mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A method of controlling at least one tintable window located between an interior and exterior of a facility, wherein tinting of the tintable window can be controlled automatically, the method comprising: (a) receiving output signals from any two or more sensors selected from the group consisting of an exterior photosensor disposed external to the facility, an interior photosensor disposed internal to the facility, an occupancy sensor, an exterior temperature sensor disposed external to the facility, and a transmissivity sensor which detects light passing through the tintable window from the exterior; (b) determining a level of tint for the at least one tintable window using a relationship between the output signals received and the level of tint, wherein determining the level of tint comprises using scheduling information for the facility, wherein the scheduling information comprises time of year and/or time of day information for the facility, and wherein the scheduling information further comprises geographical information about the facility including the geographical facing direction of the tintable window and/or a latitude and longitude of the facility; and (c) providing instructions to change the tint of the at least one tintable window to the level of tint determined in (b); wherein the level of tint determined in (b) is based, in part, on whether the at least one tintable window is transitioning from a darker tint to a lighter tint or from a lighter tint to a darker tint. (a) receiving output signals from any two or more sensors selected from the group consisting of an exterior photosensor disposed external to the facility, an interior photosensor disposed internal to the facility, an occupancy sensor, an exterior temperature sensor disposed external to the facility, and a transmissivity sensor which detects light passing through the tintable window from the exterior; (b) determining a level of tint for the at least one tintable window using a relationship between the output signals received and the level of tint, wherein determining the level of tint comprises using scheduling information for the facility, wherein the scheduling information comprises time of year and/or time of day information for the facility, and wherein the scheduling information further comprises geographical information about the facility including the geographical facing direction of the tintable window and/or a latitude and longitude of the facility; and (c) providing instructions to change the tint of the at least one tintable window to the level of tint determined in (b);
Rotary-type furnace for conditioning preforms, in particular for stretch blowing plastic containers, having a heating wheel at which several heating modules for heating one preform each are arranged, the heating modules each comprising a heating chamber for radiating the preform with infrared radiation and a holding device for holding the preform, characterized in that the heating modules each further comprise an individually controllable lifting device for lifting and lowering the holding device and/or the heating chamber to change between a loading or withdrawal position, in which the preform does not overlap with the heating chamber in the direction of its main axis, and a radiation position in which a section of the preform is arranged within the heating chamber.
A fertilizer composition for use in increasing plant growth, plant productivity and/or soil quality, comprising Lactobacillus parafarraginis, Lactobacillus buchneri, Lactobacillus rapi, Lactobacillus zeae, Acetobacter fabarum and Candida ethanolica.
An airbag device equipped in a vehicle seat having a seat cushion forming a seat surface, a seatback forming a backrest, and a headrest arranged at the upper part of the seatback, comprising: an inflator (12a, 12b) for generating inflation gas; and an airbag stowed at least within the seatback that expands based on expansion gas discharged from the inflator (12a,12b), wherein the airbag includes a pair of left and right side chambers (16a, 16b) that deploy from the side parts of the seatback forward and an upper chamber that is provided continuously with the side chambers (16a, 16b) and deploys above the head of the occupant, the airbag, from a state of being spread out prior to stowing, is rolled or folded and compressed in a long rod shape in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction, and a location of the long rod shaped airbag corresponding to the upper chamber is stowed in a stowing part (210,220,230) provided in the seatback on the rear surface of the headrest, chracterized in that a cover member that deploys toward a rear surface of the headrest in conjunction with deployment of the airbag, wherein the cover member covers at least the boundary part of the seatback and the headrest. an inflator (12a, 12b) for generating inflation gas; and an airbag stowed at least within the seatback that expands based on expansion gas discharged from the inflator (12a,12b), wherein the airbag includes a pair of left and right side chambers (16a, 16b) that deploy from the side parts of the seatback forward and an upper chamber that is provided continuously with the side chambers (16a, 16b) and deploys above the head of the occupant, the airbag, from a state of being spread out prior to stowing, is rolled or folded and compressed in a long rod shape in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction, and a location of the long rod shaped airbag corresponding to the upper chamber is stowed in a stowing part (210,220,230) provided in the seatback on the rear surface of the headrest, chracterized in that a cover member that deploys toward a rear surface of the headrest in conjunction with deployment of the airbag, wherein the cover member covers at least the boundary part of the seatback and the headrest.
A method of producing an X-ray tube comprising forming a first housing section from sheet metal; forming a second housing section from sheet metal, mounting a series of electron sources in one of the housing sections; mounting an anode in one of the housing sections; and joining the housing sections together to form a housing defining a vacuum chamber with the electron sources supported inside the vacuum chamber and the anode supported in the housing, wherein the vacuum chamber is in the shape of a torus arranged to extend around a scanning volume.
A phosphor-containing resin composition comprising (i) phosphor particles of at least one member selected from the group consisting of a nitride and an oxynitride, and (ii) a fluorine-containing resin. (i) phosphor particles of at least one member selected from the group consisting of a nitride and an oxynitride, and (ii) a fluorine-containing resin.
A slide-on attachment for use with an electronic smoking device, the slide-on attachment comprising: a body comprising: a first cavity capable of facilitating fitting the slide-on attachment (100, 500) on the electronic smoking device, characterized in that said body comprises a plurality of cavities (106, 108), which comprise at least one second cavity acting as a flavor reservoir and comprising a volatile flavored material. a body comprising: a first cavity capable of facilitating fitting the slide-on attachment (100, 500) on the electronic smoking device, a first cavity capable of facilitating fitting the slide-on attachment (100, 500) on the electronic smoking device, characterized in that said body comprises a plurality of cavities (106, 108), which comprise at least one second cavity acting as a flavor reservoir and comprising a volatile flavored material.
A barbed suture comprising: an elongated body; one pointed end; a plurality of barbs extending from the periphery of the body, the barbs permitting movement of the suture through the tissue in the direction of movement of the pointed end and preventing movement of the suture in a direction opposite the direction of movement of the pointed end; and characterized by one end having an anchor comprising a single barb extending towards the other end of the suture, wherein the single barb is larger than each of the plurality of barbs, the anchor configured to prevent movement of the suture in the direction of movement of the pointed end. an elongated body; one pointed end; a plurality of barbs extending from the periphery of the body, the barbs permitting movement of the suture through the tissue in the direction of movement of the pointed end and preventing movement of the suture in a direction opposite the direction of movement of the pointed end; and characterized by one end having an anchor comprising a single barb extending towards the other end of the suture, wherein the single barb is larger than each of the plurality of barbs, the anchor configured to prevent movement of the suture in the direction of movement of the pointed end.
Method for operating a dryer with a drum for accommodating laundry items to be treated, a drive motor for the drum, a process air channel for guiding process air, in which process air is moved by means of a fan, which is connected at a first end to an air outlet opening of the drum and at a second end to an air inlet opening of the drum, a controller unit, a heat pump arranged in the process air channel with an evaporator, a condenser, an expansion unit and a compressor, wherein a first thermometer for the measurement of the input temperature T1 is arranged at the coolant inlet of the evaporator and a second thermometer for the measurement of the output temperature T2 is arranged at the coolant outlet of the evaporator, characterised in that the controller unit is configured to determine a residual humidity H of the laundry items from an overheating SH that can be calculated as a difference T2-T1, and wherein the dryer has at least one sensor (26,27) for ascertaining measurement values of the process air and the controller unit is configured to link the measured SH values as well as the measurement values of the process air and/or calculation variables calculated therefrom with model parameters determined from a prediction model, in order to determine the residual humidity, wherein the method comprises the following steps in a drying process: (a) measurement of the input temperature T1 at the coolant inlet of the evaporator and the output temperature T2 at the coolant outlet of the evaporator; (b) calculation of the overheating SH as a difference T2-T1; and (c) determination of the residual humidity of the laundry items from the overheating SH by means of the controller unit. (a) measurement of the input temperature T1 at the coolant inlet of the evaporator and the output temperature T2 at the coolant outlet of the evaporator; (b) calculation of the overheating SH as a difference T2-T1; and (c) determination of the residual humidity of the laundry items from the overheating SH by means of the controller unit.
A method comprising: capturing, at a depth camera, a depth image of a face, the depth image comprising a three-dimensional point cloud comprising a plurality of points; generating, at a processor, a depth map of the face based on the 3D point cloud, the depth map comprising a plurality of pixels; and estimating, at the processor, a pose of the face by fitting a face model mesh comprising a plurality of vertices to the depth map, the fitting comprising: estimating which vertices of the face model mesh are visible from a point of view of the depth camera, wherein the estimating comprises assuming that the face model mesh is largely convex and further comprises estimating a degree to which a vector that is normal to each vertex of the face model mesh is facing toward or away from the depth camera; and minimizing an energy function based on a distance from each pixel of the depth map to a corresponding vertex of a subset of the vertices of the face model mesh, the subset comprising only the vertices that are estimated to be visible from the point of view of the depth camera. capturing, at a depth camera, a depth image of a face, the depth image comprising a three-dimensional point cloud comprising a plurality of points; generating, at a processor, a depth map of the face based on the 3D point cloud, the depth map comprising a plurality of pixels; and estimating, at the processor, a pose of the face by fitting a face model mesh comprising a plurality of vertices to the depth map, the fitting comprising: estimating which vertices of the face model mesh are visible from a point of view of the depth camera, wherein the estimating comprises assuming that the face model mesh is largely convex and further comprises estimating a degree to which a vector that is normal to each vertex of the face model mesh is facing toward or away from the depth camera; and minimizing an energy function based on a distance from each pixel of the depth map to a corresponding vertex of a subset of the vertices of the face model mesh, the subset comprising only the vertices that are estimated to be visible from the point of view of the depth camera. estimating which vertices of the face model mesh are visible from a point of view of the depth camera, wherein the estimating comprises assuming that the face model mesh is largely convex and further comprises estimating a degree to which a vector that is normal to each vertex of the face model mesh is facing toward or away from the depth camera; and minimizing an energy function based on a distance from each pixel of the depth map to a corresponding vertex of a subset of the vertices of the face model mesh, the subset comprising only the vertices that are estimated to be visible from the point of view of the depth camera.
A metal mask for screen printing a printing material on an object to be printed by sliding of a squeegee thereon, and which are formed a plurality of openings (51A-51D) that pass from a first surface on a side on which the squeegee is provided to a second surface on a side on which the object to be printed is provided, comprising: abridge portion (52A-52D) disposed between one of the openings and the other of the openings, and that is recessed from the second surface, and a filling portion (53A-53D) provided on a second surface side of the bridge portion, and in which is filled the printing material by the sliding of the squeegee, wherein the filling portion communicates with respective ends (51a-51b) of the one opening and the other opening and, as seen from the second surface, has a width in a second direction that intersects a first direction extending from the one opening to the other opening that is greater than a width of the openings in the second direction. abridge portion (52A-52D) disposed between one of the openings and the other of the openings, and that is recessed from the second surface, and a filling portion (53A-53D) provided on a second surface side of the bridge portion, and in which is filled the printing material by the sliding of the squeegee, wherein the filling portion communicates with respective ends (51a-51b) of the one opening and the other opening and, as seen from the second surface, has a width in a second direction that intersects a first direction extending from the one opening to the other opening that is greater than a width of the openings in the second direction.
A method, comprising: at a computer device with a display and one or more input devices; downloading a webpage that includes an article, comprising content, wherein the webpage is capable of being displayed in a normal mode of presentation and a reader mode of presentation, wherein the capability of the webpage being displayed in the reader mode of presentation is determined based on a rendering tree; wherein, in the normal mode of presentation of the webpage, the content is displayed with an advertisement, icon, link, button, search field, or image, that is distinct from the content, and in the reader mode of presentation, the content is displayed without displaying the advertisement, icon, link, button, search field, or image; after downloading the webpage, displaying, on the display, the webpage in the normal mode of presentation; while the webpage is displayed on the display in the normal mode of presentation, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a first input that corresponds to a request to add an article representation of the webpage to a reading list, wherein the article representation corresponds to the article included in the webpage; in response to receiving the first input, adding the webpage to the reading list as an article representation of the webpage while displaying the reading list, receiving a second input that corresponds to a selection of the article representation of the webpage from the reading list; and in response to receiving the second input, displaying the article on the display in the reader mode of presentation. at a computer device with a display and one or more input devices; downloading a webpage that includes an article, comprising content, wherein the webpage is capable of being displayed in a normal mode of presentation and a reader mode of presentation, wherein the capability of the webpage being displayed in the reader mode of presentation is determined based on a rendering tree; wherein, in the normal mode of presentation of the webpage, the content is displayed with an advertisement, icon, link, button, search field, or image, that is distinct from the content, and in the reader mode of presentation, the content is displayed without displaying the advertisement, icon, link, button, search field, or image; after downloading the webpage, displaying, on the display, the webpage in the normal mode of presentation; while the webpage is displayed on the display in the normal mode of presentation, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a first input that corresponds to a request to add an article representation of the webpage to a reading list, wherein the article representation corresponds to the article included in the webpage; in response to receiving the first input, adding the webpage to the reading list as an article representation of the webpage while displaying the reading list, receiving a second input that corresponds to a selection of the article representation of the webpage from the reading list; and in response to receiving the second input, displaying the article on the display in the reader mode of presentation.
A chromatography column comprising: a tubular housing for containing a chromatographic media, the tubular housing comprising a vertical main shaft, a lower end and an upper outwardly flared region, the lower end and the upper outwardly flared region separated by the main shaft; an inlet for providing a fluid to the lower end; and an outlet for collecting eluted material, characterized in that the main shaft has a height of 10 to 100 centimeters and a diameter of 2 to 50 centimeters and the upper outwardly flared region extends from the main shaft at an angle of 20 to 45° from the main shaft. a tubular housing for containing a chromatographic media, the tubular housing comprising a vertical main shaft, a lower end and an upper outwardly flared region, the lower end and the upper outwardly flared region separated by the main shaft; an inlet for providing a fluid to the lower end; and an outlet for collecting eluted material, characterized in that the main shaft has a height of 10 to 100 centimeters and a diameter of 2 to 50 centimeters and the upper outwardly flared region extends from the main shaft at an angle of 20 to 45° from the main shaft.
A system comprising a plurality of containers and a plurality of RFID tags each attached to a side of a respective container and provided with a first antenna arranged to have a radio wave directivity along a longitudinal direction of the respective container, the system further comprising a tag access apparatus for accessing the plurality of RFID tags, the plurality of containers being arranged at a predetermined interval, the tag access apparatus comprising: a second antenna configured such that, when the second antenna is arranged in a direction opposite to the longitudinal direction and used to access the RFID tags, the second antenna maintains an electric field strength at a central part of the second antenna at a level that allows access to the RFID tags.
A method of detecting c-KIT-dependent melanoma cells in a biological sample comprising melanoma cells from a patient that has an acral melanoma, a mucosal melanoma, or chronic sun-induced damage melanoma, the method comprising: detecting the presence or absence of a sequence mutation in a SHP2 gene in melanoma cells from the patient, wherein the presence of the sequence mutation is indicative of the presence of c-KIT-dependent melanoma cells. detecting the presence or absence of a sequence mutation in a SHP2 gene in melanoma cells from the patient, wherein the presence of the sequence mutation is indicative of the presence of c-KIT-dependent melanoma cells.
A pharmaceutical composition for use in a method of treating cancer in a patient, comprising an anticancer compound selected for its inhibitory effect on the human MCM complex, wherein said inhibitory effect is effected by disrupting the formation of a functional MCM complex from MCM subunits and wherein said anticancer compound is selected from 17 β -Deacetyltanghinin, 17 β- Neriifolin, 17 β- Deacetyltanghinin diol, and Cinobufagin.