mhurhangee/patent-ind-claim-en huggingface dataset:
Method for generating a relief representation model using a plurality of N pairs of stereo images , each of the N pairs of stereo images being associated with a map of photogrammetric disparities which is obtained by correlation calculation based on the pair of stereo images in question, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following iterative steps: - calculation of maps of geometric disparities based on a predetermined relief representation model , by projection of the predetermined relief representation model into an epipolar geometry of the pairs of stereo images ; - calculation of a cost function, representative of a difference between the geometric and photogrammetric disparities, associated with the predetermined relief representation model ; and - updating of the predetermined relief representation model by optimization of the gradient descent type of the cost function, and iteration until a predefined endpoint criterion is reached. - calculation of maps of geometric disparities based on a predetermined relief representation model , by projection of the predetermined relief representation model into an epipolar geometry of the pairs of stereo images ; - calculation of a cost function, representative of a difference between the geometric and photogrammetric disparities, associated with the predetermined relief representation model ; and - updating of the predetermined relief representation model by optimization of the gradient descent type of the cost function, and iteration until a predefined endpoint criterion is reached.
A wavelength conversion device being a fluorescent plate and comprising: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface ; a wavelength conversion element provided on the first surface ; and a heat sink provided on the second surface separately from the substrate ; wherein the heat sink includes a flat plate and a plurality of fins , and the flat plate is in surface contact with the second surface of the substrate ; wherein an outer diameter of the plurality of fins is smaller than an outer diameter of the substrate ; characterised in that the wavelength conversion device further comprises: a balance adjustment member provided in an outer circumferential portion of the plurality of fins . a substrate having a first surface and a second surface ; a wavelength conversion element provided on the first surface ; and a heat sink provided on the second surface separately from the substrate ; wherein the heat sink includes a flat plate and a plurality of fins , and the flat plate is in surface contact with the second surface of the substrate ; wherein an outer diameter of the plurality of fins is smaller than an outer diameter of the substrate ; characterised in that the wavelength conversion device further comprises: a balance adjustment member provided in an outer circumferential portion of the plurality of fins .
An interlayer film for laminated glass, showing an expansion coefficient in a width direction of 10% or less as measured after immersion in hot water at 80°C for 10 minutes, and wherein the interlayer film for laminated glass has a multilayer structure including a sound insulation layer interposed between two protective layers, wherein the sound insulation layer contains a polyvinyl acetal and a plasticizer, wherein the polyvinyl acetal has an acetyl group content of 5 mol% or more.
A dispenser , comprising: a body extending from a first axial end to a second axial end , the body defining an internal volume and an opening that provides a path of fluid communication between the internal volume and an exterior of the body ; an auger positioned within the internal volume, the auger extending from the first axial end to the second axial end , wherein the auger is in a fixed position within the internal volume such that the auger cannot be rotated; a composition in the internal volume; and a coating on an inner surface of the body , wherein a coefficient of friction between the composition and the coating is less than a coefficient of friction between the composition and the inner surface of the body . a body extending from a first axial end to a second axial end , the body defining an internal volume and an opening that provides a path of fluid communication between the internal volume and an exterior of the body ; an auger positioned within the internal volume, the auger extending from the first axial end to the second axial end , wherein the auger is in a fixed position within the internal volume such that the auger cannot be rotated; a composition in the internal volume; and a coating on an inner surface of the body , wherein a coefficient of friction between the composition and the coating is less than a coefficient of friction between the composition and the inner surface of the body .
An isolated PLA2G12A mutant polypeptide, comprising (i) an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity with the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and having a mutation at position H110 of SEQ ID NO: 1; or (ii) an amino acid sequence having at least 95% sequence identity with the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3 and having a mutation at position H88 of SEQ ID NO: 3, wherein the PLA2G12A mutant polypeptide has the ability to lower blood glucose insulin, triglyceride or cholesterol levels.
Clear binder comprising: (i) from 40% to 80% by weight of a plasticizing agent consisting of an oil containing a total content of paraffinic compounds, measured according to the ASTM D2140 method, of at least 50% by weight, preferably of greater than or equal to 60%, (ii) from 20% to 50% by weight of structuring agent, (iii) from 1% to 7% by weight of at least one block copolymer based on conjugated diene units and on monovinylaromatic hydrocarbon units, for example based on butadiene units and on styrene units, and, (iv) optionally from 0.05% to 0.5% by weight of adhesion agent, by weight, with respect to the weight of clear binder. (i) from 40% to 80% by weight of a plasticizing agent consisting of an oil containing a total content of paraffinic compounds, measured according to the ASTM D2140 method, of at least 50% by weight, preferably of greater than or equal to 60%, (ii) from 20% to 50% by weight of structuring agent, (iii) from 1% to 7% by weight of at least one block copolymer based on conjugated diene units and on monovinylaromatic hydrocarbon units, for example based on butadiene units and on styrene units, and, (iv) optionally from 0.05% to 0.5% by weight of adhesion agent,
A method for assessing a beam profile of a light beam of a non-contact tool setting apparatus, the non-contact tool setting apparatus comprising a transmitter for emitting the light beam and a receiver for receiving the light beam , the receiver generating a beam intensity signal describing the intensity of received light, the non-contact tool setting apparatus being mounted to a machine tool having a spindle that is moveable relative to the non-contact tool setting apparatus, the method comprising the steps of; (i) loading an object having an edge into the spindle of the machine tool, and (ii) using the machine tool to move the spindle relative to the non-contact tool setting apparatus so that the edge of the object passes through the light beam , characterised by the step of (iii) determining the beam profile of the light beam using the beam intensity signal generated at a plurality of positions during the step (ii) of moving the edge of the object through the light beam . (i) loading an object having an edge into the spindle of the machine tool, and (ii) using the machine tool to move the spindle relative to the non-contact tool setting apparatus so that the edge of the object passes through the light beam ,
A modular frame configured to hold a geometric solid including a vertex and an edge for scientific instructional use, comprising: four vertex saddles including a first vertex saddle sized and dimensioned to receive the vertex of the geometric solid; six edge struts including a first edge strut and a second edge strut , wherein the first edge strut is sized and dimensioned to cover at least a portion of the edge of the geometric solid; first and second sub-frame components removably coupled to one another via a coupler to form the first edge strut ; and wherein the first edge strut and the second edge strut extend away from the first vertex saddle to thereby partially define a face . four vertex saddles including a first vertex saddle sized and dimensioned to receive the vertex of the geometric solid; six edge struts including a first edge strut and a second edge strut , wherein the first edge strut is sized and dimensioned to cover at least a portion of the edge of the geometric solid; first and second sub-frame components removably coupled to one another via a coupler to form the first edge strut ; and wherein the first edge strut and the second edge strut extend away from the first vertex saddle to thereby partially define a face .
A computer-implemented method of modeling fluids in a simulation of fluid production in a multi-reservoir system with a common surface network , the method comprising: determining pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) data for fluids in each of a plurality of reservoirs coupled to the common surface network; generating a shared equation of state (EOS) characterization representing each of the fluids across the plurality of reservoirs, based on the corresponding PVT data for the fluids in each reservoir, comprising defining a common set of light components with identical EOS properties for use by all fluid characterizations and defining a C7+ characterization for the C7+ range of fluid components in each of the plurality of reservoirs, the C7+ characterizations comprising at least one unique component that is different from other fluids, further comprising determining a common set of components for the C7+ range of fluid components; calculating data representing properties of the fluids in each reservoir, based on the shared EOS characterization of the fluids, including applying component mixing rules to determine the composition and properties of the components; determining whether or not the calculated data matches the PVT data associated with the fluids in each reservoir; and when the calculated data is determined not to match the PVT data, adjusting the shared EOS characterization based on a difference between the calculated data and the PVT data. determining pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) data for fluids in each of a plurality of reservoirs coupled to the common surface network; generating a shared equation of state (EOS) characterization representing each of the fluids across the plurality of reservoirs, based on the corresponding PVT data for the fluids in each reservoir, comprising defining a common set of light components with identical EOS properties for use by all fluid characterizations and defining a C7+ characterization for the C7+ range of fluid components in each of the plurality of reservoirs, the C7+ characterizations comprising at least one unique component that is different from other fluids, further comprising determining a common set of components for the C7+ range of fluid components; calculating data representing properties of the fluids in each reservoir, based on the shared EOS characterization of the fluids, including applying component mixing rules to determine the composition and properties of the components; determining whether or not the calculated data matches the PVT data associated with the fluids in each reservoir; and when the calculated data is determined not to match the PVT data, adjusting the shared EOS characterization based on a difference between the calculated data and the PVT data.
A method for functionalising a cellulose support in situ with metal nanoparticles having electrocatalytic properties, the method comprising the steps of: - depositing on a cellulose support a single aqueous solution of the metal precursor not including an additional reducing agent, in the form of acid or salt, in a concentration from 1 to 6 mM; and - drying the cellulose support at a temperature from 65°C to 80°C for a time from 10 to 40 minutes. - depositing on a cellulose support a single aqueous solution of the metal precursor not including an additional reducing agent, in the form of acid or salt, in a concentration from 1 to 6 mM; and - drying the cellulose support at a temperature from 65°C to 80°C for a time from 10 to 40 minutes.
A safety device for interrupting a gas flow within a gas-conducting device , comprising an inertia mechanism and a reaction mechanism , wherein an inertia body of the inertia mechanism moves from a resting position in the case of an acceleration above a specifiable acceleration threshold value acting on the inertia body , and the inertia mechanism activates the reaction mechanism due to the movement of the inertia body , wherein the activated reaction mechanism is adapted to interrupt the gas flow within the gas-conducting device , wherein the safety device is free of gas flowing through it, wherein the inertia mechanism has a pit in a housing for accommodating the inertia body , wherein the inertia body is, in a normal state, in the resting position in the pit , wherein the inertia mechanism has a transfer pin which, in the normal state, holds the inertia body in the resting position and which, in an activated state, prevents the inertia body from returning to the resting position, characterised in that the safety device has a sliding punch , and wherein the sliding punch and the transfer pin are mechanically coupled to one another in such a manner that the sliding punch prevents, in the normal state, a movement of the transfer pin away from the pit . wherein an inertia body of the inertia mechanism moves from a resting position in the case of an acceleration above a specifiable acceleration threshold value acting on the inertia body , and the inertia mechanism activates the reaction mechanism due to the movement of the inertia body , wherein the activated reaction mechanism is adapted to interrupt the gas flow within the gas-conducting device , wherein the safety device is free of gas flowing through it, wherein the inertia mechanism has a pit in a housing for accommodating the inertia body , wherein the inertia body is, in a normal state, in the resting position in the pit , wherein the inertia mechanism has a transfer pin which, in the normal state, holds the inertia body in the resting position and which, in an activated state, prevents the inertia body from returning to the resting position, characterised in that the safety device has a sliding punch , and wherein the sliding punch and the transfer pin are mechanically coupled to one another in such a manner that the sliding punch prevents, in the normal state, a movement of the transfer pin away from the pit .
A method of adjusting buoyancy of a UUV during a subsea mission, the method comprising: measuring buoyancy drift of the UUV when underwater; docking the UUV with a subsea station ; at the subsea station, changing a quantity of a flowable buoyancy-adjustment material held onboard the UUV to correct the measured buoyancy drift by transferring that material from the subsea station to the UUV or from the UUV to the subsea station , wherein the buoyancy-adjustment material is a ballast material that is negatively buoyant in seawater, and wherein when varying the quantity of buoyancy-adjustment material onboard the UUV , said material flows downwardly from the subsea station to the UUV or from the UUV to the subsea station or to the water; undocking the UUV from the subsea station ; and continuing the mission. measuring buoyancy drift of the UUV when underwater; docking the UUV with a subsea station ; at the subsea station, changing a quantity of a flowable buoyancy-adjustment material held onboard the UUV to correct the measured buoyancy drift by transferring that material from the subsea station to the UUV or from the UUV to the subsea station , wherein the buoyancy-adjustment material is a ballast material that is negatively buoyant in seawater, and wherein when varying the quantity of buoyancy-adjustment material onboard the UUV , said material flows downwardly from the subsea station to the UUV or from the UUV to the subsea station or to the water; undocking the UUV from the subsea station ; and continuing the mission.
A display apparatus comprising: a display configured to comprise a display panel that displays an image, and a sensor that comprises a medium disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode where an electric field is formed, wherein the sensor senses a variance in a quantity of electric charge caused by a variance in capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode which occurs as light output from a pointing device affects the medium ; and a controller configured to determine a position where the light is received on the display based on the variance in the quantity of electric charge sensed by the sensor and perform an operation corresponding to the determined position; characterised in that the medium comprises an insulating layer that contains a material of which a refractive index is varied depending on a variance in the electric field due to the received light; wherein the variance in the refractive index causes a variance in a dielectric constant of the material which leads to the variance in the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode. a display configured to comprise a display panel that displays an image, and a sensor that comprises a medium disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode where an electric field is formed, wherein the sensor senses a variance in a quantity of electric charge caused by a variance in capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode which occurs as light output from a pointing device affects the medium ; and a controller configured to determine a position where the light is received on the display based on the variance in the quantity of electric charge sensed by the sensor and perform an operation corresponding to the determined position; characterised in that the medium comprises an insulating layer that contains a material of which a refractive index is varied depending on a variance in the electric field due to the received light; wherein the variance in the refractive index causes a variance in a dielectric constant of the material which leads to the variance in the capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode.
A composition useful in oxidative desulfurization of gaseous, sulfur containing hydrocarbons, the said composition comprising: (i) a CuZnAl-O mixed oxide component comprising nominal copper oxide in an amount ranging from 10 weight percent (wt%) to 50 wt%, zinc oxide in an amount ranging from 5 wt% to less than 20 wt%, and aluminum oxide in an amount ranging from 20 wt% to 70 wt% of said mixed oxide component, wherein said catalytic composition has a highly dispersed spinel oxide phase with a formula Cu x Zn 1-x Al 2 O 4 wherein x ranges from 0 to 1, dispersed crystalline ZnO and CuO, and (ii) at least one zeolite in H form, the said zeolite content being 5-50 wt% of the composition, wherein the zeolite is a desilicated zeolite, and the silicate module (silicon to aluminum atomic ratio) before desilication is from 2 to 90, varied in the range of 15-90 w% by the desilication treatment.
Consortium of microorganisms deposited under accession number NCIMB 42687 which degrades, preferably under anaerobic conditions, 1,2-dichloroethane to ethylene, said consortium being tolerant to a concentration of 1,2-dichloroethane greater than or equal to 1000 mg/L, preferably comprised between 1000 mg/L and 4000 mg/L, and more preferably comprised between 2000 mg/L and 4000 mg/L.
A transport device for transporting objects along a transport track comprising: - a rail which defines the transport track ; - at least one slide which is travelably guided at the rail and which is configured to receive at least one object to be transported; - a coupling element which is provided at the slide and via which the slide can be driven; - at least one first drive unit having a first drive means for driving the slide along a first transport section of the transport track ; and - a second drive unit having a second drive means for driving the slide along a second transport section of the transport track , wherein the coupling element is configured to be in engagement in a force-fitting manner with the first drive means in the region of the first transport section ; wherein the coupling element is further configured to be in engagement in a shape-fitting manner or in a shape-fitting and force-fitting manner with the second drive means in the region of the second transport section ; characterized in that the coupling element is supported by means of at least one first spring and by means of at least one second spring at the slide , with the at least one first spring being seated upstream of the at least one second spring in a first transport direction of the slide ; wherein the coupling element has a free travel with respect to the at least one second spring such that on a deflection of the first spring , the at least one second spring does not develop any effect until the overcoming of the free travel . - a rail which defines the transport track ; - at least one slide which is travelably guided at the rail and which is configured to receive at least one object to be transported; - a coupling element which is provided at the slide and via which the slide can be driven; - at least one first drive unit having a first drive means for driving the slide along a first transport section of the transport track ; and - a second drive unit having a second drive means for driving the slide along a second transport section of the transport track , wherein the coupling element is configured to be in engagement in a force-fitting manner with the first drive means in the region of the first transport section ; wherein the coupling element is further configured to be in engagement in a shape-fitting manner or in a shape-fitting and force-fitting manner with the second drive means in the region of the second transport section ; characterized in that the coupling element is supported by means of at least one first spring and by means of at least one second spring at the slide , with the at least one first spring being seated upstream of the at least one second spring in a first transport direction of the slide ; wherein the coupling element has a free travel with respect to the at least one second spring such that on a deflection of the first spring , the at least one second spring does not develop any effect until the overcoming of the free travel .