mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An inter-layer video decoding method comprising: decoding a first layer image; determining to perform an illumination compensation for a second layer current block; determining a reference location of the first layer image corresponding to a location of the second layer current block; determining values of neighboring samples adjacent to a reference block determined based on the reference location by using sample values of the first layer image; determining an illumination compensation parameter of the second layer current block based on the values of the neighboring samples adjacent to the reference block and values of neighboring samples adjacent to the second layer current block; and performing the illumination compensation to the second layer current block by using the determined illumination compensation parameter, CHARACTERIZED BY wherein it is determined to perform the illumination compensation for the second layer current block, when the neighboring samples adjacent to the second layer current block are reconstructed, and wherein the values of the neighboring samples adjacent to the reference block are determined by using sample values of a boundary of the first layer image, when the neighboring samples adjacent to the reference block are located outside the boundary of the first layer image. decoding a first layer image; determining to perform an illumination compensation for a second layer current block; determining a reference location of the first layer image corresponding to a location of the second layer current block; determining values of neighboring samples adjacent to a reference block determined based on the reference location by using sample values of the first layer image; determining an illumination compensation parameter of the second layer current block based on the values of the neighboring samples adjacent to the reference block and values of neighboring samples adjacent to the second layer current block; and performing the illumination compensation to the second layer current block by using the determined illumination compensation parameter, CHARACTERIZED BY wherein it is determined to perform the illumination compensation for the second layer current block, when the neighboring samples adjacent to the second layer current block are reconstructed, and wherein the values of the neighboring samples adjacent to the reference block are determined by using sample values of a boundary of the first layer image, when the neighboring samples adjacent to the reference block are located outside the boundary of the first layer image.
A privacy door assembly for installation in an aircraft, which aircraft has a flight deck area separated from a cabin area by a flight deck door, the privacy door assembly installable between the flight deck door and the cabin area, the privacy door assembly comprising: - a door frame comprising a first post and a second post, wherein the second post comprises a latch recess; - a privacy door rotatably coupleable to the first post via a set of hinges, wherein the privacy door comprises - a decompression latch arranged to engage the latch recess when the privacy door is in a closed position within the door frame, and wherein, - the decompression latch is configured to disengage from the latch recess in response to a decompression detected on a forward side of the privacy door, wherein the second post includes a gate movable between an open position and a closed position configured to retain the decompression latch within the latch recess, wherein the gate is coupled to a knob positioned on a forward side of the second post, and wherein the knob is operable to move the gate to the open position such that the gate does not retain the decompression latch within the latch recess, and wherein the gate is coupled to a flight deck cable able to extend from the second post forward of the privacy door to the flight deck area of the aircraft in the installed state, and wherein the flight deck cable is then manually operable from the flight deck area to move the gate from the closed position to the open position such that the gate does not retain the decompression latch in the latch recess. - a door frame comprising a first post and a second post, wherein the second post comprises a latch recess; - a privacy door rotatably coupleable to the first post via a set of hinges, wherein the privacy door comprises - a decompression latch arranged to engage the latch recess when the privacy door is in a closed position within the door frame, and wherein, - the decompression latch is configured to disengage from the latch recess in response to a decompression detected on a forward side of the privacy door,
Improved device for associating an element to a structure, preferably for hanging an element, in particular a panel, to a support structure, said device consisting of a single body, preferably in metallic material, which comprises: - a base provided with means for its fastening to said element, - at least a pair of elastic arms (11', 11") which develop from said base and develop longitudinally so as to always define an acute angle with respect to said base and in such a way that, as a whole, said elastic arms (11', 11") cross each other so as to define a substantially "X-shaped" conformation, both said elastic arms (11', 11") having substantially the same longitudinal extension and being both provided with means for hooking said structure, said at least one pair of elastic arms (11', 11") develop longitudinally diagonally according to opposite directions so as to define, both in rest condition and in operative hooking condition, an acute angle with respect to said base and in such a way that, as a whole, said elastic arms (11', 11") cross each other so as to define, both in rest condition and in operative hooking condition, a substantially X-shaped conformation, characterized in that said means for its fastening to said element comprise folded edges for its mechanical engagement with said element. - a base provided with means for its fastening to said element, - at least a pair of elastic arms (11', 11") which develop from said base and develop longitudinally so as to always define an acute angle with respect to said base and in such a way that, as a whole, said elastic arms (11', 11") cross each other so as to define a substantially "X-shaped" conformation, both said elastic arms (11', 11") having substantially the same longitudinal extension and being both provided with means for hooking said structure, said at least one pair of elastic arms (11', 11") develop longitudinally diagonally according to opposite directions so as to define, both in rest condition and in operative hooking condition, an acute angle with respect to said base and in such a way that, as a whole, said elastic arms (11', 11") cross each other so as to define, both in rest condition and in operative hooking condition, a substantially X-shaped conformation, characterized in that said means for its fastening to said element comprise folded edges for its mechanical engagement with said element.
An apparatus for washing an array plate, comprising: one or more dispensers, a respective dispenser of the one or more dispensers configured to dispense a first liquid on the array plate, characterized in that the respective dispenser includes: a first piston configured to slide at least partially within a first channel; and a first valve configured to allow the first liquid in the first channel to be dispensed from the first channel through the first valve and prevent a liquid from entering into the first channel through the first valve. a first piston configured to slide at least partially within a first channel; and a first valve configured to allow the first liquid in the first channel to be dispensed from the first channel through the first valve and prevent a liquid from entering into the first channel through the first valve.
An idle speed control apparatus for an internal combustion engine including a variable vale actuation mechanism that varies lift characteristics of an intake valve, the apparatus having a control valve for controlling an opening degree of an intake passage of the engine and a control section for controlling the control valve to adjust an intake air amount of the engine in an idle state for adjusting an actual engine speed to a target engine speed, the apparatus being characterized in that: the control section sets a required opening degree of the intake passage in correspondence with the lift characteristics varied by the variable valve actuation mechanism. the control section sets a required opening degree of the intake passage in correspondence with the lift characteristics varied by the variable valve actuation mechanism.
A start-up controller of an engine transmitting a driving force to a wheel of a vehicle via an automatic transmission installed in the vehicle, the start-up controller comprising: a shift-position detector that detects whether a position (R NG) of a select lever of the automatic transmission is in a driving range; an idle-stop controller that performs auto-stop control and auto-restart control of automatically stopping and restarting the engine in accordance with a traveling state of the vehicle, a first setter that determines a limit rotation rate (Ne LIM_H) based on the position (R NG) detected by the shift-position detector at start-up of the engine as a limit of a rotation rate of the engine, the start-up of the engine referring to start-up by the auto-restart control performed by the idle-stop controller, the limit rotation rate (Ne LIM_H) being lower when the position (R NG) is in the driving range compared to when the position (R NG) is not in the driving range; and a limit controller that performs limit control for controlling an actual rotation rate (Ne) of the engine such that the actual rotation rate (Ne) does not exceed the limit rotation rate (Ne LIM_H) determined by the first setter. a shift-position detector that detects whether a position (R NG) of a select lever of the automatic transmission is in a driving range; an idle-stop controller that performs auto-stop control and auto-restart control of automatically stopping and restarting the engine in accordance with a traveling state of the vehicle, a first setter that determines a limit rotation rate (Ne LIM_H) based on the position (R NG) detected by the shift-position detector at start-up of the engine as a limit of a rotation rate of the engine, the start-up of the engine referring to start-up by the auto-restart control performed by the idle-stop controller, the limit rotation rate (Ne LIM_H) being lower when the position (R NG) is in the driving range compared to when the position (R NG) is not in the driving range; and a limit controller that performs limit control for controlling an actual rotation rate (Ne) of the engine such that the actual rotation rate (Ne) does not exceed the limit rotation rate (Ne LIM_H) determined by the first setter.
A method for estimating composition of a fluid downhole, comprising: inducing plasma in the fluid downhole; collecting a light emission from the plasma; and analyzing the light emission to estimate the composition of the fluid downhole; wherein the step of inducing the plasma is characterized by: generating a spark in the fluid by generating an electric field in the fluid downhole using a fiber tip coated with an optically transparent and electrically conductive coating. inducing plasma in the fluid downhole; collecting a light emission from the plasma; and analyzing the light emission to estimate the composition of the fluid downhole; wherein the step of inducing the plasma is characterized by: generating a spark in the fluid by generating an electric field in the fluid downhole using a fiber tip coated with an optically transparent and electrically conductive coating. generating a spark in the fluid by generating an electric field in the fluid downhole using a fiber tip coated with an optically transparent and electrically conductive coating.
A milled volcanic glass filler consisting either of expanded perlite or expanded pitchstone or expanded pumicite or comprises an iron content less than 1 %wt, wherein the perlite, or pitchstone or pumicite originally comprises a combined water content more than 2,0% by weight before being expanded, which comprises total alkalis content (Na 2 O+K 2 O) in the range 6.0%-10.0%, and wherein the milled volcanic glass filler has a median particle size less than 10 μm and at the same time its particles have a lamellar shape of nil-curvature and an aspect ratio larger than 5:1.
Orthopaedic device for correcting deformities of a long bone, comprising a longitudinal bar, extended along an axis (Y-Y) and intended to be placed alongside the bone, at least a first clamp for a first group of osseous screws and a second clamp (18, 19) for a second group of osseous screws (20, 22), said second clamp being removably mounted on said bar, wherein the first clamp is placed onboard a support base and angularly movable in relation to the support base around a given rotation axis (Z-Z) by means of a rotary coupling, said support base being monted on said bar, wherein said rotary coupling comprises a male element (333, 334) associated with the first clamp and having a surface at least partially cylindrical, and a corresponding female element (336, 337) associated with the support base and having a surface at least partially cylindrical constituting a seat for the loose coupling of the male element (333, 334), and wherein the first clamp comprises an upper jaw, constituting a removable lid of the first clamp, and a lower jaw constituting a fixed base of the first clamp, closed between themselves by means of first locking screws (329, 330), a second screw for locking said first clamp in the desired angular position around the given rotation axis (Z-Z) for an adjustment of the angular position of the first group of osseous screws in relation to the support base, said first locking screws (329, 330) being independent from said second screw, the first clamp being then angularly movable in relation to the longitudinal bar around said axis (Z-Z), parallel to the axis (Y-Y) of the longitudinal bar, to allow an angular displacement of swinging type of the osseous screws, characterized in that the lower jaw of the first clamp has a substantial C-shape, and comprises a central plate-like body, having a substantially rectangular shape, and at the sides, a first cylindrical body and a second cylindrical body, said first and second cylindrical bodies (333, 334) having a respective axis coinciding with the rotation axis (Z-Z) and placed parallel to the axis (Y-Y) of the longitudinal bar, wherein said cylindrical bodies (333, 334) constitute the male element to allow for an angular displacement around said rotation axis (Z-Z).
In vitro use of a synthetic macromolecular conjugate for selective interaction with proteins, which contains a copolymer to which at least one affinity tag, at least one imaging probe and at least one targeting ligand are bound via covalent bonds for identification, visualization, quantification or isolation of proteins and/or cells, or in an immunochemical method, wherein said copolymer is a copolymer obtainable by copolymerization of at least one monomer of Formula 1: wherein: R 1 is selected from H, CH 3; R 2 is selected from NH 2, NH-CH 2 -CH -CH 3, NH-CH 3, NH-CH 2 CH 3, NH-CH 2 CH 2 -OH, NH-CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 -OH, NHC(CH 2 OH) 3, NH-CH 2 CH 2 -N + (CH 3) 3 Cl -, O-CH 2 CH 2 OH, O-(CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 -H O-(CH 2 CH 2 O) 3 -H, O-CH 2 CH 2 -N + (CH 3) 3 Cl -, NH-(CH 2) 3 N + (CH 3) 2 -(CH 2) 2 -COO -; and at least one monomer of Formula 2: wherein: R 1 is selected from H, CH 3, and X is selected from NH-(CH 2) 2 -CO, NH-(CH 2) 3 -CO, NH-(CH 2) 4 -CO, NH-(CH 2) 5 -CO, Gly, GlyGly, GlyPheLeuGly, and R 3 is selected from wherein in the copolymer at least one reactive group R 3 is replaced by the targeting ligand, at least one reactive group R 3 is replaced by the affinity tag, and at least one reactive group R 3 is replaced by the imaging probe, wherein said imaging probe is selected from the group comprising fluorescent moieties, radionuclides and metal complexes, wherein the targeting ligand is a moiety capable of selectively binding to the targeted protein or peptide sequence, and wherein the affinity tag is selected from biotin, His-tag, FLAG tag, HA tag, Strep-tag, Avi-Tag, GST-tag, c-myc-tag, V5-tag, E-tag, S-tag, SBP-tag, poly(Glu)-tag, calmodulin tag. R 1 is selected from H, CH 3; R 2 is selected from NH 2, NH-CH 2 -CH -CH 3, NH-CH 3, NH-CH 2 CH 3, NH-CH 2 CH 2 -OH, NH-CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 -OH, NHC(CH 2 OH) 3, NH-CH 2 CH 2 -N + (CH 3) 3 Cl -, O-CH 2 CH 2 OH, O-(CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 -H O-(CH 2 CH 2 O) 3 -H, O-CH 2 CH 2 -N + (CH 3) 3 Cl -, NH-(CH 2) 3 N + (CH 3) 2 -(CH 2) 2 -COO -; R 1 is selected from H, CH 3, and X is selected from NH-(CH 2) 2 -CO, NH-(CH 2) 3 -CO, NH-(CH 2) 4 -CO, NH-(CH 2) 5 -CO, Gly, GlyGly, GlyPheLeuGly, and R 3 is selected from wherein in the copolymer at least one reactive group R 3 is replaced by the targeting ligand, at least one reactive group R 3 is replaced by the affinity tag, and at least one reactive group R 3 is replaced by the imaging probe,
Device for stretching skin, comprising a plate-shaped main body, comprising a tensioning element arranged on the main body, said tensioning element being rotatable about an axis of rotation, as a result of which a pulling thread (84, 88) affixed on the tensioning element can be wound up on the tensioning element and tensioned, comprising a latching lock for fixing the rotatable tensioning element and comprising securing means for securing the latching lock against inadvertent release, wherein the tensioning element can be moved in the direction of the axis of rotation against the force from a spring, as a result of which the latching lock can be disengaged, wherein when the tensioning element is released the latter can be returned to the latching position as a result of the force from the spring, and wherein the securing means can be effected by a securing lever arranged on the rotatable tensioning element, by means of which securing lever the movement of the tensioning element both in the direction of the axis of rotation and about the axis of rotation can be effected at the same time, characterized in that the securing lever is pivotable and does not secure in a first position, raised from the tensioning element, and blocks a movement of the tensioning element in the direction of the axis of rotation in a second, pivoted-down position, and in that the securing lever can be displaced, from the second, pivoted-down position, into a further position which prevents the securing lever from pivoting upwards.
A method for continuously producing a unidirectionally fiber-reinforced plastic material having a fiber content in the range from 10 to 70 vol.%, wherein at least one fiber strand is led through a flow channel having an open passage height in the range from 0.1 to 5.0 mm and is spread there by spreading elements (9.1, 9.2, 9.3) and impregnated with a molten thermoplastic plastic having a viscosity in the range between 10 3 mPa s and 10 8 mPa s, characterized in that during the impregnation a vibration is applied to the at least one fiber strand and to the plastic melt in the flow channel, and in that when the fiber strands are spread during the impregnation a mechanical tension in the range from 20 to 1000 N is set.
A device (300, 400, 271, 281, 291) for communicating a driving ability level of a user, the device comprising at least a processor, a memory and a wireless transceiver, wherein the device is configured to: receive a communication from a medical device (1, 2), wherein the communication comprises information relating to a condition of the medical device; and send a communication to a vehicle; wherein the information relating to a condition of the medical device is processed in order to determine a driving ability level of the user by the assignment of a category selected from a group comprising a first category and a second category; store information relating to a medication dose history of the user; determine, based on the stored medication dose history, a due time for a subsequent medication dose administration; wirelessly transmit data representing the due time for the subsequent medication dose administration to a smart key associated with a vehicle or to an electronic warning system of a vehicle; and characterized in that the device is further configured to infer a physiological condition of the user by comparing the current time with the determined due time for the next medication dose, and wherein the information relating to a condition of the medical device and the inferred physiological condition of the user is processed in order to determine a driving ability level of the user by the assignment of a category selected from a group comprising a first category and a second category. receive a communication from a medical device (1, 2), wherein the communication comprises information relating to a condition of the medical device; and send a communication to a vehicle; wherein the information relating to a condition of the medical device is processed in order to determine a driving ability level of the user by the assignment of a category selected from a group comprising a first category and a second category; store information relating to a medication dose history of the user; determine, based on the stored medication dose history, a due time for a subsequent medication dose administration; wirelessly transmit data representing the due time for the subsequent medication dose administration to a smart key associated with a vehicle or to an electronic warning system of a vehicle; and characterized in that the device is further configured to infer a physiological condition of the user by comparing the current time with the determined due time for the next medication dose, and wherein the information relating to a condition of the medical device and the inferred physiological condition of the user is processed in order to determine a driving ability level of the user by the assignment of a category selected from a group comprising a first category and a second category.
A yarn tension sensor for weaving lines, which comprises: - a support, - a flexible arm which has a fixed end which is integral with the support, - a contact rod which extends laterally from a moveable end of said flexible arm and can be engaged slideably by a yarn proximate to a free end of the contact rod, said moveable end being adapted to move in relation to the tension variations of said yarn, - a detection assembly (28, 40) adapted to generate a signal that is variable in relation to the movement of said moveable end, said contact rod being provided with a retention element which is shaped so as to laterally retain the yarn at least on the side of the free end, characterized in that said flexible arm consists of an elongated body which has, proximate to said fixed end, at least two recesses (46, 48) on respective opposite sides with respect to the flexing direction, said recesses being offset longitudinally so as to form a reduced-thickness area which is elastically flexible about an axis. - a support, - a flexible arm which has a fixed end which is integral with the support, - a contact rod which extends laterally from a moveable end of said flexible arm and can be engaged slideably by a yarn proximate to a free end of the contact rod, said moveable end being adapted to move in relation to the tension variations of said yarn, - a detection assembly (28, 40) adapted to generate a signal that is variable in relation to the movement of said moveable end, said contact rod being provided with a retention element which is shaped so as to laterally retain the yarn at least on the side of the free end, characterized in that said flexible arm consists of an elongated body which has, proximate to said fixed end, at least two recesses (46, 48) on respective opposite sides with respect to the flexing direction, said recesses being offset longitudinally so as to form a reduced-thickness area which is elastically flexible about an axis.