mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An image processing apparatus comprising: obtaining means configured to obtain a color saturation parameter which determines a degree of adjustment of color saturation of a captured image from an omnidirectional camera, wherein said captured image has an imaging range defined by a circle on an imaging plane; calculation means configured to calculate a color saturation level correction parameter which determines a degree of saturation level correction processing based on the color saturation parameter and a position of a pixel included in the captured image, the calculation means being arranged to calculate the color saturation level correction parameter based on the distance that the pixel is separated from the center of the imaging plane of the imaging element, and the calculation means being arranged to calculate the color saturation level correction parameter further using information on a display method employed when the image is displayed in addition to the color saturation parameter and the position of the pixel; and processing means configured to perform the color saturation level correction processing on the captured image in accordance with the color saturation level correction parameter. obtaining means configured to obtain a color saturation parameter which determines a degree of adjustment of color saturation of a captured image from an omnidirectional camera, wherein said captured image has an imaging range defined by a circle on an imaging plane; calculation means configured to calculate a color saturation level correction parameter which determines a degree of saturation level correction processing based on the color saturation parameter and a position of a pixel included in the captured image, the calculation means being arranged to calculate the color saturation level correction parameter based on the distance that the pixel is separated from the center of the imaging plane of the imaging element, and the calculation means being arranged to calculate the color saturation level correction parameter further using information on a display method employed when the image is displayed in addition to the color saturation parameter and the position of the pixel; and processing means configured to perform the color saturation level correction processing on the captured image in accordance with the color saturation level correction parameter.
A system, comprising: an ammonium removal flow path comprising: at least one ammonium removal solution source; the ammonium removal solution source fluidly connectable to a zirconium phosphate sorbent module inlet; a pump; and an effluent line fluidly connectable to a zirconium phosphate module outlet; at least one ammonia sensor; and a processor in communication with the at least one ammonia sensor, the processor estimating a patient pre-dialysis BUN level based on a total ammonia content in an ammonium removal solution effluent of the zirconium phosphate sorbent module. an ammonium removal flow path comprising: at least one ammonium removal solution source; the ammonium removal solution source fluidly connectable to a zirconium phosphate sorbent module inlet; a pump; and an effluent line fluidly connectable to a zirconium phosphate module outlet; at least one ammonia sensor; and a processor in communication with the at least one ammonia sensor, the processor estimating a patient pre-dialysis BUN level based on a total ammonia content in an ammonium removal solution effluent of the zirconium phosphate sorbent module.
A staple cartridge assembly for use with a surgical stapler, comprising: a cartridge body having a plurality of staple cavities, each staple cavity having one of a plurality of surgical staples disposed therein; and an effective amount of at least one broad spectrum matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor being effective to prevent MMP-mediated extracellular matrix degeneration during wound healing in the tissue in a predetermined manner, wherein the at least one broad spectrum MMP inhibitor is disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of staples; and characterised in that the MMP inhibitor inhibits four or less of MMP1, MMP2, MMP3, MMP7, MMP8, MMP9, MMP12, MMP13, MMP14, and MMP16, and wherein the MMP inhibitor is one or more inhibitors selected from the group consisting of MMI-166, tanomastat, cipemastat, MMI-270, and ABT-770; and wherein the MMP inhibitor comprises an absorbable substance configured to permit or enhance adhesion of the MMP inhibitor to an outer surface of the staples, wherein the absorbable substance is ionically charged. a cartridge body having a plurality of staple cavities, each staple cavity having one of a plurality of surgical staples disposed therein; and an effective amount of at least one broad spectrum matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor being effective to prevent MMP-mediated extracellular matrix degeneration during wound healing in the tissue in a predetermined manner, wherein the at least one broad spectrum MMP inhibitor is disposed on at least a portion of the plurality of staples; and characterised in that the MMP inhibitor inhibits four or less of MMP1, MMP2, MMP3, MMP7, MMP8, MMP9, MMP12, MMP13, MMP14, and MMP16, and wherein the MMP inhibitor is one or more inhibitors selected from the group consisting of MMI-166, tanomastat, cipemastat, MMI-270, and ABT-770; and wherein the MMP inhibitor comprises an absorbable substance configured to permit or enhance adhesion of the MMP inhibitor to an outer surface of the staples, wherein the absorbable substance is ionically charged.
Device for separating material to be fed, in particular recycling material, building rubble and/or waste material, preferably intended for use in a quarry, having at least one rotary element, in particular in the form of a worm shaft, the rotary element having a core tube and a bearing journal connected to the core tube, in particular at least substantially in the form of a cylinder, wherein the rotary element is mounted elastically in a damping device via the bearing journal, characterized in that the damping device is designed in such a way that it permits an elastic deflection movement of the rotary element, in particular of the core tube, transversely to the axis of rotation of the rotary element between 0.3 and 2 cm per 1 m length of the rotary element. characterized in that the damping device is designed in such a way that it permits an elastic deflection movement of the rotary element, in particular of the core tube, transversely to the axis of rotation of the rotary element between 0.3 and 2 cm per 1 m length of the rotary element.
A bicycle, comprising: a forward frame triangle comprising: a top tube having a first end connected to a head tube and a second end; a down tube having a first end connected to the head tube and a second end; a bottom bracket connected to the second end of the down tube; and a lower seat mast extending in an upward direction from the bottom bracket to the top tube; an upper seat mast at least partially overlapping the lower seat mast, wherein the upper seat mast is adjustably and fixedly coupled to the lower seat mast and the upper seat mast is rotably coupled to the forward frame triangle proximate the second end of the top tube; and an adjustment sleeve located between the lower seat mast and the upper seat mast, characterized in that: an upper adjustment portion of the upper seat mast and a lower adjustment portion of the lower seat mast overlap for at least half of the length of the lower seat mast, wherein a gap is located between facing portions of the upper adjustment portion and the lower adjustment portion, the adjustment sleeve, the lower seat mast, and the upper seat mast are configured such that the adjustment sleeve can slide within said gap, and the bicycle further comprises an adjustment locking assembly configured to secure the adjustment sleeve within said gap. a top tube having a first end connected to a head tube and a second end; a down tube having a first end connected to the head tube and a second end; a bottom bracket connected to the second end of the down tube; and a lower seat mast extending in an upward direction from the bottom bracket to the top tube; an upper seat mast at least partially overlapping the lower seat mast, wherein the upper seat mast is adjustably and fixedly coupled to the lower seat mast and the upper seat mast is rotably coupled to the forward frame triangle proximate the second end of the top tube; and an adjustment sleeve located between the lower seat mast and the upper seat mast, characterized in that: an upper adjustment portion of the upper seat mast and a lower adjustment portion of the lower seat mast overlap for at least half of the length of the lower seat mast, wherein a gap is located between facing portions of the upper adjustment portion and the lower adjustment portion, the adjustment sleeve, the lower seat mast, and the upper seat mast are configured such that the adjustment sleeve can slide within said gap, and the bicycle further comprises an adjustment locking assembly configured to secure the adjustment sleeve within said gap. an upper adjustment portion of the upper seat mast and a lower adjustment portion of the lower seat mast overlap for at least half of the length of the lower seat mast, wherein a gap is located between facing portions of the upper adjustment portion and the lower adjustment portion, the adjustment sleeve, the lower seat mast, and the upper seat mast are configured such that the adjustment sleeve can slide within said gap, and the bicycle further comprises an adjustment locking assembly configured to secure the adjustment sleeve within said gap.
A method of manufacturing a hearing device housing made of a metal comprising titanium, wherein said hearing device housing comprises at least one opening, said method comprising the steps of: - designing a pre-model of the hearing device housing by means of a 3D-modelling software, said pre-model comprising a protective structure covering said opening against entrance of abrasive media, said protective structure being prepared for removal by designing the protective structure connected to the housing by spaced-apart connection points, which are continuously arranged along the opening of the housing, - producing a preform of the hearing device housing based on the pre-model, the preform having the opening covered by the protective structure which is printed integrally with the preform thus preventing entrance of abrasive media during surface treating, wherein, in a region surrounding the opening, the top surface of the protective structure is formed inwardly displaced from the top surface of the preform, wherein said producing comprises surface treating of the preform, said surface treating comprising vibratory grinding by using abrasive media, and afterwards - removing the protective structure by breaking out the protective structure at its connection points, thus providing the hearing device housing with the opening. - designing a pre-model of the hearing device housing by means of a 3D-modelling software, said pre-model comprising a protective structure covering said opening against entrance of abrasive media, said protective structure being prepared for removal by designing the protective structure connected to the housing by spaced-apart connection points, which are continuously arranged along the opening of the housing, - producing a preform of the hearing device housing based on the pre-model, the preform having the opening covered by the protective structure which is printed integrally with the preform thus preventing entrance of abrasive media during surface treating, wherein, in a region surrounding the opening, the top surface of the protective structure is formed inwardly displaced from the top surface of the preform, wherein said producing comprises surface treating of the preform, said surface treating comprising vibratory grinding by using abrasive media, and afterwards - removing the protective structure by breaking out the protective structure at its connection points, thus providing the hearing device housing with the opening.
A system comprising: an optical fibre assembly configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of an individual; and a pressure sensor configured to measure a contact pressure of the optical fibre assembly on the individual; wherein the pressure sensor comprises: an optical fibre comprising a transducer fibre Bragg grating and a matrix; wherein the transducer fibre Bragg grating is embedded in the matrix; and the matrix is configured to cause longitudinal strain in the transducer fibre Bragg grating in response to the matrix being subject to a transverse load; wherein the system is configured to diffusely scatter light from one or more optical fibres of the optical fibre assembly. an optical fibre assembly configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of an individual; and a pressure sensor configured to measure a contact pressure of the optical fibre assembly on the individual; wherein the pressure sensor comprises: an optical fibre comprising a transducer fibre Bragg grating and a matrix; wherein the transducer fibre Bragg grating is embedded in the matrix; and the matrix is configured to cause longitudinal strain in the transducer fibre Bragg grating in response to the matrix being subject to a transverse load; an optical fibre comprising a transducer fibre Bragg grating and a matrix; wherein the transducer fibre Bragg grating is embedded in the matrix; and the matrix is configured to cause longitudinal strain in the transducer fibre Bragg grating in response to the matrix being subject to a transverse load; wherein the system is configured to diffusely scatter light from one or more optical fibres of the optical fibre assembly.
A method of controlling one or more parameters of a medical imaging device comprising a radiation source unit, the method comprising: - receiving image data representing a first image of an object to be imaged using the radiation source unit to form a second image; - detecting a plurality of positions of respective predetermined features (302, 304) in the first image;- determining a boundary of an imaging area of the object to be imaged on the basis of the detected positions; and - controlling one or more parameters of the radiation source unit on the basis of the determined boundary characterized in that determining the boundary comprises: - determining an object orientation of the object on the basis of an angle of a line intersecting two or more of the detected positions; - orientating the boundary of the imaging area of the object to correspond with the object orientation. - receiving image data representing a first image of an object to be imaged using the radiation source unit to form a second image; - detecting a plurality of positions of respective predetermined features (302, 304) in the first image;- determining a boundary of an imaging area of the object to be imaged on the basis of the detected positions; and - controlling one or more parameters of the radiation source unit on the basis of the determined boundary characterized in that determining the boundary comprises: - determining an object orientation of the object on the basis of an angle of a line intersecting two or more of the detected positions; - determining an object orientation of the object on the basis of an angle of a line intersecting two or more of the detected positions; - orientating the boundary of the imaging area of the object to correspond with the object orientation.
A plate-fin structure exhaust gas recirculation cooler with heat-insulation function, comprising shells (3,4), two ends of which are equipped with an air inlet flange and a discharge chamber; a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe are set on the shells (3,4) near the air inlet flange and the discharge chamber; a cooling core assembly, an air chamber and a bellow are set in the shells (3,4); the cooling core assembly comprises two main boards (15,27) at its two ends and flat pipe units and water-side fins that are placed alternately, each flat pipe unit is composed of a flat pipe and a heat transfer fin built therein, the main board at one end of the cooling core assembly is connected to the shells (3,4) and the discharge chamber and the main board at another end is connected to one end of the air chamber; characterized in that the other end of the air chamber is connected to one end of the bellow; the other end of the bellow is connected to the shells (3,4) and the air inlet flange; a heat-insulating pipe connected to the air inlet flange is set within the bellow.
A hot beverage preparation machine comprising - a strainer wherein the brewing process is performed as a result of the interaction between the water and the beverage raw material, - a brewing chamber wherein the strainer is placed, - a pot wherein the beverage brewed in the brewing chamber is transferred and - a handle disposed on the strainer so as to rotate around the axis whereto it is connected, - two holes arranged oppositely on the strainer, - the handle having a body with eccentric configuration, wherein the hot beverage preparation machine further comprises: - two stoppers that are disposed at the end of the body inserted through the hole, that remain on the wall of the hole when inserted through the hole, that face different directions, each one being inserted through one hole, - two extensions, each being situated in the vicinity of one hole, that, during the rotation of the handle, end the rotational movement of the handle in the said direction by the stopper contacting thereon and wherein - the handle has a first position wherein it remains on the same plane as the orifice of the strainer and a second position which is almost vertical to the first position, whereto it is changed by being rotated from the first position. - a strainer wherein the brewing process is performed as a result of the interaction between the water and the beverage raw material, - a brewing chamber wherein the strainer is placed, - a pot wherein the beverage brewed in the brewing chamber is transferred and - a handle disposed on the strainer so as to rotate around the axis whereto it is connected, - two holes arranged oppositely on the strainer, - the handle having a body with eccentric configuration, wherein the hot beverage preparation machine further comprises: - two stoppers that are disposed at the end of the body inserted through the hole, that remain on the wall of the hole when inserted through the hole, that face different directions, each one being inserted through one hole, - two extensions, each being situated in the vicinity of one hole, that, during the rotation of the handle, end the rotational movement of the handle in the said direction by the stopper contacting thereon and wherein - the handle has a first position wherein it remains on the same plane as the orifice of the strainer and a second position which is almost vertical to the first position, whereto it is changed by being rotated from the first position. - two stoppers that are disposed at the end of the body inserted through the hole, that remain on the wall of the hole when inserted through the hole, that face different directions, each one being inserted through one hole, - two extensions, each being situated in the vicinity of one hole, that, during the rotation of the handle, end the rotational movement of the handle in the said direction by the stopper contacting thereon and wherein - the handle has a first position wherein it remains on the same plane as the orifice of the strainer and a second position which is almost vertical to the first position, whereto it is changed by being rotated from the first position.
A connection member that is to be bridged between a first attachment receiving portion and a second attachment receiving portion and is capable of stretching and contracting as at least one of the first attachment receiving portion and the second attachment receiving portion moves, comprising: a main body portion formed into a shape of a thin plate or a sheet; a plurality of long convex portions provided on a surface portion of the main body portion in a parallel manner; and a bending portion (13, 14, 43, 54, 55), characterized in that the bending portion (13, 14, 43, 54, 55) has the plurality of the long convex portions, and is configured in a way such that any one of a one side surface portion and other side surface portion of the main body portion has a concavo-convex shape, whereas the other of the one side surface portion and other side surface portion of the main body portion has a flat shape, wherein the long convex portions are formed thicker than the main body portion, and are extendedly provided in a direction orthogonal to a stretching and contracting direction of the connection member, and as the first attachment receiving portion and the second attachment receiving portion approach each other, the bending portion (13, 14, 43, 54, 55) is to be bended in a manner such that the plurality of the long convex portions are to be positioned inward. a main body portion formed into a shape of a thin plate or a sheet; a plurality of long convex portions provided on a surface portion of the main body portion in a parallel manner; and a bending portion (13, 14, 43, 54, 55), characterized in that the bending portion (13, 14, 43, 54, 55) has the plurality of the long convex portions, and is configured in a way such that any one of a one side surface portion and other side surface portion of the main body portion has a concavo-convex shape, whereas the other of the one side surface portion and other side surface portion of the main body portion has a flat shape, wherein the long convex portions are formed thicker than the main body portion, and are extendedly provided in a direction orthogonal to a stretching and contracting direction of the connection member, and as the first attachment receiving portion and the second attachment receiving portion approach each other, the bending portion (13, 14, 43, 54, 55) is to be bended in a manner such that the plurality of the long convex portions are to be positioned inward.