mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for localizing a spine in a computed tomography image of a human or animal body, comprising the following steps: a) acquiring a plurality of slice images (20 - 23) of at least a part of a human or animal body and b) automatically selecting slice images from the acquired plurality of slice images (20 - 23) based on a slice-wise analysis of the acquired slice images by considering parameters (μ z, ν z, Λ z) characterizing a distribution of bones (1 - 4) in an acquired slice image (20 - 23), said selected slice images comprising image information about the spine, and wherein the distribution of bones (1 - 4) relates to a distribution or spread of intensity values or pixels relating to bones, characterized in that selecting slice images from the acquired plurality of slice images considers a parameter (Λ z) that relates to at least one shape histogram of pixels relating to bones (1 - 4) in a slice image (20 - 23) in a left-to-right direction and/or an anterior-posterior direction, wherein the at least one shape histogram represents probability values for respective pixels relating to bones in a slice image within pre-defined bins ( H L z, H R z, H A z, H P z) located at a refined center of gravity (ν z), the refined center of gravity (ν z) representing a refined center of gravity (ν z) of pixels relating to bones (1 - 4) within a refinement window in a slice image, wherein the refinement window is spanned around an original center of gravity (μ z) of pixels relating to bones (1 - 4) in a slice image (20 - 23). a) acquiring a plurality of slice images (20 - 23) of at least a part of a human or animal body and b) automatically selecting slice images from the acquired plurality of slice images (20 - 23) based on a slice-wise analysis of the acquired slice images by considering parameters (μ z, ν z, Λ z) characterizing a distribution of bones (1 - 4) in an acquired slice image (20 - 23), said selected slice images comprising image information about the spine, and wherein the distribution of bones (1 - 4) relates to a distribution or spread of intensity values or pixels relating to bones, characterized in that selecting slice images from the acquired plurality of slice images considers a parameter (Λ z) that relates to at least one shape histogram of pixels relating to bones (1 - 4) in a slice image (20 - 23) in a left-to-right direction and/or an anterior-posterior direction, wherein the at least one shape histogram represents probability values for respective pixels relating to bones in a slice image within pre-defined bins ( H L z, H R z, H A z, H P z) located at a refined center of gravity (ν z), the refined center of gravity (ν z) representing a refined center of gravity (ν z) of pixels relating to bones (1 - 4) within a refinement window in a slice image, wherein the refinement window is spanned around an original center of gravity (μ z) of pixels relating to bones (1 - 4) in a slice image (20 - 23).
A door stay for motor vehicles with - a door retaining rod, - a holder casing with a passage opening for the door retaining rod - a locking unit arranged in the holder casing and - a guide element arranged on a surface (11, 13) on the one of the holder casing and door retaining rod, which rests on an opposite-lying surface (11, 13) on the other of the holder casing and the door retaining rod such that the surfaces (11, 13) lying opposite each other are freely displaceable relative to each other in the area of the guide element, characterized in that the guide element is arranged on a side surface of the door retaining rod and rests on an inner wall of the passage opening. - a door retaining rod, - a holder casing with a passage opening for the door retaining rod - a locking unit arranged in the holder casing and - a guide element arranged on a surface (11, 13) on the one of the holder casing and door retaining rod, which rests on an opposite-lying surface (11, 13) on the other of the holder casing and the door retaining rod such that the surfaces (11, 13) lying opposite each other are freely displaceable relative to each other in the area of the guide element,
Multiple-unit rail vehicle, in particular train, having two or more carriages and one or more accessible carriage transition regions and at least one potential equaliser, characterised in that - the rail vehicle has at least one inner train section, which is bound by two carriages (ABW1, ABW2) which bound the section, wherein the inner train section alone is formed by a single carriage transition region or comprises one or more inner carriages (IW1, IW2, IW) and more than one carriage transition region, - the carriages (ABW1, ABW2) bounding the section are each earthed on the wheel side so that one part of a rail-side return current (Ir) can flow from the track-side rails, on which the rail vehicle stands or travels, into one of the carriages (ABW1, ABW2) bounding the section and as a return current (Ir) on the vehicle side through the inner train section and back from the other carriage (ABW1, ABW2) bounding the section into the rails, namely parallel to another part of the rail-side return current (Ir) which flows into the track-side rails, and - in all accessible carriage transition regions, which are arranged in the inner train section, an electric potential equaliser is arranged above the respective carriage transition region, said potential equaliser electrically connecting the carriages coupled to one another by the respective carriage transition region and routing the entire or at least one portion of the vehicle-side return current (Ir) above the accessible carriage transition region hereto. - the rail vehicle has at least one inner train section, which is bound by two carriages (ABW1, ABW2) which bound the section, wherein the inner train section alone is formed by a single carriage transition region or comprises one or more inner carriages (IW1, IW2, IW) and more than one carriage transition region, - the carriages (ABW1, ABW2) bounding the section are each earthed on the wheel side so that one part of a rail-side return current (Ir) can flow from the track-side rails, on which the rail vehicle stands or travels, into one of the carriages (ABW1, ABW2) bounding the section and as a return current (Ir) on the vehicle side through the inner train section and back from the other carriage (ABW1, ABW2) bounding the section into the rails, namely parallel to another part of the rail-side return current (Ir) which flows into the track-side rails, and - in all accessible carriage transition regions, which are arranged in the inner train section, an electric potential equaliser is arranged above the respective carriage transition region, said potential equaliser electrically connecting the carriages coupled to one another by the respective carriage transition region and routing the entire or at least one portion of the vehicle-side return current (Ir) above the accessible carriage transition region hereto.
A display board, comprising: a core structure, including: a three-dimensional core having a front surface and a back surface; a first rigid board attached to the front surface; a second rigid board attached to the back surface;; and respective rigid skins (17, 19) applied to an exposed surface of each of the first rigid board and the second rigid board; multiple apertures (20A, 20B, 20C, 20D) extending i) through the rigid skin applied to the second rigid board, the second rigid board and the back surface and ii) into the three-dimensional core a depth that is less than a thickness of the three-dimensional core, the multiple apertures having a diameter D; and an insert, formed of a flexible material, that is complementarily shaped with the apertures and that is to be inserted into any one of the multiple apertures, the insert having a diameter d larger than the diameter D of the multiple apertures within less than 1 mm of the diameter D, the insert having a mount receiving portion formed therein. a core structure, including: a three-dimensional core having a front surface and a back surface; a first rigid board attached to the front surface; a second rigid board attached to the back surface;; and respective rigid skins (17, 19) applied to an exposed surface of each of the first rigid board and the second rigid board; a three-dimensional core having a front surface and a back surface; a first rigid board attached to the front surface; a second rigid board attached to the back surface;; and respective rigid skins (17, 19) applied to an exposed surface of each of the first rigid board and the second rigid board; multiple apertures (20A, 20B, 20C, 20D) extending i) through the rigid skin applied to the second rigid board, the second rigid board and the back surface and ii) into the three-dimensional core a depth that is less than a thickness of the three-dimensional core, the multiple apertures having a diameter D; and an insert, formed of a flexible material, that is complementarily shaped with the apertures and that is to be inserted into any one of the multiple apertures, the insert having a diameter d larger than the diameter D of the multiple apertures within less than 1 mm of the diameter D, the insert having a mount receiving portion formed therein.
Method for identification of the monoisotopic mass or parameter correlated to the mass of the isotopes of the isotope distribution of at least one species of molecules contained in a sample and/or originated from a sample by at least an ionisation process comprising the following steps: (i) measuring a mass spectrum of the sample with a mass spectrometer (ii) deducing for each of the at least one species of molecules contained in the sample and/or originated from the sample by at least an ionisation process from the measured mass spectrum at least one isotope distribution of their ions having a specific charge z, (iii) deducing from at least one deduced isotope distribution of ions having a specific charge z of each of the at least one species of molecules contained in the sample and/or originated from the sample by at least an ionisation process the monoisotopic mass or a parameter correlated to the mass of the isotopes of the isotope distribution of the species of molecules, characterised in that in step (ii) the at least one isotope distribution having a specific charge z is deduced by deducing a charge score cs PX (z) of a measured peak PX of the mass spectrum by multiplication of at least three of the four sub charge scores cs P_PX (z), cs AS_PX (z), cs AC_PX (z) and cs IS_PX (z). (i) measuring a mass spectrum of the sample with a mass spectrometer (ii) deducing for each of the at least one species of molecules contained in the sample and/or originated from the sample by at least an ionisation process from the measured mass spectrum at least one isotope distribution of their ions having a specific charge z, (iii) deducing from at least one deduced isotope distribution of ions having a specific charge z of each of the at least one species of molecules contained in the sample and/or originated from the sample by at least an ionisation process the monoisotopic mass or a parameter correlated to the mass of the isotopes of the isotope distribution of the species of molecules,
A compound for use in a method of imaging amyloid, comprising: administering to a subject an effective amount of the compound wherein: A: the compound is: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently H or a nitroxide selected from the group consisting of: and wherein at least one of R 1 and R 2 is a nitroxide; or B: the compound is: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of: and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of OH, OCH 3, OCH 2 CH 3, OCH 2 CH 2 F, CH 3, and (OCH 2 CH 2) 3 F; or C: wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of: and or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or D: wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, such that the compound binds to the amyloid; and detecting the compound bound to the amyloid, thereby imaging the amyloid. A: the compound is: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently H or a nitroxide selected from the group consisting of: and wherein at least one of R 1 and R 2 is a nitroxide; or or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently H or a nitroxide selected from the group consisting of: and wherein at least one of R 1 and R 2 is a nitroxide; or B: the compound is: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of: and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of OH, OCH 3, OCH 2 CH 3, OCH 2 CH 2 F, CH 3, and (OCH 2 CH 2) 3 F; or or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of: and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of OH, OCH 3, OCH 2 CH 3, OCH 2 CH 2 F, CH 3, and (OCH 2 CH 2) 3 F; or C: wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of: and or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or D: wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, such that the compound binds to the amyloid; and detecting the compound bound to the amyloid, thereby imaging the amyloid. or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, such that the compound binds to the amyloid; and detecting the compound bound to the amyloid, thereby imaging the amyloid.
A speed controller for controlling operation of an electric motor, the speed controller comprising: a processing system constructed and arranged to: calculate a reference current I qr, which is for use in calculating drive currents for the electric motor, as the sum of a switching current I q_sw_PI and a dynamic current I q_eq; wherein the processing system is configured such that the switching current I q_sw_PI is calculated using at least proportional control with a sliding surface s that is an error function based on the electrical reference speed ω ref of the electric motor and the electrical measured speed ω measured of the electric motor. calculate a reference current I qr, which is for use in calculating drive currents for the electric motor, as the sum of a switching current I q_sw_PI and a dynamic current I q_eq; wherein the processing system is configured such that the switching current I q_sw_PI is calculated using at least proportional control with a sliding surface s that is an error function based on the electrical reference speed ω ref of the electric motor and the electrical measured speed ω measured of the electric motor.
A method of installing a camera unit including an imaging device and an optical system that projects an optical image on an imaging plane including a light receiving surface of the imaging device, wherein the optical system has a projection characteristic configured to form an image at the imaging plane having an increase in an image height (y) with respect to a unit half angle of view in a first area that is larger than an increase in an image height with respect to a unit half angle of view in a second area on a peripheral side of the first area, wherein at least a portion of the first area and at least a portion of the second area are projected on the light receiving surface, wherein the optical system and the imaging device are disposed such that a gravity center of the first area is offset in a first direction from a center of the light receiving surface, and wherein the method includes installing the camera unit such that the first direction is directed towards an area other than a predetermined targeted area, characterized in that, when a focal distance of the optical system is denoted by f, a maximum half angle of view of the optical system is denoted by θmax, an image height on an imaging surface is denoted by y, and a projection characteristic indicating a relationship between the image height y and the half angle of view θ is denoted by y(θ), a conditional expression 1.0 < f×sinθmax/y(θmax) ≤ 1.9 is satisfied. wherein the optical system has a projection characteristic configured to form an image at the imaging plane having an increase in an image height (y) with respect to a unit half angle of view in a first area that is larger than an increase in an image height with respect to a unit half angle of view in a second area on a peripheral side of the first area, wherein at least a portion of the first area and at least a portion of the second area are projected on the light receiving surface, wherein the optical system and the imaging device are disposed such that a gravity center of the first area is offset in a first direction from a center of the light receiving surface, and wherein the method includes installing the camera unit such that the first direction is directed towards an area other than a predetermined targeted area, characterized in that, when a focal distance of the optical system is denoted by f, a maximum half angle of view of the optical system is denoted by θmax, an image height on an imaging surface is denoted by y, and a projection characteristic indicating a relationship between the image height y and the half angle of view θ is denoted by y(θ), a conditional expression 1.0 < f×sinθmax/y(θmax) ≤ 1.9 is satisfied.
A method for service protection in a service protection trail which is formed by several nodes including a source node and a sink node, wherein several service protection paths corresponding to several automatic protection switching/protection communication channel, APS/PCC, overhead bytes are available in the service protection trail, characterized by comprising: determining whether a service protection path corresponding to a certain automatic protection switching /protection communication channel, APS/PCC, overhead byte is in a state of idle or being used by judging a byte content of APS/PCC overhead bytes of received multiframes; selecting the service protection path corresponding to the certain APS/PCC overhead byte for service protection if the byte content of the certain APS/PCC overhead byte for all of the several nodes in the service protection trail is idle; and using the selected service protection path for implementing service protection. determining whether a service protection path corresponding to a certain automatic protection switching /protection communication channel, APS/PCC, overhead byte is in a state of idle or being used by judging a byte content of APS/PCC overhead bytes of received multiframes; selecting the service protection path corresponding to the certain APS/PCC overhead byte for service protection if the byte content of the certain APS/PCC overhead byte for all of the several nodes in the service protection trail is idle; and using the selected service protection path for implementing service protection.
A sensor assembly (100; 200; 300; 1100; 1200; 1300; 1400) comprising: - a magnetic source (101; 201; 301; 1101; 1201; 1301; 1401) for generating a magnetic field with circular symmetry or with rotational symmetry about a central axis defining a reference orientation; - a ferromagnetic object (105; 205; 305; 1105, 1108; 1205; 1305; 1405); - a lever or a stick (102; 202; 302; 1102; 1202; 1302; 1402) which is mounted such that the lever or stick can be tilted with respect to said reference orientation, the lever or stick comprising or being fixedly connected to the ferromagnetic object; - a magnetic sensor device (130; 230; 330; 1130; 1230; 1330; 1430) comprising a substrate with a plurality of magnetic sensors configured for providing sensor signals indicative of the magnetic field; wherein the magnetic sensor device is located between the magnetic source and the ferromagnetic object; - and wherein the lever or stick is mounted in such a way that a potential energy of the magnetic field is minimal when the lever or stick is oriented in the reference orientation; characterised in that the sensor assembly comprises only a single magnet; the magnetic source is an axially magnetized magnet with a through-opening oriented in the axial direction. - a magnetic source (101; 201; 301; 1101; 1201; 1301; 1401) for generating a magnetic field with circular symmetry or with rotational symmetry about a central axis defining a reference orientation; - a ferromagnetic object (105; 205; 305; 1105, 1108; 1205; 1305; 1405); - a lever or a stick (102; 202; 302; 1102; 1202; 1302; 1402) which is mounted such that the lever or stick can be tilted with respect to said reference orientation, the lever or stick comprising or being fixedly connected to the ferromagnetic object; - a magnetic sensor device (130; 230; 330; 1130; 1230; 1330; 1430) comprising a substrate with a plurality of magnetic sensors configured for providing sensor signals indicative of the magnetic field; wherein the magnetic sensor device is located between the magnetic source and the ferromagnetic object; - and wherein the lever or stick is mounted in such a way that a potential energy of the magnetic field is minimal when the lever or stick is oriented in the reference orientation; - and wherein the lever or stick is mounted in such a way that a potential energy of the magnetic field is minimal when the lever or stick is oriented in the reference orientation; characterised in that the sensor assembly comprises only a single magnet; the magnetic source is an axially magnetized magnet with a through-opening oriented in the axial direction.
A traversable measuring device for determining a cross direction profile of a property of a moving lignocellulose-containing fibre web in a fibre web machine, the measuring device comprising a property measuring sensor movable in a cross direction of the moving fibre web and configured to determine a measurement result representing the property of the web at a number of cross directional measurement positions (P1, P2, P3, P4) in response to a movement of the property measuring sensor in the cross direction of the moving fibre web, a position measuring sensor configured to determine the cross directional measurement position (P1, P2, P3, P4) of the property measuring sensor associating to the respective measurement result of the property of the moving fibre web in the cross direction of the web, and an analysis device for receiving the measurement results representing the property of the moving fibre web and the respective cross directional measurement positions (P1, P2, P3, P4) and for allocating the measurement results of the property of the moving fibre web with the respective cross directional measurement positions (P1, P2, P3, P4) of the property measuring sensor for forming the cross direction profile of the property of the moving fibre web, characterized in that the measuring device comprises a mounting bracket that is detachably fixable with quick clamping for fastening the measuring device at a measurement site in the fibre web machine, the quick clamping allowing the mounting bracket to be removably fastened to a counterpart at the measurement site without using tools.