mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
A device comprising: a memory configured to store a plurality of codebooks to use when performing vector dequantization with respect to a vector quantized spatial component of a soundfield obtained through application of a decomposition to a plurality of higher order ambisonic coefficients of the soundfield; and one or more processors configured to: select one of the plurality of codebooks; and determine a syntax element from a bitstream that includes the vector quantized spatial component, the syntax element identifying the selected one of the plurality of codebooks, and perform vector dequantization with respect to the vector quantized spatial component using the selected one of the plurality of codebooks identified by the syntax element to obtain a vector dequantized spatial component of the soundfield. a memory configured to store a plurality of codebooks to use when performing vector dequantization with respect to a vector quantized spatial component of a soundfield obtained through application of a decomposition to a plurality of higher order ambisonic coefficients of the soundfield; and one or more processors configured to: select one of the plurality of codebooks; and determine a syntax element from a bitstream that includes the vector quantized spatial component, the syntax element identifying the selected one of the plurality of codebooks, and perform vector dequantization with respect to the vector quantized spatial component using the selected one of the plurality of codebooks identified by the syntax element to obtain a vector dequantized spatial component of the soundfield. select one of the plurality of codebooks; and determine a syntax element from a bitstream that includes the vector quantized spatial component, the syntax element identifying the selected one of the plurality of codebooks, and perform vector dequantization with respect to the vector quantized spatial component using the selected one of the plurality of codebooks identified by the syntax element to obtain a vector dequantized spatial component of the soundfield.
A sliding component comprising an annular stationary side seal ring fixed to the stationary side and an annular rotating side seal ring to be rotated together with a rotating shaft , in which by relatively rotating opposing sealing faces (S) of the stationary side seal ring and the rotating side seal ring , a silicate-containing sealed fluid present on one side in the radial direction of the relatively rotating sealing faces (S) being sealed, wherein a diamond-like carbon film is provided on at least any one of the sealing faces (S) of the stationary side seal ring and the rotating side seal ring , characterized in that the diamond-like carbon film is formed by using a hydrocarbon gas containing no silicon compound, and contains silicon by 1.5 at% or less and further contains hydrogen by 1 at% to 20 at%. a diamond-like carbon film is provided on at least any one of the sealing faces (S) of the stationary side seal ring and the rotating side seal ring , characterized in that the diamond-like carbon film is formed by using a hydrocarbon gas containing no silicon compound, and contains silicon by 1.5 at% or less and further contains hydrogen by 1 at% to 20 at%.
Distributing, opening and closing device for taps, wherein the device comprises an inlet chamber , a first outlet chamber to a first shower column/head , a second outlet chamber to a second shower hose , a discharge opening and a water regulator which is connected to the outlet chambers of the distributing device, characterised in that said water regulator incorporates the functions of opening, intermediate closing and closing/discharging in one single mechanism, and is regulated via an actuating control (7 - 7.1) with five positions, depending on the actuating rotation, to divert the water from the inlet chamber to the corresponding first or second outlet chamber (3-4) or to divert the water from the first shower column/head or the second shower hose to the discharge opening for draining of the same.
A method of measuring a Device-to-Device, D2D, signal by a D2D User Equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, by the UE , the D2D signal; and performing, by the UE , a measurement using a reference signal included in the D2D signal; characterised in that only if the D2D signal is successfully decoded , the measurement is determined to be valid. receiving, by the UE , the D2D signal; and performing, by the UE , a measurement using a reference signal included in the D2D signal;
A switchgear cabinet arrangement having at least two switchgear cabinets , the switchgear cabinets each having a cuboidal framework comprising four vertical profiles and eight horizontal profiles , four of the profiles forming a rectangular profile frame, and two of the four profiles which form the profile frame and extend parallel to one another each having a first and a second fastening profile side with in each case a first row of fastening receptacles which are spaced apart from one another with a constant grid dimension (M) being observed, the first fastening profile sides being arranged on an outer side (A) of the profile frame and lying in a first common plane (E), and the second fastening profile sides being arranged at a distance from and parallel to the first fastening profile sides on an inner side (I) of the profile frame opposite the outer side (A) and lying in a second common plane (E), and wherein a first interior fitting component extending between the parallel profiles is mounted on the two first fastening profile sides , which first interior fitting component has a mounting side with a second row of fastening receptacles extending perpendicularly to the direction (y) in which the first row extends and is arranged in observance of the grid dimension (M) of the first row of fastening receptacles , the frameworks adjoining one another via their rectangular profile frames and being connected to one another via two adjoining profiles of the profile frames via at least one baying connector , characterized in that the baying connector has a further mounting side with further fastening mounts , the further mounting side being aligned in each case with a third fastening profile side of the adjacent profiles , and the third fastening profile sides having a third row of fastening mounts and extending perpendicularly to the first and second fastening profile sides .
An aqueous dispersion [dispersion (D)] comprising particles of a vinylidene fluoride (VDF) copolymer [polymer (A)] comprising recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride (VDF) monomer and recurring units derived from at least one hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer (MA) of formula: wherein each of R1, R2, R3, equal or different from each other, is independently a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 3 hydrocarbon group, and R OH is a hydroxyl group or a C 1 -C 5 hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one hydroxyl group, said polymer (A) (i) comprising more than 85.0 % moles of recurring units derived from VDF and from 0.05 to 10 % by moles of recurring units derived from said hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer (MA), with respect to the total number of recurring units of polymer (A); (ii) possessing a melt viscosity of at least 30 kPoise, when determined at a shear rate of 100 s -1 , and at a temperature of 230°C, according to ASTM D3835, and (iii) possessing an amount of end groups of formula -CH 2 -OH of at least 5 mmol/kg and at most 20 mmol/kg as determined by 1 H-NMR as described in the description; wherein said dispersion is substantially free from fluorinated surfactants. wherein each of R1, R2, R3, equal or different from each other, is independently a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 3 hydrocarbon group, and R OH is a hydroxyl group or a C 1 -C 5 hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one hydroxyl group, said polymer (A) (i) comprising more than 85.0 % moles of recurring units derived from VDF and from 0.05 to 10 % by moles of recurring units derived from said hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer (MA), with respect to the total number of recurring units of polymer (A); (ii) possessing a melt viscosity of at least 30 kPoise, when determined at a shear rate of 100 s -1 , and at a temperature of 230°C, according to ASTM D3835, and (iii) possessing an amount of end groups of formula -CH 2 -OH of at least 5 mmol/kg and at most 20 mmol/kg as determined by 1 H-NMR as described in the description; (i) comprising more than 85.0 % moles of recurring units derived from VDF and from 0.05 to 10 % by moles of recurring units derived from said hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer (MA), with respect to the total number of recurring units of polymer (A); (ii) possessing a melt viscosity of at least 30 kPoise, when determined at a shear rate of 100 s -1 , and at a temperature of 230°C, according to ASTM D3835, and (iii) possessing an amount of end groups of formula -CH 2 -OH of at least 5 mmol/kg and at most 20 mmol/kg as determined by 1 H-NMR as described in the description; wherein said dispersion is substantially free from fluorinated surfactants.
A dry powder inhaler comprising: a housing with a lower housing part to form at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet ; at least one container in the lower housing part , the container having a cavity for a dry powder drug; and a chamber above the at least one container for deaggregation of the drug after emptying of the drug from the cavity ; wherein upon inhalation by a user at the at least one air outlet , air (A) flows from the at least one air inlet into and through the chamber to empty the drug from the cavity and convey the drug (AP) to the at least one outlet ; wherein the housing comprises an upper housing part connectable with the lower housing part to form the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet , and; characterized in that the chamber is present in the lower housing part . a housing with a lower housing part to form at least one air inlet and at least one air outlet ; at least one container in the lower housing part , the container having a cavity for a dry powder drug; and a chamber above the at least one container for deaggregation of the drug after emptying of the drug from the cavity ; wherein upon inhalation by a user at the at least one air outlet , air (A) flows from the at least one air inlet into and through the chamber to empty the drug from the cavity and convey the drug (AP) to the at least one outlet ; wherein the housing comprises an upper housing part connectable with the lower housing part to form the at least one air inlet and the at least one air outlet , and; characterized in that the chamber is present in the lower housing part .
A method for producing a silica aerogel, comprising: 1) adding a first water glass solution and an acid catalyst to a reactor to form a first silica wet gel; 2) adding a second water glass solution and an acid catalyst to the first silica wet gel; 3) adding a surface modifier solution to the first silica wet gel to form a second silica wet gel, wherein the surface modifier is at least one selected from the group consisting of trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS), hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS), methyltrimethoxysilane, trimethylethoxysilane, ethyltriethoxysilane, and phenyltriethoxysilane; and 4) drying a silica wet gel including the first silica wet gel and the second silica wet gel, 1) adding a first water glass solution and an acid catalyst to a reactor to form a first silica wet gel; 2) adding a second water glass solution and an acid catalyst to the first silica wet gel; 3) adding a surface modifier solution to the first silica wet gel to form a second silica wet gel, wherein the surface modifier is at least one selected from the group consisting of trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS), hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS), methyltrimethoxysilane, trimethylethoxysilane, ethyltriethoxysilane, and phenyltriethoxysilane; and 4) drying a silica wet gel including the first silica wet gel and the second silica wet gel,
A single-use dispensing device comprising: a dry chamber comprising lyophilized material; a wet chamber comprising reconstituting solution; a breaking chamber positioned between and attached to the dry chamber and a first end of the wet chamber, wherein the breaking chamber comprises a leak-proof frangible seal that prevents mixing of the lyophilized material and the reconstituting solution until the frangible seal is broken, characterized in that the breaking chamber comprises a polygonal-shaped internal aperture having opposing corners . a dry chamber comprising lyophilized material; a wet chamber comprising reconstituting solution; a breaking chamber positioned between and attached to the dry chamber and a first end of the wet chamber, wherein the breaking chamber comprises a leak-proof frangible seal that prevents mixing of the lyophilized material and the reconstituting solution until the frangible seal is broken, characterized in that the breaking chamber comprises a polygonal-shaped internal aperture having opposing corners .
A fibre-optic sensor for measuring deformation intended to operate in a temperature range of a few hundred degrees, said sensor having a Fabry-Perot-cavity- based optical measurement head, a linking optical fibre and an expansion reserve case , said case having a segment of said linking optical fibre, characterised in that the inner thickness of the case is proximate to the diameter of the linking optical fibre, said case being flat and of so-called bicorne shape, said shape having a convex central portion and two concave symmetric ends , the optical fibre being free to form, inside the bicorne, one and only one arch, the segment of the optical fibre being, at most, tangent to the inner surfaces of the reserve case, whatever the temperature conditions.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations of a computer-implemented method, the operations comprising: providing, to a user interface of a user device, a sequence of questions for a user to respond to in an interactive manner, wherein each of the questions following the first question is adapted to the user's response to one or more of previous questions in the sequence; capturing with audio sensing means audio responses as speech actions performed by the user in response to the sequence of questions; capturing with an image capture device motion and appearance of the user in a video sequence while the user provides the speech actions as responses to the sequence of questions; and analyzing, in parallel, the motion of the user in the video sequence and the audio response to determine one or more indications of a disease or of a change in a disease progression. providing, to a user interface of a user device, a sequence of questions for a user to respond to in an interactive manner, wherein each of the questions following the first question is adapted to the user's response to one or more of previous questions in the sequence; capturing with audio sensing means audio responses as speech actions performed by the user in response to the sequence of questions; capturing with an image capture device motion and appearance of the user in a video sequence while the user provides the speech actions as responses to the sequence of questions; and analyzing, in parallel, the motion of the user in the video sequence and the audio response to determine one or more indications of a disease or of a change in a disease progression.
Radiometric measuring device for measuring and/or monitoring a measured variable, particularly a level or a density of a medium located in a vessel , said measuring device comprising a scintillation detector with - two or more scintillators arranged beside one another in a row which convert radioactive radiation acting on the scintillator to flashes of light whose light propagates in the scintillator to the end of the scintillator, - optical coupling elements arranged between the scintillators , which cause a connection that transmits light between the two scintillators adjacent to the element, and - a photoelectric converter connected to an end of the series which converts the light that acts on the row into an electrical signal that corresponds to the radiation intensity acting on the scintillators , characterized in that at least one of the coupling elements is a mechanically flexible element which comprises a bundle of fibers that conduct light, via which the light is transmitted between the two scintillators which are interconnected via the fibers . - two or more scintillators arranged beside one another in a row which convert radioactive radiation acting on the scintillator to flashes of light whose light propagates in the scintillator to the end of the scintillator, - optical coupling elements arranged between the scintillators , which cause a connection that transmits light between the two scintillators adjacent to the element, and - a photoelectric converter connected to an end of the series which converts the light that acts on the row into an electrical signal that corresponds to the radiation intensity acting on the scintillators ,
A cell stack for a redox flow battery , the cell stack comprising: a stacked body including a plurality of cell frames each having a bipolar plate whose outer periphery is supported by a frame member ; and a pair of end plates that tighten the stacked body from both sides of a stacking direction thereof, wherein: an area S cm 2 of each cell frame as viewed from the stacking direction of the stacked body and a length W mm in the stacking direction of the stacked body satisfies a relationship 0.05 ≤ W/S ≤ 0.9; the frame member of each cell frame includes a frame facing surface that faces a frame member of another cell frame adjacent to the cell frame in the stacking direction; and a surface roughness Ra of the frame facing surfaces is 0.03 pm or more and 3.2 pm or less, Ra being an arithmetic mean roughness as defined by JIS B0601 2001. a stacked body including a plurality of cell frames each having a bipolar plate whose outer periphery is supported by a frame member ; and a pair of end plates that tighten the stacked body from both sides of a stacking direction thereof, an area S cm 2 of each cell frame as viewed from the stacking direction of the stacked body and a length W mm in the stacking direction of the stacked body satisfies a relationship 0.05 ≤ W/S ≤ 0.9; the frame member of each cell frame includes a frame facing surface that faces a frame member of another cell frame adjacent to the cell frame in the stacking direction; and a surface roughness Ra of the frame facing surfaces is 0.03 pm or more and 3.2 pm or less, Ra being an arithmetic mean roughness as defined by JIS B0601 2001.
A method for enhancing the growth of a plant, comprising: (a) growing said plant in the presence of one or more silicate microbeads as light reflecting and light refracting members such that said one or more silicate microbeads as light reflecting and light refracting members redistributes light toward said plant; and (b) photosafening said plant by applying to said plant a formulation comprising one or more glycopyranosidic compounds. (a) growing said plant in the presence of one or more silicate microbeads as light reflecting and light refracting members such that said one or more silicate microbeads as light reflecting and light refracting members redistributes light toward said plant; and (b) photosafening said plant by applying to said plant a formulation comprising one or more glycopyranosidic compounds.
A cutting unit for an agricultural baler , comprising: a plurality of knives ; a knife guard comprising at least one opening ; and a knife tray carrying the knives , the knife tray being movable between an exposed position where the knives extend through the at least one opening and a retracted position where the knives are shielded by the knife guard ; an overload protection assembly comprising a first slide member coupled to the knife tray and comprising a first engagement surface and a second slide member comprising a second engagement surface that is engaged with the first engagement surface , the first slide member and the second slide member being held together and slidable relative to one another such that the first slide member slides relative to the second slide member to move the knife tray from the exposed position to the retracted position when an overload force is applied to at least one of the knives characterized in that the first slide member or the second slide member comprises a locking projection on its engagement surface and the other of the first slide member and the second slide member comprises a recess holding at least a portion of the locking projection , and wherein the locking projection and the recess are configured to come out of full engagement when the knife tray moves from the exposed position to the retracted position. a plurality of knives ; a knife guard comprising at least one opening ; and a knife tray carrying the knives , the knife tray being movable between an exposed position where the knives extend through the at least one opening and a retracted position where the knives are shielded by the knife guard ; an overload protection assembly comprising a first slide member coupled to the knife tray and comprising a first engagement surface and a second slide member comprising a second engagement surface that is engaged with the first engagement surface , the first slide member and the second slide member being held together and slidable relative to one another such that the first slide member slides relative to the second slide member to move the knife tray from the exposed position to the retracted position when an overload force is applied to at least one of the knives characterized in that the first slide member or the second slide member comprises a locking projection on its engagement surface and the other of the first slide member and the second slide member comprises a recess holding at least a portion of the locking projection , and wherein the locking projection and the recess are configured to come out of full engagement when the knife tray moves from the exposed position to the retracted position.
Use of a fragrance composition comprising a fragrance compound and a solvent or carrier, in an air care device, the air care device being a wicking device, an electrical liquid air freshener device or an aerosol device, wherein at least one compound of formula I below wherein R 1 and R 2 , independently from one another, are selected in the group consisting of: methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, isobutyl, n-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or phenyl., R 3 is H, a -C(=O)R 4 group, with R 4 being methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, isobutyl, n-butyl or tert-butyl, is present in an amount of at least 10% by weight based on the total weight of solvent and carrier of the composition, and wherein the composition comprises one or more other components selected among water, surfactants, colorants and potentiators, in an amount not exceeding 40% by weight based on the total weight of the composition. R 1 and R 2 , independently from one another, are selected in the group consisting of: methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, isobutyl, n-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or phenyl., R 3 is H, a -C(=O)R 4 group, with R 4 being methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl, isobutyl, n-butyl or tert-butyl, is present in an amount of at least 10% by weight based on the total weight of solvent and carrier of the composition, and wherein the composition comprises one or more other components selected among water, surfactants, colorants and potentiators, in an amount not exceeding 40% by weight based on the total weight of the composition.
An agent for therapeutic use in killing lice, characterized in that it comprises up to 100% wt. of anhydrous glycerol, wherein the anhydrous glycerol has a maximum content of 1 wt.% water based on glycerol.