mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of decoding a multi-view video signal, characterised in comprising: obtaining luminance compensation flag information from the multi-view video signal, the luminance compensation flag information indicating whether a luminance compensation is performed for a current block; obtaining reference index information of the current block from the multi-view video signal; checking whether the reference index information of the current block is identical to that of at least one neighbor block according to a predetermined order (S2320, S2330), when the luminance compensation is performed for a current block according to the luminance compensation flag information; deriving a prediction value of first luminance difference information for the current block from second luminance difference information for the neighbor block based on a result of the checking step (S2340, S2350), the first luminance difference information indicating a difference value between an average pixel value of the current block and an average pixel value of a reference block, the reference block being referred by the current block and being present on a view different with a view of the current block; and performing the luminance compensation for the current block using the prediction value of the first luminance difference information. obtaining luminance compensation flag information from the multi-view video signal, the luminance compensation flag information indicating whether a luminance compensation is performed for a current block; obtaining reference index information of the current block from the multi-view video signal; checking whether the reference index information of the current block is identical to that of at least one neighbor block according to a predetermined order (S2320, S2330), when the luminance compensation is performed for a current block according to the luminance compensation flag information; deriving a prediction value of first luminance difference information for the current block from second luminance difference information for the neighbor block based on a result of the checking step (S2340, S2350), the first luminance difference information indicating a difference value between an average pixel value of the current block and an average pixel value of a reference block, the reference block being referred by the current block and being present on a view different with a view of the current block; and performing the luminance compensation for the current block using the prediction value of the first luminance difference information.
Flow regulating valve comprising: - a body crossed by a channel for a fluid; - a shutter sliding in said body, along a sliding direction, between a closing position wherein it occludes said channel and at least an opening position wherein said channel is opened; said channel comprising a seat for said shutter provided with an internal surface parallel to said sliding direction, said shutter protruding along said sliding direction between a back end and a front end, which is provided with a side surface parallel to said sliding direction and coupling to the internal surface of said seat; the ends (16, 17) of said shutter being in communication to balance the fluid pressures acting upon these; said front end being tubular and having at least an opening crossable by a fluid according to a perpendicular direction to said sliding direction; in said closing position said at least one opening is covered and closed by the internal surface of said seat and in said opening position said at least one opening shows at least a free portion for the fluid passage; said regulating valve being characterized in that said at least one opening has two sides (20a, 20b) that join together to form a cusp and diverge along said sliding direction; wherein said shutter is a portion of a drawn cylindrical tube. - a body crossed by a channel for a fluid; - a shutter sliding in said body, along a sliding direction, between a closing position wherein it occludes said channel and at least an opening position wherein said channel is opened;
A heating device for heating a cigarette, comprising: a housing defining an opening for insertion of the cigarette; a heating chamber arranged in the housing, the heating chamber being configured for partly receiving the cigarette; at least one heating element configured for heating the cigarette, the heating element being movably arranged in the heating chamber; a control component configured for driving the at least one heating element to move, so that the at least one heating element abuts against an outer surface of the cigarette; and a power supply configured for supplying the at least one heating element (103, 104) power; wherein the control component comprises a button arranged on the housing, wherein the button is configured for pushing the at least one heating element to abut against the outer surface of the cigarette when the button is pressed. a housing defining an opening for insertion of the cigarette; a heating chamber arranged in the housing, the heating chamber being configured for partly receiving the cigarette; at least one heating element configured for heating the cigarette, the heating element being movably arranged in the heating chamber; a control component configured for driving the at least one heating element to move, so that the at least one heating element abuts against an outer surface of the cigarette; and a power supply configured for supplying the at least one heating element (103, 104) power; wherein the control component comprises a button arranged on the housing, wherein the button is configured for pushing the at least one heating element to abut against the outer surface of the cigarette when the button is pressed.
A compound of formula wherein Xo is bromo, chloro or hydrogen; X 1 is hydrogen; X 2 is cyano; Q is a group selected from Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 and Q5, where Q1 is a group of formula (IIa) where the substituents W1 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, and n1 is 0, 1 or 2; Q2 is a group of formula (IIb) where W 2 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy; Q3 is a group of formula (IIc) where W 3 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy; Q4 is a group of formula (IId) where W 4 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy; and Q5 is a group of formula (IIe) where W 5 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy; Y 1 and Y 2 are selected from Cl, Br, I, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, difluoromethoxy, and trifluoromethoxy; R 1 is selected from hydrogen or C 1 -C 2 alkyl; R 2 is selected from hydrogen or C 1 -C 2 alkyl; G 1 and G 2 are both oxygen, or an agrochemically acceptable salt or N-oxide thereof. Xo is bromo, chloro or hydrogen; X 1 is hydrogen; X 2 is cyano; Q is a group selected from Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 and Q5, where Q1 is a group of formula (IIa) where the substituents W1 are independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, and n1 is 0, 1 or 2; Q2 is a group of formula (IIb) where W 2 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy; Q3 is a group of formula (IIc) where W 3 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy; Q4 is a group of formula (IId) where W 4 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy; and Q5 is a group of formula (IIe) where W 5 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl, C 1 -C4 alkoxy or C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy; Y 1 and Y 2 are selected from Cl, Br, I, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, difluoromethoxy, and trifluoromethoxy; R 1 is selected from hydrogen or C 1 -C 2 alkyl; R 2 is selected from hydrogen or C 1 -C 2 alkyl; G 1 and G 2 are both oxygen, or an agrochemically acceptable salt or N-oxide thereof.
A composition comprising a bacterium and/or a fermentation product of a bacterium and/or a cell lysate of a bacterium for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of respiratory tract illness in a subject, wherein said bacterium is Bifidobacterium lactis BL04 alone.
A system for analyzing crude oil samples, the system comprising: a gas chromatograph including an injector and a column, wherein the injector is configured to insert a sample along with a flowing gas into the column; a flame ion detector; a mass spectrometer; and a divider configured to divide constituents of the sample that are exiting the column approximately equally for delivery to the flame ion detector and the mass spectrometer; and a data processor for acquiring and processing data, wherein the data processor is configured to process the data by combining detection information from the flame ion detector and the mass spectrometer in a single processing apparatus for the simultaneous physical and chemical characterization of the whole crude oil samples. a gas chromatograph including an injector and a column, wherein the injector is configured to insert a sample along with a flowing gas into the column; a flame ion detector; a mass spectrometer; and a divider configured to divide constituents of the sample that are exiting the column approximately equally for delivery to the flame ion detector and the mass spectrometer; and a data processor for acquiring and processing data, wherein the data processor is configured to process the data by combining detection information from the flame ion detector and the mass spectrometer in a single processing apparatus for the simultaneous physical and chemical characterization of the whole crude oil samples.
A pulsed combustor assembly for dehydration and/or granulation of a wet feedstock, in particular a viscous feedstock such as a feedstock containing natural fibres, sugars and/or vegetable starches, comprising a combustion chamber, at least one fuel supply line, at least one air supply line, and at least one pulsed air generator, wherein the pulsed air generator is connected to the air supply line for generating at least a first pulsed air stream with a pulse frequency f1 entering the combustion chamber, a second air supply line and a second pulsed air generator being connected to the second air supply line and configured to generate a second pulsed air stream with a pulse frequency f2 entering the combustion chamber, wherein f2 is higher or lower than f1.
Method for producing biofuels from waste and/or biomass, comprising: - gasification of the waste/biomass in anaerobic conditions to produce a gasified biomass/waste material, - injecting the gasified biomass/waste material into an arc discharge zone of a plasma torch, where the plasma torch provides an air jet at a velocity of 600-800 m/s and a temperature in the range from 3000 to 5000 °C in the arc discharge zone, elevating the temperature of the biosyngas to at least 1250 °C, and injecting fresh air into the arc discharge zone to maintain an oxidation degree within 0.2 < CO 2 /(CO+CO 2) < 0.4, - injecting the gas stream exiting the arc discharge zone into a decomposition reactor where the residence time of the gas is around 2 seconds and the temperature is maintained at about 1250 °C, - chilling the heat treated gas mixture to a temperature of 150 °C to form a heat treated biosyngas, - subjecting the heat treated biosyngas to cleaning measures for removing elements/compounds which are poisonous towards the catalysts of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to at least a tolerable level for the catalysts of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and - passing the cleaned heat treated biosyngas through a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis for production of biofuels. - gasification of the waste/biomass in anaerobic conditions to produce a gasified biomass/waste material, - injecting the gasified biomass/waste material into an arc discharge zone of a plasma torch, where the plasma torch provides an air jet at a velocity of 600-800 m/s and a temperature in the range from 3000 to 5000 °C in the arc discharge zone, elevating the temperature of the biosyngas to at least 1250 °C, and injecting fresh air into the arc discharge zone to maintain an oxidation degree within 0.2 < CO 2 /(CO+CO 2) < 0.4, - injecting the gas stream exiting the arc discharge zone into a decomposition reactor where the residence time of the gas is around 2 seconds and the temperature is maintained at about 1250 °C, - chilling the heat treated gas mixture to a temperature of 150 °C to form a heat treated biosyngas, - subjecting the heat treated biosyngas to cleaning measures for removing elements/compounds which are poisonous towards the catalysts of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to at least a tolerable level for the catalysts of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and - passing the cleaned heat treated biosyngas through a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis for production of biofuels.
A device for the representation, in a frequency-wavenumber frame f-k, of the propagation of an ultrasound wave in a dihedral guide, characterized in that it comprises ultrasound emitters referenced by "Ej" with j an integer varying between 1 and N, N a strictly positive integer and ultrasound receivers referenced by "Ri" with i an integer varying between 1 and M, M a strictly positive integer, the receivers being disposed spatially over a first segment of a straight line according to a regular pitch "A", in that it comprises means for processing the signal received by the receivers, coming from the emitters, and in that the processing means comprise means for calculating a modified discrete spatial Fourier transform, for a spatial integration variable "x", centered in the middle of said first segment and traversing the receivers in the direction of increasing x, and for a wave vector k(x) equal to a product k.P(x), with k a coefficient which is constant in x and between 0 and 2*Pi/A, and with P(x) a polynomial in x, of coefficient of degree 0 in x equal to 1 and of coefficient "C" of degree 1 in x such that C.A is between - 1/10 and + 1/10.
A process for preparing a sterile ophthalmic suspension comprising brinzolamide, said process comprising: a) sterilizing brinzolamide by dry heat sterilization, wherein the sterilization is done at a temperature of between 80-120°C for 5-20 hours; b) aseptic mixing said brinzolamide with a sterile surfactant solution comprising at least one surfactant to obtain a slurry; c) optionally reducing the particle size of the particles within said slurry until homogeneity is obtained; d) preparing a suspension vehicle comprising mixing a solution of at least one polymer suitable for ophthalmic use with a solution comprising at least one tonicity agent, at least one preservative agent and adjusting the pH; e) autoclaving said suspension vehicle, and, optionally, aseptically adding a beta blocker; and f) aseptically mixing said slurry and said suspension vehicle to prepare a homogeneous ophthalmic suspension of brinzolamide. a) sterilizing brinzolamide by dry heat sterilization, wherein the sterilization is done at a temperature of between 80-120°C for 5-20 hours; b) aseptic mixing said brinzolamide with a sterile surfactant solution comprising at least one surfactant to obtain a slurry; c) optionally reducing the particle size of the particles within said slurry until homogeneity is obtained; d) preparing a suspension vehicle comprising mixing a solution of at least one polymer suitable for ophthalmic use with a solution comprising at least one tonicity agent, at least one preservative agent and adjusting the pH; e) autoclaving said suspension vehicle, and, optionally, aseptically adding a beta blocker; and f) aseptically mixing said slurry and said suspension vehicle to prepare a homogeneous ophthalmic suspension of brinzolamide.
A device for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery with the help of laser light, in particular for dentistry, comprising: - a laser diode with a wavelength of 445 ± 20 nm for providing the laser light; - an electrical power supply for the laser diode, wherein the power supplied to the laser diode is between 1 to 3 W; - a conversion effectiveness of at least 50% of electrical to optical power leading to only 1,5W or less of thermal heating in the device; - only a passive cooling to absorb the amount of thermal heating of the laser diode by the surrounding air and the hand of the operator. - a laser diode with a wavelength of 445 ± 20 nm for providing the laser light; - an electrical power supply for the laser diode, wherein the power supplied to the laser diode is between 1 to 3 W; - a conversion effectiveness of at least 50% of electrical to optical power leading to only 1,5W or less of thermal heating in the device; - only a passive cooling to absorb the amount of thermal heating of the laser diode by the surrounding air and the hand of the operator.
A display module, the display module being a light emitting diode display module, comprising: a display substrate having a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area; a packaging cover facing the display substrate; and a mold frame having a frame shape and configured to receive the display substrate and the packaging cover; wherein the mold frame comprises a main body and a protrusion protruding away from an inner surface of the mold frame, the protrusion is between the display substrate and the packaging cover; the packaging cover has a recess in an area corresponding to the protrusion for receiving the protrusion; the recess and the protrusion complementarily match each other; and the protrusion has a first surface (220s3) abutting the peripheral area of the display substrate and a second surface (220s4) opposite to the first surface (220s3), the second surface (220s4) abutting a surface of the recess, characterized in that, the protrusion partitions the inner surface into a first portion (220s1) and a second portion (220s2); the display module further comprising: a sealant between the first portion (220s1) of the inner surface and the display substrate, and a sealant between the second portion (220s2) of the inner surface and the packaging cover, for sealing the display substrate and the packaging cover together and encapsulating light emitting diodes therebetween. a display substrate having a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area; a packaging cover facing the display substrate; and a mold frame having a frame shape and configured to receive the display substrate and the packaging cover; wherein the mold frame comprises a main body and a protrusion protruding away from an inner surface of the mold frame, the protrusion is between the display substrate and the packaging cover; the packaging cover has a recess in an area corresponding to the protrusion for receiving the protrusion; the recess and the protrusion complementarily match each other; and the protrusion has a first surface (220s3) abutting the peripheral area of the display substrate and a second surface (220s4) opposite to the first surface (220s3), the second surface (220s4) abutting a surface of the recess, characterized in that, the protrusion partitions the inner surface into a first portion (220s1) and a second portion (220s2); the display module further comprising: a sealant between the first portion (220s1) of the inner surface and the display substrate, and a sealant between the second portion (220s2) of the inner surface and the packaging cover, for sealing the display substrate and the packaging cover together and encapsulating light emitting diodes therebetween.
A connector with a capacitively coupled connector interface for interconnection with a female portion provided with an annular groove, with a sidewall, open to an interface end of the female portion, comprising: a male portion provided with a male outer conductor coupling surface at an interface end; wherein the male outer conductor coupling surface covered by an outer conductor dielectric spacer; the male outer conductor coupling surface dimensioned to seat, spaced apart from the sidewall by the outer conductor dielectric spacer, within the annular groove, when the male portion and the female portion are in an interlocked position; characterized in that the male portion is retained with a range of radial movement, with respect to a longitudinal axis of the male portion, by a bias web of a float plate; and a retainer coupled to the float plate retains the male portion and the female portion in the interlocked position. a male portion provided with a male outer conductor coupling surface at an interface end; wherein the male outer conductor coupling surface covered by an outer conductor dielectric spacer; the male outer conductor coupling surface dimensioned to seat, spaced apart from the sidewall by the outer conductor dielectric spacer, within the annular groove, when the male portion and the female portion are in an interlocked position; characterized in that the male portion is retained with a range of radial movement, with respect to a longitudinal axis of the male portion, by a bias web of a float plate; and a retainer coupled to the float plate retains the male portion and the female portion in the interlocked position.
A method for providing fast and secure access to applications installed in a memory of a contactless smart card integrated circuit having read/write capability, said memory being divided in a plurality of sectors, each sector comprising a plurality of blocks, said sectors including a first sector for storing a serial number and further sectors, each of said further sectors being arranged to store one of said applications in a number of its blocks as well as a key for said application in another of its blocks, wherein the method comprises keeping a repository of allocations to respective smart card integrated circuit memories and serial numbers assigned to said respective memories, said allocations including applications installed in said respective memories, wherein, when a new application is to be installed in one of said respective memories identified by said serial number, the present memory allocation of said memory is retrieved, an available sector of said memory is calculated, a key is calculated for said application and the application together with the assigned sector and key are linked to the serial number and are stored in the repository.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in preventing and treating asthma comprising a styraxlignolide A compound, which is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, an aglycone thereof, which is homoegonol represented by the following Chemical Formula 2, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient: