mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A computer-implemented method for reconstructing an image of an object of interest from a plurality of projection data of said object corresponding to a plurality of time points, the method comprising the steps of retrieving a plurality of volumetric data of the object of interest from the plurality of projection data, each one of the volumetric data corresponding to a respective time point; applying a gradient-based filter on the plurality of volumetric data to obtain a plurality of edge-enhanced image volumes corresponding to the respective time points; weighting of the plurality of edge-enhanced image volumes by weighting edges with a normalized gradient magnitude to obtain a plurality of normalized edge-enhanced image volumes; estimating a plurality of first motion vector fields on the basis of the normalized plurality of edge-enhanced image volumes, by determining a first one of the plurality of normalized edge-enhanced image volumes as a first reference image volume; and estimating the plurality of first motion vector fields from the first reference image volume to the remaining ones of the plurality of edge-enhanced image volumes using the first reference image volume. and reconstructing a plurality of first motion compensated image volumes of the object from the plurality of projection data using the estimated plurality of first motion vector fields, each of the plurality of first motion compensated image volumes corresponding to a respective time point. retrieving a plurality of volumetric data of the object of interest from the plurality of projection data, each one of the volumetric data corresponding to a respective time point; applying a gradient-based filter on the plurality of volumetric data to obtain a plurality of edge-enhanced image volumes corresponding to the respective time points; weighting of the plurality of edge-enhanced image volumes by weighting edges with a normalized gradient magnitude to obtain a plurality of normalized edge-enhanced image volumes; estimating a plurality of first motion vector fields on the basis of the normalized plurality of edge-enhanced image volumes, by determining a first one of the plurality of normalized edge-enhanced image volumes as a first reference image volume; and estimating the plurality of first motion vector fields from the first reference image volume to the remaining ones of the plurality of edge-enhanced image volumes using the first reference image volume. and reconstructing a plurality of first motion compensated image volumes of the object from the plurality of projection data using the estimated plurality of first motion vector fields, each of the plurality of first motion compensated image volumes corresponding to a respective time point.
A method of thinning an aqueous based drilling fluid for use in drilling a borehole in a subterranean formation comprising: adding to the drilling fluid an additive comprising an acrylic copolymer comprising a hybrid/graft lignosulfonate multipolymer, containing carboxylate and sulfonate functional groups, with synthetic polymer side chains covalently linked to a base lignosulfonate material, and having a molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 15,000 and a high anionic charge density as indicated by a zeta potential of about 18 to 19 mV, at temperatures ranging from 350°F to 450°F (177°C to 232°C) and a pH ranging from 8 to 10.5. adding to the drilling fluid an additive comprising an acrylic copolymer comprising a hybrid/graft lignosulfonate multipolymer, containing carboxylate and sulfonate functional groups, with synthetic polymer side chains covalently linked to a base lignosulfonate material, and having a molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 15,000 and a high anionic charge density as indicated by a zeta potential of about 18 to 19 mV, at temperatures ranging from 350°F to 450°F (177°C to 232°C) and a pH ranging from 8 to 10.5.
A system for ion pumping, comprising: an anode, wherein the anode comprises one or more anode chambers; a cathode, wherein the anode is inserted into the cathode, and wherein the cathode comprises a cylindrical tube; and a magnet, wherein the magnet comprises a Halbach magnet array, and wherein the cathode is inserted into the Halbach magnet array. an anode, wherein the anode comprises one or more anode chambers; a cathode, wherein the anode is inserted into the cathode, and wherein the cathode comprises a cylindrical tube; and a magnet, wherein the magnet comprises a Halbach magnet array, and wherein the cathode is inserted into the Halbach magnet array.
An esteramine comprising a reaction product of a metathesis-derived C 10 -C 17 monounsaturated acid, octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives with a tertiary alkanolamine, said esteramine having the formula: (R 1) 3-m -N-[(CH 2) n -(CHCH 3) z -O-CO-R 2] m where: R 1 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl; R 2 is -(CH 2) 7 -CH=CHR 3 or -(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 7 -CO 2 R 4; R 3 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 7 alkyl; R 4 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, oxyalkylene, polyoxyalkylene, glyceryl ester, or a mono- or divalent cation; m= 1-3; n= 1-4; z= 0 or 1; and when z=0, n=2-4; and wherein when R 3 is C 1 -C 7 alkyl the esteramine has at least 25 mole % of trans -Δ 9 unsaturation. R 1 is C 1 -C 6 alkyl; R 2 is -(CH 2) 7 -CH=CHR 3 or -(CH 2) 7 -CH=CH-(CH 2) 7 -CO 2 R 4; R 3 is hydrogen or C 1 -C 7 alkyl; R 4 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, oxyalkylene, polyoxyalkylene, glyceryl ester, or a mono- or divalent cation; m= 1-3; n= 1-4; z= 0 or 1; and when z=0, n=2-4; and wherein when R 3 is C 1 -C 7 alkyl the esteramine has at least 25 mole % of trans -Δ 9 unsaturation.
An electrical stimulation device having a stimulator, containing a generator for generating electrical stimulation pulses having specific stimulation parameters, a voltage supply for supplying the generator with electrical energy and a stimulator housing, having a fastening element for fastening the stimulator to the surface of the skin, having at least two needle electrodes for piercing the surface of the skin of an area to be stimulated, having a line via which the needle electrodes are connected to the stimulator, wherein the stimulator can be releasably connected to the fastening element, characterised in that the fastening element has a clip for releasably receiving the stimulator housing and a support element for supporting and fastening the stimulator to the surface of the skin.
A component-part driving mechanism that changes a relative position of a coupled member relative to a position of a fastening member, comprising: the fastening member having a shaft and an abutting section; and the coupled member having a three-tiered shape where one tier has a smaller diameter that serves as a state maintaining section, the coupled member including an urging section, wherein the urging section comprises a plurality of elastic lips which accumulates an urging force as a result of changes in a distance between the abutting section and the urging section, said urging force serving to change the relative position in one predetermined circumferential direction, wherein the state maintaining section maintains a state in which the urging section is abutting against the abutting section, characterized in that the abutting section and the urging section displace the relative position in the predetermined circumferential direction as a result of a repetition of accumulating and releasing of the urging force due to vibration of the urging section relative to the abutting section, the fastening member rotates in the predetermined circumferential direction in which the fastening member fastens onto a coupling target, the coupled member is fastened onto the coupling target via the fastening member, one of the coupling target and the coupled member includes a screw-thread engaged section that is either a female screw section or a male screw section, and the fastening member includes a screw-thread engaging section (20A, 20C) that engages with the screw-thread engaged section of one of the coupling target and the coupled member. the fastening member having a shaft and an abutting section; and the coupled member having a three-tiered shape where one tier has a smaller diameter that serves as a state maintaining section, the coupled member including an urging section, wherein the urging section comprises a plurality of elastic lips which accumulates an urging force as a result of changes in a distance between the abutting section and the urging section, said urging force serving to change the relative position in one predetermined circumferential direction, wherein the state maintaining section maintains a state in which the urging section is abutting against the abutting section, characterized in that the abutting section and the urging section displace the relative position in the predetermined circumferential direction as a result of a repetition of accumulating and releasing of the urging force due to vibration of the urging section relative to the abutting section, the fastening member rotates in the predetermined circumferential direction in which the fastening member fastens onto a coupling target, the coupled member is fastened onto the coupling target via the fastening member, one of the coupling target and the coupled member includes a screw-thread engaged section that is either a female screw section or a male screw section, and the fastening member includes a screw-thread engaging section (20A, 20C) that engages with the screw-thread engaged section of one of the coupling target and the coupled member.
A method for wireless communication performed by a communication device, comprising: receiving a configuration, comprising at least a first component carrier, CC, and a second CC, wherein the configuration configures the first CC and the second CC (325 for a carrier aggregation operation or a dual-connectivity operation, wherein there is non-ideal backhaul link between two base stations during dual-connectivity operation; determining hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, timing for at least one of the first CC and the second CC, the determined HARQ timing based at least in part on the received configuration and that the at least one of the first CC and the second CC is subject to an evolved interference management for traffic adaptation, eIMTA, configuration; and communicating using the at least one of the first CC and the second CC based at least in part on the determined HARQ timing. receiving a configuration, comprising at least a first component carrier, CC, and a second CC, wherein the configuration configures the first CC and the second CC (325 for a carrier aggregation operation or a dual-connectivity operation, wherein there is non-ideal backhaul link between two base stations during dual-connectivity operation; determining hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, timing for at least one of the first CC and the second CC, the determined HARQ timing based at least in part on the received configuration and that the at least one of the first CC and the second CC is subject to an evolved interference management for traffic adaptation, eIMTA, configuration; and communicating using the at least one of the first CC and the second CC based at least in part on the determined HARQ timing.
A method to increase the wettability of a substrate (10, 20), which substrate (10, 20) is selected from the group consisting of components to transport and/or support a semiconductor substrate, such as electrostatic chucks, wafer carriers, heaters and lift pins and components to transport and/or support highly purity liquids, copier components and components used in Electrical Discharge Machining applications, by providing said substrate (10, 20) at least partially with a conductive, metal free, hydrophilic carbon based coating, said carbon based coating being doped with nitrogen, said carbon based coating having an electrical resistivity lower than 10 8 ohm-cm, and an adhesion promoting layer is applied on said substrate (10, 20) before the application of said carbon based coating, wherein the adhesion promoting layer comprises at least one layer, said adhesion promoting layer comprising at least one element of the group consisting of silicon and of the elements of group IVB, the elements of group VB and the elements of Group VIB of the periodic table, characterized in that the carbon based coating comprises a nitrogen doped diamond-like carbon coating comprising amorphous hydrogenated carbon (a-C:H) and said carbon based coating comprises a nitrogen doped diamond-like nanocomposite coating comprising C, H, O and Si.
A method of checkpointing an object, process or other component of an application program, the method comprising: creating at least one incremental checkpoint; creating at least one full checkpoint; wherein incremental checkpointing is implemented in user space; wherein incremental checkpointing comprises page-boundary memory checkpointing; wherein checkpointing is carried out using a device driver, whereby no modification of the operating system kernel is required; characterized in that the method further comprises: asynchronously merging at least one said incremental checkpoint and at least one said full checkpoint at a checkpoint storage location; and reconnecting kernel pointers for shared files between parent and child processes after restoring from a checkpoint using the device driver, whereby operating system kernel modification is not required. creating at least one incremental checkpoint; creating at least one full checkpoint; wherein incremental checkpointing is implemented in user space; wherein incremental checkpointing comprises page-boundary memory checkpointing; wherein checkpointing is carried out using a device driver, whereby no modification of the operating system kernel is required; characterized in that the method further comprises: asynchronously merging at least one said incremental checkpoint and at least one said full checkpoint at a checkpoint storage location; and reconnecting kernel pointers for shared files between parent and child processes after restoring from a checkpoint using the device driver, whereby operating system kernel modification is not required. asynchronously merging at least one said incremental checkpoint and at least one said full checkpoint at a checkpoint storage location; and reconnecting kernel pointers for shared files between parent and child processes after restoring from a checkpoint using the device driver, whereby operating system kernel modification is not required.
Method of determining the mass of pourable or tricklable piece goods present on conveying equipment, which method comprises the steps of: a) distributing individual items of the piece goods on the conveying equipment in such a way that at least a half thereof do not mutually overlap, b) conveying the piece goods on the conveying equipment along a conveying direction through a detection region of at least one camera, c) generating succeeding or partly overlapping images of the items in the detection region with the help of the camera, d) generating geometric data of the items on the basis of the images in dependence on the position of the items on the conveying equipment, e) calculating the mass of the items arranged on the conveying equipment on the basis of the geometric data thereof in dependence on the position of the items on the conveying equipment, wherein an average area mass is determined in advance for the piece goods, and f) establishing an association which indicates each item of the piece goods and assigns thereto at least the mass as a quality of the item and the position thereof on the conveying equipment, characterised in that as part of the geometric data in step e) a projection area dimension of a projection area of each item of the piece goods in a fixed direction of projection is determined, the projection area dimension of the items is multiplied by the average area dimension and the speed of advance of the conveying equipment for conveying away a predetermined value at least of the mass is controlled in dependence on a mass associated with the items of the piece goods. a) distributing individual items of the piece goods on the conveying equipment in such a way that at least a half thereof do not mutually overlap, b) conveying the piece goods on the conveying equipment along a conveying direction through a detection region of at least one camera, c) generating succeeding or partly overlapping images of the items in the detection region with the help of the camera, d) generating geometric data of the items on the basis of the images in dependence on the position of the items on the conveying equipment, e) calculating the mass of the items arranged on the conveying equipment on the basis of the geometric data thereof in dependence on the position of the items on the conveying equipment, wherein an average area mass is determined in advance for the piece goods, and f) establishing an association which indicates each item of the piece goods and assigns thereto at least the mass as a quality of the item and the position thereof on the conveying equipment,
A service routing packet processing method, comprising: receiving, by a first service router, SR, a first service routing packet; querying, by the first SR, a service routing table according to path identification information and identification information of a source service node, SN, that are carried in the first service routing packet, to determine identification information of a destination SN, wherein the service routing table comprises a correspondence between the path identification information, the identification information of the source SN, and the identification information of the destination SN, and wherein the source SN is a previous SN of the first service routing packet, and the destination SN is a next SN of the first service routing packet; generating, by the first SR, a second service routing packet according to the identification information of the destination SN and the first service routing packet; and sending, by the first SR, the second service routing packet to the destination SN. receiving, by a first service router, SR, a first service routing packet; querying, by the first SR, a service routing table according to path identification information and identification information of a source service node, SN, that are carried in the first service routing packet, to determine identification information of a destination SN, wherein the service routing table comprises a correspondence between the path identification information, the identification information of the source SN, and the identification information of the destination SN, and wherein the source SN is a previous SN of the first service routing packet, and the destination SN is a next SN of the first service routing packet; generating, by the first SR, a second service routing packet according to the identification information of the destination SN and the first service routing packet; and sending, by the first SR, the second service routing packet to the destination SN.
A method for reducing the rolling oil load of a roller strip conveyed through a roll gap of a roller mill, a wiper being used in this method which is arranged on a strip exit side of the roller mill and is provided with a wiper edge for being contacted to a roller surface of an upper work roll delimiting the roll gap, characterized in that the wiper is altered in its relative arrangement to the roller surface in dependence of a parameter influencing the rolling process or the rolled result for forming a conveyor gap, which has a gap width d, for rolling oil adhering to the roller surface.
Apparatus to determine an angle of vision (σ) of a light source on a transparent object with - an illuminating device, which has multiple, partially simultaneously illuminated, punctiform light sources, whereby the light sources have an illuminating distance (G, G*) from the transparent object, are located infront of the object and the light of the light sources falls on the transparent object at an angle of incidence (κ) with regard to the surface normal; - at least one camera, which is set up to capture simultaneously the positions of a primary image (21a, 71a) and a secondary image (21b, 71b) of multiple, simultaneously illuminated light sources on a 2-dimensional target, whereby the target has a viewing distance (A, A*) from the transparent object, is arranged behind the transparent object along the light path and is formed by a recording surface or image sensor of the at least one camera, whereby the primary image (21a, 71a) and the secondary image (21b, 71b) of one light source are generated by one volume element of the transparent object illuminated by the light source on the target; and - an evaluation device, which is set up to determine the angle of vision (σ) of the respective volume element of the transparent object based on the positions of the primary image (21a, 71a) and the secondary image (21b, 71b) as well as based on the viewing distance (A, A*), the angle of incidence (κ) and the illuminating distance (G, G*), whereby the angle of vision (σ) is the angle at which the at least one camera perceives the primary image (21a, 71a) and the secondary image (21b, 71b) of the light source. - an illuminating device, which has multiple, partially simultaneously illuminated, punctiform light sources, whereby the light sources have an illuminating distance (G, G*) from the transparent object, are located infront of the object and the light of the light sources falls on the transparent object at an angle of incidence (κ) with regard to the surface normal; - at least one camera, which is set up to capture simultaneously the positions of a primary image (21a, 71a) and a secondary image (21b, 71b) of multiple, simultaneously illuminated light sources on a 2-dimensional target, whereby the target has a viewing distance (A, A*) from the transparent object, is arranged behind the transparent object along the light path and is formed by a recording surface or image sensor of the at least one camera, whereby the primary image (21a, 71a) and the secondary image (21b, 71b) of one light source are generated by one volume element of the transparent object illuminated by the light source on the target; and - an evaluation device, which is set up to determine the angle of vision (σ) of the respective volume element of the transparent object based on the positions of the primary image (21a, 71a) and the secondary image (21b, 71b) as well as based on the viewing distance (A, A*), the angle of incidence (κ) and the illuminating distance (G, G*), whereby the angle of vision (σ) is the angle at which the at least one camera perceives the primary image (21a, 71a) and the secondary image (21b, 71b) of the light source.
Pharmaceutical formulation suitable for preparing dispersible tablets, by direct compression, consisting of fluoxetine or an acid addition salt thereof, as an active ingredient, in a quantity of 4% to 7.5% by weight in relation to the total weight of the formulation, and suitable excipients and coadjuvants, including at least one diluent, one disintegrant and one lubricant, characterised in that - fluoxetine is used as is, uncoated, i.e. not having undergone a prior coating and/or shaping or granulation step such as obtaining microspheres, - said diluent is a mixture of - sugars of small grain size, with a mean particle size between 100 μm and 250 μm - sugars of medium grain size, with a mean particle size between 100 μm and 600 μm, said sugars being chosen in the group consisting of mannitol, lactose and mixtures thereof. - fluoxetine is used as is, uncoated, i.e. not having undergone a prior coating and/or shaping or granulation step such as obtaining microspheres, - said diluent is a mixture of - sugars of small grain size, with a mean particle size between 100 μm and 250 μm - sugars of medium grain size, with a mean particle size between 100 μm and 600 μm,