetic field linear polyphase inductors (1, 3, 11, 12, 24a, 24b, 25a, 25b), and the molten metal is stirred in the form of a plurality of adjacent axial rotary circulation loops (34, 35, 36, 37), distributed around the casting axis and occupying at the best the entire cross-section of the cast product, a process characterized in that the said stirring is carried out by arranging the said sliding linear polyphase magnetic field inductors (1, 3, 11, 12, 24a, 24b, 25a), 25b) around the casting axis to form an air gap, in that the sliding magnetic fields in this air gap are adjusted so icthat they slide in opposite directions on any two adjacent inductors (24a, 24b; 25a, 25b), and in that the pairs of poles connected to the same electrical phase and located opposite each other on two separate paired inductors (24a, 24b; 25a, 25b) are set to the same magnetic polarity.
Sports training machine, provided with structural means (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16), actuation means (7, 9, 12, 17, 19) and resistance means (13, 14, 15), the actuation means comprising at least one lever (7, 17) and at least two main coupling elements each of which pivotably connected with the at least one lever (7, 17) and the resistance means comprising at least a main resistance element having an axis, characterized in that the motion of the at least two main coupling elements is imparted only through the at least one lever (7, 17), in that the at least two main coupling elements are positioned one in parallel to the other, in that each of the at least two main coupling elements is positioned, at all times along its path, in the same position that its counterpart, and in that the at least one main resistance element revolves in a circular motion of substantially 360° around its axis when the motion of the at least one lever (7, 17) is transmitted to it through the at least two main coupling elements.
A bed textile which is provided with a chemical treatment, wherein the treatment comprises an allergen-binding, self-crosslinking substance, wherein the substance is an acrylate-based copolymer, characterised in that the substance for binding mite faces allergens via the physical principle of electrostatic interaction comprises anionic functional groups.
A composition comprising bacteria selected from the group consisting of Enterococcus hirae, Lactobacillus johnsonii and mixtures thereof, for use as an adjuvant to an antineoplastic treatment administered to a cancer patient.
A method for determining a rotor position of a rotor of an electrically commutated electrical machine as an electromagnetic actuator depending on a determined inductance indication, wherein the inductance indication of the electromagnetic actuator is determined with the following steps: - operating the electromagnetic actuator by applying at least one pulse-width modulated control signal to at least one phase strand of the electromagnetic actuator; - detecting a resulting phase current indication (Imess) indicating a characteristics of a phase current through the at least one phase strand; characterized by the further step of - performing an analog integration depending on the phase current indication (Imess) over a predetermined integration time period to obtain the inductance indication indicating an actual inductance of the electromagnetic actuator. - operating the electromagnetic actuator by applying at least one pulse-width modulated control signal to at least one phase strand of the electromagnetic actuator; - detecting a resulting phase current indication (Imess) indicating a characteristics of a phase current through the at least one phase strand; characterized by the further step of - performing an analog integration depending on the phase current indication (Imess) over a predetermined integration time period to obtain the inductance indication indicating an actual inductance of the electromagnetic actuator.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a spool; a gearbox having gearing driven by the spool; a lubrication system comprising: a first heat exchanger positioned in a first air flow path; and a lubrication pump fluidically connected to the first heat exchanger; and a first air fan driven by the gearbox for inducing air flow through the first air flow path; characterised in that the lubrication system further comprises a second heat exchanger positioned in a second air flow path; wherein the lubrication pump is fluidically connected to the second heat exchanger; and in that the gas turbine engine further comprises a second air fan driven by an electric motor for inducing air flow through the second air flow path; and a bypass valve for reducing flow from the lubrication pump to the second heat exchanger. a spool; a gearbox having gearing driven by the spool; a lubrication system comprising: a first heat exchanger positioned in a first air flow path; and a lubrication pump fluidically connected to the first heat exchanger; and a first heat exchanger positioned in a first air flow path; and a lubrication pump fluidically connected to the first heat exchanger; and a first air fan driven by the gearbox for inducing air flow through the first air flow path; characterised in that the lubrication system further comprises a second heat exchanger positioned in a second air flow path; wherein the lubrication pump is fluidically connected to the second heat exchanger; and in that the gas turbine engine further comprises a second air fan driven by an electric motor for inducing air flow through the second air flow path; and a bypass valve for reducing flow from the lubrication pump to the second heat exchanger.
A method, comprising: receiving an image generated by a camera attached to a vehicle, the image comprising a point of interest, POI, associated with a physical object; detecting an object in the image corresponding to the physical object; determining an object POI in the detected object of the image; mapping the object POI to a centerline of a railroad track in the image to generate the POI associated with the physical object; determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an outer boundary of the image along the centerline of the railroad track in the image, the outer boundary of the image representing a location of the camera; and determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System, GPS, unit attached to the vehicle using the number of pixels, characterized in that determining the offset distance using the number of pixels comprises converting each pixel in the number of pixels to a distance, each pixel in the number of pixels being associated with a different distance. receiving an image generated by a camera attached to a vehicle, the image comprising a point of interest, POI, associated with a physical object; detecting an object in the image corresponding to the physical object; determining an object POI in the detected object of the image; mapping the object POI to a centerline of a railroad track in the image to generate the POI associated with the physical object; determining a number of pixels from the POI of the image to an outer boundary of the image along the centerline of the railroad track in the image, the outer boundary of the image representing a location of the camera; and determining an offset distance from the POI to a Global Positioning System, GPS, unit attached to the vehicle using the number of pixels, characterized in that determining the offset distance using the number of pixels comprises converting each pixel in the number of pixels to a distance, each pixel in the number of pixels being associated with a different distance.
A method of forming a transfer film comprising: coating a backfill composition onto a structured non-planar template layer to form a backfill layer conforming to the non-planar structured surface, the backfill composition comprising: multifunctional epoxy monomers; multifunctional acrylate monomers; curing the multifunctional epoxy monomers to form a cross-linked epoxy polymer with the multifunctional acrylate monomers dispersed therein and forming a transfer film. coating a backfill composition onto a structured non-planar template layer to form a backfill layer conforming to the non-planar structured surface, the backfill composition comprising: multifunctional epoxy monomers; multifunctional acrylate monomers; multifunctional epoxy monomers; multifunctional acrylate monomers; curing the multifunctional epoxy monomers to form a cross-linked epoxy polymer with the multifunctional acrylate monomers dispersed therein and forming a transfer film.
An expandable cage for insertion into an intervertebral space characterized in that it comprises: a cage body having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion comprising a substantially planar upper portion outer surface and an upper portion inner surface and the lower portion comprising a substantially planar lower portion outer surface and a lower portion inner surface, wherein the upper portion and lower portion are hingedly connected to one another at a hinge configured to permit vertical movement of the upper portion relative to the lower portion while also permitting the upper portion and the lower portion to rotate about the hinge, thereby changing the angle of the upper portion relative to the lower portion, and wherein the upper portion and the lower portion define an internal passage therebetween; and an expander at least partially positioned therebetween the upper portion and the lower portion and in the internal passage, wherein the expander is configured to move proximally relative to the upper and lower portions (1012, 1018) from a first position to a second position, the expander comprising a distal nose portion to facilitate insertion into the internal passage, wherein in the first position, the expandable cage is unexpanded and the distal nose portion extends at least partially distally past a distal end of the cage body, and wherein in the second position, the expandable cage is expanded, increasing the space between the upper portion outer surface and the lower portion outer surface.
A system for detecting unintended acceleration of a vehicle, the system comprising: a first sensor providing information on a brake booster vacuum provided by the vehicle's engine to multiply a braking force initiated by a driver; a second sensor providing information on the vehicle's speed; a third sensor providing information on the braking force requested by the driver; and a controller configured to receive the information from the first sensor, second sensor, and third sensor characterized by initiating corrective action if the brake booster vacuum is less than a predetermined threshold, the vehicle's speed is greater than a predetermined threshold, and the braking force initiated by the driver is greater than a predetermined threshold. a first sensor providing information on a brake booster vacuum provided by the vehicle's engine to multiply a braking force initiated by a driver; a second sensor providing information on the vehicle's speed; a third sensor providing information on the braking force requested by the driver; and a controller configured to receive the information from the first sensor, second sensor, and third sensor characterized by initiating corrective action if the brake booster vacuum is less than a predetermined threshold, the vehicle's speed is greater than a predetermined threshold, and the braking force initiated by the driver is greater than a predetermined threshold.
Electric steam iron, comprising a machine support and an iron connected to the machine support, wherein a water supply device is provided in the machine support, comprising further an evaporation device comprising a heating device and a temperature controlling device, wherein the heating device comprises a first heater and a second heater, wherein the first heater is provided with a preheating chamber and the second heater is provided with an evaporation chamber; wherein the temperature controlling device is configured for controlling the temperature of the first heater, wherein the preheating chamber has a water inlet hole for supplying the water into the preheating chamber, a water outlet hole of the preheating chamber is connected with a water inlet hole of the evaporation chamber, and the evaporation chamber is still provided with a steam ejection hole; wherein the water temperature within the preheating chamber lies above room temperature, but below 100°C, characterized in that the evaporation chamber is provided within the iron, the preheating chamber is provided within the machine support or the iron, and the water inlet hole of the preheating chamber is connected with the water supply device, and that the weight of the first heater is lower than 200g.
A method of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in a subject, the method comprising: (a) providing a sample of fibroblast skin cells from the subject; (b) culturing the cells from the subject in a culture medium; (c) removing the cells from culture after a pre-determined time to obtain at least one image; (d) analyzing the at least one image relative to a control to determine the average number of edges per node, wherein a lower number of edges per node relative to the control is indicative of Alzheimer's disease. (a) providing a sample of fibroblast skin cells from the subject; (b) culturing the cells from the subject in a culture medium; (c) removing the cells from culture after a pre-determined time to obtain at least one image; (d) analyzing the at least one image relative to a control to determine the average number of edges per node, wherein a lower number of edges per node relative to the control is indicative of Alzheimer's disease.
Longitudinal adjuster for a vehicle seat, in particular a motor-vehicle seat, having a seat part and a backrest, wherein the longitudinal adjuster has a first seat rail and a second seat rail, wherein the first seat rail can be displaced in a longitudinal direction (x) relative to the second seat rail, wherein a memory device is provided, said memory device being assigned to the first seat rail and interacting with the second seat rail, wherein a relative movement which takes place between the first seat rail and the second seat rail, starting from a longitudinal seat position referred to as the memory position, can be detected by means of a friction wheel of the memory device, wherein, for this purpose, the friction wheel establishes contact with, and moves along, a contact surface, which can be moved relative to the memory device, wherein the friction wheel of the memory device can be blocked when the memory position is reached again, wherein a rail-locking means, which acts between the first seat rail and the second seat rail, can be unlocked by means of a handle and by virtue of the backrest of the vehicle seat being swung forwards, wherein an actuating lever acts on a resetting lever, and the memory device can be reset as a result, when the rail-locking means is actuated by means of the handle, and wherein the actuating lever is not in operative connection with the resetting lever when the rail-locking means is actuated by virtue of the backrest being swung forwards.
A process for the purification of ethylene glycol from a crude stream thereof, the process comprising: (a) passing the stream of crude ethylene glycol to a first distillation column in which light compounds within the crude stream are separated overhead and a lights-removed crude ethylene glycol stream is removed from at or near the bottom of the first distillation column; (b) passing the lights-removed crude ethylene glycol stream removed from at or near the bottom of the first distillation column to a second distillation column in which purified ethylene glycol is separated and recovered from heavy components present in the lights-removed crude ethylene glycol stream; (c) removing a stream from at or near the bottom of the second distillation column which comprises residual ethylene glycol together with diethylene glycol and heavy compounds and passing said stream to a third distillation column in which the heavy compounds are separated from the stream comprising ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol; (d) removing the stream comprising ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol from the third distillation column and passing said stream to a fourth distillation column in which the ethylene glycol is separated from the diethylene glycol. (a) passing the stream of crude ethylene glycol to a first distillation column in which light compounds within the crude stream are separated overhead and a lights-removed crude ethylene glycol stream is removed from at or near the bottom of the first distillation column; (b) passing the lights-removed crude ethylene glycol stream removed from at or near the bottom of the first distillation column to a second distillation column in which purified ethylene glycol is separated and recovered from heavy components present in the lights-removed crude ethylene glycol stream; (c) removing a stream from at or near the bottom of the second distillation column which comprises residual ethylene glycol together with diethylene glycol and heavy compounds and passing said stream to a third distillation column in which the heavy compounds are separated from the stream comprising ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol; (d) removing the stream comprising ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol from the third distillation column and passing said stream to a fourth distillation column in which the ethylene glycol is separated from the diethylene glycol.
An intermediate element for a blade-rotor disc connection in a rotor of a turbomachine, in particular in a rotor of an engine, the intermediate element being adapted to a shape of a blade root of the blade and to a blade root receptacle of a rotor disc for receiving the blade root such that the intermediate element, in the state arranged between the blade root and the rotor disc, prevents direct contact between the blade root and the rotor disc, the intermediate element comprising, on its outer surface which faces the rotor disc in the state arranged between the blade root and the rotor disc, at least one projection for reducing an air flow parallel to an axis of rotation of the rotor between the rotor disc and the intermediate element, and the intermediate element comprising, on its inner surface which faces the blade root in the state arranged between the blade root and the rotor disc, a recess corresponding to the at least one projection on the outer surface of the intermediate element characterized in that the at least one projection, in the arranged state, is arranged in the region of a non-load-bearing flank of the blade root and extends away from the blade root. the intermediate element comprising, on its inner surface which faces the blade root in the state arranged between the blade root and the rotor disc, a recess corresponding to the at least one projection on the outer surface of the intermediate element characterized in that the at least one projection, in the arranged state, is arranged in the region of a non-load-bearing flank of the blade root and extends away from the blade root.
Drive system comprising an internal combustion engine, which system drives a hydraulic system and/or comprises a controller which actuates the internal combustion engine such that it operates at a constant target speed with a transient load moment, wherein the drive system comprises a flywheel energy storage means, characterised in that the flywheel energy storage means is constantly connected to the output shaft of the internal combustion engine via a transmission.
A method for upgrading a network device, characterized in that the method comprises: Establishing, by a network management server, a Transmission Control Protocol, TCP, connection with the network device; during an upgrade process, transmitting, by the network management server, a private protocol born on the TCP to the network device to notify the network device to be upgraded; executing, by the network device, a corresponding upgrade operation after receiving the notification and returning an upgrade result to the network management server through the private protocol born on the TCP. Establishing, by a network management server, a Transmission Control Protocol, TCP, connection with the network device; during an upgrade process, transmitting, by the network management server, a private protocol born on the TCP to the network device to notify the network device to be upgraded; executing, by the network device, a corresponding upgrade operation after receiving the notification and returning an upgrade result to the network management server through the private protocol born on the TCP.