mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Heat-pump equipment comprising: a heat-pump apparatus of a variable operation capacity type including a compressor, a heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an evaporator that are connected sequentially; a heat medium circuit connected with the heat-pump apparatus via the heat exchanger; a room heater connected with the heat medium circuit and configured to reject heat; and a controller configured to control a rotation speed of the compressor, characterized in that the heat-pump equipment further comprises a tank configured to store water in which heat is exchanged with the heat medium circuit, and in that the controller is configured to compute a hot water supply time in a case of receiving a request for simultaneous hot water supply and room heating operation in which the water in the tank is heated and also the room heater is used, based on a temperature difference between an outdoor air temperature and an indoor temperature, and the controller is configured as well to determine the rotation speed of the compressor such that the temperature of the water in the tank reaches a preset temperature within the hot water supply time, and determine the rotation speed of the compressor to be a rotation speed consisting of a combination that the rotation speed of the compressor is set to a maximum rotation speed in an initial stage and the rotation speed of the compressor is set to a high-efficiency rotation speed in a final stage, wherein the high-efficiency rotation speed is lower than the maximum rotation speed. a heat-pump apparatus of a variable operation capacity type including a compressor, a heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an evaporator that are connected sequentially; a heat medium circuit connected with the heat-pump apparatus via the heat exchanger; a room heater connected with the heat medium circuit and configured to reject heat; and a controller configured to control a rotation speed of the compressor, characterized in that the heat-pump equipment further comprises a tank configured to store water in which heat is exchanged with the heat medium circuit, and in that the controller is configured to compute a hot water supply time in a case of receiving a request for simultaneous hot water supply and room heating operation in which the water in the tank is heated and also the room heater is used, based on a temperature difference between an outdoor air temperature and an indoor temperature, and the controller is configured as well to determine the rotation speed of the compressor such that the temperature of the water in the tank reaches a preset temperature within the hot water supply time, and determine the rotation speed of the compressor to be a rotation speed consisting of a combination that the rotation speed of the compressor is set to a maximum rotation speed in an initial stage and the rotation speed of the compressor is set to a high-efficiency rotation speed in a final stage, wherein the high-efficiency rotation speed is lower than the maximum rotation speed.
Butadiene-isoprene diblock copolymer formed by a block of crystalline polybutadiene (hard block) and by a block of amorphous polyisoprene (soft block).
A method for determining a correspondence between a gaze direction and an environment around a wearable device, wherein the wearable device comprises an eye tracking device and an outward facing image sensor, and wherein the method comprises: receiving at least one scene image from the outward facing image sensor; determining, with at least the eye tracking device, at least one gaze direction of a wearer of the wearable device at a point in time corresponding to when the scene image was captured by the outward facing image sensor; determining, based at least in part on an input parameter, that a particular scene image includes at least a portion of a predefined image; determining, based on the at least one gaze direction, at least one gaze point on the particular scene image; characterized in that the method further comprises: causing the scene image to be displayed with an overlaid visual indication, wherein the overlaid visual indication corresponds to at least a portion of the predefined image; receiving user feedback regarding adjustment of the overlaid visual indication; adjusting the input parameter based at least in part on the user feedback; and determining, based on the input parameter as adjusted, that a future scene image includes at least a portion of the predefined image. receiving at least one scene image from the outward facing image sensor; determining, with at least the eye tracking device, at least one gaze direction of a wearer of the wearable device at a point in time corresponding to when the scene image was captured by the outward facing image sensor; determining, based at least in part on an input parameter, that a particular scene image includes at least a portion of a predefined image; determining, based on the at least one gaze direction, at least one gaze point on the particular scene image; characterized in that the method further comprises: causing the scene image to be displayed with an overlaid visual indication, wherein the overlaid visual indication corresponds to at least a portion of the predefined image; receiving user feedback regarding adjustment of the overlaid visual indication; adjusting the input parameter based at least in part on the user feedback; and determining, based on the input parameter as adjusted, that a future scene image includes at least a portion of the predefined image. causing the scene image to be displayed with an overlaid visual indication, wherein the overlaid visual indication corresponds to at least a portion of the predefined image; receiving user feedback regarding adjustment of the overlaid visual indication; adjusting the input parameter based at least in part on the user feedback; and determining, based on the input parameter as adjusted, that a future scene image includes at least a portion of the predefined image.
An intravenous catheter assembly comprising: a catheter tube; a catheter hub having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end is joined to the catheter tube and the proximal end defines a housing having inner space; a needle extending through the catheter hub and the catheter tube and defining an axial direction, wherein the needle has opposite proximal and distal ends, the distal end forming a needle tip; a port extending outwardly in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction from a sidewall of the catheter hub; a needle hub attached to the proximal end of the needle; a first valve provided in the inner space in the catheter hub to prevent foreign contamination from entering the catheter hub; a blood control second valve arranged within the inner space of catheter hub to prevent the outflow of fluid during and following removal of the needle, characterized in that the second valve is configured with a plug also housed in the inner space of the catheter hub. a catheter tube; a catheter hub having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end is joined to the catheter tube and the proximal end defines a housing having inner space; a needle extending through the catheter hub and the catheter tube and defining an axial direction, wherein the needle has opposite proximal and distal ends, the distal end forming a needle tip; a port extending outwardly in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction from a sidewall of the catheter hub; a needle hub attached to the proximal end of the needle; a first valve provided in the inner space in the catheter hub to prevent foreign contamination from entering the catheter hub; a blood control second valve arranged within the inner space of catheter hub to prevent the outflow of fluid during and following removal of the needle, characterized in that the second valve is configured with a plug also housed in the inner space of the catheter hub.
A secondary battery, comprising: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed between the first and second electrodes; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly therein, with an opening formed in a top of the case; a cap plate configured to close the opening of the case; and a bottom retainer (70, 80, 90) disposed on a bottom in the case, wherein the bottom retainer (70, 80, 90) comprises a support portion (71, 81, 91) formed in a shape of a flat plate and supporting the electrode assembly, and at least one contact portion (72, 82, 92) making contact with the bottom of the case, wherein the contact portion (72, 82, 92) of the bottom retainer extends from a predetermined position on an underside of the support portion (71, 81, 91) towards the bottom of the case, characterized in that at least one hole (73, 83, 93) is formed in the support portion (71, 81, 91) at a location above the contact portion and wherein the contact portion comprises an inclined portion that extends obliquely from the support portion towards the bottom of the case, and a horizontal portion that extends from an end of the inclined portion in such a way as to be parallel to the bottom of the case, and wherein the contact portion of the bottom retainer is configured to continuously push the electrode assembly upwards. an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed between the first and second electrodes; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly therein, with an opening formed in a top of the case; a cap plate configured to close the opening of the case; and a bottom retainer (70, 80, 90) disposed on a bottom in the case, wherein the bottom retainer (70, 80, 90) comprises a support portion (71, 81, 91) formed in a shape of a flat plate and supporting the electrode assembly, and at least one contact portion (72, 82, 92) making contact with the bottom of the case, wherein the contact portion (72, 82, 92) of the bottom retainer extends from a predetermined position on an underside of the support portion (71, 81, 91) towards the bottom of the case, characterized in that at least one hole (73, 83, 93) is formed in the support portion (71, 81, 91) at a location above the contact portion and wherein the contact portion comprises an inclined portion that extends obliquely from the support portion towards the bottom of the case, and a horizontal portion that extends from an end of the inclined portion in such a way as to be parallel to the bottom of the case, and wherein the contact portion of the bottom retainer is configured to continuously push the electrode assembly upwards.
An implantable device for facilitating fluid flow between a branch of a bifurcated lumen and an interior region of the implantable device, the implantable device comprising: a scaffolding of struts formed from a tube of memory material and having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the scaffolding comprises a plurality of interconnected legs and connectors, and wherein the legs extend in circumferential rows about the implantable device, and the connectors extend longitudinally between adjacent rows; a cover applied to and between the scaffolding of struts to define an interior region within the scaffolding; and at least one drainage region having a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of drainage holes defined between the scaffoldings and through the cover such that fluid is capable of flowing through the drainage hole, wherein the drainage region is offset from the proximal and distal ends of the scaffolding to facilitate fluid flow between the branch of the bifurcated lumen and the interior region of the scaffolding, and wherein the plurality of drainage holes substantially follows a contour between a segment defined in the cover and by adjacent legs and connectors. a scaffolding of struts formed from a tube of memory material and having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the scaffolding comprises a plurality of interconnected legs and connectors, and wherein the legs extend in circumferential rows about the implantable device, and the connectors extend longitudinally between adjacent rows; a cover applied to and between the scaffolding of struts to define an interior region within the scaffolding; and at least one drainage region having a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of drainage holes defined between the scaffoldings and through the cover such that fluid is capable of flowing through the drainage hole, wherein the drainage region is offset from the proximal and distal ends of the scaffolding to facilitate fluid flow between the branch of the bifurcated lumen and the interior region of the scaffolding, and wherein the plurality of drainage holes substantially follows a contour between a segment defined in the cover and by adjacent legs and connectors.
A display method using a display operable to display an image to a viewer, the method comprising: detecting an initial position and/or orientation of the viewer's head; generating, by a video signal source, an image, hereafter referred to as a generated image, for display according to the detected initial position and/or orientation; detecting a current position and/or orientation of the viewer's head depending upon a display time at which the image is to be displayed; re-projecting, by an image re-projector, the generated image according to any differences between the initial position and/or orientation and the current position and/or orientation of the viewer's head, in which the step of re-projecting comprises detecting an overlapping portion between the generated image and the required re-projected image, and reproducing the overlapping portion as part of the re-projected image; storing a panoramic image to provide a further image source to fill portions of the re-projected image other than the overlapping portion, the panoramic image having been captured or prepared for this purpose; filling portions of the re-projected image other than the overlapping portion with image material from the further image source; and displaying the re-projected image using the display, in which the generating step comprises associating metadata with the generated image, the metadata indicating the initial position and/or orientation of the viewer's head. detecting an initial position and/or orientation of the viewer's head; generating, by a video signal source, an image, hereafter referred to as a generated image, for display according to the detected initial position and/or orientation; detecting a current position and/or orientation of the viewer's head depending upon a display time at which the image is to be displayed; re-projecting, by an image re-projector, the generated image according to any differences between the initial position and/or orientation and the current position and/or orientation of the viewer's head, in which the step of re-projecting comprises detecting an overlapping portion between the generated image and the required re-projected image, and reproducing the overlapping portion as part of the re-projected image; storing a panoramic image to provide a further image source to fill portions of the re-projected image other than the overlapping portion, the panoramic image having been captured or prepared for this purpose; filling portions of the re-projected image other than the overlapping portion with image material from the further image source; and displaying the re-projected image using the display, in which the generating step comprises associating metadata with the generated image, the metadata indicating the initial position and/or orientation of the viewer's head.
Air vent with a device for controlling an air flow, comprising at least one first control slat pivotably mounted in a housing and second slats extending orthogonally to the first control slat and pivotably mounted in the housing, wherein the direction of the air flow exiting the housing is settable by way of the first control slat and the second slats and the amount of outflowing air is settable by way of the second slats, and a control element arranged in an air outlet region of the housing, wherein - the control element is mounted to be pivotable about an axis extending parallel to the pivot axis of the second slat and is coupled with a first adjusting element (26; 80) and with the first control slat, - the first adjusting element (26; 80) comprises a toothed segment disposed in engagement with a first gearwheel (28; 82) rotatably mounted on the housing, - the first gearwheel (28; 82) is disposed in engagement with a second adjusting element arranged at a second control slat of the second slats, - the second control slat is coupled by way of at least one connecting rod with the other second slats and - the first gearwheel (28; 82) has a sprung configuration. - the control element is mounted to be pivotable about an axis extending parallel to the pivot axis of the second slat and is coupled with a first adjusting element (26; 80) and with the first control slat, - the first adjusting element (26; 80) comprises a toothed segment disposed in engagement with a first gearwheel (28; 82) rotatably mounted on the housing, - the first gearwheel (28; 82) is disposed in engagement with a second adjusting element arranged at a second control slat of the second slats, - the second control slat is coupled by way of at least one connecting rod with the other second slats and - the first gearwheel (28; 82) has a sprung configuration.
A method for implementing a convergence system of a plurality of radio access networks, RANs, comprising: establishing (501, 601), by a user equipment, UE, a first connection between an anchor RAN and the UE; receiving (509, 609), by the UE, a message for configuring parameters of a link of the UE at an auxiliary RAN from the anchor RAN, wherein the message is received by the anchor RAN from the auxiliary RAN; establishing, by the UE, a second connection between the auxiliary RAN and the UE according to the parameters; keeping, by the UE, the first connection between the anchor RAN and the UE after establishing the second connection between the auxiliary RAN and the UE; transmitting (510,610,611), by the UE, a link establishment response message of the UE at the auxiliary RAN to the auxiliary RAN, wherein transmitting (510,610,611), by the UE, a link establishment response message of the UE at the auxiliary RAN to the auxiliary RAN comprises: transmitting the link establishment response message of the UE at the auxiliary RAN via the anchor RAN. establishing (501, 601), by a user equipment, UE, a first connection between an anchor RAN and the UE; receiving (509, 609), by the UE, a message for configuring parameters of a link of the UE at an auxiliary RAN from the anchor RAN, wherein the message is received by the anchor RAN from the auxiliary RAN; establishing, by the UE, a second connection between the auxiliary RAN and the UE according to the parameters; keeping, by the UE, the first connection between the anchor RAN and the UE after establishing the second connection between the auxiliary RAN and the UE; transmitting (510,610,611), by the UE, a link establishment response message of the UE at the auxiliary RAN to the auxiliary RAN, wherein transmitting (510,610,611), by the UE, a link establishment response message of the UE at the auxiliary RAN to the auxiliary RAN comprises: transmitting the link establishment response message of the UE at the auxiliary RAN via the anchor RAN.
A polarization conversion system for converting at least partially unpolarized and at least partially collimated light to polarized light, the system comprising: a geometric phase element having local optical axis orientations that vary non-linearly in at least one dimension along a surface thereof; and a retarder element arranged to receive light output from the geometric phase element wherein the geometric phase element is configured to diffract at least partially unpolarized incident light that consists of light rays that propagate substantially parallel to one another into first and second divergent beams (111, 112) having orthogonal polarization states and to focus the first beam at a focal length (f) associated therewith and defocus the second beam at the focal length (f), and wherein the retarder element is a patterned retarder element comprising a first retardation region and a second retardation region (125a, 125b) positioned at or near the focal length (f) of the geometric phase element, wherein the geometric phase element is configured to direct the first beam to the first retardation region, and to direct the second beam to the second retardation region (125a, 125b), and wherein the retarder element is configured to convert the orthogonal polarization states of the first beam at the first retardation region and the second beam at the second retardation region (125a, 125b) to a same polarization state without substantially altering respective directions of propagation thereof. a geometric phase element having local optical axis orientations that vary non-linearly in at least one dimension along a surface thereof; and a retarder element arranged to receive light output from the geometric phase element wherein the geometric phase element is configured to diffract at least partially unpolarized incident light that consists of light rays that propagate substantially parallel to one another into first and second divergent beams (111, 112) having orthogonal polarization states and to focus the first beam at a focal length (f) associated therewith and defocus the second beam at the focal length (f), and wherein the retarder element is a patterned retarder element comprising a first retardation region and a second retardation region (125a, 125b) positioned at or near the focal length (f) of the geometric phase element, wherein the geometric phase element is configured to direct the first beam to the first retardation region, and to direct the second beam to the second retardation region (125a, 125b), and wherein the retarder element is configured to convert the orthogonal polarization states of the first beam at the first retardation region and the second beam at the second retardation region (125a, 125b) to a same polarization state without substantially altering respective directions of propagation thereof.