mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
In a computing device with a video encoder, a method comprising: encoding video, including determining a motion vector, MV, precision for a unit of the video, the unit comprising multiple blocks and encoding the unit using the MV precision for the unit wherein MV values for the blocks within the unit of the video have the MV precision for the unit, and wherein the determining the MV precision for the unit includes: identifying a set of MV values having a fractional-sample MV precision by identifying a MV value for each block of the unit; and selecting the MV precision for the unit based at least in part on prevalence, within the set of MV values, of MV values having a fractional part of zero, wherein the prevalence is measured in terms of the fraction of the set of MV values having a fractional part of zero; or wherein a region or set of regions uses the set of MV values, and the prevalence is measured in terms of the fraction of the region or the set of regions that uses one of the MV values having a fractional part of zero; and outputting the encoded video. encoding video, including determining a motion vector, MV, precision for a unit of the video, the unit comprising multiple blocks and encoding the unit using the MV precision for the unit wherein MV values for the blocks within the unit of the video have the MV precision for the unit, and wherein the determining the MV precision for the unit includes: identifying a set of MV values having a fractional-sample MV precision by identifying a MV value for each block of the unit; and selecting the MV precision for the unit based at least in part on prevalence, within the set of MV values, of MV values having a fractional part of zero, wherein the prevalence is measured in terms of the fraction of the set of MV values having a fractional part of zero; or wherein a region or set of regions uses the set of MV values, and the prevalence is measured in terms of the fraction of the region or the set of regions that uses one of the MV values having a fractional part of zero; and identifying a set of MV values having a fractional-sample MV precision by identifying a MV value for each block of the unit; and selecting the MV precision for the unit based at least in part on prevalence, within the set of MV values, of MV values having a fractional part of zero, wherein the prevalence is measured in terms of the fraction of the set of MV values having a fractional part of zero; or wherein a region or set of regions uses the set of MV values, and the prevalence is measured in terms of the fraction of the region or the set of regions that uses one of the MV values having a fractional part of zero; and outputting the encoded video.
Apparatus for monitoring the condition and status of a high voltage bushing used in conjunction with a power transformer, the bushing having a test tap , comprising: a bushing coupler having an input coupled to the test tap of the bushing to generate data signals the coupler including analog to digital converting circuitry for sensing and converting the voltage present on the test tap into corresponding digital data signals and circuitry for wirelessly transmitting the data signals to a bushing monitoring system physically separated from the power transformer, the bushing coupler including a power supply circuit for supplying electrical power thereto; the bushing monitoring system being configured to receive the digital data signals corresponding to the test tap voltage from the bushing coupler without being conductively connected to the bushing coupler or the test tap ; characterized in that the power supply circuit is coupled to the test tap and powered by the voltage at the test tap . a bushing coupler having an input coupled to the test tap of the bushing to generate data signals the coupler including analog to digital converting circuitry for sensing and converting the voltage present on the test tap into corresponding digital data signals and circuitry for wirelessly transmitting the data signals to a bushing monitoring system physically separated from the power transformer, the bushing coupler including a power supply circuit for supplying electrical power thereto; the bushing monitoring system being configured to receive the digital data signals corresponding to the test tap voltage from the bushing coupler without being conductively connected to the bushing coupler or the test tap ; characterized in that the power supply circuit is coupled to the test tap and powered by the voltage at the test tap .
Artificial ventilation apparatus comprising a main gas circuit to convey a breathing gas, said main gas circuit comprising a micro blower and a non-return device arranged downstream from the micro blower , said apparatus further comprising: - a bypass circuit fluidically connected to the main gas circuit in an upstream connection site situated upstream from the micro blower and in a downstream connection site situated downstream from the non-return device , and - a safety solenoid valve arranged on the bypass circuit so as to control the gas streams in said bypass circuit , said safety solenoid valve being controlled by control means further comprising a microprocessor electronic card. - a bypass circuit fluidically connected to the main gas circuit in an upstream connection site situated upstream from the micro blower and in a downstream connection site situated downstream from the non-return device , and - a safety solenoid valve arranged on the bypass circuit so as to control the gas streams in said bypass circuit , said safety solenoid valve being controlled by control means further comprising a microprocessor electronic card.
A container for a product preferably liquid, the container comprising: a base wall , at least one side wall extending from the base wall in a direction of extension D of the container, an end portion , comprising a neck for the discharge of the product, positioned at an end of the container opposite the base wall in the main direction of extension D, the base wall , the side walls and the end portion defining a container open at the neck , the container comprising a gripping system comprising at least one recess in the side walls , the recess extending mainly along the main axis of extension D and having a first and a second edge which are convergent with each other towards the neck and convergent with each other towards the base wall , the second edge defining with a profile of the side wall a gripping portion in the container, the container being characterised in that the first edge has a curved shape with the concavity facing towards the second edge and the second edge has a curved shape and has a first section having a concavity facing towards the first edge and a second section , connected to the first section , with a concavity facing in the opposite direction relative to the first edge . a base wall , at least one side wall extending from the base wall in a direction of extension D of the container, an end portion , comprising a neck for the discharge of the product, positioned at an end of the container opposite the base wall in the main direction of extension D, the base wall , the side walls and the end portion defining a container open at the neck , the container comprising a gripping system comprising at least one recess in the side walls , the recess extending mainly along the main axis of extension D and having a first and a second edge which are convergent with each other towards the neck and convergent with each other towards the base wall , the second edge defining with a profile of the side wall a gripping portion in the container, the container being characterised in that the first edge has a curved shape with the concavity facing towards the second edge and the second edge has a curved shape and has a first section having a concavity facing towards the first edge and a second section , connected to the first section , with a concavity facing in the opposite direction relative to the first edge .
An orthopedic device , comprising: a frame, which comprises a first shell ; a strap system including first and second straps connecting to the frame; an adjustment mechanism couples to the first and second straps and is adapted to regulate tension in the first and second straps simultaneously by moving the first and second straps relative to the frame, wherein the adjustment mechanism is mounted to the first shell , characterized in that the first shell defines a tension relief slot proximate the adjustment mechanism , wherein the tension relief slot defines an arcuate shape generally matching a shape of the adjustment mechanism . a frame, which comprises a first shell ; a strap system including first and second straps connecting to the frame; an adjustment mechanism couples to the first and second straps and is adapted to regulate tension in the first and second straps simultaneously by moving the first and second straps relative to the frame, wherein the adjustment mechanism is mounted to the first shell , characterized in that the first shell defines a tension relief slot proximate the adjustment mechanism , wherein the tension relief slot defines an arcuate shape generally matching a shape of the adjustment mechanism .
A fluid connector , comprising: a connector body , including: a first through-bore ; a first axially facing surface ; a second axially facing surface ; and, a flange ; a retaining clip being radially expandable within the connector body ; and, a retaining plate arranged to be inserted into the first through-bore , including: a distal surface arranged to engage the second axially facing surface ; a proximal surface ; and, a second through-bore ; wherein the flange is operatively arranged to be crimped radially inward around the retaining plate , wherein the retaining clip is operatively arranged to engage the first axially facing surface ; and the retaining clip is arranged axially between the first axially facing surface and the second axially facing surface . a connector body , including: a first through-bore ; a first axially facing surface ; a second axially facing surface ; and, a flange ; a first through-bore ; a first axially facing surface ; a second axially facing surface ; and, a flange ; a retaining clip being radially expandable within the connector body ; and, a retaining plate arranged to be inserted into the first through-bore , including: a distal surface arranged to engage the second axially facing surface ; a proximal surface ; and, a second through-bore ; a distal surface arranged to engage the second axially facing surface ; a proximal surface ; and, a second through-bore ; wherein the flange is operatively arranged to be crimped radially inward around the retaining plate , wherein the retaining clip is operatively arranged to engage the first axially facing surface ; and the retaining clip is arranged axially between the first axially facing surface and the second axially facing surface .
A processor-based method of co-registering an angiographic and an intravascular representation of a blood vessel comprising: retrieving a set of stored optical coherence tomography image data generated by an optical coherence tomography system in response to distance measurements of the blood vessel obtained during a pullback of a probe through the blood vessel, the set of optical coherence tomography image data comprising a plurality of cross-sectional images at a plurality of positions along the blood vessel; retrieving frames of stored angiography data generated by an angiography system during the pullback of the probe through the blood vessel using an optical coherence tomography system, the frames of angiography data comprising a plurality of two-dimensional images obtained at different points in time during the pullback; preprocessing one or more of the frames of the angiography data; generating vessel centerlines for the frames of angiography data; tracking a marker in the frames of angiography data; co-registering the angiography data and the optical coherence tomography image data; and generating a confidence score for the co-registration between the angiography data and the optical coherence tomography image data. retrieving a set of stored optical coherence tomography image data generated by an optical coherence tomography system in response to distance measurements of the blood vessel obtained during a pullback of a probe through the blood vessel, the set of optical coherence tomography image data comprising a plurality of cross-sectional images at a plurality of positions along the blood vessel; retrieving frames of stored angiography data generated by an angiography system during the pullback of the probe through the blood vessel using an optical coherence tomography system, the frames of angiography data comprising a plurality of two-dimensional images obtained at different points in time during the pullback; preprocessing one or more of the frames of the angiography data; generating vessel centerlines for the frames of angiography data; tracking a marker in the frames of angiography data; co-registering the angiography data and the optical coherence tomography image data; and generating a confidence score for the co-registration between the angiography data and the optical coherence tomography image data.
A method of determining the effectiveness of an immune cell comprising a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), comprising the steps of: (a) providing a planar lipid bilayer comprising a plurality of labeled tumor antigens; and exposing the bilayer comprising the labeled tumor antigens to immune cells comprising one or more CARs that target the antigen, thereby producing complexes of CARs bound to the antigen; and (b) measuring the quality of an immunological synapse between CARs and the antigen by performing at least three of the following: assaying for the distribution and/or intensity of labeled complexes in the lipid bilayer; assaying for a phosphorylated form of the zeta chain of the T-cell receptor of the CAR or another signaling molecule involved in T cell activation; assaying for accumulation of F-actin at the complexes; assaying for polarization of perforin at the complexes; assaying for accumulation of zeta chain associated protein 70 (pZAP70) at the complexes; and assaying for accumulation of lymphocyte specific protein tyrosine kinase (Lck) at the complexes; wherein the quality of the immunological synapse measured in to predicts the effectiveness of the immune cells comprising one or more CARs that target the antigen; and wherein performing at least three of to comprises using microscopy comprising confocal microscopy, epifluorescence microscopy, structured illumination microscopy (SIM), photoactivated localisation microscopy (PALM), Stochastical optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM), or stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED). (a) providing a planar lipid bilayer comprising a plurality of labeled tumor antigens; and exposing the bilayer comprising the labeled tumor antigens to immune cells comprising one or more CARs that target the antigen, thereby producing complexes of CARs bound to the antigen; and (b) measuring the quality of an immunological synapse between CARs and the antigen by performing at least three of the following: assaying for the distribution and/or intensity of labeled complexes in the lipid bilayer; assaying for a phosphorylated form of the zeta chain of the T-cell receptor of the CAR or another signaling molecule involved in T cell activation; assaying for accumulation of F-actin at the complexes; assaying for polarization of perforin at the complexes; assaying for accumulation of zeta chain associated protein 70 (pZAP70) at the complexes; and assaying for accumulation of lymphocyte specific protein tyrosine kinase (Lck) at the complexes; assaying for the distribution and/or intensity of labeled complexes in the lipid bilayer; assaying for a phosphorylated form of the zeta chain of the T-cell receptor of the CAR or another signaling molecule involved in T cell activation; assaying for accumulation of F-actin at the complexes; assaying for polarization of perforin at the complexes; assaying for accumulation of zeta chain associated protein 70 (pZAP70) at the complexes; and assaying for accumulation of lymphocyte specific protein tyrosine kinase (Lck) at the complexes;
An apparatus for sensing current through a transistor device , comprising: an interface configured to receive a current from the transistor device for sensing; and a sensor component coupled to the interface and configured to receive the current from the transistor device and to generate a responsive sensor voltage; and the apparatus characterized by : a sense control circuit configured to control a duty cycle of the sensor component according to a duty cycle ratio which is a portion of a total measurement period for which the sensor component is activated. an interface configured to receive a current from the transistor device for sensing; and a sensor component coupled to the interface and configured to receive the current from the transistor device and to generate a responsive sensor voltage; and the apparatus characterized by : a sense control circuit configured to control a duty cycle of the sensor component according to a duty cycle ratio which is a portion of a total measurement period for which the sensor component is activated.
System for covering a motor vehicle luggage compartment, said system comprising: • a panel for covering said compartment, said panel comprising a front flap and a rear flap , said flaps being hinged together along a transverse hinge so as to allow said rear flap to be rotated from a horizontal covering position to a raised position providing access to said compartment, • trim parts on the side walls of said compartment, said parts being provided with receiving means that fit into reciprocal means provided on said front flap so as to enable said front flap to be fixedly attached to said parts, said system being characterized in that : • said receiving means are located at the front of said parts and said reciprocal means in the front corners of said front flap, said reciprocal means being substantially non-protruding laterally from the side edges of said front flap, • said receiving means are in the form of housings which, in vertical longitudinal section, are generally in the shape of a recumbent U, the opening of which faces rearwards such that said housings are open towards the rear, the arms of the U corresponding to two parallel, generally flat, horizontal upper and lower faces, said housings also being laterally open towards the interior, • said reciprocal means are formed by two horizontal upper and lower flat areas arranged in each of said corners, said flat areas each being arranged against one of said faces so as to block said front flap in rotation. • a panel for covering said compartment, said panel comprising a front flap and a rear flap , said flaps being hinged together along a transverse hinge so as to allow said rear flap to be rotated from a horizontal covering position to a raised position providing access to said compartment, • trim parts on the side walls of said compartment, said parts being provided with receiving means that fit into reciprocal means provided on said front flap so as to enable said front flap to be fixedly attached to said parts, • said receiving means are located at the front of said parts and said reciprocal means in the front corners of said front flap, said reciprocal means being substantially non-protruding laterally from the side edges of said front flap, • said receiving means are in the form of housings which, in vertical longitudinal section, are generally in the shape of a recumbent U, the opening of which faces rearwards such that said housings are open towards the rear, the arms of the U corresponding to two parallel, generally flat, horizontal upper and lower faces, said housings also being laterally open towards the interior, • said reciprocal means are formed by two horizontal upper and lower flat areas arranged in each of said corners, said flat areas each being arranged against one of said faces so as to block said front flap in rotation.
A one-piece brake disc for rolling stock consisting of two coaxial brake plates which are interconnected by cooling ribs , a hub and brackets that are equidistantly arranged circumferentially on an outer circumference of the hub , the brake plates being inseparably fastened to the hub via the brackets , wherein each bracket is formed of a rigid portion , with which the bracket is inseparably attached to an outer circumference of the hub , and of a flexible portion which continues from the rigid portion , the flexible portion is provided at a point of attachment to the brake plates with an attachment point , with which it is inseparably attached to both brake plates via a cast connection , wherein the flexible portion being made at an inclination with respect to a radial axis (R) passing through a centre of the attachment point , and wherein an angle (α) of inclination enclosed by said radial axis (R) passing through the centre of the attachment point and a line (S), connecting points at a beginning and an end of the flexible portion of the bracket and passing through the centre of the attachment point , is between 35 and 50°, characterized in that the flexible portion is made of two mutually parallel arms for preventing rotation of the bracket at the point of attachment of the bracket to the brake plate during the deformation that occurs during braking, wherein the arms are flat and in a cross-section rounded at edges, a width of the arm in a radial direction being at least three times larger than a thickness of the arm in a direction perpendicular to said radial direction, and a width of a gap between the arms being about identical to the width of the individual arm .
Actuating device for shut-off needles in injection molds with needle shut-off nozzles , with at least one movably mounted lifting element , to which at least two shut-off needles can be fixed, so that the shut-off needles can be brought into an open and a closed position by a movement of the lifting element , and the closure needles are each attached in a needle receptacle that can be adjusted relative to their longitudinal direction, wherein the needle receptacles are arranged movably along their center axes in the lifting element and are each driven into the closed position by a spring , characterized in that the closure needles comprise a shank having a first thread adapted to be screwed into a second thread in the needle receptacle .
A liquid type cooling device for an image forming apparatus comprising: a heat releasing unit to release heat of a coolant that passes therethrough; and multiple air blowing fans disposed facing the heat releasing unit to blow air to the heat releasing unit , wherein a cooling capacity of the cooling device varies according to a type of a recording medium (P) on which an image is formed, characterized in that the multiple air blowing fans are controlled individually according to the type of the recording medium (P), so as to vary the cooling capacity of the cooling device . a heat releasing unit to release heat of a coolant that passes therethrough; and multiple air blowing fans disposed facing the heat releasing unit to blow air to the heat releasing unit , wherein a cooling capacity of the cooling device varies according to a type of a recording medium (P) on which an image is formed, characterized in that the multiple air blowing fans are controlled individually according to the type of the recording medium (P), so as to vary the cooling capacity of the cooling device .